We did that on the pine floors that we exposed in the pantry and at the top of the basement stairs. I just wish the rest of the pine could have been restored too.
We have Nigerian Dwarf goats, they are very docile and people oriented plus adorable. I have found that they aren’t your typical escape artist goats and are quite content when given enough room. I milk them and love the milk, they have the highest cream content of any goat milk so it’s creamy and sweet, not at all “goaty”. We like that they don’t produce a ton of milk (about a quart a day each) since it’s just my husband and I. With just one in milk there was enough to make butter, cheese and I drink it in my coffee daily plus plenty for baking and buttermilk too. We don’t drink much dairy so our barn cats and dogs get daily servings too. It is really good for them. I was hesitant at first so we just got 2 to try them out but we’re up to 8 now and they are lots of fun and easy keepers!
We was never for indoor dogs. But almost 3 yrs ago we got a little shih tzu puppy. The nice part is these dogs do not shed & ours has such a sweet wonderful personality & loves everyone. I enjoyed your video! Love how the bathroom turned out & admire how much you all accomplish.
Hello to you two! In my humble opinion, a sheep dog and some sheep would be great fun :) I had a australian sheppard and the hair issue is a lot less than a golden. My dog Jack was fascinated by the cows, he could watch them for hours, it was incredibly funny! Anyways, it's always a joy to see what you guys are up too :)
The farm next to ours raises sheep and they have several Maremas. Australian sheppard are one of the breeds we've looked in to. Who knows what we'll wind up doing? Thank for the kind words.
Thank you for letting us in on your plans. This is going to be an exciting year. There are mixed opinions regarding goats. Chelsea from Little Mountain Ranch sold her goats again and now has sheep. Goats have a reputation for not being easy to care for. Maybe sheep are a better alternative? Dogs are basically mandatory on a farm. We have a female Goldendoodle. She only sheds a little and she has all the great qualities of a Golden Retriever. I believe Ruth Ann Zimmermann also breeds Goldendoodles. Have a good start into the new gardening year. Warm greetings from Germany. Madi
We're hearing enough warnings that we may have to really reconsider goats. As for the dog, we looked at Goldendoodles, since we love Goldens so much. Thanks for the well-wishes.
We've been hearing that a log about goats. The meat birds will probably depend on whether he has time to build a chicken tractor for them. Thanks for the encouragement.
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764i recommend Joel Salatin’s tractor design. It’s not perfect, but it is moveable. We only put 50 birds per tractor but Joel recommends 75. I think 50 is better. Good luck! Can’t wait to see videos on what you decide. We are working on a dairy cow next!
I hope you have a couple extra hives! You could make them. I’d like to get a Frenchie. I love their quirky personalities, you can get fluffy ones or short haired ones. Poodles don’t shed. Greyhounds are retired young and need homes. Or an outdoor guardian dog? Look at 1870’s Homestead they also had floor issues. I know all the care that goes into dairy goats, I hear meat herds are a little stand Office and I wouldn’t want to keep a male of either breeds. Meat chickens would be my desire because they are bound for freezer camp in 8-12 days. How about piggies, they are cute? You could use the root cellar to make prosciutto. How about mushrooms
We're hoping to catch another swarm this year. As for dogs, we've got a lot of research to do. There are SO many breeds to choose from. Thanks for the tips.
Also, goats/sheep are beneficial if you have a plot of land you’d like to clear, like a wooded area or brambles. Otherwise, chickens are where it’s at.
I have katahdin hair sheep and they are so fun. They are like big dogs that love following us around. We also have a golden retriever and a golden doodle. We definitely have an issue with them always being dirty on the farm but I couldn’t imagine life without them. Doodles hair can be so thick that it’s hard to brush her and keep her clean. Maybe a lab? But they shed a lot too. But I’m real partial to a golden retriever! I probably would get another 😅
@@Tayheiman The farm next to us raise sheep and they are adorable. We're definitely partial to Golden Retrievers, but it might be time to try a different breed? Thanks for the tips.
Supposedly golden doodles don’t shed as much. A slightly older dog might be better than getting a brand new puppy if it saves you the potty training and crate training work. AKC has a quiz you can take to find breeds of dogs that might work for your lifestyle. Hales Jumbo cantaloupe trellised up cattle panels for me OK. I’m going to try a bunch of different melon varieties this year.
I say leave the oak floor unless the floor underneath is salveagable which alot of times are totally salveagable. Otherwise don't sand---It has a wonderful story that sanding will take off. We sanded our 1890 floors and the guy put so much shine on them it's a huge regret. So slippery when even a drop of water gets on them. As far as dogs.... golden retrievers or other labs are the best and are meant for family amd farm! Don't get a dog that has to be clipped a certain way and bathed etc etc at a groomers. --homesteaders don't have time for that!! A good old fashioned farm dog that you just brush some is what you need! And young enough to acclimate to your chickens.
We can see the pine floors from the basement and they aren't salveagable. The oak floors have a slight shine which we're not thrilled with, but I'm (Brenda) fine with leaving them the way they are. It's not what we would have picked, but it's not that bad. We just started looking at labrodor retrievers. It's such a tough decision, but I do miss having a dog around. I alwyas had one when Don was working because he traveled a lot. Now he's home all of the time, but I would still enjoy the company of a special dog.
I went through a wood floor refinishing project. It only worked for me because I was able to move furniture into kitchen and I worked during the day. Loved finished product but the fumes made it difficult for longer than expected.
Nice to hear from y'all and hear some good news these days. My main goal remains the same for the last four years ---talk my husband into a small farm!!! Glad to see yours going so well. God bless y'all and keep growing. We vacation in late Sept and Oct because of weeds!
I grew up on a farm with goats. They are the cutest but they climb on everything and chew everything! Good luck! Great video and now you got me thinking about my 2024 goals😊
What fruit trees that fruit quicker than seven years I have a 22-year-old pear tree that gives us a real big amount of fruit fruit like 300 pounds we butchered this winter and it is already giving us blooms so it’s it did good I thought I was gonna skip a year because we did such a hard pruning. It was way too tall so we brought it down and it’s it’s already doing great and we just planted a fig tree and a crab apple tree. I’m gonna do a pomegranate. I grew up with pomegranates when I was little so I want to bush now 🌱
Thanks for sharing your accomplishments from 2023 and a look ahead! Best wishes for good health this year. 😊 Having a German Shepherd, I can relate to the hair shedding and old wood floors conundrum… I decided not to refinish my floors for now and instead just put down some rugs to cover the worst parts. Also invested in a Roomba vacuum to run daily to keep dust and hair at bay. It’s been a real help in between deep cleaning. I have fond memories of playing in my great grandpa’s hay loft on his cattle farm. No special “play structure” there - but we used our imaginations and made forts from the bales. It will be fun to see what you all end up doing!
Yeah, we really love Goldens, but the shedding can be a real frustration. We're excited about the barn. Our son (who has 5 children) has most of the ideas and it putting in a lot of work. It should turn out to be a great place for the kids. Thanks for watching!
Maybe build them a really nice treehouse in your area I may make it fancy for them. You know Big with you know if they wanted you to join them or something you know you can make a treehouse not with stairs I’ve been seeing a lot of Homestead built tree houses now check out roots and Refuse
We've talked about a tree house, but the only trees that are big enough are in the front yard. We do have swings in those trees, but not sure about a tree house. It could be really cool, though.
Fantastic goals, dreams and plans!! I love Chocolate Labs- they dont Molt like Retrevers do, just as loyal and although can be Stubborn, They are very trainable.❤ I love the idea in your barn, I grew up in a barn and Got plenty of sprites in bruises and cuts and splinters... However, I wouldn't trade it for the world. We also had a long rope that hung down and we would swing off of the 2nd floor or where we would store. Hey sometimes, and it was just another way to get down. And it was fun the rope had knots in it so we could climb it as well. I hope you all get to do that it would be so much fun. Blessings ❤
Last year I had a bumper crop of just about everything and who wants to know that I would be great in cantaloupes. We had cantaloupes all the way till the fall. We did more Indian type cantaloupes and I did a few Texas cantaloupes.(Houston,Tx) We did watermelon as well and we did really good. I was just totally surprised how much I got out of the garden and it’s not that big of a garden. It’s my backyard garden.
Get a dog that’s not so hairy. I’m doing the same thing with y’all about hair I have shepherds German shepherds and they shed a lot and mine are already 12 13,14 years old. I have three some when their time comes. My husband said he wants something small with not a lot of hair so you know like a finer hair that’s not so bad so we’ll see, we’ve always had dogs
We had dogs most of our married life, so will probably wind up getting one, but just can't decide on a breed. A dog brings a real sense of warmth to a home.
Get another dog,proven by science that you'll live longer being a pet owner.Portugese water dogs are very smart,don't shed,very loving.Perfect for a farm.
Meat chickens, absolutely. Goats? How complicated do you want your life to get? Just sayin. If you get a dog, consider a Great Pyrenees as a livestock guardian. One from a rescue that has livestock guardian experience would be great. We love ours. Best dog ever. Just understand what you are getting before you get one.
We've gotten a lot of warnings about goats. We'll have to think long and hard about that one. Great Pyreneeds are beautiful dogs. The farm next to ours raises sheep and they have several Maremas. We've looked at so many options....not sure which way we might go. Thanks for the tips.
We'll check them out. We've watched a few other videos and there a bunch of different idea. It will be hard to decide which way to go. Thanks for the tip.
Schnauzers take regular grooming. Our schnauzer shed. But they wrre great ratters. I recommend a rescue dog. There are so many in the shelters. Do you have apricot trees?
In our farmhouse we simply took steel wool to the pine floors and coated with tung oil. They came out beautiful
We did that on the pine floors that we exposed in the pantry and at the top of the basement stairs. I just wish the rest of the pine could have been restored too.
We have Nigerian Dwarf goats, they are very docile and people oriented plus adorable. I have found that they aren’t your typical escape artist goats and are quite content when given enough room. I milk them and love the milk, they have the highest cream content of any goat milk so it’s creamy and sweet, not at all “goaty”. We like that they don’t produce a ton of milk (about a quart a day each) since it’s just my husband and I. With just one in milk there was enough to make butter, cheese and I drink it in my coffee daily plus plenty for baking and buttermilk too. We don’t drink much dairy so our barn cats and dogs get daily servings too. It is really good for them. I was hesitant at first so we just got 2 to try them out but we’re up to 8 now and they are lots of fun and easy keepers!
Hmmmm....we will have to do some research into Nigerian Dwarf goats. Thanks for the info/tip.
I love your antique cabinet -- it is beautiful.
Thanks! We were so thrilled when we finally found one at a great price.
The barn would be so amazing to play in
Yes, the grandkids will LOVE it.
I love love LOVE that cabinet!!! You always find the perfect pieces. :)
It took 4 years of scouring Facebook market place and every antique place within a few hours. As soon as we saw this one, we knew it was perfect.
We was never for indoor dogs. But almost 3 yrs ago we got a little shih tzu puppy. The nice part is these dogs do not shed & ours has such a sweet wonderful personality & loves everyone. I enjoyed your video! Love how the bathroom turned out & admire how much you all accomplish.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words. 🙂
Goats are amazing but they are also major escape artists, climbers and literally eat everything!!
We've heard that goats are escape artists. We'd definitely have to beef up our fences. Tough decisions. Thanks for the tip.
Oh my goats!! Small goats go under fences large goats jump fences. Ask me how I know!!! My goat days were over a long time ago!!!
Your utube channel is so pleasant & encouraging --- thankyou.
Thanks so much for the kind words. 😊
LOVELY COUPLE,thanks for the videos.
Than you so much for the kind words.
Yes, you got that right. I see what you have and only then go to OAK GROVE!!!
Thanks!!! Glad you enjoy our produce. 😁
We did meat chickens summer before last. 37 of them. It went really well. Definitely worth it!
I know our family would definitly love having a bunch of chickens in the freezer. Our one son has 5 kids and they go through a lot of food.
My husband and I had our first date shooting hoops in his parent’s haymow! That was about 38 years ago! ☺️
Oh, that's so sweet....I love stories like that.
Ohh , i love this! ❤❤❤
Thanks!
Hello to you two! In my humble opinion, a sheep dog and some sheep would be great fun :) I had a australian sheppard and the hair issue is a lot less than a golden. My dog Jack was fascinated by the cows, he could watch them for hours, it was incredibly funny! Anyways, it's always a joy to see what you guys are up too :)
The farm next to ours raises sheep and they have several Maremas. Australian sheppard are one of the breeds we've looked in to. Who knows what we'll wind up doing? Thank for the kind words.
Thank you for letting us in on your plans. This is going to be an exciting year. There are mixed opinions regarding goats. Chelsea from Little Mountain Ranch sold her goats again and now has sheep. Goats have a reputation for not being easy to care for. Maybe sheep are a better alternative? Dogs are basically mandatory on a farm. We have a female Goldendoodle. She only sheds a little and she has all the great qualities of a Golden Retriever. I believe Ruth Ann Zimmermann also breeds Goldendoodles. Have a good start into the new gardening year. Warm greetings from Germany. Madi
We're hearing enough warnings that we may have to really reconsider goats. As for the dog, we looked at Goldendoodles, since we love Goldens so much. Thanks for the well-wishes.
You should do the meat birds. Goats need serious fencing. We are a year 2 farm and we already did 450 meat birds and 2 pigs. Highly recommend!
We've been hearing that a log about goats. The meat birds will probably depend on whether he has time to build a chicken tractor for them. Thanks for the encouragement.
@@waardenburgfamilyfarm4764i recommend Joel Salatin’s tractor design. It’s not perfect, but it is moveable. We only put 50 birds per tractor but Joel recommends 75. I think 50 is better. Good luck! Can’t wait to see videos on what you decide. We are working on a dairy cow next!
I hope you have a couple extra hives! You could make them.
I’d like to get a Frenchie. I love their quirky personalities, you can get fluffy ones or short haired ones. Poodles don’t shed. Greyhounds are retired young and need homes. Or an outdoor guardian dog?
Look at 1870’s Homestead they also had floor issues.
I know all the care that goes into dairy goats, I hear meat herds are a little stand Office and I wouldn’t want to keep a male of either breeds.
Meat chickens would be my desire because they are bound for freezer camp in 8-12 days.
How about piggies, they are cute? You could use the root cellar to make prosciutto. How about mushrooms
We're hoping to catch another swarm this year.
As for dogs, we've got a lot of research to do. There are SO many breeds to choose from. Thanks for the tips.
Think about a rescue dog that isn’t a puppy. There are so many that were dumped after the pandemic.
We might look into that. The puppy phase is so much work.
Also, goats/sheep are beneficial if you have a plot of land you’d like to clear, like a wooded area or brambles. Otherwise, chickens are where it’s at.
We don't really have anywhere that needs cleared, so chickens are probably our best option. Thanks!
You should plant some sweet tango apples so delicious they are a mix of honey crisp and zestar ❤❤
We'll look into that type when we go to order the new fruit trees. Thanks for the tip.
I have katahdin hair sheep and they are so fun. They are like big dogs that love following us around. We also have a golden retriever and a golden doodle. We definitely have an issue with them always being dirty on the farm but I couldn’t imagine life without them. Doodles hair can be so thick that it’s hard to brush her and keep her clean. Maybe a lab? But they shed a lot too. But I’m real partial to a golden retriever! I probably would get another 😅
My sheep are registered so the lambs that are produced will be sold. They are also good for meat since they are hair sheep
@@Tayheiman The farm next to us raise sheep and they are adorable. We're definitely partial to Golden Retrievers, but it might be time to try a different breed? Thanks for the tips.
Supposedly golden doodles don’t shed as much. A slightly older dog might be better than getting a brand new puppy if it saves you the potty training and crate training work. AKC has a quiz you can take to find breeds of dogs that might work for your lifestyle.
Hales Jumbo cantaloupe trellised up cattle panels for me OK. I’m going to try a bunch of different melon varieties this year.
Goolden doogles are a definite possibility. We'll check into that quiz.
Hales Jumbo is one seed I have to grow this year....fingers crossed.
I say leave the oak floor unless the floor underneath is salveagable which alot of times are totally salveagable. Otherwise don't sand---It has a wonderful story that sanding will take off. We sanded our 1890 floors and the guy put so much shine on them it's a huge regret. So slippery when even a drop of water gets on them. As far as dogs.... golden retrievers or other labs are the best and are meant for family amd farm! Don't get a dog that has to be clipped a certain way and bathed etc etc at a groomers. --homesteaders don't have time for that!! A good old fashioned farm dog that you just brush some is what you need! And young enough to acclimate to your chickens.
We can see the pine floors from the basement and they aren't salveagable. The oak floors have a slight shine which we're not thrilled with, but I'm (Brenda) fine with leaving them the way they are. It's not what we would have picked, but it's not that bad. We just started looking at labrodor retrievers. It's such a tough decision, but I do miss having a dog around. I alwyas had one when Don was working because he traveled a lot. Now he's home all of the time, but I would still enjoy the company of a special dog.
Spray weeds when young with undiluted vinegar.
I'll give that a try....thanks!
I went through a wood floor refinishing project. It only worked for me because I was able to move furniture into kitchen and I worked during the day. Loved finished product but the fumes made it difficult for longer than expected.
We were wondering about the fumes. Not sure what we'll wind up doing.
Brenda, will you and Don ever plant sour cherry trees?
We planted two of them, but they aren't very healthy. We u start some more.
Nice to hear from y'all and hear some good news these days. My main goal remains the same for the last four years ---talk my husband into a small farm!!! Glad to see yours going so well. God bless y'all and keep growing. We vacation in late Sept and Oct because of weeds!
We may try to swing future trips/vacations more toward the fall. (and try not to get sick again. 😬)
Highly recommend small farm life. It’s wonderful.
I grew up on a farm with goats. They are the cutest but they climb on everything and chew everything! Good luck! Great video and now you got me thinking about my 2024 goals😊
The ones we've seen are extremely cute. We've heard that they like to climb and are escape artists. Good luck with your 2024 goals. 😀
What fruit trees that fruit quicker than seven years I have a 22-year-old pear tree that gives us a real big amount of fruit fruit like 300 pounds we butchered this winter and it is already giving us blooms so it’s it did good I thought I was gonna skip a year because we did such a hard pruning. It was way too tall so we brought it down and it’s it’s already doing great and we just planted a fig tree and a crab apple tree. I’m gonna do a pomegranate. I grew up with pomegranates when I was little so I want to bush now 🌱
We've bought mostly dwarf trees since they fuit quicker than standard size. Since we're not exactly young, we figure we better get fruit asap. 😁
Thanks for sharing your accomplishments from 2023 and a look ahead! Best wishes for good health this year. 😊 Having a German Shepherd, I can relate to the hair shedding and old wood floors conundrum… I decided not to refinish my floors for now and instead just put down some rugs to cover the worst parts. Also invested in a Roomba vacuum to run daily to keep dust and hair at bay. It’s been a real help in between deep cleaning.
I have fond memories of playing in my great grandpa’s hay loft on his cattle farm. No special “play structure” there - but we used our imaginations and made forts from the bales. It will be fun to see what you all end up doing!
Yeah, we really love Goldens, but the shedding can be a real frustration.
We're excited about the barn. Our son (who has 5 children) has most of the ideas and it putting in a lot of work. It should turn out to be a great place for the kids.
Thanks for watching!
Maybe build them a really nice treehouse in your area I may make it fancy for them. You know Big with you know if they wanted you to join them or something you know you can make a treehouse not with stairs I’ve been seeing a lot of Homestead built tree houses now check out roots and Refuse
We've talked about a tree house, but the only trees that are big enough are in the front yard. We do have swings in those trees, but not sure about a tree house. It could be really cool, though.
Fantastic goals, dreams and plans!!
I love Chocolate Labs- they dont Molt like Retrevers do, just as loyal and although can be Stubborn, They are very trainable.❤
I love the idea in your barn, I grew up in a barn and Got plenty of sprites in bruises and cuts and splinters... However, I wouldn't trade it for the world.
We also had a long rope that hung down and we would swing off of the 2nd floor or where we would store. Hey sometimes, and it was just another way to get down. And it was fun the rope had knots in it so we could climb it as well. I hope you all get to do that it would be so much fun.
Blessings ❤
We've talked about Labs...they are wonderful dogs. Thanks for the idea of a rope....we might incorporate that. 😃
Last year I had a bumper crop of just about everything and who wants to know that I would be great in cantaloupes. We had cantaloupes all the way till the fall. We did more Indian type cantaloupes and I did a few Texas cantaloupes.(Houston,Tx)
We did watermelon as well and we did really good. I was just totally surprised how much I got out of the garden and it’s not that big of a garden. It’s my backyard garden.
I never heard of Indian cantaloupes. I'll look into that. Gardening can be very rewarding.
Get a dog that’s not so hairy. I’m doing the same thing with y’all about hair I have shepherds German shepherds and they shed a lot and mine are already 12 13,14 years old. I have three some when their time comes. My husband said he wants something small with not a lot of hair so you know like a finer hair that’s not so bad so we’ll see, we’ve always had dogs
We had dogs most of our married life, so will probably wind up getting one, but just can't decide on a breed. A dog brings a real sense of warmth to a home.
Get another dog,proven by science that you'll live longer being a pet owner.Portugese water dogs are very smart,don't shed,very loving.Perfect for a farm.
We've definitely been giving is serious consideration. If we get a puppy there will definitely be a video about it. 😁
Brenda, I need to purchase some of your honey. Looks delicious.
Just let me know when you want to stop by and I'll have some ready for you. If it's a nice day I could show you around the farm.
Meat chickens, absolutely. Goats? How complicated do you want your life to get? Just sayin. If you get a dog, consider a Great Pyrenees as a livestock guardian. One from a rescue that has livestock guardian experience would be great. We love ours. Best dog ever. Just understand what you are getting before you get one.
We've gotten a lot of warnings about goats. We'll have to think long and hard about that one. Great Pyreneeds are beautiful dogs. The farm next to ours raises sheep and they have several Maremas. We've looked at so many options....not sure which way we might go. Thanks for the tips.
Holler homestead RUclips channel has made mobile chicken tractors.
We'll check them out. We've watched a few other videos and there a bunch of different idea. It will be hard to decide which way to go. Thanks for the tip.
Big dogs that DON 'T shed
Giant Schnauzer
Irish Water Spaniel
Portuguese Water Dog
Standard Poodle
Fun-loving
We'll look into those breeds. We've just started researching possible dogs that might work for us.
Schnauzers take regular grooming. Our schnauzer shed. But they wrre great ratters. I recommend a rescue dog. There are so many in the shelters. Do you have apricot trees?
you'll love meet chickens much more than goats. goats smell, chicken and chicken gravy taste delicious
We do eat a lot of chicken. 😁
I would go with chicken they will give you fresh eggs and meat.
I think that's the way we are leaning. We alreay have layers, but will probably add meat chickens. I'd love to have a freezer full of chicken.
Golden doodle doesn’t shed -- or any doll mixed with poodles sorry all dogs eat poop or roll in it
We've been looking at some of the mixes. Not sure what we'll end up with, but I guess we'll just have to get used to the poop-eating. 😬