on every video that you put up, there are more and more absolutely marvelous shots... at the beginning of this one, the amazing house "behind" the dandelion on the green grass... lovely... and then the "aerial" shot of you in the tractor working on the garden, and Ariel making those pretty good looking rows... the little one working watering those plants... i love your videos. In fact, you are the only one that I watch all the commercials, and whatever comes this way i will accept it, it is really worth it! Thank you you two for the example, the fun and the art you give us with all your work!!!
I really enjoyed your walk around the homestead. I have watched your channel from nearly the beginning and it's amazing looking at all the hard work you have been doing. Your place is beautiful. I know soon you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor when you start living in your cabin.
Oh my gosh, one of the little baby chicks looked blue on the video! I live in town and am allowed to have 3. I got them 3 weeks ago and am in the process of building my coop and run now. I'm so excited! Maybe April can start selling eggs? Farm fresh eggs cost more than ones from the grocery store. Pateria from Appalachian Homestead and Constance from Cosmopolitan Cornbread both sell eggs from their farm. There could be many people like me that are just starting out that would jump at the chance to buy laying hens instead of having to start with chicks. They are a hot item at the Farmers Market right now. Wow, such hard, hot work you and April are putting in on the garden. It is huge. I am having to quit my yard work at 10:30, by then it is already 85 or 90. We have been triple digits for weeks now. We just don't have the humidity you do. You, April and the girls live in such a beautiful area, and your cabin is so lovely I know you are anxious to move in. I'm sure this is very tedious work for you, the chinking. Once finished will you be really close to being able to move in? I will be happy to see you all living inside and enjoying the it. Maybe taking a rest? I know, there is always something on the homestead to do. Blessings to you all.
How fun to have baby chicks!!! The turkeys have grown up so fast. I'm sure it is helpful to have April working with you. My husband and I always did projects together. Very nice garden space and I like how you have fenced it in. When you all are living in your home it will be so pleasing to sit and enjoy seeing all the hard work you have put into the chinking and the finished home. So happy for you all. You are a master chinker! lol Good job, the soil looks so nice.
The chinking looks fabulous! Great job Stephen. Love those Turkeys. Oh my 100 chickens! The garden is looking awesome. I think the cross rows will work out fine for drainage. Look forward to seeing everything growing. Loved the drone footage.
That is one good, strong girl working in the hot sun. Easy to understand that her face might be red. Good on you girl working hard for the family good. If I could pick a daughter would choose you!
The chinking is coming right along. You are going to be so proud of yourself. Yes, it would go faster if you had just one other person helping consistently. The garden is coming along as well. Once those plants are in the ground, mother nature will take over. Glad you found the Americana, but nope, you don't need 100 chickens - unless you're running a chicken or egg operation. Keeping 100 chickens is costing you money. Those chickens need to pay for themselves - earn their own keep! LOL
Looks like a mechanic's creeper for you to sit on would be a great help when doing the low rows. Also, something with wheels, like a plant dolly, would keep you from having to do all that lifting and dragging of the bucket.
You can design and build a row bedder to fit on the 3 point. What I had just went behind each wheel and pulled the dirt inward to like plow or scrap the bed up. That gives you a 3-3 1/2’ bed then plant on each side 6-8” in, each bed has 2 rows. All you need to do manually is where the tractor set. I hope this is understandable, next year will be easier. Good luck
Y’all are doing an amazing job of turning a patch of woods into a beautiful home place, and thanks for taking time to share your journey with everyone. 👍👍👍👍👍 Oh yea, I love your new intro, but kinda miss that dirty nose pig, haha. God Bless 💚❤️💙💜💗
Nice job on the chinking stephan .it's going to be amazing when complete. I thought we were going to see thengirls play softball but I suppose that's time for you to rest and enjoy there play and not have to deal with filming something else. Not a bad idea to video them anyways whether you show us or not. I've got in trouble for not filming and taking pics of my kids enough when they were young but we didn't have the cell phones when they were little that makes it so easy now days. I Can't fix that now but just a heads up for you and April for there future and your grandkids to see things they did when growing up. The garden is looking great and I'm thinking the rows going sideways like that will help alot . hopefully they don't wash out with gully washer rain storms. Thanks for sharing your family and farm with us
Morning, the chinking is coming along nicely. I like the way it shows off the individual logs. Looks like you will have great garden. Thanks for sharing.
What will you use the raised bedbox for when you set the seedlings? Nice space ... Wow, you all are far out. You all work hard and are doing well for yourselves.
I heard your fan blowing I bet it doesn't provide as much relief as you would want it too. Chinking looking good. A somewhat slow tedious job without another hand.
With all that equipment, your garden is just too small...LOL What ya need is a garden tiller. You can work it in smaller places, its disc's, turns, plows, etc.... The garden takes a long time by hand and just too small for a tractor, you can get disc's for a 4 wheeler (deer hunter) but thats pretty much it. I bet by next year, you have a tiller or a larger garden. Maybe use that fenced in space as a chicken corral I love the eggs, but the eagles and the foxes got me out of the chicken business, I was mad at the time because the I could handle the foxes, but its illegal to even imped the eagles. That dabbing is beautiful but I know its tedious. You're going to love that home ( it could never just a house), when you are finished. New family, new home, new life. You are a rich man.
I have a tiller but I wanted to get it all turned over quickly. Hopefully once we get this spot in shape we will just broadfork it and not need to till anymore. It has been a struggle for sure.
I think chinking would drive me crazy. I love to work and get something done but you work for hours and don’t seem like you get anywhere. It’s gotta be done so keep a getting it. Chickens are good eating, keep feeding em.
Have you got any friends down there that have horse's ? If you do get a trailer load of Equine Gold as my wife calls it ( horse manure) to me . We have a 50x50 garden at church for the food pantry
I would like to see girls play baseball with a shorter field .that would be cool to see I mean your not going ro have guys throwing 100 mph. It would be girls pitching and it would all balance out . And it would give woman something to play hard for as they could reach the professional leagues just like MLB for the guys. I mean we have the LPGA gold for women so why not a WMLB for women. I think women have been short changed with not having a proffesional baseball league to strive to reach as a career and make the big bucks like men do. There's alot of excellent women athletes in the world that I know would love the opportunity and it would open up baseball all the way up through from T-ball to little league to to high school,college and the big league. President Trump should start it up and help females succeed in more sports. Just my opinion
@@dandaniels4558 agreed let them play baseball. Let them be woman only no transgender whatever. I played baseball as a teenage not soft ball and never had trouble.But if I wanted to join a league it had to be softball. 🤔 Course back then in school girls took home ec. (Cooking and sewing) all year except they learned wood working for 2 weeks. Boys did wood working all year with 2 weeks home ec. I absolutely hated it! Now I live in the bush and hunt, run traplines and building a log cabin by myself.....no thanks to home ec! 😆
NOOOOOOO! Please don't give the humming birds red nectar. The die is not good for them. Plain sugar water (1 part sugar 4 parts water) is all they need....also do not use raw sugar
A recliner with a big flat screen, barbecue ribs and a cold drink we’ll be your day when the cabin is finished!
on every video that you put up, there are more and more absolutely marvelous shots... at the beginning of this one, the amazing house "behind" the dandelion on the green grass... lovely... and then the "aerial" shot of you in the tractor working on the garden, and Ariel making those pretty good looking rows... the little one working watering those plants... i love your videos. In fact, you are the only one that I watch all the commercials, and whatever comes this way i will accept it, it is really worth it! Thank you you two for the example, the fun and the art you give us with all your work!!!
Thank you so much!! Have a wonderful week
I really enjoyed your walk around the homestead. I have watched your channel from nearly the beginning and it's amazing looking at all the hard work you have been doing. Your place is beautiful. I know soon you will be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor when you start living in your cabin.
Thank you so much.
Oh my gosh, one of the little baby chicks looked blue on the video! I live in town and am allowed to have 3. I got them 3 weeks ago and am in the process of building my coop and run now. I'm so excited! Maybe April can start selling eggs? Farm fresh eggs cost more than ones from the grocery store. Pateria from Appalachian Homestead and Constance from Cosmopolitan Cornbread both sell eggs from their farm. There could be many people like me that are just starting out that would jump at the chance to buy laying hens instead of having to start with chicks. They are a hot item at the Farmers Market right now. Wow, such hard, hot work you and April are putting in on the garden. It is huge. I am having to quit my yard work at 10:30, by then it is already 85 or 90. We have been triple digits for weeks now. We just don't have the humidity you do. You, April and the girls live in such a beautiful area, and your cabin is so lovely I know you are anxious to move in. I'm sure this is very tedious work for you, the chinking. Once finished will you be really close to being able to move in? I will be happy to see you all living inside and enjoying the it. Maybe taking a rest? I know, there is always something on the homestead to do. Blessings to you all.
Thank you so much. Having chicks almost ready to lay instead of having to brood them.
How fun to have baby chicks!!! The turkeys have grown up so fast. I'm sure it is helpful to have April working with you. My husband and I always did projects together. Very nice garden space and I like how you have fenced it in. When you all are living in your home it will be so pleasing to sit and enjoy seeing all the hard work you have put into the chinking and the finished home. So happy for you all. You are a master chinker! lol Good job, the soil looks so nice.
Great video!! You’ve got some good helpers. That’s gonna be a beautiful garden. Have a good evening
That is going to be a pretty good size garden. A few more rows of chinking done. Nice work you guys.🙂
I like your new introduction! Great video, thanks for sharing!
Everything thing looks great! April is a great partner! God bless your family!
Yea she is. Thank you so much.
The chinking looks fabulous! Great job Stephen. Love those Turkeys. Oh my 100 chickens! The garden is looking awesome. I think the cross rows will work out fine for drainage. Look forward to seeing everything growing. Loved the drone footage.
Thank you so much. Sorry for the late reply but it’s been crazy lately.
I've always been a sunrise person. Thanks for sharing yours. I hope you have a very productive summer.
Бугры в ручную - орден!!! 😀
It takes a patient person to do all that chinking by your self.
I really enjoy looking at your land it is beautiful which makes the log home even more amazing God Bless.
Thank you so much. We really love it here
Love the drone shots. You really put in a lot of work on your videos. Love the new opening too.
Thanks so much!
That is one good, strong girl working in the hot sun. Easy to understand that her face might be red. Good on you girl working hard for the family good. If I could pick a daughter would choose you!
Thank you!! …. April.
The chinking is coming right along. You are going to be so proud of yourself. Yes, it would go faster if you had just one other person helping consistently. The garden is coming along as well. Once those plants are in the ground, mother nature will take over. Glad you found the Americana, but nope, you don't need 100 chickens - unless you're running a chicken or egg operation. Keeping 100 chickens is costing you money. Those chickens need to pay for themselves - earn their own keep! LOL
Exactly. I don’t need any pets.
Looks like a mechanic's creeper for you to sit on would be a great help when doing the low rows. Also, something with wheels, like a plant dolly, would keep you from having to do all that lifting and dragging of the bucket.
You can design and build a row bedder to fit on the 3 point. What I had just went behind each wheel and pulled the dirt inward to like plow or scrap the bed up. That gives you a 3-3 1/2’ bed then plant on each side 6-8” in, each bed has 2 rows. All you need to do manually is where the tractor set.
I hope this is understandable, next year will be easier. Good luck
I actually have one for my smaller tractor but I need to do some work on in first.
The stain you used on your home reminds me of honey gold, beautiful!
Thank you. The color is Homey Oat from sashco. .
Great job on the chinking and the homestead looks great
Thank you.
WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB YOU ARE doing IT'S LOOKING JUST AMAZING
Y’all are doing an amazing job of turning a patch of woods into a beautiful home place, and thanks for taking time to share your journey with everyone. 👍👍👍👍👍 Oh yea, I love your new intro, but kinda miss that dirty nose pig, haha. God Bless 💚❤️💙💜💗
I believe your doing fine and it won't be long until you guys will be moving into that cabin! Looking great and I think your doing a great job!
I hope so!!!
Nice job on the chinking stephan .it's going to be amazing when complete.
I thought we were going to see thengirls play softball but I suppose that's time for you to rest and enjoy there play and not have to deal with filming something else.
Not a bad idea to video them anyways whether you show us or not.
I've got in trouble for not filming and taking pics of my kids enough when they were young but we didn't have the cell phones when they were little that makes it so easy now days.
I Can't fix that now but just a heads up for you and April for there future and your grandkids to see things they did when growing up.
The garden is looking great and I'm thinking the rows going sideways like that will help alot . hopefully they don't wash out with gully washer rain storms.
Thanks for sharing your family and farm with us
We film a lot of the girls playing softball
@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 that's great happy to hear that.
They and your grandkids will love that down the road.
Thanks for the reply.
Just found your channel. New sub. Great video and we are gonna watch more.
Thank you so much. ♥️
Oops, I wrote too soon -- saw the bed! Love the drone shots. Thanks as aways for sharing your work.
it's looking AMAZING, good job
thank you
The change in the direction of the garden rows now face should help. I remember when you first covered the area.
Garden going to be a beauty when finish
Hey, I came over from Bobbleheads channel. I love your property and what your doing there! The cabin and everything is looking great.
Thank you so much. Jeff is a great guy!
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Chinking looks like hard tedious work but the effect is certainly worth it.
Happy Father's day
Thank you so much
I don’t know who your drone pilot is but they’re doing a great job!
It’s me. I’ve been flying drones for almost 10 years. It’s a lot easier now than it used to be, they almost fly themselves.
Morning, the chinking is coming along nicely. I like the way it shows off the individual logs. Looks like you will have great garden. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks 👍
Цемент хорошо впитывает влагу . дерево будет гнить .
You got a great deal done today. Take care.
The homestead is looking really good. I think just watching you do the chinking is helping to improve my patience. 😂😂😂
lol. It takes a lot of patience for sure.
What will you use the raised bedbox for when you set the seedlings? Nice space ... Wow, you all are far out. You all work hard and are doing well for yourselves.
...good one, too many chickens means a bigger bbq...lol..stay safe and have a great week...
yes it does
You should have the children pulling your rows and helping with the planting.
They will be planting for sure!!
Its really looking good Now all them people talking about the gaps can see how great it looks Hell my arms hurt watching do the chinking .....
It puts some work on your shoulders for sure.
I heard your fan blowing I bet it doesn't provide as much relief as you would want it too. Chinking looking good. A somewhat slow tedious job without another hand.
The heat doesn’t really bother me. I’m from Texas and worked even further south. The breeze is nice with the fan.
Garden is looking good!
thank you
I’m so jealous of your garden space!
Enjoy your videos very much.
Thank you.
would be intrestiong to see how many hours you have spent on it
You can never have too many chickens, lol, says the crazy chicken lady! Me 😁😄😂🤣
😂😂
chinking make lot more nice on your Cabin, it is lots of work your own but you doing well.
Good day hrh
Good day
Will use the raised beds in the garden this year?
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With all that equipment, your garden is just too small...LOL What ya need is a garden tiller. You can work it in smaller places, its disc's, turns, plows, etc.... The garden takes a long time by hand and just too small for a tractor, you can get disc's for a 4 wheeler (deer hunter) but thats pretty much it. I bet by next year, you have a tiller or a larger garden. Maybe use that fenced in space as a chicken corral I love the eggs, but the eagles and the foxes got me out of the chicken business, I was mad at the time because the I could handle the foxes, but its illegal to even imped the eagles.
That dabbing is beautiful but I know its tedious. You're going to love that home ( it could never just a house), when you are finished. New family, new home, new life. You are a rich man.
I have a tiller but I wanted to get it all turned over quickly. Hopefully once we get this spot in shape we will just broadfork it and not need to till anymore. It has been a struggle for sure.
@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 New beginnings. Takes time. And then you were dealing with rocky soil which had to be amended.
If you take a damp sponge and run it over your chinking before it dries it will smooth our any rough spots.
good idea
I think chinking would drive me crazy. I love to work and get something done but you work for hours and don’t seem like you get anywhere. It’s gotta be done so keep a getting it. Chickens are good eating, keep feeding em.
It gets very monotonous for sure. I’ll be glad when it’s over.
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I may have missed it but did you let the logs fully dry before building the cabin?
Yes they are dry but with this building method you can stack the logs green without worry about movement after
Have you got any friends down there that have horse's ? If you do get a trailer load of Equine Gold as my wife calls it ( horse manure) to me . We have a 50x50 garden at church for the food pantry
Are the excess chicken's gonna be processed into the freezer camp ? Everyone loves fried chicken , and the turkeys are awesome to
The roosters will.
what did you seal your logs with?
They have been treated multiple times with a diy version of Timbor and then stained with sashco log stain.
Hey, where are you. Let's get some videos going.
We will be back first thing in the morning
sounds like you need to put some chickens in your freezer.
The ones we don’t get rid of will go to freezer camp
The ones we don’t get rid of will go to freezer camp
I never understood why girls had to play softball and boy baseball.
I think its because the baseball travels faster and hurts more when you get hit.
I would like to see girls play baseball with a shorter field .that would be cool to see I mean your not going ro have guys throwing 100 mph. It would be girls pitching and it would all balance out .
And it would give woman something to play hard for as they could reach the professional leagues just like MLB for the guys.
I mean we have the LPGA gold for women so why not a WMLB for women.
I think women have been short changed with not having a proffesional baseball league to strive to reach as a career and make the big bucks like men do. There's alot of excellent women athletes in the world that I know would love the opportunity and it would open up baseball all the way up through from T-ball to little league to to high school,college and the big league.
President Trump should start it up and help females succeed in more sports.
Just my opinion
@@dandaniels4558 agreed let them play baseball. Let them be woman only no transgender whatever. I played baseball as a teenage not soft ball and never had trouble.But if I wanted to join a league it had to be softball. 🤔 Course back then in school girls took home ec. (Cooking and sewing) all year except they learned wood working for 2 weeks. Boys did wood working all year with 2 weeks home ec. I absolutely hated it! Now I live in the bush and hunt, run traplines and building a log cabin by myself.....no thanks to home ec! 😆
NOOOOOOO! Please don't give the humming birds red nectar. The die is not good for them. Plain sugar water (1 part sugar 4 parts water) is all they need....also do not use raw sugar
I have always been told the exact opposite, even by people that run large aviaries.
@@hickoryridgehomestead9177 www.audubon.org/news/hummingbird-feeding-faqs