Jobs Around The Farm And Barn Raising Update
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2023
- Hi everyone, its been while since I last uploaded a video. I have been re thinking the method of raising the barn in a way that I find less stressful. I have set a plan in place and we will start putting it up soon.
We have also had some issues with the lambs. they got some foot issues so we had to sort them out. We also hatched 9 goslings recently and they need a new home so I made a timber and mesh house for them to keep the fox out at night.
Hang tough, kiddo. You're a living , breathing marvel. No one else can do what you do. You''re an inspiratinal role model for us all.
Hear, hear!
Agree, 100%. Love the way you navigate life. You are an inspiration.
I agree
Yes...this is indeed correct. Well said!💕🌻🥳
Реально работяга👍
You and Dot are shining beacons of hope on this mad planet and the fact that you do it yourself as much as you can is why over 500,000 people subscribe to your channel and keep coming back to see your progress is tantamount to who you are and what you do. The barn will be a roaring success however you achieve it and we are all looking forward to partaking in the continuing journey. Carry on being you Kris and with Dot on board it will be epic and rewarding.
“Just use me brain instead of diesel.”
Love it. Keep at it mate, you’re honestly an inspiration
Your opening discussion on how you have reset to your original plan of building bcs of all the stress with the organizational stress of conventional construction is simply brilliant Kris .
Keep posting
We will keep watching sir
😎
Speaking from experience of building quite a few barns sometimes it’s easier to stop, take a break, go a bit slower and not get stressed.
We built a 60’ by 50’ barn lifting big Timbers by hand, ropes, a cheap tower scaffolding etc
It took us 2 years but we kept costs to a minimum…
And get an increasing crowd of energetic friends🤭
When you are done with your lift for your timber frame, that piece of work you made would be a good start for a trebuchet.
What a beautifully done ruclips.net/user/postUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU ! The instructions and the photographs are brilliant. It is thorough and genuinely informative. Ryan got another winner! No one does it better!
Absolutely loved this format of all the little jobs in one video! What you both achieve is beyond amazing.
When a craftsperson is enjoying their work, the quality skyrockets & the injuries/mistakes plummet!
Hey Kris good morning! Looking forward to the barn raise! All the best.
[edit] To tell the truth I prefer seeing you doing all the work and improvising. I didn't really enjoy the segments where the jointers were working, they did amazing and beautiful work but that's what they are paid to do. I would have enjoyed it more seeing you figure it out yourself but I do appreciate you need to pick your fights otherwise things take far too long. Agree 100% and look forward to the new phase.
Happy to hear the change of pace Kris. It's been great watching the guys in the barn and happy you were able to get some help, but I always admired your inventive approach to getting-by by yourself. Looking forward to seeing more of that, and you having more fun again!
To make things yourself and being a Jack of all trades are the things that make life more rewarding and satisfying. Anyone can say I paid to get that done. To do things yourself and learn by your mistakes is far more satisfying than paying some so called expert. My father was the one who showed me Enginuity. You are a lucky man and a great inspiration to me. Thanks Kris.
I watch your channel expressly because you love doing things that challenge you, not because you love things done. I feel a kinship with you in that regard.
My feeling about your channel changed as you geared up for a large team cutting the joinery and putting up your barn. I was excited to see the barn go up but couldn't describe why I wasn't as excited as I'd been in the past for your projects. You described it exactly - it stopped being about learning and challenging your self while building and became about getting something built.
I'm so grateful and pleased that your channel will return to what's always drawn me to your work; you sharing _your_ experiences about learning and making things. Thank you!!
Kris, you're a genius. Choosing what you enjoy vs. what's expedient. That's got to be one of the secrets to life.
Kris, that was amazingly enjoyable, and the fact that you're smart enough to do what you love is what keeps us coming back. I think we all secretly wish we could escape the grind like you did, and I really think the pressure of "put the barn up in 3 weeks" was reminding you way too much of the grind. Bravo for realizing that and adjusting.
And can we all just take a moment to appreciate that custom hat with the cutouts for the ear defenders? :D
Some of us wish so, not so secretly!
I normally skip through most of the video channels I follow but in your case I watch from start to finish
You've made the right call.... This is supposed to make you happy. If it isn't. You're doing it wrong.
Completely get it, you have to be true to yourself. We all came here to be with you, so you do what you need to. Slow and steady and good mental health is worth everything. Hang in there mate 👍🏻
I wonder what the row was about. The carpenters sounded pissed.
@@garrysekelli6776When did they sound pissed?
@@jaspermay5813 when they were yelling and arguing n sh and getting up in each other's faces. Like the comments guy said they need to explore mental health options.
@@garrysekelli6776 I didn't see any of that. Timestamp?
@@jaspermay5813 12:57
I am coming up 80 (Australia) and was thinking about this as I was doing my 20 foot high hedge today and the effort that goes into every one who puts up videos for us to watch and we appreciate your efforts.
"use my brain instead of diesel" now you're officially my hero!!❤ 💪
Good decision on putting the timber frame up yourself. It's also more interesting for us viewers seeing it go together piece by piece. 💪
yeah and especially how you can do it alone by improvising and mostly relying on yourself
Its hard to stop up and think like you did about what makes you happy and then do it. Props man.
That moment where you are telling about dot getting you nice light shirts and then say "She's lovely" has to be clipped and released on its own as a short :D gave me the biggest chuckle and smile. Its so nice to see how happy you two are together.
My chuckle was when Kris told Dot she wouldn't get foot rot,. during the spraying of the lambs foot
@@crouqetoo2 He got that wrong though, because he sprayed her hands, not the feet (unless there is something later that wasnt recorded).
@@Muck006 Her hands are her front feet!
If I was closer I would volunteer and give you a hand. I did my own small frame on my own….100%. Cut my own trees, milled my own timbers, cut all my own Joinery (by hand). Erected myself and my backhoe!! Took over a year. Cannot do much here in the winter…..4 feet of snow lol. Finally closing it in 12x16 frame
Keep at it bud!! BTW we are 100 % off grid.
Brains or Diesel? That is why I watched you breathlessly for so long. Enjoyed the talents of all those workers. Admire it no end, but you know, I was not enjoying it! Thanks for going back to the magic!
You expend more energy just surveying your tasks, than most people in a year
So refreshing to see you back at what you love. To be honest, the carpentry stuff was a bit monotonous. Love how you were able to step back, take a breather and get your mojo back. Love to see all your livestock and how you genuinely care for them. Be strong Kris!
Hahaha Kris, you can't measure the joy you bring me with your decision to go back working your own pace. I can totally relate to that and all the stressful parts you've mentioned. Anyway, thanks for everything, BRAVO to the carpenters : amazing craftmanship ! Keep being yourself, love your way of life.
I came to this channel for your “Pioneer self reliance and your skills as a ? Guy work’n hard and liv’n a simpler less complicated way .
Good on ya Kris
You've made the right decision. Frankly I'm amazed that you do so many projects that require such a broad range of skills AND find the time to video it all!
The thought that there may be some errors with dimensions becoming apparent during the build crossed my mind too, but I'm sure you'll find solutions.
Your videos are entertaining and interesting, many thanks and good luck.
Kris - really appreciate your opening comments. It’s a great skill to acknowledge stress, identify the cause and then reset. An excellent model for us all.
I am so happy that you got your Mo-Jo back and can happily return to doing what you enjoy
Looking forward to a more normal pace for the rest of the barn build! The slower pace makes it easier to follow along. Less stress, better videos, happier Kris seems like a win win win. 🎉🎉 looking forward to the barn rising!!!
I totally understand how the stress of a situation can make you reassess what you really want to do. I applaud you for having the presence of mind to be able to do it the way you want, which will relieve your stress and bring you to enjoy the task again. Don't let anyone turn you otherwise.
You need to make a weight for the back of your tractor, most farmers use a 40 gallon drum, put a bar through it and fill it with weak concrete, rocks, stones, old iron etc
Ooh, I absolutely love your channel and have for many years. Great vid today Kris, I can watch this type of small holding content all day long. Good on ya for the change of tack and choosing to erect the barn on your own, just be careful with the working at height etc! For me, you are the best content on You Tube, for all the reasons above but also, we viewers, never get called ‘guys’ at the beginning of each video, this is such a refreshing change from all the other creators out there. Also, we never have to put up with video sponsors such as Surfshark or such like half way through your video. Lastly, there’s no pushing of merch to suffer either, please don’t be tempted to go down this avenue in the future, your channel is already a beautiful oasis in the sand dunes of You Tube. Good luck with the barn, can’t wait to watch your progress. 👌
I love the video's like this personally. I very much enjoy seeing your gardens,animals and farm in general aswell as the building stuff. I'm glad you've realised what makes you happy and are following that. The world is too fast as it is, taking it slower is, I suspect a large appeal for many of us watching your channel.
I look forward to watching your videos every week Kris. They are clean and good wholesome entertainment and inspiration. You guys are a blessing. Peaceful Dot, Tiger puss and yourself are just great. I pray for you friend. May the Lord bless you and grant you grace to know Him and find salvation in Christ.
This episode I think highlights a really fundamental point for this account that is relevant to us all. In engaging external help for the barn build it was evident to see how Kris' ownership of the project slowly shifted. There was a subtle but clear loss of control and a shift from the joy and satisfaction of doing a job yourself to managing others doing a job for you. This is exactly the opposite of what Kris and Dot represent to me and it doesn't surprise me that the internal conflict for Kris led to a loss of interest in the whole project.
Kris your ability to recognise this and halt immediately (despite the great risks and pressure your outlined) is hugely courageous and as you've shown in this episode once again, by grounding yourself in owning your own life and the many tasks (which we might prefer to off-load to others) we actually gain much much more.
Very enjoyable watch on this one! You get up, decide what’s priorities, set your own pace, savor the process versus achieving a result, and answer to no man-schedule-deadline.
I especially enjoy the interactions with the geese and sheep.
Kris, you and Dot are living the dream! Thank you for sharing your life! Glad you decided to reset your plan.👍
Many dream of a creation like yours, the relationship between you and Dot, the land and the drive knowledge and age to fulfil you ideas before it's too late. I know because I'm one of them and gain much from your efforts.
We are living through dark times but you bring the much needed sanity.
Thanks in short.
It honestly doesn’t matter what you’re working on, it is all extremely fascinating to watch. Your thoughtful and skillful approach to solving any problem is real joy. Best wishes and stay safe during the barn raising!
Hallo Kris, ich schaue schon lange deine Videos, und du hast viele komplizierte Dinge gemeistert. Also, durchatmen, und locker angehen.
Having built a cabin, an outdoor bathroom, chicken house and a few other bits and bobs with my own hands the past 2 years, I can say that nothing compares to that feeling of creating something yourself. Hate to sound like a cliche but sometimes it really is the journey that matters more than the destination.
I think Kris's a modern era witcher. Thanks for being an inspiration and good luck on the path.
I respect your decision, but I for one loved seeing the joiners employ their time-honored skills. What an opportunity to learn from and show case a craft that they are preserving. Working with others can be challenging and their labors probably do not come cheap. I loved their work and would have loved to see more of it but respect that you need to be happy and content in what you are doing.
Seriously man Kris. You have so many people that care about you and watch your videos. You have made it already. You are what ‘living the dream’ is all about. Thanks
Its brilliant what your doing dont be hard on yourself too love the hatching chucks proper self sufficient 👏
Good to see someone in Wales looking after the feet of their sheep. I was shocked when I came back from France at the state of some of the sheep here. I always docked my lambs tails with a rubber band and never had a fly strike problem.
It's a Marathon not a sprint! Good on ya for recognizing stress creeping in and cutting it out before it takes over; smelling the roses on-route is the whole reason for 'life styling' anyways. Slow & Steady mate.
Dont blame you. That session in the big barn was a bit of a race against the clock,though fascinating watching the men at work.
Good for you, Kris! Keep your joy. All us followers are 100% behind you!
I thought we had lost you there, great to see you resisted the tyranny of commercialization, Stay happy that is the aim, no stress from all the madness.
Chris, it’s so nice to hear you refer to your new family members as “him” or “her” and not “it.” To many people that seems like a small or silly distinction, but it’s a HUGE leap in how one looks at other living being. When one calls a goose or a cat or whomever an “it” you make it into a thing, like a hammer or a shoe. But when a goose has gender, they become someone special. You are recognizing that they are a living, breathing, feeling creature. Keep it up.
Hi Kris, Love your reasoning for changing the barn raising plan:
1. Putting mental health first.
2. Keeping in perspective that the barn need not go up in an instant.
3. Cost containment
4. Will require creative thinking for lifting all the parts [good for #1]
5. Seriously better sense of satisfaction when it's up [good for #1]
6. GREAT content for the channel! [good for all of us viewers!]
7. Environmentally friendlier [good for the planet!]
Keep up the good work and good thinking. Err on the side of safety and caution! I'll be watching.
Hello to Dot! XO
Kris, the first 4 minutes of this video made so much sense, I just wish that this was 20 years ago, I would have offered to pitch my tent in a corner of a field for a couple of weeks and work for free, welding, mechanics, woodwork, fabrication etc, time takes its toll on the old flesh n bones unfortunately.
Take your time, stay safe, and don't swing anything heavier than your guardian angel can catch ;)
You’ve gotten all this way and all these things built by doing it your way. Don’t switch things up now. Just do your thing and it will be an epic build!❤️🤗🐝
You’ve done such a great job transforming this land over the past few years. I love seeing these “day in the life” vids. Your solutions to problems are really nice to see. And, to be honest, even though I enjoyed your recent series with the timber framing crew, I much prefer when you do it using your own brain and figure out how to do it without diesel! Can’t wait to see the barn raising!
I have huge respect for you; and also for your preferred way of working. However, please don’t forget to appreciate the people helping. Especially the ones at the barn. Don’t say you do… just think that help can’t be appreciated enough.
Enjoy your progress.
💯 You and Dot are artists living a particular kind of life that not everyone has access to, like lying in the grass and feeding the goose. That's right! Do more of that, perhaps. I think people subscribe because of your approach, not because of the people you pay to do it for you. Keep Going!
Great video Kris. Nice to catch up with everything on your farm. I'm actually really looking forward to see the barn grow in your own usual way. Much more fascinating and we get to see your great talents once more.
Chris follow your natural processes that you are comfortable with. You have developed a following who enjoy your methods and outlook. Good for you to recognize you needed to assess what to do and how. Thank you for superior content.
Wish you could post more often. You are my favorite youtube channel and I cannot thank you enough for sharing your problem solving with us
Good move Kris!!! Been where you are in my life,
taking a few steps back and doing things on your own
time will work.
I'm so glad you got a mental reset and made the decisions that make you happy! Keep doing your thing and take your time, choices that lead to happiness are everything.
For me as a subscriber, I’m quite impressed that you could analyze what was bringing you down, and am quite happy that you will be building at a slower pace. THATS A MORE CONTENT GUARANTEE! 😂😂
Keep it coming Kris, I for one thoroughly enjoy watching your resourcefulness in these building projects.
Keep up the good work, and do what makes you happy. Thanks for continuing to share your endeavors 😊
Fascinating diverse insight into your working life on your latest video offering. Anyone watching your channel will quickly realise that you thrive on working out your own problems which are thrown up on your homestead. I am sure that your own thorough and steady approach to erecting the barn will work out just fine as usual, with you and the volunteers hard work, just stay safe. It was great seeing the old team back again with a few new additions. Great job all round Kris 👍😎
I feel you Kris. Do it yourself and do it right 👍
Especially if it’s your first project of this scale. The mistakes you make on your own, you can roll with the punches and learn. If you have a crew on the clock and expecting perfection, it can put pressure on a necessary learning process
Kris. Glad to see you have made peace with the barn and have a way forward. Good lessons for the house when you get to that point. also - it was brilliant to see Dot showing her Welsh heritage with that flying tackle on the poorly sheep. Get her signed up for the national team it would be amazing to see her at Twickenham
Keep it up bro, we all appreciate watching your videos. Take your time and enjoy yourself.
I enjoy watching all the little things you do around the farm. Don't worry about what people think. You do a Great job. Thank you for your content.
Personally Kris, i’m stoked that you are going back to your original methods, I personally enjoy the content much more & i learn more from watching you problem solve than watching trades people do their daily jobs.
I am really looking forward to more great content of which this video was full off.
A good friend of ours, when we were building our yurt rental business, once advised us when things started getting stressful for reasons similar to what you explain, said to me "Just keep doing what you're happy doing" or in other words , do what you enjoy doing. Best advise I ever had.
First four minutes - BRAVO! I LOVE IT KRIS. So much better when your heart is into it. GREAT DECISION.
Isn't it such a good feeling when you've done a bit of thinking and come to realize exactly what you want to do?
Well done Kris, bit of everything, wonderful to watch, You and puss and Dot and goose, total harmony.
Kris, I have had over 40 years in construction with all the stress that can entail ,I have recently had a real crisis of confidence and motivation , primarily to do with the weight of decisions that affect production and finance ,I understand exactly how you are feeling and have made the same decision as you . Enjoy your build it’s going to be a masterpiece.
Good morning guys hope you guys are having a great day hope you be able to get your barn done you know it's going to take time and I'm have a great day you noticed one step at a time don't rush you not in a hurry but
Imagine the pins and needles after being scrunched up in that egg for weeks. I left employment and worked for myself for fifty years .Nothing like choosing when and how you work looking forward to the hydro job!👍🤓🇬🇧
I'm sure you will make the most of it, doing it yourself with a small team.
We all look forward to seeing you do it the old-fashioned way, with blocks and tackle 👍
It will be more rewarding too
Absolutely get everything you described - I got myself in a pickle, with a team of lovely builder friends, doing a complete rebuild with natural materials of my terraced house in Bristol a few years back. Had I known the stress of having 6 people on site - the pace at which things would move, the pressure on me to be constantly getting more materials on site, and the rate at which money would be leaving the budget ... I'd have said "thanks, but no thanks". I stopped the madness after two weeks, and despite it taking me 6 years to finish it myself, it was absolutely joyous in comparison. Conventional building is all about time, rushing to the finish line, and nothing about taking the time needed to fully express your creativity, and to feel your way to solutions. Really glad you're back in your groove, and look forward to watching for the next umpteen years as you continue to unfold plans on your land. Enjoy it :)
Your hard work and creativity inspires us all, I see it as a great gift to be able to share in seeing how you do things.
Brilliant Kris, you are clever to just stop and re think the plans for your barn, you are so sensible. If you don't put out a video for a while that is your choice, we all know it takes time to produce, we just feel so privileged to be able to see a little bit into yours and Dots life, thank you. Your guys seemed to have done a good job and brought you nearer to the "barn raising". We completely understand how you feel when you want to do the rest your way and in your time with less pressure of time schedules . We are very much looking forward to seeing your "problem solving " brain in action to get over the hurdles you obviously will encounter( as you haven't done this before, I presume!) But as you say, slow, steady and safely, you will both get there. This kind of life style is self reliant to the upmost but that's the whole point, its the achievement of not just what one produces but also the process and the journey to the outcome, whatever that might be, it make us more knowledgeable and skilled on route for the next project and also less out goings. Not having so much "hands on" too busy organising stuff seems to steal something from the process, very frustrating. It makes me laugh watching you, your thought patterns and skilful thinking is what is your biggest and greatest tool and asset (apart from Dot of course),love seeing the animals, blessings to you both x
I came across your channel many years ago.. and I fell in love with three things..
1. You as a person..
2. Your somewhat engineering and knowledge of electronics and how things work..
3. Most important.. your Jerry rigging/ maguivering skills, make useful stuff from everyday items..
I know there were some things you need to get outside help with.. but I am happy you took a time and reflect on what works with for you..
Looking forward to the barn progress.. If it takes a year, 2 years you will have me watching.. #slow and steady
This style of vid is great Kris, lets us see your whole operation. You never cease to impress. Great garlic crop, btw. Good luck with the heavy lifting. Safety first, second and third. 😉
Good for you! You obviously weren't building a barn because you needed it NOW, you wanted to build a barn that would be fun and be useful for you when done.Good going discovering why you weren't having the fun you wanted and fixing the problem. Most of us want to see you doing cool stuff, and if you're not having fun, then neither are we! Do it your way!
7'14": the cut from "...dinner time, a big plate of wildebeest" to the box full of chicks took me by surprise 😅! Still looks like you're living th dream, Kris.
Life for the hard worker is not easy but the end result is fantastic and worth it
You thought it out well. You are the one who decides when the job has to be finished.
Big respect for your honesty and also self awareness to see what's not working for you and changing things up.
I DO NOT blame you one bit matey. I'm exactly the same. As soon as other people are involved it gets complicated. Their problems become your problems, you get let down, stressed etc etc. Life is tremendous when you just depend on what you've got already and - in your case clearly - tremendous ingenuity.
brilliant, sometimes we get swept along with technology and machines because it’s quick n easy , but to step back to basics also brings the pleasure & enjoyment with a bigger sense of achievement. nothing like your scale but moved my 4 mtr log cabin with two scissor jacks and a few broom handles solo,, sat there afterwards with a bottle of cider & a smile !! thanks for sharing your journey 👍
Don't apologize for your content. I can't recall not watching 100% of the videos. You farting around with a sheep with sore feet is still more entertaining than 98% of the drivel on TV. Hello again from the southern US.
So very happy for you both! Thanks Kris for showing the egg incubator again. Big hearts and best wishes 😋
Good on you Kris, you've come very far doing things your own way, stick with what makes you happy. 👍
We love your creativity Kris. You are an artist! We also watch Lumnah Acres. He has a farm in Northern USA but he’s very clever too. He built his chicken house on skids, so it can easily be dragged. Also, he built his house too. Good channel to watch.
Kris you got this don’t worry about it, look what you have done before, that roof you did in the workshop was amazing. Hang in there bro
I really enjoy these 'bit of everything' update videos.
I'm glad you've gotten your enjoyment back for the barn. I thought it looked like the guys who were "helping" you kind of highjacked your project and reduced you to their worker who was supposed to do all the tasks they didn't want to do. I'm glad that you will be doing it in your own way. You never need to apologize for taking time off from videos. You deserve it. Nice to see Dot again. Take care and we'll see you whenever you are ready to put the building up.
Managing stress with such a large job is really difficult and I am incredibly impressed with how you have managed it. You are starting on my wife’s Birthday and I really hope you manage the physical challenges ahead carefully. I have watched your fantastic channel for a few years now and your progress is just astounding. You are a talented and resourceful man.
I just found your channel today as I was searching for timber built post and beam barn videos. I am planning to mill lumber from trees off of my property to build a horse barn, and your attitude and ways of working greatly appeal to me. I am really happy to hear your decision to raise your barn on your own and in your own time. Very much looking forward to those videos! Thank you for taking the time to share your lifestyle with us.
It's great hearing and seeing you again . I look forward to your progress