Put an expandable plastic wrist keychain on the spigot. When you turn it on, put the keychain on your wrist. It will remind you to go back and shut spigot off and put keychain back on the spigot. (I saw this tip on Cog Hill Farm channel)
You could have a cracked pipe or a blown irrigation part. I got that notice and it was a spray irrigation and the riser had broken off down where it connected to the pvc. You'll need to run the irrigation to check each and every (ugh) sprayer. Edited to add: you can feed the rabbits the Orchard grass, but not the Alfalfa grass (except in extremely limited amounts). My sweet lop (RIP) ate Timothy Hay and had play dates with the guinea pigs (also RIP). I am amazed at how much you've gotten/are getting done. No project gets completed without at least 32 trips to the Big Box Store. Happy Holidays!
What a touching moment with you and Daisy, it made my heart swell and tears of happiness for the two of you, she loves being rubbed and scratched, that's a plus! Hum! Wonder how Bella is getting out? We had rabbits in Northern Nev. and had to install a small Air Conditioning Unit to keep them, as it gets terribly hot there and in the winter no problem, they love the cold. Can't wait to see the finished rabbit hutch. I raised rabbits when I was a kid 71 yrs ago, the hutch was 2 stories high and that made room to raise more. I took orders from neighbors for fresh rabbit and had to do the whole thing by myself. Those were the days! Blessings on your health and well being as well as your family! Keep the great videos coming! Looking forward to the next one!
Loved watching you relaxing with Daisy, especially when she laid her head down looking so content! You get so much done in a day. You should be very proud of all your hard work and the wonderful homestead you are creating.
Your painting is gorgeous. Put a scrunchie or stretchy bracelet on the spigot.Put it around your wrist when you turn the water on. It will remind you to turn the water back off and put the scrunchie back on the spigot. 😊
Easiest way to find out if your pipes are leaking is to turn off the main water. Then look at the gauge and see if its moving. Then if not no broken pipes!
Awww❣️ Thanks for sitting with Daisy. That was precious. ☺️ I hope your throat issue was just from dust and you aren’t getting sick. 🙏🏽 I absolutely love your artwork. That is beautiful❣️ Ever thought of selling your artwork to the highest bidder? 🤔 Might come in handy, if ever needed. 😁 Sending Bella some love. ❤️💖❤️💖
Gophers: somehow I got one in the 'burbs (or a mole). Saw similar mounds and I bought one. I am thankful! I got the sucker! But not before he got to my dahlia bulbs. So thanks again!
What ended up being the water issue? I thought the comments about wrist bands as reminders is a great idea. Hope it or something like that works for you. Great video! ☺🐸😎
Are you going to put some type of collection container under the wire in the rabbit house? Makes great fertilizer!! I love all the interaction with you and your animals. Today I also saw Bella trying to play with Daisy. They are so cute. Did you ever find the leak or was it the hose? Just curious. Looking forward to the next video. Blessings ❤️🌺
That exact thing happened to me a few months ago. Water bill has been pretty consistent for months throught out the very hot summer in the low desert, about $117. per month. THEN i got a bill for almost $600.00. In two weeks time Enough water to fill 4 inground swimming pools. There is no place on my property that was wet enough to hold that much water. And my septic tank couldn't that much water either. So where did the eater go? Fought the water company and lost anyway. This seems to be a scheme water companies are using to rip us off out here in the Southwest. Water bill is normal once again. The meter was replaced after that mess
Put a tap timer on your tap and then it will automatically turn off at the end of your timed session. All our taps have timers and we just set and it doesn’t matter if you forget to come back and turn off
Could you use something like trex decking for your platform for your rabbit hutch? Your property is amazing. I hope you, Emily and Noah have a wonderful Christmas!
Thanks for another great video, Brian. You pack so much into a short time, but I could watch for hours if that were possible! I find it’s the every-day-ness of your activities that are so comforting in this topsy-turvy world we live in. LOVED your painting; laughed at Bella running from Daisy, and the story of Daisy’s tantrum. Plus picked up a few tips along the way. I know nothing about rabbits except that their poo can be used “green” for fertilizer. (There are plenty of wild ones in my area.) Feel free to let your ADHD kick in and forget to make short videos! ♥️
Cog Hill Farm had the same problem of forgetting to shut the water off when doing morning and evening chores. So, Brooke the wife bought Jason, her husband, elastic stretch bracelets to put on each Spigot. When he turns the water on, he puts the bracelet on his wrist. When he is done, he turns the water off and puts the bracelet back on the spigot. It works like a charm.
Cog Hill Farm had a viewer give him a hack for remembering the water faucet. Put on a elastic bracelet of some kind on the faucet, when you turn it on.. put the bracelet on and then you will remember you turned on the water 😉
Oh no, I hope it’s not what I got. I started with swore throat and I got a bad cough. I will be praying for you. I love how Daisy and Bella get along now. I’m sorry Brian but I live my dream through you so long or short videos I’m watching them all 😊
Keep her on the lead. We had dogs, along the way that just barreled right through the underground electric dog barrier. They got shocked, didn’t matter, they wanted to chase something more, probably deer. Lost two dogs to the highway because of that. Lesson learned, fence put in, dogs safe.
Think you can guarantee Bella got out under the gate. That’s plenty of room for her. Dogs can get quite flat. I found one in the street and went to rescue, but it run to a yard and squeezed under a fence. If I didn’t see it I’d think it way too small an opening. (I knocked on their door and yes, it was their dog.) Things are just humming along at the homestead. Can’t wait to see the hutch. I look forward to your videos and seeing what Bella and Daisy are up to. 😁
Ummm I had a water leak once and fortunately it was on the water company side so I didn’t have to pay for it. It ended up being caused by tree roots in my neighbors yard. No fun to deal with at all. Daisy is just too cute 🥰
1500 gallons is 200 cubic feet! That would be a 20×10 foot area a foot deep. You should be able to find that! Other things that I'd check: the water heater (if outdoors, so you wouldn't see leaking), a water softener running unnecessary recharge cycles, a toilet in "perma-flush" mode. That much water in 8 hours is only about 3 gallons a minute, so it doesn't have to be a "gusher". If you can, look at the water meter to see if it shows water flowing. If so, turn off everything you can and recheck. Now it should show nothing flowing. If not, you might need "professional" help to track it down. (Your proactive water utility might even be able to help with investigating.)
Another lovely video. I look forward to seeing how your rabbit hutch will turn out and to see your rabbits. I grew up In Europe, where the climate is similar to Canada. My parents used to keep rabbits in a DIY hutch. It had double walls, with fiberglass insulation in between. In the winter, the door was covered with a burlap as added protection against cold. The emphasis was on keeping the rabbits from freezing to death. My job was to feed them every morning before school and to clean their cages. When it was time to skin a rabbit, I had to hold the rabbit by its hind feet, while my mom masterfully "undressed" it from its fur coat. That part was okay, until my mom started to empty out the contents of the belly. That's when I really felt like plugging my nose, but I couldn't, since I was still holding the two feet. LOL. As a reward, I got to keep the bit of money that I got from the furrier. What do you do with your rabbit furs?
From time to time, we have had to deal with moles and/or voles. I understand. It can be maddening until they are gone (until the next time) Daisy wants her pasture!
Oh no. I hope you don’t get sick. I just had a sinus infection for 2 weeks. Just when I was better I got another sore throat and it turned out to be Strep.
A pond sounds fabulous!We are busy making a goat pen. We pick up our two dwarf Nigerian does, one is pregnant on Sunday. They are great milkers. Then chickens. The pens share a fence so the chicken run has to have hardware cloth and cement around the parameters. We have raccoons, opossums, stray dogs and coyotes. We have to cover the chicken run because of owls and hawks. Love your videos and learning about homesteading and gardening. There is always something new to learn.
Nice painting Brian, I love turtles so much. On the water leak, surely that much in 8 hours would be obvious somewhere? It would be far more than the little wet patch in Daisy's corral. Potentially it could be in your watering system. If you are able to turn off different sections, take water meter readings every few hours. If an electronic meter, could even be the meter I guess. Good luck. Annoying when new things get on the 'to do' list.
Rabbits don't usually get along until they have been bonded. You don't just want to put them together. You will want to put a fence in between the two of them until they get used to each other. You probably have a local rabbit rescue that you can contact and I'm sure they'll be happy to tell you the exact process to use. If you were to just put them together they fight viciously and then it's very hard to Bond them once they've had a bad fight
you will be sorry when she follows you into your bedroom and says move over.(lol)....Great video! you do know how to build! very impressed! Have a great weekend...
Hi Brian, I found your channel about 5-6 months ago and love it! Thank you for sharing your experiences and advice. I also often forget to turn off my hose bib so I decided to add manual timers (no batteries or power required) to each of my hose bibs. That way at least they only run for so many minutes if I forget to shut them off. I have a well and so my shutoffs on my hoses can drip/leak over time from hard water deposits. This is the timer I have been using: Orbit 62034 Mechanical Watering Hose Timer (I could not find the share icon on Amazon for some reason 🤦🏼♀️) BTW they are on sale right now too! OK back to watching more of your great videos.
What a sweeeet video! I love it. You are looking especially handsome as well. Cow wrangling seems to suite you. 😉 Love and hugs to you, Emilie, Noah and all the fur babies. ❤️🤗❤️🎄
We use manual timers on our water spigots. They don't like freezing or 100 plus weather, but the drips are less wasteful than just one incident of forgetting to turn off a spigot
Hey, a piece of 12X12 tile is also cool and good for rabbits in the summer, wood is good for winter, I’m sure they have leftover cheep pieces 👍🏼for purchase.
I love your long videos. I can’t believe how much you get accomplished in a day….and the painting is beautiful. You have so much talent - and energy, I might add. The negative thing in this video is you talking about your afflictions. The talent you have, in so many ways, far outweighs your ADD. I am of the mind that everyone has a touch of it in some area so for anyone to make you think you’re less of a person because of it is not 26:40 productive. I look forward to another long video. You, Daisy and Bella seem like family. 💙
@kb1236 that’s what I was thinking also. Wondered if Brian is planning to use the manure for fertilizer. Grazon would kill everything it comes in contact with. Takes years to get it out of your soil.
I have been feeding my horses Bermuda grass for 20 years that I purchased from the feed store. I wish the seeds would grow in the low desert so I wouldn't have to purchase bales of Bermuda grass. Never asked about herbicides but friends use the manure for fertilizer for their plants and love the results
Holy cow! That painting is beautiful! ❤ i know you're already busy with so much, but you're so talented that I think a painting channel would be amazing! I would definitely tune in.
Great video and so much fun watching all the goings-on! We had animals (maybe dogs or coyotes) grab at the feet of our bunnies through that wire. Maybe put some protective fencing around that fencing to protect them.
Yea I think Bella got out from the gate. You might try using some of those bricks that were there when you moved in to create a step or two in order to block the underside of the gate. I bet you'll be frustrated if you ever need to use the electric box where you put the hutch. 🤣
Thank you for your gopher hawk lesson. I have one trap and a ton gophers ugh. I just ordered more traps and it’s on. I didn’t really know exactly how to use them and now I do. 😊
I wanted to tell you about the hoya plant for your covered patio. The hoya is an extremely vigorous climber and I promise you, you will love it. It also propagates easily in water. As for the pothos you have in the patio area, could be a big disappointment because the longer the vine grows, the fewer leaves you will get on the vine. The reason for this is because the plant will put most of its energy into feeding the vine thus not producing leaves. If you ever noticed a pothos plant with long vines, you will see the plant is basically bald on top.
That explains a lot lol one of mine had some vines that were about 8 ft long but had some sections of "baldness". I had been trying to figure out how to stop that from happening. I've trimmed it several times now and made a bunch of new plants to share
Hello, that painting looks amazing! You are quite the talented guy! I am wanting to know what your plan is if you hear Bella barking during the night and you see a predator? Not all predators are that afraid of humans, other animals. Do you have a weapon, are you allowed to use a weapon? Just wondering! Rabbits, we had them when we were small and they are the cutest! Hey Emilie, i noticed i spelled her name wrong, what did you make with those pumpkins? Have a fantastic day, thanks for sharing!
I'll bet the orchard grass hay is the winner, maybe a toss up with the alfalfa. We fed our sheep nothing but orchard grass for hay in addition to their pasture for graze. Good orchard grass has almost as much nutrition as alfalfa, sometimes more.
I am surprised you dont have a camera system looking at the pasture. Would help find out any issues you may have when you aren't around to monitor Bella. As for your gopher issue.. You should look into lining your fence line with a DeepRoot tree root barrier. Not only are you keeping gophers out but you can direct roots to not damage the fence line and/or road.
Put a colored stretch bracelet on each water faucet and put it on when you turn on the water. Put it back when you shut off the water. If you're wearing it there's water on somewhere.
Jason at Coghill farm puts one of those scruchy keychains around the spigots, puts it on his wrist when he leaves was running then we he sees it on his wrist it reminds him to go back and shut it off. He takes the scrunchy off his wrist and puts it back on the spigot for next use. Just a tip ❤
Brian, I wish you could talk to other cattle owners about Daisy being by herself. Since cows and horses are herd animals, it is so sad to see a horse in a field with no other horses within sight. That is not a happy animal. I imagine a cow is not much different. The seller may have said it was ok for Daisy to be alone because he was trying to sell you that one calf because it was all you wanted. Just a thought . . .
I totally agree with you about keeping her tied to the lead. Hope you find your ok leak. Your painting is absolutely gorgeous. You are very talented. Bella was cute with the crickets. She knows you were waiting for her to get out and thats why she didn't try to get out.lol. love hoe your place is turning out.
After my $60 water bill (usually $14), I started using the Cog Hill Farm hack and it has saved me at least twice! I got a six pack of them at the Dollar Tree!
We have had leaks in our barn and pastures! During the winter the cows come back to the barns and surrounding area so we do turn off the pasture waters. Leaks are expensive 😢
I have manual timers on all my outdoor faucets because I also forgot to shut them off. Saves lots on water bills. They aren't expensive, timed up to 120 minutes or untimed if you need longer watering. I use them to fill animals water buckets and drip for my plants.
Are you getting rabbits to breed and sell or to eat? Did you check all your toilets for the water usage? A toilet that continues to run will go through that much water pretty quickly. Sometimes they can be quiet enough that other household noises can cover the sound. Especially if it’s a guest bathroom that isn’t used often. Can pretty much bet that’s where Bella got out. It’s amazing how even a large dog can wiggle through a space that size. We used to have a large neighbor dog who would crawl under the fence to play with our toy poodle. 😂🤣
Put an expandable plastic wrist keychain on the spigot. When you turn it on, put the keychain on your wrist. It will remind you to go back and shut spigot off and put keychain back on the spigot. (I saw this tip on Cog Hill Farm channel)
Saw this on Cog Hill Farm. It has really helped Jason to remember to turn off the spigots.
Like minds, I just commented that 🤣🤣
Fantastic idea for so many things ... i alway write an x on my hand and as I write it I will say "this x means" and it works ok.
Thank you for the idea!
Jelly bracelets from Dollar tree
I would also check under your crawl space. That was the culprit to our recent water leak.
Moments between you and your animals - especially Bella and Daisy - are priceless.
They are. I love it!
Call them back and ask them if they still show heavy usage.
You could have a cracked pipe or a blown irrigation part. I got that notice and it was a spray irrigation and the riser had broken off down where it connected to the pvc. You'll need to run the irrigation to check each and every (ugh) sprayer. Edited to add: you can feed the rabbits the Orchard grass, but not the Alfalfa grass (except in extremely limited amounts). My sweet lop (RIP) ate Timothy Hay and had play dates with the guinea pigs (also RIP). I am amazed at how much you've gotten/are getting done. No project gets completed without at least 32 trips to the Big Box Store. Happy Holidays!
What a touching moment with you and Daisy, it made my heart swell and tears of happiness for the two of you, she loves being rubbed and scratched, that's a plus! Hum! Wonder how Bella is getting out? We had rabbits in Northern Nev. and had to install a small Air Conditioning Unit to keep them, as it gets terribly hot there and in the winter no problem, they love the cold. Can't wait to see the finished rabbit hutch. I raised rabbits when I was a kid 71 yrs ago, the hutch was 2 stories high and that made room to raise more. I took orders from neighbors for fresh rabbit and had to do the whole thing by myself. Those were the days! Blessings on your health and well being as well as your family! Keep the great videos coming! Looking forward to the next one!
Under my gates I put flat paving stones that are about 3.00 a piece. Put them right under gate to keep animals from digging under.
Loved watching you relaxing with Daisy, especially when she laid her head down looking so content! You get so much done in a day. You should be very proud of all your hard work and the wonderful homestead you are creating.
Thank you!
Your painting is gorgeous. Put a scrunchie or stretchy bracelet on the spigot.Put it around your wrist when you turn the water on. It will remind you to turn the water back off and put the scrunchie back on the spigot. 😊
Thank you. I'll give that a try!
Love that! I was going to suggest setting an annoying alarm but your simple visual and tactile reminder is an elegantly simple one. ☺️
Easiest way to find out if your pipes are leaking is to turn off the main water. Then look at the gauge and see if its moving. Then if not no broken pipes!
Also, her being on a lead lets you develop your relationship with her❤
Awww❣️ Thanks for sitting with Daisy. That was precious. ☺️ I hope your throat issue was just from dust and you aren’t getting sick. 🙏🏽 I absolutely love your artwork. That is beautiful❣️ Ever thought of selling your artwork to the highest bidder? 🤔 Might come in handy, if ever needed. 😁 Sending Bella some love. ❤️💖❤️💖
Your painting is a beautiful rendition of your Hawaii "moods" and memories! You are a man of many talents!
Gophers: somehow I got one in the 'burbs (or a mole). Saw similar mounds and I bought one. I am thankful! I got the sucker! But not before he got to my dahlia bulbs. So thanks again!
What ended up being the water issue? I thought the comments about wrist bands as reminders is a great idea. Hope it or something like that works for you. Great video! ☺🐸😎
Never seen a mini cow temper tantrum.
We had that problem once before and it was our irrigation timer. It was watering 24/7 instead of the original programming.
Good to know. Thanks!
Are you going to put some type of collection container under the wire in the rabbit house? Makes great fertilizer!! I love all the interaction with you and your animals. Today I also saw Bella trying to play with Daisy. They are so cute. Did you ever find the leak or was it the hose? Just curious. Looking forward to the next video. Blessings ❤️🌺
I was thinking the same thing about collecting the rabbit poop for fertilizer .
That exact thing happened to me a few months ago. Water bill has been pretty consistent for months throught out the very hot summer in the low desert, about $117. per month. THEN i got a bill for almost $600.00. In two weeks time Enough water to fill 4 inground swimming pools. There is no place on my property that was wet enough to hold that much water. And my septic tank couldn't that much water either. So where did the eater go? Fought the water company and lost anyway. This seems to be a scheme water companies are using to rip us off out here in the Southwest. Water bill is normal once again. The meter was replaced after that mess
That’s crazy!!
Put a tap timer on your tap and then it will automatically turn off at the end of your timed session. All our taps have timers and we just set and it doesn’t matter if you forget to come back and turn off
Brian, Your painting is beautiful!!!
Could you use something like trex decking for your platform for your rabbit hutch? Your property is amazing. I hope you, Emily and Noah have a wonderful Christmas!
I’ll have to look into that. Thank you! You too 😊
Thanks for another great video, Brian. You pack so much into a short time, but I could watch for hours if that were possible! I find it’s the every-day-ness of your activities that are so comforting in this topsy-turvy world we live in. LOVED your painting; laughed at Bella running from Daisy, and the story of Daisy’s tantrum. Plus picked up a few tips along the way. I know nothing about rabbits except that their poo can be used “green” for fertilizer. (There are plenty of wild ones in my area.) Feel free to let your ADHD kick in and forget to make short videos! ♥️
Love seeing Bella and Daisey!!! and all the projects you do.....
Thank you!
Really enjoying the format of video on this channel. Love watching Bella & Daisy but enjoy seeing you do your projects! Always so creative 💛💛
Cog Hill Farm had the same problem of forgetting to shut the water off when doing morning and evening chores. So, Brooke the wife bought Jason, her husband, elastic stretch bracelets to put on each Spigot. When he turns the water on, he puts the bracelet on his wrist. When he is done, he turns the water off and puts the bracelet back on the spigot. It works like a charm.
Cog Hill Farm had a viewer give him a hack for remembering the water faucet. Put on a elastic bracelet of some kind on the faucet, when you turn it on.. put the bracelet on and then you will remember you turned on the water 😉
That’s a good idea. Thanks!
Good to have Daisy halter trained in case you have to evacuate due to Fire, flood, etc.
She is acting more like a dog every day!!.
She is lol!
Also check to make sure that your toilet isn’t running continuously. You would be surprised to find how much water can be lost that way.
Thank you
That was so cute! Have a blessed weekead Brian! Hugs to the 5 of you:))
Oh no, I hope it’s not what I got. I started with swore throat and I got a bad cough. I will be praying for you. I love how Daisy and Bella get along now. I’m sorry Brian but I live my dream through you so long or short videos I’m watching them all 😊
Keep her on the lead. We had dogs, along the way that just barreled right through the underground electric dog barrier. They got shocked, didn’t matter, they wanted to chase something more, probably deer. Lost two dogs to the highway because of that. Lesson learned, fence put in, dogs safe.
Think you can guarantee Bella got out under the gate. That’s plenty of room for her. Dogs can get quite flat. I found one in the street and went to rescue, but it run to a yard and squeezed under a fence. If I didn’t see it I’d think it way too small an opening. (I knocked on their door and yes, it was their dog.)
Things are just humming along at the homestead. Can’t wait to see the hutch. I look forward to your videos and seeing what Bella and Daisy are up to. 😁
Ummm I had a water leak once and fortunately it was on the water company side so I didn’t have to pay for it. It ended up being caused by tree roots in my neighbors yard. No fun to deal with at all. Daisy is just too cute 🥰
1500 gallons is 200 cubic feet! That would be a 20×10 foot area a foot deep. You should be able to find that!
Other things that I'd check:
the water heater (if outdoors, so you wouldn't see leaking),
a water softener running unnecessary recharge cycles,
a toilet in "perma-flush" mode.
That much water in 8 hours is only about 3 gallons a minute, so it doesn't have to be a "gusher".
If you can, look at the water meter to see if it shows water flowing. If so, turn off everything you can and recheck. Now it should show nothing flowing. If not, you might need "professional" help to track it down.
(Your proactive water utility might even be able to help with investigating.)
Another lovely video. I look forward to seeing how your rabbit hutch will turn out and to see your rabbits. I grew up In Europe, where the climate is similar to Canada. My parents used to keep rabbits in a DIY hutch. It had double walls, with fiberglass insulation in between. In the winter, the door was covered with a burlap as added protection against cold. The emphasis was on keeping the rabbits from freezing to death. My job was to feed them every morning before school and to clean their cages. When it was time to skin a rabbit, I had to hold the rabbit by its hind feet, while my mom masterfully "undressed" it from its fur coat. That part was okay, until my mom started to empty out the contents of the belly. That's when I really felt like plugging my nose, but I couldn't, since I was still holding the two feet. LOL. As a reward, I got to keep the bit of money that I got from the furrier. What do you do with your rabbit furs?
I could watch hours of You, Bella and Daisy (Emily too). Such a relaxing and beautiful place! Happy Holidays to each of you !
Great video, little Daisy has a temper LOL, that’s so cute. She and Bella are really doing great. Hope you are feeling good tomorrow! 👍
Thank you!
I love your care of your Daisy cow!!!!
Thank you!
Aaaawww Daisy is one lucky / blessed girl to be so loved ❤😊
If you go with Tilapia, make sure you keep the water warm, they get sickly lower than 60 degrees. I keep mine at 72 degrees.
Awww. A boy and his cow! So cool!
From time to time, we have had to deal with moles and/or voles. I understand. It can be maddening until they are gone (until the next time) Daisy wants her pasture!
Thanks Brian. Daisy is coming around, soon she’ll want to sit in your lap. 🎅🏻🤶🏻🎄💚🙃
I hope so!
@@littlehomesteadbigdreams well that might hurt a little bit ? 🎅🏻🤶🏻🎄💚🙃
Oh no. I hope you don’t get sick. I just had a sinus infection for 2 weeks. Just when I was better I got another sore throat and it turned out to be Strep.
Daisy makes me want a cow, she's so cute!
Thank you! She is super sweet
The ADD jokes crack me up. The animals and your care of them are amazing.
If only they were jokes! 😆
@@littlehomesteadbigdreamsI exactly the same. 😂
You are very talented. The painting is beautiful.
Thank you so much 😀
Love love love Daisy with you❤ such a great animal person!!!
Thank you!
A cheap fix put a sign near the hose Reminder turn off the water! Works for me!…I had that problem in my house with a toilet as the handle stuck.
A pond sounds fabulous!We are busy making a goat pen. We pick up our two dwarf Nigerian does, one is pregnant on Sunday. They are great milkers. Then chickens. The pens share a fence so the chicken run has to have hardware cloth and cement around the parameters. We have raccoons, opossums, stray dogs and coyotes. We have to cover the chicken run because of owls and hawks. Love your videos and learning about homesteading and gardening. There is always something new to learn.
🥹🥹🥹not only are you a hard working man 😍 you have compassion for your animals 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
Love watching how Bella and Daisy and getting along. I must have missed the episode about you getting rabbits.
Nice painting Brian, I love turtles so much.
On the water leak, surely that much in 8 hours would be obvious somewhere? It would be far more than the little wet patch in Daisy's corral.
Potentially it could be in your watering system. If you are able to turn off different sections, take water meter readings every few hours. If an electronic meter, could even be the meter I guess. Good luck. Annoying when new things get on the 'to do' list.
Rabbits don't usually get along until they have been bonded. You don't just want to put them together. You will want to put a fence in between the two of them until they get used to each other. You probably have a local rabbit rescue that you can contact and I'm sure they'll be happy to tell you the exact process to use. If you were to just put them together they fight viciously and then it's very hard to Bond them once they've had a bad fight
you will be sorry when she follows you into your bedroom and says move over.(lol)....Great video! you do know how to build! very impressed! Have a great weekend...
Thank you! You too!
You’ve got a BIG heart.
Using frozen water in empty milk jugs also helps with keeping bunnies cool in the heat
Yes!
Hi Brian, I found your channel about 5-6 months ago and love it! Thank you for sharing your experiences and advice. I also often forget to turn off my hose bib so I decided to add manual timers (no batteries or power required) to each of my hose bibs. That way at least they only run for so many minutes if I forget to shut them off. I have a well and so my shutoffs on my hoses can drip/leak over time from hard water deposits. This is the timer I have been using: Orbit 62034 Mechanical Watering Hose Timer (I could not find the share icon on Amazon for some reason 🤦🏼♀️) BTW they are on sale right now too! OK back to watching more of your great videos.
Ahhhh, Daisy - the taste of freedom :o)
😁
What a sweeeet video! I love it. You are looking especially handsome as well. Cow wrangling seems to suite you. 😉
Love and hugs to you, Emilie, Noah and all the fur babies. ❤️🤗❤️🎄
Daisy…. I love this little cow!
We use manual timers on our water spigots. They don't like freezing or 100 plus weather, but the drips are less wasteful than just one incident of forgetting to turn off a spigot
Hey, a piece of 12X12 tile is also cool and good for rabbits in the summer, wood is good for winter, I’m sure they have leftover cheep pieces 👍🏼for purchase.
We're supposed to get some rain this coming week, in So Cal. Best to protect your art.
I love your long videos. I can’t believe how much you get accomplished in a day….and the painting is beautiful. You have so much talent - and energy, I might add. The negative thing in this video is you talking about your afflictions. The talent you have, in so many ways, far outweighs your ADD. I am of the mind that everyone has a touch of it in some area so for anyone to make you think you’re less of a person because of it is not 26:40 productive. I look forward to another long video. You, Daisy and Bella seem like family. 💙
Seed free means maybe grazon or some other herbicide, I would ask them if they use herbicides. It is still effective after going through the animals.
@kb1236 that’s what I was thinking also. Wondered if Brian is planning to use the manure for fertilizer. Grazon would kill everything it comes in contact with. Takes years to get it out of your soil.
I have been feeding my horses Bermuda grass for 20 years that I purchased from the feed store. I wish the seeds would grow in the low desert so I wouldn't have to purchase bales of Bermuda grass. Never asked about herbicides but friends use the manure for fertilizer for their plants and love the results
You are amazing Artist❤
Holy cow! That painting is beautiful! ❤ i know you're already busy with so much, but you're so talented that I think a painting channel would be amazing! I would definitely tune in.
Absolutely love your painting. You are so talented in many things.
I wonder if the gopher trap would work on moles?
Yes!
@NextLevelHomestead thank you. I hope your sore throat didn't materialize!
Garden on🌻
Great video and so much fun watching all the goings-on! We had animals (maybe dogs or coyotes) grab at the feet of our bunnies through that wire. Maybe put some protective fencing around that fencing to protect them.
I set little alarms on my phone with reminders.
Yea I think Bella got out from the gate. You might try using some of those bricks that were there when you moved in to create a step or two in order to block the underside of the gate.
I bet you'll be frustrated if you ever need to use the electric box where you put the hutch. 🤣
Yea. Weird though she hasn't done it again!
Thank you for your gopher hawk lesson. I have one trap and a ton gophers ugh. I just ordered more traps and it’s on. I didn’t really know exactly how to use them and now I do. 😊
Glad to help
I wanted to tell you about the hoya plant for your covered patio. The hoya is an extremely vigorous climber and I promise you, you will love it. It also propagates easily in water. As for the pothos you have in the patio area, could be a big disappointment because the longer the vine grows, the fewer leaves you will get on the vine. The reason for this is because the plant will put most of its energy into feeding the vine thus not producing leaves. If you ever noticed a pothos plant with long vines, you will see the plant is basically bald on top.
I'll look into it. Thanks!
That explains a lot lol one of mine had some vines that were about 8 ft long but had some sections of "baldness". I had been trying to figure out how to stop that from happening. I've trimmed it several times now and made a bunch of new plants to share
Hello, that painting looks amazing! You are quite the talented guy! I am wanting to know what your plan is if you hear Bella barking during the night and you see a predator? Not all predators are that afraid of humans, other animals. Do you have a weapon, are you allowed to use a weapon? Just wondering! Rabbits, we had them when we were small and they are the cutest! Hey Emilie, i noticed i spelled her name wrong, what did you make with those pumpkins? Have a fantastic day, thanks for sharing!
Just ordered a couple of Gopher Hawks using your link, thanks for making it easy for me with the link!
Hope you enjoy it!
love watching you and the animals Nice rabbit hutch
I purchase a timer to shut off horse waterers. I have left them on many times.
That’s a good idea!
@@littlehomesteadbigdreamsthey work really well. I use them wherever
I have faucets in my yard
Beautiful painting!
1500 gallons is an awful lot of water to drip away.
Great video, hope you got your critters.
Hope you and yours have a blessed Christmas.
I'll bet the orchard grass hay is the winner, maybe a toss up with the alfalfa. We fed our sheep nothing but orchard grass for hay in addition to their pasture for graze. Good orchard grass has almost as much nutrition as alfalfa, sometimes more.
So cute!! Love the cow cuddles! 💖💖💖
Get timer shutoffs, that way if you forget, it will cut off for you.
I am surprised you dont have a camera system looking at the pasture. Would help find out any issues you may have when you aren't around to monitor Bella. As for your gopher issue.. You should look into lining your fence line with a DeepRoot tree root barrier. Not only are you keeping gophers out but you can direct roots to not damage the fence line and/or road.
Thank you! I do think I need to put the camera back up
@@littlehomesteadbigdreamsyes we want to protect Bella❤
Put a colored stretch bracelet on each water faucet and put it on when you turn on the water. Put it back when you shut off the water. If you're wearing it there's water on somewhere.
You are living the best life 😊
Thank you! I think so 🙂
Jason at Coghill farm puts one of those scruchy keychains around the spigots, puts it on his wrist when he leaves was running then we he sees it on his wrist it reminds him to go back and shut it off. He takes the scrunchy off his wrist and puts it back on the spigot for next use. Just a tip ❤
Better safe than sorry is a great rule of thumb. ❤❤
Brian, I wish you could talk to other cattle owners about Daisy being by herself. Since cows and horses are herd animals, it is so sad to see a horse in a field with no other horses within sight. That is not a happy animal. I imagine a cow is not much different. The seller may have said it was ok for Daisy to be alone because he was trying to sell you that one calf because it was all you wanted. Just a thought . . .
I just love Bella! Is she allowed in the house at times? She seems so loving and fun. You got a lot done and finished a few things up.
Thank you. Bella doesn’t like to come in the house.
I totally agree with you about keeping her tied to the lead. Hope you find your ok leak. Your painting is absolutely gorgeous. You are very talented. Bella was cute with the crickets. She knows you were waiting for her to get out and thats why she didn't try to get out.lol. love hoe your place is turning out.
Squirrel!!! 🎉🎉🥰
Nice painting!
Thank you so much 😀
After my $60 water bill (usually $14), I started using the Cog Hill Farm hack and it has saved me at least twice! I got a six pack of them at the Dollar Tree!
We have had leaks in our barn and pastures! During the winter the cows come back to the barns and surrounding area so we do turn off the pasture waters. Leaks are expensive 😢
How about putting your faucet on a timer? It will guarantee your faucet will get turned off when you are done.
I may have to do that
I have manual timers on all my outdoor faucets because I also forgot to shut them off. Saves lots on water bills. They aren't expensive, timed up to 120 minutes or untimed if you need longer watering. I use them to fill animals water buckets and drip for my plants.
Are you getting rabbits to breed and sell or to eat?
Did you check all your toilets for the water usage? A toilet that continues to run will go through that much water pretty quickly. Sometimes they can be quiet enough that other household noises can cover the sound. Especially if it’s a guest bathroom that isn’t used often.
Can pretty much bet that’s where Bella got out. It’s amazing how even a large dog can wiggle through a space that size. We used to have a large neighbor dog who would crawl under the fence to play with our toy poodle. 😂🤣
What are the rabbits for?