It was One of those JOBS! I'm Glad it's FINALLY done. Finishing up The Ridge Cap on the BARN
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- It was One of those JOBS! I'm Glad it's FINALLY done. Finishing up The Ridge Cap on the BARN
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I'm sorry Al, I just cant watch your videos anymore.. =( you use the head cam too much, and I end up feeling nauseous after just a few moments into your videos... I used to really enjoy your content, and do wish the best for your little family and your homestead.. I'll still check in now and then and stay subscribed, but sadly wont be watching your vids as often..
Hey man up I would recommend ur switch to a wooden grain storage bins on shelves
Tom Jones no not on gable end. It should be just fine.
❤👍 Serbia
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We use to use galvanized trash cans for our feed storage, They are easy, and the most rodent proof thing for storage you can get for a reasonable price.
Yes I agree we use that gor our chicken feed since it has to stay outside but keeps everything out!
@@sharibushnell190 Just watch the lid on it if you have it out in the weather. They will rust and leak over time.
I bought a small galvanized one that holds 50lbs of feed. $16 ten years ago. Still in excellent condition. I just can't pick up 50lbs any more.
Agreed. We use those for our dog and goat feed. For our other feeds (pigs and chickens) we use orange-colored, 55-gal plastic, food-grade, barrels. We get them from the Amish for $17 (they used to hold olives), give them a quick wash and they will hold 300lbs of feed each.
I use those orange barrels for rain catchment for the gutters. I cut a screen and fasten it with the top ring it comes with. No mosquitos or debris. Lasting many years.
Love how Willow wags her tail when you say,”Thank you Willow.”
If you have some frozen chicken parts from your butchering it will attract whatever predator ate your chickens. Try taking the bags off of the traps. Glad to see the barn is coming along so well. I love the new little bucks.
Thanks for sharing your homestead with us,
Jimmy
Al, Don't forget the screws that fell from the roof!!! That is one nice looking barn.
LOL I was thinking the same thing
The barn is looking better everyday! The garden is better than my garden too. This year l didn't plant one. Have a wonderful day!💮💮🌻🌻🏵🌸🌺🌺🌷🌷🌹💐🌱🌿🍃🍃🍀🍀🍀🌲🌾💮🌼🌼🌻🌻🏵🌸🌸🍀🌸🍀🌸🌸🌸🌺🌺🍀🌺🍀🌺🌷🌷🍃🌷🌹🌿🌹💐🌹🌷🌺🌸🍀🌸
There was 4 that fell to the ground.
Did you remember to pick up those screws that you dropped off the roof? Just don't want them to end up in a tire or a goats belly. A magnet works great to find them.
I think you could build a wooden storage bin system like weed em and reap has! Should keep everything tidy and great to keep your pellets and tools stored. You are for sure crafty enough!
I was just going to suggest the same to Al.
Yeah, but consider that a wooden storage bin in a dry climate like Arizona is going to hold up a lot longer than in a place like New Hampshire where Al gets a LOT of precipitation.
@Jake Jones Al just got done building a barn of wood (he could have gone with metal) pressure treated wood over metal might be worth it to Al because of his love of wood. 💓💛💚💙💜
Ditto on the built in storage for the feed bins like Weed em and reap has. You could build it under the window along the wall, and you need some good shelving with storage bins to keep everything neat and organized.
Grain storage: Take large plastic tubs and build a bench over them with a lift up seat to access the grain. That way people have a place to rest while spending time in the barn. Just a thought.
The wooden milking station fits the overall theme and aesthetics of your new barn, being wood and all that. The metal one just looked off and I am sure it will be freezing cold to touch in the winter. I think the wooden station is the way to go....just my opinion based on no experience, lol.
It's a great thing to see a family eat dinner together and say grace.Dinner looked delicious again.🙂🤗
I use metal trash cans or totes that hold 100 pnd feed bags..
same here. metal cans.
Go to weed em and reap em and check out her grain storage system. She has a great one in her milking station.
Al, Gina,and Olivia I just love your family life it calms me to see everything that you all accomplish in one day! I bet you all sleep very well after a long days work not including the uploading and commenting time it all can be very stressful but, Just because we on the other side of the monitors don't see it it does not mean that it is not happening. God bless you all in everything that you endeavor to do.
Great family values. All work together. Fantastic barn build.
The barn is a work of art! I just realized why your videos are so much better than others you talk and explain what you are doing instead of just playing music.
every thing is not done in a day!! enjoy each days progress. keep up the good work. you might replace the bag with branch and leaves a natural foliage to hide the. trap
Things around your farm are taking shape it looks beautiful thanks for sharing
You are a great carpenter. Why not make bins like in the old general stores . Line them with a bucket type insert . Place them in a row with one or more lids on hinges. Leave your scoops in each bin or snap it to the inside of the lid..
So, will you be putting steel screening inside your barn windows to keep out critters? The bins may need to be locked as raccoons are clever.
Really enjoy your video and thanks for helping me recover after hip surgery as I followed along when I was house bound.
The barn build has been such a huge project! It has been amazing to watch, as well as inspiring. This winter your animals will all be cosy, you will have a cool place to do woodworking projects, and your basement will have more room!! Win win. Hope to still see cooking family time, it was nice to see the roasting veggies at the end, wondering what might be created with this year's apple bounty!
Oh my!!!! Look at how tall Olivia is getting! She can now work at the counter without her stool comfortably. Wonderful!
Wow!
Very very interesting the end! There are transformatios in happy family? I like the realy man whoo work and fight for family echilibre! Good things! Nucu 👍... sorry for my english! The inteligents peuple anderstud! 🗽
Good morning sorry I am late working in the oil field is really a handful see you in the morning.👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿
The barn really has come together and looks awesome :) Garden vegetables are the best to have for dinner!
Pick and mix type feed bins you can make out of wood with maybe tin lining. Put the feed in from the top and dispense from the bottom with hinged doors.
Al, I enjoy your videos so much. Better than any others I watch. Some of the others do more talking than actually showing what they do. You have a good blend of your day. You show us animals, your work, family and food. At the end you give us your thoughts, which I do enjoy. You guys are the best. If they gave Oscars for you tube channels your would get my vote. I live in NC and if you guys ever get this way I would love to meet y'all. Take care
Thinking about your milking parlor area, maybe insulation for some warmth this winter, they are predicting a cold and snowy one
Great video. It is always a good feeling to finish a hard job. So good to see Gina and Olivia work together to prepare supper. That Olivia is growing faster than a sunflower and about as pretty.
Al I'm thinking your predator is a bit bigger than those traps ! Have a great day !
agree. i was thinking "Fox" size ?
I gree of that.
@@bendigr Yeah, a fox might be able to trip the door closed without entering it. So would a house pet (big dog) who got loose.
@@Bamboo4U2 How about a bobcat? We have several on our property dow here in OK, and they're killing the birds here.
its the cat
The ridge cap completes the barn! Hooray! I am clueless as to ideas for where/how to store your goat feed. I'm going to wait to see what you come up with. I love the outcome. Beautiful! If only the predator would come back. (My Grandpaul kept a 55 gal. drum in the shed wiith a lid on it, he would scoop up a 3lb. coffee can full of pellets like you do & add to the slop bucket then poured it in tbe trough for them.)
My parents used an old large freezer to store all the different grains, minerals etc in their goat milk room :)
what a beautiful guitar medley. Al, you are indeed loosing your screws!
You could take inspriation for a grain storage from weed em and reap their grain storage in their milking station is amazing and would look good in your barn!
I enjoy your videos. I imagine what you are doing is similar to what my father and his brothers experienced as youngsters growing up on a farm outside Miles City Montana . The cold weather . they focused on growing vegetables and selling from a horse and wagon around 19 20- 30 s
I saw a long term weather forcast that said it's going to be below avg. In your area this winter ! I know last one was much snow .. Just was thinking of you guys when i saw that . hope you have plenty of wood 😬😬
You can plant the spinach in the mid to late summer and then as soon as the snow melts you'll have spinach up already. Let some go wild and it makes the worlds most crunchy sweet sandwiches you never had. Early greens. Also you can get winter onions you can leave all winter. This is from up here in Canada in Saskatchewan. I forget what zone I'm in.
I make this one dish you may like cut into bite sized pieces yellow squash, zucchini, and onions, put into ziplock bag with pickled garlic cloves and Italian seasoning and some olive oil ( It should be ok to use avocado oil ) let sit in fridge overnight. Grill up some Italian sausage. Let cool, then cut into bite size pieces. Add together and bake 350 till vegetables are tender.
Love all your garden goodies. 💞
Sometimes it is hard to be motivated to complete those small finishing tasks, especially when there is so much to do... Good job knocking them out of the way....
Mice, rats and chipmunks will chew into plastic cans with food. I use a 20 gallon metal garbage can for chicken feed and one for corn. They will hold about 100#. You can get smaller and larger cans.
we used a dog panel with a door to make a door for the chicken area then used premiere one chicken fencing for the run.
You have done an awesome job on that barn and all the extra bits, hayfeeders etc. Both you and Gina make a great team for getting things done. I love picking fresh vegetables out of garden and cooking them for dinner, so tasty and better for you as they retain more of their vitamins.
We use metal trash cans or food grade barrels for feed. Keeps moisture and mice out.
If you like radishes you could get a quick harvest off of them. Also leaf lettuce and arugula grow really fast and can be harvested as baby greens. Gina can try them anyhow. Spinach and bok choy get sweeter with a light freeze.
I like that pouring spout on the avocado oil jar.. that's neat.
When we built our second pasture we used red brand no climb horse fence instead of goat fence because the smaller holes keep the little kids in better
It was a little sad to see the tear down.. but soon I bet a new build will come. Loved your point that change is hard for everyone.. animals and people..
Hope you do something with the sharp corners over the out door feeders soon before a Goat looses an eye AL .
Watch out for the sharp edges on the hay feeder cover especially on the corners.
Yeah go to the dollar store and buy a pool noodle in a color you like cut a slit in it and use gorilla glue outdoor to keep them in place and slide them on the metal roof edges that are lower than 7 feet tall.
David Vasquez i second that!
Nothing like the fresh crispness of homegrown roasted Veggies....Yummers!🥗👀💥
Very Impressive Al. I would not have attempted to build that barn by myself. Well Done!
You need an upper cabinet to store your wipes, and meds. You could make a floor cabinet with a hinged lid to set your bags of feed inside. Ours is 4' long, 3' deep and 3.5' tall. Tom's grandpa made it for his grandma's chicken feed. It has a slanted lid. I will try to dig it out of storage and send you a picture.
How wide will the back of barn goat-run-roof be? ln addition to nice covered outdoor space for the goats, will keep a lot of mud from being tracked into barn bedding.
I love watching you guys cook!
That apple tree should know by now not to mess with Al and his saw.
It's a good thing you had all of us to help you with that barn Al, or you still might not be finished and we're going to help you with all that winter wood that has to be cut. lol.
Annie - No kidding ! l've got a 'to-do' list for future projects ...wood shed .. cover for goat run .. work bench in barn... video-editing space in basement?... someone mentioned insulating milk-parlor for winter comfort ... since their winter seems to last forever ! Any way all of us 'modernsteaders' will be 'helping' with those projects, too.
You climbed that scaffolding like it was monkey bars in the playground. You made me laugh. Gina's dinner looked so good. I love beets. Bless you all.
Al, just a thought for your milking room. Is there enough room in the corner where you have the pelleted feed, to build shelves or perhaps a Cabinet? You possibly make a cabinet so you can close the doors and keep things hidden if you came out as far as the window frame. You could put the first shelve high enough from the floor to accommodate a standing bale of hay and put a thin divider in to house the feed bag in the other side. Perhaps you could build two smaller cabinets facing each other on either side of the window.
When fix tin roof panels set you driver to the lowest torque setting so the screw doesn’t buckle the metal and make a well so it can leak, also looks better.
Yes sir.
The integrity of that metal roof rests on the washer on each screw and the force used to torque it properly.
I've had raccoon and possum chew thru plastic. I have a galvanized can on the deck with chicken food etc. I lined it with a trash bag b/c of moisture. I still have to make sure to push the top down tight, and then I pull up the handle, otherwise the raccoon has been seen busting in. Do you have a roof rake Al? The lower barn roof looks flat enough the snow may build up. Also, I have a big magnet that was my dads on a piece of twine to drag around and pick up nails etc. Tell Gina to look at ajdvarski peppers for next year. OMG... and they grow good in northeast! Late but abundant!
🤗 Those Nigerian goats are so cute
Build a bump out deep drawer system. Cut wall out and build on outside / under eaves. So to save space inside. And if u build the drawers beefy,, the grain bags will go in slick.
I LIKE IT 💜👍
If you don't need to return the staging/scaffolding, you could trim trees with it. Just put boards that the goats could climb on and they would joyfully nibble back the leaves and twigs.
LOL.
I would build shallow cabinets for all that stuff you have on the ledge. Danelle at weed em reep built these big bins for feed but they take up a lot of room and she never seems to have them full, so while bins would be great I would not build such big ones so they dont take up so much room. I would build bins that tilt out too
Also a liner is nice so their easier to clean
Al, regarding that predator and the trap; two things: 1) it hasn't returned so it might be a house pet who got loose that one night or 2) The feed bag you have wrapped around the trap might be inhibiting the odor of the bait. I'd think the manufacturers of feed bags line those bags with something to deter mice or inhibit the scent of the feed. Try replacing the bag with a simple tarp. Just an idea.
It will be exciting (well, at least for me ) to see Gina's reaction to you moving the feed and stuff to the barn, ha!
God bless you always Gina and olivia
You need to make a Fall Garden though Al because your grow season is so short.
build your storage containers like weed em reaps !
I'm lovin the barn and the pen. I love the concept and plan on doing that as well. As far as the apples go, they will give the goats the Hershey's Squirts? that is good to know too.Your garden is looking incredible. I guess that means Gina has been overseeing it. Very nice! I plan on making those zucchini boats this Thursday, thanks to you guys!
Not sure how much feed you need to store but maybe 55 gal barrels or five gal buckets. Use a top either way. Great job guys.
Al if you build yourself a larger platform spread those planks outand throw a pc of plywood down ! More space more comfortable to move !
Those veggies looked so good. Zucchini makes for a wonderful sweet bread also.
Love your work. I'm pulling more in to watch whenever possible. A suggestion from others has been a time index for gardening and recipes, since they don't make it into every episode and seem to be favorites of others in the household and at work. God bless.
Did I miss Figaro? I love that cat! Anyway, I hope those lean-to roofs can handle the snow load in your area -- they are pretty flat. and will collect snow from the upper roof at the joint. I am currently building a flat roofed addition, and the snow loads can be tremendous! Hopefully it will shed the snow nicely.
Some nice led lighting in the new barn will make working and videoing a breeze.
You can make delicious homemade dill pickles with those cucumbers! Sugar, water, white Viniger, garlic, kosher salt, dill weed. Try it you'll like it! I think the recipe is on the internet!
YOU NEED AN "AUTOMATIC CENTER PUNCH" FOR THOSE SCREWS INTO SHEET METAL. ( A spring loaded punch to dent the metal.). Only a couple of bucks at Harbor Freight.
Hope you recovered all the screws you dropped! I prefer recycled 30 gallon plastic food grade drums for feed barrels. You can weld nice lids or just use a cut out of plywood to fit tight. I also agree with bigger traps.
If you don't want the goats to get the apples, you'll have to either cut down the apple tree, or build a roof over that area, or completely change up where the goats are... You can pick those apples up every time you think of it, and the goats are still going to be eating a lot of them when you aren't there.
You have built a beautiful building and did an excellent job on it.
You plan so well you have probably already thought of this, I am just trying to help.
I have worked construction all my life and I have seen how quickly and easily pine and spruce wood exposed to water can rot.
As soon as possible you should put some kind of oil based clear or color, stained water repellent on the outside.
Apply extra near the bottom where water splashes and snow can pile up.
I would never paint it because paint will easily peel and oil stain soaks in and will never peel.
It is better to install the first coats on before you install the battens. That way it is easy to roll on and you have protection behind the edges of the battens where water can keep the wood damp longer.
I have seen white pine and spruce in areas that don't dry out often turn to soft, rotten sponge in as little as four to five years.
Good luck and keep up the great videos.
You guys look like the greatest family. I’m not putting you up on a pedestal, I know we all have our foibles and issues ... and it’s healthy to disagree with each other when you have differing points, but you all seem to get along so well. You do as much as you can together and make sure to have time for Olivia even with all the other stuff you have going on at the farm, and Gina’s outside job. I do like the way you show grace before eating.
Now for the farm ... I’m admittedly a control freak, otherwise my chronic panic and anxiety blow up ... that being said, the appreciation for your entire farm/homestead and all the buildings for the animals is clean, concise and properly built. It’s for sure the best one out there.
I’ve only been watching for a few weeks, but have binged so many (with so many more to go). I always look forward every morning to see what’s new on the Lumnah agenda for the farm.
Thank you so much for sharing and allowing us to vicariously experience what you are doIng to your property and with your animals up there. ❤️❤️
Weedem and reap has a great set up for their grain on their milking area. It would look great in your area.
Hi Al how's the goats enjoying the new crib. And hope hope is doing well
Good morning Al. I'm glad to see you finish securing the roof on your barn, I've been worried that a storm would peel back and bend up those pieces. Is there anything like "hurricane strapping" for tornadoes? I would hate to see your barn destroyed by a storm.
With the garden harvest underway, will you be showing any canning videos?
Have a great week.
Danielle from weed 'em and reap should use your plan for the hay feeders cause they need a better set up and you should do what she did for her grain and other stuff in the milking area. Just swap ideas!!
Being a new subscriber, I HAVE A QUESTION. WILL YOU MOVE ANY OF YOUR BUILDINGS TO THE NEW PROPERTY? Will you be selling your old property. I have been viewing a bunch of old videos and these questions came up. Thanks for bringing us such quality videos!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Blessings
You've got your traps sooo closed off with the sacks that NO food odor will drift to call the predators.
You should get big metal bins and keep the pig, chicken and goat feed in there
You could build a cabinet like Weed em and Reap have. Make the bins tilt so that your daughter can reach in when the food is lower.
How about some bins like D'anelle s only larger with pest free seals. Or galvanized steel barrels?
You seem to have wall space. What about a storage bin, divided into each type of feed? You pull it open and have a counter top on it for other items. I had one for laundry, it was great. Or something like it, but use Rubbermaid containers. Gotta keep everyone out of the feed.
Hey al you should look inside of New yolk city to see if the chicken's are laying eggs in there on the ground
Congratulations on your new goat additions! Those bloodlines sound great! Here at our Hereford farm, it is all about the bloodlines. We are careful with the breeding program. Could you please send some rain to central New Hampshire? We are in a bit of a draught here. Some rain should arrive this morning. I miss the sound on the roof!
Hope you catch the culprit in your trap soon.
As with so many others we so look forward to all of your videos. I was curious if you could tell me what song you typically use at the closing of your video's ( as with this one ). Thank you again for providing such great content and reminding us all to just take a minute and slow down
i would find some way to make the floor surface a bit more traction friendly for your livestock.especially as they do enjoy climbing and then jumping off. plain cement floor can be rather slippery..
I SAW THAT GINA!!! Thought you were sly sneaking a piece of cucumber lol.
I cut my squash into discs and roast them that way. Best way to do it for burgers too, especially how big parts of the squash was. Cutting it into discs for burgers that big would fit the whole burger...well, depending on how big you make them too lol. But even still, I just find them more tasteful and the center seed part doesnt fall apart as easy vs cutting them into strips.
Where are the ducks? I agree with another commenter. Bigger traps you will be surprised
Ducks @4:11
CWC was eaten by a Thylacine
Ah ha caught ya Gina, nothing like a fresh cucumber.
Weed em and Real just recently remodeled their goat milking area. Shelving and storage bins. you could build the wood feed bins.
I would use A/C duct tin and wall hang it. 1 foot by 2. Supported by wood. They do make small pour spouts. Sorry, was just thinking smaller for space an money saving.