The hard work is done for Today. It's Time for the fun jobs.
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You two have come so far from a neglected farm to a absolute paradise. Proof that hard work pays off. Having a wife like Rebekah also makes all the difference in the world. Congrats guys much love ❤. Your very blessed...keep the lord first.
What a beautiful, beautiful place you guys have made for yourselves🤘🏼‼️
Now your thinging on rebuilding that firewood shad is a great idea.
You certainly have a fantastic array of farming equipment - and a bbq for every occasion! And a wonderful wife.
It appears Dusty the rooster just didn't get it, and in the end he just got it, in the form of the sharp end of the axe. I bet the other chickens have been well behaved since...
Great combo video. Tractors, Chipping, Logging, Animals, Ribs, Smoker, Fish, Pond, Frogs, and other sounds. Thank you for sharing.
Good to hear you still got fish and they are as active as you described.
Thanks, Evan. You did two of my favorite things to watch you do. You worked in firewood and smoked food on the grill. I am doubly happy today.
I agree Pam. Firewood is so fun to watch. It’s what hooked me on UA-cam. There is a whole community of us out there! 😂 Take care👊🏻🪵🪵
Those sounds are natures orchestra. Man, I could fall asleep very easily to that.
And a good time was had by all, including "THE STOMPER", she was just keeping her kids in line and out of trouble. Everything is looking good around there and the news about the fish was great too. Stay safe and keep up the fun. Fred.
What a beautiful place you guys have there. It will be so great when you can devote all your time to taking care of it.
All the Rebecca's I know are Becca's. You make the show with your obvious kindness. Thank you...Neil.
She spells it differently also. I think it’s Rebekah
We Boomers called them Becky, each generation has their own vernacular
@@ronaldlee2376 Evan has only addressed her as Rebekah. I feel it’s more respectful to call her by the name he agrees with.
@@cancermonkey7334 Some how you misconstrued my comment, which was with Neils golf game. It had absolutely no connection with Evan or his wife. You merely jumped the gun with out thinking it through. Have a good day trunkmonkey.
I think I got a splinter when we fell on the ground
The farm is looking so good, you guys are doing a wonderful job ,God bless,take care
Yes, rebuild the firewood shed. Those old boards don't have much life left in them anyway. Love the lambs!
Those ribs looked phenomenal. Great video!
Enjoy your videos guys. A couple working together. Getting the job done,no matter what. GOD BLESS you both !!!!!!
Put this in micro wave for 5 minutes does potatoes wonderfully
🙂👍 Good to see you guys getting ready for another growing season.
Great news about the pond having fish. Caught the flash of lightning at your back there.
That was so enjoyable & relaxing. Thanks you two! 😊 💕
Isn't that an older song
"Smoke gets in your eyes"
You can speed up the smoked potato by wraping it in a wet paper towel then putting it in the microwave for 5 minutes then flip it microwave 5 more minutes Helps soften it
Looking forward to your bridge building episode!
As hard as you guys work you deserve that beautiful farm. Love watching every incremental improvement.
Great to hear about your fish, third time is always the charm.
So happy that you found fish in the pond
Evan, Rebekah, I have to say that you are the one couple on you tube that I envy.
You both make the work look so much fun and so easy. Trust me, I am well aware that, that is not the case. I used to do holiday work on a farm in Scotland. I have been out at 2am on Christmas Day with 6 “ of snow on the ground, assisting a stupid cow who decided to give birth 2 weeks early. I was on the birthing rope. (Those that know, know !)
I decided that being a ships Engineer was a much more sensible job. 126 degrees under the engine room fan on my first ship!
But what you have both achieved, in the years of watching you, has been nothing short of amazing!!
But, more than that, what you have given to us, your fans and followers, has been so much enjoyment, that it cannot really be put, accurately at least, into words . Thank you both.
Oh, and Evan , 2 hints for smoking a spud next time : 1) nuke it first in a bowl, with a bit of water in the bottom, and covered with Saran Wrap for 5 minutes, then put it nekkid in the smoker . 2) Try putting a “potato nail “ in the spud first. It cuts about 15 minutes off the regular baking time, don’t know about smoking time.
Both of you, thanks again.
Rod
That’s a beautiful potato! The baby sheep are so adorable!
Did anyone else tilt their head with the tracket & trees was coming towards the camera? 😂😂😂
Good Videos...I watch most of them.
I’ve read in multiple articles one shouldn’t wrap a potato in foil, you end up a steamed potato.
Your animals are so cute & well taken care of ! I LOVE YOU BOTH !!!!
Am I the only one who was shaking their phone to help Evan dump the wood chips 🤦🏽
I'm a 30 year municipal and utility arborist that little chipper is really impressing me I used one of the first 9 inch chippers and yours is sweet
Spring Peepers’s chirp. One of the best sounds ever. A frog about the size of your thumb nail.
Back at yall!
We call them peepers 🐸in NH …it’s our signal when spring has officially arrived…we’ve tracked the dates when they’ve come out every year. We’re still anxiously waiting to hear them this year. You’ve done a fantastic job clearing along your driveway and fence area, plus chipping up the all branches. Nothing goes to waste on your homestead!
Those quick action edits at the beginning had my eyes jumping
The butcher shop up the street from me sells “Smoked baked potato’s”. Best potato’s I’ve ever ate in my life.
Really have enjoyed watching you clean up your farm it is looking very nice 👌
Thanks again for the great work on content from the farm
Oh my lord Evan I was so engrossed in you shaking the wood ships out of the tractor that I was shaking my iPad. 😂
Always work needing done, you’re doing great !! 👏👏
Do you plan to dehorn your heifer, now is a good time when they are small. Cows will become aggressive and dominate when it is the only one to have horns.
I hear ya Tater. My wife and I have been married 40 years and she still asks what I want to eat... answer, meat and potatoes. I'm a meat and tater guy too. Y'all are doing a wonderful job with the farm. Wishing you much happiness, a long life and good health.
What a fun to watch video…lots of interesting and variety of tasks! 👍👍👍
Spring peepers. What a beautiful song!😊❤
Everything is coming on well and looking great Evan
I love to make compost but a much smaller scale. Oak leaves and scraps and peeling make good fertilize. Your farm is lookin amazing. Thank the Lord for his wonderful mercy and Grace. Be safe.
The ribs looked great, made my stomach growl. No easy job cleaning up tree limbs and smaller trees that have to be chipped or mulched. You pond looks nice, takes me back to my youth. In the 60's we had a 3.5 acre one at my mom and dad's farm, did a lot of fishing back in the day. Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing, I hope you have a nice Friday and weekend too.
I'm in awe of your talent
The farm is looking so good. The lambs are pretty cute too. Do you ever have snakes get into your mulch pile to have their babies?
Evan, you need a Sweet Baby Ray’s sponsorship.🍽️
Looked like you was playing Pixie-Stix with a tractor. 🤠
Enjoy your videos. You'll be self sufficient soon!
Been watching since you were living in the RV……that ole’ firewood shed….haha
Keep up with the good work love watching you on UA-cam god bless
You can microwave those large potatoes for 3-4 minutes before put on smoker so they come out ready with rest of meal. just a thought
Enjoyed the video this afternoon. Thank you for sharing. Have a great rest of your evening.
Great video. So many different components. I'm happy to hear you'll be rebuilding the woodshed this year. I can't wait to see what you come up with. We have all come to know that once you dream building something, it will be amazing. Pay no attention to those that clamor on about over-building or the such. Once your idea takes actual form, it is always brilliant. I constantly sit in anticipation for what you will post next. You don't disappoint. And....yayyyy....there are fish. Very cool.
Could you do an update on your trees? The chestnuts and the fruit trees. Do you have any plans for the shallow well?
Lots of wood to cut up for next winter
Great video mate but couldn’t you mate a back piece for the back off your wagon just asking mate god bless you all there.
Always enjoy your videos
You farm looks amazing! So happy for you! Love your channel!
The ribs and potato looked delicious! 😋
In New York we call them spring chirpers I love that sound
At 10:19 I spotted an Osage Orange fence post. Looks very similar to mine, that were installed in 1928 by my great grandfather. They never rot, nearly impossible to drive a staple into. As small diameter as they are, it is difficult to conceive they held all those years & kept the cattle, sheep & goats contained. Also, the highest BTU firewood.
High Evan and Rebecca wanted to tell You that you do a great viedo. Do You think You could add some trail cameras pictures of the deer on Your place. Thank You
At 22:15 those are wood frogs croaking and spring peepers peeping 👍
Wood frogs live in the woods and like puddles of water and spring peepers are actually tree frogs but they like permanent ponds. Those 2 frogs are the first to start calling in early spring.
Next you might get chorus frogs and American toads so if you get any new sounds out there please give us another update included in a video. Thanks!!
Think you're hearing spring peepers ( a chorus frog) they're only about an inch long. I just found out about them a few years ago.
Thank you for sharing another great video! And I like your decision to tear down the dilapidated old firewood shed and then build a new one. Might want to design in a place to store your splitter and wood tools right there inside the new wood shed. Nice job of smoking on the ribs! To help with managing all of the smoke. Maybe consider installing a couple of ceiling fans. And one more thing I would suggest is a porch swing, You both work so hard all day. So wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy swinging together while listening to the frog chorus coming from the pond. 😊 Have a blessed weekend!
Great Video, Things are really looking great & Sounds of Summer approaching 😎..
Easy way to check baked potatoes is to temp them. 205 Fahrenheit is perfect.
Better hope that jersey calf doesn't use those horns
Good Idea start fresh on the wood shed!
😎🤠 thanks for another great one
Great video guy's!
Yay .. fish!! 👍👍👍
The farm is looking good and you need to fish!!
Grapple starting to squeek needs some grease.
It always amazes me how long it takes to clean up what you can cut down in such a short time. For each 30 min of cutting, you are probably looking at 2 hours of clean up.
Baked potatoes 400 degrees for 1 hour wrapped in foil
Evan, just a wee tip to help improve your giant potatoes cooking. Place a fork inserted at either end of the giant spud, no plastic handle. Improves cooking time by 50%. Finish off in the microwave if needed with no effect to crusty exterior.
Those lambs are so cute they will make great lamb chops.
Beautiful animals 💖
I tried baked potatoes on the smoker one time. Never again. Lol. They never really got done, even tho they cooked for hours. Not at all soft and fluffy like baking in the oven. The taste is good, but the texture was awful and just so hard. Ugh.
The fence row looks amazing, Evan. Great job with clearing it out. 😊❤
I use a aluminum gutter nails pushed through the middle of the potatoes to help cooking they not only cook from outside in but also from the inside out they will cook twice as fast. After your done wash the nails for the next time.
Frogs,awesome sound,we just had a bad snow storm here in Vermont
Take that top grate out of the smoker. Best thing I ever did to my smoker just like it. Also I just saw Milwaukee has a fence stapler. Which may benefit you on your huge fence project.
Smoker tip here: Sift your pellets. All that dust that comes from bottom of the bucket plays havoc on those augers. Gettin hot and cold and the humidity in summer time can really cause a headache and usually right when your about 7 hours into an expensive cut of meat cook.
Hope you guys are ok with all the storms lately! Love the video!
Any news on the firewood shed?
Great job
When are you going to finish repairs on the wood shed roof?
Evan,
Will you be raising steers again this year?
Also, for the dairy girls, will you stagger their calving seasons so you have at least one milking for every month, doubling up before one goes dry?
another great video
Evan, I watched a youtube where a fellow dug a huge hole then put all the roots from the trees he'd cut down then set it alight and after it had burned down he the started to turn it into a compute heap putting the waist from the cows and chickens giving a couple of months to ferment, just a suggestion
Feed those hay bales! Compost what’s left. 😊
tail docking here in the UK the shepherds docked to the length of their thumb that is were the saying "RULE OF THUMB" came from and at the sales people knew which folk was which by the tail length