Day in the Life of a Homesteader: Milking, Feeding, and Gardening POV

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  • @gretch-ionious
    @gretch-ionious 8 місяців тому +15

    Your lifestyle is something I aspire to have one day. I know its not all sunshine and rainbows but compared to "normal" American life it is an absolute dream. It is also really refreshing to see people that are younger and near to my age able to do this. Makes it seem a little more achievable. Love your videos man, keep up the awesome work!

  • @barbc1958
    @barbc1958 8 місяців тому +2

    here how you get cream of milk .Allow the milk to set for 24 hours .Then open the Spigot at the bottem - the skimmed milk will come out , leaving the creamline floating at the top.Once you are nearing the end of the milk layer , you can capture the cream layer in a separate cantainer . This is how my Amish grandma did it .

  • @zedks4227
    @zedks4227 8 місяців тому +21

    My friend this kind of video is great.Mayde it would be easier for you to make once a week this kind of video with updates.Less editing and more time for you to work on projects.

  • @dmark6699
    @dmark6699 8 місяців тому +16

    A couple of nice young people gives me hope about the future.

  • @Ashfur07
    @Ashfur07 8 місяців тому +5

    The head cam pov is very fun to see.
    It's lovely to see things from a farmer's pov and listening you showing us around is very intriguing too.
    Keep it up Zach & Ashlyn ♡♡

  • @sarabowne3401
    @sarabowne3401 8 місяців тому +3

    Great video! As someone who grew up on a dairy farm please don’t think all “industrial” cow farms let their cows live in filth. We didn’t. There are several utube channels where farmers describe sand using etc. I love watching just wanted to make that point.

    • @jeffkizer6666
      @jeffkizer6666 8 місяців тому

      I agree! I was dumb founded when you slammed the dairy industry? If you would go to a dairy farm and take a closer look ? I think you'd have a better respect for the dairy industry !! I love watching your channel , so keep it up and God bless !!

  • @philgower
    @philgower 8 місяців тому +4

    This video was one of the best.

  • @garycloud5705
    @garycloud5705 8 місяців тому +16

    That building is perfect for your farm. It serves multiple purposes including calf zoomies !

  • @candacebruner9805
    @candacebruner9805 8 місяців тому +6

    My husband and I are homesteading in beautiful KY too! The cold crispy mornings with that fresh green grass make my heart swell! So happy to watch your routine and the energy and passion you have caring for your animals and the land that God gifts us! Can't wait to see all of your projects take off and see all the yummy recipes you make! Blessings to you both from Wilmore, KY! 🐄🐑🐖🐣🐔🚜🚜

  • @lakesideof.grateful
    @lakesideof.grateful 8 місяців тому +5

    Rosie calf has the zoomies lol So cute ,great video !

  • @paulweakley3440
    @paulweakley3440 8 місяців тому +5

    That milk pump makes a solid music beat.

  • @beverlymacdonald
    @beverlymacdonald 8 місяців тому +7

    Thank you for taking me along today, I haven't been on a farm in a few years for daily chores. ❤

  • @marydingus4360
    @marydingus4360 7 місяців тому +1

    Make butter, butter milk, n cheese with all the extra milk. So good!❤

  • @BlindFaith777
    @BlindFaith777 8 місяців тому

    44:36 ❤❤❤ copper!!! ❤❤❤

  • @stanleygallman7800
    @stanleygallman7800 8 місяців тому +1

    Build stuff, and grow stuff then repeat. The life of the homestead is really a constant repeat . But it's looking like there are many people who enjoy watching the repeat cycle of the homestead lifestyle. So until the next video Zach you and Ashlyn take care it's really good to see the progress on farm 🙂

  • @oliverjackson3461
    @oliverjackson3461 8 місяців тому +4

    Good video about the Homesteading life. A good day to you.

  • @jodilooper6930
    @jodilooper6930 8 місяців тому +2

    Perfect size hole for Bluebirds🐦

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +2

      Yes! we are already getting nests in them

    • @jodilooper6930
      @jodilooper6930 8 місяців тому

      @@ThePasturedHomestead they are my 2nd favorite bird, lol

  • @ArnoldMAN92
    @ArnoldMAN92 8 місяців тому

    Great video once again. I love your farm. I grew up milking cows on a small dairy in Oregon. Nothing quite like farm fresh whole milk. The one thing I recommend you do to avoid the risk of her developing mastitis is dipping her teets in iodine after your done milking. The iodine dries and forms a thin skin like film protecting the teets from having and debris/dirt getting in. The iodine washes off very easy before the next milking.

  • @garyscott7625
    @garyscott7625 8 місяців тому +4

    Always enjoy watching . Keep the videos coming.You have a great homestead and getting better everyday.

  • @DiscoStuLikesDiscoMusic
    @DiscoStuLikesDiscoMusic 4 місяці тому

    milking is clean if you clean the udders and the equipment used

  • @HardearnedAcresHomestead-qk3wk
    @HardearnedAcresHomestead-qk3wk 8 місяців тому +3

    Love the peach trees and plants, can't wait to get the homestead in June and get going. Keep it up!!!!

  • @janetgifford743
    @janetgifford743 8 місяців тому +1

    Hello from northern KY....you should sell the extra milk, frozen chickens, frozen pork and beef. Im sure there are some folks around you that would like to have some fresh goodies that they don't have room or know how to grow themselves. We have 164 acres here but no fencing or energy for farming anymore. Did our share when we were younger. We didn't call it homesteading, we just called it farming....feeding the family.....living in the country. But that was back in the day when everything wasn't store bought. Keep up the good work!

  • @brendahaire8824
    @brendahaire8824 8 місяців тому +2

    Busy busy day

  • @willhoy1345
    @willhoy1345 8 місяців тому +2

    Love the longer videos keep it up

  • @miikeydobodobo5304
    @miikeydobodobo5304 7 місяців тому

    best way to plant your celery is get a little tupaware pot add your soil, sprinkle a fin layer of celery seeds over and lightly sprinkle a little soil and i mean a little just to cover them
    make sure there moist, then let them grow and prick out all the seedlings you need, and plant them into the ones your planting in now so you have established healthy seeds per module tray and it will save you alot of space and time a great guy to check out for gardening tips is charles dowding. been loving your videos man hoping to get a place in the near future, at the moment i gotta stick with my 10 tomatos, white current, thyme on my little balcony getting 6 hours of sun and my grow tent with jalapenos haha. your a inspiration.

  • @suegibson8914
    @suegibson8914 8 місяців тому +1

    I really enjoyed this video. 😁

  • @DiscoStuLikesDiscoMusic
    @DiscoStuLikesDiscoMusic 4 місяці тому

    lol shows how young they are, that binder is a PHOTO ALBUM lol

  • @jordiemaree9378
    @jordiemaree9378 8 місяців тому +2

    Love your guys content, Ive learnt so much from you guys that i apply on my own homestead

  • @cynthiaj4863
    @cynthiaj4863 8 місяців тому +1

    I look forward to your videos. When you took a lil time off, I went to your channel to make sure I didn't miss the video by accident. We moved onto an acre two yrs ago. I have a small homestead and LOVE being outside all day long. But, I don't get snow, Zone 9b 😊 sometimes I feel having to feed the animals twice a day becomes a burden, but when I get there if I focus it really doesn't take that much time. Then, I enjoy being there with extra time to water trees. I'm trying to grow for shade so they have an area to escape the heat.

  • @chanwittwer4925
    @chanwittwer4925 8 місяців тому

    Hi, I'm new to your channel today, another good youtubers to watch is "Living Traditions Homestead"
    I do enjoy watching your videos, please keep up the good work!

  • @piaostgren9844
    @piaostgren9844 8 місяців тому

    a little tip from me, when you sow seeds, put plastic foil over it until you see that the seeds have germinated, it keeps the moisture in well. Lovely video as usual, you are doing so well on your farm, your animals are doing so well❤❤

  • @oskarkc
    @oskarkc 8 місяців тому +1

    all that moisture and mud that in part seems to be a little nuisance now will be a blessing when there are more years of drought in a row coming eventually and it keeps your property resilient through those times - alongside your own methods of improving the pasture of course. Do you have a time in mind when you can turn out the cow-gang? Good luck with everything, may the channel, the bacon&steaks, and the plants grow in the way you like them to.

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +2

      You are absolutely right! Ive designate those back pastures our "drought" grazing. The cows are now out on grass!

  • @freefahren
    @freefahren 8 місяців тому +2

    Great video!

  • @debraoyler8154
    @debraoyler8154 8 місяців тому +1

    Thoroughly enjoy your videos… you definitely give us the incentive to start our own homestead… ❤

  • @DustinThiel
    @DustinThiel 8 місяців тому

    A suggestion on your weed fabric. Dig a small trench around the outside so you can cover it up. This keeps it from getting any wind under it.

  • @David-cv6ih
    @David-cv6ih 8 місяців тому +1

    Looks like a deep sink and stainless table for clean up in the barn would be handy. Thanks for the video.

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +1

      Yes I agree! Im sure we will add one in soon. A water heater would be nice as well

  • @betsytoth7470
    @betsytoth7470 8 місяців тому

    This is such a cool video! It definitely gives a gret view of your property

  • @kayemoore
    @kayemoore 8 місяців тому +2

    I loved this video!

  • @samuelhernandezdeleon712
    @samuelhernandezdeleon712 8 місяців тому +1

    Hello good mornig from Guadalajara Jalisco México
    She need grain for milk production that's why she needs protein
    good day👍

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +1

      Cows weren't meant to consume grain. I understand some people want to but we believe in grass fed.

    • @Marilou-g5t
      @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

      The lower portion of the grass plant has higher protein, as do any seeds, if allowed to go to seed. The top portion of the grass plants is higher in carbohydrates-sugars-ENERGY. Grain ruins the pH of the gut and kills the beneficial bugs in the gut microbiome.

    • @Marilou-g5t
      @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

      Check out Alejandro Carrillo of Las Damas Ranch in Mexico for regenerative principles.

  • @mariposavioleta9007
    @mariposavioleta9007 8 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for another great video! Looks like you had a busy but great Sat that day. Loved seeing the calf with the zoomies just too cute! Seeing the bird houses brought the idea of bat houses to mind because of the design and might be something to consider with the creek. The bats are beneficial and will help with mosquito control which is really nice

  • @barbc1958
    @barbc1958 8 місяців тому

    Have a small light thing like you do an it didnt work so great ether . Then I remeber my mom use to put her trays by a south or sunny window . So ,I did that this year . Also use miracle grow soil in them an all my seed have came up really fast an are doing great . Also I used a small wooden TV tray to set the seed trays on .

  • @donnakearse2503
    @donnakearse2503 8 місяців тому +1

    Love your farm videos. You seem to always be very organized.

  • @debhickman1586
    @debhickman1586 8 місяців тому +1

    You need to trim Rosie’s hooves!!

  • @GETCH1-hz9fq9bw9b
    @GETCH1-hz9fq9bw9b 8 місяців тому +1

    I loved the format, very interesting prospective , keep up the great content

  • @Simple-d9i
    @Simple-d9i 8 місяців тому +1

    Hi🦋 question, have you ever thought about making mozzarella cheese fro Rosie’s milk? Omg the freezer’s!! I have zero food in the fridge til the 1 of May! 😂 I have an idea what you’re doing in the barn.. I won’t say though. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +2

      Yes! We haven't tried mozzarella yet but we have started a cheddar!

  • @ginacota9724
    @ginacota9724 8 місяців тому +1

    Wow! You’ve got so much going on there! Would love to see more videos from you!

  • @LorraineDennison1960
    @LorraineDennison1960 8 місяців тому +2

    That was a fun video. You need to put a stretchy wristband on the water spicket. Put it on your wrist when you turn the water on. That way you remember to turn it back off. I have seen a few homesteads use it.

    • @mariposavioleta9007
      @mariposavioleta9007 8 місяців тому +1

      Or a sign on the door as a reminder to double check that the water has been turned off before leaving the barn

    • @jaclynalley809
      @jaclynalley809 8 місяців тому +2

      I use the timer on my phone so I don't forget

  • @jimmiemeeks9795
    @jimmiemeeks9795 8 місяців тому

    If he's a2a2 that's a good breader bull to think about for re sale rust saying worth looking into next time 😊

  • @kylejones2075
    @kylejones2075 8 місяців тому +1

    Nice thanks for sharing keep em comin ❤🎉🎉

  • @BigggRoss
    @BigggRoss 8 місяців тому +1

    Maybe pool noodles on the cow feeder to keep the rubbing safer:: maybe make some Bat houses also

    • @Marilou-g5t
      @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

      Heavy rubber would last ALOT longer. Pool noodles, maybe a few days.

  • @mscarlarn
    @mscarlarn 8 місяців тому +2

    Wow. I’m tired just watching you!!

  • @lisanowakow3688
    @lisanowakow3688 5 місяців тому

    She might recover quicker with a little sweet feed.

  • @AngelBluff
    @AngelBluff 8 місяців тому +1

    Love the DITL style vlogs!

  • @BethS55
    @BethS55 8 місяців тому +1

    Maybe if you rounded and smoothed the poles, Rosie neck hair will stay in tact? Just a thought.

  • @Marilou-g5t
    @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

    Circular motion around the teat shaft, then individual corner for each teat end scrub. CMT gelling can be slight to radical, color changes also; when somatic cellls are elevated.

  • @cherylpresleigh6403
    @cherylpresleigh6403 8 місяців тому

    You sound very happy in this video. Lots to come it seems ☺️. Your garden is quite large and I hope and pray it is abundant can’t for you both. Nice work!

  • @jamesjustice859
    @jamesjustice859 8 місяців тому +2

    I love your coupe. It has inspired me with how I'm going to lay mine out when I rebuild it.

  • @TeriHarker-bp4te
    @TeriHarker-bp4te 8 місяців тому +1

    Makes me feel a little dizzy from this angle and certain head turns you make. But I’m sticking in there because you are definitely worth it!

    • @TeriHarker-bp4te
      @TeriHarker-bp4te 8 місяців тому

      With that being said, I’d rather have this kind of video from you than none. I LONG for your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +1

      HAHA im sorry! It is a strange angle

  • @SCMitchell
    @SCMitchell 8 місяців тому +2

    This was cool. Thanks.

  • @kathymickle6915
    @kathymickle6915 8 місяців тому

    You might want to get those hooves trim very soon, before she becomes sore. Your birdhouses need a way to clean them out, typically you leave one side so it swings out to clean it.

  • @annie.a.
    @annie.a. 8 місяців тому

    such a great video!
    i love the birdhouses and your chicken coop too!
    don't forget to water those plants.

  • @joycross7170
    @joycross7170 8 місяців тому

    you should check out the book The independent farmstead by Sean and beth dougherty, they go into tapping into springs or seeps on your property, super informational. Love this video style.

  • @michelewhite1150
    @michelewhite1150 8 місяців тому

    You seemed nice n happy in this one and great seeing your day. Thank you

  • @Metalupuass
    @Metalupuass 8 місяців тому +1

    Did like this kind of video 😀

  • @johnzink3309
    @johnzink3309 8 місяців тому

    thx

  • @StIsidoreHomestead
    @StIsidoreHomestead 8 місяців тому +1

    Yup, its the pasteurization of milk that cauterizes the calcium in the milk among many other problems. You should look into the work of PhD. Aajonus Vonderplanitz, he got raw milk legal back in the United States in certain states.

  • @jenesisjones6706
    @jenesisjones6706 8 місяців тому

    *sings* "Who let the dogs out!" 🙃

  • @jenniferhoaglin566
    @jenniferhoaglin566 8 місяців тому

    Always Love your Videos. Thanks for sharing with us!😊😊

  • @ChristinaVelazquez-jn1re
    @ChristinaVelazquez-jn1re 8 місяців тому

    Great video thanks

  • @marshanunley5197
    @marshanunley5197 8 місяців тому

    We live in Nicholasville, KY and we have had sooooo much rain just this week. Our rain gage said 1 1/2 inches .

  • @kimsampleshall7137
    @kimsampleshall7137 8 місяців тому

    loved it!

  • @kathleensmith4853
    @kathleensmith4853 8 місяців тому +1

    Water from the bottom and not the top for algea. Also your lights are too far away. You want them about 2 inches from the plant.

  • @markdecker2724
    @markdecker2724 8 місяців тому

    Looks like things are headed right with your plans. Can't wait to see your future new projects.

  • @lucillebruff4041
    @lucillebruff4041 8 місяців тому

    Awsome 👍

  • @champagnemommy
    @champagnemommy 8 місяців тому +1

    This was so fun! I’m wondering what you will be doing with the fields of new grass. Is it for the cows?

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому

      Ultimately it’s for the cows! But the game plan if for these back fields to be the first grazing and last grazing of the year and in between take hay off it for winter

  • @roncarlson8061
    @roncarlson8061 8 місяців тому

    Great video

  • @markdux6179
    @markdux6179 8 місяців тому +1

    great video

  • @ronaldlucas5360
    @ronaldlucas5360 8 місяців тому

    Interesting

  • @4evermetalhead79
    @4evermetalhead79 8 місяців тому +1

    I actually enjoyed this quite a bit.
    Not much of a fun of the fisheye view, but hey, who am i to complain. 😅

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! Its hard to capture everything unless its in that wide angle

  • @barbc1958
    @barbc1958 8 місяців тому

    My Amish Grandmother hade a milk cows . So when I stayed there summers and on school holidays . I drank the milk an loved it and help turn a butter chur to make the butter out of the cream . I think with all the stuff they put in store foods is whats causeing Cancer and other sickness . So waht are you goin to do with Biddy , anyway ?

  • @christienagema7855
    @christienagema7855 6 місяців тому

    Are you going to have the cow's hooves trimmed?

  • @michellebever7729
    @michellebever7729 8 місяців тому

    I did enjoy this video. The calf getting his exercise was very cute and watching the milking was very interesting.
    I'm wondering what the difference in taste is between raw milk and the pasteurized milk we get in stores is ?
    When we were kids my mother used to tell us that she loved warm milk straight from their cow .
    Your pear tree looks like you might get some fruit this year, though I have read that it's generally 3-4 years before a tree gets fruit. When you say that it's a "feeder pig" does that mean it will be harvested for meat ?

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому

      Raw grass fed milk has a different taste. The milk is much creamier then store bought because the cream hasn’t been removed. Yes a feeder is a pig for meat

  • @LoveGrowLiveFree
    @LoveGrowLiveFree 8 місяців тому

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @deanno7067
    @deanno7067 8 місяців тому

    Hi guys really like your content and really liked this video also so thanks for sharing all that. Will you be castrating the young male piglets if so will you be putting or adding that to a video? Thanks again and have a good one.

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +1

      Yes we do castrate the non breeder piglets. No we probably won’t put that on a video. There are a lot of UA-cam videos on castrating though 👍

  • @miemieBai
    @miemieBai 8 місяців тому

    Why might these chickens choose not to fly out? It seems the fences are quite low.

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому

      These are obedient chickens! No I’m just kidding. We trim one wing

  • @lisanowakow3688
    @lisanowakow3688 5 місяців тому

    Cinnamon will keep algae out.

  • @barbc1958
    @barbc1958 8 місяців тому

    Wow , I Could probly live on all that meat for atlest 2 years . An are you going to plant a field of corn ? To use for your pigs . We did and toke it to a feed gain place an any time we need feed we just went there an They grounded and bagged for use . Of course we had about 50 to 100 head of pigs . An The first 2 sows we raise (before biulding the bigger barn ) 1 white sow had 15 babe Piglets ,But she wouldn,t lay still When she gave birth to them an killed all but 5 cause she lad on them . She was 200 lbs ( we butcher her after that . An The black pig had 10 she did good . We didn,t let the 2 pigs run around like you do . Cause they get bigger that way .

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому

      We are so busy this year we most likely won’t be planting any field corn for livestock

  • @chipperstamper
    @chipperstamper 8 місяців тому

    What brand of milker do you use

  • @edgyteen
    @edgyteen 8 місяців тому

    Any goats in future? 👀

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому

      No probably not! We aren’t goat people but possible a sheep if I can force myself to enjoy lamb

  • @HeatherNaturaly
    @HeatherNaturaly 8 місяців тому

    Silly question maybe but, why don't you just let Rosie take herself to the stanchion? I've never known a dairy cow who needed to be taken there.

    • @ThePasturedHomestead
      @ThePasturedHomestead  8 місяців тому +1

      She gets a little off track at times, I’m sure as she learns she will get much better at it 👍

  • @Marilou-g5t
    @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

    When a teat sphincter closes properly, within 20 minutes of finishing the milking or suckling; it prevents bacteria from entering the teat. Raw milk from healthy cows is tasty and lasts longer than milk from a mastitic cow. Improper handling of milk is when milk quality is ruined. Improper chilling and not maintaining of temp between 33° F to 40° F are the worst culprets of poor milk flavor and quality. Dirty lower rear legs touching the open teat end or laying on a dirty surface is when most mastitis is contracted.

    • @Marilou-g5t
      @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

      If the teat sphincter closes properly prior to the teats touching something laden with bacteria and the milking preparation routine is good, mastitis is NOT an issue. We used an iodine predip and post dip for many years. We used a bleach and skin conditioner pre and post dip for the last few years that we milked our 750 milking herd. We had sand beds and flushed our alleys behind the cows every 8 hours to remove the manure.

    • @Marilou-g5t
      @Marilou-g5t 8 місяців тому

      We pulled any mastitis cow into a group that the milk got fed to calves until they were tested as mastitis-free and antibiotic-free. Calves on whole milk grew much better than when we had fed milk replacer in the 1970's, 80's, 90's, and early 2000's. We began whole milk feeding to calves in 2005 or 6. You can feel a quarter that is affected by mastitis get warmer or hot; the milk sprays out into a different pattern, due to the somatic cells that are beginning to get more in number [best to strip foremilk onto a strip cup or washable solid floor or cmt paddle, like you did]; or a change in color or texture. We aseptic sampled any affected quarter; struck the sample on a biplate or triplate; incubated the media plate; read the growth; determined which therapy was appropriate for the type of bacteria affecting the quarter; and tested for antibiotic resides to be gone prior to returning a cow to the regular groups. Our cows generally did not lay in crap, although a few, usually the short ones or ones that arched their backs alot when deficating, would poop in their stall and lay in it. The stalls were cleaned by the milking crew every 8 hours, just prior to flushing the walk.

  • @mariaragnarsson8459
    @mariaragnarsson8459 8 місяців тому +2

    Rosie needs to get her hooves worked before she gets into trouble 😢

  • @eliciadrake445
    @eliciadrake445 8 місяців тому

    Great video. Unfortunately, after a little while of watching, I had to stop. The movement was giving me motion sickness.

  • @Godlike-dx2qx
    @Godlike-dx2qx 8 місяців тому

    Why don't you start a fish farm

  • @muddytoesfarm
    @muddytoesfarm 4 дні тому

    Man you were doing sooo good until you started regurgitating crap someone feed you about the commercial dairy industry.
    The anti raw milk thing is largely political.
    If we didn't have commercial farmers we'd be in deep dodo. Milk and its byproducts are used to make so many things. And not everyone can have a milk cow or source raw milk.
    It seems homesteaders and farmers are always talking smack about one another. 🙄
    Nice video, but please visit a small American dairy farm if you can.