Lol I love that you remind folks it doesn't need to be perfect. Most of my garden/animal stuff I build is very reminiscent of Gilligan's island lol but my plants and critters dont seem to mind
Oh its been hot but not super humid this year. It got humid yesterday and oof! Picking berries and working in my greenhouse was a struggle. By the time I got done my hubby thought I had had an accident with the hose and asked if he needed to go change a broken one out for me lol. I was dripping. My best advice is make some homemade Gatorade. Its basically a bit of good salt and a bit of fruit juice(your choice) and water. Helps replace the electrolytes you're sweating away. Or your cucumber water. I know you had a video on it last summer. I ended up with a headache last night as I overdid out in the heat. After a couple cups of powerade(I had some left from flu season) the headache went right away. I do tend to forget to drink plenty while working
What my wife and I like most about you two is your authenticity. You aren't trying to be famous or putting on an act. Some folks on UA-cam seem to be breaking their backs putting on a big front. You are small-town Americans doing their best to improve their lot in life, like the rest of us,...mostly.
Love, love, love every time Kevin builds something. He shows all the tools, how to use them, why principals to make things strong and lasting. He explains well. He has tools with batteries. KEEP TEACHING, KEVIN! 🤗💕
As another Nancy in Michigan has said, it is dry and high 90s with an occasional 80s - and BLESSED today it dropped to 75 degrees. We start out working early in the morning and then find other things during the day and then go back out in after 6pm. We do not have farm animals as we have 200 acres of land for wildlife we hunt and farmers nearby we purchase eggs from. But our garden and building our firewood pile (how we heat the house) has been challenging. With no air conditioning we've had the temps in the house as high as 99 degrees. My husband and I were sick last November, and when Kevin spoke of struggling more so in the heat following his recovery - it sent a lightbulb off for me. My husband scared me with what I thought was heat exhaustion while working on his boat - so we can add more fish to our pantry! He's never struggled like that before. So, as Kevin remarked on his struggle - I shared it with my husband as a possible answer for his inability to work outside as he always has in the heat. Yet, our family in northern western Michigan of the Upper Peninsula have had rain, rain, rain.
We have one silkie we got free. He's a small little rooster but king of the homestead, ruling over roosters twice his size. He's also super sweet, does the dance, clucks for the ladies if he finds food, and used to follow my wife around and protect her from a more aggressive rooster (that we freezer camped) .
Yes, very hot 2 hours south of you all here in north Arkansas. We had almost no rain for all of June, but a very good,wet spring prior to June for which we are very thankful. Now praying that God will open the windows of heaven and pour us some good, sizeable rains and some milder temps if He be willing of that. Thank you for your videos.
💪 Keep them in a Strong Structure, everyone had been losing their Chickens and other Animals on a Mass scale. Thank you for the Knowledge Sara and Kevin. 💚🌻
@@cynthiajordan3420 a local new berry farm/market/pig farm is having issues with coyotes and raccoons and opossums and weird enough skunks. They ended up having to stop free ranging their hens. The skunks and fox were finding the eggs and just chowing down. Thats a recipe for Mr fox eating the girls. The coyotes were trying to get into the hog enclosure to go after piglets this spring. I warned her that hubby and I saw a black bear about 10 years ago when picking blueberries there when the prior owners had it. She told me her hubby didn't believe her that she saw a black bear last year before they opened to the public I told her that while very rare there are still black bears here in michigan(lower middle).
Hi Sarah and Kevin. I am from Iowa and it has been just gross out. So hot and humid, not worth going outside unless you have to. We have had weird weather the last couple of years. I am in Sioux City and we barely had snow this winter and it was a cold spring, and we are also in a drought. I am just a backyard gardener, but we planted late and the drought and heat has slowed everything down. Our corn is not even 4 feet tall. Last year our okra was already blooming and this year it is barely 3 ft tall. I have had covid and it has also affected the way my body reacts to heat. I feel like I am way more sensitive to it now, also. I am glad you all are better and pray you and your families continue to heal. Thanks so much for sharing your lives with us. Congrats on your new home! You guys are my favorite channel to watch. Stay safe and God bless.
We need not let our guard down. It's here to stay as long as some don't think of others and ourselves. Our son , wife, kids and his grandbabies have had it twice. Been lucky when it came to the babies, quick recovery. We are in this together, let's continue to wear our masks and sanitize. 🤞✌️🙏😷😷
Kevin....I love your green "IF I AGREE WITH YOU....." shirt! Blessings! (Stay hydrated! You are still recovering, take it slow and rest when your body says to rest!!)
Thanks for sharing with us Kevin and Sarah, yes the weather affects everyone after they have been sick and it takes a good while to recoup . Be careful overheating and dehydrating and work smart early and late in the day. Fred.
Oklahoma has hit the century mark this week and next week!!! You're being smart about the weather and taking care of yourself. Love the videos and look forward to them each week!!!
I'm in Ohio and it's been in the 90's with high humidity. Also no rain for the last 3-4 weeks and Tuesday and Wednesday we have gotten more than 3 inches of rain. I'm sure the farmers are happy for the rain, I know my garden is.
Working in the heat and also high humidity is hard on our bodies, even when we are used to doing so. Listen to your bodies. Drink plenty of water!! Always have it with you. Here in Ohio we've had a few days in the mid to upper 90s during June which isn't what one thinks of as June weather. God bless you!
I'm thinking of making a portable shade structure in this style, that I can drag around close to my projects. I noticed Kevin's saw was out in the sun; in Texas, shade makes a huge difference in the comfort level!! I use Aluminet shade cloth; it doesn't just provide shade, but is also a radiant barrier.
I’m on the north side of the Red from you, 8:30 pm and still 101! I have tarps over my cheapie small pen. Working on a bigger pen, 2 hog panels leaned together at ridge line, wider openings to the top, covered with chicken wire. Tarp over one end. I’ll get it figured out one of these days!
We're putting composite decking on this summer. Fortunately, to the south our neighbors have 50'+ oak trees so mitre saw is always in the shade. Abundant trees here in Michigan. Love Texas, not in the summer, though.
The heart is brutal here in Villa Rica Georgia. It’s 91* with a heat index of 101 and high humidity. This heat is trying hard to take my garden down. Praying for us all. Thank you for demo on the hoop coop
Yes, the weather has been strange. Last Autumn I planted garlic bulbs. The the weather fluctuating up and down quite a bit heaving the ground. It pushed my garlic out. No garlic this year. Same thing in Spring weather fluctuations and so much rain. Had to be careful when to put transplants in. Thankfully I got it right and everything took off really well. I did however set up rain barrels this year, just in case we turn to drought. I want to be protected from this, plus save on water. Now this Summer has been very hot, causing some plants to bolt. But mostly the plants are loving it and we keep getting mostly enough rain. I thank God for my garden when ever I go out in it and ask Him to bless it. God bless you, from Iowa. Sorry so long.
I was exhausted for months after covid. My husband even questioned how I was doing because of how early I was going to bed in the months right after. Take care you guys! Rest if you need it!
My husband and I worked out on the 4th all day long and when the day was done we were both sick from the heat. We live in Oregon and definitely don’t have to deal with heat and humidity, thank goodness. He had to go back to work on Tuesday and it was a bit rough. Stay safe and healthy.
I live in the PNW and our summer has been much cooler than normal, but I have lived in Georgia and Tennessee and truly, I am a PNW girl! I also got Covid last August and the fatigue I experienced then was something I can't even explain. I found this spring and summer much harder to work through because I still get fatigued so quickly! I hope someday I will feel normal again! I have enjoyed watching this coop take shape. I want to increase my little flock of 4, but the coop I have is not big enough. This hoop coop may be a perfect solution! Looking forward to seeing it finished! Thanks for your wonderful videos! I learn so much!
We finally got rain in southern Wisconsin. Yesterday 3 inches & 3 inches the day before that. More rain tomorrow possibly. It's been so humid lately. But after tomorrow it's suppose to be nicer. Praying for your dad Kevin.
Yes it has been very hot here in west central FL. I almost have to be outside by 6:30 in the morning to do a few things because by 8:30-9 it’s already to hot for me. Great build. I may copy it once I have my own piece of property and get chickens. Have a blessed day 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕👩🏻🌾🐓
I am looking forward to the rest of the build. I am very intreged with the Bresse Chickens and the CooCoo Morans. Pleas keep us updated. Thanks for your video.
@@meanqkie2240 She called them Cuckoo Morans and they are black with white speckles. Malines are solid black. I believe they are a hybrid of maybe barred rock and Malines, as it appears that the farm she is getting them from are heavy into breeding. Just my opinion. It would be interesting to see the color of their skin close up. That would be a give away.
I live about 53 miles from Danny and Wanda from Deep South Homestead and YES, it’s hot 🥵 down here in south Mississippi. Stay safe and love the hoop coop. I can’t wait to see more of your new home. 🥵🥵🥵🥵
I’m in GA and have been getting heat advisories every day. Today, the expected temps will feel like 105. We’ve gotten quite a bit of rain after a long dry spell and the humidity is punishing. Be careful, I spent the night in the CCU unit at the hospital recently. The doctors were concerned I’d had a stoke. Turns out I was dehydrated and had gotten much too hot. It’s no joke. Love your videos and have learned so much. Those Bresse chickens are amazing!!
Absolutely, cattle panels work really well for a small hoophouse. If you possibly can, buy the heavy UV-resistant greenhouse plastic to cover it. The cheap stuff at big box stores will get brittle and start to fall apart in just one season.
Being 7,000 ft above sea level and living on a ski resort in Eden, Utah, my patience for gardening like we did in the south has been tested. In times past, I planted too early and the frost got them. I grew my seeds in my cabin for 2 months but when I planted they just didn’t take, and germination delays make for a very short growing season. I really need a greenhouse on my four acres to solve this but it’s a task that I’m not ready to undertake just yet after brain surgery. But right now our weather is so cool and beautiful. It’s in the 50s and 60s and at some point will get to the 80s. While my 92 year old Dad says it’s 100 degrees on the Missisissippi Gulf Coast and humidity just thick thick, we are just living it. Thanks to you, I’ve done your tomato canning and I’ve never ever tasted better. Thanks to you, my 21 hens ( my girls) lay 21 a day where we’ve pickled, given to family, given 10 dozen to the homeless shelter, and getting ready to warmer glass as we get 4 feet of snow. I even tested the Cornish cross meat hens (10) and I surprised myself at 19 weeks got 7 plus lbs birds and 5 lbs being the smallest. Just loved the taste and wished I would have done 30. I have to figure how to keep separate as they were picked on and 2 killed by the larger layers. I learned a lot. Our fruit trees this year have fruit like I’ve never witnessed. We are truly blessed as I shed tears of thanks. I appreciate your faith and your content. Blessings to you and your family. Weather here is just gorgeous
It’s been dry in my area of Michigan. The temps have been in the 80’s with one week in the high 90’s. We sure could use some rain. When Sarah said you saw Tex running off into the sunset I laughed out loud. Stay safe. Would love to see some house plans.
Southern California here. It's actually been a nice summer so far. I live in the high desert region and it would normally be close to 100F during the day and in the seventies at night. Right now we are high 80s during the day going to the mid-to-high 60s at night. It IS supposed to start heating up this week into the mid-90s. Of course, being in the desert, the humidity is low. We had some rain a couple of weeks ago, which is unusual and I wouldn't mind some more; however, that is very unlikely. Kevin and Sarah, I wish both of you a speedy recovery and smoother times ahead.
Yes the heat is extreme here in Texas. I had the dreaded "C" in January. It has taken me mouths to get back to normal. Around 5 months. But the heat is kicking my butt. Just rest a lit and let your body heal. I know that is very difficult to do on a homestead. I also work off the homestead so it has made it difficult. I find myself doing chores after dark. Between 7:30 pm and 10PM. And I get up at 5AM to do morning chores before going to work. The heat and humidity is brutal!
We are on 2.3 acres in Western WA state. An hour away from the mountains/ski slopes. We have a 3200 sq ft garden half of it being fruit and the other is veggies. But this year we did the veggies in garden pots. We bought 2 of the 10x20 greenhouse tents. The rest of the garden I have under black plastic so I don't spend my time weeding. But we used the woven ground cover material that you guys use in the greenhouses. It's a very late start to summer here. Temps have been in the 50-80's. But the higher temps have ONLY just started happening. My beautiful tomato plants are only about 6" tall. So they will have to go later into the fall time. I have 10 canteloupe plants that i have outside the tents in long planters but will have to bring them in tents cause they will obviously go later before they are ready to eat. They are only about 4" tall right now. Can't believe it is almost the middle of July and my plants are so tiny. But they are healthy. God Bless you guys!
I have learned so much from you guys! I'm happy to see how the Hoop Coop goes up. Pretty nifty. I's in the Pacific Northwest (Washington). Our winter wouldn't give up for a long time, then Spring hung on like a pesty gnat. We were All set to put in a garden, and just couldn't because of the weather. At best we are absolute novices at this gardening stuff, especially since we moved from sunny California to weather whatever land. We did finally get our veggies, flowers, fruit trees and shrubs in. It's all growing pretty good. We will have lots of spinach and Brussels Sprouts, but the broccoli bolted immediately. Next year I hope to have a hot house going on. I told my girls, if we had to rely on our gardening skills for food, we wouldn't make it! Thank goodness the grocery store is a short distance away!
Glad to see you both are recovering. I am on the other side of the state in Southeast Missouri. It is scorching hot here! I know it's rough on all of us, but I really feel for all of our animals. We can go into the ac, but they cannot. It's like working a full-time job just to keep them with enough shade and water so they don't get overheated. I went through Covid about this time last year. I have asthma so my case was worse than my husband's. I ended up in the hospital for 4 days with double pneumonia. Even after I was home, it took a very long time for my energy level and breathing to get back to normal. Take it easy and try not to do too much! Rest when your body tells you to rest and be even more careful than normal in the heat/humidity as your body completes the healing process! If necessary, do the bare minimum and ask for help if you need it. As long as the animals have food, shade, shelter, and water, everything else can wait. Please take care of yourselves and each other! We think of you as extended family and would hate for anything to happen to any of you. God bless you and keep you safe. We will keep you in our prayers.
Prayers to you Kevin and Sarah for a speedy recovery I know tending to a farm is a lot of work make sure you guys get plenty arrest there’s nothing wrong with taking a day off or half a day because I know you have to feed animals and such prayers that you guys start feeling better I love your channels and your content so I really appreciate the extra time that you guys took to film today I know that takes extra work very grateful for all your lessons
The weather has been wonky here in SW Ohio as well. Huge temperature fluctuations and a lot of heat advisories. We have some pop up canopy’s that were under $40 at Walmart. They make a inexpensive, quick and easy shade area when doing projects outside. If you were in shade it would help some. Love watching you guys. God bless!
Hi, from NE Ok we have the same here HOT and HUMID watering in the mornings and gathering in the late evenings. We hit 103 today and 76% humidity. Take special care recouping it's been 7 months since my bout with covid and it comes back to a smaller degree every once in a while I'm 71 so you younguns should be fine. God bless you. I've enjoyed my visits with you.
I saw big smile on Tex's face. Your calves look wonderful! I'm not too far from Ava (an hour SE) and we haven't had any rain for 2 straight months. It's just awful outside. Everything but the garden is brown and crunchy. The black berries have also struggled this year. Tiny compared to normal. Keep cool and hydrated!
I’m in zone 6. Had to plant my tomatoes 2x. Planted last week of May. We had so much rain and cold weather and blasts of extreme heat. Some plants have fruit, but many are just now starting. Seems growth was stunted, but the little spurts of rain have doubled their growth every time. Humidity has been unbelievably high. I’m surprised blight has not set in. I hope to use this hoop house for a greenhouse come next winter. Thanks for the inspiration- stay cool!
We've had that problem. The really cool weather has kept our tomatoes and peppers from really taking off, but we should still be able to salvage them. I have had no room to start seeds indoors so we feel behind this year in every way. The weather definitely hasn't helped this.
The weather is definitely not normal here in SE Ohio and we do not tolerate the heat as well after having the 19. We are in our 60’s so we have to pace ourselves more and work early and late in the day!
I was never diagnosed with 19, but 21 days after my vaccination I was in the cardiac ward with heart failure. I had just had a stress test and heart sonogram, and I was healthy. I haven't been the same since. Very hard to even walk.
@@xanthmom9096 I’m so sorry. Too bad these stories aren’t getting told. I know of two people who were fully vaccinated and died anyway. They were 52 and 65 years old and in good health.
Enjoying your videos. I live in Coos Bay Oregon and the weather is wonderful! Trying to become self sufficient. Have one pig, ten laying chickens, one goat, rabbits, and working on fish next.
I love the Hereford breed! My grandpa used to raise them! It seems like now, almost everyone is switching to the Black Angus & other black breeds & Angus crosses. I love watching your channel! Keep up the good work! Love the hoop coops too!
Want you to know that we love your channel. We are retired and doing the homesteading life as much as we can being in our late 60's and early 70's. We live in northern NH, and the weather has been different here as well. It started with the month of May being very hot and dry--more like our July. Since then the weather has been like a yoyo--hot one day (high 70's and 80's) and the next day morning temps starting out in the 40's. Anyway thanks for sharing your lives. We have learned alot from watching you--about gardening, about preserving, about equipment and gadgets...Kevin, I hope your folks get better. Caring for our aging parents is stressful. Take care. We look forward to your episodes every Wednesday and Saturday.
The heat and humidity is everywhere. I've struggled more this year as well. At first I thought it was just me, but so many people are saying the same thing. I know this year has been by far the hardest to me just trying to keep up with everything outside. I have to do a little at a time just trying to get things done. I'm a outdoors person but but this heat has really gotten the best of me to. Take time in between to rest and recoup and stay hydrated so you can regain your strength from the nasty virus that seems to be spiking again. 3 of my children's households just got hit with it also. Sending prayers and love from my family to yours.
In south Mississippi we were in the 3 digits by mid June…very uncommon. We’re usually not in the 100’s til July and August. We also experienced a time of drought during this same period, however now the rain is playing catch up. I’m a little…no a lot, anxious about our hurricane season. Anyways, Gods got this. Stay cool and God bless.
YES! I'm in western Arkansas and I swear, it's been in the high 90s with heat index ranging from 105-117 since early June. Now that July is here, we're hitting true temps over 100 every day. Hopefully the humidity drops a little. The icing on the cake is that we haven't gotten rain in over 5 weeks. Everything's scorched and my life is an endless parade of hauling water for the animals and watering the garden 🥵 praying for rain 🙏
Yes, the weather is crazy here in Austin Texas too. So hot so early I didnt even plant flowers this year. Love to watch your videos. Keep them coming! Good Luck!! My parents had a farm in Pierce City M0. when I was a small kid.. Right then I decided FARMING was way more work than I wanted when I grew up. So went into electronics, and computer programming. LOL I remember the POLK Greens and Wilted Watercress my mother made with hot bacon grease for us.. Good Stuff! Welcome to Missouri. I remember picking up arrowheads when my dad plowed.. Fond memories!!
It's hot and humid here in WI as well. I feel for ya'll! There are things you have to do every single day in that heat. Prayers for you not to over do. I am not a farmer or homesteader, but even with a yard, flowers, garden and canning, I choose early morning and late in the evening to mow, weed and water or harvest. I love summer, but yes, this one is extreme. Please take care and stay hydrated.
Always enjoy and benefit soo much from you two! Praying the weather gets milder for you 🙏🏼. Here in Washington state we’ve had a very rainy spring and now we are getting some sunny days. Thank you. Take care of yourselves and stay hydrated. God bless
Yes, the weather has been that weird. Down real cool at night at times and hot as fire 🔥 during thee afternoon. That's as scary as food and gas prices. Not to mention mosquitoes 🦟 Hope all goes well soon. Take care. 😊❣️
I am looking forward to seeing the next part. Where I live we have this kind of weather until about the last week of October. It gives us a longer growing season, but it is a horrible struggle to work in. An hour nap after lunch will help you get through and lots of that cucumber water. Make sure you are getting enough potassium too, that will help some with the body aches.
Hang in there! I so enjoy your videos. I’m still recovering from Covid as well. It’s been 5 weeks and the heat here in Florida is overwhelming. I ordered some bresse chicks and I’m still waiting for them! I can’t wait to see them. Yours are beautiful. Drink lots of fluids and take care of you and your family. You all are in my prayers. God bless Theresa Buckner
Stay safe and well! The humidity has been awful here in PA too. I do what I can in the garden, but that's all. I would love to see how your gardens are doing. Thanks and take care.
Yes - I had the same problem after covid with the heat. Maybe just a mix of getting over it and getting older, but I still took care to listen to my body and go inside if I needed to.
I live in the country a couple hours outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. If it were only heat issues it would be great. In the spring we had flooding and we are getting lots of rain which is making for a great vegetable garden. However, we have mosquitos by the millions along with lots of wood ticks. Those 2 things are what is making our summer and working outside less enjoyable this year but we will push through. Have a great day you guys! Love watching your videos!
I appreciate every little tidbit of information y’all take the time to share with us novices. Now, I will share one with y’all. When my husband and I were younger, we swept parking lots commercially. The upside to that was being able to also do many of the mowing services for our clients. On those melting days in the Louisiana heat and humidity, we’d bring an ice chest and water for our towels that we would wet wring out and drape them around our neck and sometimes over our neck for an instant cooling. Not very attractive but worked excellently. Y’all stay safe, heat strokes are serious.
Yes, everything does seem extreme. The weather here in central Texas started with a bang, we had our first triple digit day on May 20th which is 2 months earlier than usual. Since May our daytime temps have mostly been in the upper 90's to over 100. To make matters worse we have only had maybe 3-4 inches of rain since January, the trees and shrubs are starting to show the stress. My small garden has produced zero, the heat hit so quickly the plants that had any fruits stopped maturing and the stems dried up and fell off with me watering daily. I finally gave up and stopped watering and will try again when the weather finally cools a bit. We don't usually get our first frost until November.
Loving the coops you build! And the new chicken breeds as well. It started getting extremely hot here in coastal Texas near Houston in late May. June was worse with 100-104 degree days, high humidity. July and August is normally our hottest months so hoping the grid holds up! Little to no rain here even though a tropical system went through but to the east of my location, so humid and miserable. My garden is really suffering, and so are the pastures. The last couple years have been beyond weird extremes! Texas Deb ❤️
The weather has been odd this year in MN! Between the 4 wind storms so far a lot of damage has happened. Luckily the heat has been mostly bearable. I've not gotten a whole lot done this year. I'm having some health issues I need to deal with and my energy level is making me unable to do much. So I'm trying to do as much as I can when I can and not stress out about what I haven't been doing! I'm always looking forward to Wednesday and Saturday mornings so I can see all that you two have accomplished! 🙂
The weather is crazy in Ohio as well! Tons of rain at first, then no rain for at least a month with mid 90’s and horrible humidity and now rain again but muggy! Covid hit us in December. We recovered in a week but it takes a month or more for that extreme exhaustion to fade. Especially in this heat! Ugh! I feel for you guys!!! Stay hydrated!!!!!! God bless!!!
I love the looks of that hoop coop. I'm wondering how it might work for other uses, like storage or even a green house. I'm in Western Oregon and it's weird weather here too. Oh and absolutely adore your chickens. Beautiful birds!
I live in College Station, TX and the heat is about 100 degrees around 2 PM to 6 PM and humidity has been really bad as well. We are in drought conditions and cutting back on watering the yards. Everyone is anxious for cooler days. Your Hoop Coop looks great.
Me and my brother both had Covid in 2020 and we have noticed the same thing with getting fatigued fast from being in the heat. Really just about anything that exerts us. We used to split wood with a splitter for 5-6 hours at a time like it was nothing, now after an hour or so we start feeling it
@@bettyferguson2815 got the vaccine as soon as it was available to me, so did my brother. Since being vaccinated he has gotten omnicron twice. When I had Covid they still had not released that vaccine. As far as the boosters go, if the first 3 boosters weren’t enough then the next 3 won’t be neither. Besides we were told the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines were over 96% effective.
Oh my goodness! I got a set of silkies last year and they've turned into ober 20 lol we use them like y'all plan to... they're amazing lil mamas and our rooster is so polite and good, does the courting dance even. But I don't have someone to work with me to build them a new house, I wanted to make this so bad!! Bought a large metal walk in type and a larger house for sleeping instead. Maybe one day I can build a hoop coop!!! I'm also really interested in how the bresse turn out. I've wanted them too!
It is just weird here in southern Illinois. Yes, we are experiencing HOT and HUMID weather here also. Our garden was put in later than usual this year. Our Roma tomatoes are all bad with blossom rot. Our slicing tomatoes, Celeberties, have set fruit and are slow growing. Hopefully they will do better than the Romas. Our cherry and grape tomatoes are just starting to ripen. Cucumbers are a little disappointing. Tried a different variety this year. The onion sets have had about one third of them just wither and die. The green peppers are just starting to flower and set fruit. Our green beans have grown big and flowered for some time now. Just waiting for beans to start to show. All that said, Our God and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is still in control and Blessing. Thank you Kevin and Sara for all your encouragement and good info. God Bless you both.
In MN it’s been a really weird weather year. Winter was pretty mild with not a ton of snow, but we completely skipped spring and went from cold to insane heat. My garden is a few weeks behind where it should be with the weather making things tough to get my work done. I think it will all even out though. Stay safe in the heat! You have truly inspired me in so many ways. I would not have a homestead if I had not found you in March 2020.
I’m in Minnesota too. I’m right on the Canadian border. We had such intense drought last summer, record setting. And this year we have had the worst flooding in recorded history. And the weather is flat out bipolar!! Just last week we dipped down to the upper 30’s one night and a couple days before that we were over 100*, bipolar! I had lots of seeds rot and I’m starting to see disease in some plants from being constantly wet. And oh my are the mosquitoes bad!!!! Worst I’ve ever seen!!! Doesn’t matter if it’s 100* I still have to wear a hooded sweatshirt and jeans to work in the garden.
Good morning! I am in MN as well in the center of the state. And yes, the mosquitoes are horrendous this year. Not only do I wear long sleeves and pants outside, and have the same hat as Sarah (it's on their Amazon store) , I have had to use what's called a Thermo cell on my belt, it works! I also had trouble with some germination in the garden but overall the plants are catching up.
@@forrestgump9576 I grew up in Minnesota. If I recall correctly, the Mosquito is the State Bird. What I recall even MORE vividly, back in the 50's and 60's is what we looked like after Mom got done blotting us with Calamine lotion on every bite. :-)) Maine here.
@@forrestgump9576 I wear a mesh hat. It slips on over my ball cap. We have a couple thermacells too. We hunt and fish almost all of our protein so they are game changers for early season hunts. Their effectiveness is greatly reduced though if it’s windy. I usually just cover up as best as I can. Between the mosquitoes, wood ticks, gnats, deer flys, and bulldogs it’s enough to dive you mad! I live way way out in the forest on a river so it’s perfect breeding grounds for all the nasty biting little pests 😡😂
Covid sucks. Really making it a struggle to get our strength back, too. I have been going out at dawn, in when it’s too hot, out again about an hour before dark to finish up chores. Thanks for the build video. I’m going to try the plumber straps on the one I’m putting in the garden this fall. Looks lighter and faster than using even more wood.
@@cynthiafisher9907 depends. If you let them get as big as they can get, and have at least several that you are adding, and add them at night, then they have a better chance. (Think Buddy System). I also tend to use a No-Peck or even a BluKote spray and spray in the areas most likely to be pecked as a preventative. Not 💯 but it certainly helps. Back of the head and neck, the comb, between the shoulders, top of their rump and the anus area. Those are all tender areas and are usually the first places to undergo the pecking order hierarchy. There will be some bullying as the new ones are put in their place. I've found that when I do all those things together it sure helps quite a bit. Hope that helps.
@@mrmacgregorshomestead233 Thanks so much! Yes, it helps a lot. I have had chickens for many years, but I’ve never had such a mix of sizes added in later.
@@cynthiafisher9907 yeah, if you add a group at one time, along with everything else, it should be successful. I had a mix of sizes etc for yrs. Only lost one or two (the first yr I did that because I didn't know any better). Been good ever since. I love my Silkies! I really love Polish too. When they mix (barnyard mix I call them 😆) they are some of the most stunning birds I've ever had!
I've visited Missouri a number of times, and the summer it can be Missouriable! Here in Michigan, near Lake Michigan we've had more 90 degree days than I can remember ever in a summer (some years we never hit 90), but most days it's comfortable in the 70s and low 80s. Stay cool, love your videos.
It's brutal heat here in Alabama and it hasn't rained in over a month. Our garden is beautiful but we have had to water it a couple times a week. Be careful in the heat. Covid took a toll on me for several months so I understand your fatigue. Can't wait to see the hoop coop completed and all those cute chick's running around.
Northern Illinois has been a very nice summer. Yesterday afternoon, after a hugh thunder storm, was hot and muggy for a couple of hours, then it rained again. The rest of the week in the 70's and dryer. I appreciate you showing how to measure and build projects. I would also like to see how you handle projects when they don’t go as planned. It would be a big help to all of us. I Love your videos. Wednesday and Saturdays are my favorite days of the week. Thank you 😁
Hi Kevin and Sara, here in Quebec we are having a cold and wet summer. crazy weather, my garden is doing well, my peppers and tomatoes are in my green houses so they are ok, still growing spring weather crops, broccoli and cauliflower with no bolting. Praying for you down there in the extreme heat.
My summer here in Knoxville, TN is miserable also. Temps in the 90's with heat index 10° higher than the air temp. The humidity is so bad this year. This is the worst summer in several years we have had also. Continue to work smart yoi two. Heat exhaustion is nothing to mess with. Love your channel. Take care and God bless you and Kevin's dad and mother.
I can't wait to see those little silkies in their new home! I'm in Seattle Wa. We have had the coldest rainiest spring for 74 years! At least that's what they say. It was only 2 weeks ago I was still wearing winter sox during the day and to sleep in. Brrr cold feet! However, July has come and brought with it nice, summery sunny days. Thank goodness! I'm amazed at what you accomplish in the heat. Several years ago I got heat stroke and now I have a sensitivity to the heat. When it's too hot --80+--I can't do a thing! Your land looks great!
Awesome ideas!! Maybe a greenhouse with the UV plastic… looks like an easy build with your directions. Pipe straps! Very versatile… thanks! Love your videos.
These hoop coops are such a great idea. Even if a coop isn't what a homesteaders is needing this design can be used as simple shelter for other livestock as well! Use a couple t-posts to make a shelter more stable and leave one end or both open. Ya'll stay out of the heat as much as possible! I love silkies! And they sell nice as well if you ever want to make them productive on the farm other than eggs and pets! I really like the new chickens you choose for meat birds..both breeds are pretty. Weather here in NW AR is about the same as what you all have in Ava!
Kevin and Sara you put out the best how to videos of all the homesteads I follow. Absolutely the best. Explained simple and why. Wish I was younger and could do what you have done. No nasty language and wholsome life style. God's blessings on both of you and the girls.
May God bless you with a cool dry breeze. It has been beastly here in the very Northwest corner of NC, high in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. We've not seen these temps on the mountain in a very long time. In town, or down on the flatlands, it gets in the 90s - 100sº never here, except for this year. I don't have A/C and it is currently 80º with 82% humidity in my house. God bless!
Love your videos! Lived 40 years in Mississippi and now the last 10 years in Montana. I 100% DO NOT miss that awful heat & humidity! It is so draining. We have had a wet (for us) and cool spring and summer. We need some hot weather for our warm loving crops! Take care!
Lol I love that you remind folks it doesn't need to be perfect. Most of my garden/animal stuff I build is very reminiscent of Gilligan's island lol but my plants and critters dont seem to mind
Oh its been hot but not super humid this year. It got humid yesterday and oof! Picking berries and working in my greenhouse was a struggle.
By the time I got done my hubby thought I had had an accident with the hose and asked if he needed to go change a broken one out for me lol. I was dripping.
My best advice is make some homemade Gatorade.
Its basically a bit of good salt and a bit of fruit juice(your choice) and water. Helps replace the electrolytes you're sweating away.
Or your cucumber water. I know you had a video on it last summer.
I ended up with a headache last night as I overdid out in the heat. After a couple cups of powerade(I had some left from flu season) the headache went right away. I do tend to forget to drink plenty while working
What my wife and I like most about you two is your authenticity. You aren't trying to be famous or putting on an act. Some folks on UA-cam seem to be breaking their backs putting on a big front. You are small-town Americans doing their best to improve their lot in life, like the rest of us,...mostly.
Love, love, love every time Kevin builds something. He shows all the tools, how to use them, why principals to make things strong and lasting. He explains well. He has tools with batteries. KEEP TEACHING, KEVIN! 🤗💕
As another Nancy in Michigan has said, it is dry and high 90s with an occasional 80s - and BLESSED today it dropped to 75 degrees. We start out working early in the morning and then find other things during the day and then go back out in after 6pm. We do not have farm animals as we have 200 acres of land for wildlife we hunt and farmers nearby we purchase eggs from. But our garden and building our firewood pile (how we heat the house) has been challenging. With no air conditioning we've had the temps in the house as high as 99 degrees. My husband and I were sick last November, and when Kevin spoke of struggling more so in the heat following his recovery - it sent a lightbulb off for me. My husband scared me with what I thought was heat exhaustion while working on his boat - so we can add more fish to our pantry! He's never struggled like that before. So, as Kevin remarked on his struggle - I shared it with my husband as a possible answer for his inability to work outside as he always has in the heat. Yet, our family in northern western Michigan of the Upper Peninsula have had rain, rain, rain.
We have one silkie we got free. He's a small little rooster but king of the homestead, ruling over roosters twice his size. He's also super sweet, does the dance, clucks for the ladies if he finds food, and used to follow my wife around and protect her from a more aggressive rooster (that we freezer camped) .
Yes, very hot 2 hours south of you all here in north Arkansas. We had almost no rain for all of June, but a very good,wet spring prior to June for which we are very thankful. Now praying that God will open the windows of heaven and pour us some good, sizeable rains and some milder temps if He be willing of that. Thank you for your videos.
💪 Keep them in a Strong Structure, everyone had been losing their Chickens and other Animals on a Mass scale. Thank you for the Knowledge Sara and Kevin. 💚🌻
I didn't count the cows but what's total 🤔 ? 22 , I hope.
Patera - Appalachian Homestead just lost a turkey to possum
Why is everyone losing animals on a mass scale?
It's because your watching and hearing about it, happens all the time. This is nothing new, prey animals have always been around.
@@cynthiajordan3420 a local new berry farm/market/pig farm is having issues with coyotes and raccoons and opossums and weird enough skunks. They ended up having to stop free ranging their hens. The skunks and fox were finding the eggs and just chowing down. Thats a recipe for Mr fox eating the girls.
The coyotes were trying to get into the hog enclosure to go after piglets this spring.
I warned her that hubby and I saw a black bear about 10 years ago when picking blueberries there when the prior owners had it.
She told me her hubby didn't believe her that she saw a black bear last year before they opened to the public I told her that while very rare there are still black bears here in michigan(lower middle).
Hi Sarah and Kevin. I am from Iowa and it has been just gross out. So hot and humid, not worth going outside unless you have to. We have had weird weather the last couple of years. I am in Sioux City and we barely had snow this winter and it was a cold spring, and we are also in a drought. I am just a backyard gardener, but we planted late and the drought and heat has slowed everything down. Our corn is not even 4 feet tall. Last year our okra was already blooming and this year it is barely 3 ft tall. I have had covid and it has also affected the way my body reacts to heat. I feel like I am way more sensitive to it now, also. I am glad you all are better and pray you and your families continue to heal. Thanks so much for sharing your lives with us. Congrats on your new home! You guys are my favorite channel to watch. Stay safe and God bless.
Thank you, Professors Sara and Kevin. Another excellent Homestead class! Stay healthy...that Covid can sneak up on you again.
We need not let our guard down. It's here to stay as long as some don't think of others and ourselves. Our son , wife, kids and his grandbabies have had it twice. Been lucky when it came to the babies, quick recovery. We are in this together, let's continue to wear our masks and sanitize. 🤞✌️🙏😷😷
@@Dianatorres6990 Excellent post.
June is heat as
Kevin....I love your green "IF I AGREE WITH YOU....." shirt! Blessings! (Stay hydrated! You are still recovering, take it slow and rest when your body says to rest!!)
Thanks for sharing with us Kevin and Sarah, yes the weather affects everyone after they have been sick and it takes a good while to recoup . Be careful overheating and dehydrating and work smart early and late in the day. Fred.
When I was growing up in the late 50's early 60's we used to talk about someone having cool tools and the right equipment...I think you would qualify.
Oklahoma has hit the century mark this week and next week!!! You're being smart about the weather and taking care of yourself. Love the videos and look forward to them each week!!!
I'm in Ohio and it's been in the 90's with high humidity. Also no rain for the last 3-4 weeks and Tuesday and Wednesday we have gotten more than 3 inches of rain. I'm sure the farmers are happy for the rain, I know my garden is.
Thank you for this video! I pray you guys are back to 100% soon and that your dad is on the mend. God Bless
Working in the heat and also high humidity is hard on our bodies, even when we are used to doing so. Listen to your bodies. Drink plenty of water!! Always have it with you.
Here in Ohio we've had a few days in the mid to upper 90s during June which isn't what one thinks of as June weather. God bless you!
I'm thinking of making a portable shade structure in this style, that I can drag around close to my projects. I noticed Kevin's saw was out in the sun; in Texas, shade makes a huge difference in the comfort level!!
I use Aluminet shade cloth; it doesn't just provide shade, but is also a radiant barrier.
I’m on the north side of the Red from you, 8:30 pm and still 101! I have tarps over my cheapie small pen. Working on a bigger pen, 2 hog panels leaned together at ridge line, wider openings to the top, covered with chicken wire. Tarp over one end. I’ll get it figured out one of these days!
We're putting composite decking on this summer. Fortunately, to the south our neighbors have 50'+ oak trees so mitre saw is always in the shade. Abundant trees here in Michigan. Love Texas, not in the summer, though.
That’s a great idea!! This summer’s been really hot!!
The heart is brutal here in Villa Rica Georgia. It’s 91* with a heat index of 101 and high humidity. This heat is trying hard to take my garden down. Praying for us all. Thank you for demo on the hoop coop
I built a similar "hoop house" from PVC pipe. Covered it with chicken wire.
Worked out well. Mine was to grow blueberries in and keep the birds out.
Yes, the weather has been strange. Last Autumn I planted garlic bulbs. The the weather fluctuating up and down quite a bit heaving the ground. It pushed my garlic out. No garlic this year. Same thing in Spring weather fluctuations and so much rain. Had to be careful when to put transplants in. Thankfully I got it right and everything took off really well. I did however set up rain barrels this year, just in case we turn to drought. I want to be protected from this, plus save on water. Now this Summer has been very hot, causing some plants to bolt. But mostly the plants are loving it and we keep getting mostly enough rain. I thank God for my garden when ever I go out in it and ask Him to bless it. God bless you, from Iowa. Sorry so long.
I was exhausted for months after covid. My husband even questioned how I was doing because of how early I was going to bed in the months right after. Take care you guys! Rest if you need it!
American Breast chickens are so beautiful! Yep, super hot here in central Kansas and friends say it is even up in Missouri and Iowa
My husband and I worked out on the 4th all day long and when the day was done we were both sick from the heat. We live in Oregon and definitely don’t have to deal with heat and humidity, thank goodness. He had to go back to work on Tuesday and it was a bit rough. Stay safe and healthy.
" O "" BOY ... You know that HEAT can get you down....How about a video on how to stay cool in this crazy HEAT...THANK YOU MY FRIENDS....
I live in the PNW and our summer has been much cooler than normal, but I have lived in Georgia and Tennessee and truly, I am a PNW girl! I also got Covid last August and the fatigue I experienced then was something I can't even explain. I found this spring and summer much harder to work through because I still get fatigued so quickly! I hope someday I will feel normal again! I have enjoyed watching this coop take shape. I want to increase my little flock of 4, but the coop I have is not big enough. This hoop coop may be a perfect solution! Looking forward to seeing it finished! Thanks for your wonderful videos! I learn so much!
So glad you feel better. And so sorry your dad has been so sick!
I just love you guys.
We finally got rain in southern Wisconsin. Yesterday 3 inches & 3 inches the day before that. More rain tomorrow possibly. It's been so humid lately. But after tomorrow it's suppose to be nicer. Praying for your dad Kevin.
Thank you Kevin and Sarah…keep cool take care of yourselves! 🤣
Yes it has been very hot here in west central FL. I almost have to be outside by 6:30 in the morning to do a few things because by 8:30-9 it’s already to hot for me. Great build. I may copy it once I have my own piece of property and get chickens. Have a blessed day 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕👩🏻🌾🐓
I am looking forward to the rest of the build. I am very intreged with the Bresse Chickens and the CooCoo Morans. Pleas keep us updated. Thanks for your video.
Yes, I would like updates also!
I thought they were black cuckoo Malines?
@@meanqkie2240 She called them Cuckoo Morans and they are black with white speckles. Malines are solid black. I believe they are a hybrid of maybe barred rock and Malines, as it appears that the farm she is getting them from are heavy into breeding. Just my opinion. It would be interesting to see the color of their skin close up. That would be a give away.
@@sunnyday5621 I had never heard of a maline nor a bresse until she said it. Listen again. I had to replay it several times and go look it up.
I live about 53 miles from Danny and Wanda from Deep South Homestead and YES, it’s hot 🥵 down here in south Mississippi. Stay safe and love the hoop coop. I can’t wait to see more of your new home. 🥵🥵🥵🥵
I’m in GA and have been getting heat advisories every day. Today, the expected temps will feel like 105. We’ve gotten quite a bit of rain after a long dry spell and the humidity is punishing. Be careful, I spent the night in the CCU unit at the hospital recently. The doctors were concerned I’d had a stoke. Turns out I was dehydrated and had gotten much too hot. It’s no joke. Love your videos and have learned so much. Those Bresse chickens are amazing!!
Yes, it’s really extreme…even the bugs and critters are extreme! Stay safe!
So glad you both are feeling better. Covid does change things, take it easy. I love this build, might try it for a small greenhouse???
great idea
I have, and it works well.
I thought the same thing!
Absolutely, cattle panels work really well for a small hoophouse.
If you possibly can, buy the heavy UV-resistant greenhouse plastic to cover it. The cheap stuff at big box stores will get brittle and start to fall apart in just one season.
Being 7,000 ft above sea level and living on a ski resort in Eden, Utah, my patience for gardening like we did in the south has been tested. In times past, I planted too early and the frost got them. I grew my seeds in my cabin for 2 months but when I planted they just didn’t take, and germination delays make for a very short growing season. I really need a greenhouse on my four acres to solve this but it’s a task that I’m not ready to undertake just yet after brain surgery. But right now our weather is so cool and beautiful. It’s in the 50s and 60s and at some point will get to the 80s. While my 92 year old Dad says it’s 100 degrees on the Missisissippi Gulf Coast and humidity just thick thick, we are just living it. Thanks to you, I’ve done your tomato canning and I’ve never ever tasted better. Thanks to you, my 21 hens ( my girls) lay 21 a day where we’ve pickled, given to family, given 10 dozen to the homeless shelter, and getting ready to warmer glass as we get 4 feet of snow. I even tested the Cornish cross meat hens (10) and I surprised myself at 19 weeks got 7 plus lbs birds and 5 lbs being the smallest. Just loved the taste and wished I would have done 30. I have to figure how to keep separate as they were picked on and 2 killed by the larger layers. I learned a lot. Our fruit trees this year have fruit like I’ve never witnessed. We are truly blessed as I shed tears of thanks. I appreciate your faith and your content. Blessings to you and your family. Weather here is just gorgeous
It’s been dry in my area of Michigan. The temps have been in the 80’s with one week in the high 90’s. We sure could use some rain. When Sarah said you saw Tex running off into the sunset I laughed out loud. Stay safe. Would love to see some house plans.
Maybe that is why this summer is so bad for me. I was born & raised in W Michigan and cannot take Indiana's extreme heat.
I believe it is called La Nina which happens every 11 years because of the Sun. It will cause heat waves and long droughts across the Nation.
Hello! Michigan here too! Howdy 'neighbor' :)
Southern California here. It's actually been a nice summer so far. I live in the high desert region and it would normally be close to 100F during the day and in the seventies at night. Right now we are high 80s during the day going to the mid-to-high 60s at night. It IS supposed to start heating up this week into the mid-90s. Of course, being in the desert, the humidity is low. We had some rain a couple of weeks ago, which is unusual and I wouldn't mind some more; however, that is very unlikely.
Kevin and Sarah, I wish both of you a speedy recovery and smoother times ahead.
Yes the heat is extreme here in Texas. I had the dreaded "C" in January. It has taken me mouths to get back to normal. Around 5 months. But the heat is kicking my butt. Just rest a lit and let your body heal. I know that is very difficult to do on a homestead. I also work off the homestead so it has made it difficult. I find myself doing chores after dark. Between 7:30 pm and 10PM. And I get up at 5AM to do morning chores before going to work. The heat and humidity is brutal!
Love when you guys build stuff together!
We are on 2.3 acres in Western WA state. An hour away from the mountains/ski slopes. We have a 3200 sq ft garden half of it being fruit and the other is veggies. But this year we did the veggies in garden pots. We bought 2 of the 10x20 greenhouse tents. The rest of the garden I have under black plastic so I don't spend my time weeding. But we used the woven ground cover material that you guys use in the greenhouses. It's a very late start to summer here. Temps have been in the 50-80's. But the higher temps have ONLY just started happening. My beautiful tomato plants are only about 6" tall. So they will have to go later into the fall time. I have 10 canteloupe plants that i have outside the tents in long planters but will have to bring them in tents cause they will obviously go later before they are ready to eat. They are only about 4" tall right now. Can't believe it is almost the middle of July and my plants are so tiny. But they are healthy. God Bless you guys!
I have learned so much from you guys! I'm happy to see how the Hoop Coop goes up. Pretty nifty. I's in the Pacific Northwest (Washington). Our winter wouldn't give up for a long time, then Spring hung on like a pesty gnat. We were All set to put in a garden, and just couldn't because of the weather. At best we are absolute novices at this gardening stuff, especially since we moved from sunny California to weather whatever land. We did finally get our veggies, flowers, fruit trees and shrubs in. It's all growing pretty good. We will have lots of spinach and Brussels Sprouts, but the broccoli bolted immediately. Next year I hope to have a hot house going on. I told my girls, if we had to rely on our gardening skills for food, we wouldn't make it! Thank goodness the grocery store is a short distance away!
Glad to see you both are recovering. I am on the other side of the state in Southeast Missouri. It is scorching hot here! I know it's rough on all of us, but I really feel for all of our animals. We can go into the ac, but they cannot. It's like working a full-time job just to keep them with enough shade and water so they don't get overheated.
I went through Covid about this time last year. I have asthma so my case was worse than my husband's. I ended up in the hospital for 4 days with double pneumonia. Even after I was home, it took a very long time for my energy level and breathing to get back to normal. Take it easy and try not to do too much! Rest when your body tells you to rest and be even more careful than normal in the heat/humidity as your body completes the healing process! If necessary, do the bare minimum and ask for help if you need it. As long as the animals have food, shade, shelter, and water, everything else can wait. Please take care of yourselves and each other! We think of you as extended family and would hate for anything to happen to any of you. God bless you and keep you safe. We will keep you in our prayers.
Prayers to you Kevin and Sarah for a speedy recovery I know tending to a farm is a lot of work make sure you guys get plenty arrest there’s nothing wrong with taking a day off or half a day because I know you have to feed animals and such prayers that you guys start feeling better I love your channels and your content so I really appreciate the extra time that you guys took to film today I know that takes extra work very grateful for all your lessons
You have beautiful property. Looks like every animal is very happy.
The weather has been wonky here in SW Ohio as well. Huge temperature fluctuations and a lot of heat advisories. We have some pop up canopy’s that were under $40 at Walmart. They make a inexpensive, quick and easy shade area when doing projects outside. If you were in shade it would help some. Love watching you guys. God bless!
Hi, from NE Ok we have the same here HOT and HUMID watering in the mornings and gathering in the late evenings. We hit 103 today and 76% humidity. Take special care recouping it's been 7 months since my bout with covid and it comes back to a smaller degree every once in a while I'm 71 so you younguns should be fine. God bless you. I've enjoyed my visits with you.
So glad to see you guys settling back in to daily living; though sorry to hear you’re struggling with the heat and health rebounds!
You guys always have great information. We actually started chickens because of you guys. We now have 8 chicks, 1 rooster and 2 goats.
I saw big smile on Tex's face. Your calves look wonderful! I'm not too far from Ava (an hour SE) and we haven't had any rain for 2 straight months. It's just awful outside. Everything but the garden is brown and crunchy. The black berries have also struggled this year. Tiny compared to normal. Keep cool and hydrated!
Thank you for sharing! Blessings to you and your family!🕊✝🙏🏼💖
I’m in zone 6. Had to plant my tomatoes 2x. Planted last week of May. We had so much rain and cold weather and blasts of extreme heat. Some plants have fruit, but many are just now starting. Seems growth was stunted, but the little spurts of rain have doubled their growth every time. Humidity has been unbelievably high. I’m surprised blight has not set in. I hope to use this hoop house for a greenhouse come next winter. Thanks for the inspiration- stay cool!
We've had that problem. The really cool weather has kept our tomatoes and peppers from really taking off, but we should still be able to salvage them. I have had no room to start seeds indoors so we feel behind this year in every way. The weather definitely hasn't helped this.
Yes , it’s extremely hot and humid in eastern North Carolina, and we need rain desperately! Corn is curling up . 🙏
The weather is definitely not normal here in SE Ohio and we do not tolerate the heat as well after having the 19. We are in our 60’s so we have to pace ourselves more and work early and late in the day!
I was never diagnosed with 19, but 21 days after my vaccination I was in the cardiac ward with heart failure. I had just had a stress test and heart sonogram, and I was healthy. I haven't been the same since. Very hard to even walk.
@@xanthmom9096 I’m so sorry. Too bad these stories aren’t getting told. I know of two people who were fully vaccinated and died anyway. They were 52 and 65 years old and in good health.
Sarah's smile and dimples are as cute as the silkies 😊🇭🇲
Great video. Be careful in this heat. Can’t wait to see the flock of silkies in their new hoop coop.
Enjoying your videos. I live in Coos Bay Oregon and the weather is wonderful! Trying to become self sufficient. Have one pig, ten laying chickens, one goat, rabbits, and working on fish next.
I love the Hereford breed! My grandpa used to raise them! It seems like now, almost everyone is switching to the Black Angus & other black breeds & Angus crosses. I love watching your channel! Keep up the good work! Love the hoop coops too!
Want you to know that we love your channel. We are retired and doing the homesteading life as much as we can being in our late 60's and early 70's. We live in northern NH, and the weather has been different here as well. It started with the month of May being very hot and dry--more like our July. Since then the weather has been like a yoyo--hot one day (high 70's and 80's) and the next day morning temps starting out in the 40's. Anyway thanks for sharing your lives. We have learned alot from watching you--about gardening, about preserving, about equipment and gadgets...Kevin, I hope your folks get better. Caring for our aging parents is stressful. Take care. We look forward to your episodes every Wednesday and Saturday.
The heat and humidity is everywhere. I've struggled more this year as well. At first I thought it was just me, but so many people are saying the same thing. I know this year has been by far the hardest to me just trying to keep up with everything outside. I have to do a little at a time just trying to get things done. I'm a outdoors person but but this heat has really gotten the best of me to. Take time in between to rest and recoup and stay hydrated so you can regain your strength from the nasty virus that seems to be spiking again. 3 of my children's households just got hit with it also. Sending prayers and love from my family to yours.
I love that plumbing hanger. We ship freight for the public and use plumbing hanger and screws to attach whatever we are shipping to the pallet.
In south Mississippi we were in the 3 digits by mid June…very uncommon. We’re usually not in the 100’s til July and August. We also experienced a time of drought during this same period, however now the rain is playing catch up. I’m a little…no a lot, anxious about our hurricane season. Anyways, Gods got this. Stay cool and God bless.
Heard the more Sahara dust, the lower intensity the storms. Saw plenty in north Texas, so fingers crossed.
I'm in central MS. The weather has been miserable, both with heat and humidity. We have been getting rain but it tends to come in a downpour.
YES! I'm in western Arkansas and I swear, it's been in the high 90s with heat index ranging from 105-117 since early June. Now that July is here, we're hitting true temps over 100 every day. Hopefully the humidity drops a little. The icing on the cake is that we haven't gotten rain in over 5 weeks. Everything's scorched and my life is an endless parade of hauling water for the animals and watering the garden 🥵 praying for rain 🙏
Yes, the weather is crazy here in Austin Texas too. So hot so early I didnt even plant flowers this year. Love to watch your videos. Keep them coming! Good Luck!!
My parents had a farm in Pierce City M0. when I was a small kid.. Right then I decided FARMING was way more work than I wanted when I grew up. So went into electronics, and computer programming. LOL I remember the POLK Greens and Wilted Watercress my mother made with hot bacon grease for us.. Good Stuff! Welcome to Missouri. I remember picking up arrowheads when my dad plowed.. Fond memories!!
It's hot and humid here in WI as well. I feel for ya'll! There are things you have to do every single day in that heat. Prayers for you not to over do. I am not a farmer or homesteader, but even with a yard, flowers, garden and canning, I choose early morning and late in the evening to mow, weed and water or harvest. I love summer, but yes, this one is extreme. Please take care and stay hydrated.
Always enjoy and benefit soo much from you two! Praying the weather gets milder for you 🙏🏼. Here in Washington state we’ve had a very rainy spring and now we are getting some sunny days. Thank you. Take care of yourselves and stay hydrated. God bless
Yes, the weather has been that weird. Down real cool at night at times and hot as fire 🔥 during thee afternoon. That's as scary as food and gas prices. Not to mention mosquitoes 🦟 Hope all goes well soon. Take care. 😊❣️
I am looking forward to seeing the next part. Where I live we have this kind of weather until about the last week of October. It gives us a longer growing season, but it is a horrible struggle to work in. An hour nap after lunch will help you get through and lots of that cucumber water. Make sure you are getting enough potassium too, that will help some with the body aches.
Hang in there! I so enjoy your videos. I’m still recovering from Covid as well. It’s been 5 weeks and the heat here in Florida is overwhelming. I ordered some bresse chicks and I’m still waiting for them! I can’t wait to see them. Yours are beautiful. Drink lots of fluids and take care of you and your family. You all are in my prayers. God bless
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Stay safe and well! The humidity has been awful here in PA too. I do what I can in the garden, but that's all. I would love to see how your gardens are doing. Thanks and take care.
Yes - I had the same problem after covid with the heat. Maybe just a mix of getting over it and getting older, but I still took care to listen to my body and go inside if I needed to.
Thank you for all your videos and showing us how to do different things on the homestead 💕
I live in the country a couple hours outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.
If it were only heat issues it would be great.
In the spring we had flooding and we are getting lots of rain which is making for a great vegetable garden.
However, we have mosquitos by the millions along with lots of wood ticks.
Those 2 things are what is making our summer and working outside less enjoyable this year but we will push through.
Have a great day you guys! Love watching your videos!
I appreciate every little tidbit of information y’all take the time to share with us novices. Now, I will share one with y’all. When my husband and I were younger, we swept parking lots commercially. The upside to that was being able to also do many of the mowing services for our clients. On those melting days in the Louisiana heat and humidity, we’d bring an ice chest and water for our towels that we would wet wring out and drape them around our neck and sometimes over our neck for an instant cooling. Not very attractive but worked excellently. Y’all stay safe, heat strokes are serious.
Yes, everything does seem extreme. The weather here in central Texas started with a bang, we had our first triple digit day on May 20th which is 2 months earlier than usual. Since May our daytime temps have mostly been in the upper 90's to over 100. To make matters worse we have only had maybe 3-4 inches of rain since January, the trees and shrubs are starting to show the stress. My small garden has produced zero, the heat hit so quickly the plants that had any fruits stopped maturing and the stems dried up and fell off with me watering daily. I finally gave up and stopped watering and will try again when the weather finally cools a bit. We don't usually get our first frost until November.
Loving the coops you build! And the new chicken breeds as well. It started getting extremely hot here in coastal Texas near Houston in late May. June was worse with 100-104 degree days, high humidity. July and August is normally our hottest months so hoping the grid holds up! Little to no rain here even though a tropical system went through but to the east of my location, so humid and miserable. My garden is really suffering, and so are the pastures. The last couple years have been beyond weird extremes! Texas Deb ❤️
We live near Padre Island and the heat is unbearable. Our gardens are feeling it.
I'm thinking , is it going to be bad hurricanes. ✌️🙏
@@Dianatorres6990 not looking forward to those, but think there may be some bad ones this year. Praying for everyone and everything in their paths!
We are I the south Alabama, the heat in June has been un real! Everything is so different than ever before. Thank y’all!
The weather has been odd this year in MN! Between the 4 wind storms so far a lot of damage has happened. Luckily the heat has been mostly bearable. I've not gotten a whole lot done this year. I'm having some health issues I need to deal with and my energy level is making me unable to do much. So I'm trying to do as much as I can when I can and not stress out about what I haven't been doing! I'm always looking forward to Wednesday and Saturday mornings so I can see all that you two have accomplished! 🙂
The weather is crazy in Ohio as well! Tons of rain at first, then no rain for at least a month with mid 90’s and horrible humidity and now rain again but muggy! Covid hit us in December. We recovered in a week but it takes a month or more for that extreme exhaustion to fade. Especially in this heat! Ugh! I feel for you guys!!! Stay hydrated!!!!!! God bless!!!
I love the looks of that hoop coop. I'm wondering how it might work for other uses, like storage or even a green house. I'm in Western Oregon and it's weird weather here too. Oh and absolutely adore your chickens. Beautiful birds!
I live in College Station, TX and the heat is about 100 degrees around 2 PM to 6 PM and humidity has been really bad as well. We are in drought conditions and cutting back on watering the yards. Everyone is anxious for cooler days. Your Hoop Coop looks great.
Me and my brother both had Covid in 2020 and we have noticed the same thing with getting fatigued fast from being in the heat. Really just about anything that exerts us. We used to split wood with a splitter for 5-6 hours at a time like it was nothing, now after an hour or so we start feeling it
No Covid but noticed similar after turning 70.
I'll be glad when I fully recover. 🤠
C has no scientific proof at all.
Have you heard of the Covid Vaccine and boosters? Sorry, you didn't hear about them before you waited too long!
@@bettyferguson2815 got the vaccine as soon as it was available to me, so did my brother. Since being vaccinated he has gotten omnicron twice. When I had Covid they still had not released that vaccine. As far as the boosters go, if the first 3 boosters weren’t enough then the next 3 won’t be neither. Besides we were told the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines were over 96% effective.
Get well soon. Sorry vaccines didn't work for you guys!
You're on the right track.
After Covid, the best way to recoup, is to re-Coop.
Oh my goodness! I got a set of silkies last year and they've turned into ober 20 lol we use them like y'all plan to... they're amazing lil mamas and our rooster is so polite and good, does the courting dance even. But I don't have someone to work with me to build them a new house, I wanted to make this so bad!! Bought a large metal walk in type and a larger house for sleeping instead. Maybe one day I can build a hoop coop!!! I'm also really interested in how the bresse turn out. I've wanted them too!
It is just weird here in southern Illinois. Yes, we are experiencing HOT and HUMID weather here also. Our garden was put in later than usual this year. Our Roma tomatoes are all bad with blossom rot. Our slicing tomatoes, Celeberties, have set fruit and are slow growing. Hopefully they will do better than the Romas. Our cherry and grape tomatoes are just starting to ripen. Cucumbers are a little disappointing. Tried a different variety this year. The onion sets have had about one third of them just wither and die. The green peppers are just starting to flower and set fruit. Our green beans have grown big and flowered for some time now. Just waiting for beans to start to show. All that said, Our God and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is still in control and Blessing. Thank you Kevin and Sara for all your encouragement and good info. God Bless you both.
2nd view and that’s because I can’t sleep. 3:32 am here.
GREAT IDEA WITH THE PLUMBERS HANGER! THANK YOU! NEVER THOUGHT TO USE IT! ~M.G.
In MN it’s been a really weird weather year. Winter was pretty mild with not a ton of snow, but we completely skipped spring and went from cold to insane heat. My garden is a few weeks behind where it should be with the weather making things tough to get my work done. I think it will all even out though. Stay safe in the heat! You have truly inspired me in so many ways. I would not have a homestead if I had not found you in March 2020.
I’m in Minnesota too. I’m right on the Canadian border. We had such intense drought last summer, record setting. And this year we have had the worst flooding in recorded history. And the weather is flat out bipolar!! Just last week we dipped down to the upper 30’s one night and a couple days before that we were over 100*, bipolar! I had lots of seeds rot and I’m starting to see disease in some plants from being constantly wet. And oh my are the mosquitoes bad!!!! Worst I’ve ever seen!!! Doesn’t matter if it’s 100* I still have to wear a hooded sweatshirt and jeans to work in the garden.
Good morning! I am in MN as well in the center of the state. And yes, the mosquitoes are horrendous this year. Not only do I wear long sleeves and pants outside, and have the same hat as Sarah (it's on their Amazon store) , I have had to use what's called a Thermo cell on my belt, it works! I also had trouble with some germination in the garden but overall the plants are catching up.
@@forrestgump9576 I grew up in Minnesota. If I recall correctly, the
Mosquito is the State Bird. What I recall even MORE vividly, back in
the 50's and 60's is what we looked like after Mom got done
blotting us with Calamine lotion on every bite. :-)) Maine here.
@@marktoldgardengnome4110 LOL, you got that right!
@@forrestgump9576 I wear a mesh hat. It slips on over my ball cap. We have a couple thermacells too. We hunt and fish almost all of our protein so they are game changers for early season hunts. Their effectiveness is greatly reduced though if it’s windy. I usually just cover up as best as I can. Between the mosquitoes, wood ticks, gnats, deer flys, and bulldogs it’s enough to dive you mad! I live way way out in the forest on a river so it’s perfect breeding grounds for all the nasty biting little pests 😡😂
Covid sucks. Really making it a struggle to get our strength back, too. I have been going out at dawn, in when it’s too hot, out again about an hour before dark to finish up chores.
Thanks for the build video. I’m going to try the plumber straps on the one I’m putting in the garden this fall. Looks lighter and faster than using even more wood.
You will absolutely love the Silkies! Great addition for sure! Hope everyone is getting on the mend. Blessings, from Michigan.
Will silkies get beat up if you have a flock of big chickens? I’d like to have a couple.
@@cynthiafisher9907 depends. If you let them get as big as they can get, and have at least several that you are adding, and add them at night, then they have a better chance. (Think Buddy System). I also tend to use a No-Peck or even a BluKote spray and spray in the areas most likely to be pecked as a preventative. Not 💯 but it certainly helps. Back of the head and neck, the comb, between the shoulders, top of their rump and the anus area. Those are all tender areas and are usually the first places to undergo the pecking order hierarchy. There will be some bullying as the new ones are put in their place. I've found that when I do all those things together it sure helps quite a bit. Hope that helps.
@@mrmacgregorshomestead233 Thanks so much! Yes, it helps a lot. I have had chickens for many years, but I’ve never had such a mix of sizes added in later.
@@cynthiafisher9907 yeah, if you add a group at one time, along with everything else, it should be successful. I had a mix of sizes etc for yrs. Only lost one or two (the first yr I did that because I didn't know any better). Been good ever since. I love my Silkies! I really love Polish too. When they mix (barnyard mix I call them 😆) they are some of the most stunning birds I've ever had!
Tex is a stud muffin. I am glad that your cows have such a beautiful and natural area to roam. They look happy and healthy.
I've visited Missouri a number of times, and the summer it can be Missouriable! Here in Michigan, near Lake Michigan we've had more 90 degree days than I can remember ever in a summer (some years we never hit 90), but most days it's comfortable in the 70s and low 80s. Stay cool, love your videos.
It's brutal heat here in Alabama and it hasn't rained in over a month. Our garden is beautiful but we have had to water it a couple times a week. Be careful in the heat. Covid took a toll on me for several months so I understand your fatigue. Can't wait to see the hoop coop completed and all those cute chick's running around.
Northern Illinois has been a very nice summer. Yesterday afternoon, after a hugh thunder storm, was hot and muggy for a couple of hours, then it rained again. The rest of the week in the 70's and dryer.
I appreciate you showing how to measure and build projects. I would also like to see how you handle projects when they don’t go as planned. It would be a big help to all of us. I Love your videos. Wednesday and Saturdays are my favorite days of the week. Thank you 😁
Hi Kevin and Sara, here in Quebec we are having a cold and wet summer. crazy weather, my garden is doing well, my peppers and tomatoes are in my green houses so they are ok, still growing spring weather crops, broccoli and cauliflower with no bolting. Praying for you down there in the extreme heat.
My summer here in Knoxville, TN is miserable also. Temps in the 90's with heat index 10° higher than the air temp. The humidity is so bad this year. This is the worst summer in several years we have had also. Continue to work smart yoi two. Heat exhaustion is nothing to mess with. Love your channel. Take care and God bless you and Kevin's dad and mother.
I can't wait to see those little silkies in their new home! I'm in Seattle Wa. We have had the coldest rainiest spring for 74 years! At least that's what they say. It was only 2 weeks ago I was still wearing winter sox during the day and to sleep in. Brrr cold feet! However, July has come and brought with it nice, summery sunny days. Thank goodness! I'm amazed at what you accomplish in the heat. Several years ago I got heat stroke and now I have a sensitivity to the heat. When it's too hot --80+--I can't do a thing! Your land looks great!
It is terribly hot here in West Texas. 100+ every day, and so very dry. Love the Bresse chickens. You guys are great.
Awesome ideas!!
Maybe a greenhouse with the UV plastic… looks like an easy build with your directions. Pipe straps! Very versatile… thanks! Love your videos.
These hoop coops are such a great idea. Even if a coop isn't what a homesteaders is needing this design can be used as simple shelter for other livestock as well! Use a couple t-posts to make a shelter more stable and leave one end or both open.
Ya'll stay out of the heat as much as possible!
I love silkies! And they sell nice as well if you ever want to make them productive on the farm other than eggs and pets!
I really like the new chickens you choose for meat birds..both breeds are pretty.
Weather here in NW AR is about the same as what you all have in Ava!
Kevin and Sara you put out the best how to videos of all the homesteads I follow.
Absolutely the best. Explained simple and why. Wish I was younger and could do what you have done. No nasty language and wholsome life style.
God's blessings on both of you and the girls.
May God bless you with a cool dry breeze. It has been beastly here in the very Northwest corner of NC, high in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. We've not seen these temps on the mountain in a very long time. In town, or down on the flatlands, it gets in the 90s - 100sº never here, except for this year. I don't have A/C and it is currently 80º with 82% humidity in my house. God bless!
Love your videos! Lived 40 years in Mississippi and now the last 10 years in Montana. I 100% DO NOT miss that awful heat & humidity! It is so draining. We have had a wet (for us) and cool spring and summer. We need some hot weather for our warm loving crops! Take care!