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That drinker was only £20 from the Internet. My mates mum said they cost them £75. Although there's are better quality the cheaper one does the same job for animals that are gentle 😀

Hydraulic conductivity test lol

Too late to fix

Lol

We didn't even have shackles lol

Thanks

You're welcome. It's was over a short period with so many variables but in the end wood roots 👍

Lol

Thanks William 😊

Definitely not. It was a tough going alright 👍

Hi Gregg, I shouldn't have told him what i had planned. He knew not to answer the day before lol

To be fair I didn't do much after that. Still hadn't recovered from the pour.

Thanks Elizabeth the lorry driver said when he got out of the lorry. Where's everyone else. The look on his face when I said I'm it 😆 🤣

@@LaidBackHomesteader 🤣🤣🤣 I can imagine.

I'm glad you enjoyed it William. I going to increase the upload rate from one video to two per week. Watch this.space lol

I would have liked that too but there wasn't time because they were getting ready to go to a birthday party. It would have been too hard for them to mark it anyway. I'll get their hand prints in the concrete when I'm pouring around the pig slot. 👍

When the driver arrives he said "where's everyone else at?" I told him I was some worker lol

Thanks, will do!

Thanks Ruth I'm going to try and double the rate to 2 videos per week

Thanks Claire 😊 Building the dream!

24 hrs later than usual but I'm currently working on it 👍

This one I already had so brand new 😅😅😅

LOL its not concreted yet lol

Thanks William. Pouring the slab next weeks video

Yes I did. Ive kinda got the hang of it now. I also like showing the muscles when she fires up. feel the power lol

@@LaidBackHomesteader 👍💪💪

There was far more farmers running around my field than cattle 😆 🤣 😂 I'm glad there were no shotguns handy Repairs will feature in an upcoming video. Shouldn't be a big job 👍

Will a mic improve sound quality? I have one but didn't really know how to use it

Could hardly talk smell was soo bad

Thanks gregg. I'm glad it didn't splash onto me. Watching it back is so funny I'm trying to talk and can't get a breath lol

Thanks Claire. That bin was stinking!!

Thanks Jim. I hope all is well at your end. I'm in my element at this crack. No time for bikes tho! Did you see I purchased a quad? The GS 1200 is gone

Do you think a lick bucket is needed?

lol I was watching the video thinking I own 7 batteries but I've lost two 😅 Did you see last week's video. I talked about the rush plant

@@LaidBackHomesteader Yes, I did. I heard you speak of it. Interesting.

@gregganderson1454 as you know I'm getting busier on the homestead. I'm thinking of doing shorter videos but doing more of them focusing on a single task. Do you think this would be a good idea?

@@LaidBackHomesteader Absolutely. I think 12 to 15 minute videos are great. More people are likely to watch them than 30 plus minute videos. I’d like to see your channel keep growing!

Sounds like a plan then. I'll get right on it

Thanks Claire

Thanks Ian. Two years ago it was still a green field. Building the dream👍

What do you think of the mobile chicken tractor?

I used oxide primer and cheap single pack opaque topcoat.

Are you going to paint a shipping container?

Mostly organised for the big move now. I hope to move them up tomorrow morning. 11.07.24 🤞

Yes and if that doesn't work I'm thinking of welding angle iron onto the rollers to crimp the grass. Good or bad idea?

Gregg, the rush is a weed found in heavy damp ground. My two fields are full of it. I strim it so it doesn't go to seed but I'm hoping the roller will crimp the stem in turn feed the soil. At the base there is big clumps of vegetation because its not being managed. In time it shouldn't be much of a problem if I stay on top of it. Nugget will soon be moving to nanny's house and ill get another batch in the incubator.

@@LaidBackHomesteader You were saying the well had dried up.There,s water there were the rushes are.Make a pond.

@@LaidBackHomesteader Thanks for the information, Pete. I hope Nugget enjoys his new home.

Happy to help. Cheers

The rush plants are there because the soil is of poor quality. When I say i'm feeding the soil its with the plan to enrich the soil quality creating habitat for worms etc. Not enough area for a pond. I'm going to catch water from the roof of my shipping container within the next 12 months. It will water animals and the garden. If I put the proper filters on it I'll be able to drink it!

If I had a use for hay i'd already of had it mowed Lara. You were right about nugget. He was only starting to get moving when I seen them pecking at his wing so I had to intervene. I'm keeping him in beside the others so he can here them. When he goes to nanny's house there are other chickens, laying hens that will keep him right. Thanks

@@LaidBackHomesteader what will the sheep eat in winter if not hay?

@@laraquatelli3506 They will be on grass all year. Last winter they went to a friends land for two months because I ran out of grass. Dam Suffolk's (5 sheep) kept breaking threw the poly wire and walked what grass i'd left into the soil! The reason he had grass is that they farm cows and they are too heavy for the fields during winter. This makes too much mud so they be held in a barn for a bit.

@@LaidBackHomesteader Aye,we,d have the cow,s in the barn over winter,laying on the straw,eating the hay.We,d sing to them at Christmas,rig the barn up with wee light,s .Muck outs are for the brave. Beautiful Suffolk 😍 Will they have shelter then this winter at yours. Meat Birds 🐦 That term is brutal.I know one has to remain objective towards them,however 😆. Great update. Thank you ☆

@laraquatelli3506 I got rid of the Suffolk's. Got a good price for them as well 🤑 I told my friend, if they don't sell at market I'll set them free lol meaning they weren't coming back to the homestead. Don't need the hassle just. I think meat birds is a fitting name. Nugget got his name because I said if he survived I had every intention of turning him into nuggets 😆

Nugget is hanging in there getting stronger by the day. I don't think I'll do much dancing either Gregg, I'm the wrong body type!!! 🤣😂😅

@@LaidBackHomesteader 😆

Pecking order is right. Nugget was the weakest link I had to remove him from the group. The chick's are soo funny to watch. I watch the chunky chicks so so much I can't see them growing! lol

@@LaidBackHomesteader lol nugget in eastenders messing with the steroids. We all need the chance to live our best lives.Sunday blessings 🙏 in advance.

Always positive vibes from the Matt-Man. It's great to here from you again. Nugget is getting stronger evey day. It won't be long until the chick's are in the field too! lololol

Glad you enjoyed it

Arlo will still be remembered about that day when he's 18. It's in the archives, lol. Slugs are under control now that we have plenty ty of baby frogs hopping around hehe. Thanks Claire see you in the field!!!

😂 Absolutely! It's on record 🥚🐣 lol. Very glad to hear the wee frogs are getting their fill ! Eat up boys 🐸 🐸🐸 See you in the field 🌳😃

The genie might drive you guys crazy 🤪 We will just have to persevere for now until I get the off solar kit. Chick's are cute. I'll have a video uploaded next Saturday! Cheers Gregg

I'll have a look later on Lara. Thanks.