Real Canadian Winter Family Farm Drudgery
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Real Canadian Winter Family Farm Drudgery
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I love how you showcase your love for the cats. Your farm and channel is exceptional. ❤❤❤
Aww thanks, the cats are in fact a big part of the farm. They do good work, they’re fun and interesting and I love em.
I absolutely love your two shaggy "helpers", totally adorable.❤❤❤!
Yeah they're the best
Thank you so much for bringing joy into our lives. I have chronic pain and it it makes me so happy watching you and the animals and your lovely chuckles. It really helps with the pain.
Use pool noodles to cover your wires in cat house.
I love how you ask your animals “ you doing ok?” If you ever made a merch t shirt…. I definitely buy one.😄. Animals were sure glad to see you on that frosty winter day.
Great idea!!
I'd buy one too!!
I would too!
10:35 there is the shot of Bubbles next to Maggie May… she is such a tiny kitty! Maggie May is a little one herSelf, but Bubbles is just so little! She is such a cutie… I’m glad you keep,her safe inside the cat house / catio…
Bubbles is probably just a bit bigger than a grey squirrel, Super small for a cat.
@@HiddenSpringFarm yeah…. I think Bubbles is a drawf kitty…. I had one I called Lil’bit… she was maybe 2-3lbs tops… she lived for 10 years which is a little less than the 12-15 years they typically live if they are kept in doors… Lil'bit passed in my arms one night while we were watching a moving… it was extremely traumatic as there was nothing wrong with her that we knew of… my uncle who is a vet said that most likely from how I described what happened, she either had a massive stroke or a brain aneurysm… it was so hard on me as every cat I have ever had except for her and my Kotton Kitty has lived to be 22 years or older… Kotton Kitty had a freak accident playing with Hotch… they were best buddies and liked to play "tag." They were chase each other through the house and when one of them hit the other one, they would turn and take off in the other direction, the other one chasing them down… well, Hotch was chasing Kotton and when he reached out to swat her, his declaw caught her in the rectum and literally tore her open… we rushed her to the emergency vet and they told us there was nothing they could,do for her as her large intestine / colon has been ripped open and was not repairable… I had to put her down that day… she, along with the rest of my fur babies are buried out on the farm underneath a giant maple tree that I call our tree of life… the furbabies live in that tree now… every time I see that tree, I think of all of the furbabies that are part of it now and it always brings a smile to my face…
It’s always something on a farm, always something to do. I think you prioritize really well! Great video!
Here in IN just miserable. Thinking of how I can possibly move. I need warmth and sunshine.
Love the pipes(man made tunnels) for the rabbits, I'm going to get some for my outdoor rabbits.
The rabbits love em, just gotta be at least 6”.
From Chicago here. Good morning all. -12 this morning an we got hit with snow prior to add to the mix. Everyone stay warm.
Yeah the weather’s getting a bit nasty.
Chad, for the wires you can get this stuff at most hardware stores called loom tubing. Should be easy to slip over the wires and protect them from your cats, and you can cut it to the length you need.
I would rather have your snow than the -56 F wind chill in North Dakota. Cheers.
Yeah that’s so brutal
Winter ter wonder Farm .
Thankyou .
YES!!!
I don't envy your life today lol.... but true it was a long time coming. Even here in Vancouver we are having unusual minus temperatures and a little snow. The dogs seem to love the snow. Stay warm and dry all of you! 🥰
Your cats coats are nice and shiny, they look so happy with lots of fresh air. We're on a small farm and have had a few suddenly appear. Awesome video great seeing farm adventures
Take care of those kitties.
@@us1fedvet for sure!
- 50 with the windchill out here in Calgary!
Wowsers!!!
Great video..YES be sure to take care of the wires because they will chew them, which could hurt them or worse. Cats will be cats. Stay warm and safe to all! Thanks for taking care of all your animals.
Yeah I worry about that too, I will figure it out though 😊
@@HiddenSpringFarm I know that you will...you are so good with figuring out what to do with anything that comes up on your farm. Did you have farming/animal experience before having this farm? Snow makes taking care of everything alot harder.
Nooice! 😎 STOC...I've seen peeps do it both ways...i soak my pig food in a bucket for 24 hours because I found that it can mold in 36 hours if not completely covered in water...so your milage may vary (YMMV) I haven't tried to soak/ferment in bulk, but Im happy to give them that extra water in their food for good kidney support. 😅
Rabbits make 2 different kinds of droppings: little black round ones and softer black ones known as cecotropes that they eat. This process is known as coprophagy, and functions the same as cows chewing their cud.
😄 thank you for sharing!! love the snow too!!
Enjoy the beauty! you've got everything under control 😉👍💜✨
See you next time!!😊👍
We just got walloped with snow, probably 14”-18”. It’s definitely a winter wonderland right now ❄️
It’s great fun hanging around with you. ❤❤
Use a pair of strong magnets to hold your flap closed- not a perfect solution, but will tide you over this year
Oh I never even thought about magnets.
My Great Danes and I Love watching you and the Farm Critters.. ❤️❤️❤️
So glad!
Amazes me y’all can live in such harsh winter weather! Yall are tough 😊
Hello from Alaska, we are having a deep freeze winter too!!
I really can't wait til spring, a lot of snow is melting here so hopefully it's sooner than later.
U need plexiglass shutters to keep out snow on the inside of that chicken screen covered patio
Try plastic round I think they call it conduit pipe ,to hide it from your cats!! You are so great about thinking of their safety at all times!!❤❤
Hi 👋 batton down the hatches originated in the navy. Preparing for the storm. Leveling thing's down.
SubZero temps in Indiana today too. I hope your animals will be ok. -1 F here. Be safe.
Hi =),
I think it's good that you dress your dog,does the dog coat have leg loops at the back?
That would prevent slipping.
The animals that have water and food in the run must have it inside. The outside enclosures need to be a little more protected from the weather so that there is no risk of freezing or freezing solid.
Otherwise, as always, great to see you and your farm =)
Please feel free to accept my tipsPlease feel free to accept my tips^^
It's always great hanging out with you too!
Awesome 👏 👏👏
Hi, I'm a newcomer :) It looks like you have a great set up.. that chicken coup is fantastic. Just one thing that you may have noticed already- when Mango cat made his big leap it looked like something might have had a bit of a chew at the wiring already... on the other hand it could just be my eyesight :) Just thought I'd mention it so you can have a peek x
Welcome to the farm. You have a good eye. I did see that chewed part but only because I was filming Mango. That wire is in a spot right where the ledge is so it’s easy for them to sit and chew. That’s why I know I need to cover the easy accessible wires for their safety before I create their new space in here. I don’t want them to get zapped.
Chad, your shop looks great🤗👍It’s come a long way❤There’s always something for you to do.😳Great cardio workout 👍🤗
Thanks so much!
It’s 3° F (-11°C) with a wind chill factor of -11°F (-23°C) here in Oklahoma right now!!!! And we have snow… not a whole lot, but enough to cover the ground pretty good… it’s down right COLD…. If the wind wasn’t blowing like it is, I wouldn’t mind…. But with the wind, Holy Moly it's painfully cold outside!!!!! My dogs go out to do their business and usually they like to play in the snow… but not today! They are at the door as soon as they finish…. lol don’t blame them one bit!!!!
Omg I got the same here in Brandon we got -35 celcious with -44 windchill with 65km winds , I know what your talking about , Holy smokies . Be safe , warm and fabulous !! Cheers Wess. 😊❤
Wow that’s some serious stuff 😬
I love that you build things❤. I love how you talk to your animals❤.
Batten down the hatchs ... as a former Cdn Navy member ... mean preparing for stormy weather ... so the ship does not take on water and possibly sink! I guess you could use the term for preparing to go into battle.
Right on, that’s what I thought. Perfect
What about covering the wires with foam insulation? That would work. Great video and beautiful animals. Xx❤
Love seeing your beautiful farm creatures especially the kitties. Stay warm. Thank you.
Awesome video. Love all the snow that you are getting. I know it is a lot of work for you. It is a Winter Wonderland for sure.
The word "batten down the hatches" comes from the practice aboard a ship of sealing hatches to prevent water getting below-decks in a storm by using covers secured by strips of material, called battens, firmly attached to the frame of the hatch opening.
Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all.
❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
nice, I was in the right track then eh. Good ole Looney Toons teaching me about farming 😂
@@HiddenSpringFarm 👍
Re: the wires in the cat house- if you want, you can put up a netting to keep the cats out of the rafters, then you only need to protect the wires around the fuse box. If the cat food freezes, no big deal. You’ll be doing Mr. Fozzie a big favour by leaving out less kibble.
I could yeah but was planning on incorporating the height in the design. I’ll figure it out though.
Good morning from Brownsville, the southmost city in Texas. It is 37°F, going to (hopefully) 44° today, low tonight of 27°, high tomorrow of 40°, low tomorrow night of 30°. Our average high in January is 77°! Oh, and windchills of 20° during the day. And to add to our misery, we are getting rain showers.😔 Not a day for man nor best today or tomorrow. By Thursday, our high is 77°again. Have to cover my plants tonight; I keep old sheets for just such a time. This is a subtropical area, so our green things are not ready for such miserable weather. Hope you, your darling, and all the animal on the farm stay safe and warm until spring. (I grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin, so I know what winter is like. I much prefer living full time in Texas!😁)
Yeah I can see a lot of the greens getting frosty with those temps. Do u guys even gave home heating down there? A fireplace or something. When we visit the Philippines every house definitely has no heating, if something like cold weather were to happen it would be devastating.
I just have to say, you bring me so much happiness i can only dream of having all those beautiful animals on such a slice of heaven. Yes i know you work bc
I know you work very hard it does not come easy. Thank you for sharing and being such a loving person
That’s great, I’m happy to hear that ❤️
LOVE all your videos!! 🤗💙.. here in Calgary AB for the last week we have been in the range of -30 to -50 💨🥶.... and accumulation of snow to more than 20cm last night and today... 🐻❄❄🌨
Is that just because of the mountains? Here in Ontario we almost never get to -30’s but over the weekend we must have had 15” of snow.
@@HiddenSpringFarm It's from the polar vortex: bringing freezing conditions to parts of the province originates in the North Pole - meaning that freezing air you're feeling on your face is quite literally from the Arctic.
Sheepdogs!😍❤️
Enjoy the beauty of the outdoors
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Dad always kept an insulation wrap around the water pipes that came up from the well… and he did the bucket thing too :)
Nice 😊
Glad you are getting some snow. That is how it should be! Just don't wish you brutal cold. ❤
Yeah I’ll take some snow over the cold. 🥶
good video chad, love all the snow, -2c here in england
Yup... for the rabbits and it's 2 different kinds of poop they do. The one kind they eat a bit of is for the digestive system. It looks a bit different . They eat it right away! It's apparently equal to a cow chewing it's cud. Rabbits don't have multiple stomachs like a cow, so to properly digest it they need that 2nd kind of poop.
You can clean your poop up, or deep bed them if you want. Mine are in deep bedding.
Prime snow making temps. Hey, it’s the north country. All good.
Yup the local ski runs are ready to rock.
@@HiddenSpringFarm enjoy winter. You seem to just take it as it comes. Good for you!
I enjoy your videos... And have tried not to give advise. Maybe no one agrees but.... When much younger I had a small farm and I know how hard farm work is. So I am just gonna say it.... Some of your animal areas need to be cleaner. Some could use a good cleaning and new shavings or straw on the floor. I hate the cat litter box! Do you have thermometers in each building. I know you love your animals.
Thursday January 18th im ready for the new video 👀
It’s snowing for three days already here where I come from, constant shovelling can make you crazy 🤪 your dogs are adorable ☺️ seems like all is good on your farm - I’m happy to watch it 🙂
Oh wow! Yesterday it must have snowed 15” here, I was snow blowing all afternoon.
I love your videos!!
I love hanging out with you guys too.
Like your channel an your joy for life.
Glad you enjoy it!
Oh it looked like you almost got sliced by the roof. Ouch! I would fold the tin down just in case. Could just be video perspective.
I’ve been meaning to put a padding there 😂
great video. take care! love those animals!
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Fozzy ❤
the pigs are cuteeee
The "poop" rabbits eat is different then those round balls. The cecotropes (poop) they eat is soft and looks like a tinny cluster of grapes. Soft wet and sticky clumps of tiny balls, not dry hard single balls. You can clean up all that you find.
That’s good to know cause it gets unsightly, better if I can clean it regularly.
Loved this video. ❤
Glad to hear 🤙
Love watching the snow from Mississippi Gulf Coast. It's going to be 20* tomorrow night. COLD brrrrrrr for us. 🥶🤧
20 would be nice right about now 😂
I ve seen alot more snow you shoveling. Itsa coming Canada 🍁 ❤ yall
Bei unseren Hasen ist der Stall vollkommen mit Stroh bedeckt 😊
Und Heu bekommen sie wie bei Dir ...extra zu essen😊
Ich schau immer wieder gerne Deine Videos, Chad❤
Hoffe Du bist nicht gekränkt wegen meiner Fragen😊
Freu mich schon auf das nächste ❤❤
Lg.Manu 🙋♀️🇦🇹
Good morning, it's -4 brrrrr in Grosses Pte. Mi. I'm on Lake St. Clair & The Det. River
Yeah ole man winter is back now 🥶
So happy Chunk was in window! I love him!
Yeah he’s so cool. You know, of all the cats Chunk has the silkiest smooth fur…so soft to touch it.
I love greys. He is too much.
Stay warm and safe.
Right on 🔥
More snow for me more fun out lol Canada 🇨🇦
Rabbits eat there own poo right from the butt, that s okay this is normal , Feed them use tea leaf s and bran , good for them Great video, Our snow has gone from 13" down to 9" with rain now , & 5 C
I think maybe you could get pipe insulation the black foam tubing and then duck tape it what is the cats want you on the chords for wires that are hanging on the ceiling
Yes something along those lines 😉
Canada
I love the cats❤❤ I was thinking what about some kind of plastic pipe for the wires in the cat house so they don't chew ??? I'm new to your channel and I love it 😊
Welcome to the farm. There are some plastic piping type stuff I could use but are usually only big enough for a wire or two so I will use something like that in a few spots but there is a big clump of wires across the top I think I’ll just wrap it. It’s gonna be fun creating their new space but I gotta deal with the wires before I start. Thnx for joining us.
I normally do 1/4 cup twice a day per cat otherwise great video !!
Have you shared why you have the animals that you have? I know why you have cats, for mousing. Swans to watch the flocks and ducks and all those to eat the bugs. Rabbits for ??
Pigs ?? Cats do get colder as they get older, seek warmth etc., even my housecat seeks the heaters in winter, including my lap!
oh yeah I've talked on that a lot. We run a farm stay here so the rabbits are a two-fer...manure for the gardens and great entertainment and learning for the guests. Same with the pigs. Also we try to make some money selling babies as we do selling chicks and ducklings etc. It helps to pay for the feed. I'm working on the new cat cave these days so it's been a lot of fun.
I put tarps up on our chicken coop run to help keep the snow from blowing in.
Where I live in Scarborough Ontario, we've been getting wet snow. Right now the temperature is -11c windchill -20c... 12f windchill -4f.
Years ago we lived at Morningside & Old Finch. It’s been fairly nasty over the weekend, very cold too. Ole man winter is back 🥶
@HiddenSpringFarm I live about a 30-minute walk (for my age closer to an hr. a walk, Lol) from the top of the Scarborough Bluffs.
As for your piggies….. it’s not good to feed em that food dry like that…. Then when they drink, it expands in their tummies… we always mixed it with water and immediately put it in their feed trays… but what you are doing, adding water immediately after pouring it in their food bowl should be fine as long as all of it is getting wet… give it time to do its thing before they eat it…
yea by adding that water to the pig food I believe its serving the same purpose. the reason for the water is so it doesnt expand in their stomachs so much and cause issue.
Your cat came back!! Praise God! Was it tango that ran away?
No, you must be thinking of her brother Chewy. He disappeared months ago and we haven’t heard from him since.
@@HiddenSpringFarm yes you are right.
Protect your cats ❤❤❤
YES!!!
How come you didn’t put a coat on Molly ?
Molly has no issue with cold and her coat is really thick and profuse. Olive starts to shiver if she gets wet and cold as her hair is very fine and not thick like Molly. When Olive gets wet you can actually see her skin, Molly, you can’t find her skin no matter what.
Use a pool noodle to cover the wires in the car house.
I have pool noodles and was gonna try but the inner hole is only big enough for a wire or two. There are big clumps of wire that’s why I was thinking to just wrap them.
I am hoping to go way up to -4 soon. Central Alberta has had -40 for many days now. Power grid warnings daily. No school busses. Equipment struggling to start. Have to plan ahead for any future polar vortex situations where future animals are concerned.
Yes, that’s serious stuff, been seeing it in the news. Government telling people to use less electricity etc.
I've seen the pig's feed done this way by another farmer, and he got it from a vet school. So you're doing it right I think.
They need more water to aid in digestion and increased enzymes. Google it.
New video 🙏🙏🙏
We sometimes ran our electrical wires through pvc pipes and link them together. I'm sure the electrical department has something similar. We learned in the ice winters in Michigan to do that. Works well. Ontario was one of our vacation spots during the summers. Beautiful camping as well as great baseball *Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers!
Yeah but I’m not going to disconnect all the wires to run them through a conduit then reconnect, that’s a lot of work. I’m thinking to wrap some and others just install a scrap plank to cover. I miss the Don Mattingly, Dave Stieb days.
Please move that poor hen. Four roosters on one hen is way to much. One rooster per seven or more hens. Pick another flock and put her in a crate until they get used to her. Love your videos. Take care
Couldn’t quite tell what you’re talking about I had to watch it again. It’s just the way I edited the shots but the one coop only has 3 roosters, the roughed up hen is with 7 hens and Elvis and the Ri coop has no roo cause Big Red is healing by himself. The way I edited the scene it looks like a hen is in with several roos but it was in the RI coop. All is well 😉
Yes, please move the hen to a safer place. The roosters are doing that to her feathers.
Straw for the rabbits
Chad....kannst Du nicht bei den Tieren etwas mehr heu in die Ställe geben?.wenn das wetter so ist??....bei den 3 enten und dem gänserich ist ja gar kein stroh im Stall...😢
Ich glsube sie würden sich vielleicht wohler fühlen....vor allem beim schlafen❤
cat will not chew on cables, don't worry
The thing is, I’ve seen the chew damage so either mice are chewing it or the cats and if it’s a mice they must be brave doing it in a barn full of cats 😆
Please don't blanket wet animals ❤❤❤
For your wire, get you some heat shrink wrap… the cats won’t mess with them if they are "thick" … it’s those slim ones they can bat around and chew on that you gotta worry about….
I was thinking just to use duct tape and wrap it thick, u think that’ll work?
@@HiddenSpringFarm yep…. Might use electrical tape around it first, well at least towards the ends where the wires are connecting…. Then the duct tape around every where else would do just fine …. I was just thinking about a long piece of heat shrink but yeah, duct tape would,work just as well… and it would,probably be a heck of a lot easier! Work smarter, not harder…. Right? 😃
Is Stormy in the video if not what happened to her?
Sadly Stormy disappeared along with Lovely a couple years ago, I have a whole video on it as it happened at the same time as Maggie giving birth. We think coyotes got them that’s why i started building the catio that day. Been training the cats to come back at night ever since so they are protected. I miss my Stormy she used to ride on my shoulders wherever I went.
Give that goose some straw for his house
If I spend time doing all the farm work before I film a video I wouldn’t finish. They’ll get straw on off filming days usually. Over the weekend all I did was snow blowing and animal chores ✌️
Sorry if I sounded rude. I guess I should think before I type. You’re good, I’m sorry ❤
@@sabrinasiler5352 it’s not a problem, hard to convey context and tone of voice in texting. No harm done 😉
Are u going to get your pigs fixed?
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Friskies is the worst cat food.
Is it worse than mice? What food do you recommend? What about whiskas?
@@HiddenSpringFarm I feed mine Iams.
HELP THOSE BUNNIES GET WARM