Culling Roosters and Canning Chicken Stock | Swimming in Alaska's Heat Wave
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2019
- It was a tough day at the cabin as we thinned out our large flock of beautiful roosters. As always, nothing goes to waste, and we end up with canned stock for this upcoming winter. We later head to a nearby lake to deal with Alaska's record breaking temps.
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Just a suggestion. Don't bring your stock up to a boil just simmer it and you will have nice clear stock instead of being cloudy. Keep the lid off so it can reduce for richer stock. You can also use your smoker instead of Browning for a different taste.
That sounds like a wonderful idea :) We did simmer the borth but it still didn't turn out clear.
@@SimpleLivingAlaska Look at a lot of asian recipes for making beef noodle soup or other asian inspired soups. They usually do an initial boil of the meat for 5-10 minutes, and skim the scum that floats to the surface. Then drain all that water, rinse the meat, THEN proceed to making the stock. You will have a very clear broth.
Your dogs are so good! They stick by you and listen.
Real enjoy watching your channel from the Scottish Borders. There is so much rubbish on CZcams, so it's great you take time to document a different life from mine.
I so respect your lifestyle. More people should be like you two. I also love you videos. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.
Nice job, guys! No need to comment or criticize further!!!
Raise a Duck with your chickens, it will act as a Alarm to keep the chickens safe. Duck will watch the sky a lot.
Really?! Good to know! 😀👍🏼
I have 16 ducks and a mixture of chickens I notice the ducks were acting weird and seen them looking up into sky so I started looking around and guess what I find in the trees? Grabbed my shotgun. Not today hawk
They got geese for that purpose when the chickens were about 8 weeks old.
Good to know!
I'm just catching up on your older content. When Eric says "we aren't even going to wait 30 minutes before we go swimming " I was dying. It's like living on the edge, off grid style. We live on a vineyard in NW Pennsylvania, weve had epic heatwaves and I'll go for a swim, even if I ate. I love how you lace very informative content with humour and personal notes on why you are trying different things. Also love how Eric compliments Ariel's salad and cooking, what a sweet wife. It's nice to see the cute banter between you two. 😊keep the good content coming
Good to know that all parts of your hand raised chicks are utilised when harvest time comes around....Thanks again for sharing!
I'm vegan and watching this, because if I ever had to live sustainably, as a homesteader I know I would raise animals, as a emergency food source, if all else failed. If we ever had a major economic collapse, I might need to have chickens to get enough protein. I appreciate this, because nature is violent, and I want to know what to do, if I have to cull as animal as food. I guess it did not get to that, skipped the bloody part of it. Black chickens, I would have never known...love that lake, looks so serene.
A channel that has a LOT of info on raising animals, including meat birds, as well as just wonderful wholesome homesteading, is the Justin Rhodes channel. He and his wife and 4 children are delightful, they teach you how to garden, raise animals, and how to live on special diets. I would promote them to everyone, they are that interesting.
Started watching your videos about a year ago and I've now started watching all your older stuff. Always interesting and informative. Made me laugh when you go from Ariel petting a rooster and in the next shot it's Eric holding a dead featherless carcass over a pot on the stove. 😂
Thank you for not showing the killing. Been there done that. It's not easy. Love your channel!!! You both work so well together! A true partnership!!! Blessings to you both!
What a beautiful area you live in, it's just amazing how different certain parts of the country are. Culling is never easy no matter what, it's just something that has to be done. It's the way we get our food, the way we feed ourselves and our animals. But you're right it is never easy.
Thanks for sharing your homestead with us,
Jimmy
Jimmy Clark we appreciate that, the world is a beautiful place, if we didn't have animals to care for I'd love to travel ☺
@@SimpleLivingAlaska Don't give up on your travel dreams. Don't be afraid to ask friends or family to help watch your animals, you never know when your need will fill someone else's desire. And thanks so much for replying. I follow about a half dozen CZcams channels, and have been for a couple of years. I always hit the like button, unless it's something extremely controversial, and I always try to leave a comment even if it's a short one. I know the amount of time it takes to film, edit, and post a CZcams video. So I think that it only fitting I take a couple seconds to leave a comment on every video I watch. In the two years I have been watching, liking, and commenting on homestead, and off-grid living videos, ya'll are the first to actually reply to my comment. Thank you so much, I enjoy your channel, and will continue to watch.
Thanks for sharing it all with us, Jimmy
I wish more people would learn where their food comes from and all that goes with it.
I bet it was a tough day. The roosters were loved, protected and fed well by you both now it's their turn to feed you and the Pets. Glad you were able to make some really good stock for the winter. The swim looked amazing, nothing better than a little R&R. Thanks for another amazing video. Take care...
The drone footage was awesome, I liked seeing the the moose tracks going to that island. At least I think they where moose tracks
Thomas Schauss they were!
Whoa, that jump cut from the compost tea to the chicken broth, though LOL 😝
I love how nothing goes to waste. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for addressing the dead tree issue!
"we're having a heat wave and we're going swimming" The trade offs, the things you're not having to do to support the things you love to do..so much enjoying the lessons here.
I am very impressed with your lifestyle and your team work. Amazing!
Thank you from Australia xx
All that gardening and canning is tons of work you both have endless energy maybe it’s your diet. Fantastic your shows are even better than regular tv programs! God bless you both👍🙋🏼♀️❤️
I am learning a lot from you guys! Thanks for sharing! Light and Love out to you!
you guys are too cool..you work hard..enjoy life..i wish I would have been you 30 yrs ago..im 55 now..an ER nurse..cant wait to retire
Love hearing that sound pop, pop,pop. Job well done ✔✔
Hi Ariel and Eric, one natural amendment you might try is comfrey tea, or as I call it, "stinky water", because it IS stinky! But it is a great liquid amendment, and I saw that you have a comfrey plant in your garden. Pick down a good bunch of your leaves and place them in a 5 gallon bucket, fill with water and cover the bucket, let it sit for at least a week, preferably 10 days or more. What you will end up with for liquid in that bucket will be a rich amendment that you can dilute with 4x the water as comfrey tea and use it on plants that need a boost of nitrogen and potassium primarily, but also a bit of magnesium. My garden plants really do well with it. That and my compost pretty much give me amazing veggies, herbs, and flowers, and I'm not that different a growing season than you guys, as I'm in Vermont, zone 4. Good luck!
Swimming less than 30 minutes after eating!? You two are really living on the edge! Another great video, thanks for putting them out.
My mom was competitive swimmer and she told me her co swimmer ate a heavy meal before training. After swimming laps the guy was splashing at the end of the pool. He could've easily stood up, so they thought he was just playing a joke until he floated up unconscious. Anyway he recovered after being hospitalised. It was caused by cramping or something, he said it felt like he had stones in his stomach and that no matter how hard he tried he couldn't float up.
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@luv 2m8 I was thinking the same thing no truth to that at all
@@tina7151 same happened to my mum.
Temperature shock can affect digestion.
I find myself watching the old summer video and I absolutely cannot wait for the growing season!
Love love watching your videos
Thanks for sharing your journey - ya guys got it going on - be blessed & be safe eh - kirk out
You've got to love that clicking sound from the jar lids as they form a vacuum seal.
I like the way you waste nothing. Your dogs sure eat well. Your heat wave has hit our News down here in the Southwest. Hope it cools down soon. I think I'm almost caught up with your channel now. Enjoying it all.
Thank you for sharing your day with you.
I look forward to your vlogs every week. Thanks to you both for such interesting content!!!
Dogs must be lucky to have such a large, natural swimming pool and the outdoors to enjoy! Most of me hope there is a natural predator that scientists can introduce to an area to keep the beetle population down. A little part of me thinks let Mother Nature take its course, and let things balance out on its own over time. Appreciate giving us the tour.
J K we hope thing work themselves out 😟
This world need more of you2.
Wow ducks are a great help,👍
Crazy to see older content of Eric. He was so fit back in the day BUT now he's ripped... lol. 💪🏻
On your trip to the Lake all those dead Trees 🌳 💀
OMG WHAT A PITY
MARGARET LYNCH SOUTHERN IRELAND 🇮🇪 🙌
We just culled a bunch of our roosters. We skinned and canned them. Y'all are rockin' and rollin' up there. Love your videos...you do such a great job!
I think I need to come there and make sure your food taste as good as it looks!!
I was thinking, "Oh yay, she's going to make tea," and then I realized that's not the tea for me. 😳😬🤣🤣
I admire you because although I fully understand where our food comes from, I don’t want to know them. Seeing you cuddle the rooster and he seems so happy and content…then boom he’s stock. Nope I could t do it
Me neither, especially after holding and petting him
It's great to learn from your expertise and enthusiasm in these videos! The cooler weather today will be really welcome, but until we get some rain, that Montana Creek fire will keep growing and the Swan Lake fire will keep smoking everyone out. Maybe we should all get together and do a rain dance!
The drone footage was great! I love that it was slow and allowing a good look. Most often drone footage is so fast and whips around that it makes me dizzy so I really enjoyed that, thanks!
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My name is Cody. My wife and I live in South Carolina. We love your post . Can't wait to see more.
Cody Willis thanks! 😀
I live in South Carolina also lol
Nice chicken lesson, thanks!
Hello, you both are a wealth of knowledge, I learn new things from your video's, the lake is beautiful and the scenery is fantastic, another great video
Good lunch and beautiful views....❤️❤️❤️
Great edit between the tea and the broth. Kevan from Canada
I have been watching “Living Off Grid /with Jake and Nicole” They over sexualize some of they’re content like swimming-something that is totally unnecessary. Thank you for your interesting and very informative content.
That's why I never watched Jake and Nichole. It's using clickbait to get views; who would do that to their girlfriend or wife, or what kind of woman would do that?
good move, i agree. they strike me as phony. period.
"they struck me as phony, is what i meant.
Exactly why I stopped watching living off grid .. they don't care about content they only want the money.. and she's the one that puts all those pictures up...
I just checked them out and YUCK!! The girl is completely topless in half the thumbnails, they are definitly faked and just trying to get views and make "internet money" rather than be informative
Great episode! Good stuff to know and fun stuff as well. Bet that lake was cooollldddd.
Frozen chicken heads will be a great treat for the pups on hot days
Always collect any moose poop. We just put in a bucket till its full and then make the compost tea.
Still a breathtakingly beautiful place despite the bark beetle damage. Weather records are being broken in Alaska and a cool swim must feel so good!
Beautiful drone footage.
here's another hint - pressure can dry beans, works like a charm and you do not have to pre soak or cook for 4 hours. The Kneady Homesteader and Linda's Pantry on you tube have great videos on this. I prefer to cook my beans for 5 minutes longer in the pressure canner - it's all trial and error to find out what you like best.
I ridiculously picture reindeer manure being sparkly.🎄
Awesome video, thanks for sharing
Thanks for explaining the dead trees.
I make my bone broth with just salt pepper and garlic then add my seasoning when I make my soups like lemon and cilantro chili peppers and oregano yummy
Love watching you videos!
Look like Roosters took a " Wrong Turn" like the movie.
Dealing with Hawks, folks had to string aluminum pan pies up, which afterwards didn't have any more problems with Hawks.
You two living on a beautiful place!
We used to caponize our extra roosters. That's what those big roasting chickens you buy in the stores usually are. So you catch the rooster, snip the bits, stiptic the cut or use a spray these days, and no more rooster. Try to get it done before all the crowing. They calm down quickly after that. They get bigger and are great roasters.
I lost a lot of my trees to those awful beetles. Same problem in New Hampshire. But we've also got bittersweet which strangled some of my trees. Lost my 2 peach and 1 pear tree to it. We'll be taking them down soon and they'll be fire wood, maybe some spoons and bowls carved out of the fruit trees though.
In Florida we use mono filament fishing line to keep the sea gulls out of areas where birds are not wanted. Somehow the birds know the line is there and don’t even come close. Climb up a ladder and intertwine the line across the trees and your problem will be solved.
When the stock first comes to a boil, skim off the material that floats and it will help clarify your stock (it won't change the taste, but helps clarify the stock if that is something you want to achieve) . I toss in a couple of peppercorns and a few bay leaves for extra flavour too. Thank you for taking the time to share your stories . . . I enjoy watching the summer ones, particularly now in January while we are in the depths of winter here in Nova Scotia, Canada. Spruce bud worm is a natural predator but unfortunately in conflict with forestry harvesters.
I am enjoying your videos and learning a lot as I progress toward my two-year goal of moving to the bush outside Fairbanks.
That's great when you have dogs, I don't so I always take every year my dear bones from a couple of deer a friend gives me and make bone broth then take the soft bones and dry them in the dehydrator and grind them in the Vitamix to make bone meal for the garden, the same thing for the chicken broth.
Beautiful country side
I have to say you live in a beautiful area. At least the Beatle wood is ready to use fast burning fire wood. You two are always informative. Really appreciate you videos. Thank you ! keep it up I'm always looking for them. Enjoy your heatwave.😎☀️
Craig MacDonald thank you! Have a great day!
Love your channel guys!! I watch you everyday... love nature hard work but your living the dream nature life!👍🙏🙏🙏
Just subbed to your videos. So far I've binge watched and love what you guys are doing. I've never been to Alaska but love everything ive watched about it. I love the views you guys get with your drone and all the content you guys put up. Great inspiration for everyone including myself. Look forward to all your other videos. Thank you for what you do.
Little Homegrown thank you so much! We are so glad you enjoy our view of Alaska 😀
I love watching you, folks. Yall are living the life ive always dreamed of. it was a dream of mine to live off the grid in Alaska ... maybe in my next life! your swimming hole is gorgeous! Wish I was there! Heaven... your living life in Heaven ...
HolidayHills Dirtpatch thanks for following us!
I love your video how do you make your living to be able to do the things that you do your Gardens are beautiful
Noooo.. I love the ducks.... They lay great eggs too... They are so much fun to watch...
Roosters and old layers can be used in coq au vin. Crazy tasty!
Don't worry about the comb. Frost will trim that down. The old timers use to trim them. Just not on a full moon. Goose will help with sky predator.
Bingeing with your videos! Have thoroughly enjoyed them!
Don’t know if anyone told you but chicken feet in stock gives great collagen. Usually the bones are hard so I always discarded them after I took the meat off for the dogs.
Adding them makes the best stock.
I also love chicken broth in Shepherd's pies. 🤤
Y’all making me want to love to Alaska
Enjoy the content you've been putting out. Enjoy even more your not exploiting your wife as away to gain viewers. Their are too many channels that draw people in with provocative thumbnails and sexual overtones. Just keep putting out good content and give it time, your channel will grow...thx
Deer-the other red meat do you watch Jake and Nicole by any chance loooool
@@nicolehales1901 LOL
Well said ... I agree 100%!
Thanks for being real. Unlike Jake the Pimp and his sad, insecure little girlfriend.
I just went to look at the people mentioned and the thumbnails are so unnecessary...offgrid my ass with that editing.
Keep on keepin on...
always check for leeches after swimming, they have really been bad with the hot weather
instead of a ladle, I prefer a two cup glass/plastic measuring cup; allows you to fill with one pour.
I was just wondering about the brown trees, thank you for clearing that up! Such a shame about the beetles 😞
Should have put the chicken feet in that stock pot. Great source of collagen.
Great video, thanks for the info on the trees - get that chain saw sharpened for the winter firewood harvest. Lots of work but very satisfying when your stove is blazing; the sawdust is great if you can capture that as well. Hope the fires stay clear of you.
New to your adventure, loving it.
Loving your life. Except the culling... Thanks for sharing your lives. You make it look great & y'all are a wonderful team!!🙏❤🙏👵😎-fl
Beautiful property
Comfrey is a great plant to grow to make fertiliser tea
Your pressure canners look like our pressure cookers that we have over here in England I've had mine for 50yrs but it's smaller than your canner. Love the video! So glad that you didn't film culling your birds. We love Khol rabi grated with salad or as a side dish, really refreshing, but will can some after watching a video of yours.
Enjoyed learning more about your way of life. And yes, I WAS wondering about the brown trees, thanks for that info. Reindeer poo? Nice. That’s local! Great editing as usual too.
Susanne Galligan there is a Reindeer farm in Palmer that we have been able to source manure from :)
Get a couple of geese that have been raised with chickens. This part is uber important because they see themselves as part of the chicken family and will protect them loudly, fiercly, and with their lives. So again, the baby gosling must grow up with chicks, not with other goslings! It's really fun to watch! Lol 😂 💓💛💚💙💜
Maryclaire Kalamafoni we have two geese now, they are a hoot 😀
Love the videos
Love the lifestyle
Молодцы, живёте как в Раю! Рад за вас!
Great video's !!! thanks
That was my tree comment ! Lol cool!
You guys eat so good, I bet no one in Alaska eats as well.
It’s painful to kill a rosters that’s grown up in your hand, but law of nature is all above.Keep working and smiling.