This Could be Disastrous for the Farm - VLOG
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- Homestead farm orchard disaster permaculture animals livestock self reliance chickens ducks cats dogs pigs self sufficiency skills building SUBSCRIBE and help support the channel. And don't forget to drop a comment. It helps us to build this channel into something special. We're transforming this 90 acre property into a self reliant homestead and farm stay vacation rental. We're building infrastructure to accomodate future growth such as barns, duck house, 7 coop chicken house, water hydrants, planting an orchard, building a garden etc. Chickens, ducks, geese, mini pigs, rabbits, a bunch of barn cats and two old english sheepdogs make up our team here at the farm. Please follow along on our journey of transforming this place into something special.
Fozzy is my favorite of the barn cats! I love that he follows you around the farm, sometime yelling like he wants you to wait up 😂 Good for him for not letting anything go to waste!
Yeah he’s so cool and cuddly. It’s like he doesn’t want to be alone, I love it.
I live vicariously through you. I know it’s a lot of hard work, but nothing more rewarding..
Love the fact, the cats love you so much that shows me just how much you care for them !!! Xxoo
Right on! Appreciate that 😊
Thank you for your videos I look forward to them. My wife actually got me watching you and I absolutely love your videos. You're a breath of fresh air your laugh your personality your thoughts.
Wow, thank you!
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. It is so nice to see happy animals. A word of caution, very chubby cats are prone to diabetes. I know this because one of my cats was diagnosed with diabetes in December. She weighed 14 lbs. It has been quite the adventure. Back and forth to the vet weekly, then bi-monthly to check her glucose levels. She is on a high protein canned food only, twice a day. $3 USD per can. No dry food at all. No treats. Too many carbs in it. She gets 2 insulin shots a day, as well. It has been so expensive. I just thought I'd bring this up to you...all in kindness. I wish you well, always! Love from Texas ❤
Love your little farm and I also love how you clearly adore all your animals and birds.
Your farm has many lovely pets. I am also building a mini farm and hope to have many lovely pets.
Love how you are aware of where your kitties are and call them back. I have GPS on my kitties, and love knowing where they are. I too call them back.
Hope the orchard makes it!
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The white & orange cat certainly is a chunky bugger-all your animals are so well loved & looked after. Central Victoria Australia 🇦🇺
That’s so funny…. That’s what I call Fozey too,,, he's a chunky bugger! Big ol' Chonky Boy…. I love Chad's Kitties…. I especially love his little dwarf kitty, Bubbles,,,,
That’s because he all the other cats kills 😂😂😂😂
I've watch quit a few farmers and your the only one that is noticing what the weather is like and what it could do .
Also where I live it is dry .
Love your companions and your content .
All your animals are happy with you .
Thankyou for the video .
Yes this is the reality that producers deal with, imagine what it does to the cost of good if a huge apple orchard doesn’t get any apples. Serious stuff.
@@HiddenSpringFarm yes agreed , been watching the weather for quit a few years .
Very erratic. We had a wind storm for three days , no rain or snow . The grass is not greening up .
One day at a time .
Take care . Thankyou for the reply .
Thrift store for old bedsheets 22 tear in half 44. Trees are small enough to cover. It would protect against Frost but not a hard freeze! Surprised you could get Peach trees for your climate. We love seeing all your animals.
There’s an idea. There are a few peach trees that are hardy to zone 5 and we are in 5b, hopefully they’ll do ok we haven’t gotten any peaches yet but the trees are still fairly young.
I have learnt alot of things and i am soo jealous of you, you are blessed please extend this blessing to us and God will bless you even more, like that john dear tractor could help a whole community with faming
Molly is the Queen Boss of the farm! Incredible knowing how green everything is going to turn after seeing how brown it is now. Fingers crossed that the weather goes your way for the trees.
I’m so done with winter, but it’s snowing this morning. Which is in fact good for the trees 🤞
@@HiddenSpringFarm 15C here for next few days and then down to 9-10degrees. It’s weird.
Fozzy Bear and Dexter seem to be very curious and they follow you to see what you are doing 😉 I understand better why Fozzy is so chunky : he eats all his loots and he also eats the food you put 😄
Yup Fozzy’s just like me…he loves to eat 😂
Hi Chad great vlog👍🤗The duck pond sounds great. The spring weather is so weird, when the buds come out and then we get a freeze….it just ruins the flowers☹️
DUCK POND BUILD CONCERNS: hi chad, just started watching recently and think your doing a great job! You mentioned building a duck pond and wanted to save the liquid gold the ducks leave in it. On a channel I’ve watched for years ( living traditions homestead ) did a duck pond in area they let ducks roam. It may not be the type pond your thinking about but they built a drainage system to help with cleaning and keeping it and area around it clean. They love sharing what they do so other may find something that makes their situation easier and also, they are very open and share when something doesn’t work. Their video was 8 mo ago and title. “The ducks finally get a pool waddlesville coming ……………. “ It may contain something you can take away that will help you in your build. I know what you build will be great for your situation. Looking forward to watching you grow your homestead. Mimi
Ok I’ve watched that video and while that serves their area ok or if you have 5-6 ducks but once you have more ducks not so sure. Plus I’d love to see a follow up video cause I’d like to know how they keep the drain from clogging. I plan on doing something a lot different and a little more pleasing to the eye. I’ve got a bunch ideas I just have put the work in. It’s gonna be fun though.
First and for most I love your content, its like therapy for me. I've been a subscriber of your channel for a while and only now I reallized how close you are to me. I'm a retired military vet living in Barrie. I'm currently trying to volunteer at a wild life animal shelter in Beeton, just something to keep me busy and get out of the house. If you ever need a hand around the farm I'd be happy to help as a volunteer, I love animals.
Cheers and all the best!!!
I appreciate that, thank you for ur service & thnx for the offer 🤙
Hi from Wales in the UK. I've only just discovered your videos and I must say you have me hooked. Absolutely gorgeous farm you have ,must be alot of hard work but well worth it. Keep up the good work and thankyou for the videos love them.
Aww thnx for the kind words, appreciate the comment. Welcome to the farm 👨🌾
Fun times ahead with a duck pond! Can't wait to see the process! Great video!
I’ll try to make it very nice 😊
In Florida they lite tiki torches type flames (only bigger) on nights where there might be a frost on their orange trees, for the same reason. They don't want to loose their hundreds of acres of oranges. They are large enough to produce enough heat to keep the tree buds, fruits and flowers from freezing.
Wow that’s impressive, good they do that otherwise up here in Canada the price of oranges skyrocket even more.
Honestly, I'm not that surprised that Fossie (Fozzie, Fozzy, Fossy?) ate the whole thing.
Haha it’s Fozzy Bear, he’s eat a mouse like it’s a gourmet dinner 😆
Research biological (bog) filtered low voltage pump ponds for your ducks. There is a CZcams channel from an Aussie guy called Kev ( Oz Ponds) who is an amateur enthusiast for building ponds cheaply and keeping the pond clean with a minimum of work.
I’ll have to watch that. I saw “living tradition homestead “ build a simple pool with drainage and how run water to it. Thanks for sharing this with chad.
@@sciwolf359 a duck or turtle pond will need a somewhat oversized bog filter to account for the mess that these animals make, eg 40% of the volume of the actual pond as opposed to 10-20% bog filter size: pond ratio for a gold fishpond that is not being overstocked. Also, the bog filter itself may need to be flushed out more regularly than on a standard fish pond, but over all, it could be a good way to get a natural looking duck pond made for Chad’s purposes and it could really add to the attractiveness of the farm stay. Filter flushes will be great for the veggie patch and Chad would need to account for pond care in a sub-zero winter environment. We don’t get too many of those snowy winters in Australia 😊- so there will be some nuances to consider when viewing the Oz Ponds channel info. I think a proper duck pond for hidden springs farm is a great idea.
Bobby eating the duck eggs is the sweetest thing, he’s so lovely! I’m hoping to have piggies on my homestead one day!
Yeah the pigs do enjoy those eggs 😊
Fozzy is getting a work out with you going to the orchard. He was even putting some pep in his step to catch up with you.
Yes, that’s true 😂
Love seeing the animals! Look great! Great idea for Duck pond! They will love it! Save you some work, maybe you can run a hose out there to fill it when needed? Cant wait to see the pond build!😊
It’s gonna be fun
Fozzie looks as if he still might not have digested those chipmunks ... I feel I can say that as I'm a little on the chunky side myself ;)
Haha 😂
Morning Chad and everyone. Those piglets are growing fast. We too have a cold snap in the states.
Yeah it’s better if it just stays a bit cold until it’s ready to be warm. Warm cold warm cold is no good for the blooms of the trees. But good for the bugs cause they all come out then freeze.
I've recently started watching videos by channels like your channel, and I really like a lot about your channel. The only thing I dislike, NOT HATE is that you don't know good spots where you can pet your cats and make them feel like gods.
But no matter what, your positive attitude is amazing! Your whole farm is amazing!!!!! Your Dogs are also beautiful and Strong!
I wish you the best, and send some love to your way from India!
Hey Chad 😀 I love your idea of a pond! Look forward to seeing that. Have you considered keeping bees somewhere in the orchard or your land? Molly & Olive look great shaved. Dexter is my favorite 🥰 Have a good week Chad
I have in fact considered bees, our orchard actually may need pollinators. All in due time and we’ll have some hsf honey.
Hi Chad. Just want to say I enjoy watching your Vlog. I was wondering if maybe you could get some high school kids to come help out for modest wage? I think you are very overworked with all of the feeding and cleaning and building. This is beyond the beyond. Really wishing you the very best with this endeavor. You deserve a chance to get this farm rolling. Sending you and your wife good wishes!
Love your videos. You take such wonderful care of all your animals. Was thinking you might like "Living Traditons Homestead" idea for their duck pond. It is perfect for your unique builds on your homestead. Cant wait to see the duck pond.
Yeah, I wanna see a Bridge and a floating platform in the Duck Pond,😘🦆
Haha a bridge eh, I’ll see what I can do 😉
Im a contractor. I do construction works. The cause for that is it was spread thin, no gravel matting, no rebars and no mini tie beams around the sides.
You could very well be right. Once I’m ready for the restoration it’ll be done right and last another century.
What a lovely morning on the farm. ❤️
Yeah it was a great day 😀
Always love your Vlogs. The Duck pond is going to look amazing. Thoughts and prayers tp you all. Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all.
❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Thank you! You too!
Loving the videos
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You can cover your trees to save them from the frost…. I would cover the ones that are supposed to produce fruit this year….
Fozzy Bear is so cute , he is getting to be a really rolly poli pudy ❤❤ Europe is having crazy weather as well , if we get frost now it will destroy all the fruit blossoms. ,Love all your videos 😻🐕🐷🐿🐇🦃🐀🐾🐾
Honestly I don't understand why Fozzy is too big fat..., maybe some kind of metabolism disorder...it worried me , I would ask the vet...
Well Europe is more than 27 countries, where I live, weather was quite normal, nothing crazy yet.
The pression of the media and governments are higher than the phenomenon itself...., I won't say nothing more...
We are in Colorado US and every year something gets hit. I finally have a grape vine that can't be fooled. Isn't strange that nature isn't learning where it lives?
Duck egg omelette tastes delicious! You'd love it.
I'm watching from Stockholm, Sweden. It's so great to see happy animals. I love your channel.
Yes they make a great quiche too. And pancakes are super fluffy. I eat eggs about 3-4 times a week, they’re so versatile. Thnx for the comment 😀
Your page just popped up for me today. Its so great to find another Canada youtube page to follow. I look forward to watching your videos. I'm from New Brunswick, Canada
Aww nice, we're in the Horseshoe Valley area of Ontario. Not too many of us Canadian channels eh. Thnx for the comment.
Truly living the dream!
Aww Maggie was waiting for a hug. The bunnies look so happy chewing 😊 The dog's appear energized 🐕 Billy couldn't wait to chow down on the egg's 😊 Bobby is your stuffed muffin 😊The piglets growing up so fast. Aww are you manifesting a goat may appear someday 🐐 👍
It was an all around fun day
Mabuhay, great idea for the duck pond. Just think in the winter you can ice skate😂. Keep the videos coming
Kumusta? Hope I can make it a cool looking pond.
I can relate but on a much smaller scale. I haven’t had peaches for at least five years. Every spring the trees blossom and then a cold snap gets me. We’re in a valley which is a hard spot for fruit trees. I’ll be watching when you build your pond!
yeah it can be frustrating eh.
Hallo farmer, you have inspired me soo much, such a hard working man, i am a Kenyan i have a 80 acre farm i would want you to support me with your machinery like used one the one you don't need , please be a blessing in my village by drilling a bore whole for my community i will
Many of our woman fetch water very far but the way i see you farm you are blessed witha almost everything i desire to have be a blessing to me my community and also
or young Pple will have a future thru that bore whole
Dexter’s so cool 😍
Thanks so much for sharing. I love all your animals and lifestyle. Can't wait to get mine going 💓
It’ll be a blast when you do 😉
Molly and Olive look so cute with their new haircuts!
When I worked at a plant place I learned NOT all poop can be used as fertilizer. I can almost name all your babies, almost.
Awe the piglets are so cute!
I like your bardrocks chickens and potbelly pigs 🐖
Yeah they’re a lot of fun 🤩
A duck pond will be exciting!
Lots of fun 🤩
That's some beautiful country out there where you are. Winter here in Massachusetts was pretty easy this year, but it was colder and a little snowier than last year. I've eaten duck eggs and they're delicious, l love both chicken and duck eggs.
Oh nice, we didn’t get a lot of snow and it was a mild winter…lucky us.
@@HiddenSpringFarm I follow another You Tuber and ASMRtist, her name is Semide, Semide ASMR. She used to live in Toronto and bought a farm in Ontario too.
Don't feed the dogs raw eggs. It's very bad for them. Honestly look it up. Loving the animals.xx
fozi`s a badass! I think he might be crying as wants more food, happens to me too chad lol
Haha I hear ya 😂
Here's to hoping your trees will adapt to the weather patterns. Annuals do that. So, perhaps you can grow your future trees from your own seeds and graft them from your own trees.
I’ve tried grafting but have yet to be successful. I’ll keep trying though until I get it right.
@@HiddenSpringFarm- that's great! It means you know a lot of ways on how not to do it!
Love to watch your channel!
Your puppies 😍
Face it Chad, Molly is the queen of the farm.
Oh yeah I just accept it and bow 😆
@@HiddenSpringFarm She who must be obeyed! 😁
Schade das Du die Bäume nicht stehen lassen konntest....da hätte das Wasser im Teich etwas kühlendes im Sommer...wenn es etwas von den Bäumen beschattet worden wäre😊
Aber...Du machst schon das richtige 😊
Yes shade is good and protects the ducks too but it would die anyway when I dig plus all the leaves would always fall in the pond. Hopefully I can make it nice.
@@HiddenSpringFarm aaaaa.....ja klar...dann verrotten die Blätter....und dann werden die Tiere krank😬😬😬🙈🙈
Das wollen wir NICHT....
zum Glück hast Du daran gedacht 🙏🙏
Der Teich wird suuuper schön werden...da bin ich mir sicher 💖💖
Viel Arbeit hast Du da noch...Chad.....aber ...Du bist nicht alleine ❣️
WIR SIND IN GEDANKEN ALLE BEI DIR💖❣️
LG.MANU 🙋♀️
I am Murad from Morocco. I love watching your videos very much, and I appreciate everything you do. Even the way you deal with animals is so wonderful that I wish I were in her place, haha. I have a question, is it possible for me to work for you as an assistant on your farm? Frankly, working for you would be wonderful and an opportunity to start. New life, what do you think?❤❤❤❤❤
great video Chad, this weather is crazy here in Ontario, I thought Spring was here.
Woke up this morning to a dusting of snow 😔
Us too here in the Toronto area, supposed to be cold all week.
😻😻😻😻😻😻Just love your videos thank you
So glad!
I adore watching your farm 🎉🎉 All the critters are adorable!! Do you always feed the duck eggs to Billie and Bobby? The piggies are getting ready to move off the farm LoL I do wonder if putting 40 bags is an option for saving them. Yes that would be difficult...how'd our ancestors do it...
Look forward to seeing a mini duck pond 😎
Thanks for sharing with us 🎉🎉🎉
If you make your duck pond a NATURAL pond, digging it down where the roots are from this threes you going to to remove, it won’t matter that the duckies "poop" in it…. It will naturally go into the soil itself… which is what you want to happen! You could suck out the mud and muck I suppose, keeping a natural compacted soil bottom… I wouldn’t make a solid bottom out of anything other than the natural ground soil you already have…. You can ask set up a natural drainage system over into your garden to collect that wonderful naturally fertilized water! Just keep replenishing the water with a hose or better yet, dig yourself a well and put a pump there!
The soil is sandy so it won’t hold water, it has to be done using an edpm liner. I’ll do some filtration and can use a utility pump to remove water if I need to. It’ll be a trial and error kind of deal. Pond filtration can get into the thousands of $$ so we’ll see how it goes.
@@HiddenSpringFarm yes, filtration is extremely expensive…. I wrote this and hit send right as you had mentioned the ground was sandy… lol… oh well… I look forward to seeing what you come up with…. :)
You need a really long vacuum hose and put the vacuum outside the building then there will be no dust might cost a little money for the longer hose but you only have to buy it once spraying water inside the building will make a muddy mess.
why do i need the long hose, can't i just bring a shop vac inside with me?
@@HiddenSpringFarm you said you didn't want the vacuume exhaust blowing the dust around.
I’m so excited to see the duck pond!
It’s gonna be fun 😀
Hey Chad from South Africa. ❤
Good afternoon
I think its called bentonight, the clay that seals a pond . Have you checked into it? not sure price but something that wont need replacing in a few years is what i was thinking.
Yes Bentonite or blue clay but really it’s usually used in a bigger type pond where you can have the huge roller push it into the base. It should be like 12” thick. But an edpm liner will last decades anyway especially if it’s out of the uv rays. I’m talking of a 20’ pond with ledges for plant life. Clay can only be added to a bowl style pond with gradual slopes and no vertical edges. Not an expert though by any means 😉
Wow I've never known a pig to leave food.
yeah I just separated her from the piglets as I think she was getting too stressed out feeding them. They are almost weaned now anyway but I'll keep her separated as I try to sell the piglets.
I would and do use the EPDM pond liner. Suggest a solar powered pump maybe Aquatec diapragm type. Need flow and aeration.
Initial plan is to have a stream with falls for aeration and a pond filter of course. I’d have to look into a solar powered pump though and see what fits our needs best.
Eww goats smell so bad, but the babies are so cute. Isn't there a way to insulate the buds on the orchard trees? Tape sandwich bags and insulate with cheep pillow inserts and tape up for cold spells maybe?
Haha I don’t know, I’m just thinking out loud.
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How far do you drive everyday to get to the farm? just curious, love the farm vlogs. Fozzy’s cat collar looks to tight , I just happened to notice but maybe it’s not.
It’s just down the road 18 mins
🇦🇺 Put a live rat trap in the chicken coop.
Anyone watching this from Kenya🇰🇪?
They say that Guinea pigs are not related to Pigs but my family of Guinea pigs toss other pigs out the way, just the same.
Interesting eh.
If I lived near you…I’d buy duck eggs to cook with….have you tried that idea?
Of course, my Darlin only uses duck eggs when baking. They're a bakers secret really. We do sell fresh eggs and hatching eggs too, I'm just trying to get Billie some extra protein after suckling all her babies cause she's lost a lot of weight.
R those GPS trackers on the cats collar?
Not real gps but air tags. Tracking Farm Cats with Apple Air Tags
czcams.com/video/N9zZqBrCFcA/video.html
Please make a new pig barn, do you need donations? You have a lot of work ahead of you.
While I admit this barn needs a lot of restoration by the time I’m finished it’ll be much improved. While donations are always welcome a new pig barn is not in the plans at this time 😊
Chemical ice nucleation.
If anyone still thinks Mother Nature is in charge of the weather think again. Lockheed and Raytheon.
Could you bring in clay for the duck pond ?
Yes but it’s still expensive like a liner and you’re not sure if it’s sealed or not. It’s just gonna be a smallish pond so I’d rather just do a liner to be sure.
@@HiddenSpringFarm
That makes sense
Can’t wait to see how it turns out
Вы кормите свиней утиными яйцами!?!? Русские в шоке
Raw eggs not so good for pigs. cooked eggs are much better. raw egg white binds up certain minerals or something like that . please look it up. Love your videos
you need goats
Chad.....musst Du Eure Katzen auch jedes Jahr 1x Impfen lassen??.... gleich wie die Hunde??
Katzen und Hunde Staupe.....
Tollwut
Und regelmäßig entwurmen...
Oder sagst Du nein??....ich lass das alles nicht machen...
Bei uns (Österreich)müssen Freilaufende Tiere geimpft und entwurmt werden😊
All the dogs and cats are fully vaccinated and have yearly checkups at the vet.
When you are cleaning up the cat poop it's not healthy for you to breathe in the dust Hopefully you are or will stared using a litter box. The dust and poop laying around is not good for you or the cats just trying to help.
I’ve got a litter box in there, the cats have started to use it too but they still also go in the ground.
Are your cats all pregnant? Their belly is sooooo big..do you have giant rats around?
Haha no, a few of them have pronounced primordial pouches plus they’re well taken care of. Especially Fozzy Bear he’s just a chonkers.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Fozzy Bear DNA must be english... 😁
Are the cats pregnant or just fat
You deserve tens of thousands of subscribers
Aww thnx, I’m getting there slow & steady 😁