Bingo 🎯

@@S.R.Johnson It ended up being a good purchase, too 😅

@@Junkinsally I do appreciate your thoughts. In any space, it can become toxic and too isolationist, that’s for sure! I respectfully disagree that making it “a lifestyle” is sad, because some people truly do love living this way, myself included. But with that, I do see your point that it becomes unhealthy if you make your entire identity about it. I can’t speak to other people “not feeding their kids properly”, and your opinion as to how many kids other people have is one shared by many online, but ultimately, different people have different beliefs on that, and I respect people’s decisions to have no kids or to have as many as they can. As long as you can care for your children both physically and emotionally and are a loving and responsible parent, I personally don’t have an issue with it. Thanks for adding to the conversation and I wish you a happy weekend!

Ignore this wilfully ignorant 🐑. It loves government lies.

@@TheMyrrhMaid You’re brave to go Black Friday shopping with the crowds, but I can definitely see it being worth it for those discounts!

​@@miscellaneousme The thrift stores aren't as crazy as the shopping malls, but they are generally really busy. Most folks do their Black Friday shopping online now so it's not as crazy busy to go out. The older girls and I always have a good time. I wouldn't want to go if I had to tag along all my littles though. LOL

@@RealOutdoorLiving Sounds like you’re busy with the homestead life! It truly is the best 😊

@ yes it is it’s tuff work but rewarding and I truly love helping other homesteaders with work it’s so hard to do it on your own

@@TheBackwoodsHermit It was interesting that some of the hens smelled different from others. My friend who came to teach me and I were talking about it. Definitely the innards have a smell. But we concluded the difference between hens could be fat content (one was definitely fattier than the others) and it could be hormonal (where the hens were in their egg cycles). Interesting to note, one hen had extremely brittle bones. My friend accidentally snapped a leg when skinning and was surprised by how easy it was compared to other hens. Fascinating process and I aim to eventually be able to do it without another set of hands!

@miscellaneousme Excellent observation skills you've got! Many of the meat breeds like cornish cross or rangers are bred to produce the largest carcass as quickly as possible, at the expense of their health and longevity. Those seem to be the ones most likely to break their legs or drop dead of a heart attack unexpectedly. I've had the best luck with the dual purpose breeds for general self-sufficiency purposes. Good size carcass and egg production, without all the health problems associated with the extreme egg layers and meaties. Loved my Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Black Australorps and Wyandottes.

@@TheBackwoodsHermit Yes, I don’t care for those meat birds and I prefer the heritage dual-purpose birds. Yesterday we did some Australorps and Lavender Orpingtons. Even between the Australorps, some were fattier and some were not. Must be just variation on a bird-by-bird basis even within the same breed.

Not the easiest process, but I’m grateful my food had a happy life before becoming a home cooked meal ❤️

@ I get it. I feel so bad for those chickens packed in the cages on a chicken truck, knowing that they never got to roam. What you’re doing is far better. I just know, personally, I’d bond with the damn things and wouldn’t be able to do it

Why weren't we invited 😉

@@TheBackwoodsHermit Used bookstores are the best!

@miscellaneousme Absolutely! Some months back you commented that you enjoyed the TV show Jericho. About a week later I happened to see the complete series for that $3 deal at a pawn shop. I found the show rather enjoyable as well so thank you for that recommendation.

@@FarmASMR Great point! Winds on a property can be very different from one plot of land to the next. Our old rental had what felt like a wind tunnel that blew right in front and walking inside felt like one of those mime shows where the mime is pretending to walk against the wind 😂 Our neighbor’s house was at a slightly higher elevation and she didn’t have that at all.

@@robert-yv2yj That sounds like a real challenge. I’m sure you are better and stronger because of it!

@@miscellaneousme We are better off now. Fortunately when I was "Blessed" I had a loving, supportive partner. After fifty years she's still with me. How lucky I am.

@@FarmASMR I’m sure you do! It’s got so many lovely things to marvel at.

It really is!

@@TheBackwoodsHermit A welcome reprieve after a dry spell!

@@FatGuyinaLittleWoods That’s a great idea.

@@FatGuyinaLittleWoods Bell tents are lovely! And I’ve heard of that before, where you cannot put a house under a certain square footage in some counties. What a mess.

@@TheBackwoodsHermit That is our #1 issue as well. Our grey water backs up, especially during winter. Thankfully, we don’t use the black water tank, otherwise, we would be showering and have sewage back up onto our feet. That’s a win for composting potties!

@@robert-yv2yj “Calms the soul” is the perfect description!

@@TheBackwoodsHermit I’ll bet you’ve also got quite the beautiful sight in your neck of the woods that you can wake up to every day!

@@miscellaneousme For sure. It's a blessing to live amongst so much beauty.

@@keekers That’s an excellent policy to have.

@@Chickenfoothomestead You’re very right! I was speaking in generalities and not about anything specific that I’ve experienced on KZbin. I’ve met a lot of contentious people in person as well as online. And thanks for the hat compliment. I need to protect my fair skin with a wide brim and the only other option would be an umbrella strapped to my head 😆

Mine too.

@@FatGuyinaLittleWoods It is indeed a lovely time of year!

@@josephinehenry8236 I’ll look into it! I’ve heard of the Japanese way of patching cracks with gold and the concept that repairing something makes it more beautiful than it was before (not sure if that’s the same thing you’re talking about.) That’s something that we can certainly learn in our throw away culture, for sure.

@@FarmASMR Organization is definitely key to a smooth running home!

@@TamoraLacy I agree! I feel that your comment on the sunshine after the storms was meant both literally and figuratively, and you put it very well.

@@OffgridwithJayandJen It’s great that you two balance each other out. And I’m with you on needing to find calm after so much noise. Living in the woods is the perfect retreat!

@@YeshuaKingMessiah It certainly does feel like that sometimes. But there are still some really wonderful people who are willing to sit down and have conversations from a place of curiosity and respect. So there’s hope!

ALL of them.

The ones who tell whites they should be ashamed

Just Incase anyone is curious I listened to the whole video. what I did after writing my comment. I did not like subscribe or engage after this comment.

@@HitTheDirt You're welcome to do and not do as you'd like. I understand both (and several other) viewpoints. It's no trouble for or from me. I'm seeing a lot of homesteading videos that seem to have clickbait titles. I don't know about this particular channel, but ... saw sheep and wondered what she had to say on this topic. I think that people who are negative about how they talk about and to other people are dissatisfied with their lives and I hope they are able to figure out what they need for their happiness. Otherwise, I'm better off without them. I agree that homesteading is not a particular style of politics, religion, or even what is done on the land. I think "homesteading" is a larger idea - making a home that is closer to handmade and self-sufficiency than most people even attempt. I think that everyone can "homestead" to some degree, and that we should be encouraging others as much as possible. It's not for me to say that having a large garden is better or worse than keeping animals, or that how you keep your animals is better or worse than how I do. We are all learning and growing as people. It's expected that we will continue to learn and grow over time, changing our patterns and habits as we do so. What your particular political or religious views are might color what things you're more likely to try on your homestead, or what you think is "enough" in any particular field. It's not for me to say you are right or wrong about your limits, space requirements, or where you should spend your energy. No one can live my life for me, nor truly understand my priorities, and I don;t expect to understand anyone else's so we can all do our thing on our own places. Best thoughts for a good month, whatever that means for you.

@@Tinachimneycreekfarm Thank you for your thoughts on this. “Some people look for faults in others like there is a reward for it” is a great way to put it 💯