A Bad Day for Chickens (And Goat Kisses to Make It Better) | VLOG | Roots and Refuge

[@marielapp1786]

YES! !! A honey medicine video, PLEASE! I didn't realize lemon balm was good for so many things! How to make it and how to use it are things I'm really interested in!

[@erinmodlin5519]

100% agree! Especially if it's good for anxiety. I have bushels of lemon balm and no idea how to use it all.

[@candykuettel4586]

Yes PLEASE! I’d love to use my lemon balm for something besides tea😁

[@WinterHawk48]

There could bee a 20 minute video of bear playing with gabe and I absolutely would watch every second

[@Strictlyfishin76]

Those baby goats are soooooo cute!!!!!

[@robinmiller1783]

ESPALIERED FRUIT TREES UNDERPLANTED WITH BERRY BUSHES.......PRETTY & TASTY.

[@skylarkrabbitry9185]

Shallow raised bed alongside the chickens... plant herbs that are chicken friendly they can “prune” on their side.

[@emilym155]

SkyLark Rabbitry that’s such a cute idea 🐔

[@Lithillia]

I like this idea. maybe some blueberries they could pick some off also?

[@TheChristinaJo]

One gynormous bee,butterfly, and hummingbird garden! Nothing but flowers!

[@cpjohnson1887]

Loofah!!!! Yes loofah along that fence! I'm doing loofah for the first time this year, so excited!

[@PatBarr55]

Loved the goat kisses. The boys are adorable. The garden will look awesome in bloom.

[@alexreith4877]

Lemon balm in iced tea is the best!

[@lennapelayo3252]

It's a lemon balm oil like a tea or is it chopped up fresh in the tea that you make

[@alexreith4877]

Lenna pelayo I use fresh lemon balm from my garden and add it to the tea while it's brewing. I don't bother picking the leaves off the stems, I just wash it and add enough to fill a quart size canning jar, then pour over the hot water to steep along with 3-4 tea bags and as much sugar as you like. Once it's steeped I strain it into a pitcher full of ice. I sometimes make it without the tea bags for a caffeine free drink, which is also nice and refreshing. Lemon balm grows back so fast you can have tea all summer long.

[@TheGrandmaProject]

Yes! Honey medicine video please! :)

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

You can make your own mouth wash with the mint. Get a bottle of alcohol add equal parts water and alcohol and wash your mint, drop about 15-20 leaves in. In just a few days you have some very good mouthwash.

[@bikerleathertv]

What kind of alcohol? Like rubbing alcohol? Any certain kind? Thanks!

[@user-di6cn2ne7u]

@@bikerleathertv I know this is a year old, but for the sake of anyone reading this now... please do not put rubbing alcohol in your mouth . Vodka would be the one to use if using alcohols .

[@gabybop]

20:20 that little hop!

[@applebaby1968]

Dont know how great this idea would be, but you could plant things along that fence that your chickens can snack on from the other side. It would provide a little shade for your flock and a bit of a snack everyday.😊🐓🌿

[@josephnmn146]

Oh you dont know chickens. They'd decimate anything edible then dig up the root even!

[@kymhouse8158]

Planting on one side where the chickens can reach but not kill is a great idea & something we here. But I have pots & just turn them every few days! Keeps the chickens so healthy & busy that I don't mind if we get nothing from them!

[@nancycowan6109]

Jess, mint pesto is so delicious. 4 cups Mint, 2-3 cloves garlic, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (optional), juice and zest of a lemon, 1/2 cup olive oil or more, salt and pepper. Really yummy. Whirl it up in food processor and freeze in ice cube trays. It is very good with fettuccine and peas or asparagus. Thanks for the lovely video. ❤️

[@ameliakat9982]

Thank you for the recipe!

[@WeirdHeather]

Ooo I gotta try that, thanks 😀

[@candykuettel4586]

Yum!... I’ll try that soon! Tks

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

oooh , girl. yum!

[@chicken26arick]

I’ve grown loofah the last couple of years. It’s fun to grow your own Christmas gifts. Sunflowers are a good companion with loofah. I bet your chickens would really like those!

[@annamixner3168]

Airplane ears and helicopter tails...so cute!

[@izholmes]

This video was the best. Your farm makes my heart sing. What about asparagus along your fence? Does asparagus grow well in your zone?

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Yes it does! Thats a great idea

[@charliemaddox3226]

Mint syrup is my favorite for mint. Just simmer a handful or two of mint in a simple syrup. Great for iced tea, lemonade, etc.

[@candynkeith]

I was raised on a farm. I love chickens and goats and pigs, I had a burro and horses. I love watching you. It is so relaxing and makes me happy. Thank you.

[@ericabrown487]

We like making lemon balm jelly

[@stanervin6108]

Radishes, beets, carrots, and most root vegetables are sooooooo good for you! 🥔🥕 . Along the border, maybe asparagus roots for future generations! Have been spreading the happiness several years and am here to tell you that you will not regret it! Takes 2 yrs to make, but 4 or 5 yrs to really make happy!

[@Roo-s_Life]

Nothing beats that feeling of coming home 🏡😊xx

[@blackcat9317]

You should totally do loofah. I love them they are so awesome.

[@angelalowe5987]

Loofah is a great idea along the fence. Trellis the vines up the fence. ❤ I have never grown it but would love to see it.

[@tinabarnicle6226]

I was having a not so nice day and just some medical things going on but I watched your video and my mood went from not so great to smiling! Thank you for all your videos! You and your husband are both such as inspiration and I absolutely love your videos!

[@hummingbirdhillhomespun5421]

Tina Barnicle so true. I these videos always make me glad to be gardening too!

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

Since you have a good supply of straw anyway, try a row of potatoes using Ruth Stout's method! EZ and productive! Prayers that your broody sitch resolves in a positive manner, God Bless you back till next time, Jess(et. al.)!

[@601salsa]

the large (like livestock) buckets works well for potatoes and it is easier to sift for potatoes. given all the growth that doesnt get used (eg the vine stems of tomatoes, beans etc) you really should make your own compost - check out geoff lawtons chicken tractors - he is able to feed his chickens without any grain and get better egg production

[@kacymoreno3775]

Yes!! Plant luffa!! I recently found some old luffa seeds and I was so excited 😆

[@elkewheeler]

Oh man. Those ears. Those tails. I don’t even like goats that much, but wow that turned my day around.

[@digarcia1890]

Looking good Jess! Plants doing well and loving the animals! Don't lose hope with fertile eggs. God Bless you sweet girl!

[@ronaldweider9288]

Ruth stout method sweet potatos along the fence. Works great little to no work

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

along your fence .... raspberries, black berries, tay barries, marrionbarries, salmon berries, cloud berries, or some other cane berry.

[@Crawkid]

wine berry ? :P less thorny I think right?

[@sheshechic]

Jess, have you ever tried coffee grounds or egg shells in rings around plants to keep slugs away. It works better for me than beer traps.

[@cottingwhite7784]

Beer traps really work well here in my garden in NC. Those slugs love their beer!

[@lucymcturner1858]

Have you ever thought about growing grapes and planting them along the fence line?

[@VickiTakacs.]

I said grapes too.

[@Tootsierohl]

Lucy McTurner I just got a grape vine plant from our local store.

[@Harrowfarms]

Listen. I LOOOVVVEEEE Lamancha goats. I just FREAKED OUT when you said you wanted to grow your Lamancha herd. I am so happy. Best believe that once you have a herd up and running I'll be on your waiting list to get doeling. 💙

[@vmorganbogart]

Those baby goats are adorable! The garden is starting to come to life. Sorry about the chickens. Love & Hugs from Ft. Worth, Texas.

[@Snowflake1316]

I tandem nurse and could totally relate to Mayhem when those kids tackled her to nurse. Lol

[@lilaccottage5885]

Snowflake1316 Right?!??

[@erankin3743]

Congrats on five years! That is so awesome!

[@affordableliving2756]

Those baby goats are just adorable! Also, love Gabe as a puppy.

[@aprilwestervelt3516]

Jess, if you get honeybees, be careful with the usage of the diatomaceous earth!

[@sandyrees490]

Loved that you took us to the barnyard and shared your animals with us!

[@jltillett]

I tend to be a rebellious gardener. When I'm told don't plant this next to that... I plant it anyway, and prove it to myself. The last few years I have tried to companion plant as well as possible, but somehow missed the sunflower and bean rule. Last year I had them in rows next to each other (within 4 to 6 feet), and did not have any issues with either. The beans produced very well, but started late, and the sunflowers grew taller than normal, and had beautiful blooms. Hate to hear about the eggs.

[@CreatingEssence]

Looking forward to hearing about honey medicine!

[@suzanneburns6130]

Your new goat babies are so cute!! I'm so sorry to hear your bad news about the eggs. Please keep us informed, as I know you will. Have a blessed day.

[@kmleonard11]

I do loooove my Lamanchas. Their milk is soooooo good and they are so so sweet. And amazing mamas. Just great all around goats.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Their little wagging tails!!! 😍😍😍

[@mrsmatthewandrus]

Mammoth sunflowers along the whole fence. Beautiful and you can use them to feed the chickens and wild birds in the winter. Bag the heads when they ripen, then dry them. Bonus - it'll make wherever you dry them smell floral and lovely.

[@lsun5322]

Watching puppy gave in 2021! Awww baby puppy guardian!

[@insidekateskitchen]

Jess, one good thing to use against slugs is egg shells. clean them, bake/dehydrate them, crush them and sprinkle around the plants you want protected. Just a suggestion, it has worked for me.

[@chamelaroo4683]

The baby goats wagging their tails when they were eating was the cutest 😆

[@ThePlantBasedHomestead]

So sweet. Sorry about the chicks. Looking forward to the garden tour.

[@WithrowUrbanHomestead]

I bought the same sage last week. It caught my eye. I love when practicality and beauty come together. I grow sunflowers next to all my veggies with great success. I love your It’s Always Worth a Try attitude.

[@ingridskitchengarden]

I love the tail wiggles when you feed the baby goats. 🐐

[@gailgreenberg6953]

I just love watching you and listening to you! For that long narrow space where you talked about potatoes....you could plant melons....nice long vines and delicious fruit!

[@sharmeebradbury3263]

You and your family Jess are a true blessing to the YT world... God Bless you.. We love what you do.!!

[@JB-pd4ni]

Long, long ago I found a sick little puppy and for the next 14 yrs I had the best dog in the world. I think the title may have passed to Bear. I love Bear, but Bear and Gabe together gives me an ear to ear grin.

[@4BlessingsFarm]

We are doing a 5 yr plan, we just started 6 months ago, thanks for sharing, hopefully we get to go to an event yall are at one day. God Bless

[@grandiesgarden175]

I enjoy your garden tours. This was a great one! Thank you for sharing. God Bless

[@suehinson1629]

The 2 bottle babies are just the right amount of "identical and different", as far as my measuring scale goes, that I would have to name them...........YING and YANG! Adorably packaged! Tyfs and God bless.

[@TheNakidGardeners]

Absolutely love your garden. Stay blessed!

[@alisharhc]

We do five year plans too.. Way less pressure. Just a few months away from the end of this one.. So exciting!!!

[@bethydurbin6796]

Bless you and your family! Those baby goats are so precious! 40 degrees here again. So tired of the long cold winter here in Upstate NY but soon I too will be planting my garden..you keep me going while I wait to get started! Hugs

[@addibaker734]

I am SO READY for your garden tours this year!!!!!

[@juliesimmonds7445]

Ben grew so much in a year!

[@elainevang9114]

I want goats in a tub in my living room! So cute!

[@SunshineFarm]

It always feels like such an honor when I see your videos right after they're posted!! Need to watch the whole thing, but just wanted to say that first 😂💛

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

You’re so sweet, friend

[@independentlea8558]

Yay for garden tours! Thank you for sharing :).

[@coleypilk1529]

We just got dumped on by the snow here in Colorado. It wont last though. First time to have my own garden. I have you to thank for inspiring me to just try. I have always been passionate about gardening, but never had the resources or space. Thank you for sharing your videos. I am trying to do a tea garden so maybe that could be good for the area.

[@dawndawn6946]

😱🥰🥰🥰🥰 Look at their little tails while they’re fed!

[@robertlafollette8931]

Thanks for the sharing of your lives, love the babies they are so cute. It must be tough to say good by to them. Just love you and God Bless you.

[@kathleenschaefer8208]

Along the chicken yard side, what about a new bed for new things( from Baker's creek, etc), or perhaps beans for shelling. Or starting sprouts to feed the chickens ( chicken treats), or flowers( sunflowers, flowering vines -nasturtiums, etc.

[@suzannewalsh72]

I think that possibly the reason for the thought about sunflowers and beans is because sunflower seeds are allelopathic. They suppress the growth of anything around them so that they can grow, I don't know that this is specific to beans though, and since I've seen it mentioned that they can be added as a forth to the three sisters, which includes beans, this would suggest that there is a time limit on this. It's not something I have actually tried out though, but it makes sense that once the plant is older the beans could grow up them, which would explain why others have had success.

[@annefitzgerald9706]

You're going to laugh, but I take my phone wherever I go in the house to watch you. Proudly addicted!

[@cazmarsh6395]

Ohhhhh the baby goats are soooooo cute 🥰

[@nanusking1]

You could make mint Jelly or mint vinegar sauce that goos wonderfully with cooked lamb.

[@thedisneykid2884]

Aww poor mama hen

[@erikacronje8985]

Put a row of berries in that new open space. Those baby goats are sooo cute!!

[@kay56ish]

My morning coffee and a roots and refuge video 👌🏻 My fav part of the day 🌱

[@WindmillFarm]

Since that section is along your chicken yard you could grow hops on that fence. You would still have room for luffa or something else. The hops make an excellent extra food for the chickens, good source of protein for them

[@mylifesjourney...sharonkar7802]

What a fantastic vlog into your farm life! Thank you! Love you all! ❤🙏🤗 those goat kisses though🤗😅😘sweet! The Stivers are gonna love them!

[@teresamsanchez7307]

Dried mint is great in Mediterranean dishes. Yougart and cucumbers with mint over curried rice. Yum.

[@elainevang9114]

No more beds along the fence, to much cost to fill. Ground plant some blackberries, not raspberries they will spread into your garden. Or do the luffa up some vertical cattle panels along the fence.

[@shirleycourtney1138]

If you plan on raspberries you can push metal roofing or siding down about 24" to stop them from growing into the garden. It's also a great way to control the mint!

[@kellydodge7626]

I would love to see more videos of how to make anything and everything you grow. Especially the lemon balm syrup.

[@dailychaos8741]

You could do circular 2 or 3 feet in diameter planters that are a bit higher off the ground for your potatoes. Easy to move around and will add a new shape style to your already beautiful garden. Thank you for your updates and i am looking forward to the tour.

[@cazyoung5887]

Aww the goats are cute overload xx

[@breannawilson8651]

Definitely luffa. I’ll gladly send you some seeds! That was my intro to gardening :)

[@CanadianFarmGirl1]

We use egg shells all around our beds. Rain doesnt have as much of an effect on shells like the other slug repellents. We also use them for chickens for calcium rather then buying in oyster shells. Something chicken proof. If your area is good for them and if you dont have a raspberry bed yet you could make a living fence of berries

[@jennajans4151]

Pollinator bed, mimicking the colours of your perennial cottage garden area. It would be a surprise reflection feature.

[@teenayoung1914]

I almost couldn’t contain my “Awwww” at the kids’ little tails just going, while they were eating! So adorable!!

[@cherylwilliams81]

Thanks love the relaxing video! Have a great day!💕

[@rosedowning6466]

I've not been one to be goat crazy....until I took a look at those two very cute and cuddly little ones in your living room. Oh My Goodness! I'm in love!

[@sandyevers5500]

Using cattle panel 4 to 6 inch opening along with the chicken fence about 2 ft wide, place potato s slices and cover with straw or hay just to the about 1 inch from the tops. As the potatoes grow add more straw or hay and just keep it going up. Then when you need potatoes you just reach in and pick what you need (clean). You'll be able to feel the size you'll want for what every dish you're wanting. As long as you continue the process you can grow potato 4 to 5 feet high. When you go to harvest them they are clean and ready to store. Have fun with it. Oh just water at the bottom.

[@CosmopolitanCornbread]

Okay...watching while I cook supper... I just got done watching our other nursery hop video...and now this one. That’s it! I’m going nursery exploring this week! LOL

[@baluzirama4444]

You could try espalier fruit trees 🙂

[@nataliemclaughlin9186]

You are so blessed. I’m new to your channel but enjoying it for sure! Can’t wait for the lemon balm tea video 😊

[@bran5511]

You could put the kiddie pools along that fence, and plant a bunch of different things. So it could be an experiment area!

[@mamat8832]

That's an amazing amount of lemon balm and mint. Lemon balm tea is very calming. The combination of lemon balm, lavender and chamomile makes a super soothing/calming tea.

[@rennells]

I'm so jealous of the lemon balm!!! I love the smell of it in the garden!!!!

[@clovertailfarms6858]

Just love little Gabe. We just got a Great Pyranese puppy ourselves. He is 15 weeks old. Love watching your channel and learning about gardening.