A Day on the HOMESTEAD, that ENDED BADLY!

[@laurathomas2326]

If you mix 1 oz tea tree oil to 6 oz. Water shake it up and spray around the doors and windows it will repel ticks.

[@michellewilliams257]

Love your channel. My husband and I are in our 60's . We're up rooting here in Southern California and moving to Northern Idaho. I've been wanting to do this most of my life. So it's never too late. God Bless you and your family.

[@blackhorsefarm5906]

French Guinea Fowl are terrific little tick eaters, taste great, and help keep predators away. At least mine do. Mine were bought as young keets and raised by a broody hen. If you can stand the noise they are a great addition to a homestead. French guinea are meat guinea fowl so they are larger than regular guineas

[@kathrinekerns8398]

Very busy day. Looks,like fun. The kids are really enjoying their time in the country.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Absolutely!!!!

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

I’m in my 60’s and in April we bought our 17 acre homestead! Oh my goodness it is awesome! I feel years younger because I don’t have time to think about being older. Life is so amazing and beautiful now!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

This makes me SO HAPPY!!!!!! Love it Jan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Better Together Life ❤️❤️❤️

[@daveedson8607]

I'm in the thumb of Michigan, and it is 99.5 degrees at 1:53 PM. Texas isn't the only place it gets hot!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yikes!

[@kellyramos4140]

Liked and subscribed as soon as you said “if you want to do something, make it happen!” That is such awesome advice, many times the only thing holding us back is ourselves.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Absolutely!!!!!

[@harolddomangue9206]

Beau here is a project for the kids 4 wheelers build a cart for them to attach to the 4 wheelers to hall around things on the homestead instead of between their lap plus it will teach them how to maneuver around things in the yard a beginners lesson for when the become old enough to drive on the roads the more they learn at an young age the better driver they become for the road and highways.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

[@MultiAbiram]

Please get Guinea fouls . They will devour on ticks

[@BetterTogetherLife]

We have been talking bout getting a little flock !

[@MultiAbiram]

@@BetterTogetherLife awesome!!!!

[@jcs6206]

Corn starch, sugar, witch hazel, quick clot - they all work great to stop bleeding, especially with some direct pressure. Dogs (and cats) ears don't have quite the sensitivity that we do, yet they can still bleed like CRAZY if they get nipped or poked in the wrong little spot... but it's almost always not as bad as it seems (because there can be a LOT of blood sometimes). H2O2 in the little brown bottles works really well at getting blood out of most things and usually doesn't affect the color of whatever you're cleaning - it also disinfects pretty well.

[@brendalouquilts]

give me a break!!!!! We are 71 and 68. Living the homestead farm dream! BrendaLou of Deerwood Farms rural Jordan, MN

[@luciferspal]

Dang man. Gotta clean up that porch!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Hahahaha!!!! Life happens.

[@harolddomangue9206]

I founded his while surrfing the web : Insect screen and Gardening Netting Micro Mesh netting to protect plants, Vegetables and Flowers. I also looked on EBAY and saw many different sizes and cheep prices.

[@jerrygibs8120]

Just saw your video. Appreciate your approach to life and family living. Plz keep the videos coming. Guineas will take care of your tic problem but you won't be able to corral or contain them. They free range and roost everywhere.

[@RalphReagan]

That bread was beautiful!

[@LucasSkylarScott]

"Hey.... [disgruntled face] you're in front of the camera" so good to see another dad out there with kids doing this... my life #dadvlogging

[@ambermccormick7511]

I adore the reality of parenting during your videos! "i need more buttered toast. right this second. yes, while youre working. also. i need a tent." so real.

[@hasve978]

I grew up in Tx and now live in N Idaho and I would love some warm weather at this point. Been about 45 for a high the last few days here.

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

I’m in Tomball. The heat is coming back! Love that tropical air!

[@hoofandpeck]

We’re making it happen! Living the Dave Ramsey/Homestead life. Selling the first homestead after 4 years to get debt free + equity for the next one! My wife and I are 28 and 24 and going to live in a camper traveling with our kids, looking for the next one to make it happen.

[@maryellencook9528]

Ollie catching the firefly was awesome! City kids don't get to do that anymore.

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

Lot of bread making in summer don't want to heat up house or run ac then get a gas apartment size stove and put it on back porch

[@harolddomangue9206]

Beau pressure wash the porch or many bugs will come to visit your porch including the tick. For the pigs drinking water get a blue plastic 30 or 55 gallon water barrow install a Aqua Series 1/2 inch Finish water nipple. Place the barrow away from their mud hole then fill it up check it daily just to how much they drink in a day time you will not have to worry about the pigs getting mud in their drinking water anymore. Chewck Justin Rhodes and The Hollar Homestead the both have pigs and the water barrow system

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Thank you Harold, I actually have a 55 gallon drum waterer.....but the flow is super slow! And I don’t see them drinking out of it ever. So just it makes me worried. And also it is already 100 degrees here in Texas so I just want to play it safe. We only have less than a month and they head to the processor!!!!!

[@theycallmebacon5692]

I've always used sugar on wounds to stop bleeding

[@janedillpickle]

I really liked this day in the life vlog!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Oh yay!!!! Well get ready because we are going to be doing a lot more like this!

[@hoofandpeck]

It’s really nice to see “how one does shed to house living”

[@janicesmith1288]

Can’t you make an outdoor oven/kitchen for cooking during the summer?

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yup, it’s in the plan

[@adventure2bcorp]

I have been watching her for weeks now

[@harolddomangue9206]

A BRoad Fork will do wonders on that dry soil to loosen it up and then plant the seeds

[@BetterTogetherLife]

I know!!! They are a little pricey, but it is on my dream list!

[@Randy8923]

Enjoyed. You have busy days.

[@christophermorin9036]

Perfect use for those little ATV's.

[@BetterTogetherLife]

I know!!!!!! It’s on the list, just haven’t been able to do the research yet.

[@harolddomangue9206]

Not to try to tell you how to build a chicken tractor, but it would be easier on your back if you add some wheels on the rear section or all 4 corners so it will slide or roll easier and add a cable wire to one end so you don't have to bend over to pull the tractor. You will be able to stand and pull backwards while looking into the tractor so you don't squash any chickens under the rear wall of the tractor. Just a helpful suggestion.

[@libertymicrofarm6032]

When you rotate your pigs you might want to consider seeding it about a week before you move them. I don’t really understand why but it apparently helps to regenerate the paddock faster.

[@jeffsnyder2051]

What An Awesome Family, Great work !!!!!!!!

[@harolddomangue9206]

Beau the best teachers I found how to fix, to build, ho to install and the cheapest way learn these things is on KZbin

[@LittleMacMan]

Use cornstarch to stop the bleeding of the poor pup. Hope that helps!

[@sharonanspach2734]

wow..now that was a hectic day for sure, between what you need to do, your children and your animals..hope your dog is okay..it will all get established in time..my motto is "one day at a time"

[@LittleMountainLife]

Man that tick in the house is crazy. I see you also enjoy your ryobi tools. 🙂 Funny you mention Jack, I just went back and listened to your interview on his podcast. Good stuff man!

[@rebeccahaughn8677]

Boy I am wondering how my kids grew up all ok with any harm with no helmets. hmm Thanks for sharing, I always look forward to your vids. Be well.

[@Ajaxk9]

Styptic powder, cornstarch or flour will help clot. Dog ears and tails are the hardest to heal.

[@sassykat2000]

And don't need to be cut or cropped AT ALL. Ear flaps have a function. They keep debris out of the ears and tails serve to balance the dog as well. It's seriously sociopathic to put an animal through such pain because you think it looks better! Thankfully not all people are this heinous. In the UK, for instance, the dogs are disqualified from the show ring if they're cropped!

[@drillkjh]

You need to put corn starch on it. It will clot up and stop the bleeding.

[@ronserrokpam904]

Awsome family

[@TealStoneHomestead]

You are so close to 100k!!!! Love your family 🙂 Also I don't know what advice you got from your dog trainer but cornstarch will help stop bleeding! Since it is a thickener. It's also a great dry shampoo for oily hair 😆

[@BetterTogetherLife]

We used some helichrysum oil and, thankfully, it began to clot. Cornstarch is a great tip!

[@lucismith1880]

Are there other Texas homestead channels? I love watching y’all!

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Yay thank you!!!!!! Yes there are a few of us. DaddyKirbs, Texas Boys, and then a few other ones (I think). Sooooooooo glad you found us!!!!!! 😁😁

[@sillypetfarm8646]

I really enjoy your videos! :) Another great video!

[@drdianneLc]

I am 68, but in excellent health. My husband is 56. In 2 years, God willing, he will be retiring from his job (I’m retired now). We are planning to sell our home & do a modified version of a homestead. It definitely won’t be to the extent that you have, don’t have that much energy, but we will have more land than we do now, again have chickens & a larger garden. We might venture to get more animals, but not sure about that. A younger friend told me she thought it wasn’t good for us to do it because of my age. HA! She’s a city girl & thinks that the town she lives in is too small. IMO, it’s too big. It’s all about perception.

[@hoofandpeck]

drdianneLc never listen to people’s ideas of what you can and can’t do! You can do it, and you will! God bless you in your journey :)

[@drdianneLc]

HoofandPeck Homestead Absolutely! I would not have made it through life had I listened to many people. I earned that Dr. @ the beginning of drdiannelc. Thank you for the words of encouragement.

[@darlenetate9553]

Is there a suction fan that you can put in the kitchen above the oven to send the heat out in the summertime if she wants to bake

[@FranchesicaMiddleton]

I just said how much your videos inspire me, and you throw some more awesomeness out! Thanks! Just wanted to add that I am NOT looking forward to the heat. No, sir. But, of course, I commented before the end of the video. Poor puppy dog.

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

Your bread is beautiful. Isn't the law of nature that when something needs to be done a child or an animal gets injured and you have to stop and get your nurses badge filled out? I hope all is well. God bless

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Soooooo true!!!!!!

[@zaneymay]

LMBO! No Play-Doh until you feed the rabbits first. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat.

[@carols1030]

ZaneyMay Just Keep Planting dont you mean unless you feed your meat? Lol

[@zaneymay]

@@carols1030 good one.

[@SJSeverance]

Found a tick in your house? Check behind everything hanging on the walls like photos, paintings, etc. They will nest behind stuff on the wall and if they do you'll end up with a tick infestation in the house. Nasty things...

[@gonnaposeto6873]

Socks?? In June?? You know what loves heat? Zipper Cream Peas! I hope ya'll got some planted. Mine are starting to flower now, but it's not too late to start some. They will be going until the days shorten significantly, which won't be for a little while! :)

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

DE is a great protectant.

[@rc-ontrollin3215]

we are looking into getting a homestead in a few years!

[@711GRiZZ]

Next time you can use bag balm on the pups ears. Glob it on works on any nasty cuts on them.

[@TimTurner115]

Welcome to country life.

[@harolddomangue9206]

Beau try table scraps with the pig feed this will also help fatten them up (human food always does the trick) LOL

[@alism82]

How does home schooling go. Make a video about it

[@jamiephillips3315]

Hey, I have a question, what is one thing I can do to obtain my dream of owning some land, In 2019 I was diagnosed with cancer, went through a divorce and am currently unemployed, how would you suggest I start? I feel like I will never reach my goal

[@Kendergurl]

Depends how much land you have and where you live. 0-land.. container gardens and earthworms. (Did this in an apartment with a small porch and one with a walkway). And increase in size depending on your land space. Rabbits or chickens as first meat animals. Contact other homesteaders and find out what you can trade. Could you grow plants to sell the seeds online?

[@jamiephillips3315]

@@Kendergurl Hey thanks for responding, I currently live in a townhouse in the city, Everytime I try and plant something they rip it up, I have a dream of owning at least 5 acers in NC, TN or KY, I just want to grow my veg and have a few Chickens.

[@Kendergurl]

Window boxes? Any you pick farms nearby? Maybe kitchen herbs in your window? Anything is one step closer even if it feels really small at the time. There are many low light herbs. Or even micro greens. These can be done inside a window and maybe your next purchase can be a grow light so you can expand and work on regrowing your produce. Coffee cans are good planters. Doesn’t have to be fancy. You should have seen my apartment walkway (had to get the ok of my neighbors and offered to share the edibles)

[@lindakurtz2653]

An outdoor bread/pizza oven would help keep the house cool. I keep hearing you southern folks have a hard time with pest free cabbages. Some of the tubers have had success with pest netting.

[@happyhoppersrabbitry7508]

I'm looking for a standard rex or mini rex buck I live in arkansas.

[@SiothaVest]

Not everyone wants to be tied to the farm chores their entire life.

[@MWoods-rs4wp]

Waste not, want not.

[@rc-ontrollin3215]

poor doggy.

[@rc-ontrollin3215]

how do you travel?

[@MerchantMonk]

I'm curious if you're bivocational or full time homestead. If full time, I'm curious how you are making funding for the homestead as it's not a 'productive' homestead yet. (I know some income from KZbin) Not everyone is willing to broadcast their life, so I'm curious :)

[@BetterTogetherLife]

Send us an email to [e-mail] and we would love to give you more info. 😁

[@rondadavis9789]

Guinea fowl will eat all your ticks

[@BetterTogetherLife]

We hope to get some soon!

[@DavidGlendinning]

When y'all started talking about getting a new PO box, all I could think about was the Woody Guthrie classic "Mail Myself to You", performed here by Pete Seeger. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGmnfGaMpc56j7M

[@BetterTogetherLife]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@youssefsallam8266]

Get into breeding fish

[@SiothaVest]

You look annoyed and exhausted. Its tooo early for that in your homestead journey

[@BetterTogetherLife]

No, we just have A LOT of projects going. But thank you for pointing that out. I’ll try to keep it more exciting!!! 😁😁