A Dog Changed How I Farm

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[@mikki_s1100]

Please look into how better help has harmed patients, and see if that aligns with your own ethics. Therapy is great! Better help is not, and has caused so much harm. Baby Bee is so cute getting her brushes! I definitely think when’s she’s old enough to calve she’d let you milk her.

[@NoNoTheGreenOne]

I heard bad things about BetterUp, an online coaching platform, not betterhelp, who has certified therapists. Are you sure, you're not mixing them up?

[@saraschneider6781]

Please stop whining.

[@ChrisWhite-y3t]

​@@saraschneider6781 how is warning people whining?

[@michellexlin]

I think it’s a possibility that Morgan sees the comments and may agree with the concerns but has already scheduled/committed to certain sponsored videos. I’m not familiar with sponsorship contracts but I imagine he might not be able to suddenly cancel sponsors he’s already agreed to months in advance.

[@Fenthule]

@@saraschneider6781 please understand that we want people who suffer with mental help problems to actually get help and not be victimized. Your comment is unnecessary and frankly you could probably do with some therapy yourself to deal with your tendency to be aggressive to strangers.

[@BennieThundaChunk]

We adopted a barncat to deal with our mice problem, they told us she'll never be a cuddly one, they rarely saw her, she just left dead animals everywhere. Today is the first dat after more than a year of socializing she came to sit on my lap to be pet. Gaining the trust of a wild animal, cat or cow is an amazing experience! Never brushed a cow but would love to try :D Thanks Morgan!

[@tripsupstairs]

“This is my spot now.”

[@Hammerite]

I remember Toby coming to the farm but November 2019? Man, didn't realise I've been watching your video's for such a long time.

[@rainbird1882]

I am currently dog sitting for my brother's two dogs - and I have found myself in the late evening calling 'all dogs go to bed, all dogs go to bed!' before I kennel them for the night, lol...

[@DistanceTraveled]

That's super cute!

[@the_vvatch]

I'm not a fan of BetterHelp either and it's a bit of a bummer to see them attached to your content, but also I understand that paid sponsors are important to keep a channel going. We need a Barn Cats video soon! Can't get enough of those two (and Lil'!!)

[@saraschneider6781]

I'm more bothered with this comment associated to his comment.

[@The_Sin_Squad]

@@saraschneider6781 Most of the comments in this thread have been deleted. It's bizarre

[@b.c.9358]

It seems comments mentioning the lawsuit get deleted (the name of who sued Betterhelp)

[@illusionofquality979]

@@saraschneider6781 Why does it bother you? The comment seems like a kind warning.

[@zephyrwlf]

@@illusionofquality979 She's posting on everyone's comment complaining about betterhelp. She's just a troll.

[@wotan20]

As far as I'm concerned, you did all the right things with your dogs: 1) You have proper dog breed for the task assigned to them. They are gentle, yet workman like toughness and loyalty in their character. 2) You have more than one dog, which means they are a team, but also they accompany each other, that is, they are never lonely. In addition Toby's positive example taught Abby to be more gentle with the flock. 3) You never, under no circumstances put the dogs on chain, which frankly would've been cruel, and in time would've turned the dogs crazy. Even at the beginning, when Abby caused problem, you only locked her in a healthy sized kennel, which was just the right combination of discipline and care for her, to encourage her to improve. 4) You give lots of positive reinforcement to the dogs, that is rubbing them lovingly, praising them lovingly and so on. That loving ownership reflects back at you by the dogs' loyalty and love toward you.

[@soumyasreejesh]

bro what breed is that

[@zachfarrell234]

Dude, you are living the dream. Since I hit my 50s all I want to do is get a decent piece of land and start a homestead. Thank you for the inspiration your fantastic videos provide for guys like me.

[@DesertHomesteader]

I was talking to a local rancher the other day and noticed that they had a single Llama on their farm. She told me that it protects all their chickens. Apparently, Llamas are very protective and can be very aggressive towards predators.

[@James2PlayzMC]

A tip for the cattle: if they start calving separate them off. If they are close to calve they will start going off on their own. Try to pay attention to them the next few days Morgan as lots of things can go wrong. Hope this helps!

[@RoseNZieg]

I will never get tired of seeing the cats' reactions to Toby when he first came to the farm.

[@TheIndecisiveWigWearer]

Dog tip: if you get a dog blow dryer like a Flying Pig you could turn it up and get out dirt and compacted hair. Makes him more comfortable and brushing more effective. Also, a detangling spray before brushing would help. Beautiful animals!

[@blackraen]

Double down on this. I thought I was splurging on a flying pig dryer, but dang that's been one of my best 'dog maintenance' tools I've ever bought. 100% recommend this as well.

[@KC-603]

Baby B has become so attached to you! It's a beautiful thing!

[@kfrashmon]

It's amazing how much Baby B has warmed up to you. It only seems like a few months ago she would not let you near her.

[@bkm2797]

Audrey is looking really close, can't wait for the birth. That was so funny watching all the ducks go into that tiny chicken house, it's like some kind of secret meeting,lol. Poor Ginny barn cat won't be queen of the mountain much longer,lol, try not to get to scratched up. Always great to see the goings on at Gold Shaw Farm. Thanks Morgan, always a pleasure.🐄🐕🐕🐈🐓🦆🥚❤️👍

[@RJ-go3sn]

Morgan, I love watching you and Baby Bea! So glad she is so willing to have you brush her! You've made great headway! Great video!

[@bakerfamily7854]

Great to see Ralph is doing so well!

[@TMK-22]

Baby B is so big now, and I love that even the rat has a name.

[@judykinsman3258]

Absolutely loved today’s video Morgan. Great music accompaniment too.

[@eric2500]

Psst, duck party tonight in the chicken coop! Pass it on!

[@eric2500]

When you oraganize your eggs by species every day do you lay them out on the table saying "duck, duck goose"?

[@barbarabigelow9110]

😅

[@thesquirrelyprepperlifesty5523]

I think your rat has babies. Good work with Baby B, she has improved wonderfully.

[@VonPatzy]

This is what I worried too when it took a night off from the night scurries. Templeton is very likely a mama.

[@flowermeerkat6827]

Gaah bad news

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@VonPatzy Shouldn't it then be called Templetona?

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

@@flowermeerkat6827 If they can be caught, maybe it and its babies could be put in a pet rat cage to prevent them from having unfortunate interactions with the rest of the farm fauna. Can rats be "fixed"?

[@Libbathegreat]

I read this as "rabies" at first 😂 But yes I also think Templeton or Templetonia has a litter, or whatever you call them with rats.

[@cindydogmom]

This was such a great video. Thanks. We had a rat in our garage. Very difficult to get rid of. They are neophobic, afraid of new things. Templeton is suspicious of all those traps. Anyway, we were lucky and our rat just up and left! It was fed up with us!

[@jennyg3894]

Aw! I didn't even realize how much I missed hearing all ducks go to bed! ❤

[@johnbailey2039]

All ducks go to bed, bringing it back. Thank you. i do not know why but I love that.

[@davidmachemer1015]

Ducks: "Party at the weird chickens' crib!! Bring your own eggs!!"

[@saraschneider6781]

I laughed way too hard at this.🤣🤣🤣

[@bearmugs1408]

Underrated comment!

[@Hammerite]

Hah! Good one :)

[@cindydogmom]

Just woke my husband up bc I laughed so hard!!! Best one in a long time for me…😊

[@alaniswhite4624]

Those were hard times on the farm. Seeing Toby come on the farm definitely brightened up things. It has been wonderful watching the farm growth!

[@Xakriuth]

Its probably the call duck, that laid in the chicken hutch. They have different nesting behavoirs than larger duck breeds, and often nest inside trees

[@jillianstolling2602]

I highly doubt his call duck is responsible, it is a drake. In all my yeas of raising ducks I have never had a male lay eggs but I could be wrong. I do have a few standard females that lay in weird places when they are getting ready to go broody, some even will go through the trouble of getting into our turkey and chicken boxes. They seem to understand the importance of clean conditions when they want to have a nest to sit on.

[@Winterascent]

I engage in talk therapy with big white dogs, too. They listen, they really listen by staring into my eyes, and when I need it most, they commence facial licking. Very therapeutic.

[@craigk.235]

That rat is so smart, I like seeing what it does! The ducks are so funny, they need their own place. This video was great.

[@BloxfruitKatakuri461]

Your videos are getting better and better

[@ThatAnimalChannel]

Aww Bean cruising along in the background as you collect eggs was ADORABLE!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤️

[@camicri4263]

Toby dog is still my favorite! Baby Bee is so cute! Blessings!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Morgan your videos are so much FUN to watch with all you got going on your farm + To fine Dogs❣.....Thanks again 👍 Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸

[@charylliss3741]

It does my heart good to hear "All ducks go to bed "🥰

[@defeqel6537]

Have you looked into the traps that are basically just seesaws into a bucket? They seem to work well for mice at least.

[@cardiac19]

The weird chicken house is the new hot nightclub for the ducks.

[@michelefritchie6198]

Toby tumbleweeds! Love it!

[@MeredithDrennan]

To the person who said get Morgan a sponser if we're tired of betterhelp, its not the subscribers job to do that!

[@bakerfamily7854]

Training Templeton with unset baited traps is diabolocal, and I like it. 😊

[@georgeshafer2504]

The Weird Chicken House has become the Duck Discotheque. 🎼🎵🎶

[@susanmacdonald4288]

Ralph is really sweet! And I loved Ariel in the background at the end, scratching her big pregnant belly with a horn.

[@isauris1]

I like the idea of a Duck's Night Club with exotic weirdos serving the drinks. LOL

[@evquinn2156]

I had a huge rat problem here in/at my house in Florida because my neighbor fed peanuts to the squirrels. They were even having babies in my car engine.. My pest control guy said to add a piece of chocolate to the peanut butter and sure enough they found it irresistible. Good luck.

[@caroleewalker5546]

Lovely to be on this journey with you and fir and feather family Morgan 😊

[@amandahugginkiss55]

Good day to you and the farm family! @ 10:15 I had to pause and relay this delicious jelly i bought recently.. it's seedless raspberry from the peanut butter company, or something close to that, but it is awesome! Perfect duo with Jif peanut butter. So many flavors including mango and pineapple! Take care and enjoy spring~I cannot wait for the ladies to give birth! I'm hoping it goes smoothly for all!

[@lhmcd5538]

I so enjoy your videos. There is too much to comment on. Thank you. May you all please take care and stay safe. Louisa. 👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️🤩🤩🤩

[@karenfleet2287]

Love the story telling 🩵💜🩵

[@wildflowerinn]

And we all know who the boss is these days … Abby Dog.. love it 😍 lol

[@TravelingSag]

Love to see Ralph and Bean ❣️

[@ChiefHerzensCoach]

haha, i guess you need another of these chicken houses now. the ducks squattered the first one 🙂

[@cruzcastillo6984]

@12:37 to be fair ducks are kinda like weird chickens lol.

[@Jomama02]

Try RAW BACON on the rat traps. That's the only bait that worked for us and we tried for months! Got rats on the bacon first time out!

[@ledzepcleo]

Actually get a wood trap and put some nails in it. Watch twin home experts and get one of their traps. And mouse trap Monday. Rats are incredibly smart you might need a bucket trap or the Mink man to come and help you.

[@jbbrown7907]

Templeton needs to make an appearance in one of your books.

[@ruvy91]

To everyone who is telling him to stop promoting Better Help, here's some food for thought: contractual obligation. They probably prepaid for x-amount of videos to be featured as a sponsor, and Morgan had said in multiple videos that the reason the farm is profitable is because of social media. Now I'm not saying that Better Help is a good company, but he's probably just finishing out the contract and the time and money to try to break that contract is more than he can do.

[@nicecatholicgrl]

Tempelton may be a tempest! And they stay with their young alot and or she or he may have moved the nest! Keep eyes peeled for activity near by!!

[@eric2500]

A Tempest or a Tempette? Or a Templetina? Yes , rats are good mothers, it must be said.

[@highpsi11]

Ahh, a little bit of peacefulness to start the day!

[@dhawthorne1634]

Drop the Better Help sponsorship! Their "therapists" have suggested that self-deletion might be the best option, suggest "just don't be gay" as a solution for abusive parents and because they don't get paid for unscheduled consultations, they regularly ignore or hang up on off-hours emergency calls. Not to mention that the platform, itself, (unlike the "therapists"), is not restricted by confidentiality laws so they can and DO collect, store and sell your information to third parties, costing their customers potential employment, loans and insurance premiums. Better Help is worse than no help at all.

[@xander7ful]

I love the names you give to your cows. Especially when you name them after lady rock stars or authors. Belinda Carlisle? Alice B Toklas? 😂 Could we maybe have a Stevie Nicks & Annie Lennox in the future?

[@christinanavarre8389]

New Subscriber from Northern Michigan. Enjoyed all of your farm. Your cows are my favorite. They are so beautiful. I'm a cat person. I have 6. 5 are blood related, mama Isabo tuxedo, papa all white and 3 females Pepper tortie, Eowyn tiger tortie and Jumper muted tortie. Mallow adopted is a long hair white with tiger saddle fluffy dark tail. Rocky is Papa and sadly dying of bone cancer. Doing well so far. Keeping a microscopic eye on him. Thanks for taking my mind off of it for a bit....Rocky is sleeping on my legs at the moment❤

[@keeps717]

Love the traditional farm/ animal update!

[@shariselove]

Because Abby is a PRINCESS 😊 She is demanding 😅😊

[@sowandtare]

Everything looks great!

[@timothyodonnell8591]

I love Alex's energy!

[@fabienneegerton8437]

Can you build a run from Templeton’s exit and have an egg waiting for him in a trap?

[@SuperDolly64]

Tonights pyjamas say "all ducks go to bed"

[@bretf]

The Ouell 4-11 trap will probably work well for a big rat. I tried lots of traps when trying to deal with squirrels that kept trying to chew their way into my attic, and I definitely had the best luck with the Ouell traps...in fact I bought several more after getting the first one. Just make sure to follow directions when arming the trap; both bars need to be pried back to fit under the trigger bar.

[@_Fizel_]

Morgan not again. BetterHelp is a problem. They are not okay. Please stop sponsoring them. Edit: Fun fact! When I try to point out what they do, it won't post the comments. That's how bad it can be.

[@ptk4392]

Are you going to supplement his income he would lose by not sponsoring betterhelp if not then shut up

[@stugotswins]

Some help is better than no help

[@_Fizel_]

@@stugotswins BetterHelp is literally a scam. They dox people, both patients and their therapists. Many of which aren't actually licensed and doing so illegally.

[@jamiAkos]

What if he's having success with better help?

[@katalinas9264]

Soooo why are they a "problem"?

[@Crayfish-]

@ 10:07 We used to have a " Weimaraner " and my brother used to feed him a toast w/ Peanut Butter Smeared on it. And the Weimaraner would eat that toast and the Peanut Butter would get " Stuck " to the Roof of his mouth and it would take a few minutes to get That Peanut Butter "Un-Stuck " from the Roof of his mouth ! ( This was very " Satisfying " to that dog / And " Quit Amusing to my brother " ) !

[@Sipu97]

I love your videos but hearing "this video is sponsored by betterhelp" always makes me sad.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

It's not funny but, I have laugh at you saying you having one of your worst farming days ever. It's been quite the adventure for you hasn't it, Morgan, this farming business.? Well, never mind. We've been along the journey with you, so your suffering is ours as well. Think of all you have achieved in that time. It's rather marvellous really from basically doing office work to doing what you are doing now and you could say, successfully. Those tyre nests are working well. Maybe your laying duck is looking to hide and protect her prospective offspring. "How to outsmart the Boss?" But, which one. Surprise, surprise.

[@jennifertroxell4035]

I agree with the sentiments about better help. That being said, I also get that some people may actually be helped and it's every creator's choice to accept a sponsorship or not. I just fast forward through the ad reads I don't want to see, not just this channel but on all the channels I follow. It is not my job to tell anyone what to do with their channel. That being said, people also have a right to share negative experiences they've had with a particular company and there are plenty with this one.

[@elizabethbuchanan5432]

I think your rat is going to have baby's Be careful they can have 10to15 baby's or more. At a time we get mice in the fall if we don't get them they make nest out of my old shoes we have a big field nixes door that's where they cume forum l love your dogs and cats keep up the good work I love watching your fram grow give the bogs A Big Hug XOXO

[@JessicaNiles]

If you've got maple syrup already running through those lines then you are doing something RIGHT!! 😂😜

[@CLB___]

What is the purpose of the round bales of hay outside hoop coop?

[@piplupcola]

It's mud season so he probably is using them to scatter around to deal eith the slippery mud

[@jenat82]

The rat might be injured from the trap it got out of. Maybe even worm food under the weird chicken coop.

[@steamedwatermelon2165]

The ducks are squatting in the chicken house

[@openfly4u]

Yeah, Dogs change your life, because they are good and adorable predators. We need Farmdog moments of zen. I mean look at how happy they are being brushed. Hell make the whole brushing video to do ads, I dont care, I`ll keep asking, ad infinitum Please release the 20min uncut Farmdog grooming/brushing video!

[@oskarprotzer3000]

cant wait for the calves :D

[@apc8805]

Hard work stay strong👍

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

WHAT ❓👁️👁️ Abby is NOT the boss How dare you. TOBY DOG will always be the boss and top dog 🐶

[@lyndaslocs]

The ducks are playing poker at night in the weird chicken house.

[@teenamccabe8613]

Oh I have a duck that prefers laying her egg in my chickens nest box, she's so sweet!!

[@laurenr842]

If you drove up to Niagara Falls for a girl with the dog collab or fundraiser that would 100% be worth the drive. She would have all of Toby’s hair off and white as a fluffy cloud lol

[@Crayfish-]

@ 8:58 Why Not Get a " Snake " and "Name Him " Jake " Yes " Jake the Snake " will go in " After That Rat " !

[@LoyalLove3]

It’s a trip you remember all their names!😮😮😅

[@abbykate]

Maybe there's someone locally who can loan you a terrier or two to sort out Templeton. I know that there are several Barn Hunt clubs around the country.

[@kuronyaa-san]

@9:35 - Ginny is hinting that if you armed her, she'd get the rat. >_>

[@ImusNoxa]

The return of all ducks go to bed!

[@Fumbuzi]

It's Tim-oh-TAY Chalet!

[@hasriel2005]

What will you do with the heifers that are Randy's kids? Do they get swapped with other farms?

[@lyndaslocs]

Therapy is "insanely helpful."🤣🤣🤣

[@jennifercross9845]

I love watching you I live in Saint Albans VT ❤

[@rivitraven]

It could be that the rat is nesting and nursing now therefore is no longer as active and eating. You may have to stick a drain cleaner brush deep in there and scare it out.

[@kc4941]

Do the ducks need their own chicken house?

[@Gone_Fishing]

Can't stand better help reconsider working with them

[@CynthiaNoelNYC]

Astrid is a name I suggested 😁

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Good video 👌

[@Crosses3]

We have those claw traps and I’ve never had success with them. We have gone to heavy duty bar traps and have more success.

[@miditrax]

You know you've attached to a rat when you set out treats and name it 🐁