A Goat Kid Rescue & Homesteading with Human Kids!

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It's all in a days work on a busy small farm. Today we are making jam, taking care of a rescued goat kid, milking for the first time in months...all with a few small human kids in tow!
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[@tracidevault3976]

"Even on the bad days this is what I used to pray for". I'm dreaming impossible dreams and sending up big prayers. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JB-pd4ni]

oh my how quickly a family changes, a good reminder to cherish everyday with the littles.

[@growinghomegarden4121]

Just putzing around KZbin when I came across this video. I thought, "oh cool, an old Jess video!" We'll seeing you use the dishwasher to sanitize your jars reminded me that I forgot to run my dishwasher! Thank you for that and all the things you do to enrich our community.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

The boys are tiny and cute in this one! Tiny Ben explaining milking 💕

[@jenniferjanowicz4170]

What a beautiful little lamancha❤

[@gwackamoley]

5 years later and seeing your boys so little. Ben is so cute with the “squeeze the boob” and then looking under each goat for their udders! 😂🥹

[@kathyolivares6557]

Love your videos. I’m enjoying going back and seeing your videos from years ago.

[@threewillowsfarm7779]

That baby goat was adorable. You are Superwoman girlfriend. I bless you.

[@jessicasconzert5281]

Last part of this video and your dream of KZbin, and look at you now with a video everyday and over 100,000 subscribers. God has blessed your family. ❤

[@5herpsandadog]

My mom is an ex-paramedic and completely agrees with the “warm and dead” even for humans. When you’re cold, your body sort of hibernates, and may appear dead, but once you warm up you revive.

[@myhappyplacehomestead8727]

Omg squish the boob! 😂 I'm dying . Little Ben is so cute!

[@tammynevil2422]

Love watching where it all started

[@WhiskeyTangoFarms]

Definitely needed this realness at the end lol. We are still finding our rhythm of getting things done but trying to share things with our followers on a routine. And we can plan all we want, but things come up. It’s so easy to get down that things didn’t get done but sometimes plans need to be flexible. Thank you for the awesome perspective, 4 - years - ago Jess! Blessings! ~Kristin

[@scmassey]

I am addicted to your channel and amazed you do as much as you do and get it recorded. Your priorities are what make your family so watchable. Keep up the good work!

[@thehumblehomestead734]

This sounds like me right exactly now ❤️❤️

[@HeavenlyMindedHome]

"Squish boobs" 😆🤣 Too cute! Precious fam!

[@marleneperkins4959]

I just watched this now but it's TRUE of all animals warmth first. I once had a momma so have puppies over the night and unplugged her heat lamp I thought 3 of the puppies we gone. One quickly warmed up. 2 if them seemed totally lifeless about 25 minutes later I heard the softest cry from my counter and realized one of the lifeless puppies was still alive. Ultimately I only lost 1 puppy which I thought was a miracle. In puppies we warm first, feed small amount of electrolytes, wait 20 minutes, then try to feed milk if their strength is up!

[@vickieteegarden9764]

Your a good person. Don't ever give up. We all want to sometimes but hey tomorrow's a new day.😁

[@shawnabailes2069]

I've seen a number of your videos and aspire to be more like you! The talk about how many videos you hope to put out and the reality of trying to do so much in limited daytime hours with children, life and surprises... Well, let's just say it's now the end of 2018, you've just recently celebrated 70k+ followers on KZbin, and I think you've done remarkably well this year at keeping it all together despite the ups and downs and the curve balls thrown your way! My little farm is years behind yours in growth, and I know exactly how you feel about projects out the wazoo and plenty of content to video... And I think 2019 just might be my year to start videoing my day to day life and getting a KZbin channel up and going. I want to join the amazing KZbin homesteading family that I've seen these past several months! You're my kind of people!!!

[@bridgetteorourke1627]

I've been a subscriber for a few months. Really feeling anxious for spring to get here so I decided to watch some older videos and oh my gosh, your son saying you squish the boob to milk a goat had me laughing so hard. So precious. Love your videos!

[@LifeGoesNorth]

The jam got made and the goat was saved. ❤️

[@christinaoklaohio7926]

Good job Jess!

[@jackicomber8534]

A beautiful herd of goats and children! Lol great aspirations are a good thing! Just smile, nod and keep on going!

[@genevieveflowers1500]

The most badass family, tattoos and goats!!!! Love you guys, all the way from new york!

[@jennifergasiorowski7471]

"How do you milk a goat?" "You squish the boob." Hahahaha😂❤❤❤❤

[@mitche499]

I liked your video. I am happy your dreams are coming true with homesteading, hard work but satisfying. I look forward to your weekly videos. God bless and happy springtime.

[@letshomesteadinstead7772]

I get it!!! Same here... kids.. bad internet.. choors..jobs and life!! I’m a full time elementary teacher and I need to do videos and edit! I sooo get it;-) YOU ARE AWESOME!! Keep up the great work darling;-)

[@kathleenwatson6933]

I’m so glad to see a new video from you! And well done on the baby goat, you obviously know what you’re doing. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[@thecrunchyconservative]

Back when your goal was one video a week🥰. You've become "one of those KZbinrs that has it all together," like you said. I also make my list for the week. You just never know what's going to happen and having that flexibility is also important important to teach my kids.

[@annameng1856]

Hi Jess! It’s good to see your face again. We make jam from time to time. We use the no sugar pectin. You can still sweeten it with white sugar. But you can use WAY less. Because it’s not dependent on it for thickening. Or you can use raw sugar, maple syrup, or honey. Happy Spring!

[@mamatwocubs1505]

Love your channel. Excited to see more. I completely understand the kids n homesteading.

[@joescott3393]

One per week is great my dear. What ever you can do. Where I live here in Canada we do not have internet and I do not have the time to make videos. We also do market garden so internet gets done then. I totally understand time, farm, kids, household, etc. Good luck God Bless Joe

[@EmptyNesters365]

what a great channel and a beautiful homestead! Hope we fine our dream homestead in a few years.

[@littlecreekhomestead4086]

Awesome video that was worth the wait :) Keep doing what ya gotta do and video it to share when you can :) ~Vicki~

[@gmc0678]

Not dead until warm and dead applies to humans as well.

[@dollyperry3020]

I've missed you! Save some of those strawberries to add to your applesauce. I made strawberry applesauce this last fall and it is delicious. Also, strawberry rhubarb pie is delicious! I love your greenhouse! Family first! Love the videos you post!

[@jacksonwhitaker9155]

You are so close to 2000 subscribers keep it up

[@daniellegrandpa]

You have so much knowledge.

[@ashleydempsey-henshoney7583]

So glad your doing KZbin videos again. I'm forever watching your Instagram stories but these are great!

[@melissasnellagnew3854]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@LorriesWorld]

♥♥♥ Ben's hair in this video!

[@malialindsey4166]

13:30...👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@HomesteadingwiththeHeberts]

Great job with the goat. We all understand the problems of the videoing and kids. I also have 2 Jobs and trying to run a youtube channel. It is a lot of work. But it is fun. Life is the way that it is and that is what we all want. This is a great lifestyle. And I look forward to your 1 video a week. Thank you for your encouragement.

[@helennelson3120]

Blessings Always

[@MrWessmith1]

Very nice video and some great insight on caring for a baby goat. Look forward to seeing you on a regular basis. What are you ever going to do with all those tomatoes??? Thanks for sharing.

[@valdirpereira5121]

*OLÁ OLHOS PUXADINHOS J⭐️*

[@crochetaholic7105]

Thanks for giving the info about baby goats & could you do a few cooking videos!? (You might have made some already though now that I think about it because I'm watching old videos 😂) Loving you're videos/channel and little Ben he's too adorable 🙂

[@ms.lizzysPlace]

watch baby boom!!!

[@129kittykati]

Can you do a video on how you get your eggs to be beautiful colors.

[@emalinel]

I think that depends on the breed of the chickens?

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, is there another way of preserving fruit without all the sugar or dehydrating the fruit?

[@carliel190]

I noticed you named your goat Sookie. Has anyone ever told you that you resemble Anna Paquin?

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Haha yes I have heard that before!

[@nancyduncan5472]

Does Mama goat and baby goat not have any ears or am I just seeing them

[@emalinel]

Hey Nancy! Nope not just you. La Manchas (probably spelling that wrong) are known not to have large ear protrusions. They have ears to hear, but it's just not obvious because their ears aren't sticking out :)

[@Val-jz6lf]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥U

[@Hapenparadise]

I keep watching but must say I’ve not actually observed you actually DO anything. Much more talk. Just like this, we didn’t actually see you milk anything. Sorry don’t mean to be rude, just it is what it is.