A Pig CHASE & Projects in the nick of time (Plus a quick garden update) | VLOG

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[@PracticallyCreative]

We train all of our animals to a cow bell. Anytime we feed, we ring the bell. It's really helpful to be able to ring the bell and have all the animals come running to the food trough if one gets out. We also use one specific color of bucket (orange for us) for food for the same reason. Much easier to entice an animal to follow you than to chase them down. :) Love your channel.

[@shodson314]

I was wondering who has the feed bucket? LOL they come everytime!

[@simply_andreastewart]

Such great advice!

[@terrykunst3883]

The bell is a great idea, I can’t whistle 😢, so we have always clapped 👏 for the animals to come.

[@margaretbedwell58]

So happy to hear your Dad is cancer free. I know y'all must be looking forward to having him near. What a big help that will be to Miah as well. The farm/homestead is beginning to take shape and a little easier to identify the different areas you have plans for. Thanks for the video and I will have to say, watching y'all chase that pig was so funny and all the time thinking, I couldn't do that. Bless you .

[@binamom2797]

Props for Jess running with a camera - real homestead life chasing the pigs around

[@JB-pd4ni]

It's delightful to hear you speak of your dad's plans....so happy for all of you!

[@maryellenchristina6321]

Look how much y’all have gotten done so far! I’m supper impressed. When we first came to run Six Paca Farm we had 67 alpaca - one of the farm helpers accidentally forgot to latch the gate …. 1/2 the herd wondered across a small side road to graze in “greener pastures” Talk about heart failure and a cardio workout! When I saw the pig chase that brought back memories!! I was felling for you. Enjoying watching your process of building a beautiful life. Again, I get total enjoyment watching your family and your friend Jill’s family living and creating the life God wants you to live. As I sit and wash n pick all kinds of fiber at the mill my day is blessed by your families. 🙏

[@heather3420]

This brings back childhood memories of chasing pigs with my mom. I miss her so much and I know she would enjoy your channel! ❤

[@haleysmith3658]

Poppa T reminds me of my grandpa. He seems to be happiest with a project to work on. And it looks like he loves y’all building next door!

[@donnaolsen1307]

Wow, your property is really looking like a farm all of a sudden (probably not all of a sudden for you). Very cool!!!

[@Lauradicus]

Hello Ben 💚 I love that you’d rather be working and playing outside than gaming inside. Way to go! Nice cardio!

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

I love watching Ben and his inthusiasm for farming, his lil smile 😃 makes my day. Myah what a wonderful structure you built 👏 you have amazing carpentry skills. Blessings 🙌

[@nicoleolson1347]

I can’t even explain how much I love mangalitsas tails. With the pony tail hanging down.

[@sunshinecindy570]

I’ve never realized that pigs can have that much hair! So cute! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gayleclaytor8210]

Everything is coming along so well So happy about your Dad Continued prayers You are a true inspiration All of you ❤️🙏😘

[@blessedbeyondmeasure318]

We want to see the little kitchen garden all lit up at night. I bet it's so pretty.

[@madelineinfantino60]

"Looks like a farm, feels like a farm" smells...it's a farm!!! Congrats on your amazing progress!

[@jaimesnapp115]

You guys are absolutely beautiful 🥰 Watching your family do what I am researching how to begin for my family is so inspiring and motivating! I can’t tell you how much I look forward to tackling the tasks and projects along the part of the journey that you guys are on, and I hope that I can help others also when my time comes to pass on my experiences. I wish you all the love and strength and happiness that you can handle and then some! Thank you so much for sharing your story and your wisdom and experience. Keep plugging away, you’re doing an AMAZING job!

[@TheBourneHomestead]

Love the idea of leaving that garden as an herb garden. 🌿 It's such a great location and so pretty!!! The pigs look so great, the entire farm does. Such a beautiful property! ❤️❤️❤️

[@naturewoman1274]

Smart boy not wanting to play video games proud of you Ben xx

[@MyNaturesArt]

Oh my goodness, its funny how I get so excited when I see a new post now! Thanks for making my day better!

[@rachelgunderson9138]

Is Ben interested in making videos where he teaches other kids how to garden? I run a garden club at the elementary school where I teach, and I’m sure my students would LOVE to see videos like that and learn from another kid!

[@ad8261]

I wish i had a garden club as a kid You are awesome!

[@teresafreeman3021]

Such an awesome idea!!!

[@rachelgunderson9138]

@@kellykelly828 I plan to! But they are still in the very beginning stages of learning, and I think watching other kids gardening would be inspiring for them :)

[@jujube2407]

It can be tricky with that... KZbin sometimes see that as content for "kids" and it can mess with monetization and regulations ... I don't know all the specifics... but I know it gets tricky when it's by kids for kids... vs a kid helping... on a general "adult theme video" if that makes sense

[@nadiajames3883]

@@jujube2407 they can call it gardening with Ben and he can teach Jess what to do? Just a random idea.

[@-attemptingtherandom-2777]

Im getting married this weekend and I here to calm my nerves. . This family has helped prepare my thoughts for a God centered marriage. Thanks for the motivation. . .

I like that lumber structure at the garden space near the house. Great idea for lights, but you could also put hanging baskets, hummingbird and bird feeders out there... just need to add a bird bath/bee waterer. 🙂 Wrangling pigs is hard. Lambs, I think, can also be difficult... just as you think you got 'em, they go SPROING sideways and get away from you. lol 🤣 Maddening and hilarious!

[@dmartin8203]

I went back and was watching some of your videos from 2018 and on your wall I saw a picture of a cow and it is the same one I own in my kitchen. So I wanted to share a funny story about it. - When I first brought the picture home, I asked my little boy if he liked my new picture and he looked at it with intent. Then he turned to me and said " I can't see the picture because the cow is in the way". Lol.

[@jillyd2807]

😃 Can’t wait to see the baby pigs!!! 🐷

[@mgtmoffat8411]

You are making so much progress. You have so much happening at present. Ben is so interested in it all. 💕💕🌻🌻

[@cynthiahiebert5023]

This adventure will be bigger than you have ever imagined! Lu all much!

[@susanrichards4844]

I must have missed that your dad is building a house on the property and he will be there. That is so wonderful! I’m so happy for all of you 💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@suehinson1629]

That feeling you get when your pig gets out and it takes a minute of running her to coax her back in....... But in the midst of the chaos you realize "she is out of her pen, but nowhere close to being off our property!" Priceless!! Love it! God bless.

[@prutranelle5693]

Who can resist a video titled Pig chase! 🤣

[@SageandStoneHomestead]

We have goats. I'm very interested in the goat udder infection video.

[@ranns160]

I’m almost 60 and this pig chase gave me lots of flash backs. 😂😂😂 This is very close to home y’all. Keep up the good work.

[@sassyannie6292]

Hey Jess, I think that pig shelter needs a "Miah Is my homeboy" sticker. Lol Good for Ben! So glad to hear about your Dad. Blessings!

[@angelamiedema]

ROFL! Oh Jess that was so great! Flashbacks to my childhood, sitting on top the station wagon (35 years ago) watching my Mom carry a bucket of corn in the lead while my dad moved an ornery sow to the farrowing barn with a twine noose tied on her leg to keep control. I must have been about 10 years old and we kids would enjoy the show better than any movie! (Dad cussed, Mom ran, the pig made a ton of noise and never did what they wanted her to! One sow, named Brownie, used to somersault over in her farrowing crate and then use her snout to lift the pin in the gate and escape. Childhood trauma, and yet exciting ... running headlong into Brownie in the middle of the yard one day when i got of the school bus. :)

[@homesteadrevivals]

My friend used to describe her home state of Wyoming the same way (flat, hardly any trees). She would say "if your dog ran off you could see him for three days!"

[@minwellitsanicknamebegrate2531]

When you showed the storage container with all the feed suddenly I could smell it, we had a pig and goat, chickens,turkeys and a peony at one time when I was a kid and the memory of the smell of feed came back to me right at that moment. Been almost 20 years but it was like I was in the shed grabbing feed all over again.

[@dr.rev.lindabingham]

Blessings to all!

[@Citystead]

I mean being able to see from one corner to another has to be pretty cool knowing just how much space that covers and it's all your guys

[@alexjagneaux7079]

"It was gross. I almost threw up..... And I wanna make a video about it." 🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏

[@michelledillon8816]

Oh yes! Anyone who has had pigs has definitely done the piggie chase! I had to move my 6 pigs down a big hill into the isolation yard by myself! Luckily my neighbors heard me hollaring and saw me chasing the naughty ones and came to help! Good neighbors are such a blessing.

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Jess! I'm glad Miah and Jess didn't have to chase Clementine for very long. What a workout! You did good running with the camera and ready to help if needed. It was nice seeing the dry barns because you've mentioned them before. It seems like they will be good to use for your hay and straw. The "maternity ward" for Doris and Clementine looks really nice. Good job Miah and Poppa T! It's too bad your Dad and step mom had to leave so soon. I imagine they will have quite a bit to do before they move. I'm so glad your dad is cancer free! You're going to have a really big workshop from the looks of the area your dad worked on. How nice! I LOVE the hammock between the trees! It was fun watching Bear and Katie chasing you guys dragging the cattle/hog panels around. It's fun seeing things coming together for you. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@yvencia1150]

Love it's and thank you for sharing🤗🌄🌻🌻🌺🌼🌱

[@suehinson1629]

Just throwing this out there! Since you mentioned "drying lumber" possibly in the S-Container after it's initial use, keep an eye out for "bulk barns" for sale. In case, you find a tobacco farmer upgrading or getting out of the biz, because here in southeastern NC we can at times buy them for the going rate of "junk metal heading to recycle" $500 is on the high end of what I've seen in the past 10+ yrs. Now, I said this because the initial use for a bulk barn is for drying (with propane heat) tobacco. The advantage I'm thinking about is their built with all the "ventilation needs" already in place. The floors are similar if not the same as those in a grain bin/silo and open and close ventilation around the "eaves", I guess you would call it. Lol. I'm definitely not an expert, as you can tell, I just wanted to share something that might not be known and could possibly help anyone who reads this. 😇 I've seen them repurposed for drying different materials including making a kiln out of them. As well as, the use of storage for a wide range of things. Including storing and drying fire wood. Ok I'm going to shut up now, sorry about my long winded explanation. 😇❤ God bless.

[@mallorypannell4215]

My family showed pig when I was growing up. I used to have a picture of a mangalitsa on my wall because I thought they were so cool! We found that sorting panels were really helpful when moving hogs because they will stop if they can't see through to the other side. You can make your own out of plywood or buy plastic ones. They are super helpful

[@Iamgigi1515]

Why did I enjoy the pig chasing so much 🤣🤣

[@kelliwebb2870]

“Got the feed bucket?” Is all it took. That’s why you were out there Jess to tell them the easy way! 😂

[@heavenly-dreamsdairygoats]

Great job, at least your on on a highway. But so happy you didn't lose your mama pig. Love all your garden space. I will always be a viewer. Thank you for sharing. God Bless

[@radiantm2382]

You guys have an amazing young Jesus-like person in a family♥️♥️

[@weirdheathersgarden]

Awww I bet the garden will look so magical, all lit up at night 🥰

[@livinthelandfarm9883]

We got a new piglet who pops the gate off the hangers, because we didn’t hang it the right way, she was a FUN chase 😂 Definitely fun to train them to feed buckets so they behave when they escape

[@june-mariecarrillo1330]

The importance of context "I almost threw up and I wanna make a video about it" 🤣

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

hahahahaha

[@susieclark1498]

Pig aerobics... gets the heart going. So much excitement from pigs to iris's. Thanks for the videos. I'm still thanking God for your dad being cancer free.

[@teresamiller2502]

Have you ever thought about craving out a piece of your property for a grass runway when you start building your farm for teaching and a restaurant? Private pilots love to have fly in restaurants next to the landing strip. Pilots fly in from other states just to enjoy the experience. This would be a great hit and benefit for you.as well as them. It doesn’t need any lights or any extra expenses other than a flat surface to land on and room.. We fly from NC to SC and Va and would love to visit your place. I have recently found you on KZbin and thoroughly enjoyed watching you and your sweet family. I have very small raised bed garden and have been looking at videos for extra advice and suggestions. Blessings to you!

[@andreacooley133]

So AWESOME!!! I love that your calling it the maternity ward🐖🐷🐽💕

[@AC-hy1xd]

I love love love the idea of having a channel or playlist of instructional videos for building, fencing, feeding, etc. MAKE Miah do it! Lol. My husband wants those videos. As always, thanks for the great content. Blessings!

[@jenniferreed2314]

You could use the front garden as your children's garden!

[@christinalally8940]

Piggies look like they want some garden snacks :)

[@tinataylor2698]

Whoohooo!! Chasing pigs...fun!💜🌻💜

[@larindamoore4547]

you bring lot of memorise for me and my husband we moved on our property in 1973 and no buildings on it. Cow ran as pasture and the rancher used the draw or hollar for dumping their trash. Now it looks like a farm that raised goats, chickens and now it hold . and instead of half of acre garden to raising my garden inn my front yard because the golfers have become so many of them . Even with trapping them as fast as we trap the faster they come back. . And becoming older it is easier to plant on flat land. Good luck in all of your projects.

[@lanettelawrence6308]

Bless you too.

[@shellyholdren6120]

Looks awesome you guys! So many things coming together and your spirit is lighter, being able to play once again in the dirt!! Blessings to you sweet girl! I just love Ben's enthusiasm for the garden, he will have you beside him in every garden he builds throughout his life and wow, how wonderful is that. I love love the "little garden" just off the porch covered in Iris!!!! I took your advice and did some stuff to my garden to make it a place for me to relax and read a bit...It's a great idea, twinkling lights and tiki torches! I can see the little garden being just such a place for you as well!!

[@charliehoos9773]

Laughing watching Miah chase Clementine 😂 made me remember when we first brought Mia Hamm home. She fell into our stream (only 3 inches of water) and crossed onto a neighbor’s property (he hunts). We chased her home through the woods and brook straight into the barn to be sure she NEVER did that again. 12 years later she’s been excellent at staying on our property without fencing in wet sections. Only pig that doesn’t like mud probably, but prefers a baby pool. 💕 🐷

[@mariabrena04]

you outta get an apple or a bush of something green and tie it to a stick and walk her back.........just saw that in Curios George, hahahhahahaha........."im watching tv with my two year old". seem like it would work. Hi from Texas :)

[@mrjasonjneal]

Great Job Benjamin!!

[@lindastrandquist2429]

Everything is starting to come together. Little by little step by step

[@lyra2112]

It really is starting to become your farm 💖

[@foreversettled9144]

Farmers best friend. The feed bucket.

[@kajohnson2469]

Those are so cute with the curly hair. Never saw them before seeing them on your channel. Makes me want to pet them. Can't wait to see the babies! 😊

[@thistooiseds3215]

The power of the feed-bucket call!!

[@One29Homestead]

All that running and petro is for the birds. lol. Glad y'all had the feed bucket.

[@vickieginn7503]

I’m so glad your dad is doing good! Bet you’ll be glad when he gets there to build his house. Will keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

[@FermentedHomestead]

You guys are really going strong! It’s amazing what you can do with pretty open flat land 💜

[@lisarosebud6404]

So fun this journey of yours

[@wishcloudstudios]

Great news about your dad! Mastitis is horrible. I had some luck rubbing bengay on the goat's udder after each milking out of the bad milk.

[@honestly27]

You got your exercise in chasing her! lol I love the structure around your beds. You could hang some pots, too. That would be pretty. so many ideas!!

[@SharonLaMotte]

Love watching

[@laurenmuncy739]

I was so bummed I got into gardening a little in the behind covid and did a few plants from the store. This year I was excited to do better so built some raised beds and bought $350 worth of what was supposed to be good garden soil from a local dirt company. It was horrible nothing would grow and most of what I planted in it didn’t germinate. I ended up buying a bunch of compost and manure mix and mixed it in and now they are growing great! It’s been such a learning experience.

[@kiprussell6102]

Ok I'm exhausted watching Miah run back and forth jumping fences to chase the sow down lol. The life of a pig farmer. I hate when one gets loose. I commented on the last video I love his pig hits one thing he could add is a rod with about a 3 or 4 inch pvc pipe across the doorway when she goes in and out it rolls and her teats don't get scratched but the baby pigs can't get out until they are big enough to venture around because the pipe rolls. Also God is so good and prayer is powerful thankful Andy is up and cancer free. I definitely vote for Miah to do videos with his sharp wit and knowledge he will be great. Also his live for you and family is always clear and we need all the manly Godly role models we can get. I've been waiting for sawmill videos for a while lol. Keep up the good work and God bless you all. I bless you till next time

[@elainehails3403]

Don't forget to add a covered little shelf/peek hole so you can set up your camera without stressing out Mama Pig!

[@isobelmunoffilm5694]

Amazing how much progress is happening.I was thinking how much it’s starting to look like a farm and then you said…. The pig corrals and farrowing shed look awesome…so neat and precise!!!👍🏼

[@TexasHomesteaders]

The pic chase was hilarious. Those lights will be cool when you get them up.

[@lanalovesjesus6133]

Random but I'm glad yall did the driveway cuz it's easier on camera to see where you are on your huge lot lol

I agree. Hard for us viewers to get oriented without the gravel drive. Much nicer now.

[@theladysgardenandhome]

The pig chase was hilarious! Those pigs are so full of personality!

[@hopesickmeier2192]

My dad was Papa T…that made my mom’s day hearing those words ☺️♥️

[@Wildevis]

It is definitely starting to look like a farm and that was fun watching you all chase a pregnant pig lol

[@northstarprepsteader]

So wonderful to see the homestead developing!! Since the piglets will be the first born on the new homestead, what about naming them all variations of "one" lol? Uno(a)-Spanish, Primo(a)-Latin, Eins-German, Jeden-Czech/Polish, Een-Dutch, Ceann-Irish, Odin-Russian, Bat-Basque, Vienas-Lithuanian ... etc. God bless!

[@Jack8888.]

Yay almost half a million people in your little online community 😭😭✨

[@gointothedogs2]

Always having a feed bucket with you makes corraling animals much easier. So glad one was close by.

[@tessie652001]

Jess get a lot of bay leafs and put all around in side your storage container it’ll help keep mice n spiders out and real peppermint oil diluted with water. Spray all over in there . Hugs n GODBLESS you all

[@Txnative7]

Doris was just doing a little exploring..🐖🌻

[@katiengland1529]

Pig chases. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Lol. All y’all need some pig sorting boards.

[@raymondamaral8602]

I watch you all the time and I like your content also I am 74 years old and I am starting a homestead of my one

[@alanmariebrown7967]

I love how the dogs follow you everywhere! ❤

[@terrywright1513]

So sesame street... "one of these things just dosen't belong" lol. Enjoyed that one Jess. Swweeeettt

[@noranature]

That's a Paradies - so beautiful and all are happy. So good to see, how you are at home now. All the best for the future and for the coming little baby pigs💚🍀💚

[@beulahacreshomestead1927]

WOW! I'd LOVE to have any of you guys as neighbors! That pig house looks GREAT!

[@hollyslaughter5505]

5:24 🦃 Please add some shade cloth to our hideaway corner 💝

[@jrc1975]

Your new garden has become a small oasis so quickly!

[@kenlake6964]

I believe you're right about the soil in your raised beds. From the looks of it, there's way to much material in it which is not broken down enough. The microorganisms in the soil are using the available nitrogen to further break the wood chips down and in turn robs your plants of it.

[@caitlinsavage9363]

I would love a how to video of how that hog panel pen was constructed. Specifically how the panel are attached to the posts.

[@kristinebrochu7427]

Turkeys are so funny looking! 🤣🤣🤣 love them!