Animals Don’t Care About Your Farm Plans

[@yo-31]

The blind duck would be a great character for a book 🙂

[@DreaMeRHoLic]

because she cant see the plot twist coming?

[@chrisfalx3251]

Or the name of a bar

[@highpsi11]

Agreed - that was my thought too. And there could be a Braille version and/or a talking version. It may help kids to understand that being blind doesn't mean being helpless. Bean is dependent but also independent. And any herd or flock animal, as well as us social animals, are also dependent and independent.

[@Hanaconda_Aquaponics]

Maybe even an audiobook.

[@jessicascott6030]

Came here to write that a frank n bean origin story sounds good.

[@shammi8133]

I don't kno2 if your going to read this, but I'm a truck driver a fat one. I watched your videos in the past and watched you loose weight, that inspired me. Sence last June I was 303 lbs yesterday I was 266. Thank you

[@SusanDrew-k2t]

Congrats mate, thats impressive

[@sgrvtl7183]

👌 progress!

[@betsylongoria8916]

Congrats, man!

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

I watch several homesteading, small farm channels and the reason I love Gold Shaw is because he’s not afraid to admit he’s 1) still learning 2) Always learning 3) Admits when he makes mistakes and 4) isn’t afraid to admit when he’s not sure what to do in a certain situation. This sense of humbleness is what makes a great Farmer, especially long term. Keep it up man. Proud of you.

[@cjcarver6290]

This ^^^^

[@susanmacdonald4288]

I'm so glad that you featured Bean the duck...I wonder sometimes how she's doing. She seems like a happy little duck.

[@Metalicspark]

For the leftover sticks get yourself a small chipper and you can use it for their bedding. I love when goats eat Fir or pine bows. Gives them fresh breath and their burps are not so stinky! 😂😂

[@SpaghetteMan]

shred the sticks and use the wood chips to line the floor of the chicken coop or the outdoor duck area. It's great for deep bedding/composting and for controlling the smell of animal waste.

[@bjarnemcdonald6333]

Or around the water fountains

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

We lost our little monster this weekend. Asher, a 120-130lb chocolate lab. over 8 hours he lost the use and strength in his hind quarters. Spent 3 days at the Vet. Brought him home Friday evening. Had a good night and day but that evening, very late, he started to whimper and even “scream” out in pain. He lost any control of his body, including his head and upper torso as well as bodily functions. He went to heaven at 9 AM Sunday morning. This was a tough one due to how quickly his symptoms came about. Fed his at 8PM the night he first got sick and by 1 AM he was incapacitated. One of my top 2 fav dogs ever. He lived to be 9 3/4 years old. RIP Asher.

[@exchangestudent2]

Sorry for the loss of Asher, your best boy.

[@freedomfighter4990]

So sorry for your loss of Asher. 💔Were you able to get a necropsy done to determine what happened to him?

[@Psylaine64]

I'm so sorry for your loss .. R.I.P Asher ... GNU Asher Good Dog

[@kitbirskovich1838]

Labs are the finest of dogs. Love and peace hold hands with your grief.

[@kellswitch]

I'm so sorry 💔🫂

[@perryfox6060]

As a tip, when you install the new thermometer in the hoop coop, try not to attach it to that exterior wall, as the temp at the wall will probably be a little colder than the interior of the space, since the cold from outside will impact it. Just a thought. Good luck!

[@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648]

yes... suspending it somewhere in the center would be best.

[@cruzcastillo6984]

Or have a couple dispersed throughout the hoop coop. Nice cool data to collect

[@highpsi11]

Yes, you could have a few of them, mounted on the brooding box as well as the wall.

[@goonwop592]

Some digital ones like Govee that connects to Wi-Fi will keep track of everything.

[@anitraahrens905]

❤ The release of the Quackens reminds me of rush hours on the Long Island Expressway. Morgan, your selection of music is always spot-on. Your herd increases wonderfully. ❤

[@kitbirskovich1838]

I'm a classically trained pianist and I love your music selections too. Must admit I'm in love with your goats and your dogs. Thank you for your sharing of farm life.

[@LordAshen]

can always get a mulcher and and take care of the extra sticks that way. Maybe that can get used for the garden or to help with those muddy areas. It's often used to help with soil erosion in wet areas so that's something to look into.

[@urkiddingme6254]

My first 'real' job was working for a Vet at a Farm Bureau. He would go on at some length about the problems of selenium deficiency in pigs. I never heard him relate it to cattle, but selenium was always included in our animal feeds.

[@MrThiaan]

you can build a box and fill it with stone for under the water buckets as a mini french-drain, helps keep things less muddy

[@Nphen]

I thought about that, too. But then I remembered there are giant granite boulders a few inches down. Different than digging in a lot of areas. Easiest fix is to dump a pile of woodchips and spread them around the trough. People always forget how helpful woodchips are for trails and fields to absorb water and make muddy areas walkable.

[@aprillittle7131]

​@@Nphenhe could just use some 2x4s and build up a little boxed in area for the wood chips (or whatever) to go then fill in it with his substrate of choice. Wood chips, rocks, sand, etc

[@joemax6990]

If the Silk Chicken turns out to be a Rooster than you could name them Bart, Lisa and Maggie (Simpsons)

[@cjcarver6290]

Love it!

[@terrigelbaum8066]

That's a great idea for names. Good call.

[@kajsa78kajsa]

The goats are so cute! And the sound of them eating is really satisfying as well.

[@lynnsinclair123]

Idea so the yard doesn't get mucky from dumping water: a drainage system with a trench leading outside the fence that is filled with gravel. Just dump the water onto the gravel (it wouldn't need to be a large area) and let gravity do the rest. Not sure if the water would freeze or if this would even work. Good luck!

[@kennethward9530]

I was thinking landscape fabric covered with 6 inches of gravel sloped toward a French drain

[@lynnsinclair123]

@@kennethward9530 Landscape fabric - great idea!

[@13MoonsOverMayhem]

For the watering set up for the birds winter yard, I think you need a really good sized gravel pad. If you want to go the extra mile, build a wood shed type structure over the gravel pad, and run “under floor heating” in the gravel pad with those roof heating cable things. Then you solve the mud, and the slippery ice problem, and maybe even can keep the water dishes from freezing solid. Also could use the roof to collect water, and you would have a solid structure to attach you divided watering hose contraption. Not very financially friendly, probably, but would solve a bunch of problems.

[@GlenaGarrett]

I like this idea! I may use a version of it for my feral kitty shelter and feeding area.

[@psyvana]

For the sludgy area, put down some wood chips. Festival sites (usually on farms in UK) opt for this solution when water points get too sodden and muddy.

[@bkm2797]

Thinking the birds enjoy their winter stay in the hoop house. Bean is such a special little duck, seems happy and has learned to navigate his visual challenges quite well. The cattle are so laid back enjoying these last days of browsing out in the field, and Abby is her sweet self always happy to hang with. Thanks for the update Morgan, all is well at Gold Shaw Farm.🐄🐓🐐🐕🐕🦆🪿💕👍

[@TonieMarie1962]

*_Awe, thank you so much Morgan, for responding to my comment a few videos back. 😊 I just WUV 💞 Frank & Bean, Ron Swanson & The Parks & Recreation Crew & keeping up on all their shenanigans. As well as hearing & seeing about Lavender Brown & the weird chickens & your dilemma with if one maybe a Roostee 😱 oh my. 🤣🤣 And, I can't leave out wanting all the gossip about Bruce & His Ladies! 😉👍❤️! I just love when you give us storytelling times & update us on all the interpersonal happenings. So, again thank you Morgan. You really brought a lot of joy to this old woman who has been having a really bad couple of weeks of it! XOXO 💞_*

[@colecolettecole]

and ralph too ~ the birds are my favorite animal to watch on the farm ~

[@HeidiBuss-pd8cw]

Names for Weird Chicken Sisters: Fliks Rika, Dika. 22:23 The names are from a Swedish children's book. Since the names are gender neutral, if one of the sisters turns out to be a rooster the names will not need to be changed. Flika Rika and Dicka was my favorite children's book.

[@danielkerber8667]

Blanche Dorothy and Rose for the trio. The Golden Girls since they all have white feathers.

[@erin2535]

Yes! Hahahah perfect 😂❤

[@kayprice7800]

Good idea of adding varieties of grasses to your pastures.

[@littlesquishy9951]

For my ducks I am planning to use landscape tarp topped with gravel/pea shingle to prevent too much muck! I had tried just gravel before, but sank into the ground within a few months.

[@theresevanvleet1678]

The chicken water area could use 4 to 6 inches of gravel. If you use round gravel it won't hurt their feet.

[@freyasgrl]

Weird Chicken Naming scheme--- David Bowie songs. Rooster name - Ziggy Stardust.

[@kajsa78kajsa]

You HAVE to tell Bean the ducks story in a book!

[@poorwotan]

Drive in hoop coop area: it's flat. Wind hits it straight on. Put a removable/sacrificial round end and the wind will go around it and not head on the door area.

[@lmjohnsono]

The girls can be Tuvok and Neelix, and the Rooster is Tuvix. I'm so glad Captain Janeway is back from her away mission and with her crew!

[@TheKankeinaiFactor]

For chicken names, since you said "three sisters", my mind went to a three sisters style garden. Corn, Squash, and Beans. Since you've already got a Beans on the farm, maybe Garbonzo? Pinto?

[@suzanneselby5062]

Or legume? The other word for peas and beans.

[@erin2535]

This is exactly what I thought 😂😂😂

[@Tools2Survive]

Put paver stones in the watering area to prevent it from getting muddy.

[@ernst-louis]

place a large rubber sloping mat under your water taps to ensure that it doesn't become a mess

[@lyndagetz2560]

We raise and show Silkies. Almost positive he is a cockerel. Larger comb and visible wattles. Keep an eye out for the streamers that will show up in his crest.

[@meenha1976]

It's only normal farm chores but that background music makes them look so exciting 😊😊

[@lararabb8888]

As others have suggested large gravel rock held on place with a border. Woodchip the sticks for mulch on your fruit trees or wherever needed. Cedar should not be used around poultry but the goats might be ok. Make sure you have your inside of the goat barn ready for food & water. Come the first snow the goats will head inside. 😊

[@PeacefulPPO]

Abby still has that puppy look to her she’s such a babe ❤

[@Nasalkeihpos]

Name suggestions for the chicks: basil, rosemary and oregano. Or Sage, Myrre and Thyme. All go with lavender and can but boy or girl names!

[@highseasbanditry]

Bring Back Barncat POV!!

[@deed5811]

I do miss Ginny-cam

[@DrinknStitch]

14:44 Goat sticks. You can pile them in places for insect & bird habitat. Pile them near the garden or compost? While they are drying for kindling, they will become a shelter.

[@ItsDave-JustDave]

Weird Chicken Names: Winifred, Mary and Sarah. The Sanderson Sisters! (If the one turns out to be a rooster, he can be Billy Butcherson). Watering Ideas: I agree with the pavers / gravel comments here, and maybe some combination of the two? A small area that radiates around the hydrant.

[@georgeharris6851]

He'd have to get a male black cat, and call him Binx.

[@SproutGardenusa]

Stunning visuals! The footage really makes you appreciate the talent behind the scenes.

[@dandymom1709]

Left over goat food is for bonfires and the woodchipper. Speaking of which wood chips would be a good option for ground cover by your hoop coop.

[@dyb5283]

I would put down some rocks around the water bucket.. maybe those rounded decor stones. We do that around the water buckets for the horses. Works like a charm

[@bombazintahdegree6582]

Perhaps a thick layer of mulch wood chips ,or gravel layer on the bottom and wood chips on top

[@mommahowdoi44]

the best method for us has been pea gravel. You could put a thick layer to allow for drainage.

[@Marilyn12346]

Love those silly silkies! You need the Golden Girls, the rooster maybe Dorothy, the other two Rose & Blanch, just a thought!

[@craigk.235]

You always come up with good plans. Seeing the goats eat is definitely nice, those leftover sticks are useful for something. It's always nice hearing you talk about all of the animals.

[@terrigelbaum8066]

Thank you for being sensitive to your animals, especially your blind duck. You're a good man.

[@castielhannon7134]

For the muddy area in the birds area you could put down some grit sized gravel so the birds can pick at it and have it be functional while keeping it from getting muddy.

[@firecwby1999]

Just keep adding wood chips. When the level gets too deep, skim the decomposed wood chips up and finish composting for your garden. Wood chips will minimize the amount of standing water/mess/smell of the stuff the birds leave behind.

[@linnetteg4111]

Just purchased your book for my Granddaughters. ❤

[@PotatoQueen1989]

the sound of goats eating is kind of relaxing we need more goat ASMR ♥

[@meenha1976]

I love the extra things you do for us @Morgan e.g, camera under water to see tadpoles and life inside the pond, or microscopic disection of things or like this video, sounds of goats eating ❤❤❤

[@ladydragon3648]

Hello You can put hay & seed down where all the slug is by the chickens are and all the water goes.

[@jaynedavis3388]

4:36 dump a whole lot of wood chips down & it will still get muddy but there won’t be any standing water or sink holes. You can always put stone on top of those chips for better drainage. Got this from another homestead KZbin channel by the name of “Whitt Acres” & he has a lot of ducks & a couple of geese. It really works for him (the wood chips were to stop the pigs from excavating their outdoor enclosure)

[@cherylclark5975]

Thanks for another great adventure around the farm Morgan 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@carrollkuemper]

If the 3 weird chickens are all hens, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, The Powerpuff Girls. If one's a rooster, idk.

[@RoseNZieg]

mojo jojo...

[@RoseNZieg]

silkies are so chill.

[@charlenemorris5516]

My favorite farmer 💖

[@mnemosynevermont5524]

Hysterical watching you gesture with a handful of roo!

[@kickflip26]

If all of the 3 weird chickens are hens, you should name them after the Hocus Pocus witches! Winifred, Sarah, and Mary!! 😊

[@meancupcakes]

I have always wondered why you didn’t put the water at the perimeter fence and empty the water out onto the grass to lessen the mud/ice situation in the bird area

[@Dr_V]

You should get a small wood chipper to deal with any leftover branches (and tougher weed stems as well). You can add the wood chips to a compost pile or use them as bedding, for poultry they're generally better than straws (last longer and don't clump up as much). An electric chipper is less than $200, but works slower because you need to break up the branches first and feed them in stick by stick, so I'd recommend a gas powered chipper (5-8hp 2 stroke) with funnel type intake, should be around 5-600 bucks.

[@carrollkuemper]

I remember when Macho Man was a tiny, baby calf.

[@urkiddingme6254]

I use small tree branches like that for propping up house plants or young outdoor sapling's. I have a couple 20 foot indoor plants that need a little help to stay upright. You could also just stick it (no pun) in the ground at various places where you're apt to stop and need a handy place to hang something - ropes, gloves, hats, stuff. They're nice for wild birds to land on too if you have a bare spot.

[@sarahjames4860]

Suggestion for both the bird yard muckiness and the goat sticks: wood chips. Chip up the leftover branches, spread around the bird water to add traction and soak up water. Some crushed rocks may also be good for the bird yard.

[@MargoLanding-it8qb]

OK now you got my daughter hooked. That means you better be pushing out more books. She is a book fanatic. She loves her series. She is twelve so don't take too long. Would love to see Toby plush and stationary. Gotta include Abby soon. Glad we found you and plan to learn more from you.

[@onacona]

3/4 clear gravel, or maybe something a little bit bigger around the hose and the water buckets. Extra water can drain through, but the rocks will be nice through the winter. You can usually go to a gravel lot and buy it by the truck load.

[@chickendotz8366]

Yay! Been looking forward to this video all morning!❤

[@kat369-mine]

Concrete pad for the watering station? French drain around the edge to keep the area dry.

[@sarikablondeau6099]

Use wood chips like from fallen trees that have to go through a wood chipper. We use this for horses in muddy areas. It’s affordable, there’s always someone looking to get rid of a pile of chips.

[@TheEleonore18]

Regarding the sludge and mud.... you can either use a good thick bed of either wood chips or small stones( sry my german brain forgot the english term for it). Wood chips compost over time an new ones need to be added regularly. Stones can work into to ground and maybe new ones need to be added at some time but are normaly an longer lasting solution.

[@ThejasAnilkumar]

Heyy Morgan.... I think you have more than one rooster in your main flock.... As a person who raised chickens for more than 10 years I think you have a berred rock rooster other than the one you recently added

[@KylaFuller]

I’ve watched these videos from a lady that grows loofah and then sells it together as pads for her chicken coop. Apparently, it is a success and they really like them.

[@sonialola4329]

Wood chips massive amounts to control your mud sludge, love your podcasts‼️👩🏻‍🦳.

[@kathat4235]

Wondering about adding clover...?? Clover can cause bloat in cattle.

[@alexandramoniz508]

Rubber anti-fatigue comfort mats with drainage would work really well for the muddy spot near the water buckets for the ducks. They are sold at most big box stores and tractor stores and pretty affordable.

[@evelynharber6077]

Here are some palette colours for Lavender Browns children - can be either male or female. Your choice. - Iris, Smyrna, Mulberry, Fuchsia Blue, Wisteria, Studio, Fandango, Phlox, Veronica, Kalamata, Autumn, Amaranth, Amethyst, Grape. There are many more in the palette but I thought that i would just throw a few for you to try. I wish I could have some Silkies of my own, (not possible in a very small area of land). I also adore the idea of a Lavender Brown of my own. She is such a pretty colour.

[@cryptocritc]

for the water mud watering station situation - how about one of those gravel rubber mats ? it keeps gravel locked in and allows water drainage .

[@Sim_JFD]

Silkie roosters have more ANGY brows and wider comb, so yeah, you're right

[@HartHomestead]

I would say wood chips for outside the bird house to help with the mud

[@jmassy86]

I’d aerate the pasture before seeding. Give the seeds a better chance for growth. Keep up the good work!!

[@SoulLovesNature-qi1fq]

I suggest rubber grass mats to place the water on (not fake grass, the mats that allow foliage to grow through) they’re a life saver for areas prone to getting mucky. Might get slippery in the freeze though.

[@jovizzaccaro1678]

I bought your book as gifts to a teacher and a social worker.

[@talausa]

I’m getting your book for my nieces and nephew. I can’t wait to give it to them.❤

[@JoanieBC]

Another idea for the sticks is if you get them when they're still flexible is shaping them into stars. You can do the same thing if they're dry, you just have to cut and bundle them properly. After you get them shaped & tied, you either nail them or tie them to stakes of varying lengths, wrap some LED fairy lights around, and you have charming holiday decorations. If I could do it with sticks I had in my yard, you can do the same...or the local schools can have a committee assemble them. The lights are available pretty inexpensively if bought in bulk (20-30ft for about $2 or less/each). Maybe high school art classes or service groups can get school credit for doing them? Anyhow, they're pretty easy to put together and inexpensive, to boot. I think I spent $10 total (without lights) to make 50. The costs were twine, stakes, and soil (because I put them in plant pots with my amaryllis and poinsettia). Not bad, right?

[@lararabb8888]

❤ the pasture planting! Will be good for the soil as well.😊 Clovers, vech and peas will fix the nitrogen in the soil fir the grasses and provide nector for the bees! ❤

[@wendyhorn8376]

So glad to see your comment on this. Clover and legumes will be a HUGE benefit.

[@meenha1976]

It's 4° right now in Manchester and showing snow by 7 pm (in couple of hours) it will go down to 0°.

[@rodtoler]

My favorite place to visit in Poland is "The Three Sisters." It consists of the three coastal towns of Gdansk, Gdynia, and Sopot. Gdansk is also known by the German name Danzig-yes, as in the band Danzig or Greg Danzig. I know you are a fan of the genre. Might be good names for your "Three Sisters".

[@meenha1976]

Maybe a book about Bean the blind duck? ❤❤❤❤❤

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thank you Morgan for all of your awesome farm life videos........ Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸

[@glomontero6011]

Thanks for the update Morgan.

[@TheSmagzilla]

On the tarp door, put some I hooks in the corners and add 2 wires or ratchet straps to help control the flapping sail

[@RJ-go3sn]

Morgan, your farm makes me so happy, too!

[@dorothybranfoot2210]

could you put the duck and geese water on some pallets so that any splashed water runs through the slats to the ground but the area they stand on is still relatively dry and ice free, or would the gap tin the pallets pose too much of a risk to their legs getting caught or falling through. not a farmer but just an idea.

[@MelayneMills]

My goats loved juniper and pine boughs!

[@alsferra630]

Good review of all the animals today! Especially the cows.. Like the way you keep experimenting with the various crossbreeds

[@rhade3845]

An easy solution to help control the mud issues around the hoop coop, is to scatter some if the left over sticks from the goats in that muddy area to help maintain some form of firm ground, or at the least allow for more grip. You don't need a lot really, just enough to stop karge mud spots from forming from repeated travel

[@mrs.brunke443]

Extra sticks. Well, you could try making a rustic divider fence with them. I saw this done in the Netherlands. I'll try to explain it clearly. Lay out the fence line you want and place upright stakes made from some of your fir branches or leftover lumber or what-have-you along the fence line. Spacing would be at your discretion and needs but it's going to have to be a bit shorter than the average length of your sticks/branches (you'll see why in a couple more sentences). The height is also your preference - the one I saw was about hip high to an adult. Then you put out a parallel line of stakes matching the first one and about 8-12 inches apart. You've now created a "corridor". Take your sticks/branches and start laying them horizontally in the corridor until you reach the height of your stakes. The stakes of course keep the branches contained in the corridor which has turned into a stick fence. The one I saw was functional in the sense that it divided one area in a park from another but of course would not keep most farm animals contained or anything like that. I liked it so much that I made a small one to go around the small pile of scrap wood and sticks that I keep to burn in our fire pit in the backyard.

[@ninabriesch4184]

I think they are a good team. Toby has his good side and his less good side and so does Abby. You do not want copies, each Dog is unique . Just like us. GIve all the Animals a hug from me... at least those who let you.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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