I wanted to do this for a few years. It looks so much better now.

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[@artsitter922]

If she crawls through put a 6 inch board on bottom. I had a similar problem once and that stopped it

[@kbrowne10]

What if you put a board across the bottom?

[@eveeastteam7518]

So, it’s 6 o’clock and I’ve got 6 more piles of branches, so I’ll just put in another days work and call it a day…. Evan, you just crack me up! I would love to have your energy!

[@stevengunter2843]

You and your wife are too of the hardest working people this farm shows!

[@Grandpa82547]

I don't think Rebecca has ever said," that's man's work." She just pitches in and does it.

[@kingkong7617]

Evan, you are making the farm look better and better everyday and you will have the best looking farm in the area.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Evan and Rebecca thank you for showing your video homestead bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍

[@jeremycraddock4108]

You should put a board across the bottom of the sheep opening. The sheep will step over it and Elly wont be able to crawl through.. hopefully.

[@michellegerrard6623]

What a good idea!!

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

You are certainly getting your exercise this year. Doing well. And getting the pines trimmed was a good idea. It will be interesting to see how your ducklings make out. Love the critters. Know how Rebecca feels about them. We adopted the neighbors outside cat when they moved and were going to put her in the pound. Couldn't take her inside at that time, so my husband built a well insulated 1.5' square house with an small windowed addition. We even heated it just enough to be safe for her. She would sit in the little addition and watch for anything coming her way and then would chase them away. We later moved her inside and I figured that she was 21 when she passed away.

[@henrymorgan3982]

Clearing land to make it beautiful is hard work. Your property is getting better every day!

[@rogerr1296]

Just thinking that, if Ellie is still trying to get through the sheep gate, you might install a board to split the opening in half vertically. Should still be plenty wide enough for the sheep but I'd bet that would really discourage Ellie from even trying. Just a thought from a non-farmer/rancher guy who doesn't know much but.... 🤷‍♂...lol.

[@marymigliore3396]

You work so hard to keep your place looking good , & it shows !! I LOVE YOU BOTH !!! 🥰🥰

[@workhardlivefree3818]

The animals will appreciate the clean up around the pines. Looks like a cared for property

[@drk218]

Everything is looking great, guys! ❤

[@IOSALive]

Country View Acres, This is perfect! I subscribed right away!

[@jimlong527]

Cleaning up the pine trees was a good idea because when we went past your estate with the celebrity tour bus it didn’t look very well. Ha ha

[@lawrenceeldridge1155]

Try triangle fence posts to keep the cows out. Two posts near enough for one person to go through with a third post in the middle about 18” away from first two. This allows people and dogs and sheep through but not cows and horse. Eventually stops pigs too. Bests opening and closing a fence.

[@garybannack1823]

Agreed with the pine trees although they do tend to make a very large pile to haul away

[@richardburris1282]

Obviously, the trimming of the Pines was a big job but WOW what a difference.

[@pampilgrim2274]

Hi, Evan and Rebekah! Y’all did a lot of work on this video. You work so well together.

[@margaretbedwell3211]

Y'all did accomplish a lot today and trimming up the pine trees does look better. Great job. Have a Blessed day.

[@deehooper1025]

1. Put a pool noodle on that bottom board so that she doesn’t hurt herself if she continues trying to do the limbo. 2. Look thru Shawn James My Self Reliance in Muskoka ON about 2 1/2 years ago; he did the mushroom logs & it took 2 years to produce. Looking good!!🇨🇦

[@jefffortney4261]

Well done, Evan and Rebekah!

[@billkenosky3825]

Maybe you can put something small in where the ducks are going to be and fill it with water sho they can swim and play, thats what they like to do.Thanks for your videos.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Looks great Rebecca and Evan, got a lot done around there and the place shows your hard work and how much you care for your animals. Hope your wild duck becomes a big brother to a bunch of the new to hatch ducklings and does a great job helping them grow safely. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and have a great last day of the Memorial Day weekend. Fred.

[@tenneyconstruction7323]

Good for you. Enjoy your videos

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Wow, what a productive weekend. The view line does look much better after trimming some of the lower limbs. You can always get the rest on another weekend. In 2-3 years. JK! 👍👍👍

[@clintabbott5327]

Those pine trees look fantastic 👌

[@joerodrigues3816]

Great to see you back mate all the best to everyone

[@ithacacomments4811]

Evan is on holiday!

[@corydriver7634]

Awesome work Evan…bonus, you didn’t break anything. 👍🏻

[@ardenehanson2840]

Good job! You certainly did accomplish a lot!

[@richnusser6079]

Good for you Evan, you well deserve the time off. God knows you out in the hours. Great place your two are building there.

[@PtHough]

Love watching you work on your tree's.

[@sams568]

Hey somebody got a sledgehammer for Father's Day.

[@jpeel2066]

Thanks for the video. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@larryhattrup5756]

Things are looking really great 👍

[@jimjasper9314]

If you want a good mushroom KZbin video watch Shawn Janes from a few years ago. Looking good

[@greghamann2099]

I sub to him. Great channel.

[@cathiwim]

Limb-up everything to 8 feet- gives plenty of room to get the tractor under them. I do that with my Colorado Blue Spruce and all the cedars and oaks

[@steveleach7512]

Try narrowing the opening

[@dennishill3463]

👍 thanks

[@jamesschramm4739]

Take the day off tomorrow, you deserve it 👍

[@Hiddenspringshomestead]

I put the limbs I trim in my pasture and let our sheep eat on them a few days to save our pasture grass a bit.

[@lawrencelipon8673]

👍👍👍👍👍👌Wow very busy video great teamwork and presentation everything looking very good!!!

[@daleredmond6449]

An easy day of relaxing and maybe fishing

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thank you so much for sharing! Have a blessed day!

[@carlthor91]

Evan, that rotted trailer, I hope you took some measurements of the deck. That way, in the winter, you can have another build job. Best wishes from the North.

[@darrensigns3611]

You guys should make a video of mowing your lawn again

[@benjaminclingaman7551]

Nice job on the trees.

[@joketendam5806]

How about going fishing tomorrow. You deserve a relaxing fay

[@waderue]

yes you got a lot done today and you have a great weekend and take a day or 2 and rest and later

[@user-jv4qk6un7q]

Put a 2x4 on the bottom also, that will keep Elly from getting on her knees and scooting under the top boards.

[@bernardsteffen2788]

Would of been nice to have 5hp chipper/shedder on hand. The chips are more useful than a cloud of smoke.

[@markpriddy1]

Nice video. Thanks

[@jakeschisler7525]

When I want to do something then I find I have to fix something else and so on. Never getting the first part done at all.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Nice work Evan Rebecca. Think id put a board at the bottom that the sheep can go over but she will not be able to go through. Enjoyed your video have a great day both of you.

[@3dprintedhardware]

Add some holes around the bottom half of your burn barrel with a pick axe. That will allow more oxygen to get in there and the wood will burn hotter/faster 👍

[@Dan-qy1rg]

Ellie and Maya are some really cute looking heifers, the Jersey cattle a sweet looking in my opinion. You and Rebekah are really getting the place looking great, love what you two are doing. Thanks for sharing, I hope you two have a wonderful week!

[@garystlaske7703]

Great Video. Place is really shaping up....the Animals are funny....Get those Safety glasses on it only takes a second to cause serious injuries......😊

[@DKMFarms]

Looks great brother hard work paying off

[@jeanniearnold7906]

Love the trimmed pine trees.

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB I can work most of the day and maybe finish the project. Sure doesnt seem like much accomplished, but spendng all day doing little projects makes a big difference!!! LOL! Sometimes I will just decide to do all the little projects that stack up while working on a big project so I feel like I am getting somethng done!!! LOL!!! I am still working in the garden and its looking much better, but a lot to do in there. My driveway is a wreck with all the storms coming through so may have to stop and concentrate on that. I would prune those pines up enough that the tractor can go under them, less of a fire hazzard too!

[@outdoorstudios2022]

Thanks for another great video!

[@OffgridwithJayandJen]

Looking good my friend

[@bobbiehash9508]

Nice job! Looking good!

[@robineggblue-bp3rq]

If there was some way to put a piece of shock wire at the top of that sheep gate...and I like the suggestion too of narrowing it.

[@34base34ball]

Lions mane will gown on oak as well

[@gillysguns9244]

I'm very impressed with how much work you get done in a day, and film it and edit it Into a video. I hope people really realize how much effort goes into making the video on top of the actual work! You guys are awesome!!!

[@adamscour317]

Have you thought about renting a stump grinder for a day and grinding out the stumps around the farm? Especially for areas you mow, for a few hundred bucks it would give you peace of mind and eliminate any hazards.

[@angelaprovencher7150]

You should trim up the pine limbs higher up so you can drive the tractor under the trees and the limbs won't hit you in the face.

[@Dudleydidright]

I just plugged up my own shitaki logs 4 days ago. I'm excited to see how it works out.

[@g.r.4853]

Run a short extension to the electric fence under the board half inch space is all that is needed. Three or 4 tries and she's get the message, Take it down in 2 weeks.

[@joebarnas6329]

You could use all the large barrels you have to make at the simplest a TLUD gassifier to make biochar for use as soil improvement, carbon sequestration, water purification and more. Look up biochar. It might reduce the CO2 you release with every burn pile you use.....

[@user-gl7pt1rb7l]

You are making your property look so good !

[@jeffgriffin7772]

You need to trim the pine trees so Rebecca can get the lawn mower up under them. Get the weeds out and grow some grass.

[@bradleymcclintock7771]

Looking good 👍🏻.

[@greghamann2099]

I want to do the mushroom project as well. I will watch to see how it goes. I know it will be a while.

[@ndtschau]

Next time Ellie will try it wearing a sheep-costume...😉 Thanks a lot for the video! 😊👍🏻

[@emetdouglas3340]

You should rebuild that hay wagon using pipe

[@williamwhite882]

Well, that was a full productive day!

[@patriciamoser665]

Wow

[@steveaw5895]

How about a pond update. Is Rebecca catching any? Thanks for the video.

[@Leonard-1983]

Hi Evan, we band the lambs about three to four days old. A Lot simpler when they are that young

[@cathiwim]

As long as both testicles are descended. We found a couple buck kids that weren’t.

[@justgawkin2418]

Hope you are going to clean out that fuel tank and I’d put a good filter on it anyway.

[@edsecorr7812]

Great love your videos thank you

[@stevestormssr5492]

Hey Evan, place is looking good. I wanted to tell you, you should go up about two feet higher on those pine trees. There is still a lot of bare branches and you could mow under them if you do. How you doing on the barn yard runoff problem?

[@arnievandenberg5275]

Looking Good.

[@ericwalstrand3512]

Maybe put a post in vertically in the gate so it is not wide enough for ellie to get through

[@marthabartel604]

Acid bath the rust off the gas tank with heavy vinegar for a few days the, steam, pressure clean inside and out. Air pressure out water left overs inside tank a pressure seal test the structure of that tank before you put gas in it, you know all this, color-bright red. Label. Sand bucket for over flow spills.

[@jamessteffens8337]

If you have any more of that black rust proofing paint I would paint that fuel storage tank. Jim80

[@ronaldlee2376]

Good idea for diesel fuel, but not for gasoline.

[@karencary3312]

Enjoy tomorrow!! ❤❤

[@timphelps3568]

"Crappy days"! LOVE IT!

[@michellegerrard6623]

Ellie certainly thinks outside the box ❤❤❤

[@user-dn2bn8jo1u]

Where are your start cutting hay again

[@garydavis6341]

Better check the inside of the fuel tank before filling it. If it has rust, and it probably will, I'd scrap the tank.

[@bookooc5605]

damn I need a tractor!

[@geraldperez5985]

Stay safe in these tornadoes rampage

[@doncc6080]

Cleaning upit what we do!!!! Give your little duck some water to play in.

[@bigtime37ja]

Good wotk sir. Looks great.

[@Chris-jh3tg]

Check that pine for fat wood.

[@marthabartel604]

We did not like that loose piece anyways. Put it somewhere where it is near the tank , another tree, down don’t you like where any of them are. For mushroom. Wow. Ok for the fence line, and make the pines tree taller. But don’t cut them out, that is nice tfor the front entrance. Some branches may revive and grow again.

[@jamesschaffhausen4466]

Hey Evan. Was that a pun ? Just winging it. I mean duck wing humor. Hehe. Duck and Turkeys living together. Oh no 😎🤔😁😆🪽🪚🪜🦆❤🦃🦃🦃 FYI please wear safety glasses 👓🪚🪜👀😎👌