Epic Rains and Flooding Hit the Farm HARD

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[@jacoblorenzen5361]

As a cattle farmer I agree with calling cows. I can't chase them anywhere. But they will follow me anywhere

[@alistairjamesheaton9155]

I’ve seen farmers call cattle and then follow them often enough. Fair play to Morgan to get the Matt team, given how feral they were when he got them originally.

[@Fiona2254]

We call our goats. Chasing goats is impossible so training them to come when we yell “las cabritas” (the little goats) was a great idea.

[@harpintn]

I don't have any cattle, but that is what my grandparents taught me about them as well.

[@raviorabbit]

I love Beatrix Potter and I am honoured you took my name suggestion.

[@lydias2012]

You did good for your community where you live by the community on social media by your fund raising. I know that show was difficult to do but really enjoyed it. Thanks again to Morgan and the quack pack.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks for the support!

[@nellgwenn]

I like Quack Pack.

[@Lazy_Fish_Keeper]

​@@GoldShawFarmwe're having a cross country watch party for our family on the 29th! We took turns watching your Livestream, sharing and getting people to donate, so a family watch party for the book seemed on point. Niblings and grandboos can't wait for book delivery!

[@0726cobrasrule]

Wow! The new barn has a huge roof, that would be great for a rain water collection system and help with drainage!

[@marilynmurray3041]

Take care of yourself. I know you’re going to take care of everyone and everything else as well as you can.

[@craigduddles5650]

Good idea to keep heavy machines off the fields. So dang much rain!! All my ponds are full and then some. PS. Agree on the rain hat... it's a bit extra.

[@Aezaz]

I love rainy days. Hope you and everybody around you are safe. ❤

[@metsgiantsfan333]

I literally lol'd at the "Weird Chicken Moment of Existential Dread" 🤣

[@dagamerking]

Wow that sounds like the rain we get down here in Florida! Best of luck weathering this storm!

[@annaraab8853]

It cracks me up that you can remember all the names.😂

[@Dovietail]

How is the ongoing pond project going? 🦟🦟🦟Warm temperatures plus heavy rains equals mosquitoes. you need a MARTIN HOUSE!!!🐦‍⬛🏢🐦‍⬛🏢🐦‍⬛!!!

[@bakerfamily7854]

Mr. frizzle seems like a nice rooster

[@Sarafimm2]

Love the stickers!!

[@CharityTherare]

THE TEENAGERS ARE REVOLTING! Very punk rock goslings... 🦆🦢🤘🏻😎 Wierd chicken daddy over there telling on himself with that growling. 😂

[@saraschneider6781]

Ok now actually SEEING it, I got questions... 1. How much rain in what span of time? 2. Wind? 3. Was it bad enough to secure the dogs and cats in the barn at any time or were they able to come and go? 4. Damage to any structures- I'm thinking of the hoop coop mainly. 5. Demudding grooming appointment?

[@GoldShawFarm]

1. About 8 inches in 36 hours. 2. The dogs spent most of the time in the hoop coop, the cats were in the barns. They all had free choice to come and go as they pleased. 3. No damage. 4. They cleaned right up once they dried off and I gave them brushing.

[@saraschneider6781]

@@GoldShawFarm did you have any wind or just rain (added that)?

[@GoldShawFarm]

@@saraschneider6781 a little, but the wind wasn’t bad. We’ve had much, much worse.

[@daniel385]

19.6 mpg? You need to up those numbers!

[@chox2001]

Let someone else cut and bail the extra hay, there will be a shortage for the community in winter.

[@svenmauelshagen7082]

If it comes to hay… perhaps ask a neighbour for help haying it

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Morgan, I can't say enough about the phenomenal thing you did for Vermont with your fundraiser. The tremendous amount of work you put into it not to mention your one man 24 hour commitment. Well done Morgan, well done.

[@md.338]

We have family in Cabot, they were hit hard.

[@deed5811]

You can get different tires for your bike designed for wet/muddy conditions and not have the traction issue. It's the tires, not the bike. Will Beatrix eat alfalfa cubes yet? Maybe you can teach her to come close again with them. Hope you all stay safe. Vermont just can't get a break from the excessive rains ☹️

[@SirBisgaard]

You need rain gutters for the barn. The rain splashes up against sides and will make the side wall rot faster.

[@piperleelee]

Your animals seem to keep you extra busy with their escape antics. Never a dull moment on the farm.

[@CharityTherare]

As someone with lot of chickens on a small homestead, I can confirm especially tweets & teens. We gave up on one clutch, we decided not to make them bc of the chance they're going to get got by predators, we just call them the "Rangers". Whatever we put them in.. they uh uh uh... find a way.

[@wendyburston3132]

Just came in from a discouraging attempt at keeping up with the garden. Then I watched and listened to this video. Feel so much better now. I appreciate your relaxed attitude in the midst of your chores. 👍

[@Wolfeity]

I was thinking that you could add sheep or even goats to your farm to keep all the grass low. Sheep are generally easier to handle but goats are a bit better at cleaning up grass and weeds.

[@krisfinley6706]

Abby and Toby really turned into some serious mud monsters, good thing their coats are designed to protect from harsh weather! I hope poor Abby girl doesn't have to learn her lesson with the new fencing like last time, a big zap on her snoot😖 Praying everyone affected in Vermont is able to stay safe🙏❤️

[@savedbeliever]

If it keeps her safer from running into wild animals it's worth it. Abby would probably try to befriend a bear or coyote 😊

[@arakwar]

And here I was complaining (in Quebec) that I couldn't finish my patio project because its raining every day. Stay safe! While it may be a bit stressful for the gosling, maybe you'd prefer to keep them locked up in those situations. Panicked animals can be a mess and I know you'd hate it if some animals get in trouble even if you did everything you could to help them. Better safe than sorry :)

[@NicolesGardenNS]

Hello Quebec, from Nova Scotia. Similar story here too, but at least we don’t have to worry about wildfires anymore.

[@susanmacdonald4288]

I wish you could send some of the rain here to Ontario. Where I am in Kingston, we've barely had any rain for about two months. The grass is crunchy. Take care.

[@ClingyCurve9946]

Looks like an average day in Wales to me. In all seriousness I hope everyone is doing ok and I wish you and the rest of Vermont the best with dealing with these floods.

[@ajnormandgroome]

With ground so saturated, these heavy rains are even more troublesome

[@tomking6006]

Best wishes to you, the animals, and the large white farm dogs.

[@privateer2584]

The Weird Chicken Moment Of Existential Dread is my new favorite segment!

[@Lanny.M]

Hope you and your farm stay safe

[@SimplyStacyL]

Watching those pigs round the corner with such excitement for food just made my day.

[@anitraahrens905]

Moore rain in Vermont is a sure sign that caution is needed and to be heeded. So please take care, Morgan. All humans and animals need to take cover and stay safe.

[@harpintn]

His farm in on a hill, and he has taken steps to divert water away from the barn and house so he is much better shape than most people. The grass and young trees will also help to reduce the amount of flooding. The main area he will need to be concerned about is the area around the pond.

[@anniejefferson7329]

I'm in Sebago. We are swamped. It had been raining since last frost. Sad😢. Be blessed. Pick n choose your battled now. Hopefully Vermont and maine will dry out and get a normal few weeks in August. Stay safe.

[@NicolesGardenNS]

we are dealing with flooding right now in Nova Scotia, and didn’t see it coming. Yesterday was “chance if thundershowers” that turned into 18 hours straight of constant thunder and lightning (like multiple strikes per second for HOURS) and roughly 12 INCHES of rain. Roads are washed it everywhere and people had to be rescued from trees by helicopter nearby. My husband is stuck in Halifax an hour away because the major highway is underwater in many places and all the side roads have washouts. We are lucky to still have power, somehow.

[@GoldShawFarm]

I just heard about that. Hang in there!❤️

[@bkm2797]

Lol, I thought you had borrowed a rain hat from Allison, but I always say if it does the job that's all that counts. Oooh that's a lot of rain, hope the land can soak it up before any flooding can occur. Thinking that creek in the back is a good thing. Thanks Morgan for the update, try and stay dry and safe.

[@chyrlwillis9422]

It is so cool to see the cows coming when you call them. They have come such a long way since the first weeks when they ran from people. 😊

[@SS-_.1]

Consider digging a side parallel channel to the stream. That way you let the overflowing water to flow out a predetermined path rather than flooding the whole area. Keep in mind it won't completely stop the chance of flooding. Also doing it will need planning and lot of work. I personally prefer to let the land flood that way you help increase the water table level. Also that acts as a natural method to stop weeds.

[@LJBHS562]

10:35 Baby B running for the fresh grass like the rest of the big cows is the cutest thing ive ever seen for some reason lolll

[@passmethatbook]

This whole video is nothing but picturesque with how green everything is! Hopefully y'all stay safe and take care! ☔

[@juliem.679]

The rainhat is a little bit Mother Goose, but it's all about whether it works for you or not.

[@hhdhpublic]

The sad thing is that these kinds of extreme weather events will just become more and more frequent as the global temp will rise and based on current situation we will simply fly past the 1.5c which was supposed to be the hard limit but which we wont reach since no government has done enough to make us stay below that. We will, certainly, have to learn to live with more and more extreme weather and with all that will entail.

[@terryhenderson424]

We had some epic, animal drowning type floods in an area of the state a couple (well probably number, some things seem like just yesterday) of years ago. One thing that proved livelyhood saving-ish for at least some were the animal evacuation efforts and then a place to put them. People even came from out of the immediate flood zone with trailers, cages, and cardboard boxes to rescue what they could. Those that could be emptied meant that another load could be collected. Someone in a near by town even had a dairy cow tied in thier subdivision front yard; that one hit the news plus a call for someone who could milk a cow. Do consider if and how your property could sustain a spare animal or two without putting your trees, animals, and garden in harm's way. This storm may be a hundred year storm or the harbinger of the hundred years to come.

[@BenjaminKlahn]

@8:30 Maybe Abby doesn't need to be inside the fence? Maybe your guard dog defense has layers instead of zones. Abby is the outer layer, Toby is the inner layer. This would have the benefit of expanding the area where your dogs exert pressure on predators to keep them away and push them back further. You can use the camera on her a few more times to see what she does and be sure she's not going to go too far afield.

[@bukuroshja_shqiptare]

In all the time that you've lived in Vermont have you seen a lot of rain? Or is this year the first? You guys can't seem to catch a break.. I hope things turn around soon..

[@GoldShawFarm]

Back in 2017 there were some crazy flash floods

[@doughyjoey_8742]

You need some sheep now to match your lil Bo Peep hat! 😂

[@elizabethmunroe3676]

I wondered how Tobydog got mud on top of his head. 😆

[@Karan-iy5mz]

Same thing is happening in India too. Stay safe

[@MissRyukkie]

Are you going to put in some beds or a sleeping spot in the new barn for the cats? They have the older barn but someplace in the new one would be good for them to nap when it gets rainy and especially when winter hits. Cats can never have enough sleeping spots. 😂

[@defeqel6537]

With Vermont already being a flood prone area, and with the Canadian fires and smoke bringing in concentration points for moisture is just a "perfect storm"

[@brookemahanes]

Always look forward to your peaceful videos. Even with the imminent threat of flood, I so appreciate that you keep calm and take all your precautions peacefully for the animals. Glad it didn’t end up doing a whole lot to your farm. ❤

[@PondViewFarm888]

Good luck to you and Alison, hope you are able to stay safe as well as the animals.

[@AmandaGranberry]

We've had some pretty catastrophic storms here in northeast Georgia on my farm. I lost a fuck ton of trees in my Paulownia plantation 😊

[@lotusblssm3580]

Met somebody at my local vet office in Florida-they had Marima Dog mentioned your show, they said they were a watcher🐾🐾 already

[@daveturnbull7221]

Fingers crossed for no casualties or damege Morgan.

[@amandahugginkiss55]

Hey Morgan! Had to pause @ 1:11. I have an adult daughter named Breanna. Baby B was her nickname for her first five years of life, haha! Hearing you speak about your own "baby b" makes my heart gleam with pride. First it's naming the newest moo on the block my screen name and now her offspring having the exact name I used to use daily as a term of endearment! It's such a crazy world thanks to the internet. Thank you for all you do!

[@tonihagan6330]

I love the hat. It will keep the rain from running down your neck. I have to commend you on still trying with Abby. I was ready to give up.

[@judykinsman3258]

I can see that it might be visually restrictive though.

[@tonihagan6330]

@@judykinsman3258 I have one. It's best for longer periods out in the elements.

[@kellwood1404]

I’ve used a smaller and lighter weight one for heat/light protection in Gulf Is. while birdwatching. It took me a few days to get used to it, and it worked well. I live in a temperate rainforest and I’d use a ball cap for rain too.

[@teresabrewer2661]

Your hat reminds me of the white peaked "The Handmaids Tale" hats. But it sure works for you in the rain 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ArchFundy]

Your rain hat is similar to a nautical foul weather hat called Sou'Wester. (pronounced sow wester). I haven't seen one for 40-50 yrs. Not sure if they are still available.

[@hmr1122]

We just had a supercell blow through our place with large chunks of ice. Not much grapes this year and the tomato plot looks like we slaughtered an elephant there.

[@JacquesTreehorn]

It will make your orchard shoot up fast. Make the grass grow great too. Geese and cows will love the fresh green shoots. Gosling sounds are the best.

[@duke7803]

We always tied CDs into fruit trees to keep the birds away. I have no clue if that actually did anything though.

[@JS-hs4cx]

Or aluminum pie pans

[@healingsprings11]

Do you have a dry area for the cattle, to hang out when it rains? Noticed baby B has some discharge on her lower eyelid. Since she's a newbie, it wouldn't hurt . 💗

[@LuthienNightwolf]

What I would give to have access to a beautiful forested area like that. You’re so fortunate to have it all to yourself, I’d be out there all day.

[@SandrA-hr5zk]

You should check out Post 10. He lives up in Maine and travels the whole NE area. But his property is just amazing. He’s got small little creek beds and set up three frog ponds to rescue eggs from a nearby ditch that dries up too fast.

[@5pandas512]

the seasons nearly over, no point of training abby for the upper pasture

[@Tea-nOpals]

Leave it to Morgan to find another unique hat. Sort of Vader-esk.,, Luke, I am the farmer.

[@andreav.betancor7383]

Morgan, you still don't know the Different between the Male and the Female by this Kind of Dogs! They are totally different and any serious Breeder can explain it to you. I had have a Mastin de Pirineo, a Female and Abby reminds me to my beloved late Hilde. Males are watching and controlling a Time but than They lay down and are attending very calm and quired between the Herd. The Female isn't that calm and quired, never ever! Their Natural is to walk and run the whole Time, special by Night around and between. Again, it's genetic and you never ever will this get out of Abby. Including her Escaping Abillitys. It's inside the Females and cutting to Abby the Possibility to run around the whole Farm, yes... aswell and in special,the Barn and your House, because there she was all the Time from the early Beginning, she will feel fined. She is taking the Resbonsibility for HER ZONE. A Different would be, if you had put her between your Cows from the very Beginning. Then she grew up with the Herd as her Family. But She grewed up with you and Toby Dog. You will break her Heart and this I say seriously! And she is still a Teenager. Abby will be adult with two and a half Year. If you don't learn to know this Kind of Breed very well, you are cutting a lot of Abbility and Freedom to your poor Abby. She feel aswell responsibly for you, like a Mother for her Herd of Children. Don't seperate her to far from you. This Breed doesn't obey like a German Sheppard. This Breed will do Everything independently and out of love. Please recognice it as Something very Valuable. Regards and Hugs from Spain, Canary Islands, your Andrea ❤

[@azuradawn5683]

The Weird Chicken Moment of Existential Dread was hilarious. Seriously though - hope everyone in Vermont is doing okay and things are drying out..

[@OHIOGIRL44060]

Hi Morgan! Excuse the question if you already have done one but I don't recall seeing are you going to be doing a tour of the new barn?

[@GoldShawFarm]

Yup…once finished.

[@luckyrobinshomestead]

Wow, that is some crazy rain. Hope your farm and animals and you and your wife stay safe.

[@nerdicusdorkum2923]

On the plus side, everything is so gosh darn green! The plants ain't complaining!

[@davecrupel2817]

What i would give to have a chair inside my own "jungle paradise" with no sounds but the pounding rain. ❤

[@Fiona2254]

I LOVE that rain hat I would love having it for rain if it turns out to be waterproof! Easier to do chores on rainy days if the rain is not dripping down my back lol😂

[@highpsi11]

I like the big Nor'easter hat. And so far, it looks like the farm's drainage and water capturing are working well to move it away from structures and contain it in the swales too. I hope it all keeps managing to keep it away from the house and to protect the animals. And Abby is an agile, resourceful athlete! Or she was as a puppy : )) The barn cats certainly have ample, dry territory in which to shelter - only the pigs seem to have to try to seek shelter outdoors.

[@jacquelineraines2074]

Praying for all of you in the flooding areas of upper New England. What a nasty time for you!

[@LOBrien_]

Gosh if you could send some of that rain to the SW. Haven't seen any in 3 months. Also not sure if you've considered it but I recommend rain gutters on the new barn to barrels for Allison's garden. It cuts down on water usage (not that you probably have that issue) but rainwater is spectacular for gardens.

[@_Chessa_]

Oh nooo. I’m sorry for everyone suffering with these floods.

[@kellwood1404]

OT. Love, love, love the barn. Any and all shots of it welcomed.

[@Sassafras30]

The hat is a lovely accessory Morgan: useful and effective.

[@mnemosynevermont5524]

I could use a hat like that - where's it from?

[@Lonesome__Dove]

Glad to see everything turned out pkay for yall. Great job on the fundraiser. I knew we'd get it to 20k 😉

[@adam1660]

H0w does the electric fence work in a flood

[@GoldShawFarm]

It actually conducts better in wet

[@Pooky715]

Oh poor Carmen I just love her 😊 thank you Morgen for looking so good after all your Animals

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Stay safe with all the rain and flooding

[@TheOtherSteel]

I hope you, your wife, all your animals, and your buddy Alfred, all make it through the storm. I wish there were some instant way to dry and clean Toby and Abby; even though I know they'll be fine, they/re cutest when bright and fluffy.

[@ginnys8215]

That rain hat is very "Ma Ingalls" of little house on the prairie.....you should try a Gloucester fisherman hat. More masculine...lol...

[@susanmacdonald4288]

Oh, the poor weird chickens, lol! And the barn cats are smart. Take care, I hope that all goes well.

[@paulreed6976]

As a person who lived through hurricane Agnes I'm glad your farm didn't have any big damage. I wouldn't wish that kind of flooding on anyone.

[@donnapantaleoni3228]

People ought to knew that animals are creatures of habit. Your cows know your voice tone when call them to go to fresh pasture, and their reward is the yummy grass🐂

[@divinewrath3142]

We used to hay 1/2 our field and "hired" a friend to come and cut & bail it for us when it was time. It was cheaper than buying the same amount of hay and it cut down how much hay we had to buy to get our horses through the winter.

[@iplayoldschoolrunescape]

Damn i didnt think you were going to fail that fast with the calf lol i thought you were going to stay close that didnt last long. Another missed opportunity, disappointing.

[@judykinsman3258]

Thanks so much for the chock full update on the farm goings on in this weather. We care! 💕

[@ruffr4bb1t]

Wishing you much luck! But the sudden chicken grab at :20 cracked me up

[@macroisthemicro]

When you were worried about the moisture in the winter, "lack of snow," I told you; "Don't worry, it will come." This is what I meant.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Yeah…but it’s these extremes that are the most challenging.

[@macroisthemicro]

@@GoldShawFarm indeed. And hopefully a "one off," but Hunga Tunga popping it's top polluted our atmosphere a TON . Metric Tons, more than we could ever. It will make these extremes more common . We need to put emission standards on volcanoes.

[@rhiannon8363]

❤ goslings are looking so good!

[@blueskies792]

The feeding area for the barn cats needs another plank of flat wood. Those rocks aren't kind to cats paws.

[@lady59hawke]

Your Rain Hat looks like something my grandma used to wear

[@cherylmoran5134]

The Halloween Storm in 2019 flooded my garden, taking out all the raised beds and my compost bin which I had just emptied out to put on the beds. Much worse than Irene here… Fortunately I faired better with this storm. I feel sorry for those affected this round. It’s painful seeing your hard work trashed.

[@freyasgrl]

Please send your excess rain down here to southern CO. Haven't seen a drop in over a month. Was nice to see it still exists.

[@RoseNZieg]

if a tree is small enough, you can put a net over it so you can have some mulberry for yourself.

[@swolfix3866]

I hope everyone will stay safe