FARMSTEADING. All about the wood boiler. Hauling wood. Skunk control. Cows. Chickens, ducks, Turkeys

[@ianmurray9201]

You would be lost without that old but reliable tractor Joe.

[@pepifarms5009]

From one stubborn farmer to another stubborn farmer number one get yourself a used grain bin for the cattle and number two you better put a stove pipe cap on the top you get one spark that flies over to your hay bales and just wait and see what happens. We'll see what you do Joe

[@NorthernSeclusion]

That smoke has to go through so many chambers to get out that pipe that I have never saw a spark come out of the pipe. Putting a cap on there is nothing but a creosote catcher and it greatly reduces my draft.

[@bettyboop7738]

PS. Creasote stinks...

[@joegreen7616]

lol never takes advice.

[@Brando1914]

joe doesn't take advice unless and he's not a farmer lol

[@annetterodrigue7086]

O.m.g.i am in love with this cow. Can't get over how smart she is ❤❤❤.

[@larryerickson3204]

There’s nothing to replace the satisfaction of getting enough wood for the winter, and food in storage for the same. Learned that when I was young. So good. I know Joe u feel the same way, good for the soul.

[@paintbrushful]

Mr Seclusion is amazing. He runs a farmland property by himself. I nominate him for president instead of the creatures who can't tie their shoes with a team of assistants and million dollar budgets.

[@skhaines8023]

Hey Joe, you should think about getting a needle scaler for cleaning the creosote from the boiler. Probably cut the time down to 20 - 30 minutes.

[@roberthathaway7958]

Wow, those turkeys are getting huge Thanksgiving

[@johnvogel641]

Glad you are enjoying your cow

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I have no idea what this comment means.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Joe and Melissa, looking great around there, you folks are getting ready for winter just in time. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.

[@almabrown7955]

I agree with the A plan.

[@chinanorthairguns]

Had to do that several times. If a skunk gets in and gets a hen, it will come back every night after that.

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thanks Joe! I always enjoy your channel! God bless your family!

[@roberthathaway7958]

You should put a spark arester on the top of the wood boiler

[@NorthernSeclusion]

You mean a creosote catcher? No thank you.

[@brianh9014]

Hey Joe, seems as if the chill has begun to set in. Good luck this coming winter, plz keep safe! As always, I enjoy watching. 😊

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

You are a very hardworking man. Thanks for sharing.

[@Chili453]

These videos are so relaxing to me, that I need to take a break, and get some fresh air.

[@helenkelly6444]

It was good to see all the animals. They sure are sweet beautiful! ❤

[@marygordon3032]

Hey Joe I once told my oldest sister that she eats more at breakfast than I eat all day, and I tell you Joe that you’re one hard working man! God bless you. 👏👏👏🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@suepeterson5675]

Thanks Joe , love the purrrr of that tractor. 👍👍😊

[@mikenawrocki1837]

Thanks for video Joe.

[@JT-py9lv]

*I like feeding my skunks lead, 55 grains at a SHOT. They HATE it though*

[@pesto88]

Good eaten’

[@susanfrens8837]

We live trap and drown them. Caught almost 50 in the neighborhood this summer. They eat the eggs

[@robertparker3580]

great video Joe!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kevinfmchugh]

Can I ask why you stack the outside row of wood in an opposite direction? Is that to stop the snow from getting in? Thanks for your great videos.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

It is to give the other direction wood, something to go against. This is the only way of stacking where you can stack to the top in every direction.

[@JeepDogs]

With winter approaching I scored a skid steer with heat , I’m also getting both my wood stoves clean and ready , not quite as cold here in N.D . I bought a truck load of ash which will last use all winter , just gotta cut and split wood for a couple weeks

[@NorthernSeclusion]

We need a skid steer sooooooo bad. We will get one eventually.

[@JeepDogs]

@@NorthernSeclusion I have a very long driveway and I’m 59 with a bad hip , it’s to much with a snow blower, Mandan had a Bobcat dealer so I bought a used one . I wanted tracks but cost almost double in price.

[@stuartroland9605]

All most ready for winter.🤩👍👍

[@annfears1724]

I enjoyed watching 👀 the video; skunk hanging out , 121 days of feed for the 🐄🐄. Melissa don't want you to shoot the skunk, plan a. 👋🌷👧Rosie and Zack.

[@duncanmacleod7210]

Had to do the same thing to my stove 2 years ago. I didn't have a nearby shead so I just attached it with 4 stainless guy-wires in tension to the corners of the stove enclosure. Has worked well in high winds, I'm sure yours will too.

[@dstevenpaisley]

My dad had a chimney thing made with 8in circles cut out of ply wood with a 4x4 in between them with some chain wrapped around for weight and and some old chicken wire twisted around in a mess to hit sides of chimney and a rope on it to clean chimney.worked great

[@randycornell9796]

Well that was an interesting video. You doing stuff around the farmhouse.. It's always nice to see what is happening around there. Stay safe and have a great day.🤓👍🤓👍.Randy.

[@w.a.stewart3191]

Joe, on your furnace chimney you need a cover, like you have on your work shop wood stoves.

[@johnl8996]

Thanks for the video! When you were saying where your sister lives, it sounds like she lives where I used to (about 30 min north of Tampa). A lot of my friends down there didn't evacuate either. I still live in FL but away from all that mess thankfully.

[@blklbluvr]

Hearing you say you bought all that corn had me thinking about my putting corn out for turkeys and maybe deer in northern Vt. I got turkeys alright plus a momma bear and 2 cubs fattening up for winter. Lot of pictures even momma a few feet from the camera glaring at it.

[@randallreece3636]

A Plan is the best.

[@rickardjohnson4524]

Glad to see you wearing protective care, Kool and your doing it!!!... So Much Work, in Gods Country, It's worth it?... Thumbs Up, I Don't Know I live on the Shore of Cape May County, New Jersey and dealt with a different Winters on the Water, maybe Close?...

[@marlenesimms1804]

Pretty easy to catch in a live trap! Relocate. They love tuna.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Yes they do, they also love raw eggs. As a kid my brother and I live trapped them and then dispatched them and got paid 3 dollars a piece. I have stories that I can tell about being sprayed and even worse. LOL. My brother Chris and ZI still talk about those days once in awhile. The reason that will not work here at all, is because we have at least 10 to 15 outdoor cats and they love tuna and raw eggs also. Most are feral so we would have a cat in that trap within 5 minutes of setting it.

[@marlenesimms1804]

@NorthernSeclusion I thot about that but thot maybe thet stayed in trailer at night. Also , kind of at the beginning I noticed what looked like a coyote or wolf trotting along the tree line when you were working on fence. Wondered if you noticed!

[@paulfrizzell31]

👍great video

[@edwardvandeketterij3786]

I realy am curious how the winter is gonna be overthere. Zach is now a prof logger i saw👌

[@dianajones7999]

😂😂😂

[@brandonboates5026]

That is one curious Turkey. It wants to be KZbin famous!😅

[@kevinkeim5944]

It’ll be real famous come Thanksgiving!!!

[@sherimcgill5139]

We dug 12” down and attached the wire to the fence vertically. I hope your method works.

[@walterwright8926]

Just something about seeing you starting to cut and stack firewood that says winter is coming.

[@pattiwhite9575]

Your Title==Good lord your only one man.

[@lynnsenger9950]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TomandMaryWhittaker-e8q]

Another great video Joe. I think Festus and the turkeys know what is brewing, so they are cozying up to you.😂

[@patrickbenoit5495]

No need for wood in the wood boiler !!!! you have Joe !!!🤣

[@MyAlaska12]

Thanks Joe

[@Theweatherschannel1220]

Oh man that cut toward the end of the video moving the pallet into the garage, Joe was in the garage then all sudden I see the tractor moving forward lol

[@jpborths2]

27:28 that gives me flash backs working at the shipyard welding in tanks

[@prepped_patriot459]

Same, I was thinking a good needle grinder would make fast work of that creasote.

[@billgerlach2762]

If you'd pull a trailer behind your tractor you could haul more wood/make less trips.

[@cns165]

There goes the new sneakers.

[@WilliamReich-ik6db]

You could make a bracket that bolts to the lifting eye on boiler then make or have one made the wraps the stove pipe then use some rigid pipe or flat stock to brace chimney.

[@jefflee5047]

Is there much left to do on the guesthouse?

[@fatfred1234]

Joe, I believe it would be nice if you gave a date of when you're recording. We already know it's NOT that day! I'm just curious to know how long ago it was! Thanks! Great video!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I fired up the wood boiler last Thursday the 10th. 2 days ago.

[@Kronkus36]

Your right rear tractor tire looks a little soft Joe

[@sarahbenjamin3386]

Unless you implement Plan A, you're gonna be spending valuable time needed elsewhere trying to stay ahead of that critter (and it's relatives, imho.)

[@scottshultz8443]

Yeah, they're so persistent.

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida The Backside of Hurricane Milton wind gusts 120 mph Lots of wind damage. We are slowly getting power back. Siesta Key was the bullseye 🎯 were it hit land. Worst backside of storm we've seen in 42 years of living down here

[@NorthernSeclusion]

My sister lives in Weeki Wachee and luckily the storm was south of them so they were not on the dirty side. Hopefully things will get back to normal for you very soon.

[@williamsmith6341]

THANKSGIVING DINNER watching you.

[@carlparton5125]

Stick with your A plan Joe… Make yourself a fur hat

[@turkeyrunfarms]

What is the plan for all the milk and cream?

[@leerunyon]

what effect does all the dairy rinse water have on your septic systen

[@dropshot1967]

If at all possible, I would try and get some food-grade barrels to store the feed in instead of the big bag. Scooping it into the barrels is not too much work but the barrels do provide good protection against rodents and other critters that might want some of that feed.

[@jwall62]

Choot 'em !

[@TobyPeacock-o8o]

It seems like forever ago you built that smoker

[@stephano6793]

20:07 Wait till she goes to work😉

[@margaretkaraba8161]

Maybe I missed you talking about it (I'm 15 minutes into watching the video), but are you going to add a ground for the longer chimney in case of lightning? You did attach it and the poles to a wooden building. . .

[@NorthernSeclusion]

No I will not be doing that. I have never seen that done here.

[@jennifercoleman4279]

I’m getting Hansel and Gretel vibes

[@richardchayer6597]

Hay Joe

[@rw7247]

It would be cool to set up a game camera at the coop

[@ImBetterThanYou-tt9vq]

When do you cook the ducks and fish that you get from the camp?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

It all depends. The ducks we have already eaten and we had fish last weekend and that almost wraps up all we have in the freezer for camp caught food. Sometimes we do a fish fry at camp, you just never know.

[@ImBetterThanYou-tt9vq]

@@NorthernSeclusion thanks for answering, just have never seen a duck cook...have a wonderful evening and great videos

[@franklyterrence4860]

I was wondering if that chipping inside the Boiler was just part of regular maintenance.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Hopefully you watched to the end when I explained that it is not?

[@keithwoods3839]

Are Joe and Zach going to be doing any grouse hunting up at the tent? It's not like there are any deer

[@prebenRiisSrensen]

With slightly better split firewood, and properly dried, you will probably be able to save a noticeable amount of firewood, and avoid tar in the oven and chimney.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

If you watched this whole video instead of skipping through it, I explain in detail what happened and why it got so much buildup.

[@prebenRiisSrensen]

@@NorthernSeclusion I saw it, but you'll stil benefit of what I wrote.

[@cameronbushmacker1810]

Do you have to heat where the cows lay when it gets really cold out

[@johns4584]

Your Refractory on the woodburner door is looking kind of haggard, you must have some hot fires.........

[@karad8]

Joe: “Cool! I get to enjoy my second beer outside while I wait for skunky to show up 💥 “ Melissa: No Joe: Yes dear … 😓 I love y’all’s relationship. Thanks for the video !

[@francinechretien1454]

How you gonna clean it after ....you'll need a sky hook ! ( JOKING )

[@sandyleonard1605]

Joe, are you concerned that the wood on the outside row will get wet from rain or snow?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

It will but it is not a big deal, chunk it in the boiler and it will burn just fine.

[@Catalina58601]

Joe! The turkeys are sayin' "Look at my hard wokin' dad. Protecting me!" How Joe? How are you going to do it? How? Never mind I dont wanna know. 😩🦃 PS, Beauty wanted to help but ....She knows thanks to Melissa there will be another chance 🤣🦨

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I have done it more times than I can count. I am able to keep that separate from them having had a good life up until then. Goats sucked, I do not want to butcher them again.

[@Catalina58601]

@@NorthernSeclusion They have led a very good life. ❤

[@Paul-y7u5s]

Hey someone else is suppose to go into the stove Hansle [Joe] I'm sure you're waiting for that one

[@jimmyfloyd9970]

Joe,why no rain cap on wood boiler ?

[@georgelahti6474]

I have 30 yrs of burning only time i cap it is in the off season ! a cap is not needed during the heating season….

[@NorthernSeclusion]

George is correct. I keep a bucket over it during the non burn season and once it gets fired up it stays open for the next 7 months until it gets shut down. All a rain cap does during the burn season is collect creosote and slow down your draft. A total pain in the butt on a stove that is burning 24/7.

[@charlesscharer8845]

PLAN A. I understand its a STINKY situation😂

[@Offgrid80]

Couldn't you power wash the wood boiler instead of crawling in there and getting filthy?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Power washing would not remove the baked on creosote.

[@KevinGrinnan]

How long have you had your wood boiler and your all night stove

[@audsmithl]

Festus is so adorable, I would never be able to eat him. I'm more aligned with Melissa; I never want to kill any animal. They are usually nicer than most people.

[@greghollingsworth1321]

Hey Joe. Is that a liquid nitrogen tank for frozen bull seaman under your bench?

[@daves3016]

It is, he talked about it last episode i think.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Yes, I talked about it like Dave said, in the video before this one.

[@greghollingsworth1321]

@@NorthernSeclusionmust have missed it

[@toddjohnston4788]

Didn't you have skunks in your workshop before?

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Yes and it really sucked getting them out. That is where I learned that they are very smart and hard to outwit.

[@Mary-yu3sn]

Joe you need to work on defense and stand close when working on her, she can get touche and where your standing now is going to be a bone breaking kick..

[@NorthernSeclusion]

When she tries stuff like that, I hit her back. She has learned that I take no crap. Then she craps on the floor. Haha.

[@rickardjohnson4524]

I'm curious, when you split it and process it why don't you have your equipment ready to load it, and ready to stack it, save you a step, just wondering not to be a negative, just wondering, Love Your Content and Your Support and will follow you and your family and the one's that support you. Thumbs Up and Thanks, Thanks!!!...

[@dennisvan4407]

First Joe!

[@prebenRiisSrensen]

A much smaller breed of cattle would have been more appropriate. Even with a small cow, there will be an overproduction of cheese and butter, but it can be stored in the freezer for the fallow period.

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Believe me, Melissa did a LOT of research before finding the breed she wanted. We may eventually get a Jersey milker to add to the herd but their personalities are not as mellow as a Guernsey. The last thing we want is a mini cow and we are not intimidated by it being a big breed of cow. She has been making butter about every other night and we use a lot of butter so she is freezing it like you said for the dry period.

[@prebenRiisSrensen]

@@NorthernSeclusion OK.

[@rebeccadepasse9841]

Hey milking everyday is a major commitment how are you going to hunt😮

[@chinanorthairguns]

Me "I wonder if there is a new Joe video" KZbin "posted 17 seconds ago".

[@lynnsenger9950]

Kismit!

[@dennissarver1963]

Why don't you raise the bucket when unloading the wood ? A lot less bending over !

[@NorthernSeclusion]

You mean like I did in this video once the pile got taller?

[@jwall62]

@@NorthernSeclusion40:54, lol was just going to point that out

[@bradbuck7139]

put a log outside of the pen all the way around

[@jamessammyhomerunrace]

I kinda feel bad for joe

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Why? I am loving every minute of this.

[@Louise-ec2rh]

Are you going to build a barn for cows, they can't be outside all the time, dairy cows need a thermal barn, and all cows need a thermal barn and all animals need a heat house! 🐄🐄❤❤

[@NorthernSeclusion]

I do not know where you are getting your information but it is totally false. Cows do NOT need any heat. They are more susceptible to extreme heat vs cold. All cows need is a shelter out of the wind when it is cold and shade when it is hot and a shelter they can go under if wanted when it rains. There are a lot of cows here in Minnesota and they are out eating hay during the snow. They have snow all over their backs. No we will not be building them a heated winter shelter.

[@Louise-ec2rh]

I MEAN THE BARN , NO ANIMALS SHOULD BE KEPT OUTSIDE ALL THE TIME !!!! cows must not be outside in winter, never at minus level, they must have a barn, the udder of dairy cows freezes and it is cruel to do to animals so !!!! It would be cruelty to animals to always keep animals outside !!!

[@frank_III]

​. Apparently, a non farmer..

[@dougallmcmillan8970]

In all my 72 years, originally growing up on a cattle station and later visiting my uncles' dairy farms, I have never heard anyone referring to a beast having "to go to the potty". Most farmers I know would think I had gone potty if I said such a thing!

[@NorthernSeclusion]

Well, it is a KZbin video so if I use the language I use when the camera is off. "you take a shit in here I will smack your ass" would not fit the format of this family friendly channel. Lol.

[@farmingsmallkubota1783]

Family of 7 skunks killed all of my chickens

[@u.s.a.satire5982]

She won't let you kill the skunk but kill and eat the animals? Save your time ,work and chance of someone getting sprayed just don't tell her.

[@mrshannon132]

Joe, we the people need to know the breakdown on burning wood compared to buying oil and labor break it down to us

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Outdoor wood boiler is for.a.person that loves to stay busy and work.