Getting Ready for our coldest weather this winter

[@dennisdaniels2387]

Run them ducks into a net this how we would catch large amounts of chicken to load a semi for transport ! also you order a poultry catcher it hocks around the legs be careful there wings hurt when they smack you with there wings ,this works on goose to !!

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

Aren't you glad cold weather only happens once a year! Even once every 10 years would be ok. You're doing fine. Glad to see you are prepared.

[@macEboy]

Thanks guys! And the Goats climb the stump ladder!! Woo hoo!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

Glad you have them all bed in for the cold!! Great job!

[@csnanny1882]

I am really surprised that Rebecca got rid of all her goats except 2. But she has her reasons. I ‘m sure she has her mind on other animals. God bless this farm.

[@gottabeme792]

LOL ;) sitting ducks that was great R !!

[@HMSSfrigate12]

Evan, your oldest daughter is sure not afraid of work around the farm!

[@elizabethchetwood1916]

That’s his wife, Rebekah!

[@silkedavid8876]

Those ducks were very confused. But they will get used to the barn. I love ducks. If I was to come back in another life, I would like to be a duck. They can walk on land, swim and fly! Amazing!

[@kevinhyland1787]

Why don't you build another wood rack like the one you have on the porch and put wheels on it with locking clips to stop it from rolling ,load it up with wood at the wood shed , then with the tractor bring it up to the house. this would have you stacking the wood only once, ( what do you think). from Kevin ,Melbourne Australia,

[@howardwaynelambert3304]

Stack your wood on pallets. Then when you need wood take your tractor with the forks and take it to the house. It a lot less handle and a time saver. I started doing it a couple of years ago.

[@llamawrangler8964]

Or .... use the UBC Tote. works great for "Outdoors with the Morgans"

[@howardwaynelambert3304]

True may have to try that one too. Actually be better than the pallets

[@bige.3474]

I use an 80 liter Blue Diamond septic aerator to keep an open spot for my ducks. It keeps a 60 ft diameter circle clear. My stone is a rubber diaphragm. I have changed the pump diaphragms once in 10 years. When it comes time to change them again, I will try this new pump because it's supposed to be super quiet. Fuji Mac 80R2 Septic Air Pump. They are close to the same price. My electric bill has gone up 5 bucks at the most since installing this air pump.

[@michellepollino4986]

Stay safe and warm.

[@bay9876]

One good thing is all those bad insects will die from the extreme cold and leave your crops with far less infestation come spring. Hope the pond fish know how to hibernate under the ice.

[@lewisgardner1660]

You should make cages on pallets for the wood so then you just fork lift it from the star right to the house that would save a lot of double handling and time, if you make nice cages they can stay on the porch

[@billclaussen5255]

Y'all are like a troop of Scouts...BE PREPARED!!! Always feels good when you're ready!!! Thanks...Peace!!! Bill

[@shirleybradford2886]

I love all your videos and watch them every day..I grew up in Iowa in a small city but my ancestors were all farmers so love watching you in Illinois and all your animals. You explain very well about what your doing and why...keep on keeping on you two.

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

I think the ducks had more fun with the move than the two of you. "Here kitty kitty."

[@gaylewatkins4685]

You have a beautiful farm and I like how well you protect your livestock from freezing temps. You have 3 handsome boy goats. I am new to your channel so I am looking forward to a tour of your farm and livestock. Stay warm.

[@johnsmick211]

Tell your wife to get some goat sooner gloves. We get them at Rural King. They wear like iron. Much better than any other gloves. Great video. What part of Southern Illinois are you going? Great videos.

[@jaypino2642]

I really in joy watching your videos.

[@YooperCountry]

We have had snow and negative temps for the last week. Luckily we got everything ready first. So far we have survived. Thabks for sharing and love your videos!

[@davidwilliams9043]

You might want to consider cleaning the battery terminals on the tractor, it would definitely improve the starting. Stay warm.

[@marshallsuber3346]

Slick move with the ducks 😄. It was great to see the goats enjoying the stump! There's a lot of creative thinking going on and it's fun to watch. My partner could and would face down a bear but a mouse.... not so much😂😂😂. Blessings as always from New Orleans.

[@bevnelson3678]

Awesome great job catching the ducks. Boy goats love the steps you’ve made. Rebekah I’m hooked on Coke Zero as well. Welcome to the club. Lol

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Wood warms you twice. Once while cutting it and once when it burns. For you, that is 3 times as you move your logs to the house from the woodpile. 😉

[@wandaarganbright4056]

I hope you wrapped the regulator on the top of your propane tank. It can freeze too.

[@espears6606]

Sure would like to see John Deere sponser CVA,maybe a 5 series 👍

[@Infinity.....]

Opening drone footage = ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

[@krazykeltic8103]

When You shut down the tractor, turn off the gas and let the carburetor run dry before turning off the key. You will deep the carb from gumming up and allow you to start it easier

[@mikeking3023]

I really enjoy watching your journey. Thanks for sharing and I love my new Sweatshirt!!! Great quality and it got delivered so quickly!!!

[@PlanetMojo]

This last year we raised mallards and they eventually flew south when our runner duck - who they thought was their mother - died. We are now going to do the same every year, just get Mallards and let them fly south.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That was a neat video. I just recently found your channel and I’m hooked. It’s been brutally cold here as well. I’ve been recording all my videos inside the shop

[@helenhelps9619]

Stack your wood all the way to the rafters. Green wood in half and dry in the other. 👍👍

[@terril9230]

Ha, ha! Pro duck wranglers...you nailed it.

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Yes way easy well done they will be safe in there 👍🏼😊😊

[@ewidmer1]

Rebecca calls the cats to protect her lol. I would do the same!!

[@glengillis7542]

Sending some cold love down to you today. -41C or F includes windchill heading South from here in Alberta. A bit of Canadian temps for ya all .

[@joanklaczek4009]

Minus 47 centigrade northern Alberta.

[@Tonetwisters]

Just enjoyed watching this one, a second time, here in hot August! Love that drone shot at the end ... really neat.

[@thethriftysuburbanite5251]

Very effective method of wrangling the ducks! Firewood keeps me busy most of the winter.....sawing and splitting, then getting seasoned wood into the house. Love it though!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job, now you can add Professional Duck Wrangler to the list of qualifications 🤗, you made it look so easy !! I was impressed by how easy you made it look! Looks like you are ready for the storm to get there. Hope it isn’t too bad for you all. Stay safe and thanks for sharing with us. Fred. 👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

[@llamawrangler8964]

Now all that is needed is a guard llama

[@darylmorse7337]

Cool steps cut out of the tree trunk

[@mimicolvin3200]

Glad you have your animal out of the cold and have shelter. Thoughtful homesteader. You both are great 👍

[@marshallsuber3346]

I've commented already on the video, but I just wanted to add just how much that's I enjoy following you guys as my city buckles down for Festival Season before Easter. Thanks.

[@paulbrandanger9049]

It's-13 real feel -17 ,in Minnesota Its hard on the animals when gets this cold good luck with everything and stay warm

[@margaretbedwell58]

That kind of cold weather makes me shiver just thinking about it. I'm glad your ducks decided you knew what was best for them. They were quite docile. Y'all stay warm and have a Blessed day.

[@michellepollino4986]

The ducks went really good. The goats like there tree and new house.

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Good job guys stay warm and safe

[@stevebowman421]

They may not like it, but at least they will be alive.

[@robertnelson8479]

It's been bitter cold and snowy here in southeast Nebraska 🥶 . I'm so ready for spring. Good job wrangling up the ducks! 🦆

[@lylesmith1949]

Good move on the ducks guys! Looks like ya'll have everything ready. We're sitting down here in N.Texas waiting for it to start. 3-8.5 inches of snow forecasted here. And that's a show stopper in Texas. Lol Hope all stays well for ya'll!

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

You made "duck wrangling" look easy! 😂

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB I filled the wheelbarrow, and the wagon to park under the carport, broke ice for the critters, fed and filled feeders, LGD has pine chips in his dog house inside the barn and still need to spread chips in the chicken pens and cover my lemon tree on the front porch. It seems to like being outside this winter and hasnt dropped leaves like it does in the house. 20s arent bothering it, but got a 6 soon, so a blanket couldnt hurt!! I found lettuce and chicks at the feed store Wed. I dont need chicks this year, but having Romaine lettuce growing in the greenhouse is good! Take care!!

[@OpunktSchmidt1301]

7:20 Guess you need to fire your cats. Looks like they got together with the mice...😉👍🏻

[@CountryViewAcres]

That broader are was locked up, and the cats couldn't get there. So I won't blame them.

[@frrapp2366]

@@CountryViewAcres we have lots of barn cats and still have mice they can hide anywhere

[@patriciabeyer7824]

🥶🥶👏👏 Good morning. Yes it's a cold week covering a large area and in Canada as well. Here in Edmonton Alberta it says windchill to minus 40 - 45! It will be nice when this passes. 💞 The animals will be happy for all your care and work. 🥰 You folks be blessed and keep warm. ☀️ The cold can do harm to your body. 😳 Stay warm. 👋👍🙏☝️

[@mindym.1166]

Add expert duck wrangler to your list of skills on the homestead!!

[@gregj2647]

People here in Minnesota, besides being freezing cold, keep fountains running in the winter so that there is always open water for the ducks and geese to get away from predators. I recall you guys talked about getting a fountain for the summertime to keep the pond algae down. You might look into the fountain for next year. Stay warm!

[@HMSSfrigate12]

It was so cold here in Ontario last night that I had to put one thermometer below the other to get a reading. LOL Dave

[@evelyndole4618]

So glad you thought about your ducks 🦆. I love my ducks, but mine live with my chickens so there are 12 chickens and 4 ducks in the coop so they keep each other warm at night. Stay warm!!!

[@Steve.5]

You guys have always taken such good care of your animals and been kind to them. 👍

[@HiddenCreekHomestead]

I can see the new Discovery series now... “Ice Country - American Duck Wranglers” lol. Good work guys. Stay warm... Its even going to be cold on our homestead this coming week down here in South Carolina. We use a big dog house about the same size for our two goats and they fit with plenty of room to spare

[@robertbohannan2255]

U know guys if the ducks are out on the pond, it comes a quick hard freeze,freezing ducks to the pond predator spooks the ducks, they have to fly away, they will take the pond with em. Good idea to put them in their house. Just sayin!

[@hillsidefarm7355]

Stay warm guys

[@melissadyche8325]

Great video I enjoy watching y’all

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Evan and Rebecca nice to see you both good job, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@puskabeuford8667]

Good and enjoyable content. 🦅🇺🇸

[@sharonanspach2734]

great prep work... be safe and stay warm...

[@sams568]

Look into LINE-X spray in bed liner. I had in put on my 2004 truck when I bought it new. I've taken junk to the dump and hauled all kinds of things, and the liner looks great even after almost 20 years. It goes on thick and is chemical resistant. If I ever buy another truck it'll have Line-X on it.

[@ChrisCowley_Photography]

I thought this was going to be a short video when the ducks all went in.....the goats look like they are enjoying the tree stumps! Great video guys!

[@garybarger3744]

Use a block heater, they even have heaters that stick down the dipstick hole.

[@frrapp2366]

A little bit of bait feed works wonders whether with ducks, cattle ,and pets. Well we all have something we are afraid of (a male cousin of mine 6"+ 200 lbs is deathly afraid of (all snakes)). I have block heaters on all of our tractors they make one that plumbs into the heater line and works like a percolator , i keep a timer on the big tractor that i feed with to turn the heater on. the goats will be ok , we are having baby calves along right now so i am concerned about them, we are in northern OK and are expecting below 0 weather towards the end of the week and normally only have a few days of below freezing before a warm up come along , expecting nearly 2 weeks of freezing , nothing like up north But its what you are used to!! KEEP WARM

[@thomasspainhour1112]

Thanks 😊

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

Those geese were way to easy to catch. Up here in Minnesota it's been darn cold, Saturday are high was -5°

[@roblynch7234]

I think it so cool how much y’all care about your animals. I just love it.

[@pampilgrim2274]

The goats love the spiral stump!

[@wayneleamon3186]

Do you think you could put your pond in the back k of the your truck and drive it down here to Southeast Tennessee? We have been wanting a pond so we can stocking with fish. Seeing your pond just makes me want it that much more. That drone footage of your house and pond was excellent. You all have a beautiful home.

[@tomriblett2979]

We heat with wood also, the best to you and yours...

[@coldspring624]

Those goats will be fine. The ducks...well they liked the ride of the 150....maybe to much

[@fullers1966]

Install a aerator in the pond it will keep it from freezing where you put it

[@rhondalanduit9645]

Enjoyed!

[@tvcat3665]

The duck wrangling went smooth. If it didn't go well it would have made a good video anyway.😃 So nice you take care of your animals in a cold snap.

[@rkthing55]

Glad to hear you intend to keep your animals indoors 24/7. No reason to turn them out while the weather is so bitter cold. Your boy goats’ coats look plenty dense. Plus you have set up some decent housing. Thanks for the shots of them on the tree trunk!

[@frenchysandi]

It’s cold everywhere it seems, is 6 here Feels like -11 and it’s 4 pm. Gonna be a cold night plus expecting -18 to -20 on weekend real temp. Brrrrr gotta keep animals warm.

[@andyteohockguan7243]

Awesome 👏 😀👍

[@roelofhansma2157]

If the ice is 5-6 cm thick you can just skate on it.

[@stephensaasen8589]

Isn't it amazing when you find a mouse or 2 in the barn and your cats are nowhere to be found? And when they do come sauntering in all cool and calm, they take one look at the mouse and then look up at you like they're saying, "So why did you call me in and what do you want me to do about it?" Or the mice are long gone by the time the old independent cat shows up! Been there many times over the years. Sometimes, my cats just want to play with the mouse, torture the poor thing nearly to death and then somehow the mouse gets away at that opportune moment or they get tired and don't "finish the job". Cats would make terrible mob hit men. 😁😁😁

[@llamawrangler8964]

Ohhhhhhhh how true

[@tomhaller5747]

Good job, love your channel.

[@youpattube1]

When you got the ducks in the cage, you should have said "you didn't get good grades, so now YOU'RE GROUNDED".

[@powrguy1696]

Congrats on the 60K subscriber mark. Your video editing and audio are excellent now. Well done, Evan and Rebecca.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one , stay safe and warm,,,

[@philgriswold2133]

Those ducks acted like their part was scripted. Before retirement, we lived on a lake down near Charleston, SC. That was alligator, catfish and largemouth bass area. The catfish and bass would take the baby ducks right off of the surface of the water and the alligators would take the adults. Often the ducks, and Canada geese, got away but lost a foot. It was a common sight to see a one-legged duck or goose hoping around. The water was not safe for them.

[@cayetanososa7836]

Good morning. It is nice you guys prepare for the for the cold weather. Keep it warm in your house.

[@mynameisntryan88]

Hey just a suggestion from someone that has a Battery Tender... you might want to find a way to get your trickle charger out of the weather. Im sure you could run the cord under the tractor, put the charger inside the battery compartment area, and then put the panel back on. It would protect it from driving rain and blowing snow. Just a thought from someone that's been there before

[@douglaskerr6813]

Great video you duck whisper .It's good you and and the Mrs. Are safe and warm and taking care of the critters .here in Philadelphia people would. Be running to the store for bread and eggs and milk .I never could figured does every Body want French toast all the Sudden Thank you take care .

[@robertpayne2717]

A block heater will help on the tractor

[@csnanny1882]

Awe,so glad you found a warm place for the ducks, and glad it was easy. The goats are going to have fights and fun on their new toy. I must say you really love your animals and you make sure they are well taken care of. I always watch your weather on the weather channel, your house is so awesome when it snows there. Please video when it snows Probably to cold to snow now. Love you guys, stay warm God bless.

[@jasheragirl]

Accidents happen, a broken toe will hurt. Safety first.

[@nancygoodman8273]

Just a thought but I think it's a good idea to clean those battery posts. I'm so glad I live in the 🏜️ desert where the temps get in the mid to high 20's. So enjoy watching your videos and I like when your wife joins you too.

[@nancygoodman8273]

Thank you.

[@joannak4640]

I just went through and made a whole playlist of all of my favorite videos of yours (in order) so I can set it and watch. I know you have playlists but they are so spread out. I like to watch in order 😁 I'm so glad I finally accomplished this ❤️

[@johnzink3309]

Thx

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Maybe put some shavings in there too, soak up the water