Water Problems and What the Future Holds

A few friends challenged me to explain my ultimate homestead goal. I will, just as soon as I fix this dang water hydrant.
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[@Citystead]

That duck laying an egg, youtube gold!

[@GoldShawFarm]

It made my morning when I got that shot!

[@Duncan1900Homestead]

Great catch on film with the duck egg. It just amazes me how a duck can and will take a bath no matter how cold out it is. Hope you get your water going soon.

[@GoldShawFarm]

They are incredible creatures!

[@TheHoneystead]

Use buckets with lids and get yourself a good sled!!! Best of luck Morgan!

[@GoldShawFarm]

I tried that yesterday. The ground is so lumpy that the buckets tipped over. I need to figure out some sort of strapping system.

[@TheHoneystead]

Hmmm old fashion sled and ratchet straps 🤔

[@renttogrown3039]

It’s ok not to have a specific goal in mind especially if you think of homesteading and self sufficiency in terms of, “This is a thing we’re doing now,” and not, “This is a thing we should be working on.” Great video! Thanks for participating!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks! It was a lot of fun.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@eileenpalumbo6578]

Good answer Morgan. Slow and steady wins the race. It's better to hone down one or two things on the homestead before branching out to more animals etc. I see some homesteads get into too many animals and such too quickly and it turns out to be more stress than a blessing. Stay warm and hope your water problem is fixed soon. Have a super day!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks, Eileen! I really appreciate the encouragement. It means a lot on cold days like today.

[@kc4941]

So sweet to see Samson in this video.

[@jaynemar1]

The Journey is your goal!

[@GoldShawFarm]

You just said that way more elegantly and succinctly than me. Well done!

[@leslieMClass80]

I hope you were able to find a solution for the pump. Always something! I want to say too that I believe farming and homesteading are also in a way preserving a way of life , holding onto a piece of history that ultimately has a positive effect on not only the homesteader but friends, family and the community. 😊

[@GoldShawFarm]

You're right. Preserving a way of life and connecting to the past has a lot of benefits for everyone.

[@leslieMClass80]

Gold Shaw Farm I think it’s wonderful 😊 ! Stay warm!

[@SimpleLivingAlaska]

You have a great answer, the experience itself! 😀❤

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thank you!

[@deed5811]

Pink Floyd and ducks was a lovely experience!

[@TealHouseFarm]

Great video Morgan! I think you have a fantastic homestead goal...I’m right with you working on my skill set and learning as much as a I can. Thanks for participating in the collaboration!!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks for inviting me, Laura and Sam!

[@sarainsopo9743]

It’s a gorgeous barn. So hoping you’ll be able to restore it!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks! I applied for a grant from the State of Vermont back in November. I find out about it in February. Fingers crossed.

[@WatermelonLover]

Collect snow in the buckets, bring them into the house to melt. At least it could give you a head start in the morning if it was melting over night. That way it cuts down on spigot use.

[@alyssaharris5943]

Just watched a couple of "ancient" videos and let's just say... so glad you stopped playing background music lol

[@willowmistfarm3576]

Spring fed box is a hand dug well II might be closer to the barn. Look for any slab where a windmill would have been

[@willowmistfarm3576]

What you find might a classic well.we have those allover 1850s Fredericksburg tx. Windmill water still exists here

[@KarlaHafdahl]

TO LIVE YOUR DREAM Morg, TO LIVE YOUR DREAM

[@dx92300]

Sucks man. I really thought you're line may have frozen but it sounds like it is a much better outcome. Hope it was an easy find and that you were able to get in. The ground is rock solid here.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Rock solid and covered in 18" of snow!

[@RickMitchellProvenanceAndRoots]

The Journey is the destination.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Very true.

[@SpandauJerry]

However, there is a destination. 😏

[@stepht5]

Great answer on your goal! Good luck figuring out the water issue! If it’s not one thing, it’s another for sure!

[@GoldShawFarm]

It is always something. I'm sure I'll be able to make it work eventually.

[@nutmegknoll]

Drawing a hard line...that was such a great statement! Your on the right track for sure!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thank you!

[@joansmith3492]

You may be too young, but this kind of thing always reminds me of Roseanne Roseannadanna and her saying “It just goes to show you, It’s always something”. I hope you figure it out.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Ha! As a guy who was raised on old SNL reruns, that cracked me up. Thanks, Joan!

[@mylifesjourney...sharonkar7802]

Hope you can figure that water situation out soon. 🙏🙏💦💧🙏praying for your water to start running. Great video! 🦆🥚❤

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks, Sharon!

[@DiBy-0]

If the line is metallic have you thought about using a metal detector to follow the line back to the box?

[@sukuntee]

I’m 4 years late, but wondered how it’d be to create almost A containable fire pit to melt snow to become water in a scenario like this…? But the cold, n cold wind might make it difficult to start/sustain the fire…?but I wonder if in similar situations this can be a valuable solution. Anywho, been binge watching you, enjoy seeing your journey. :)

[@jaynemar1]

Love when the ducks come waddling out!

[@GoldShawFarm]

Glad you enjoy! They are a funny bunch of birds.

[@HMSSfrigate12]

having installed 2 of those hydrants at my barns up here in Ontario I think that yours is not buried deep enough to prevent freezing of the valve

[@WatermelonLover]

HMSSfrigate12 Where in Ontario are you?

[@AntonioCostaRealEstate]

Being this much cold in VT means you run the risk of frozen pipes through winter’s sub zero days.. Perhaps you might consider running your pipeline underground, which is much warmer than the surface. You can double check this fact by running temperature probes through your top soil. Actually it surprises me you pumping fresh water at the barn when there is plenty snow over the ground. There’s got to be something I do not know about your water pipeline. On a change of subject, you might not be aware, but your narrative is getting people hooked upon. I bet you have a lot folks rooting for you and see where it all goes.

[@ourselfreliantlife]

😂Release the Quackens! Hilarious! Great answer! It's all about the journey!🙏

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks!

[@littlewhitedory1]

And the beat goes on! Just hang in there spring is just around the corner! Can you try and use compressed air to blow back any obstructions! Ice would seem unlikely if your in a warm spell! Good luck. ....

[@GoldShawFarm]

I'm afraid to take the hydrant head off for fear that it will gush and I won't be able to stop it. I'm trying to find that spring in the dead of winter...I think that feels like a metaphor.

[@littlewhitedory1]

@@GoldShawFarm Lol! It must be a metaphor or it wouldn't make the situation worth talking about! I see your concern about not being able to stop the flow seeing as how your already standing in Gold Shaw Pond! Water features are always interesting landscape elements! Maybe there's funding available for barn conversions to skating rinks!

[@HaywireHomestead]

You can buy a repair kit for hydrants at Lowes, TSC etc we have had to do that too. Loving this collab great video as always.

[@GoldShawFarm]

It was very fun collab. Are you planning on making one?

[@HaywireHomestead]

I wasn’t tagged that I know of to join. Is this a anyone can join collab?

[@shwetamujumdar699]

My goal of home gardening is to grow all the greens and vegetables to serve my family every day, thats all I can aim for on my 360 square yards of garden, but that will give me so much satisfaction since I am a vegetarian.

[@GoldShawFarm]

That's an awesome goal. How's the planting? When are your main growing seasons?

[@shwetamujumdar699]

The home gardens are grown round the year, summer seasons march to june are too hot and need shelter from harsh sun, july to march is best time crops.....I'm still waiting to start my garden, we are building a new house with a 360 sq yards land for my gardening, 1 more years wait ahead of me.

[@northstarprepsteader]

Can't you still use frozen eggs? I know you can freeze the yolk and white after cracking the eggs. Would a tile drain/small tunnel from the low spot in the barn be helpful with the water build-up? I feel for you trying to get stuff done in the middle of winter :(

[@GoldShawFarm]

If the eggs don't visibly crack, we will still eat them (quickly). If they are cracked, I usually thaw them and feed Pablo and Lil. A tile drain might work, but it's a tough thing to pull of in the middle of winter. I'm starting to get a plan B worked out.

[@northstarprepsteader]

@@GoldShawFarm Awesome!

[@noworriessoap5494]

How sweet that everyone is all worried about you!! #weheartmorgan #releasethequaken Also, I absolutely love your music choices/placement.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Thanks, you guys! People really are too nice here.

[@kristinfrostlazerbeams]

The problem with goals is that you can achieve them. Then what? I say I have guidelines that are specific and my goal is almost too lofty to ever be completed. That way I keep learning, pushing, and growing even if I achieve a goal. Problem with me is that unfortunately with depression and some other issues, I find it hard to keep pushing which sucks but having guidelines and not hard specific goals means I don't look at myself as a total failure when I can't get to a final specific goal. It allows me to keep working on myself also which is something I have to work very hard to do. I like that you don't have an absolute answer for what your goal is.

[@jaynemar1]

I’ve heard fresh eggs can be frozen for use later... Try thawing the egg in the house and see how it is.

[@GoldShawFarm]

I've been keeping the ones that freeze and don't crack. I thaw the cracked ones and feed them to the barn cats. So I guess nothing is going to waste.

[@evagirl3542]

Yes snow spikes are great. Frozen water in your pipes? Are you going to get more animals? The plan?

[@GoldShawFarm]

I'm probably adding about 50 geese later this year. I might also start growing hemp. I put out out a video last week that gives all of the details.

[@tammysarrazin7078]

you need to get a 4 wheeled wagon so you can roll the water instead of carry it hugssss from Ontario Canada

[@GoldShawFarm]

That's an interesting idea. People have been suggesting that or a sled. I've had the buckets fall off the sled the few times I've tried it. I'll keep trying stuff. I don't mid carrying the buckets. I think it makes me big and strong. : )

[@tammysarrazin7078]

a lot of you tubers have the big wheeled wagons they help just a thought is all especially with having to cart it farther than usual

[@PBee8108]

What about a heated rain barrel system to collect the snow and use that?

[@lindamoore8594]

Is it possible to reach out to the former owners, ask if they can explain the location of the spring box more fully?

[@GoldShawFarm]

Wow, Linda! Were you watching me when I wrote that email? Ha! I just asked them the question. Waiting on a response. I think that's probably my best bet.

[@jbirkins]

@@GoldShawFarm I bet this has been settled long since, but whatever office in Peacham handles building permits and land titles might have a scale drawing of your property that would include the spring box location. With that and some really basic surveying equipment you should be able to find it with no trouble at all.

[@WatermelonLover]

Wonder if Fran knows where it is...

[@robcowan7123]

You should just wrap the well pipe with insulation and electric pipe wrap

[@BearBottomAcres]

Thought you were joking about the crampons.. well then. Respect

[@GoldShawFarm]

Nah. It's wicked icy down there. Those spikey ones mean business.

[@joyceroberts9304]

What does the geese eat in the winter

[@LatchkeyKidX]

Crampons!! LOL!

[@GoldShawFarm]

They are indispensable around here.

[@KarlaHafdahl]

transport the water via the golf cart

[@willowdoesvideos]

Is that music related to Parappa The Rapper in any way?

[@GoldShawFarm]

Yup. Good ears!

[@friedit7862]

I saw 2 eggs in the crate thingy 3:48

[@WatermelonLover]

fried IT Those are the ceramic eggs he puts in the nesting boxes to encourage them to lay in a particular spot.

[@jonwelsch1115]

Why not insulation around water pipe

[@GoldShawFarm]

That's a good idea.

[@WatermelonLover]

Is that old guy that’s supposed to be you in the future your father?!

[@dieKatze88]

Did you really set this to a mixdown of the 2nd stage of Parappa the Rapper?

[@GoldShawFarm]

Yup. That’s just how I roll, Joe Chin.

[@dieKatze88]

@@GoldShawFarm My hero. Keep up the good work.

[@tvgaming_2440]

Music?

[@mtnblubird4304]

Oh gosh..... if it aint one thing, it’s two.

[@GoldShawFarm]

Ain't that the truth!

[@bhavens9149]

does he have to disconnect AT the spring? can he disconnect and temp cap near the end point? just wondering

[@GoldShawFarm]

In theory, we could disconnect along the pipeline. The problem is that the line is buried 7+ feet deep so it can't be accessed this time of year.

[@mrThoreKarlsson]

Isolation

[@glenngoodale1709]

The Journey is your goal!