Husband & Wife Raise over 1000 lbs of Meat on Homestead | Now the Part No One Ever Shows

Husband & Wife Raise over 1000 lbs of Meat on Homestead | Now the Part No One Ever Shows
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[@carolyngaulin8297]

You two are a good example of husband and wife working together for 1 goal a happy Homestead And family!

[@kalaipaa]

I have never seen a chicken lay an egg before in my life. Thank You Lumnah Acres!!!!!

[@bgarza2172]

To keep chickens in there fence remember to only clip one side of wings. Keeps them off balance so they won't fly out.

[@JoJoDragonslayer]

And the star of the show, FIGARO! Lol Happy to hear of all the harvesting this year. Your hard work pays off 😊

[@onababona6101]

@Jo Jo Figaro MUST be on camera :-)

[@sherryadams7965]

Good Morning Al. I just love your videos and your family. All the animals on the farm are so happy and healthy. Im glad yoi 3 got to raise so much meat for your family.

[@kenthorsen4558]

I planted Millennium asparagus about 6 years ago in my garden and they have been reseeding for the past few years, I have dug up the seedlings and planted them in a new area and now I have close to a hundred plants. Have a great weekend everyone.

[@karenminckler4198]

Love asparagus. And love Brussels sprouts. No one had either at our farmer’s market.

[@annebiggins3876]

Love Figureo taking his camera time! Congratulations on your harvest of meat and vegetables this year!🐿🌽🌽🍁🍁🍂

[@mandamoosgardeningadventur8305]

I've kept chickens before but I never saw them lay an egg before.. that was well timed... take care...😊

[@josephpedone2004]

Good morning Lumnah family ☕️ Al, just a reminder to check the hydraulic fluid in the snow plow... have a blessed day

[@samvalentine3206]

That hydraulic pump is quite vocal on the Kubota!

[@treefrog7795]

It is 71 right now and i am thinking of putting on shorts while i cut up some fire wood..lol. weird weather for northern Indiana. storms coming in about a hour away,then temps dropping out of the bucket.got all the tomatoes picked and stored in boxes .scrambling like crazy to get things done.you folks inspired me to get on my garage and clean it out,got guttering put up and more wood cut,,sooooo thank you for helping me to help myself on getting stuff done..Bless you folks..i read the comment below and the name Ranger is a great name for the rooster tail.or Isaiah

[@jimclaire7996]

First of all, congratulations on your reaching well over 200,000 subscribers. I remember when you were in the 5000 subscriber range. Your channel continues to be interesting. It is great watching how you continue to expand your food production. It is a bit sad to see you putting everything away for winter. Your production of a ton of meat is very impressive. You have not counted any of the Bucks into that total yet. You are still very blessed. God bless America.

[@mafiacopies]

Suggestion get some used skis and attach to underneath chicken tractors for easy moving.... imo

[@cbviau1332]

Wow! I'm in awe of how much meat and produce your family has harvested this year. Kudos to all of you: even the ranch foreman, Figaro.

[@athloneduke]

Greetings Lumnah family from Ireland, a mere 45 degree's today here. Bright and sunny so solar will be producing free electricity.

[@conegallery]

A reminder to get things cleaned up and stored for winter! Lovely day on Lumnah Acres.

[@barnyardinourbackyard3133]

Thank you for showing your winter prep! Job certainly looks easier with two. Awesome teamwork!

[@pamelastokes2964]

Figaro is all about the viewers and the camera this morning. I love it !🤗

[@gungadinn]

Al, I'd like to see a breakdown of what in feed costs you spent to raise the 1090 pounds of meat in feed and bedding? If it's like most small scale operations, it costs less the more you produce per pound. Also a rough estimate on how much time was involved with the morning and afternoon chores?

[@samvalentine3206]

That would be awesome - a full accounting of feed & labor costs - then divide the cost by the pounds harvested for a cost per pound of protein.

[@gelwood99]

@@bobbijoalfieri8151 But not in real-time. We can't timelapse milking in real life. 🤣 Wouldn't that be nice?

[@glen748]

Al, You had mentioned earlier in the season that you were keeping track of the costs on raising the meat birds and pigs. Now that you know how much you raised it would be interesting to know how much it cost to raise all that meat. Thank You

[@phillipgregory6517]

Jamaica here good morning you have done well trying to get all done on the homestead I am proud of all your efforts contuine to do what you and your beautiful wife and daughter are doing here in Jamaica were in the hurricane season were having lots of rain take care of your selves blessing

[@ladyfortunaadams8836]

Thanks for sharing this part of homesteading. It helps to see all that is needed to run a homestead.

[@Syrnian]

Do you eat the tougher ends of the asparagus. If not, you can cook , puree and strain it for asparagus soup.

[@Philhoppermiller]

Sixty-nine degrees in Texas this morning. Rain and thunderstorms. Good Friday morning to Lumnah Acres. Keep up the good farming .

[@judyjackson7833]

You can put potatoes up by chopping small enough to fit canning jar. Add 1/4 teaspoon canning salt fill to bend and can for 35 min. All you have to do is heat and season as see fit. Saves a lot of pot. And taste great.

[@northstarprepsteader]

Winterizing is tough when you're forced to get it done earlier. I know. Here in Minnesota, winter came on Oct. 20 this year! I was scrambling the night before and during the storm in the morning to get things ready and the garden beds to rest. You got some good work accomplished and I know how good it feels to be just that much closer.

[@70acres]

You could call the rooster "Hoss the Farm Boss", just don't tell Moose! It is a sad day when you put things away for winter. It has been warmer here this week, hitting the 70s so we shouldn't see snow for quite a while yet. What an amazing harvest of meat for you! I'm sure y'all will be sharing it with friends & family cause there's no way the 3 of you can eat a pound each of meat every day! God blessed you with such abundance this year.

[@SteveK-di8rg]

You should build a cistern to store your rain water and have a pump to pump out water during the dry spells for all your needs. Build it at corner of greenhouse for easier use.

[@danaandcompany9636]

Good morning Lumnah family! I think a good name for the rooster would be Derwood. Also, about putting away the fence, Morgan said he numbers the posts with a sharpie so that he knows what order they go in when you put them back out. Just a thought. Have a blessed weekend!

[@judywaikiki2450]

Figaro is so good lookin n loves his family. Boy that’s a lot of food! You guys make it look so easy n in order. Love your channel🌺

[@deeanderson7358]

Good morning. That was pretty nice to watch that egg being laid, never seen that before. Thanks for sharing all you have, it has really been nice seeing all I have this summer watching your channel. It has always been a dream of mine to be a homesteader but things happened that stopped me so all I can do now is watch You Tube, at least I have that. Thank you and God bless.

[@davidward1259]

Al, you may want to add RV trailer scissor jacks to the portable pig mobile. They will let you adjust the level with a 3/4" socket and the impact/screwdriver. It will help with the water flow to the barrel and even the less expensive sets of 4 are rated for 5,000 pounds.

[@bejaje11]

Morning to you all, from here in somerset in tge UK. Love watching you all and the progress of your homestead, glad we dont get the heavy snow etc that you get. How about "" Croc Pot"" for your rooster name, because he might end up in there one day Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.🐐🐔🐓🐖🐖

[@nathanhovanec6592]

We had a good 3 inches of snow the other day, which was the second snow of the year, and then it rained and froze on top and then we had freezing rain and sleet yesterday and looking at another snow storm possibly on Sunday... winter is here even though the technical first day isn’t until December... stay warm out there

[@ilenesatchell5445]

Sure do enjoy listening in as the two of you chat and sometimes banter back and forth.

[@BearStar1]

Al, you should have built a storage loft up in the ceiling area of the new Garage Building you built. That would be a great place to store your lumber supplies left over from all of the building projects.

[@susannielsen8688]

Figaro is such a scene-stealer! Love him... Congratulations on the success of your meat and produce raising. How about "Rocky" for the black maran rooster?

[@rhodajay7020]

Pete just popped into my head when you said let's name the rooster.

[@conniedejesus6885]

We planted asparagus 12 years ago still excited when spears starts to come out early spring.

[@DisabledUKPrepper]

Good morning from the UK. The rest of the asparagus stalks make great additions to soups. Where I live we get a lot of asparagus grown on the farms, and it's also a favourite vegetable for gardeners to grow locally. I hope you get chance to make up a bed next spring. Not sure on the rooster name. I'm sure other subscribers will come up with a great idea or two. Did I spot a building of some kind in the background over in the woods while you were moving the chicken tractors? Is it part of the big project you've got planned I wonder? 🤔 Time will tell, especially as there are other things to do for now. Stay safe, everyone.

[@paulmeakin3376]

Call the rooster Cap'n Morgan after the pirate.

[@tvcat3665]

Thanks for showing the chickens more. They are beautiful. Different breeds, colors, I liked that you lingered the camera on them. Bonus was the egg laying hen!😲😁

[@pwengert1]

So many preparations for winter. It will be here before we know it here in Missouri. How long are your electric fences that you were rolling up? They sure look handy! It’s impressive hearing about all the meat you’ve stored up this year as well as thinking of all the eggs & produce from your garden! You’ve done an excellent job. That ladder up to your attic is quite unique! This is the first that we’ve seen it. You did so much work today that you’ve worn the two of us out just by watching! Love watching your videos.

[@johndeere1951a]

No snow yet down here Hillsboro, NH. The winter prep list is always growing despite best laid plans. Get back on that barn!. 👍🐾♥️🐓🐓😷 🇺🇸

[@vickilee2185]

Really miss the pigs when Gina has scraps or the greenhouse or gardens have excess. They're noisey but missed. Feels good on even on this end to get things winterized. Nice and tidy and ready for next year. Oliva's chickens are starting to add to the egg totals. Breeding of the goats coming up next. Gosh, you are going to get busy this spring. Not to mention the MYSTERY in the new barn. Have a great weekend. Blessings

[@rachelm7525]

Good morning, all! Trying to think of a great rooster name: best I can think of is Cole. Then Murky springs to mind, for some reason! Have a good weekend! 👋😃

[@samvalentine3206]

Nat Wing Cole?

[@rachelm7525]

@@samvalentine3206 love it!

[@redeemedforlivinglove3156]

Way to go,guys! So happy for your combined harvests. You have come a long way and its been such a cool thing to come along the journey with y'all.

[@dragonflyslair5060]

I like Rocky for the rooster... Lord knows we have a lot of rocks in NH!!

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Your video reminded me to pull our garden fence from Premiere 1, and out it away for the winter.

[@patriciabeyer7824]

Good morning. 🤗 The snow looks pretty. 🤭 Getting ready for winter is work. It's cold here in Edmonton Alberta. We have had snow a few days this week. I am not a big fan of winter anymore. You folks have a blessed day. 👍☝️

[@bonniebarnekow1415]

I would say Figaro was the highlight of the show, but when the chicken 🐔 laid the egg right in front of the camera, that was a first for a lot of us viewers. Wow ! Loved it. Amen ! to that chicken. Great show as always today, and everyday. The three of you are very organized, and in zink with each other. Love the smelly goats , chickens, but Figaro takes the cake . Rusty is a good name for the roaster. The Bow Wows must be inside keeping warm! Godbless all of you. !!!

[@Hugo_Overthere]

You should be able to mount axles out behind your tractors and coops so that the tires just sit on the ground when the implements do. Raise the front end, and the back end will ride on the wheels.

[@estellaknox4488]

Good morning Al,and Gina looks great out there this morning everyone got a little snow, up north must be great getting up feeling cold breeze on your face with a hot cup of coffee WHAT A AWESOME MORNING God Bless

[@roxannepedersen5037]

We're still in the eighties, but I do need to wear a flannel shirt in the morning. Heard from others should be a very cold winter, I haven't had to wear a coat in a couple of years unless I'm visiting my daughter in Oregon.🙏❤️

[@tmaryso43williams10]

you need the potato bag. You wash, wrap in paper towels and cook in microwave- approx 4 mins per potato. I got mine at an Amish store. I also noticed on this meal you had something to drink with your meal!

[@maryclairekalamafoni9524]

Congrats on the 19 eggs!! You know, the only thing Buttercup may need is some sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to cure her burps. Anyway it's worth a try!

[@cathiwim]

Cant baking soda give goats bloat?

[@nancyparker3732]

@@cathiwim Mr. Goooglepants says baking soda prevents bloat.

[@kiprussell6102]

Lots of prep work for winter. We don't have to worry about that much here in south Alabama. Keep up the good work and God bless you all

[@marissahughett7620]

I’ve been watching your family since you only had two goats in the small goat barn. It has been so inspiring to watch your homestead grow. Thanks for sharing your life!

[@auntiepam5649]

Love your morning videos so thankful for a time of peace with my morning coffee and your family.

[@BreakFreeHomestead]

Now that's a TON of meat! Well half. 😂 Keep up the great work as always!

[@elizabethmoyer3807]

I just love how organized you are with storing things for the winter.

[@kencorsell8087]

You should think about getting some plywood to put on the collar ties in the new barn to increase your cold storage!

[@bettablue2660]

Hey Al & Gina, your going to need to be able plow the snow away the snow from the sides of your greenhouse. It looks like it needs to be mowed down before the snow that will be coming off your greenhouse.

[@skiplazauski1497]

Call him BIG RED. I like to go with the old school names.

[@45Colleen1]

Thanks for sharing everything on the homestead! God bless! 💜

[@christinedehn3257]

Great way to prep the asparagus patch. It could be a good spot for them every winter as the asparagus will be dormant. Cleanup weeds, bugs and fertilize at the same time. Win win.

[@edman6111]

Moaning Lumnah Acres, and friends of Lumnah's. Happy Friday!! No snow No snow No snow!!

[@stephenoshaughnessy2279]

That was a nice round-out to a busy season. Everything is stowed away.

[@marsha4138]

Sounds like the goats need some breath mints to counteract the burps. LOL Figaro is such a camera "ham" and so cute.

[@cekfraun]

You could call the rooster Foghorn, after the cartoon rooster, Foghorn Leghorn. And I love how Figaro wants to be the star of the show when you were in the outdoor kitchen. Good job moving all the fencing and structures to get ready for winter! Edited to add: After reading the other comments, I like the names Russell Crow, Gregory Peck, and Nat Wing Cole... or how about Nat King Crow?

[@brendabailey6761]

My husband and I look forward seeing your videos. We were looking forward to seeing how the snow was on the farm after seeing the radar and news that Saturday. Winter is coming ready or not. Keep up the good work

[@tjs114]

If you chop the asparagus stalks that you didn't cook into small pieces, it makes a great addition to soups.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thanks....l sure do like that writing on you frig chalk board....Outstanding...!

[@HiddenCreekHomestead]

We named our welsummer rooster Big Jake. I’ll feature him in one of our homestead videos one day. Congrats on a good meat harvest this year!

[@debbieedwards5093]

I can't wait for snow.....then again, I don't have to work out in it if I don't want to....but I have always loved the snow

[@tinamariegregory3130]

It'll be fun to see what you have in mind given these things are settled for the season. God bless you all.

[@lindagullage3077]

Good morning all 10 eggs. A nice dusting of snow I hope you let Hope try again this time. That is where my family falls short they never put anything back were it belongs.

[@paulmeakin3376]

Talk about reality TV: in front of your very eyes, a FRESH LAID EGG!

[@samvalentine3206]

25:22 egg production in real-time!

[@conegallery]

I've never seen a chicken lay an egg. That was fascinating!

[@staceybutler4618]

There r people who put compost piles inside there greenhouses in winter for added heat , or along the outer wall. Also ur compost will already be there for u in springtime.

[@joanneganon7157]

SNOW 😲 NO😝. I'm very Happy for you ,putting up so much healthy food💞🐦 The Wooly Bear looked like Winter will come in hard then go out very cold. Good thing you've got your Chickens stored up for warm hearty meals 🙌💥 It's 73° here Today 👏 JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@elizabethmacdonald4605]

Good mauhnin Lumnah Acres! Whoa, now that was interesting! Figaro stole the show today! Lol! Take care.

[@mariowickel456]

Al , did you happen to see what Justin is doing ? Built a greenhouse and is going to Winter a flock of chickens in it on deep bedding. One of Joel's designs. Couldn't believe it

[@samvalentine3206]

Do you have a link/URL you can share, please?

[@mariowickel456]

@@samvalentine3206 check out Justin Rhoades on KZbin

[@workingfolk]

@@mariowickel456 Didn't the Lumnahs have chickens in a small hoophouse for years? Lots of people have been doing this. Ridgedale Farm in Sweden and other have been overwintering commercial flocks in large greenhouses before moving them into large mobile coops in the spring.

[@deannamarie4149]

Copper Maran Rooster named Lincoln, like a penny.... Asparagus is probably my favorite ... Bacon wrapped in bundles. Pickled! So good!!! ☮

[@angelsarrived2642]

Gooood Morning guys. You certainly have been blessed by your hard work and did a great job producing enough food this year for your family. May you continue to be blessed, and perhaps next year will be able to produce an abundance of food, to be able to give or sell to others. G-D Bless and Stay Safe. Were in for a wild winter.

[@wgoconnor33]

That was so cool catching the chicken 🐔 laying an egg 🥚, I think we all have a greater appreciation of the chores and preparation you do for every season, even winter putting things away , your equipment is expensive shows so much respect putting things away properly.

[@cynthiabaguyot1]

so loved your video,,, beautiful,peaceful place,, simple living,simple life❤️❤️❤️

[@ericroadking7564]

Absolutly outstanding!! I would be very grateful to live you life!! Blessings and peace to you and your family!!

[@sandiebell1676]

So much to do before winter.Never realised not living in a land of snow.

[@shamancarmichael5305]

All that hard work paid off...yummy meals for months to come! Now that's what I call homesteading!

[@renaebettenhausen3611]

Have you considered making calendars> @ 0:26 it is SO picturescue. I am so certain that you have at least 12 stills worth printing that are just as beautiful.

[@suepeterson5675]

Good Morning LUMNAH Family ! Al put on your list - take off mower deck for winter- while weather is some what exceptable. Gina I like your cooking segments with Olivia. Thank you for sharing. 👍😊

[@131dyana]

Your work reminds me of my Grand Parents. Raise chickens all summer and slaughter them when the first frost comes. Birds in the freezer for the Winter. My Grand Mother did not like buying eggs at the store because she said they were not fresh that way. then Grand Father went and got a deer for the Winter also. They lived in Oklahoma and then in Southern California in the mountains.

[@tonygrimes13]

Good Morning Everybody From The Algarve Portugal.

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooood morning Portugal

[@patsfanb6]

Chix soup...for his name

[@kopkenana]

Bom dia Tony!! 😃🇵🇹 Lisboa 👋

[@tonygrimes13]

@@kopkenana Spending Winter in Albufeira as it's warmer & drier than Ireland!!!!

[@patrickbear7261]

Al, you are always thinking a year in advance 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🙏

[@sandramontoya9185]

Al love watching!! I like the name”Tiny “ for the rooster. Keep up the good work ❤️

[@kimmitchell3516]

Morning Lumnahs.... That's alot of meat... We are still waiting on our pigs, I think at least three weeks yet... Well see but we did get all our meat chickens done and in the freezer. No snow here yet up north they had a few inches. We did get like a ton of rain yesterday close to 6 inches. Was so hoping it went somewhere else but the storms laid up straight across our area for the last 24 hours...can we say Muck city!!! I think you should call Olivia's rooster Copper.... Anyway have a grwst day yall

[@jeannecooke4862]

Congratulations!!!!!! Awesome harvest!

[@judithchilcoat5852]

Gina:. You might want to add lemon pepper to your spice rAck. Great on broccoli and asparagus as well as chicken with lemons and herbs inside the cavity. Also fish of all kinds ...including tuna salad.

[@pebkacz]

My name for the Black Rooster is Leon. (Greek name meaning Giant).

[@mortensolbergjr2876]

Names for the rooster, Russell Crow, and Gregory Peck.

[@samvalentine3206]

Gregory Peck - good choice!

[@elizabethmacdonald4605]

Yes, I like Gregory Peck also. Good choice.

[@caroledwards3465]

Both names are very good well done Morten 🙂

[@agentfrankvideos]

Think I damaged a kidney laughing at that !!!!

[@ruthkent7190]

Great picks

[@gailmcfaul3700]

Batman would be a good name for your rooster.. Figaro is so cute...lots of work to do on your farm..keeps you busy..not really fond of asparagus, but i will try Ginas idea and roast them next time.👍

[@salliebeard1899]

Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️ BOSTO BE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS Sharing your channel is BOSTO 😁👍👏 Getting ready for the snow/ winter....