Keeping Water UNFROZEN for Your Animals

Keeping Water UNFROZEN for Your Animals
SUBSCRIBE and help support the channel. And don't forget to drop a comment. It helps us to build this channel into something special. We're transforming this 90 acre property into a self reliant homestead and farm stay vacation rental. We're building infrastructure to accomodate future growth such as barns, duck house, 7 coop chicken house, water hydrants, planting an orchard, building a garden etc. Chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, barn cats and two old english sheepdogs make up our team here at the farm. Please follow along on our journey of transforming this place into something special.

[@cathymcgee1674]

The cats are so healthy, and listen to you like the dogs do. Awesome.😽😊❤

[@GrannySanny]

I am so impressed with how much thought you put into not just the comfort but also entertainment factor for every animal in your care. Lucky animals!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thnx a million 🙏

[@colly1952]

The piglets are so cute!

[@Mysongsamp]

Love the baby piglets ❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

🐷 🐽 🐷

[@leonafaryna7617]

Have a happy and warm day, Chad 🙋🏼‍♀🇨🇦

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes it’s a bit warmer and raining now, lots of snow melt.

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

The Sow was so cute and her piggletts . Thankyou for the vid.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah she did so great and is very good caring for her young.

[@cpbird_lover9143]

My favorite farmer! I learn a lot watching you. Stay warm 😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

❤️❤️❤️

[@paulhall1239]

Great video Chad I love what you have done with the farm. I hope you and your family are doing well 🤝🏻🙏

[@VintageStylebyJo]

Chad those piglet faces are just way too adorable ❤🥰The heated pet bowls are awesome idea❤👍

[@emilieseitl9662]

Amazing construction and items to help and house all the animals...and just love the names you have given the buildings 💓💓💓

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Glad you’re enjoying 😊

[@mikertronprimus1]

Great video Chad! So thorough and the piglets are so doggone cute! Please consider naming the black piglet "MADDIE" after my wife...she would LOVE that...if you do name them. Thank you from Las Vegas! xoxo :)

[@amyfu2047]

New subscriber here! I live in Yukon Canada so we have had temps down to -60 at times in winter. I love this showing how these animals don’t need as much help from us as we think!! And those piggies are adorable!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Oh hi, I’ve never been to the Yukon yet, but I know it shares the beauty of the rest of Canada. Welcome to the farm, thnx for the comment 😊

[@albrightfs]

We raise our rabbits on the ground as well. Started in cages but I love watching them romp and roam and play. They absolutely love the snow!.. Your piglets are adorable! We also raise Juliana . :). Thanks for the tips!

[@JEL66]

Thank you for sharing this video 🥰👍 you have a good system going there!! All the critters seem happy and healthy 😊💜✨ Until next time sending love and support from Florida 🌺💫💫💫 stay warm!! God bless!!

[@vivianworden]

You are amazing sir. ❤

[@lolasimmons9152]

Hi Chad! It's so amazing that you can build structures for all the livestock! I have never had a chance to make anything with wood. I bet your wife just loves to have you as a husband because you could make her a pantry and shelves for it. You could make her a shelf for all the dishes and cups.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah we make a great team and my belly's always full

[@lolasimmons9152]

@@HiddenSpringFarm that is so awesome

[@grootiesmom]

Pawsome Chad!!! My Danes and I enjoy watching you and the Animals.. The surprise Piglets are a Blessing from God and two pigs. 🤣💖💖💖💖💖

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I can picture them hogging the sofa in front of the tv 😂

[@paulhall1239]

Good morning Chad glad to see you doing good my friend 😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah things are going well here, have a great weekend 😉

[@PJ-uv9fr]

Your animals have such a great life and you take such good care of them. I enjoy all your interaction and conversations wirh them😊

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

You are so kind

[@RJH_LIL]

Aawwwwwwww. I can't stop gawking over the piglets. Of course all of your animals are cute. Good morning everyone and stay warm up there in 🇨🇦. From 🇺🇸

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah those tiny piggers will make anyone’s day

[@HELENGodLoves]

Unexpected piggies but so friggin adorable 🥰🥰

[@marilynmaker5942]

Great to see all the animals safe & warm in those minus temps. Good one Chad. Thank you! 🥰

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yup we’re all surviving the best we can.

[@leannhall6512]

I am new to your channel. All your videos have been great. I loved the video your wife did with her garden. Thank you for all the fun farm moments with all the cats too. Have a great week!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thanks and welcome

[@claudiarusso6702]

Aww those piglets are light, a bright glow in the dead of winter, what a blessing for you Chad!!! New life, new beginnings and not just for the darling piglets but for you and your beautiful darling. So happy that everyone is staying warm and cozy. Stay safe and keep warm, with all that loving fur surrounding you Chad I can see the glow in your face!👍👏👏👏👏😻

[@wannabetrucker7475]

I want to live there, please adopt me 😂😂😂😂. Seriously, love your set up 👍🏼👍🏼

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😊 thank you

[@heather2493]

That laugh is ridiculous 😂❤ ahhh I adore you Chad. The care you and my darling take with your animals, much love to you both, and all your lovely animals 💕

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😆 😆 😆

[@jandcschwartz]

I see the kitties playing on the rolled up carpet. We had a carpet rolled up and my cats loved that thing. I left it for them until they tore it up and I threw it away. Easy cat scratch.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Oh yeah they love it 😊

[@gshooty55]

This year the arctic blast hit us at -12 F (-24C) here in Missouri and our oldest rooster with huge waddles and comb got a lot of frostbite. This is the second time his comb got it but the first time his waddles got frostbite. We had two side vents that should have been wide open but just as you said we were worried it would be too cold. We also closed their door. Our mistake. Great advice Chad!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

That’s tough but any birds with the big combs and wattles will have issues regardless, even putting their heads down to drink water it dips in a bit and gets wet will cause frostbite…same with snow. It will heal though, but we can still endeavour to eliminate all the moisture we can.

[@palady1486]

Another great video...Always look forward to seeing your videos of your farm and the animals.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Glad you like them!

[@sweathogstickerpicker]

Another great video, as always!

[@us1fedvet]

I love your style, and, have learned much from you. Your exploits in caring for your family and “friends” from the animal kingdom are uniquely inspiring. I’m actually watching your buildout of your catio while letting a little leg tweak heal up. I appreciate you. God bless from Fredericksburg Virginia.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

You are so kind, you just rest up and we'll continue the vids every Mon and Thurs.

[@siarha70]

piglets are the cutest things!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

If they would only stay that small 😉

[@StuWright]

nice to see you Chad, i like those pig lamp heaters !

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yeah they were only $38 at our local feed store so they didn’t break the bank. It’ll get them they the winter at least.

[@doriskuhberger8559]

Very educational video Chad. I love your topics. I appreciate everything that you do. Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Nice, glad you enjoyed it 😉

[@doriskuhberger8559]

@@HiddenSpringFarm 👍

[@hazelsmith2]

Great video.❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thank you! 🤗

[@gardengirl7258]

The cat crew looks nice and snug in the kitty AirB&B. I’m ready for spring, already, and I don’t have nearly the weather you guys have to put up with. Hope the weather gets a bit warmer for y’all.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’m ready for spring too, a month with snow and I’m done.

[@ZippedUpKitz]

Have a blessed day Chad!!!! Love to see what you got going on up there on the farm!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thanks! You too!

[@ryokokirchhoff782]

Hey there...I'm a first timer and sure enjoyed your video and loved the way you take care of your babys...thank you!!!!! :)) Yes, I subscribed! Lol!!!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks, welcome to the farm 🧑‍🌾

[@morganc.2783]

Nice tractor!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Thanks 👍 it’s a compact John Deere 3039R and sure does come in handy.

[@PreciousPatchesFarms]

Nice to see everybody warm and happy! You have great setups for all your critters. I'm working on getting a better setup for my rabbits, and i like what you say about your chickens! Maybe ill be able to come up with an open door system for my birds soon. Thanks for the information. You're doing a great job with those piglets. If you can get the chicklets off those boys you'll likely be able to sell them faster!

[@watchersmith806]

Love watching your videos 💞💖I also know I wouldn’t survive Canadian winters 🥶

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Haha you’d be surprised what we can do…we may not like it though. When I visit the Philippines with my wife I’m almost melting everyday 🥵

[@AnnieOaklee]

I want the cat tents. Great idea 👍

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

They’re from K&H pet products, I got them off Amazon

[@AnnieOaklee]

@@HiddenSpringFarm thank you 💜👍

[@leecarlson9713]

I used to cross-country ski, and looking at your property as you walk around, this would be the perfect property for cross-country skiing! I live in the south most tip of Texas now, where 60°F is cold for me. The ducks were really happy with the new straw!

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Well so far I have 486 feet of trail created in the forest, one day I’ll have a few km’s worth of trails that will be for whatever people like…hiking, skiing, biking etc. it’s gonna be years though 😂

[@leecarlson9713]

@@HiddenSpringFarm That is a big undertaking, with all the other things you have to do! But I know your visitors will love the change to explore your wilderness! ❤️

[@kimfrommn7162]

Again!!! Loved your Video!!! You had a lot of great information for other homesteaders!! Stay Warm up there!! I live south of St. Paul, Minnesota and in our area, Twin Cities, we are going to have temps atleast 20 degrees warmer than normal for the next two weeks!! So we will have temperatures in the 30's F & -17.8 C, 40's F & 4C and a couple days in the 50's F & 10C. I'll be enjoying these two weeks!!! Stay Safe and Stay Warm!! 🤗❤️👍

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thnx, up here lots of snow is melting probably the same warmer weather you’re getting. Everything is turning to ice overnight though.

[@kimfrommn7162]

@@HiddenSpringFarm I was guessing you were experiencing something like us as well. We don't have much snow on the ground though. I am glad you have all the snow and not us!!! We can see a lot of the grass. I shoveled once and it wasn't even an inch. Where do you live? In Alberta ? Do you still have people renting the house out on the Ranch? I Love your Mellow Animals!! They Love you Guys!! ❤️‍🔥

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

@@kimfrommn7162 yeah it’s a weird year so far up here in Ontario, our previous guests checked out last Sunday. No more bookings until fall, we’ll be getting busier in spring I hope.

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

A really Canadian problem❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

😂

[@HALOFALLS117]

Very good video!!! 🎉

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Glad you liked it!!

[@HELENGodLoves]

You do so good taking care of the aminals🎉🎉🎉 Straw is amazing... I wonder why or what makes it so wonderful!? Do you think the chickens like the water system? Why don't they have the green water bowl🤔 Love the farm...one day I'll be bringing the family I hope 🎉

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

I’m really not sure if they mind, constantly pecking at the thing just to get a sip of water but what I do know is that if they have a bowl of water and it’s cold their wattles and comb will dip in the water as well making it easier to get frostbite. Maybe pecking the thingy keeps them busy too, almost like a toy.

[@skrtskit1521]

💕💕🎶🎶

[@katycutts2104]

Love your little farm so much 😊 are you planning on getting any more animals like goats or sheep?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Oh yes but we need to build it up some more, I have a vision.

[@katycutts2104]

That's great I look forward to following your adventure 😊

[@Carycares1817]

Are electrical lines deep underground? No freeze water pumps excellent. Water heater bowls and troughs super. Great advice. Ice storms in US knock down power lines except in areas that are underground. Love the cozy head cap

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Any newer developments or recent road construction they bury the lines but Canada is so vast and unpopulated there still most of the country with the lines on poles. Our property the hydro is on poles too.

[@naegwut]

I'm here for the cat and chicken footage

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Nice

[@PoppyFlux]

Love watching your videos! Your energy is inspiring and your animals are obviously loved and well cared for ❤

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks. I used to have a litter box for the buns but they stopped using it so I did too. Mine don't poop where they eat that's for sure, they just poop wherever they want. Maybe they've just learned it since I tolerate it.

[@PoppyFlux]

@@HiddenSpringFarm I adopted my house bunny as an adult and he was already litter trained and neutered so it made my job a lot easier, and he helped train his companion when I adopted a friend for him, so I was pretty lucky. I do miss my bunnies, but not so much the mess all my pets made. I had 3 rabbits, 9 rats and 2 kittens in my house at that point. I found that many pets too much so I can't even imagine how you manage with all of yours!

[@wannabetrucker7475]

"the claw crew" 😂😂😂😂

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

🐱

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

I have one rabbit that came from living inside, He apparently was litter trained and they wanted me to take all their things that came with him, Litter box was one of them. I converted a coop for the rabbits and he has been having the time of his life in it lol. He lays in the litter box with his legs stretched out. I eventually stopped putting litter granules in it and now put hay or straw. I think if he was inside on lyno he would use it but since hes out side he just goes all over. Every once in a while he wants to be picked up and cuddled but other than that he loves it outside ;)

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

I have 2 male rabbits in one coop separated like your set up. so hes not alone, There is also a chicken that was getting picked on in there with them, the hen can sit up high and I have poop catchers under the roost. In the summer the Rabbits are in rabbit tractors side by side on the grass.

[@barefootminis]

We watched all of your videos! Loved every one. We look forward to seeing more. Thanks for being such a joy. We miss the "here at the hidden spring farm." We loved the new mug every time. You must have run out of mugs. love the quirkiness! Congrats on the piglets... oops. Those things happen. I thought I was done breeding horses... Romeo of my Romeo whinnies video fame got out and bred Vanessa. I kept him away from the girls for 13 years. That was too much celibacy for Romeo and he finally decided forced priesthood was not for him 😂 Your videos are very inspiring but not sure I will ever get to making and then learning to edit them. That is a lot of work but you do a great job.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Aww thanks, that’s a lot of videos…much appreciated. Yes I’ve changed my on camera persona a bit as I got more comfortable, things I thought were funny maybe weren’t for others 😝. 13 years he must have had a lot of pent up energy eh. Always fun 🤩

[@CmdrSoCal]

Could have built a 3 bedroom house if you consolidate all those structures. Very much not for profit operation. I make my coops out of free pallets from ace hardware. Geese and turkeys do not seem to need a coop. Ducks do not roost they need a dog house size shelter. Chickens are the neediest they like to be 3-4 feet up but they lay the most and lay through the winter. Wood stove is the cheapest if you access to free wood and have a barn sized structure. I set up an enclosed truck trailer for the geese to use in the winter but they hate confined spaces they would rather freeze there butts off. I use a 9 gallon bucket with a 250w trough heater for the geese but they like puddles more when the temperatures increase and there is melt. Fill up the kitty pool once in a while as well for them to bathe.

[@jasminesuarez8358]

Does the male pig get lonely being isolated from the other pigs? The male rabbit too? Do pigs get neutered? I just wonder if they get lonely by themselves. Better to be lonely than to be on someone's dinner plate tho.

[@honeycaffena4897]

Can you share more about your rabbits? Is there any territorial issues?

[@charlottehaworth6455]

What did your darling think about the baby piglets was she alright about it? 😂

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

She love it, she thinks they’re so cute but wishes they would stay that size 😂

[@charlottehaworth6455]

🤣🤣 yes that would be nice 😊

[@nvr2l832]

I'm wondering if at some point you might take on creating and selling mugs and tees with your farm logo? I thought of it when watching you open your videos with a mug in your hand...and maybe feature photos of the cats and/or the dogs.

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Yes it’s something I’ve been thinking about.

[@teaspiceshoppe]

So with the deep litter method? Can you then use the chicken poop and straw for compost?

[@teaspiceshoppe]

how many bales of straw do you go through per year for all the animals?

[@HiddenSpringFarm]

Of course yes, that’s what we do…in spring all that nitrogen will make the compost pile steaming 😉

[@jimomertz]

Do you have a video on how that water trench works?

[@crobinson2624]

Put some vodka in their bowls it will help keep the water from freezing.

[@Kahjf81]

The Bible way to heaven. dear Jesus I know that i’m a sinner. I know I deserve to go to hell, but I believe you died on the cross for me and Rose again. Please save me right now and give me Eternal life.I’m only trust in you Jesus amen. Sidenote heaven or hell you choose just remember once you take your last breath it’s a done deal.