Off Grid Homesteading In Minnesota: Hatching Chicks, New Goats, Building Fence

Cierra and I built some fencing on our off grid homestead to house our chickens and our new goats. We also have started hatching baby chicks the natural way. No incubator, just good ole Mother Nature. Thanks for watching. #diy #homestead #offgrid
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[@theholts3946]

You have no idea how many of us office schlepps live vicariously through your videos brother. 🤟

[@JMVideos7676]

I totally agree.

[@bigvrocks2480]

lol, exactly!

[@kylejarman2604]

Currently watching this in the office break room 😢

[@Pete23269]

sad part is most won't do shit about it. Including me at the moment...but not for long.

[@dannyl6507]

I think he does since he has over 250k subscribers and I bet most of them are not homesteaders.

[@robschrader7587]

I've got to tell you, Kyle, I think Cierra must be so proud of you. Not to mention your family and all your friends. I'm just impressed as hell that no matter what you do, you freakin conqueror it. I look forward to each and every every video. Thanks so much for making them. 👍

[@JMVideos7676]

Definitely the comfort food of KZbin videos.

[@Wfwi]

"Nice work, Bruce." 😂

[@natwilkinson2410]

Haha I laughed at that too 😅 our dogs name is Bruce, so any other animal called Bruce makes me laugh too.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

I am 67. I have had chickens, goats, cows and donkeys.my entire life. Love my buddies.

[@cbass2755]

Oh man…the chickens will love that! Very nice! I’d put a fence over that run to keep hawks and Owls from carrying off the chickens and babies. ❤ it!

[@Growstuff70]

Yes, my fence is much taller so we can enter it, yet with heavy duty raptor netting across the top. Expensive, yes.

[@rahnlawson9463]

My uncle use to raise chickens. One-year things were really tight financially, so he started mixing saw dust with the chicken feed to strech it out and get him through the winter. Well in the springtime when those chickens' eggs hatched, three of the baby chicks had wooden legs and one of them was a woodpecker.

[@CavemanCBB]

😂

[@jayhatleback8783]

Good one hahahaha

[@DavidWvu]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@heathervandermark2192]

😂😂😂😂😂🎉

[@MyBackyardScience]

Hilarious! 😅😂😂

[@theozarkduke]

Still need to watch for Hawks they will take the chicks.

[@LeahLocke-xe2nn]

So happy for you both. Congratulations. I enjoy your channel and thank you so much for allowing us to watch you along your journey.❤️

[@johnbeach9884]

Watch out for hawks and owls with the chickens outside. You may want to cover your run with chicken wire.

[@sueyates3555]

I have to admire you, Kyle. You’re always working so hard to improve your homestead and. Cierra and Skeeter are right there to help you. Take care of all of you.

[@joannadavis1881]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS. Super Happy for you guys. New Goats, Baby Chics, Fencing almost completed, Chicken Run finished, Baby on the way, more Animals to come. Just gets Better and Better. Again, im SUPER Happy for you. Love seeing you excited for your Homestead and Happy life 🥰❤️🥰❤️

[@brendahogue5487]

Kyle love and enjoy watching your videos. May the lord bless and protect you and your wife and working on the homestead

[@foresthiker6707]

She is not his wife, but they have been together for many years! I hope he gives her a proposal soon :)

[@deborahnielens9134]

Your yard looks great nice and green. Congratulations on your addition with the chickens. It's nice to see you're getting goats they're quite the busy bunch period when is Ciara's due date everything's going according to plan Kyle you do such a wonderful job I've always enjoyed your video and content

[@lynnebazyluk2226]

I'M JUST SO PROUD OF YOU, KYLE. i WISH THERE WERE MANY MORE YOUNG MAN LIKE YOU IN THE WORLD!!!

[@phuongvo3051]

You may need to build cover on chicken run , cuz the big bird like pick them up ,put the cement on the footing polls will last longer , great work , ❤❤❤for Skeeter .

[@rachelfrees1268]

Introducing Skeeter to the goats was the best. Your animal farm is certainly expanding. 🎉

[@MyBackyardScience]

The new addition to the house looks like it had always been there! Skeeter was excited to have those two new friends to play with! 🐕 🐐 🐐

[@suepeterson5675]

Suggestion - Please clean out the pool water in the coop. Your chickens can / will get bacterial parasites , avian influenza , could loose the whole flock. Their your pride & joy now until your baby comes , happy for you both. 🧸

[@chappy675]

I came here to say the same thing!

[@didforlove]

who has kids in this collapsing civilization ??

[@nursemettsmsn]

I’m sure he is gonna do that If you’d had chickens before they mess up their water ALOT He has always taken great care of them They don’t show everything they do on camera

[@chappy675]

@@nursemettsmsn I understand that but every time he shows the chicken’s water it is filthy. My family had a chicken and egg business. They never had water that looked like that.

[@chappy675]

@@didforlove collapsing civilization? Really? There is nothing going on today that hasn’t been going on for a couple hundred years.

[@Rosiulka]

BRAWOOOOO!!!! Super! Kocham patrzeć na Twoje czyny! Jesteś wielki Kyle!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@cbass2755]

That baby and others to come, will have fresh milk! Wonderful!! Fresh cheese, and other stuff you can make from goat milk. You are a wonderful man and your family is fortunate to have you Kyle. Your fortunate to find a good women who loves you, and stands by your side. God love ya both…and baby too ♥️

[@foresthiker6707]

She is a good woman! Hope he makes her his wife soon.

[@Vanhockeymom]

Well these two won’t be producing milk lol

[@sueb.6595]

I love baby chicks! When we had our coop we raised them from chicks!

[@justuschmiii3173]

Proud for ya'll... Longer videos, please... 2x3 hrs. TNX 4 VID LOL

[@user-rb3fc8wz6r]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you are such a resourceful young man, you are living the dream Kyle, keep up the good work and the videos, they're very enjoyable

[@marilynmeade2286]

New baby chicks congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 You put up a nice fence You got some beautiful goats too Your homestead is turning into a great farm Cierra looks good and so glad to see Skeeter and Kitty Take care and see you all in next video ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jeeperguy4290]

So cool, never a dull moment on your homestead. I love it.

[@richardmelanson7947]

Great that you have baby chicks . The fencing looks great that will keep the chickens safe. The goats look great and will be a natural lawnmower. Great to see your new projects and the ones to come in the future. Until your next video,take care and be safe. (Judy NB)🌲🇨🇦

[@sandrathomson1084]

Hiya Kyle, Cierra, Skeeter, Luna and Animals🖐🏻. I am so proud of you both for making your dreams come true 👍🏻👍🏻. Yay baby chick's and goats🎉🎉. Looking forward to seeing your Family and Homestead grow😊. Stay safe. Love and Prayers For All ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@CC-xk6cp]

Hi again KYLE A great job with everything as always. Excited for you with the new chicks and goats. Have critters takes extra work and care but well worth it especially for your children. Happy to hear Cierra and the baby are doing good! Looking forward to watch your continued expansion as your homestead grows. Thx as always for sharing. Catcha next time. Stay safe...

[@dangoodall-williams4200]

That is amazing to me to see the baby chicks. Really great that nature worked. Good luck with the goats.

[@MsHomesteader]

the fencing for the chickens will hold up better than chicken wire but your small chicks will fit through it, you may want to line the bottom 2 ft with either hardware cloth wire of a small chicken wire. We have full sized dairy goats and keep them in the temporary pastures using three strands of electric fence. We use wire because the electric ribbon didn't shock them enough to keep them away, We also use solar chargers. This also keeps our dairy cow and calf in the grazing area. Best of luck in your new animal venture and congrats on the chicks.

[@user-ud7zw2po5g]

Hi your chickens 🐓 will bless you for your kindness xxx❤❤❤❤❤

[@UncaDave]

I had Boar goats, a nanny and a kid. They will keep you in stitches. 🤣. My goats loved oak leaves, followed me everywhere and when working in the pasture made sure they got some of my lunch!

[@blklbluvr]

I’ve watched THIS OFF GRID LIFE a few times on KZbin. They have goats and let them loose and walk them in the woods like dogs. I love how they jump up and kick their legs out.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Yep, Katie & Greg in British Columbia!

[@elizabethwhite6364]

Love this! You two will have so much fun with the goats! Love the little chicks! A donkey - sweet! Cierra looks awesome - glowing! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

[@user-ki6zk7ti6f]

Love to watch these videos, I ❤ used to live in MN, I get home sick. 😊😊😊

[@troypayne3078]

Just noticed you hit 250k! Congratulations. You deserve it. Been here since the beginning.

[@Growstuff70]

Bruce is the MAN! Well done stud! 😂

[@Shamustodd1]

I used to raise goats and know a bit about habits. They will more than likely want to put there front hooves up on the wire fence which will damage the fence sooner or later. We used to use a solar fencer to run electric fence which once they learn the fence is boss they respect it just fine. Enjoy the goats they can be a lot of fun or a big headache, mine used to like to go for walks in the woods. They had fenced pasture but a couple times a week I'd let them out and after a round of hijinks they would pretty decently stay together-ish and browse like deer do. Once I set routine of walks they knew the general route I'd take and kinda go the route. They knew the gig and never gave me much problem getting back in their barn if I gave them an hour or so. A little grain after everyone is back in is also a great motivator. They are smart and catch on quick.

[@noyopacific]

Thanks for the video Kyle ! Good luck with the livestock. Are you considering adding to the channel name: "Kyles Cabin, Ranch and Family ? 😜 Best wishes to you, Cierra, the livestock and all future additions !

[@lynellewilson9112]

I remember my dad digging post holes by hand then he bought an old petrol driven auger and was much happier. We had a dairy farm in the mountains of northern New South Wales, Australia and he was always mending or installing new fences. So I appreciate the work it entails.

[@lindanelson3092]

Congrats!!! It’s so fun watching your farm & family grow!!

[@michaelrensel9256]

Need to share a P.O. Box or something so we can send yall some gifts . I throughly enjoy this channel 🎉

[@kimberlyrobinson2122]

Sierra I hope you have been feeling well. As a Nana I love those new babies. Keep that ginger tea handy for those mornings that you feel a little sick.

[@jeneanegarwood7528]

Another wonderful video! Your homestead is looking great because of you and Cierra's hard work and love for your homestead and animals!!

[@BigDreams_23]

Omg after a few months of diligently watching I’ve finally caught up I went back and watched every video from day one. Congrats guys!! Now I have to wait for new videos lol

[@Micheal313]

Eggs and egg yolks are like the perfect nutrition too

[@Aussie-kim1631]

Looking good Kyle without the facial hair! I enjoy watching your channel from Australia 😼🐕🐈‍⬛🐣🐓

[@howie9472]

Donkey is a good idea Kyle. They are great for critter protection. They will devastate coyotes.

[@martihetrick609]

Wire over chicken run as a help to keep owls and hawks getting them

[@frankclark811]

I admire you so much (this includes Skeeter).

[@pennyh3101]

wow.. such progress on the homestead, can’t wait for the donkey!!!! All the animals will make it so complete.. great Mr rooster on all those chickens. Good idea for the goats to do the mowing!!! I’ve seen on other accounts, they build some type of structure on wheels so they can change the area where chickens scavenge, maybe can work for goats too.. well d😊one Kyle and family.. God bless your homestead..

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Enjoyed again, Kyle and Cierra, and goat herder SKEETER ❤

[@anniereddj]

Congratulations on the new baby chicks and the goats!! Another benefit of getting some female goats Is getting the milk. Although I personally know next to nothing about goats I was watching videos of a homestead in Idaho where they built pens that are movable to different sections so that they were able to have the goats basically mow the undergrowth in different sections reducing the amount that they had to mow and clearing out the underbrush. And when they finished 1 section they were able to bring up the pen and move it over to a new section for them to work on the next area Just something to think about. Especially since you're so good at figuring out how to build things that would be an interesting project to do. Wonderful and exciting times ahead for you And your family! Thank you so much for sharing all this greatness with us!! God bless you all!! 💗🙏🤗

[@ymarkone]

I saw something similar to this for chickens on River Cottage Australia. A wheeled enclosure that allowed the chickens to be moved around to get fresh grass everyday. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJW9aX-NpbR7grM Start watching at thirteen and a half minutes in)

[@anniereddj]

@@ymarkone YES!! I didn’t mention it because he had already built the permanent structure but the Idaho area did that too with each different breed in their own traveling enclosure. So cool and efficient too. Thanks!

[@Loulou-nj7ji]

How wonderful is that wow ! Well you sure take good care them is about time they give back lol❤❤❤❤

[@jayasbill7137]

Home grown chickens are the best!!

[@bridgetmuehlberger5141]

Bruce is a rock star!! 🤣😂

[@samhill3496]

They climb like crazy. Up each others back. Good market for pepperoni

[@lindak8664]

One of my goats used to sit on the shed roof, surveying her kingdom like the queen of goats. I learned they liked to be on the highest point around. So don’t be too surprised if you come out & find them somewhere outrageous! She would also use her horn to hook around the screen door handle and let herself inside. Leaving me a thoughtful trail of goat jellybeans 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@jayisaac5183]

Hope you're making a little cash from KZbin for supplies. Loving the building an nice life you guys are living good luck with a baby, boys make you proud and girl make you humble. The love you will feel is awesome no matter what!

[@EvanTro17]

Niceee. For the Chickens you can fence of a section of the run and put oat seeds and grass seeds down and they will sprout super easy and the chickens love them and its good greenery.

[@kevineide3455]

I just happened to find your channel recently and I’m totally hooked. I also live up in the lakes country of Minnesota by Perham on Star Lake. My wife and I have had a log cabin on 10 acres of land by Osage Minnesota, It had electricity but no running water. Our kids grew grew up there with many wonderful memories. We used it as a weekend cabin we have gone full-time RVing for two years and I love watching your videos, the simple life off the grid is so appealing. I totally get it and I totally understand how you love it, I have a lot of videos to catch up on. I’m trying to start from the beginning and go through them but you have a fan from Minnesota👍

[@murrayandru7527]

Time to clean the coop !

[@sandrasherritt9708]

This is seldom done!

[@rogervossen3883]

Great! It's becoming a real farm!

[@tarwan75]

I am always looking forward to your videos.

[@ericcipp5147]

love your videos so much . congrats on the newborn chicks and im happy to hear the update of your guys healthy baby! best of luck with the goats !

[@phillipgregory6517]

Jamaica 🇯🇲 here good day to you both good health to you both love how your improving the home base it will beautiful wishing you both all the blessings

[@alwebster9052]

I like the idea you have lots of room around your property

[@cbass2755]

If you have time, Shawn James built an Open Air Chicken Coup. I thought of you. Those chicks have a great run that is safe. Your place is looking so great Kyle. I’m excited for the baby to come! ❤

[@user-tn7hc4ww3j]

For future reference: add the concrete mix to the postholes dry, tamp down then add water on top. The water in the soil plus the little you add from the top will cure the concrete nicely.

[@lindabrooks8242]

Wow, my head is spinning just watching all the activity at the homestead! You will definitely have your hands full, and Kyle, you and Cierra will handle it all beautifully.❤

[@vintagehomelifestyle1]

So exciting! I love to watch your homestead family grow! ❤

[@ktmt2008]

Super excited for you guys!! Lovely additions ;-)

[@1MartinWaite]

Nice to see you settling down and enjoying the sunshine and increase the footprint of your homestead with a couple of goats even if they are both males be nice to get a trio of girls for the kids and milk if your going to milk them.

[@williamwilliam728]

Joseph and Broseph huh? I can only imagine what the next 3 shall be named. I'm about to venture into building our final family home here in the Philippines. Although we won't be using wood, we have to build with concrete and steel to protect us from earthquakes and typhoons, the rest of the homesteading ideas are great Kyle. I've been pondering over goats. Thanks!

[@darrinfry2251]

Great job, on trimming the Beard Hell yeah brother

[@BulletproofPastor]

Nearly 1/2 of hatchlings are roosters. We pen them up and raise them for food. They taste great and have good sized leg/thighs. About all we harvest are the leg quarters and breast meat. The rest gets put in the roaster oven for dog food. Nothing goes to waste.

[@maryjonorum107]

So excited about your plans! Goats have a real personality, more so than sheep. I really miss my goats. You two will do great! Nice fencing! My sista and I are going dog sledding next February…in ELY😉. Very excited.

[@fontz379]

What a life you lead brother

[@finncustomtile]

Broseph & Joseph!!! That’s great

[@emilyneal7888]

Goats! Yay! Congratulations!

[@LandlordOdyssey]

I'm working on building this dream for my wife and 1 year old. Inspiring Kyle

[@drc1883]

Bruce is the man!!

[@joebadini6683]

Love it man doing the same type of thing in northern Wisconsin. Started from scratch a few years ago. Love it. Keep up all the good work my friend.

[@gdunton1]

Fun times on the homestead.

[@connieroose8210]

I’m so happy to see Kitty.

[@renacasey8163]

I have to say that you are both so cute in your overalls. Also, the absence of your mustache is a plus. 😊 Also, yay goats!!!!

[@mariepalkiewicz852]

Amazing job Kyle. Love the goats!

[@webguru06]

Congrats on the new additions to the homestead!

[@catfishm.1361]

So cute but watch the pool of water, they will drown. Get chicken waterers and feeders for chicken mash for any babies. Goat milk is great and making cheese, yummy! Put some collars with bells on the goats, teach um to lead with leash. You want them friendly. Be watchful of more bear now!🙏🏻👍🏻😉

[@mouseysmak]

dont worry about the bow of the 2x4s. eventually they'll all sink downward. built 4'x8' signs for years and they all ultimately warp, even with a metal panel on the side of them. Congrats on your goats bud!

[@ferraritrip]

Love your videos! Well grounded young couple!

[@ronaldjohnson9526]

Great video Kyle! The goats will make a great addition to your farm.

[@sheepcreeksociety7985]

Plastic Electric fence works great with goats. Super portable and easy to set and move around. Portable paddock basically. We use it for thinning over growth.

[@johnwebster5289]

We are so proud and impressed with both of you. You bring us joy. I’m so glad to know both of you. ❤

[@istepheniadeluca8531]

🥚 🥚 🥚 🐓 🐥 🐥 🐔 Congrats 🥂 Skeeter is a Uncle 😉 ❤so happy for you both, God's blessings always ❤🕊

[@grannyshell5425]

Aaww...... how SWEET!!!!! That's so exciting!!! Your new fence looks GREAT!!! the chickens will LOVE IT!!!!! ❤

[@prepperboy4938]

didn't learn until I was older and kept chickens for several years that the mother hen is not actually the mother of all the chicks, since chickens tend to lay eggs in each others boxes. She's just the one that sits on them and hatches them and is the adopted mother of many of the chicks.

[@user-nc6qh7kf9h]

Make the goat pen to the right of the building.... chicken on left and goats on right 😊

[@ymarkone]

No matter what life sends your way you both seem to just jump in and tackle it! I admire the both of you so much. I wish I had the courage and knowledge to do what you are doing when I was young. The way that things have changed in this country it's very obvious that the "off grid life" is the way to go. I'm so happy that the two of you are so successful and that you're sharing your life with the rest of us. Another great video!

[@backyardnature1282]

Well, there you goats!