Rebekah Faces Her Greatest Fear - Mice, while cleaning out the Corral Barn.

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[@douglasgatian1401]

Y'all need a barn cat or two! Love the channel.

[@stephensaasen8589]

I believe they have at least two that hang out there somewhere.

[@bduncan9724]

Rebecca is on high alert and looking for a mouse to jump out of anything at any moment...funny😂

[@richardkeeton3057]

Have to comment once more. When i watched the video there was almost 7k views but less than 2k likes. COME ON PEOPLE..HIT THE LIKE ICON. LETS DO BETTER.

[@richardkeeton3057]

Rebekah needs to adopt a litter of kittens this spring. Raise and feed them in the barn. Get them "fixed" and they will have a job to do. Keep at it guys...love watching...be safe, it's to freaking cold. Feed the animals and get inside.

[@baumsquad222]

They have cats

[@thefretfiend]

Even in the condition they're in, those old workbenches, that gun cabinet, those tool chests, and even that vise, will still likely bring a few bucks on marketplace.

[@deehooper1025]

Barn cats are needed for sure! Rebecca did a great job facing down those mighty mice. I don’t like them either & there’s no rational reason why. Love watching the transitions.

[@stephaniewilson3955]

That vice can easily be saved. They are indestructible and well worth the effort. Have you seen the price of a new vice?

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

The one place I'm almost always guaranteed to find a mouse is in the bell housing of my Farmall tractor. That will make a great livestock barn.

[@sharonwatkins9100]

Barn cats, definately! More for Rebecca to love.

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

Your little tractor sure does come in handy. I agree with the other commenter who suggested a 55 gallon drum full of rocks as a counterweight. The rig sure would be more maneuverable than with the brush hog hanging off the back.

[@stephensaasen8589]

He has a counterweight for the bigger TYM. He could build one out of a 55 gallon drum and fill it with cement and let it set up. I think my dad did that with half a 55 gallon drum many years ago and set in some mounting gear so it could hang it on the 3-point.

[@tedhardulak7698]

We used to use a smaller drum with the rods out the sides and top and then filled with concrete at a concrete mixing site. It sits on the ground solid and is Bullet-Proof

[@stephensaasen8589]

@@tedhardulak7698 before the cement filled drum, my parents had a house built with daylight basement. He had his old Ford 8n w/front loader and rear 3-pt blade at that time. They poured some of the extra concrete from the basement into some heavy cardboard boxes, let it set up and dad set that on the blade for weight.

[@CountryViewAcres]

I have a ballast box that is a counter weight than can use on most of my tractors. But it was easier not to switch implements, since I could get the job done with the brush cutter attached. But yes, the Ballast Box or a weighted 55 gallon drum would help it fit in tighter spots.

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

@@CountryViewAcres Well that's cool! I guess I was thinking that you only use the brush cutter once or twice a year - so I wondered why you were still lugging it around 😉 Your little tractor is so sweet the brush hog looks awkward. But you know your priorities. Always enjoy your videos, Evan. And as other people have mentioned, your presence on camera and the video quality continues to improve. You're ready to have your own farm show on TV!

[@garystlaske7703]

Great Video, job well done...

[@marymigliore3396]

Looking good ! I LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!!!! 🥰🥰

[@k11111234l]

I just wanted to thank you for the sharing the starting fluid trick on the old diesel tractor. My 1960 Massey-Ferguson started right up at 15 degrees.

[@lawrencelipon8673]

👍👍👍👍👍👌Great teamwork on a busy day looks Like a real good place for the livestock , and your plan is coming together!!

[@patriciakennedy5582]

This is actually a comment for the video on the compost pile fire. Sorry it happened, but it does give you the chance to rethink how to set up your compost piles. You have a wealth of items to compost, which may give you Large compost piles. No need to have any structure that the piles are placed in. You don't live in a subdivision and do not need to "dress up" the compost piles. Having the piles in the open allows you to make them the sizes that work best for you at the time, and that may change over time. No structure to build and get in the way, easier access, total flexibility of size and it will all compost as well or even better. We have used open piles and structures over the years and are much happier with the open piles and find they are as effective or more effective than compost in structures (of whatever type). Just our observations. We really enjoy your channel and are grateful that you share the "oops" as well as the successes. Thank you and very well done.

[@2414ah]

Love this channel. Looks like a great shelter for the livestock.

[@charlesletterman6245]

Hey Evan, that old bench might be pretty special $$$. Not sure but it could be what is called a harvest table which seats a lot of people for a meal.

[@sherry2836]

Rebekah is very smart to stand well away from mice. They carry some nasty juju. How awesome is it that you have this old building to use as shelter for the animals.

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I must be old school, (80yrs old) I would clean out that tool box and gun cabinet they are in good shape and well worth a little restoration. especially at today's prices. I walk around every day shaking my head at prices of things today. I can remember buying gasoline for .18 cents a gallon!. yep I said eighteen cents!. back in the late 40's and early 50's. new cars were less than $2K. we just bought a new one for over $31K. that's more than I paid for my house!. lord love a duck when it it going to end!? (when I die that's when ! man is too greedy to lower prices. American Greed ya gotta love it. great video Evan and Rebekah! thanks for sharing. ECF

[@bryangiffin9695]

Real progress.............

[@MikeSmith-zd3eo]

Yes but we all love her to bits, great worker does not mind getting stuck in

[@charlenepartlow7880]

Rebekah....you are so cute about mice ! You crack me up.everytime. 😅 I hate snakes ! They can all just go away ! 😅

[@BH-by5ky]

Always tape pant legs to prevent mice. My last house had a rat issue. Always had traps out but placing them correctly was critical to not catch a cat. The cats would mostly keep them on their side of the wall, though one day when one snuck in the door my cat just watched as I ran around chasing it trying to get him back out the door. I think he was just laughing at the antics.

[@timcritz3194]

Bummer about the vise. During clean up on my property I found a wilton vise date code 1950. Works great.

[@patmadix172]

Nice table

[@francisbaker9366]

Farmers of old had large families and a number of workers so a large long table to eat around particularly at harvest was necessary, valuable today.

[@georgedavidson1221]

You have a backhoe ?. Dig in the corner of the shed and install a drain with lots of drainagestone

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

I am baffled how mice got into that gun cabinet! Ah! Now I see!

[@robineggblue-bp3rq]

I know you guys are getting some real winter temps now. I have family who live north of you around Sullivan. It’s finally making its way south to MS 🥶

[@bevnelson3678]

Rebekah I’d be standing way back as well. Lol your live stock are going to love their new home. Well done guys.

[@lorimecikalski3079]

God bless you both and your work ethic. Even though the temperatures are ungodly, you both are doing the tasks at hand. My husband and I don't even want to walk out to our mailbox to get mail when it's this cold. haha (We are in Central IL.)

[@frrapp2366]

you will need to eventually add some bump boards to the walls or the animals will push the tin and sheeting boards off, a little spray foam should help the ridge row. down in the single digits here in N Oklahoma too. i'm bottle feeding a baby calf having to get out in it is no fun but have fun anyway:)

[@dalewallace3812]

I would like to find a gun cabinet like that cheap to clean out if needed and then bolt it down in my garage to keep some bigger tools locked up

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

You did really good Rebecca. Looks like you have the barn almost ready for the animals. Hope you can get them moved in so they will be safer too. Thanks for sharing with us. Fred.

[@terrieshleman5825]

I'm glad you are in the house coz now you guys can live while getting things done...yippee!!

[@22gonefishing]

I think you should add boards on the inside of the barn all the way around so the animals can't push on the outside walls, especially if you plan on getting more steers

[@kd5inm]

They could get some pallets free or cheap and screw them up against the wall as well.

[@CountryViewAcres]

That would be the long term plan to cover the walls. But it won't happen immediately.

[@harveystephens6115]

Put that roof high on project list to put new ridge cap on to keep rain and snow out. Protect rafters from rotting It’s a nice barn

[@randybutler4772]

Thank you for sharing.

[@mrclaus859]

Thanks Guys

[@billyhaddock5540]

Evan and Rebekah, great job cleaning-out the white Barn for ur animals. Mice-3 Rebekah-o lv from sunning florida..

[@user-dn6ij6lm2g]

Like the video onn the New Barn .

[@Dan-qy1rg]

I like what your doing with the barn, former work shop, I think your heading in the right direction with it. Good luck and I hope you have a good week.

[@kristinastoltzfus6032]

Please say you didn't dump the table. I couldn't even watch the video after I saw it. 😅 I am so afraid that you did. I would love it for the loft of our barn for all the family to eat at. How sweet it is!

[@reedchandler2372]

I agree with the comment some one made about putting up boards around the inside of the barn. If you don’t the cows will push the metal off the walls.

[@waderue]

guys I live in Montana my high today was -23 lol welcome to winter and nice video good work now come real work set shop for the animals

[@randalljones137]

I had a mouse run up my pants leg while in the peanut barn when I was around 8 or 10 years old. Needless to say there wasn’t enough room for us both so let the mouse have the pants.

[@csnanny1882]

Such a cold day to be working outside.

[@karenwerth8484]

We can send you some more snow, here in south central Wisconsin we got 12” plus! We had our first cold night last night and next 2 nights as well then a warm up to single digits over zero degrees…heat wave!

[@gilbertlane4522]

I have a single gun cabinet just like yours. Mice got into it as well. I literally cannot figure out how. Love your channel.

[@crazylifehomestead]

Another Great video!! Rebekah, your doing great

[@dennishill3463]

Thanks 👍

[@a.s.c.2909]

Closure strip is what the foam pieces are called that seal up the openings for corrugated metal.

[@teenagefarmer]

Great work guys! Congratulations on 150k subscribers. Keep it up

[@kuman1987]

It be nice if you could a add a lean to on the east side of that building, that’s open to the east. Be awesome for hay storage.

[@AmandaDoll-hi4dr]

Hi you do a good job with the cows and calefs and bulls and sheep 🐑

[@glengillis7775]

Alberta Canada -42C and with windchill -48C. Enjoy your weather it can get worse.

[@kellyodom9596]

Love that vise…

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

You have definitely developed as a farmer. Knowing how the animals will destroy stuff is a big help to prevent further work. Hope it all works out well. We are at least a state north of you and its down to 4 right now at 5:30 and supposed to get down to only -2., maybe its because of the lakes. Looks like it will be cold for a while. Hang in there.

[@JERRY-xb6vy]

Hey Evan my name is Jerry, I'm one of your viewers, tell the bride Rebecca that she's lucky to see mice being a farmer she should know where you see mice there's no rats, because rats eat mice. Watch that thirty foot exclusion zone, be safe great job 😅

[@TheBockCast]

You know that long old table is from an old general store

[@julianlavergne]

Wind chill of -40 in Manitoba Canada today

[@leeroybodecker5025]

Awesome job

[@larrysmith8406]

I have the same gun cabinet only different is mine don’t have mice in it lol and mine also has the same holes in the bottom did a good job cleaning the barn out I am sure the animals will do good in there

[@johnfarragher2581]

good fire cabinet for shop

[@davewaggoner5525]

Evan you need to look at getting your Cornish from Welp Hatchery in Iowa. They have birds every week of the year and give free shipping.

[@CountryViewAcres]

I am very happy with where we buy Cornish cross chick's from, Meyer hatchery in ohio. They seem to get bigger faster than other places we have bought from. That is probably why they sell out.

[@adrienneferguson1622]

I’m deathly afraid of Mice as well. I even screamed on the couch while watching this. 😅

[@markpriddy1]

Good job. 👍

[@sandratalbert9578]

What a big project. Could not believe the length of that old table. Would be interesting to know it’s history. Was it a work bench? A table to feed summer field workers? ???? Good luck in getting your animals out of your extreme weather. (Then the bank barn will need a good cleaning. Always some hard work awaiting you there on the homestead. But once you get all setup you will have a more permanent animal operation. Kudos👍👍👍

[@revpops]

I'd like to mention that you will have to do something about all the electrical outlets and wiring so that the livestock doesn't chew or try to eat it.

[@CountryViewAcres]

Yes the electrical is getting g moved up a couple feet.

[@squidskunk]

id like to see the ice on the pond in these cold temps..?

[@duaneklein4924]

You likely jinx the morning now! It’s freezing here in no. Indiana! -6 and windchills near minus 30! Thanks for sharing! Rebecca, I don’t like mice either!

[@ahnilatedahnilated7703]

Keep warm Rebecca and Evan! It sure is getting cold here in MN too! Love the channel. :)

[@andrewl7467]

If you can afford it, tung and groove green treated screwed on the inside of the pole barn. Something’s that you can”press up against with the loader bucket grapple ect. Menards sells the foam for the ridge cap, one other idea is to put a loft in that barn to hold heat. One other expensive thing. Just need to double your subscribers to pay for it.

[@johnzink3309]

thx

[@lesliemcdaniel222]

I’m right there with you girl. I hate mice. I slept in the car one night when there was one in the house.

[@terrycastor8299]

The more I see that 25 HP TYM work, the more I think should have investigated that line of tractors. Of course when I was shopping for tractors, subcompact and compact tractors were hard to come by. Now the lots seem full of them. The TYM dealer nearest me at the time told me he had a couple of tractors coming, but he had no idea when or even if they would arrive. My little NH has done everything I need and is halfway paid off so all is good. Surely there is something that could be done to block the snow, and I assume rain, from coming into the new barn. Granted barns aren't sealed tight, but to be the most beneficial, the heat generated by the animals themselves should be contained within the barn and they should be dry.

[@LorraineDennison1960]

Rebecca did well considering she has a fear of mice. I hate Huntsman spiders and if there was a chance of one in there ten nothing would get me in there. haha

[@kd5inm]

Evan, get a tall ladder and go up into the roof area and spray the large expansion spray foam insulation under the peak between the ridge and roof metal and that will stop the snow from blowing in.

[@rin1702]

My wife is just like Rebecca, she will scream if she thinks she seen one. I’ve seen her jump on a kitchen chair.

[@roxannaboykin1935]

Rebekah, I feel ya on not wanting to be around mice. I'm allergic so my skin crawls when I see any sign of them. You definitely need some barn cats.

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello id come buy from you gun cabinet tool box but a bit to far to drive. Think you will find mice allways get into things even your cab tractors. Cats are a good thing to have around, don't feed them and they with keep the rodents at bay. Enjoyed your video have a great day both of you.

[@gordiesullivan3289]

My wife has the same phobia with mice as Rebeca

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Those little things scare me too 🐭

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

What a bummer that your bank barn cattle shed started to fill with water. Just yesterday I commented that maybe you fixed it the last time you investigated it 🤣 I jinxed you buddy. I'm sorry. It will be nice to have the option to move the animals up to the white barn when you want to get after the water below the bank barn. Are you going to breed your sheep this year? I'll bet the low table was originally built for butchering chickens or turkeys. Just high enough for big pots of boiling water. The front plank of the table is HUGE. That is probably old growth limber. Would be worth cleaning up to see what is under the crud. Replacing the ridge cap on your pole barn is a good spring time project. You can do that in a day. You mentioned that this space wasn't especially dry. Would be nice if you could raise the floor up to the level of the bottom plate. That would give you some buffer for drainage. Probably a good idea to add gutters to this barn too when you have the bank barn done. Originally, it didn't look like much - but it is a really nice ole barn. It's a real good size for where you are with animal population.

[@hickory40cattlecompany96]

My wife would be scared of the mice just watching this video! 😅

[@doncc6080]

Nice barn for the livestock. I see a big hazard with all those receptacles. Next week we will be back in the 40's.

[@danielsnyder2288]

We would really like a report at the end of this first cold snap of how your solar system worked!

[@sandypratt8951]

❤️👍👍👍

[@thomasarnold2465]

Hi. Have you figured out how to stop water coming in barn

[@ronatwell5379]

If you haven't already thought of it, I would move all electrical wiring and boxes up to about 6'. Lower if you don't ever plan to put horses in there. You never know when a bored cow or horse is going to try out the electrical stuff. Rebekah must have a mouse dance similar to my late wife's snake dance. And she always had this little Oooohh! sound that she did while dancing. LOL Sorry, Rebekah.

[@CountryViewAcres]

Yes moving the electrical higher is part of the modifications I plan to do.

[@martihetrick609]

Save the le go s on old table

[@richardkeeton3057]

I hope this video is a couple days old. I'm not that far from you and it's-6 with -26 wind chill. Stay safe ya'll.

[@hschultz123]

Please pay attention to the electrical outlets. I am not too sure if they are safe around your livestock.

[@garrettlaviolette4907]

Need to make sure you do away with or relocate the electrical outlets in the barn. From a neighbors expensive lesson a cow got a hold of on one and he ended up having to bury her.

[@lotus....]

Hilarious about the mouse phobia. I can handle mice but not rats! My real phobia is the Palmetto Bugs/aka Giant Roaches in Florida. I cant go anywhere near those. Good thing the chickens here love them lol.

[@cajunnathan4586]

I notice you don't turn your gate hinge pins facing each other. Something to consider is that a cow can rub against the gate upward & knock it off the post.

[@challenger4992]

Probably already thought of it but are you gonna have to raise the electrical up where the cows can't lick or chew on them? If you are gonna have cows in there. High enough for everything else.

[@jessepierce9823]

If you don't want that craftsmanship box I could use it. Plz

[@ric2767]

To open the door just use a vise grip and rotate the whole lock assembly. Those cabinets are junk .

[@Skay24]

6:25 That why people buy tractor with a cab, so you can work all year long.

[@baumsquad222]

He has one.