This Just Got Easier

I've had difficulty moving the mobile sheep pen in the absence of a pull rope. My friend comes to help remedy that situation. I also get Pekin ducklings on pasture and get a dump truck load of wood chips.

[@azpeach5680]

Oh my word! Your son is just great! He has such a personality!

[@davep1445]

Hey Dan, Glad i could be of help. I really enjoyed just helping you get this done. We got Our 19 Cornish X out into the chicken tractor the other day. Getting the itch to do some piggies next year! 🐷

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Awesome! Just let me know when you're getting close and I'll introduce you to Jennifer

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Bigger the tires the easier it will be to pull . . . cheers.

[@debbrown5648]

Looking good!

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Thanks!

[@lisabrown5976]

Prayers for healing!

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Thank you, Lisa!

[@ЕвгенияЯркова-б5й]

Hi! A little nursing advice here. It is considered safer to push heavy staff rather than pull it according to ergonomics. Pulling can cause back injury which is very hard to heal. Keep your core tight, legs wide apart and knees bent when moving heavy objects. Good luck.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Thank you!

[@vitaliy-margaritamerkulov1840]

Hey brother, might need to relocate the tires. If you have the cage sit higher off the ground it will be easier, just need to make sure the little lambs won’t escape below.

[@ordinarypete]

Hope it wasn’t a hernia, broskee. Loving how your homestead is coming along.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Me, too! I am a little concerned about that. Thanks, Pete

[@stellajeffrey647]

Morning, that’s just what I thought, ouch! 😕

[@StevenCampsOut]

A Hernia is when your intestines pop out through the muscles of your stomach and get pinched between the muscles. They're easy to feel if you have one.

[@helenhuskins4231]

Little Buddy has an awesome muscle! Seriously, that’s a healthy farm boy!,

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

😁💪

[@JL4ever]

Just as a precaution id say to get it checked out to make sure its not a hernia, ok. Hopefully it's just a strain, but id say get it checked out to be safe and sure.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

You're probably right. I am a little concerned it is a hernia

[@enc252]

Fucious say: raise lawn mower to max HEIGHT. Cut grass where you want it to stop it. Move it with rope tied to each front corner long enough to wrap couple times around your waist. Use your body weight to lean into it as kid on far side also leaning into it. Should be much easier to pull than push. Now they have fresh cut grass and the aroma will attract them.

[@joanneganon7157]

OUCH 😨! BECAREFUL with that. Good thinking to use your Truck👍 Awesome 🙌🐦. JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

I'm trying to be more careful now

[@genevievegreene1595]

Lots of experiments going on there. I hope you didn't tear anything. Take it easy, so you heal faster. It sucks to be laid up when there's so much to do.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

I hope so, too. If it isn't feeling better in a few more days I'll have to get it checked.

[@tuttler8339]

The ducks are getting big! The face little buddy gave :-D

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

I know! I'm not sure what that was about. He was doing the work voluntarily 🤷‍♂️

[@tammysarrazin7078]

if the truck works do it lol lucky you got a Dave

[@davep1445]

😎

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

definitely!

[@sueb-t2183]

at least you have lots of grass. We haven't had an inch of rain since May and there is no grass and the sheep have eaten everythiing green in sight.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

We're not far behind you, though. The first half of June was rainy but now it's getting HOT (triple digits) and dry.

[@laurawilkinson2679]

Yay! Love the shout out! :)

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

👍🏻😊

[@leslienichols5268]

Definitely a better lead-in.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Thank you!

[@kdak247]

My man! How are you? Love this channel.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Great! Thanks for watching kdak!

[@infinateU]

Noooawce!

[@Mate2Frio]

You need a winch or come along hooked up to the tractor or truck.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

good idea

[@secretgardenhomestead3251]

Thanks so much for these videos Dan, along with Justins! Amazing! Interesting choice of music, made me giggle. Good luck with everything, your homestead is growing again, beautiful! Sending love from Northumberland UK

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

thank you for that feedback! I'm glad it made you giggle

[@chelemichele1524]

Ouchie those ab mussels are painful😬 Glad that got taken care of.. Have a good evening 🌻🌻🌻

[@LaidBackLiving]

Looks Like a sweet setup now that you can move it. Good going!

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Thanks, Mike!

[@HansQuistorff]

The abdominal muscles tighten up to reinforce the spine. Jostling them when you lay down will get your nervous system to pay attention to them and then relax them with deep abdominal breathing. I am available for video chat at Hans Massage on Facebook. My interactive therapy can be done remotely.

[@Veemack21]

That’s a very nice set up. Has your neighbor complained about your tall grass lately.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Haha! Not yet, but that's coming soon

[@Veemack21]

@@TheGrassfedHomestead side item I’m so happy your doing good

[@zinnialady5153]

👍🏻

[@michaelf1434]

Like your sheep tractor. Any improvements you would add if building again ?

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

I can't think of anything I'd do differently. It's been great.

[@josblom9152]

Thanks for the vid! What’s the advantage of a pen compared to electric netting?

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

It's faster to move once you get a pull rope on it. The fencing takes time to set up, break down etc.

[@HomesteadMercantile]

Love the Happy music in the background!

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Thank you!

[@Mbusowabalondo]

Hi you taking long to upload a new video I want to see you reaching 1m subscribers this year. Let your dance partner help you😁❤️🙏

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

That would be nice!

[@laurieherring1919]

Great camera shots, really fun to see the drone footage. Glad you tried using the mower to pull the sheep pen, I thought that would would have worked also.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@erins.bailey4852]

I see that the steel pen for lambs is already beginning to rust. You will need to protect your investment with some kind of protective coating, like J. Rhodes has done.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

That's on the to-do list

[@apostema]

Glad to see you tried pulling it with the tractor! I didn't realize that Cub is so little and low to the ground. Now I see why that idea made you laugh! But with wheels spinning like that there really is only one solution: More Meat in the Seat! If you bulk up a bit I'm sure it will work!

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Ha! Little Buddy will probably weigh more than me in a few years. I'll get him to try it then

[@lesleyoliver3310]

Sounds like a possible hernia. Be careful. I’d get it checked out to be safe.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

I will if it doesn't improve soon

[@organicnorth5492]

Love this idea! Before I build one i need to know if coyotes have ever tried to squeeze and dig under or jump over? We have a number of coyotes here.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

not that I know of

[@stonewallfarmmaine]

Do you find the mobile sheep pen is easier then netting?

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

yes, now that I have the pull rope

[@lloydr.6271]

Just re-subscribed and great to see you're doing fine. We changed the tyres on the lawn tractor to ag tyres. Mrs Lloyd now mows the electric fence line, has a tow trailer for logs and weeds, mucks out the sheep folds and they don't leave tyres marks on her pride and joy lawns. True, her tractor is AWD but it's the only tractor she feels happy driving plus it's now used all year round. Just a thought. Keep posting we're still here for you. Love from Wales.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

Hmm... I didn't know ag tires were a thing for lawn tractors! That's interesting. Were you able to source them at a local farm store?

[@lloydr.6271]

@@TheGrassfedHomestead We had to have them ordered in which took 2 to 3 weeks but they put them on new rims , delivered and fitted them so if ever Mrs Lloyd wanted to swap she can. The store specialises in garden and homestead equipment. The ag tyres also raised the ride height which meant we can leave the cutting deck on and cut longer grass. It might struggle to cut your lush sheep pasture though but once they've cropped it down some everything is fine. The ag tyres are one of the best things we've bought, no spinning tyres even on our steep pastures. Take care , Lloyd.

[@ashishpadiyar27]

Sheep house seems too big for me.

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

It definitely isn't for everyone

[@SherrickDuncan]

How much did the build cost?

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

It was about $600 in materials

[@SherrickDuncan]

I man all together. Cost and the welders labor and delivery etc etc.

[@danuta.]

Do you have a come-along?

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

I used to have one. I don't know where it went.

[@donnaparrish7638]

hernia????

[@TheGrassfedHomestead]

maybe. I hope not 😕

[@donnaparrish7638]

@@TheGrassfedHomestead gosh me too.