This Is How It’s Built

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Ben’s getting started on the big Ram Pen build for our friends at Roots & Refuge Farm. For those wanting to know how they go together, Ben gives an explanation of the how the panels are built.
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[@robertburns3014]

I hope you are offering to teach your boys (and your daughter when she is old enough) these great skills that ya'll possess. Welding, wood working, metal working, cooking, construction, animal husbandry, etc. Your children will be MILES AHEAD of their peers with these skills in their "tool box." You're probably already doing this anyway but I just want to encourage you to train them all with your wonderful knowledge and experience. 🙂

[@margaretbedwell58]

Great job on the ram frames, I am so sorry you are not able to find the wheels. Something else sitting out in the ocean. I guess you have already checked with Miah to see if they have any down their way. Good luck. Guess the chickens are telling you they are just way too busy to lay eggs. Yall have a Blessed day.

[@lindakurtz2653]

My SIL lives on the beach in LA and said she can see 40 barges just sitting out there waiting to be unloaded.....

[@margaretbedwell58]

@@lindakurtz2653 Isn't that sad. Everybody loses in this situation. I feel bad for the stores that don't have their merchandise, but I wonder also about the sailors on those ships. When will they get to go home, wherever that many be.

[@lindakurtz2653]

@@margaretbedwell58 so sad. I'm a silver lining kind of gal so hoping it helps folks realize a lot of their "needs" may really be "wants"

[@margaretbedwell58]

@@lindakurtz2653 True. I just hope and pray these sailors get to go home and be with their families.

[@biointheknow]

I think during Spring, Summer and Fall if they follow the cows on day 3 that optimizes the emergence of the maggots from the flies laying eggs in the manure. The maggots provide the chickens pure protein, which they figure out real quickly, and obviously they keep the fly population down/in check so they aren't bothering the hell out of the livestock (and people).

[@dianelively8582]

What a wonderful cycle of life. I never thought of it that that they would keep the flies down too, nice. 👍🏼⛄️🎄

[@biointheknow]

@@dianelively8582 and it can cut your feed requirements by 20-30% depending upon how many cows you have.

[@brenda324]

I froze 5 dozen eggs this spring from my chickens and now I thaw them out to use for baking and scrambling. Slightly oil muffin pan break eggs into the muffin pan slots and freeze put 6 in a small zip lock and then put several small bags into a large freezer bag to keep for use.

[@juliedeweese2044]

Bless your family. Thank you for sharing your lives.🙏❤️🎄

[@juliedeweese2044]

Merry Christmas

[@hair2fab]

The pneumatic swivel 10in. Casters are in stock at my local HF. I use them on my animal tractors, they are fantastic! Im happy to grab them and ship for yall. Im on the other side of the mountain in Greenevillle, Tennessee area. Or I can meet ya at the border welcome center to save on shipping, its only an hour for me. Happy to help a fellow homestead family anytime I can! Let me know 😉

[@gkiferonhs]

People throw out a lot of small bicycles, could you adapt your pen to ride on bicycle tires?

[@loriy7532]

Hey there , Always a pleasure to visit with the family , always some project happening . Your farm is really coming along. Stay well..

[@cathysolorzano6101]

If you haven't done it yet ,you need to patient your product before someone else does .

[@irili100]

I really like watching your video. You might think my ideas are good for you. Last time I thought it might be best to attach the mineral box to the milking station instead of it being separate. 2. Do you just want the chickens to disperse the cows' poop? Because if you wait another two days they will be able to eat the larvae of the flies and thus get extra protein and this will also lower the amount of flies in the area. I hope I was able to help with something to improve life. Thank you, with great love.

[@lshaffer1980]

You guys should do like a year end review. Highlight all the new things and progress on the homestead. I have watched every video but still think the recap would be great.

[@cr4939]

Appreciate your thoughts and prayers for our community here in Ky.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

If all of your hens are over a year old, they will slow down this time of year. If you have pullets coming to maturity in the fall, they will lay all winter. I always try to have a couple of pullets on hand to I have enough eggs for my family during the winter. Thank you for mentioning my fellow Kentuckians. (I'm east, in no danger)

[@jenlynn401]

Hey fellow Kentuckian! We are in Estill County! Thank you guys for mentioning our fellow Kentuckians that need sooo much help!

[@kaycompton8983]

For the grease stains in clothes: rub white lard/crisco into the grease stains with an old toothbrush then rub in Dawn. That should get the dirt out and make the stain go away...

[@denisewilson8367]

My brother was a carny for awhile. Bcuz rides are so greasy they add a can of Coke to each washer load.

[@Lucky_5090]

Huh!? Im going to try that! Thanks

[@gailhitson6722]

Organic cold processed coconut oil is a product useful for removing grease and oil type stains. Good as a deoderant too, because though it's an oil, it washes out easily when used by itself. Great to use on fungi, molds, mildew, bacteria, viruses, and anything in between. It reminds me of organic based whole raw honey, in that it has so many uses. Once witnessed a veterinarian use it on the wound of a baby seal where dead tissue had to be cut off his little flipper. The doc slipped his hand in a large jar of the stuff, and slathered it on the raw wound right before applying bandaging. Amazing substances!

[@melsolomon8256]

I love how homesteading makes old old ways new again but better. When I see the chickens following the cows. And pigs telling the soil. I think about old McDonald farms from the past before industry destroyed the food system in the name of so called efficiency.

[@hanorabrennan8846]

What's Crisco? European asking? Many thankks.

[@gailhitson6722]

The chemical age, brought to us by WWII. My dad and stepdad fought fiercely in that war, and I have respect for all those who did it, but we were left with both good and bad.... the onslaught of chemicals and the scientific laboratory doing things "better." Mother Nature had a bit longer to perfect these things than scientists. I think I'll stick with her ways a little longer.

[@archaprice3372]

Ben and Meg, I love you! You both are amazing people, gifted by God with creative talents and kindness. Thank you for sharing your lives, it makes my day when you post, it feels like a visit from family!

[@fraslavko1]

Simple Living Alaska uses lights in the coop to fool the hens into laying eggs in winter....just a thought.

[@suesmith5033]

I live in Iowa. I've never had my house creak with my ears popping like last night. At one point I thought hail was hitting the house. No debris was hitting the house. So many circulation around and overcwhere I live. Acreage, trees, power poles down all over. Very scary night, but everyone here is ok. Property xan be cleaned up and rebuilt life can't. Praying fir everyone affected by these storms.

[@soniaspangenberg8557]

My 25 slacker chickens are giving me 1 egg a day now! I feel your pain. Nice job on the cow pies so we have to cut them a break I guess. 😉

[@lindakurtz2653]

You look whuppped! Hope you got to relax and recharge.. Hoping one of your viewers knows of a source for the wheels?

[@debbielamb2432]

One lady in Kentucky has 39 house guests shes amazing sending prayers to all in Kentucky 🙏🙏🙏🙏💕

[@adventurefamilyfour1308]

Man, I've been following you guys FOREVER! Love what your doing. It's helped me through so many projects and ideas. Keep it up!

[@suzanneo1124]

Butcher Box bacon is amazing. Their other meats and fish are equally delicious and great quality.

[@Andrea_J]

Gosh, I hope those wheels aren't stuck on a cargo ship!

[@racheallbjornberg836]

I live in Minnesota and when my birds slowed on laying I added a higher protein feather fixer feed. I also let them free feed. I made a 5 gallon water proof, scratch proof feeder with a bucket and 3 pvc elbows. My birds do have a LED light in the coop which probably helps. Also TSC will match competitor pricing on things. As long as the store it is matching isn't hours away. Doesn't have to be the exact brand cause they even do it with store brands. So for instance I have a store called fleet farm. If their store brand feed is on sale for a 50lb bag TSC will match their 50 lb feed store brand. Good for future use.

[@lydiamitchell6814]

Go fishing… you probably have trout, crappie, bass, and catfish near by . And it’s great family fun…. Fill the freezer!

[@herronhomesteadchronicles]

We have learned (we live about 25 min away from the closest hardware store) as far as parts and materials go that you can look on line and it will tell you if they have any in the store or not. We also call ahead to see if they have what we need to.

[@paintedpilgrim]

Have a look at Aquaponics and Fish farming via the Cape Cod Ark, it might give you a few ideas on how to potentially try and raise fish too.... They have a few videos on KZbin too.

[@cheekymonkey666]

when our chickens slack off laying its because they were cold... i added a heat lamp in the coop and added more hay in each laying box.... worked good....

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

I thought it was the daylight that made them slow down! I put a light in my small coop for extra hours of light, but it might have been the warmth!

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Meg, a channel called Rain Country on KZbin tells how to use a dehydrator to dry eggs to a powder for storage. GOD bless

[@SewFrancine6120]

Ben, I was thinking about you purchasing metal for this project, Garret from My little Homestead mentioned that he uses old metal bed frames for projects around their homestead. Up-cycle at its very best

[@Gardendreamsforme]

My chickens haven’t laid eggs since September 😢😢😢😢 they’re getting a little long in the tooth😂

[@boerinbeton7052]

Why don't you use the wheel on the trailer hitch? Then you can jack it up or down how you require it without cutting the wheels off like you did for Justin Rhodes?

[@artmorgan7000]

You might want to try modular. Make your sixteen-foot sides as one piece and posts with wheels separate. then use bolts to connect sides to posts. Much easier to move if needed. Also could be extend if desired with additional sections.

[@lararabb8888]

I thought Justin went with a solid wheel because the other went flat too much. But that could have been something/body else.

[@christineosborne3155]

Yes, several went flat

[@janelupo6023]

Love what you are doing, but understand the challenges. Thank you for acknowledging your up-north neighbors in their challenges, also. May you continue to grow and thrive!

[@kelisurfs247]

1st, I think you should have just bought the wheels from tractor supply. The cost of gas and your time probably was more expensive than just buying Tractor supply's wheels. 2nd, if you want a longer laying season out of your hens you could use a full spectrum light on a timer. That will extend their daylight hours and they will continue to lay. Ben and Megan, love your videos. I like seeing what next you all are doing from day to day. So thanks! 🤗

[@denisebozung126]

I was also surprised that you drove all over instead of using your phones to call ahead and check with the various stores about having the wheels in stock. You must have really needed to get off the property for a break, to drive without first checking.

[@gelwood99]

@@denisebozung126 Sometimes ya just need to get out of the house and drive!

[@annamaybeekman5152]

MY DAUGHTER SON IN LAW DAHLIA 7 4 YR. OLD TWINS CORA AND DAISY LIVE ON THEIR 17 ACRE HOMESTEAD IN S. EAST MO. THE TORNADO WENT RIGHT THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY AND WENT PAST THEIR CABIN ONLY 20 FEET AWAY. MANY 100 YR. OLD 100" TREES CAME DOWN ALL OVER. PRAISE GOD THEY ARE OK

[@kennethlane1220]

I don't know if you have a Rural King close to you. I like this farm store so much. I drive about a hour and half to go to one.They have good prices. Maybe you can check them out on line. Good luck on your corral build.

[@Warcity777]

You could make kits for these and sell them to people all over the usa.

[@tomrausch7014]

Oooh, I like that! Made in the USA 🇺🇸!

[@jeanettalewallen2896]

TN also was hit hard. Prayers for all. Love watching your family.

[@maryjemison1101]

My prayers for Kentucky and it’s people 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@RalphLaurant]

Howdy from central Arkansas: I have been raising Khaki Campbell ducks and they average, I am told, 320 eggs/duck/per year... The last two weeks, I have average 7 to 8 eggs/day/bird... Highly recommend and also, entertaining.. if you don't have ducks... Merry Christmas...!

[@christineosborne3155]

It took me about a month to find wheels for our chick shaw 2.0 Had to get the 24" instead of the 26" Those were nowhere to be found!! Buy extra if you find them-

[@hector131]

Yeeeeesss! Never been so early! Looks amazing! Love from Sweden as always ❤️

[@joanneganon7157]

I guess the Barge Grid Lock Is showing itself😝. I wish they took EBT , I just can't cut it in Cash😕. ENJOY 😊. We used to have School /Church clothes . Then change into play cloths or 😲. You mess up enough times you change😉. I feel yah , I had to sit down myself and watch you or pull a Muscle someplace you don't want too😱 Nicely Done Ben, believe it or not I almost became a Welder at the Ship Yard in VA! 58° today.❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️Saturday , Sun 14° Ready or not here it comes, Old Man Winter! 🎄💝 JO JO IN VT 💕😄

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Great job Ben! Hope you find some wheels soon.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi... Meg and Ben nice to see you love watching your videos, but from next month I will miss your video because I don't have any job I have to find my job if I got time I will watch, thank you for showing your video homestead chickens duck farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐖🌱🌺🌹🌿🌻🌼🌸🍀🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍

[@minnesotagal507]

The Midwest derecho was wild as well, so many tornadoes and up to 100 mph winds.

[@mattsara2802]

Hope you made it through alright. We just had strong winds but I know south of us in good hue had tornados.

[@donniecarter4981]

If you will allow a few of your hens to set and raise you a few pullets each year. You will have young pullets laying during winter. And then you can send the oldest hens to freezer camp.

[@Starryspark-ev1kq]

Do you have an Agri Supply near you as well? Good place for all things you are needing.

[@alisonshanahan9529]

I'm so impressed by the excellent job the guinea hogs are doing. Your hillside looks bare, such a huge difference to a year ago.

[@tessie652001]

We got three sons in Iowa they said they are ok praise god . Us in Michigan where we are lotta trees down in forests . And some road ways . Prayers for Kentucky GODBLESS them and help them recover fast .

[@DianeThomson1960]

Perhaps look towards manufactures of the tires you want and approach them as an Original Equipment Manufacturer.

[@sroberts605]

I feel sure you'd need to learn mandarin first!

[@greggmcclelland8430]

if you put a light in the chicken coop on a photo eye christmas timer, 4-6 hours of extra light will get the chickens back into summer production mode. That increased my production from 3 eggs/day to 2 dozen/day for 36 hens.

[@marilynriley5179]

Old hens will not lay.But younger ones will.

[@karenladwig3856]

I love watching you guys!

[@CanispaterChristmas]

If you added a 12-inch-ish strip of metal at a 45-degree angle on the corners, would that stiffen it enough? Wouldn't add much weight. Not a mechanical engineer and haven't built something like that so not asking from experience. OK, I'll shut up now. Nice job! 👍

[@TheBarbarian193]

Heck it might be faster for me to buy the wheels at my local harbor freight and ship them down to you guys

[@marilynriley5179]

Its raining here in Columbia ,Tennessee. And its raining for the next 3 days

[@billyspears5254]

Great content and really relaxing to watch, ie: it's like you are sharing your ordinary day

[@hollydolly6630]

We aren't getting eggs either, think they are on strike!!! Love my Chickens 🐔 ❤

[@Diana-ze8wu]

It feels like someone, somewhere is sitting on two dozen of those wheels. What purpose are they intended for?

[@tavery2010]

Our chickens did the same, they were molting to grow feathers for winter. I just give some extra grains and a bit of crack corn then put a heat lamp in the coop at night to keep them laying. We usually get eggs all winter.

[@emyreotutar3187]

Do you guys hunt this year?

[@cassityart7001]

Awe...❤️. I think that was a cow kiss..? 💋🐄. Hahaha. ❤️🌱. Love the ram pens!

[@TheHollarHomestead]

Definitely a cow kiss!

[@debrezo58]

So far the panels are looking good! I had a feeling the wheels may be a problem. Maybe Jeremiah can get some down by his place? Just a thought ;)

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Nice welding work. You talked about wheels, we checked harbor freight, and atwoods here in the local area they're out. If they had them, we would have purchased them and mailed to you to help.

[@kimzwicker562]

Loved the video and you said your knees were tired, your eyes looked tired too. I really love these videos love to see what your doing and my heavens the children are growing so fast.

[@missmartpants2269]

I love y'alls videos as much as the rhode's and thats saying something, because I watch Justin do almost the exact same chores all week😆. There is just always something so interesting to do. I need my own land now. God bless!

[@marysmith631]

How about skids instead of wheels

[@lisaalbarras3029]

Now those are some big beautiful yard birds you got there my friend. Looks like the are really on the job.

[@marshamercer]

Have you thought about using Wheelchair wheels? You can somerimes find them at thrift stores and junkyards. I was thinking about using them on a Chickshaw. Maybe not great, bur they are made to hold a lot of wieght at a consistant anount of time. they are thin so may not be good for really muddy areas. just a thought.

[@tomrausch7014]

Unless you use old electric wheelchair wheels. A whole lot of wheelchairs get scrapped when no longer needed. I get used ones and don’t have to deal with a Medicare runaround. It’s much cheaper for everyone,(USA) and I don’t have to go have a doctor sign off that I need one. Duh, I’ve been stuck in a wheelchair for 13 YEARS, still working, still driving.

[@seekerbee4494]

You have water on your property. Since you enjoy eating fish, is making a pond of some sort feasible to grow your own fish?

[@Blackbriars-Shadow]

I bought all my wheels on Amazon. Cheaper and in stock.

[@nelky7436]

Easy tip to remove greasy spots on clothes. I use a little paint brush, apply a generous amount of good quality dishwashing liquid soap on the spots wait 30 min and throw in the wash with rest of the clothes as usual.

[@jeffery19677]

Soon, you need steel tables. TWO 4 foot by 8 foot tables with 1/2 inch tops and 3x3x1/4 tubing frame with steel wheels INSIDE THE BUILDING.. Turn the tables perpendicular to the length of the panel and they will hold them up like big sawhorses. And you can work standing up. They would also work for other jobs.. Like soap making.. Imagine having big tables like that...

[@cindyhill5970]

On 64 heading towards Lake Lure is a manufacturing place named SunRay... industrial wheels... any size... not inflatable but the metal with silicone on them... my son used to work there and bring home seconds...

[@denisscott3073]

Hi meg and Ben and family 👪 just us 2saying hi and thanks for sharing this lifestyle 👍🇬🇧 yes the weather been crazy over here too 🇬🇧keep safe say well and enjoy your lifestyle too 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚌🚌🚌

[@colleenallen3382]

You have only one wheel because the other 3 are sitting in the port of Long Beach. Glad you got out of here. Poor truckers are forced by the Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade their trucks because of the overly strict pollution laws in California. Most cannot afford to do so. Now there is a truck shortage. So everything backs up at the port. My mechanic says some parts are hard to get. (especially truck parts). Heads up!..FYI, more shortages are coming to the USA.🇺🇸 Order extra wheels now!😊🙏🏻

[@allonesame6467]

WHEELS?? Will wheelchair wheels work? Don't need inflation, hard rubber, cast offs can be found at most durable medical supply places that provide service or delivery of wheelchairs, and you would be removing stuff from the waste stream and turn it into something valuable. Perhaps there is a durable medical business that has wheels just laying around that might work? Love what you guys do! Blessings Abound!

[@memory900]

Please consider worm farming. It is a win-win-win! for your family. With all you are doing now, adding one more thing may seem overwhelming,,,,, BUT the soil produced by worms using compost you currently have will make the soil even better. "Oh, and one benefit I did not notice at first was they eat my junk mail (they eat it faster if you shred it first, but you don't have to.)." The worms you do not sell you can introduce to your garden. They make great chicken feed too! The significant part is it's a small investment of money and time. They feed on what you already have. The biggest plus is a saleable product. You can sell many different kinds of worms. They can sell for up to $35 lbs.

[@MATTHEWfromStLouis]

Everyone hit the like button... Ben let the chiddler get dirty help him get some shedo (she don't know) money to replace them oiled cloths. before Meg finds out! hehe.

[@thejunkincolvards8843]

I would love that box!!

[@sandoratech]

There's a place in North Judson Indiana called Baileys Discount. They have wheels, I just saw them there weekend before last. They don't sell online but you may be able to contact them and get them shipped.

[@vivaldi1236]

Thoughtful of you to mention Kentucky people & the tornadoes, Thank you for being transparent about ‘Includes paid promotion.’

[@heatherd.9390]

To get the grease out of clothing, dampen the spots, squirt a bit of Dawn dish soap into it (small amount) and work it in to the spot then launder the clothing as usual. It works like a charm. Doesn't matter whether it's grease from metal, salad dressing, or oil paint. I had an apron that I used when I did oil paintings and when I had an art show, I wanted it to be cleaned up a bit (I was painting during the show). I scraped off what I could of the dried paint, did the Dawn soap trick on it and believe it or not, it came out looking brand new. Love the videos, Hollar family! Heather🇨🇦

[@dschmitt3373]

Hello, You seem to have one son constantly not to far away from you and your work. Maybe it only looks like this in the Photo angle? Any way you have four sons that are a good help to you. God Bless Your homestead and keep it safe from harm. Enjoy your Christmas Season!

[@carolnelson6601]

I grew up on a farm. Bought very few groceries ever. Chickens need 16% layer feed and 16 hours of light. Keep them warm and add lighting if needed

[@terryhenderson424]

In this area, when the big guys are out of things we start looking at the small, independent hardware stores, feed and seed stores etc...Have you called tire shops which outfit farm and other equipment; often other equipment is the key.

[@TDiem-vh9zv]

Just wondering if the people you're making these for might have the wheels you're looking for?

[@KatheWithAnEBurke]

I freeze extra eggs while the girls are laying to help get us through their rest period. I crack eggs into food save deli containers. Some I leave whole, some I’ll scramble.

[@jackywaldon359]

I heard you say the chickens quit laying but I think they are beautiful to look at. They are black australorps am I correct? What hatchery did you use to get these? I remember when you got them when they were babies.

[@sonyagregory5711]

You guys are so awesome. And Ben you are the ultimate inventor of all things amazing. I love watching your videos to see what you create next! So Cool!

[@stellajeffrey647]

Good evening everyone 👋🏻👋🏻

[@marthapettengill4042]

Hello Hollar Homestead, I want to let you know if you give your chickens good warm water and warm water in their feed you will get eggs through the winter. How do I know, I did it I got about a dozen eggs a day.

[@jacoblee8311]

Have you considered making the panels to where you can bolt them together? That way you don’t have to take the welder to final destination and if they ever need to move any distance, they can disassemble them.

[@christycoalson36]

I tried to get butcher box and they don't deliver in my area 😔 bummer... Thoughts n prayers to everyone that was in the storms path.

[@KnitAdjacent-ln2rx]

to get the grease and oil stains off of clothes, use shampoo as a spot treatment and rub it into the oil/grease stain, let sit overnight or a few hours...like magic, it's gone! use the cheapest shampoo you can find (like from a dollar store)

[@MommaOG]

I have a question I live in SC so I'm sure you all have fire ants🙁 do the chickens eat them? Or when you move them how do you avoid them?