Preparation To Continue Restauration on our centuries old STONE BARN Fox Attack 

Thank you so much !!!! I was always jealous how confident Andrius was but now I am bit more confidante as well .. after a year or so I will run this show !!! watch the space Andriau !!! (just joking obviously )

That's right❣ 😄

Thank you Ruth xxx

Thank you Linda .. yes it was sad few days as we done the best ... this evening fox was outside fenced are where our chickens stay ... so she came so close .... we definitely need to do something about it she won't stop ..

At first we though that as well but we changed our mind .. we found perfect stone lintel as well (which we didn't showed yet ) that pile of rocks has hidden treasures

We got different plans for it /.. I think it will look good !!! and we found wonderful stone to go over the door as well .. we are very lucky

I think the rounded stone would look good over the fireplace. Make it more traditional. Or maybe around a sink. Sorry about the chickens. Good luck with build.

Christine love your idea about the fireplace .. shame we won't be touching that wall where we planning to put log burner I think I will keep it in the kitchen area xxx

@@christinelanham1936 Un encadrement pour un four à pain.

Andrius is just crazy !!! I can't stop him .. he just want's to buld me a kitchen ... so I would be happy for once ;) cha cha

Thank you Juanita :) I was so worried about that hen as she wasn't feeling well in the end BUT she recovering and she becomes her self !!! that is very good news :) xxxx

indeed !!! will look nice as well

Thank you Anna .. I was sad for few days .. I felt like I failed them .. but it is what it is .. it was a first accident like that .. I am sure after few years I will toughen up :) I am so looking forward for my kitchen I bet so many of you guys as well !!!

dream team ;) LOL

Thank you very much for your kind words .. yes it was a bit sad when it happened as we try to protect everyone .. but it is farm life ... so far so good no more bad news ;) Jus a good ones !! thank you for watching us and your comments it does help the channel

Yep no day's rest !!! Keep it coming A ;) LOL

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some one has to be bossy ;)

I am sure we will find a good place for it ;)

That was my idea at first .. will see what we come up with .. definitely will be nice to use it

Good morning Katia :) Thank you and same to you have a good one ;)

yes .. it s :) We will have to use it for sure

Hello Tina !!! Thank you for your comment :) Fox is just looking after herself but we will look after our chickens as well ;) Very exited about Kitchen !!!! I won't deny it xxx

after few years ;) I am joking of course :) I think when we will have professional help it will be so much faster ... can't wait ... and share it with all of you :) G xxx

Yes I do know that and you need to do it when you fill them up or when you take them from hot water bath .. to keep them upside down for 12 hours at least so then they create the pressure tight thingy .. or how you say it .. afterwards you don't need to put upside down :)

Hey Liz Thank you xxx big hug back !!! but the chicken who "changed colour " LOL seems to be getting back to normal and she is doing good I was worried about her as well xxx

Today just seen fox next to our chicken enclosure !!!! she is getting desperate !!!!

You need Andrius he will move them in no time ;) yes, foxes are going crazy ... we have to stop them

I love your idea to keep spices there ;) G xxx

Oh wow! this is first time when I hear about the hair !!! :) shame Andrius don't have a lot .. he could of donate some

@@portugalitis 😄 it's a good thing he knows and loves you.

And he blames me for loosing his hair .. he mention stress few times ... not sure why ;)

:) not spectacles ;)

Hello Lorraine we will use it in outside bbq area :)

me too (G) but everything takes time and we have to do other bits and bobs so I need to be calm ;)

is it that obvious ?? ;)

Thank you for the idea !!! someone else suggested that as well :)

Thank you !! we think the same :)

Thanks so much, very kind of you !!! we so much careful now with our chickens ... we don't want to loose again xxx

Glad you enjoyed and thank you :)

Thank you Cindy :) GXXX

I have just seen fox came in next to chicken coop was about 6pm ... so scary they coming closer because it's harder to get one as I saved one neighbours chicken today from fox attack it's seems like they not sacred of anything now ...

@@portugalitis Yikes, unfortunately a Fox will out wait you. Especially if they have a kit or two to feed.

unfortunately yes ... we trying everything ;) Today I splashed some vinegar around the coop apparently they don't like that smell ...

Thank you very much !!! I think east fertilizer helped cucumbers and this week I used some stinging nettle fertiliser for tomatoes .. and they grew in two days so much .. it must be stinging nettles for sure !!! will share this secret on next video :)

We was thinking to use them rotten wood for raised beds which we planning to do ... I think we need to create different conditions for hens who sit's on the eggs ideally it would be separate place from others xxx hope u well

Rotten wood for raised beds?? How long would it last , or is it ok?Good idea if ok… I am good thanx, just keeping busy … Today trying to get a palm tree out of a pot, Will try using an old knife , cutting the roots and take soil out … pot is very heavy too… Husband is trying at times… Just made loads of paper leaves… Yes hens away that want to lay on eggs…

we would choose not so rotten ones .. same as for bbq I don't think it would be a good use if it's rotten ;) Oh palms I bet got so much roots ..good luck !!! I had palm tree in UK it looked lovely ... Maybe one day will plant in here as well xxx

Thank you !!!!! It's very nice that you watch it and comment thank you G

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Hello Sonya you always so nice to us !!! hug !! To be honest I was sad about chicken for 2 -3 days I was down and was sad .. and I am still sad .. but what can we do .. just try to do the best and secure these ones we got !!! our neighbours lost about 40% of them chickens and they had 60 so that's very sad ... I think we where very lucky to have lost only one xxx Guffy asked to say thank you xxxx I cut his hair and it got cooler .. so I didn't really planned well I am so exited about kitchen !!! I know It will take years and years to be finished as andrius says .. but I am getting exited ;) (joking xxx) G

Thank you :)

Thank you :)

Hello, yes we could if we would have proper solar system now we got basic setup ;)

It would be nice if it would rain during the night and would be warm during the day !!!

@@portugalitisyou have plenty of water in the soggy field, maybe you could divert it to the desert field. 🤷🏻‍♀️

that dry field is our TOP TOP field I don't think we can do it .. but we will do swales in autumn to try to keep some water there

@@portugalitis ahh, I see.

:) it's hard to show on video that TOP field and bottom one is on very different level ... so many subscribers said that ... then they see on reality it's so different then you have pictured in your mind ... Like top field always 5 degrees warmer that lower one .. summer time is nice but winter and spring makes it worst for my garden ... xxx G

Thank you :)

Thank you !!! we wasn't sure what we should ask in a agriculture shop now we know :)

2 Ruths 😃? You can have my fish and roast pork and bacon! 😊👍🏼

sure Ruth !!!! xxx

We will have a Ruth party ;) xxxx

😂 COOL 😃, i never been to one of those! 😎

Me too Ruth ;) will be the first one :)

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I love to read your comments it's so nice and so kind !!! I am sorry to hear you got food allergies ... it's so dangerous hope you got epi pen with you all the time xxxx

@@portugalitis i should wear my epi pens around my neck or glue them to my forehead!

@@portugalitis 🤗🥰

and check from time to time !!! as your body changes with years and you need to check if EpiPen would work .. but obviously you know that.. as I was working in restaurant and was allergen champion (had special training ) I do know about allergies xxxx

dito xxxx

That would be ideal .. but for now we not planning to connect it

it won't be to heavy :) but we got windows already so we will use lintel for that ... this round stone will find his space somewhere else in the kitchen I am sure ;)

Thank you :) we will do same style of roof ... will look amazing

hello, happy to report we didn't seen fox for a week .. good news ... I think .. but we still keeping chicks closed just to be safe

Hi Fiona .. we planning to do swells this autumn and just work on it ... They do like to use weedkiller here .. I don't get it why??? it's toxic and kills everything .. bees and plans and without bees we won't have anything and plus then they eat them vegetables .. horrible .. well done with your hard work !!! I am sure when we will have more time to focus on it we will do better improvements as well as we want to plant there nut trees and more olives

@portugalitis the Portuguese people did what they were told by short sighted governments, we need to remember its only a few years since we all learnt how toxic and dangerous these chemicals actually are. Do you remember how you found out? Its not the kind of information shared on TV or in media here,so many, particularly elders still don't know. Though many suspect as they continue to loose loved ones to various horrible diseases. They still don't have access to education on the alternatives.

I think Steve & Debi will let you have as much of their straw and other plant waste if ever you want some to lay cover over the soil in your desert field. 😊 Sarah of Luke & Sarah said the soil of their fields have improved much after years of leaving strimmed plant matter were they lay as ground cover. 🙂👍🏼

Hi Fiona ... I did't though that way .. but I see your point I think previous owner used some not organic stuff on our land as well .. as when I dig the ground last year i didn't found any warm and that was very strange .. this year is different story we have them hopefully more to come ..as I think warm is a good sigh

We tried to look as we thought it might be there but no luck .. still very happy with one ;)

That was one of my ideas as well :) G

:) better come and see it yourself ;) Yes we could do that ... I will ask Andrius if he could do it

impossible I think .. it would be just to much to fence all area with electric fence x ...

eucalyptus is beautiful tree plus we can use his wood for building and log burner and the sound it makes when it's windy .. feels like you next to the ocean .. so no we won't be removing them .. you just need to take care of them and clean .. and to remove them we would need BIG machines and it would cost thousands ... which we don't have :)

You did a great job cleaning up your eucalyptus grove! Raised in crunchy, often droughty California, i also can attest eucalyptus can explode like bombs when they catch fire. Once near where i worked 1 great tree exploded from just the ambient heat of the air during one scorchy summer. None of us knew they were so volatile before. We have scads of 100+ y.o. old trees scattered throughout the state that are fodder for worry in hot summers as well as for fire. That said, i can understand your love of the sound of the wind passing through the leaves, having their shade, and their providing practical purpose as bug-resistent, dense, building material. Maybe burn as many of their dead leaves when & while you can bc they don't decompose well and remain a fire hazard. They also acidify soil. Hope this is helpful info.

Oh wow the can explode??? this is scary .. Now I take it back I like them ;) maybe we need to cut the old ones and leave the thin ones .. I though compost from them is good that's why I left them there to rot ... maybe I will cover them with something so they will decompose faster .. I wasn't aware about acidify factor ... we could use soil to plant blueberries then and one of my favourite flowers - rhododendron .. Thank you for the Info Ruth xxx

You're welcome, G. You can Google exploding eucalyptus tre in San Mateo County, California -- i think it happened in the 1990s. Srsly, at the tine no one knew how combustible they were and how hot they burn bc their full of eucalyptus oil. I think Google can point to articles on the affect they have on soil -- they are an aggressive species that choke out other competitive plant species. They defend themselves from bugs which maybe why they're oil is used in over the counter medicine remedies and cleansers 🤷🏻‍♀️ and why their wood make terrific beams and posts.

Use your big ones for building material. Oh and they're hard to kill. My mom had one chopped down in our yard. The stump kept sending up new shoots and branches and the root would start new trees nearby. I'm not a fan 😂.

hello :) Yes we have same feeling that's why we keep them closed ... and I let them out to walk when I am next to them .. few hours a day ... it's a shock for them s they used to be walking free all day long .. but for now we have to take care of them

@@portugalitis that’s good guys that’s what I doing here at my farm 🙏👋🤞

the fox wasn't seen for a week now .. maybe she moved out !!!!! but still keep chickens in enclosure and letting them out when I am next to them

@@portugalitis that’s good guys good to hear maybe she went for a rest 👍

@@GiuseppeAudino797 hope so ;)

I don't understand that comment Sorry G

Like posh people might doz drink their tea with pinky finger sticking up in the air. At least on tv & movies 😄.

aaaaaaaa I get it now ;) thank you Ruth !!!! It was bothering me what that mean ....and now I understand what you meant when you said you all over the RU-vid ... I seen your comments !!! but they are healthful comments so why not keep it coming !!!!!

Andrus is not posh ... as if ;)

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣... 🤣🤣🤣 Wasn't expecting that Andrew observation from you 😮. 🤣🤣🤣

You might be right .. and t will happy I think but the leaves will cover the soil again soon as this is second time I done it already ..

No, you don't want eucalyptus leaves to accumulate as they're highly flammable and also acidic to the soil. They should be burned when & where safe. Some other mulch would be better? And you're right, the grove will be full again with leaves. Our neighbor 2 houses up from us has like a 75yo eucalyptus. I like tgat raccoons used to nest there, but the winds blow from the Pacific Ocean inland, sending his dead eucalyptus leaves cascading into our yard 🙄. With all i do to tend to my elderly and accident-prone parent + a playful asthmatic cow kitty, i can only manage to sweep up debris twice a year! But i need to clean up more often during hot weather so our house doesn't burn if them leaves ever catch fire. 😒 --- 🍂

Oh Ruth .. t's a lot of work .. and fear .. I have a feeling you don't like eucalyptus and I fully understand why xxxx

I went to Portugal in like 1988 or 89. In a tour we were told Portugal moved to plant eucalyptus for building material and to make paper so they wouldn't be reliant on other countries' timber for paper 🤷🏻‍♀️. Of course, us nobodies knew nothing about the world would get warmer with all the dumb thing we humans were doing then. I like that you guys wanna do right by Mother Earth and eat nice things aside from being so kind and amazingky industrious. 😊

They got big RENOVA factory next to Castelo Branco and so many eucalyptus goes there ... every time we go to CB we see so many lorry's of eucalyptus

Chipper is more for the sticks .. we would need mulcher for brush ... but we use ashes to fertilise the land as it's good for compost

Nu jo ... ju visur yra bet galetu prie musu vstu nelysti ;) tada draugautume

Oh I see your dog ,got worried about him

closed in a caravan ... lol was funny even I was worried then A started the tractor and Guffy wasn't there :)

Bless you very kind of you

between me and you and whole RU-vid we do mark that territory .. even guffy adds his as well !!! I don't let them go far at all I keep an eye all the time now .. I think whilst she got little babies is the worst period ...

@@portugalitis Well, we all assume an occasionally marking happens when you have a big property. Really for one man to mark an entire fence line is not realistic anyway. Keeping chickens healthy and safe is no small job.

we spoke with Andrius when you suggested this idea and we said we should do some party .. men party ... around the chicken coop .... ;) if you know what I mean ;)

Yes Tommy !!!! you tell them ;)

@@portugalitis Even Like-ing comments and making comments helps the channel's algorithm to up their exposure 😊👍🏼.

Definitely Ruth !!! Thank Goodness we got you xxxx