The Future Of Our Homestead 

the way you remember all the chicken names when I forget my kids names is impressive!

We call those outsides of corn “Shucks”. When you take them off, you are shucking the corn.

Goats are going to be a lot of work, they are escape artists. I don't know where the hive is but we have bees all over our Rose of Sharon bushes and they don't bother anyone if you leave them alone. I did get stung once this year, a bee got caught in my shirt.

I can sorta tell you are still iffy around the pigs hehe. I feel you man. My big boar decided he wanted to be ornery today. Had to carry the big stick around. Looking good bud. Hope you and the fam are doing good!

Bees 🐝 and goats 🐐 🤗

We love our goats! Start small with just two does 😊 We have two Nigerian Dwarves. They give us about a half gallon of milk a day. Larger breeds (Nubian) will give twice that amount. But Nubians are bigger, louder, and eat more. My two NDs are super quiet, about the size of a collie, and don't require a lot of food 😊 Also, they are very hardy for northern Michigan winters!

Yessss Bees!!! That's on my list too! My favorite channel for bee stuff is The Honeystead. Elizabeth at curly haired country gal is also very knowledgeable with bees! ❤

You gotta do bees! I am a beekeeper and can attest to the fact that once you have them, you’ll want more! It’s a fascinating hobby, so much to learn. They are definitely not as busy as farm animals, but they are so addicting. I started in 2018 with two hives. I now have 8 hives. I harvested over #500 of honey this year. And you can actually sell more than honey. I have sold bees, honey, and wax. There are people who harvest bee pollen to sell. It is initially expensive, but you can get a little something monetarily in return. And all your friends, family, and coworkers will want your raw, local honey! Find a bee club in your area, and see if they offer a class to learn. You can learn during this coming winter, and be ready to keep bees in the spring. Good luck in whatever you choose! 😊🐝🐓

love the farmers tan.. lol.. Happy Homesteading ..🤠

I really admire y’all! And everything looks great! Bees…a wonderful family project…our son decided to raise honeybees for a 4-H project years ago. It was so neat and we learned a lot. He stopped when he started high school, but he and my husband really enjoyed it.

We have a hen lady named Sunny too! She’s an ISA Brown. I’ve heard goats can be such a nuisance. My friend has two and they literally ate the vinyl siding off his house 🤦‍♀️ It will be fun to watch the goat shenanigans on your channel. Have you ever thought about quail?

it's funny how healthy your pet chickens are. and the pig is also healthy, fighting over the watermelon you gave. your pig likes fruits too. you are very good. thanks for your tips friend. your children are cute always take care of you there.

Team goats! ❤

So excited about the baby! I'm the oldest of 3 and my brother's 1st birthday is in September as well

We have tomatoes growing by our compost too! I’m super impressed that you are able to process your chickens yourself. I am not there yet. I get too attached and I’m a big softy. I have 7 roos that I’m in love with and they all need to go. ☹️

Congratulations on your new baby good luck and bless your family goats are good animals and there milk and meat is good to eat

i am on team goat just cuz they are soo cute and happy go lucky type of animal

My husband and I are (2 kids) are building a house (in N MI) on 100 acres that used to be a farm- hasn’t been used in 13 or so years. I love your videos and plan on getting chickens in the spring. I want more animals but it’s so hard to decide and then I might jump in the deep end and need to slowly get used to it…

BOTH -Goats and Bees❤

Goat 🐐 and bee 🐝👍🏼

Recently subscribed. And I love your channel. Learning a lot.

Well, I was going to say goats but after reading other’s comments it looks like they aren’t necessarily a good recommendation. I was figuring there are easy ways simply to attract more bees to your property naturally without having to care for them. I wouldn’t do honey bees unless you really want the honey. Is someone nearby you already making honey? Local honey is good for allergies I’ve read. If I had the option, I’d get a pony. The kids would LOVE it and have so many fun memories! I guess you might train it to pull something for work or fun. I have heard that some breeds can be a bit mean so be sure to look into friendly breeds if you like the idea.

really really like your channel, especially your chicken combine with compost. that's awsome! hope i can copy your chicken coop

Only reservation about goats is they are unbelievable eaters of greens you need alot of undergrowth, ive watched a few goat channels on RU-vid there great for clearing overgrown areas ,can't say im interested in bee's at all but there honey 🍯 and combs are supposed to be very good for you plus natural

Ok...just an FYI...I have dairy goats. It is amazing to have milk for all the products I can make with it, BUT, milking twice a day, mucking stalls twice a day, keeping bucks separate, selling and/or processing the babies, and the poop! Lord the amount of poop! My girls have an acre and the boys have a separate acre. Though I would never give them up...they are very labor intensive. Love your family....good luck with yalls decision!😊

I haven't been on in a month or so, these foster kids are keeping me rolling! Anyhoo... Congrats on the new baby!!!!! I can't believe I missed that!❤❤

The garden is still looking great!

Congrats on the new baby coming! ❤

Goats 🐐🐐

You should get some dexter cows in the spring time they are dual purpose beef and milk

get a peacock just because lol, just let it free range & a donkey, kids would love them! (can use donkey for labor 😉) Bring the "Jazz Hands" to the homestead!! Nephew -n-law dying for a peacock, niece keeps sayn no LOL, more chickens n cows

Team goats!!! Ears of corn.

Awe yay...beeees!! I just started my first chicken flock by hatching out eggs back in March...they were 23 weeks old yesterday (we're still waiting for our first egg 🙃🙄). My next project that I've been scheming up is to start bee keeping next spring! If y'all decide to get bees, I would love to hear everything you do over the winter in prep for them in the spring...what resource you use to learn about them and keeping them, will you buy the hive racks or build them, etc...would love to see every aspect of your journey in starting a hive!! That said, it would also be cool to see the process of having goats. My husband and I had a goat several years ago, but just as a pet. My understanding is that they have to have just had a baby to lactate...so how would you keep the process going? Do the goats have to keep having babies to produce milk or can you get a goat that just had a baby and as long as you milk her would she continue to lactate!? That would be a cool process to follow and learn about too! Love the channel! Best wishes and prayers for a safe delivery of baby #4 in the near future!

Bees!

Your homestead is coming along amazingly! If I can make a recommendation that was extremely helpful for me, is David Burns beekeeping classes. His RU-vid channel is great, and his classes are as in-depth as you could want to go. He normally does a half off special on Black Friday. Keep up the great work!!!😁

Well, Mama says goats, so I'd say goats! 😅

Good video

Goats can be a royal pain. If they get bored they will break out. I’ll probably never do goats again after the experience I had with the last ones I had.

We almost added bees this year. I definitely want to add them to our farm in the future. Your kids would love goats too though!

Chickens eat bees

I think you could handle Goats 🐐 and bee's 🐝 but if I had to pick just one it's Goats hands down 😊 !

Go for the protein and not the sugar! Goats over bees.

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Team Bee! 🐝

I recommend lamb instead of goats because there more peaceful.

I'm on team goats...then a jersey cow

team beesss

Yes to bees. You don't want goats. I can't think of any other critter that is less bang for the buck than goats. And they are a pain in the butt.

I want goats but for us it doesn’t serve a purpose so if we were to get anything it would be a cow!

corn husks. You need bees and goats. Just saying

Bees

Have you thought of sheep? My son said they are tasty and easier to raise than goats. 😊

Must you always put our food on the dirty ground?

Please get goats 🎉😂

Goats

Nahhh, goats are to much trouble....short haired sheep are great.

goat

What do you guys do with all the feathers you take off