I absolutely love this series. This is information that is difficult to find on your own. I'm super impressed with the way you are able to collect the information and put it into manageable chunks. I would love to see one about cotournix quail and other fowl like ducks nd turkeys

We just got our very first goats over the weekend, this video helped me so much with understanding their diets more, this is definitely one I'll be coming back to as we grow our herd more too and are ready to grow more feed on our own! Thank you!!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

How exciting!! Congratulations and I wish you the best with them, they are a lot of fun.

@Langley_homestead

Ай бұрын

@@CedarHillsHomestead Thank you!!

We are planning to get goats, this video is a truly a blessing. You are truly appreciated.

Awesome! Thank you for this video!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

You are lightning fast, thank you so much!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I truly appreciate all the work you put into these videos! We have always lived in central Missouri. I have been to the Rocky Mountains many times elk hunting. We are discussing selling all 3 farm properties and moving to the far NW of Montana when his parents are no longer with us. So I am truly learning a lot more than I anticipated and he is actually trying to do the same. We watch you together. I am making notes to keep on hand….I have seizures and that affects my memory at times. We are both 51 and have spent our lives on farms and raisin & processin our own foods….but this takes it to a whole nother level. And considering the times we are living in, this is all literally life saving information. You are a blessing.

Always love seeing your posts!!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️

I’m truly adoring your videos. I cannot get enough. Extremely informative. Pammie from Chicago Illinois

You are awesome. Best videos on the net. They are really balanced! Gratitude❤

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Comments like this one really keep me going, thank you so much 🥹❤️

Beautifully organized! Thank you!

So appreciate you for taking the time and effort to provide us with so much information...

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

So nice of you, thank you!

Loving these in-depth videos. SO helpful. We knew we would get goats within a couple years of moving to our new land, but didn’t think it would be this year until one Saturday we got a call and ended up with a 3 day old Nigerian Dwarf kid in our bathroom that night. Her owners were out of town and she was the runt, momma was neglecting her. She’s doing great now, almost 2 months old. She’s been raised with ducklings but now we’ve got to get her some buddies of her own kind. Thank you for this video. I think I might print out your article to have on hand. I would absolutely buy a book from you on these things! Would you ever consider doing one of these videos on feeding farm dogs off the land?

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

I’ll see what I can do, and thank you! I LOVE Nigerian Dwarfs, I think you got started with the best breed 😊❤️

Thank you for this! Useful even to those of us not in the US; costs aren't directly applicable (and no way can I grow corn in my climate), but they're good ballpark figures. Where your videos really shine is in your direct knowledge, and your ability to lay out information. I know you said it took you 28 hours and that was a lot, but I'm honestly impressed you managed to make such a fantastic video in ONLY 28 hours. I'm sure you're already overwhelmed with video suggestions and requests, but I'd love to get your insight on dispatching goats, and getting maximum utility from the remains. Are goat hides even useful??? I just can't imagine a blanket made from goat.

You are amazing

Sara, thank you SO much for the massive effort you make for us by creating these dense, information rich episodes you strive to produce for us. You have saved me many hours of research and the further research i engage in will be much more effectively focused. Bless you :)

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ your kind words mean so much to me! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for all this really important information. The health and happiness of my animals is a top priority and I'm so glad I was recommend your channel. And I can't tell you don't know what you're doing making these videos, they are so good!!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much that means a lot!! 🥹❤️

I really like these feed videos you make. There is a ton of amazing info and I can tell a lot of time went into researching the topic. Thank you!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you I so appreciate it! ❤️❤️❤️

You are awesome! Thanks for making this video!

your videos are always so full of useful information! id love to see one about sheeps!

@angelalacy1967

Ай бұрын

I second that!

Wonderfully done! I'm so glad you mentioned pet/non-working goats. I have two 'pet' goats who I use to keep an area I can't feasibly mow clear. My pair of wether's barely eat a thing other than 'the jungle' area where they live on my property.

Loving this series so far!

Loving this little series. :)

Thank you for this!!! This is awesome!!!

I've also got goats, my 50 were free range and not fenced in for 3 months while I worked on the fence. Once they got too far and started getting to the church down the road is when the cops started calling me. Now I let them out everyday usually for about an hour or two.

Thank you! Your videos are the best I have seen for learning about homestead livestock!

Tethering on a ground line is terrible risks. I tried the cattle panel box "tractor" and they stood on hind legs and pushed it over. Turned it into collapsed tumble weed LOL.

Thank you! You’re amazing I can’t believe you made it!

Great Video! I absolutely love your channel thank you for the info!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

This means so much to me, thank you 😊

you're a book of knowledge. thanks for all this info.

Thanks for the information

Thank you so much for this!!

Thanks! Can't wait to go through your other videos.

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Another fantastic video and a great article to go along with it! Thanks so much for putting all this work in these videos, they really are extremely helpful.

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you! ❤️😁

Your channel is great ! I don’t have animals on my farm, but I really love how well-researched your videos are. Keep up the good work !

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do! ❤️😁

You are doing a great job! Your personal experience is helpful. We have had goats for nearly four years now. Another possible forage option is pollard cuts from trees.. we mostly use electric netting but our current goat is a jumper so she is teathered. A few tips... watch and move frequently, be sure there's a swivel clip next to the collar. T posts are easy to move, chains and carabineer clips are helpful. Now I am going to read the article!

Yay! I can send this to my friend who likes goats. They're on their if we ever have a homestead list. Mine is a rollerskating rink.

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Please do and thank you! A skating rink would be coooool! 😍

I haven't finished the video yet but do you have a video on how to grow fodder on a small acreage?

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Not yet but that’s a great topic! I’ll try to do that one eventually ❤️

Thank you SO much!!!!!

Wow! You have lions??? I thought they were only in Africa! That’s amazing that you could fend it off!

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

Mountain lions! Sorry I don’t think about the fact that other people from outside the Rockies are watching haha

@KatySimpsonLive

Ай бұрын

@@CedarHillsHomestead my mistake! I think they are cougars and that type of big cat? Still extremely scary and dangerous.

I absolutely adore you !

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so so much 🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much. Very interesting 👌🏼

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

Thanks!

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

God bless you 🙏 thank you

Hi. Your videos and information is priceless. Thank you. Can you do something similar for horses feeding?

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Yes I absolutely can, horses are my passion animal 😁 that one might end up 2 hours long if I’m not careful haha. ❤️❤️

@natasha_kalina_bohemian_dream

2 ай бұрын

That would be amazing. I rescued my first ever horse a 20 year old mare on New Year and learning so much. I would love your expertise on what nutrition I can provide for her and if I can feed her without store bought feed because I believe in natural way of feeding my animals. But I don’t know how much she needs of what. Thank you again! You are an inspiration for a life I will have soon.

Could you do this for quail

You are batting 1000!!

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊❤️

Wow, This series is awesome, I've been looking for overview videos like this for a while. 2 questions, I know it would be highly variable but it would also be useful to know how much the "labor time" would be for the different options (even if it's just your own experience with your own setup)... Also, fish sounds like a low investment option, do you have any experience with this or plans to do a video?

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

It takes about one day for one person who is distracted by little kids (me haha) to cut and bundle a 1/4 acre of hay. Corn is way faster than this. I’m going to grow a plot of oats this summer and I’ll report back what I find, but I’m estimating that will also be about a 1/4 acre per day. I don’t plan on threshing it, just cutting, drying, and storing that way.

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

My husband and I are building a 500-sq-ft greenhouse too, and I’m going to add fish of some kind on the north wall. I don’t know much about it yet but I’m learning. 😊🫶🏻

@prz36

Ай бұрын

@@CedarHillsHomestead thank you for replying! I was referring to the upkeep for just the animals (excluding purchased or home grown feed), this is something I've been curious about before starting with chickens or rabbits... it would be cool to do a gardening breakdown too though

Wondering out loud here if you need to process the chaf and straw out of home grown grains or would the animals benifit from being given whole stems of wheat, barley etc. Or would they just throw it all over the ground lol.

What if someone had chickens, pigs, and goats what foods can they all eat and how to feed all 3 animals off 1 acre of garden and 1 extra acre of pasture.

You mentioned brewers grains when talking about concentrates. Is that the same thing as the throw away grains after fermenting grains for beer or distillation?

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Yes that’s exactly what it is. I have mixed options on it. On one hand, using those grains prevents waste. On the other hand, they’re called “spent” grains because after brewing most of the nutrients are gone from them.

Hi! Do you have a video on dairy sheep, too? Thank you!

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Not yet but I will try to make a video for that as soon as I can 😁🫶🏻

@SovereignSymphony

2 ай бұрын

Thank ewe! ❤ ❤ ❤

@GrandmaGingersFarm

2 ай бұрын

Another excellent vid. Thankyou and may YAH Bless

What’s the usgs link?

When your goats were free range through your woods, how did you protect them from predators? In southern Michigan we only have coyotes, but they are definitely a threat.

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

We locked them in the hen house at night and they stayed close to the house during the day. I’m home and outside a lot which probably helped- but I’ll be honest when I say “we were very lucky”.

@19:04 🔥❤️🤌

Is there anyway possible, you do one on pigs??? Please

@CedarHillsHomestead

Ай бұрын

Yes 😁🫶🏻

I do the same with my goats as my chickens I pin them up at night to keep them safe from predators and lure them in with a little bit of pellets they love that stuff but I let them roam free during the day they generally don't go too far cuz they know where the pellets are😂😂

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes pellets are the fastest way to make friends with them. We used to toss out little veggie scraps to them all too randomly throughout the day so they were staying really close.

😂 If they ended up on my porch, I'd get a glass of milk and send'em home😅

Are your animals smart enough to avoid things like rhododendron and wisteria? I've been sketched out by free range because of how much wild rhododendron I have nearby.

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

We don’t have much rhododendron or wisteria but we have tons of lupine and buttercups, and they never eat it. They seem to be pretty intuitive about it, so that’s a relief 😅

I eat guacamole! 😅

It isn't feeding I'm worried about its medicating worming coppering pneumonia???

✋😶‍🌫️

Your channel is exploding 😳

@CedarHillsHomestead

2 ай бұрын

I cannot believe how fast it is happening. I am grateful, overwhelmed, and hoping I can keep up with expectations 😬❤️❤️❤️❤️

You probably need 10x the amount of hay per goat just for the amount they waste 😂

I like these "$x to feed y animal for life" videos. Do humans next.

i will not stand for this guacamole slander!