I’m 15 and I hope one day I’ll have a farm/homestead! 😀

@mamalovinglifesessentials8715

2 жыл бұрын

Thats so great to hear!

@hillerfamilyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@michaelsutton1287

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Learn all you can now 😃

@YeshuaKingMessiah

Жыл бұрын

Don’t we all wish! I’m 57 n still hoping lol

@otiswalsh8923

2 ай бұрын

Dont die for as long as you can and soon you'll make it💪

I have to tell you, unrelated to this vlog, your willingness to share your journey through chronic pain has helped me more then you could ever know. Just seeing you continue on makes me feel encouraged to do the same. It’s hope for me to then act in faith that I can do it. God bless and keep you.

We LOVE our sheep and recommend them to everyone!! We have katahdins and raised them as far north as 30 miles south of the Canadian border in Idaho and as far south as southeast Texas! They did great in Idaho and are doing well in spite of drought in Texas!! Dan at the Grassfed Homestead was a huge help as we got started!

@lanceguinn9807

Жыл бұрын

live in Idaho.... and can't say enough about sheep/goats.... hit me up in the future with goats... smaller the animal the most productive in my opinion...

My granddaddy never farmed like you do! You also have a star quality that transcends the camera. Your so real. Love it.

@militaryman4740

Жыл бұрын

Hi Jennifer how are you doing today

Hair sheep??? I need to hear more about this!

Every time I watch one of your videos, the one contant is my amazement with your youngsters. Be proud !

It's so sweet to see Lillie out there with you! She is such a hard little worker and sweetheart ❤️

Does anyone know how Art and Bri are? Im so worried about them

@tonygrimes13

2 жыл бұрын

Art & Bri were in Justin's video about the Rhode's 4th of July.

I live on Cyprus and because of the island's terrain we have our culture based on sheep products but now days the caws have take over because they can produce milk all the year around but wr still have same local farmers that they raise sheeps especially for their meet

If you got Lily a horsey it could help pull the shaws. and the sheep pen.

Goats are not as bad as Justin makes them out to be… we have 24 and love having them. No parasites, no struggle moving, they can go into heavy wood/shrub areas, they multi-reproduce.

@gothic_oma

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, I think he just hates goats. 😆

@ericcawith2cs11

2 жыл бұрын

He does get a little over the top on the goat bashing sometimes. We have goats and I feel the same about goats as he does sheep. I would like to try lamb and possibly raise some for meat just for variety

Such a great video-so appreciate the share. Lily looks so at home running the sheep to the other field. So enjoy watching your family and god daily happenings on your homestead

We are team goats all the way here!never understood why people hate goats! Keep goats in a diverse landscape and they will not constantly try and escape! We worm out goats twice a year, never had problems in all these years. We have alpine and Saanes + crosses. Great milkers well behaved! Goats meat far leaner and makes wonderful kebabs and curries!! The key to goats is to have only ladies or only boys...they get naughty when mixed 😂

@sararussell6182

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I've had goats for 13 years and even run them around in premier fences with no trouble, great milk and meat. :)

@LydieBaillie

2 жыл бұрын

Goats are so friendly and outgoing from what I've seen.

@GOAT_GOATERSON

2 жыл бұрын

IKR, goats are the GOAT

@anthonyanderson9326

Жыл бұрын

If someone has their fencing game down..if not..they will never stop giving drama. Our two goats always found a way out and hurt so many young fruit trees. Wish we would've tried sheep.

@YeshuaKingMessiah

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyanderson9326 I think diversity is the key Keeps them happy We re trying staking them out now

My brother and I raised Suffolks and Dorsets as teens in 4 H. Stopped for a few years and now we are back into it, raising Clun forest and Polypay crosses. Love sheep! We are building up the rotational pastures this summer and they're doing great! Blessings to you all!🤠💗🐏🐑🐑

Right on! God put it on my heart to get chickens, rabbits and sheep. Your video is so encouraging.

@veronicajean3612

2 жыл бұрын

Do what the Greek do marinate and spices. Cleanest meat there is

You can dry the peels and powder them to use in sauce and soups. Don't throw them away :) I freeze tomatoes. Remove the core, freeze. Thaw later when I have more time and less harvest, puree and can the sauce. I do not peal the tomatoes. My bled tech blender purees amazingly so it saves time not to have to peel. 😁

🙋🏼‍♀️🕊. Wondering why our lovely Lilly didn’t get one, 🕊🕊Love seeing the family all together. They are great. youngsters.🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊💕

@amywhitaker7256

2 жыл бұрын

because she needs a horse 😉. I remember Grandma lobbying for a horse for Lilly

Blessings to all!

Quads for farm kids, YEAH!!! With tow hitch and winch.

I totally want to teach ya'll how to spin and knit. I can see Lily with her own flock and fiber arts business!

I think this is one of Dan's really good videos story telling & with music spicing.

The first best friend I ever had lived on a sheep farm. She grew up to win state fairs. I always thought it would be awesome to simply raise sheep and pigs.

Tons of information on sheep! I’m thinking about getting a few St. croix to get started

@liannannette359

Жыл бұрын

Love my st croix

6month in SC on 1.3 acre 14 chickens lost 9 to a skunk. Just got 12 more,trying again . Got my first 2 eggs,love it ..

@transwomenaresexistmen

2 жыл бұрын

What failed that the skunk got them?

@wildflowersc8910

2 жыл бұрын

Not fortified enough.

I love that you don't cut of their tails! Thank you! :D I would love to have sheep, but I would not be able to eat them, I might take them into the house :P

@hillerfamilyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

Hair sheep don’t need their tails docked, (and really shouldn’t), but there are actually benefits to docking wool sheep’s tails. Pros and cons to everything, you know? Everyone just has to do their own research and decide for themselves! 😊

@gkseeton

2 жыл бұрын

Do dairy, then you can get attached and name them and only camp freezer them when they are older but still having a good life.

I’ve been around quads all my life you should buy them the biggest “the salon so they could grow into the quad and you won’t have to buy them and never one for a few more years

Great videos, I always learn a lot from your channel! Thanks for that hilarious added clip of that guy screaming Noooooo lmao, comedy is really needed in today’s world!

We just started with two kitadin ewes and a dorper ram this last April 2022. We're east of Cincinnati area. We got a bonus with them being pregnant and they had two lambs each in early June. Already more than doubled our herd in two months! Unfortunately, one of the adult ewes went septic and passed away in 5 days after birthing, also after multiple vet trips and attempts to rectify whatever was going on. (This also happened the morning of my sister's funeral. It was a very challenging June.) We think the ewe may have had a stillborn 3rd lamb in there (this ewe had trips the last time she lambed) that she couldnt get out and we didnt catch it in time. So very sad! I'm still bottle feeding the two younger lambs, but they are doing great. Our livestock puppies (males and only 4 months old) have been very protective and gentle with them. Even letting them "nurse" off of them...I know ugh! Chaos for a while, till they figured out there's nothing coming out of that. Lol It's been just amazing to watch the progress and a tough learning experience. We now have plans and are setting up a lambing barn/pasture area where we can pull the ewes to watch more closely. The man we got them from left them out in the field to do their thing, which is what we were going to do until this happened. We live and we learn, sometimes a very hard way. But we received 3 ewes and a ram, 4 new baby lambs total. They are all doing great! Bringing our herd count to 6 in a short amount of time, even with our one loss. Blessings homesteading families and wannabes!

Lilly and the sheep!! So cute! 😍

I love my sheep - they just go about their business, no issues and give me entertainment, wool, and meat and improve my pastures!!

I say this as a compliment. Your videos are great already, without the inserted clips. Like the comical ones. (granted it docent hurt anything) but I feel it takes away from the quality you are known for. Thank you for all the great content and lessons.

Thanks Justin you encouraged me to do chickens 4 years ago I believe this will be my next step on the way to being self sufficient!

If you've never eaten lamb or dislike lamb, get hair sheep. It's the wool that makes them taste funky.

Hey, some of us like those devil eyes, and goat meat is wonderful, but I do like lamb.

Great video. 👏👏

Love complete description on how to do it. Great job!!

I need a Randolph in my life!

@gailrothermund9209

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, Justin! Thanks!

@gailrothermund9209

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin!

Great video on sheep! My number 1 reason for raising them is the market is starving for more producers. The US imports 85% of it's lamb! I also agree with the high joule energizer. The higher the better! I don't have to string trim my fence because the energizer burns right through the grass.

And not the only say that you actually know everything that's going into your animal and therefore you are eating something that you know is not only sustainable but it's also organic God Bless America thank God we can still do that here thank you Mr Rhodes for helping and for sharing your videos God bless you and your family

Good to see Randolph again

Just seen on KZread the other day that a man by accident had his drone in the air to watch his sheep in the pasture. As he was flying the drone, the sheep was running the opposite way and staying together. So he decided to see if he could get his sheep from one pasture to the other pasture across the road without his dogs. His dogs were so confused what to do, that the sheep were so quick with drone steering them across the road, the dogs would stop and had to think about what was going on... Lol. Jonas and Josiah would have a ball doing this with their drone. Maybe their dog could be trained with the drone too.

Hi just wondering if you have noticed that art and Bree haven't been posting,. Please pass in the message we are concerned and pray all is well

@tonygrimes13

2 жыл бұрын

Art & Bri were in Justin's video about re their 4th of July.

Justins videos have been so helpful. Been homesteading for 3 years now.

Great video, thanks. We are just getting started with a LOT to learn. Full on research phase here. 😊

I love sheep. I grew up in South Africa and we had sheep on our farm. Love it.

Can u make a video on what kind of sheep u have? And what happen the first year with your sheep ? How did the new sheep survive better? Great content

Justin, you are right they are not milk duds. But they are smart pills, if a child eats one they say it tastes like poop. A learning tool.

As always, fantastic video. So helpful in a real life kinda way. Keep up the amazing work.

So many tips and valuable information on your social media! Why anyone that has a homestead/ small farm is not subscribed to your "Abundance+" seems a little bit insane. Congratulations 👏🎉🎉 Justin Rhoades on what you have been able to achieve in only a few years

@jenniferr2057

2 жыл бұрын

Often times it just plain comes down to money...

We do both sheep and goats. Goats milk is FAR superior. Goats are more hardy than sheep but can be harder to contain but Premier1 fencing negates that. Also, goat is the most commonly eaten meat in the world.

@slee7991

2 жыл бұрын

Why is goats milk superior

@edgarfriendly5081

2 жыл бұрын

@@slee7991 Goats stand for milking. Never had a willing sheep stand for milking. Sheep milk doesn't taste good to me(if your goat milk doesn't taste good, move the buck away and the goat to pasture not the woods). Goats put out a lot more milk per day than sheep.

@Moetastic

2 жыл бұрын

Goat meat is delicious, Mutton/Lamb too but I've eaten more Goat than Sheep.

@slee7991

2 жыл бұрын

@@edgarfriendly5081 good to know. My son is allergic to cows milk so we've been doing goat milk (from the store). He likes it, but it smells like farm to me and my other son won't drink it. I had been wondering what sheep milk tasted like, and now that we have some land my wheels got turning.

@edgarfriendly5081

2 жыл бұрын

@@slee7991 Get raw goat milk from a farm you trust, the taste difference is significant.

Great video Justin! If I’m being honest I’ve never given much thought to sheep but I’ve got to admit they do seem useful!

You move them everyday but wat if you only have a smal place

Had up too 17 sheep on my 1/2 acre, at one time 4-H child so did this many years

@militaryman4740

Жыл бұрын

Hi Marie how are you doing today

the sheep cage answered questions I have had for a long time! thanks.

Always love it to see Randolph

I have 3 beef cattle that we bottle raised here on the farm. And they are ivy, bramble, honey suckle bush eating champions, Mostly because they were raised here always eating it. They will train our next calves to also eat those things

You sold me on sheep! I don't even know if I like lamb, but I can always sell it to others.

I know you have been having trouble with the cats...I found this in a gardening book I was reading today maybe it will work for you. The book says you get conifer branches and place them in between the rows of vegetables.

Praying for all those caught up in the floods back east!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I am dying to get sheep but a local HOA rule says I only get 3 livestock and I have 3 cows (no roosters, only 12 chickens, etc). It's dumb. We are on acreage and have a freaking HOA. So I get excited when I see videos like yours encouraging people to get animals but it's hard because a lot of people simply aren't allowed to

@terrywereb7639

2 жыл бұрын

Now you know..NEVER buy into an HOA

@sleeplessinthecarolinas8118

2 жыл бұрын

Work with like-minded homeowners in your neighborhood to get this rule changed.

@merrymerry7583

2 жыл бұрын

The regulations on HOAs that I'm familiar with only allow them to "inspect" what they can see from the road/street, or what a complaining neighbor can verify (with photographic evidence, but even that may not stand). Which brings us to the good old "better to ask forgiveness than permission." This former people pleaser/rule follower is now a full-on advocate of quiet rebellion against lawless authority. FWIW ;)

I agree!!Sheep are next on our list but sadly we couldn't get it prepped this year. 😔 Hoping for next yr. Thinking about using an old trampoline frame for our pen.

@susehendricks6217

2 жыл бұрын

Our farmer down the road used one for pigs. They used t-posts to keep it from flying off in storms. Good idea!

good dense content coverage - i still think you need bigger pastures out back - even less work and management is key - clear land but you have to add a bunch of compost to bring it up to speed quick - the entire farming thing is way more complicated than people think - why so many small farms are getting wiped out - i think you should double down on garden - use big logs as raised beds

We missed Arun, where is he

@Grunttamer

2 жыл бұрын

He went to visit family in India for a while and now he is back in the us visiting his brother. They will be back eventually

@justgoodness333littlehomes5

2 жыл бұрын

You can follow Arun on his channel, Cooking with Arun Kumar. He has some vlogs on there from his travels, and his parents homestead in India, also his mom got very sick and they vlogged that journey now they're in TX. with his brother.

Rams will attack! And even without horns, those skulls can do damage.

Mind blown. T-post syestem Brilliant!

My sheep jump my electric fence. But the 16x16 steel cage keeps them in. I'm running 13 of them right now in two of those pens. I need a 3rd, though.

I can’t wait to watch your sons (all of them) who have already demonstrated their responsible tendencies, ride their new dirt bikes or whatever it was they wanted. 👍🏾

Justin, I just harvested my batch of c monsters yesterday and got a livestock dog with 4 sheep all in a day.

In my world of remote work I've seen so many people "talk on mute" but I've got to admit it's much funnier watching you "talk on mute" trying to explain sheep

Hi...... Justin Rhodes and Rebecca and nice to see you all love watching your videos I really enjoy, thank you for showing your video homestead chickens duck goose farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐣🐥🐩🐕🐈🐑🐄🐖🐇🌱🌺🌹🌻🌼🌸🌷🏡🎥👍👍👍

Seven ewes one ram so far. Two tractors. Need to add the mineral thing to each one. And my 40gal is too heavy to move. I need to get two 20gallon ones.

"They're not milk duds, kids. Don't eat them." 🤣🤣🤣

You don't need no devil eyes! 😂👏🏽

Maybe you could set up a grid for the subscription levels so it’s easier to see the differences between the levels?? Signing up for inspiration level so I can see if I like it. We are at dreaming stage right now.

We have desert painted hair sheep. Beautiful. Very tasty mild meat.

I had to hear you say four wheeler about four times before I realized you weren’t saying “Fuller” or “fooler” 😂 and I’m from the south LOL

hola buenas tardes que bonito se ve todo Dios lo bendiga siempre se ve que usted es un señor trabagador y toda su familia

I want the rotation SOOOOOOO BAD!!! Cows, sheep, chickens!!!

💚 Great vlog on the sheep. I have not been able to get into the A+ Community site. Any thoughts? 💚

How do I watch the free chapters of the Tour movie? I don’t see it when I looked over there. I did watch the trailer. Looks greeeeeeat. I bet u ended up figuring out ur farm was the BEST 😉

Thanks Justin! That's really cool, I love lamb's meat. How much milk you get from a sheep? I imagine not that much?

We love sheep ! They do need a HOT fence. They will learn to go through a weak fence especially the lambs. Bad habits are harder to. Break so invest in a GOOD charger that keeps your net at 7000.

Wish I liked lamb. Sounds like a great setup. 👍

@hillerfamilyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

You have to try grassfed lamb from hair sheep!! It’s SO good and doesn’t have all the greasy lanolin taste you get in wool sheep. (Standard lamb in the store is from wool sheep.) 😋 We raise katahdins, and it’s my favorite meat!

no adding resource cost of your time and efforts or food and minerals. wont break even in two years not even close but understand how good they can be,

Hey Gang, Great Posting, Lilly The Sheep Whisperer and rabbits and cows, maybe an up and coming Veterinarian, Justin and Rebecca Rhodes, Parents of the year 🏆 God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the great work love U guys XOXOXO stay safe and healthy

@kresimirbazijanec3730

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Gang, Justin,I sent you a messenger message

You select out the crazy ones?

I'm sure many have thought of this and I'm going to say it, in the opening of the video you say we "grow" sheep? Instead of "raise"?

Hi I had a question the basic yearly lists the new community and market place but then when going to pay it's not listed there. Are the new features available on that plan or only premium?

Mr Brown is getting so so big

And, Ben Hollar, from Hollar Homestead, designed and built your sheep pen. It sure would have been nice if you had acknowledged that the "we" was him and his skills and hard work, Justin.

After 5 hours sitting through 4H, I can't right now

Walked past a sheep pasture every day when living closer to the countryside. The smell, man..... It's absolutely horrendous.

7:22- "sheep are so easy, there's hardly anything to talk about" The sheep- "baaaaaa"

I love lamb! But you are wrong about the goat market. There is a huge market for goat.

This is gonna be a stupid question... But why not put a set of wheels on that big shelter? Seems like it would alleviate some of the pressure on the support posts.

@tonygrimes13

2 жыл бұрын

And then you would have to put brakes on it as their land is not flat!

sheep are cool - just be mindful if raising a ram from bottle - lack of scare of humans means they can be full on once testosterone kicks in. Still love him lol

@hillerfamilyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Bottle raising a ram is not recommended and can turn DANGEROUS from what I’ve understand! Any bottle fed rams on our farm get eaten! 😃

@maplenook

2 жыл бұрын

You’d have to neuter him and let him stay with the girls.

9:32 we don't need no stinking goats . lol. i can attest to that. my mom got a couple of goats. they kept strangling themselves in the fence. annoying. one finally died; she gave the other away just to be done with them.

How do you ground your portable electric fence?

@kenchappell2054

2 жыл бұрын

They come with grounding poles that you stake into the earth.

@jordanstamps5475

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenchappell2054 thanks I just checked out premier ones ground rods. Didn’t know they had the quick removal rods

I have to supplement with hay 365 days a year. Have you ever seen a sheep 16 inches deep in the mud. It's an experience. 👍

No motorcycles.