We have bought a 100-year-old farm that have not been farmed the last 50 years. Our goal is to bring this farm back to life to make a safe self-sufficient paradise for our children to grow up. We are going to raise animals like chickens, cheeps, pigs, dairy cows and much more. Norwegian Farm Life is a channel for the whole family with loads of farm idyl.
Our farm is located on the western side of Norway.
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If this can be a consolation : half of Europe has had a hard time with hay until now this year. At least the cutting went smooth, and the summer is not over yet.
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I like your channel. I think your newest focus on the farm is your best direction in the long run. solving the soggy fields are a very interesting subject, draw a plan out show us then get on with it . use fast forward filming segments then fill in with the unexpected real life problems that arise. your doing great in my book.
du må tørke det på gamle måten.hesje det på vaier.
Hi! One possible solution to the current problem u have with drying the hay you could always make a hesje, in that way you could dry the hay more safer before bringing it inside. On the westcoast of Sweden where I am from my grandmother thaught me how to make 3 legged hesje. U make like a tipi tent with 3 sticks, and maybe 2 m tall and 1,5 m between the legs. You put a supporting ring of 3 sticks at the bottom so the hay dosent touch the ground so maybe 20-30 cm up. After 1 day of drying you stack the hesje and try to lay the hay so the straw build up and be quite thick. Ur are supposed to create a whole "body" and afterwards you use the rive to almost use as a kam and get it a little more even. And then you just let it dry and it can whitstand rain you just need to wait longer to take it inside. The outer layer of hay will get a bit damaged by the UV-light but the inner part will keep nutrients and be a good hay. You could also get a höysvans to bring in the hay. I have a old Kverneland Höysvans for that and it works perfect. Dear regards, Erik From Bohuslän.
Well, if you have the energy after all of that hard work, you can always use the moldy hay which will make a decent sized mulch pile.
Sorry about the hay - but you have learned a very valuable lesson and you still have a much more productive field. Two sets forward and one step back. Your resilience will increase exponentially so keep going. Great to see the progress.
Very true!
Heartbreaking after all that work. So sorry 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏼🤘🏾💋💜
Hesjing is the way
witam,dobra praca pozdrawiam z Polski
Great to see you battle through even if there are some hiccups. Sometimes things mess up, but eyh, farm life? Garage looks gorgeous! Just curious. Hows the barn project going? You need more dry storage
That is trough.👍 I don’t thing this would have happened if we had more space to spread it out. It could not bread and if it is not totally dry then it can get scary. Many have burned down their barn that way as it can really warm in there. I thing the reason we have not had this problem before is that we have never produced this much in one go. If we can get another whether window we have one more chance. 🤠👍
@@Norwegianfarmlife seems like the field work is paying off then! If you have two wooden Europaller id suggest putting them at the bottom. That way at least there is some circulation of air. Other than that one has to work with what you got 😊 Keep up the good work. Nice to see someone taking care of these old places.
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wet hay try adding some perforated pipe below stack and add a fan for a few hours a day when it is in the storage area. hay lofts have a natural convection to help with moisture
Thanks for the advice 😊👍
Legg lagvis å bruk grovsalt mellom lagene neste gang du ikke får det helt tørt, så berger du det
Takk for tipset 😊
What are u sprinkling at or near 1:00 timeline
In an earlier video we did a lot of work to our fields in order to get more hay. I was not a good feeling editing this video while knowing what happened to all our hay in the end. 😭
In Canada, you just set the scrap metal out by the road and someone will eventually come along to take it to the junkyard. He can earn a few dollars
In Norway you would probably get a fine for littering if I did that. The local recycling center also charges a fee for taking in scrap metal so it is not easy earning anything of that here. 😭
First no farmer can control the weather, Moldy hay can be used in the garden for mulch, maybe bedding for chickens not sure about that one. Learn from the experience, and move on. Maybe invest in some fans to blow through hay next year.
I will definitely pay more attention to this in the future. 😊👍
Oh no, it must've been a huge shock to lose all of that after all the hard work. It might make sense of investigating other methods for drying it, maybe speaking to some of the local farmers. I've seen traditional methods of hanging it over wire fences and similar. It's a hard knock, but it's also a learning experience. I really enjoyed watching your content again, thank you for sharing.👍
It is easy to ask the question why do we do this when these things happen. The answer is always the same however. Even though it sometime can be hard we do it because we love it. 😊👍
You have the leaves of the trees, you can use that like hay. It´s what i do here in Portugal.
I did thing about it and in the old days in Norway they also dried leaf’s in addition to hay to give more nutrition and quantity of feed. My problem with that is that I lack the space to store it.
Hadde du strød fin salt over vær båre du kjørte inn hadde du reddet høyet for saltet trekker ut fuktigheten
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What have you done with your dog?
The answer to that question is a long one and not something that can be easily explained in a comment. I am thinking about making a Q and A video where I can go trough questions in more details.
Jeg likte redigeringa/musikken mye bedre i denne videoen! Ser fram til den neste :D
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i bet your body still felt like it was vibrating a day later after that machine haha
Yes, it was quite intense. It helps to just grip the handles loosely as the machine moves on its own. You don’t really need to hold it. 🤠
Great job in lowering your water table. You should be able to recover some land now for creating hay. Dont give up in putting in a bigger pipe. For your location in Norway maybe you can rent a larger excavator. It will pay off in the long run.
Some very useful, practical tips on recycling. Good episode.
Takk!
Thank you so much😀👍
tutto bello tranne la torta.
Spinning of tires could just as well be called digging! They just keep going down.
Thank you from the United States my good man! Family should always first and foremost! A good dwelling is second. Good values are what sets your foundation of a strong family.
Well said!😊👍
always use high grade bolts on your equipment grade5 or better also may i say check for lead paint you have younger children so grinding the old paint and not collecting the dust raises the chance of exposure or contaminating a well if you have one. good content
Thanks for the advice.👍 My well is located high up in the hill side so we don’t have any issues with run offs from the farm and we also don’t need a pump so it is a completely free water source. The old farmers knew what they where doing. 🤠👍
Your shearing equipment needs to be sharpened. You have a double haired breed. The shears should cut smoothly, and your results are choppie, which indecates...equipment. sheep respond better in a flipped position for shearing. Try to locate a professional to do a deep shear off. Your property would support a actual shearing building. The fleece can be turned into do many things to bennifit your family. I hear bells, what is your natural predator in your region? I admire the calm relationship your family has with your stock. Harmony is excellent
You are probably right but I thing it is also a lack of experience. Right now we have so few sheep that each year it like we have to learn it again. 🐏😊
Your property could really benefit from a FORRESTRY MULCHER MACHINE... it would clean up entire boundary and give back nutrients as cuttings decompose. Then run your livestock throughout your land. I'd suggest goats then hogs, to have a symbiotic grazing system in place. Your family will have the most amazing opportunities here. What a truly gorgeous property 🎉
Great idea 😊👍Thanks for the advice 👍
This brings back a lot of memories, great job keep up the hard work. From northern Manitoba Canada
Glad you enjoyed it🤠👍
Have already watched several of your episodes. You are a very hard working individual. The success of your endeavor will pay off in many ways, the primary one is having access to low cost, fresh food. Looking forward to viewing your many projects.
Thanks. I am glad you liked the videos and hope you will stick around when we upload new content. 😊👍
Why does everything have music, 😢
Hi, I have been getting some comments about that and will have a look at that for the next video. I hope the rest of the video was ok. 👍😊
helm und sonnenbrille nich vergessen und stiefel
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sharing the sheep, I am surprised you didn't look at videos to learn how to do it properly, Its seems you don't use the wool that you cut througt, its a shame, but also, the wool seems to grow very long in a year, and to be felted on the body of the sheep? I collect wool to spin it myself and I know certain sheeps must be share twice e year, from south west France.
Our sheep produce a substance that melts the fibers together as they are supposed to shed their wood. It makes them difficult to shear an makes the wool almost impossible to spin🐏 We have contacted several spinner an non had machines that coul taken wool from our breed. We use it as mulch around our vegetables👍🤠
Great job but, you should have primed the back and ends of trim boards.
Great point!👍🤠
Nice video, love it, kudos from Uruguay 🙌
Awesome! Thank you!👍🤠
My goodness such a hard working man ! The place is looking great ! Keep up the amazing effort Wish I had a partner like you
What an amazing property to own. Gosh it's lovely. Look st the years unfolding to show case it's original glory 🎉
❤gran trabajo ! En el verano se eswuila a la oveja y sacarle lo viejo y es un alivio para ellos ! Abrazo desde Argentina !
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