A few days into milking our goats and we are going to attempt to milk them without tying them. Yikes... Will this work? Have they been trained in just a few days? We also continue our Water Tote project in this video, cleaning the inside of the totes and getting them ready to hold water for our animals. Sign up to our email list so you don't miss any of our videos here - https://www.thisishomesteady.com/join-homesteady-movement/ SUBSCRIBE to our PODCAST HERE - https://www.thisishomesteady.com/subscribe-podcast/ LOVE HOMESTEADY? Help us keep it going! Becoming a Pioneer - You get instant access to the new forum, discounts, and homesteading classes and podcasts! https://www.thisishomesteady.com/head-west-become-pioneer/ Are you shopping at Amazon? Shop through our Amsteady Link http://www.amsteady.com Just click that link then do your regular shopping, it doesn’t cost you any extra but we earn a commission for sending you there. AFFILIATE LINKS To The HOMESTEADING GEAR I use everyday -https://www.thisishomesteady.com/gear-use/ Get Homesteady Tee Shirts (and other clothing) Here - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/homesteady/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za8ss2izZqM

How could we afford to buy a new family car when we are living off of the money we make from Youtube? GET DEBT FREE with DAVE RAMSEY - https://amzn.to/2SYSy8v THE LEAN FARM - https://amzn.to/2Mc4kdl First off, new is relative... hehe.... We bough a new car to us, but the car itself is very un new. It has 136,000 miles. Why would be buy a car with so many miles? Because we avoid debt like the plague. A year ago we paid off our last dollar of debt, and we are never going to go back into debt again. So when it came time to purchase a vehicle for our family to drive in the snow with, we looked at how much cash we saved up since going debt free, and even though we don't make a bunch of money from our vlog, being debt free and buying a used vehicle is allowing us to have what we need on a small youtubers income. Sign up to our email list so you don't miss any of our videos here - https://www.thisishomesteady.com/join-homesteady-movement/ SUBSCRIBE to our PODCAST HERE - iTunes - https://goo.gl/oWorJB Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/homesteady LOVE HOMESTEADY? Help us keep it going! Becoming a Pioneer - You get instant access to the new forum, discounts, and homesteading classes and podcasts! https://www.thisishomesteady.com/head-west-become-pioneer/ Shopping at Amazon through our Amsteady Link - http://www.amsteady.com Just click that link then do your regular shopping, we get a bonus! AFFILIATE LINKS To The HOMESTEADING GEAR I use everyday -https://www.thisishomesteady.com/gear-use/ Get Homesteady Tee Shirts (and other clothing) Here - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/homesteady/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX_G5dKpfAU

How to quit your job and become a farmer! In this video, we interview Morgan Templeton from Aradia Farms. Morgan quit her job at the hospital and is now a full-time farmer. How can a person support themselves as a new farmer? How can you make the transition to being a full-time farmer? How can you earn more money as a farmer? Find our in this video! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENXdnX3tWQE

On this episode of Homesteady, Aunt, Kendra, and the family update us on the changes on the farm throughout 2017. A year ago, Aust and Kendra were going to sell the farm and go on a road trip. Instead, they have had the most productive year on the homestead yet! They updated with major infrastructure improvements and even got a cow. What happened? With small children who don't travel well, and a re-discovered appreciation for their home in Connecticut, Aust and Kendra decided staying at their current homestead was the best choice. Kendra set a goal for the homestead to be NEAT and ORDERLY. 2017 was the year of form and function. Every change, every innovation, had a purpose. Improving the infrastructure on the farm was the number one priority. Our YouTube Video shows the giant machine that made a road to the barn in just one day! An improved, more accessible barn opens many possibilities for Aust and Kendra, and increased efficiency for all barn related tasks. Have a new barn? How about getting pigs earlier, as they can be easily cared for and sheltered in the new barn? Aust and Kendra were able to buy their pigs in April, a whole month earlier than they usually do. The combination of an early start, mild weather, and Stone House Grain led to pigs that were 100 pounds heavier than their previous heaviest batch of pigs. Heavier pigs allowed Aust and Kendra to create more flavors of bacon and sausages with their pigs. Who doesn't like sausages? This year, the farm raised 50 Cornish Cross and 25 Ranger Chickens, plus seventeen new egg layers. This was the first year of raising two different types of chickens, and Just was very impressed with the rangers. Pro Tip from Kendra: Keep the two breeds separate, as the rangers were found to be aggressive towards the Cornish Cross! Raising turkeys seemed like an excellent idea for the oldest Martin child to expand his existing egg selling farm business. However, a shipment of turkeys arrived in very poor health. The two surviving turkeys imprinted on the family as their own flock. With some adventures in turkey behavior notwithstanding, the turkeys have survived the holiday season (so far). Stay tuned... Raising ducks is something that has been done on the homestead before. However, during the at-home butchering process, a few things went awry... SHOUT OUT TO NATHAN: In 2016, Nathan let us know that he had an allergy to duck eggs. Aust does too, and was able to recognize the symptoms thanks to his letter. Between the egg allergy and not wanting to butcher ducks on the homestead, ducks are going to be a "decoration animal" on the farm from this point forward. The biggest adventure? Dairy Cows! Kendra shares her journey exploring which cow is best, taking care of a cow, and birthing her first calf. Spo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKyVKXNT7yw