This content was created by Victor Justin Rhodes. This content was uploaded by Victor Justin Rhodes. This is a YouTube vlog titled "Kicking the Cows out of the House, Just in Time for REMODEL" (created 2023-03-30). The excerpt is an English, multi-speaker farm/family recording in which a primary narrator (SPEAKER A) directs children/family/helpers (SPEAKER B, C, D and named kids like Jonah, Lily, Josiah, Henry) as they move steers and lambs, wean and band/castrate lambs, manage fencing and water, prepare hay and pasture, troubleshoot equipment (hoses, energizer, pig panels), and plan garden and cabin remodeling tasks. Tone is informal and instructional, describing hands-on farm chores and preparations for a barn/cabin remodel.
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Next week we're moving out of our barn house to remodel. Everything's got to clear out, including these steers. While we're at it, let's get these plants out before they wilt, and let's wean these little lambs before they absolutely wear out their mother. That means Nacho and his posse need to go out with the steers, the little lambs in here. Oh, and while we're at it, let's band, castrate the little lamb boys. Water in a different place. You guys stand right here. Jonah, you stand right there. Lily, you want to stand over here?
That's easy.
You guys are free! Look at that, happy as can be. Not really. Okay, we're gonna get you some hay. There's no hay here yet, we just cleared it. There's nothing like room in it to boost this and get it going. Feed them in place, the waste hay stays, becomes organic matter. They manure around it. Hey, I see grass coming up, up over there. All right, let's go get Nacho and his buds. They're gonna have a good time being free too. Look at them just being frisky.
They're ultimately looking towards that direction.
Yeah, they're testing it, man. We need to hurry up and get this fence lit. Here, you can see the grass. Oh my word, holy smokes! That's, uh, some ice cream grass.
Dang, it has some clover in it too.
Heck yeah, this needs to get hot sooner than later. Look, they're gonna test it. Let's get an Energizer. Do you have the Energizer?
You got some hay? Yeah.
And you got the water hose? Yeah. Okay, hold him. I'm afraid They're gonna bust out. They're a little more antsier in there than I thought they would be. They're all up in the floppy area. Our pole barn is now our barn. The garage is no longer our barn. Did I put the Energizer over here? We had to fit the whole farm in 2 containers. Aha!
Come on, Henry, let's go!
Take that in your trough. Hear water going through it.
Another hole in this thing.
Oh, are you serious? Bring that. I can go move the luchadors and you can go find us a hose. Try to— try up at the butchering shed. I think there's some hanging up up there. Well, you don't want to go with me? You said you didn't say— oh, you want up? You went up there with them. I'm just gonna push it right up against it.
Yes, now push it against it like this. Let's just push this right up on it like this.
Yeah, that's fine. I don't think they're going to run right in there without a pig panel.
What is it?
We need a pig panel. Did you find a hose?
Yeah.
Open that wide, we get them in this corner, then you close that. Okay, just calm down, just calm down. Let them have a moment. Give them a little pressure.
Good.
That was drama-free.
Here, and then you just hold that.
Wow.
Up.
1, 2, 3. Super easy. We need to do a little bit of management. Besides, got that field up.
Look, they already scared him.
Who's gonna be the boss?
Nacho. He's about to stumble.
Is he really? Hey, we shouldn't feed the feed by the water because they'll poop in the water. That's all the little hose we got.
Are we done?
No, we got to get the little lambs out. Well, Jonah parked it right here, turned it off. We don't turn Lucky off during the bridge. She's called Lucky for a reason. We're lucky if she starts. She's not starting. See if you can jump her. These pig panels, game changer for management. You gonna have this baby already? Oh, thank you. And then you're coming back down, help. I've been filming a special movie with her, been training her for a month. She's about to have her first calf. You're like 10 days past the due date though. We probably don't know the exact due date, and if we did, it's like humans, you can be off a couple of weeks. Got one little lamb out. There we go, that was easy.
Can I catch the lamb?
Uh, you can. Well, let's get moms out, huh? Oh, what teenagers. Okay, open that up and we'll get this lamb out. This is a Judah, uh, a Show-Me sheep, right? These are our new little lambs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and I guess we have 2 out with Nacho. We had 8 this year. Sorry you did not see those births. We need somebody to come run sheep. We can do this.
How do you know?
Cut my first catch. Don't know if I should put her in the trailer though. Are you gonna be able to get that started? We're just gonna have to do this one at a time. You're so cute. Josiah, can you come help carry lambs? Bring it in. Just maneuver it off. Nope, you're getting the balls back in there. It's tricky, you just got to do it. There you go. Okay, so Hope and this one goes in this round. Josiah, you want to grab—
or Johnny, you want to grab Hope?
That'll calm them a little bit. Going to cut the, uh, band off again. That's no worries. It's hard to do it first. Put it deep in like Lily said. Go way wide like this. Let me see. Let me see. Good job. Your first band. How's it feel? All right. Thank God for this mobile Ram case. Bulletproof. Although they could probably crawl under. If we get lucky, Grandma and Grandma will be home soon. Huh, I doubt that was it, but maybe. Grandma will never know until she watches the vlog, and then it'll be cute. She's getting isolated. Could be any day. You guys ready to plant a garden? Yeah, he's a good sport. He doesn't even know what that means. You gonna plant, Henry? Are you gonna help Josiah on his motorcycle? Whoops. Some cow must have gotten here. Now the auger is over with all the tools. It's not on the hallway anymore. Raspberries need to go out soon. The boys are leveling the area where we're putting them.
How are we gonna do this?
What, get moved?
Yeah, let's see.
We have today and 2 more days. I'm gonna get in wrap it away mode. We'll get it. You excited about moving into that cabin? Woo!
I'm excited for this house to get remodeled, but the whole moving thing really is a drag. I mean, the whole like my family still has to eat and like have somewhere to stay.
Oh, I know.
Get in, let me show you how this auger on.
He's dying to use this auger. You open that up wide, you turn your trigger while you hold this shut, you're good. Oh, load Henry cart. Onion, the only vegetable I love. I can get behind this onion planting.
When everybody's done, they have to come to the garden. I'm not planting all these by ourselves.
Why not? You and I could plant this in like 10 minutes.
Let's—
oh yeah, yeah.
Should I go through the house? It's cleared out.
Yeah.
You coming with?
Yeah, come on, come on.
Over here, plant it over here. Plant it in the hole. Plant in the hole. Yep, here, come. Yep, bring it over here. Then you put it in there. See, watch. 1, 2, 3. That's all you got to do. Okay, then you put it in there. See?
