In this family‑oriented farm vlog, the hosts work together to repair and relocate a pastured poultry pen based on Joel Salatin’s 10 × 10 design. They identify and fix rotten boards, replace a broken net support, and improvise a makeshift strap using a hose and rope to pull the pen out of tall grass and move the chicks onto pasture. While working, they discuss the pen’s dimensions compared to Salatin’s original 12 × 12 model, note that the covered pen protects the birds while allowing grass access, and mention plans for a future meat shawl project. Mid‑vlog, the narrator announces a live webinar on May 14th celebrating “100 Days of Growing Food,” promising to share lessons from the past two years and answer viewer questions. The segment then shifts to an early Mother’s Day celebration: the family selects and purchases potted flowers and gifts for Grandma and Papa, engages in playful banter, and presents the gifts, concluding with a brief reminder to finish chores before dark. The overall tone is collaborative, instructional, and upbeat, highlighting hands‑on farm problem‑solving, community learning, and family bonding.
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I'm looking for a rope. Is that one? It's too short. Ah, too short. Can't find a rope, but I did find this— an old hose. My goal is to get this pestered poultry pen out to the grass, get the chicks out on the grass today. It's only got two major problems that I can see, is this board is rotten over there, so it's going to need to be replaced. That's, that's for this hinge, hinge lid. And then that board supporting the poultry net is broken too. This thing is buried in tall grass and there's no real Our strap, our original strap, is long gone to pull this thing. So I'm gonna have to figure out how to just rig this thing up until we can get a legit one going. I think I can slip it through and under and out.
Wait, I lifted it up. Looks like I've already done that and I have a rope attached.
Who knew? Can I pull it out of the jungle?
Oh my, oh my, oh my.
Inch at a time.
You guys all right? This is going a lot easier once we got out of that original spot. Oh my, that's where we'll work on it, Josiah. Oh, close. Scrap piece of wood. We're gonna have to find something longer. The old hauler depot. Too short. Found one. Too short. There we go.
Papa, we're talking to Grandma Belle. Good afternoon.
Yeah, good morning there. Looking nice in your funky outfit. Hey, you look sharp too, buddy. Did you put fuel in it?
No, I don't know where the fuel is. Oh, never mind.
You gotta get fuel, honey.
It's empty.
Let's see if this will work, kids. Watch out. Get in.
Let's see if we can just screw the old board into our new board.
I think that's gonna work.
I pulled out all the old screws save one nail. Bring me that hammer, please. Why do we have a nail here? I have no idea. Next, let's replace this board.
The pin is ready.
Uh-oh, Jonah. Do you think we can fit through here? I know we can't fit through this one. Will you go turn off our fence? We're gonna have to pull it down. We got that pulled up. Let's get it out in the field, Mr. Brown. You ready? You gonna help me with this? Ready? Yeah, everybody go! Wow, it is easier with you guys helping. Start, start hauling chicks! Let's go, it's time!
Go get the chicks!
Oh wait, what happened to our big bin? No, use this. Go ahead. Oh, you can't get it? Okay. Did you end up just carrying one, Mr. Brown? Just set them in. Don't, don't throw them in. Hey, is this much better, guys, or what? How are you guys? You about mowed this area? Turn my sheep water on. There it is. You helping too, Lily, in your pretty dress? Good, stay right there. No, no, turn around.
Right here.
Stay right here. You got it?
Hang on. Hang on. Hangin' on, hangin' on. Hangin' on. Hangin' on.
Time out from the show for a second. Two things, totally forgot to mention them. Yesterday when I shot the vlog, so I'll mention today as I'm editing. One, that pastured poultry pen, it's a proven design from Joel Salatin himself. His are a bit bigger, they're 12 by 12. This is a 10 by 10, works great. It's covered, it protects the birds. I haven't given up on the meat shawl, I just gotta wait until my goose grows up a bit to be able to protect them. But until then, Joel Salatin's pen at least gets them on grass. They're not able to free-range, but at least we got them on grass and nobody's dying. The second thing, we're doing a live webinar Monday night, May 14th. We will have the replay available too, but I want you to come to the live show. We're going to talk about and celebrate the 100 Days of Growing Food, what we did wrong 2 years ago, what we did right, and answer any specific questions you have to help you with your growing season. So I hope to see you guys there. Please Do come. You sign up for that down in the link in the description. Back to the show.
We are celebrating Mother's Day a day early with our moms. It's actually Mother's Day for you guys when this comes out, so happy Mother's Day. And get something that's, that's neutral, something like that.
No, I can't.
Why? I want that one, guys.
You guys want to get this for Granny?
That's very nice.
Okay, so this is for Papa's mom. This? What do you think?
You like this one for Grandma?
No. You don't think Grandma would like that? Okay, we'll come back.
Why are they so indecisive? I don't know.
Only one I could find.
That's one way to carry it around the store.
Jonah, do you like this one or one of those ones? There's one over here.
I think I want this one.
Oh, you want this one?
Yeah.
Did they have them already in nice pots though?
Because I don't want to have to transplant. Yeah, find them in nice pots. See, all these have nice pots.
See, this has like a nice pot that she can just like use it. We don't have to like transplant it.
This, this, this, this.
Okay, they like this one, the red one. Whoa, whoa. Careful.
Do you want to go get a smaller one?
That would have been nice.
Okay, just have to—
Get like a regular red one.
They have one that's like a regular red one, but it's small and it's like a wagon.
Okay, I like this one too. Like the ones people are pushing around.
Like a grocery store cart.
Well, let me bring this one and see if it's okay with you.
Okay, no, get one like that. Sure, if it's smaller, it's fine.
Hydrangea. I like a hydrangea.
That's a little better.
Should we buy a lily for Grandma? You like this one? Yeah, let's put the red one down there. This one.
Lily's picked I agree, that's a nice one. They're gonna love them.
We had those in our wedding. I carried the white. I carried the white and my bridesmaids carried the pink.
We got the flowers, let's go!
Oh, isn't that sweet?
Hey, Grandma!
Oh, hi!
Happy early Mother's Day!
Power.
Close your eyes.
Close your eyes.
Close your eyes.
All right, give it to her.
Oh, thank you. I know.
What's going on?
We got a birdhouse. We got a baby birdhouse in here.
At least the mama ain't here.
Cute.
How many are there?
I think 4.
What's this? Oh, Grandma's got her dog.
Only for— only till tonight. Yes, good boy, sit down.
Good boy. Is it time to do gifts?
Yep, Grandma's got to come over here.
This is for Mommy.
I like it.
That's why I said Papa would like it too, because it's a book reader. And these come with it too.
Grandma, you've spoiled me rotten for a long time, and I just like to say this is no time to slack off.
That was right on time. Yeah, you're just like your mother.
Happy Mother's Day.
Thank you.
A day early.
I know this is—
but we won't be in town tomorrow.
Yeah. Oh, that is It's beautiful. I picked it out. I want to put it right here. Is that okay?
Yay!
Do you think that's good?
Mm-hmm. Did everybody say happy Mother's Day?
Happy Mother's Day!
Well, we're back home. We didn't let them out today because we were leaving.
