Who’s killing our turkeys!?

Who gave that cat so much food?

Henry, probably.

No. How many we got, Henry? Get in. I know. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. Dang. Okay, 12. Shoot. Two Man lost his power. Come here. For a year and a half, Two Man has kept us predator-free. Looks like a hawk to take out the innards.

Well, everywhere.

Oh, they were?

Yeah. So that's why I think it's the goose.

Oh really?

Because it had a broken leg.

Yeah, there was a crippled one with a broken leg. We're gonna be extra careful. Our goal is to have 1 turkey a month. We're down to 12, so thankfully we have extra from last year, so we still have a couple of spare. But I don't want to lose anymore. Let's not lose anymore. Okay, no more risk. The handy thing about this chicken tractor, we're going to keep this door shut and now they're fully 100% protected. We have the freedom to let people out or we have the freedom to keep them shut. We put up this net so now these guys have double protection. Somebody's got to to get through the net and through the chicken tractor. Aerial predators cannot get them because there's a roof. Why didn't I do this all along? Well, I liked that they had more of a free range. Like, even though they're on grass and they have plenty of sun, they want to be free. Look at that. I mean, they're pretty free in there comparatively, and tomorrow they're moving so they get a whole new paddock. They'll move every day. Look, the goose misses them. Oh, look, hear that? Crows. These guys are little enough for crows. I bet it wasn't a hawk, and crows are pretty smart. Hear them? So now I know crows will eventually figure out the two-man. Now it takes them a lot longer than to figure out a scarecrow. The little little guys. The little guys enough for a crow under a chicken tractor. Oh, it's kind of lonely over there. But I'm pretty sure they'd rather be alive than run around.

La la la Let me be free.

Anybody getting these guys? It doesn't look like it. Maybe they're past the age of vulnerability. You ready for battle? Huh? Taking the fine comb to my job yesterday. He takes pride in the place. Four days these guys have been in here. It's been dry for North Carolina. We haven't had rain in, I don't know, a week and a half, so the ground is really compact. I'm thinking if we wet this down, they'll peel a little easier. Beautiful One says they're too slow, gotta get our garden in. Getting soaked. Feed on the ground to encourage them. Hey, I think we got it, Gideon. Sloppy mess now. We see who's getting the turkeys. Look at this. Good call putting them up. Look at that. Look at that hawk. Why move Balloon Man? Because—

is the goose out?

Wow. We might want to— wow, wow. Trick to moving them in the day, right next to where they are. This poor pasture we're using chickens to help build up, so it hadn't rained. It's compact. It's one of the best things we can do for their pasture. Just had the chickens on it, they tilled some. We're gonna do a light till with a drag. Where we planted last week, it's coming up nice. That gives me hope as I work on this hot day to seed this. Hey, who wants to seed? I'll do it. Okay, you can't seed, especially if it's not gonna rain. You can't just seed, you have to mulch. Lily, let's start picking up rocks.

Oh, it's just—

I dig them up. No, they're not digging out the creek, they're putting rocks next to it so it doesn't wash out. Okay, get in. You got that? Temporary. Gideon, you got to come back up this way, up towards the fence. They want to help. All right, keep walking, keep walking this way, Gideon. Yeah, straight up, straight up along that compost. Gideon, we're out of there. We're out of the chicken's range. Come back right here. Come back over to this corner. Where are you going? We haven't gotten there yet. Just where we did it. This way. Look at my fingers. Point over here. Oh my, think about this. For every rock you pick up is an extra bite of grass for Blaze. Yeehaw! Our future self will thank us. Work hard now and reap the benefits later. Why don't you back up right here? We'll take these rocks out of here. One horse bite, two horse bites, three horse bites. Hey, good job on that wall, my man. Fortified our bank there. The pretty place. You see why I call it the pretty place? Here's you some water, dog. Thank you. How you enjoying the sauna? It's too much.

It's too much.

What are you doing out here?

Half of these tomatoes were falling over. I got cucumbers, Justin.

All right.

Let me show you. I'm so excited.

Cucumber.

Cucumber. Cucumber. So when I go to the grocery store today— I know, pick it.

No more buying cucumbers.

So excited. You have no idea the excitement level that is going on in my body. I just don't— I can't show it because I'm so tired.

Yeah, what do you call those? Oh, where are you gonna put them?

Let's make— let's make cucumber and carrot. Go pull some carrots. Let's do cucumbers and carrots.

We have carrots from the garden in our fridge. Perfect. That'll be for lunch. On today's episode of Burn It Up Cooking Show, we got literal liquid gold. It's even golden color. Colostrum. What are we going to do with colostrum? We're going to make colostrum custard. We're doubling the recipe. 6 cups colostrum. Look at how yellow that is. What's colostrum taste like? Well, it's a hair salty, but it's made for sealing the gut. So if you're gonna have leaky gut, which is— we suspect I did or do, that's gonna help. I say did because I'm doing a lot better. My feet are feeling a lot better, I've got more energy, but we're gonna keep it up. I just realized that was unnecessary because we are not gonna mix the milk until the end. I could have kept it in its jar. This is a farm-friendly meal. 6 eggs, tablespoons honey. Yes, we get honey by the gallon, one of our main sweeteners. That and maple syrup. Very low in carbs, which is good if you're watching your blood sugar like I am. Half a teaspoon of salt. Remember, we're doubling this. Simple recipe. 3 teaspoons vanilla. We're gonna whisk that together. I should have poured directly into a heating pot for that milk because We're gonna heat it up. Milk is warm. That did not take very long. Mix in our eggs. I could do cute little custard dishes, but I'm not finding our little jars, so I'm gonna do a pie. I'm pretty sure you bake it with water around it. I don't know what that does. Yeah, keeps it moist, I guess. Bake on 325, I think, for about an hour. You reckon this is done even though it's a little jello-y? She says yes. She didn't even look at it. There it is. It jiggles. Jiggles. We're gonna let it cool, then we'll put it in the fridge and it will harden up. Hey, you afraid you're gonna drown, huh? What? Afraid you might drown? Well, looks like you created a space. Can you stand up? Yeah. What are you doing, naked tail? Well, you're getting a sun today. And we've cooled it off. After supper, who's gonna eat Eat some caustic custard with me. Seal that gut. You want to seal that gut back? You want some, Henry? You're game. Lily, you game? Yeah, you're my dessert buddy, aren't you? He's the only one likes squash pie with me. What's that water for?

For you.

Oh no, thank you. You can have it. Sprinkle a little cinnamon on this if you like the texture of custard. Now, is it saying something? That nobody will eat this with me? I put a little chocolate chips in it. It's a little eggy. I probably could have doubled the egg— the honey. Why won't you eat this? I don't need to. Well, how do you know? Gideon, why won't you eat this?

Because I don't like it.

Josiah, why won't you eat this? Never said I wouldn't. Oh, well, eat some. Did you try it? Yes, it's terrible. What's taste like? I don't know, but it's not good. So what are you going for? What's good? Cream? Cream and strawberries? Yeah. I bet if I put more honey in it, y'all might like it. Maybe. Come on, take a big bite. Where are you guys convinced? You want to go with us tomorrow? Rebecca, you ready? We're going to Kentucky. She's not ready. She's tired. She said we're going all the way to Kentucky. We're gonna pick up the new Pretty Shawl from my co-author for Homestead Builds. You're ready to see the Pretty Shawl, aren't you? And hang out with Mrs. Slattery. Now Chris has gotten married. So we're gonna have a bit of a double date tomorrow for lunch. All right, happy day. See y'all then.