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O'Driscoll Family Homestead Experiment
Canada
Приєднався 24 лют 2018
Our family recently relocated from British Columbia to Nova Scotia to reunite with our family on the east coast, have our children grow up with their cousins, and to build a happy and sustainable life on Cape Breton Island. We recently purchased 27 acres and a home in the Cape Breton Highlands.
We are beginning to build our homestead from scratch as of September 2020. We have never done this before. If you are looking for seasoned professional homesteading families to follow on UA-cam, you should probably look elsewhere.
Email: whatallgoeson@gmail.com
We are beginning to build our homestead from scratch as of September 2020. We have never done this before. If you are looking for seasoned professional homesteading families to follow on UA-cam, you should probably look elsewhere.
Email: whatallgoeson@gmail.com
Good bye
Time Stamps
5:46 Why we haven’t been posting
8:48 Was the experiment a success?
12:42 Starting a New Channel
13:22 THANK YOU
If you would like to follow our next adventure you can subscribe to our new channel.
New Found Lands: www.youtube.com/@NewFoundLands/featured
Thank you everyone for following along with us, it has enriched our experience in so many ways. We will still be around but not posting as regularly because we are no longer in Nova Scotia.
We cannot thank you enough for being here with us. Again, do not subscribe to the new channel if you are not interested, we will still be around and if we start homesteading again in the future, we will let you know :)
5:46 Why we haven’t been posting
8:48 Was the experiment a success?
12:42 Starting a New Channel
13:22 THANK YOU
If you would like to follow our next adventure you can subscribe to our new channel.
New Found Lands: www.youtube.com/@NewFoundLands/featured
Thank you everyone for following along with us, it has enriched our experience in so many ways. We will still be around but not posting as regularly because we are no longer in Nova Scotia.
We cannot thank you enough for being here with us. Again, do not subscribe to the new channel if you are not interested, we will still be around and if we start homesteading again in the future, we will let you know :)
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Red Island Trail Cape Breton
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We went for a short hike in St. Ann's Bay along the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton. This trail is called Red Island Trail, it is maintained localy and it is a lovely, short hike!
Avoid a Disaster By Choosing This Fence!
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The timeless fence posts helped to avoid a disaster when a large tree fell on our fence.
Marine Atlantic Ferry ⛴️ Nova Scotia 👉 Newfoundland (Why are you like this?!)
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We went to Newfoundland last month. The trip went exactly as expected.
It's Winter
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A little peak of what we are up to in the Winter in Nova Scotia. Mostly just snow stuff.
The End of Growing Season
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We have reached the end of the 2022 growing season! We butchered our pigs and sheep and get out in the Kioti CK3610 for a bit a fun. Then we settled in to enjoy Christmas. Last years butcher video: ua-cam.com/video/0A2iBvCItR0/v-deo.html
Oh hey (we're back)
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We are back from a short hiatus. This is a quick update on the somewhat uneventful break 😅
This Small Mistake Had a BIG Imapct 😡 😭
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The homestead took a hit this week! All my tomatoes :(
A Day Of Homestead Eating
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Today I share three meals all made with the abundance of produce and meat we have right here on our homestead! Join us for a day of delicious eating. I love food. #homesteadingfamily #canadianhomesteaders
Homestead Electric Fence Set Up
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Skip ahead to the electric fence set up at 6:50 if you prefer! In todays video after we get the chores squared away by having a peek in the greenhouse, cutting some wood, and moving the livestock, we are sharing all about our electric fencing set up. If you are new here we are Jenny and Dominic, we moved to this 26 acre property in Nova Scotia two years ago and have been building a homestead fr...
The Day Everything Went Wrong
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We are just trying to keep the sheep, pigs and chickens from escaping the homestead.
Summer Homestead Tour + Subscriber Gift (Vlog)
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We are Jenny and Dominic, we are learning to homestead since August of 2020 on our property in Nova Scotia, Canada. This week we are deep into summer chores with moving our pastured pigs, butchering chickens, and pretending we know how to garden. We make it official with a handmade sign for our homestead and find the time to take you on a mini tour of all of the things we have going on on our h...
Beginners Guide To Butchering Chickens At Home
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This is an introduction into the process of butchering chickens at home. If you are thinking about butchering your own chickens but are unsure if you could do it or not, I encourage you to try it! We started doing this with no prior experience beyond watching youtube videos. If you can’t get to a workshop or visit someone nearby to see how they do it, you can still cutcher your own chickens at ...
Thinking about sheep on your homestead? Watch this!
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Thinking about sheep on your homestead? Watch this!
where did these chickens come from? (vlog)
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where did these chickens come from? (vlog)
another exciting day on the homestead 🐖
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another exciting day on the homestead 🐖
Kioti Tractor - Not the Right Implement For The Job
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Kioti Tractor - Not the Right Implement For The Job
An Average Evening on The Homestead
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An Average Evening on The Homestead
incredible greenhouse . what are the measurements please.
Thankyou 😊
Not many people give up something like this. I hope you got a good price for it.
Hi mrs O hope your doing well from a student of your 2022 third grade class from Nova Scotia❤
Be careful just had mine eat itself and almost kill me in the process if you do maintenance on these make sure absolutely everything is clear and every bolt is fine if not replace it and use loctite on Everything
If I had a hog/pig that wanted to bite me,it would probably become MY food quickly.
worst stupid operator i have seen
Wire Face shield: unused. Oh well.
I bet it makes good coffee.
4:20 wow! I just picked those same panels up for $28/each at Tractor Supply in Bangor, ME.... the 4 gauge panels.
A purpose built shredder shreds really well. A purpose built chipper chips really well. Combine the two into a single machine, and the results are only satisfactory. I think the minimum engine size would be about 8 hp for around the house and maybe an acre or less. I have a 30 year old relict from the past with an 8hp engine. But I only chip and shred small amounts of landscape debris around my home. I would certainly go bigger if I have what you have. It all boils down to $$$$$$ vs $.
Sad for me, this was the first and only Canadian homesteading channel that I found. Everything else I watch is in the states so it's not as relatable. BUT, how amazing and exciting. Hope you're enjoying and the family is doing well!
Hey. I know you guys have moved to South Korea now. But just a quick question and comment. Your experiment was awesome to see. What area of NS were you located. Hope things are going well for everyone.
Where is this in Nova Scotia
What months do you get pigs and what month do you harvest them April to October and what kind of piggs are best or it doesn't matter
Is there a blueprint for this ?
Nice coop, whats the material list, id love to make one for my wife
Im sorry not sorry , what an efin hack job .
titleis a lie you had one person helpin at the start stress testing by climbing on it
My son lived in S. Korea for 8 years - and loved it - 2 years in a private school - 1 year in a university and 5 years with Korean Air. Good money for english studies - everyone there wants to speak english. Sign your kids up for various hagwons depending on their interests.
How has it held up to this point in time? Do you find water collecting in-between your strapping and plastic (especially on the long sides)? I 'd love to make something similar so looking for any feedback. Thanks!
The first year it was great! The major thing was that we live in a place that gets quite a bit of snow. Dominic was always home to brush it off so that it didn't get warped. The chickens lived in it that winetr, which was a great success! The next year, we changed our plans (we moved last summer) and we went to Newfoundland for a week in March of 2023 and there was a snow storm while we were away and the greenhouse sadly did not survive. So, it does need to be maintained. There were no chickens in it at the time (they were rehomed!). I think that as long as you are there to ensure quick repairs, it will be good to you. Also, do not let sheep in, they will eat all your tomoatoes and you will never emotionally recover.
Krist Novoselic ? Is that you? gone into Witness Protection? your secret is safe with me
I had to google this. There was one Christmas where Dominic got in to cricket and grew a mustache like this. I wish I had a picture lol
@@ODriscolls Cricket can apparently do strange things to a person. Well, the good news is, the Son of God is back. Be on the watch for his 'hidden manna' yo.
THANK YOU! I was about to give up and just do a more open fire but it was killing me to think of burning so much of my good house heat wood. So glad I saw this, instead now I'll just set up my cinder blocks a little differently (this even uses less blocks than what I was going to make) and make a more compact rocket style stove like yours.
Ahhh! That is awesome!! I hope that it works! It felt like it took a long time for it to get started and a long time to boil down but it didn't take much wood at all. It was a fun day!
How long does the plast last, and how long do the wood touching the ground last?
They will rot! They lasted longer than the greenhouse did. It didn't survive the second winter because we were not there to brush the snow off for one storm. I think we would have gotten a few years out of it though
Cattle Panel (16ft 50" /4 gauge = in 2024 $35.00 in Minnesota-USA
What were the real reasons for leaving your NS homestead behind? Was the subpar healthcare one of the determining factors? Thanks
This was absolutely a contributing factor. Dom and I are both teachers and this also contributed. Having quick and easy access to health care in Korea has been incredible. It's a shame we can't have that at home.
Would homesteading in Korea be cheaper?
I'm not sure! There are a lot of farms where we live right now. Might be!
North Korea or South Korea? You do realize that NK is a HERMIT KINGDOM with the most communist regime state in the world. The demilitarized zone is deadly and super dangerous. South Korea on the other hand is poor underdeveloped and properly worse to live in. People are Korean and don’t understand English. In my opinion if I were one of you, I’d move to Europe and get better standard of living and more freedom than in SOUTH Korea. NEVER EVER EVER menshion NK or the Kim regime.
tnx for sharing I can do it also now
I hope it works out!
Great work
Thank you!
Your title is misleading! One Person Build, my arse! I saw your two Munchkin Helpers!!😂 Love the video, the build, and your explanations! I have a well built, wooden coop, but, I'll be building a greenhouse soon, and this is my plan.
We don't want all the credit going to her head hahaha
How'd that greenhouse work over the winter?
It was OK while we were home. The first winter, it was fine because Dominic was always home to tend to it and pull the snow off (we had the chickens living in it and it was great). The second winter, we did not have chickens and left for a week, and we obviously had 200cm of snow in that one week. It did not survive.
@@ODriscolls oh my goodness. I miss they snow so much. Anyhow. Keep up the good work in SK.
“Run it by the boss”... Be a man! She didn’t help you at all, and you need her input!? What a girly man are you! WOW! You are the boss F00L! If you are man enough to assume the position! Fe males NEVER respect a man that is not a MAN!
I’ve been daydreaming about how to make my very first high tunnel happen on the cheap, I’ve watched quite a few videos so far but yours is now my favorite. I’m like you I learn how to do things as I go, it was helpful for me to hear you talk through How you wanted to make it come to life. If all those little details you don’t think of until you’re in the moment, so I appreciate your video, thanks! I live in a very high wind area, so I might consider crisscrossing some straps over the top and anchoring somehow
Thank you so much for the comment! We are also in a high wind area (regularly gusting 80-100km/hr through the winter). We chose a spot on the property we felt was a little sheltered from the wind.
Great build. Good work. You can stain the wood, and that provides some protection against bugs in my area. They are non toxic when dry, but some people have their doubts. We have some flying bugs, that nest in untreated wood. I'd also be concerned that zip ties would rot. I'd likely use perhaps metal wire.
Good tip!
re the fencing used for goats- I look up polywire or mobile net, not see what you have. Is there a name for that kind of fence system or did you make it from various items?
If you google portable sheep netting you might find it. We got it from a company called fence fast in canada, as well as one at our local coop. The brand name of the one we had was Gallagher
Thanks so much for sharing your journey. May you find great happiness and success with your next chapter!!
Thank you!
use the softwood for firewood. its basically all anyone burns in western canada, no issues
This small, undersized, and underpowered chipper may be adequate for up to an acre-sized lot, but it is totally inadequate for the amount of land and trees you have. You should choose a prosumer/pro-grade chipper in the $3000+ USD range, with a capacity of at least 4.5". It's also highly suggested that you get a chipper-only machine rather than a chipper/shredder combination machine unless you have a need to create fine mulch. Chipper-only machines typically have a much larger chipping capacity for the same price and do a much better job of chipping than combo machines.
Yes, we bought this before we had a tractor. Would probably have done PTO knowing then what we know now.
Best of luck in South Korea guys! All the best
Thanks Nicolas! Still enjoy watching your videos. -Dom
Wow I have no idea how I didn’t see this until now!
😅 it's a big change!
I subscribed thank you ! I am going to build one to use as a green house but didn’t know how to keep panels in place by myself, I get winds here also so will get wood stakes to hold mine in place. Your little helper is just to cute ☺️
As soon as you said hinge I know you were from eastern Canada, sounds like Nova Scotia Hubby sounds like he's a caper
Haha good ear! I (Jenny) am a caper (this was all filmed in Cape Breton) and my husband is a Newfoundlander
Welcome to Nova Scotia. Wishing you great success with your new home& property. After 36 years policing in Ontario, we too purchased land in Nova Scotia. Having 50 acres, we purchased a saw mill and built our retirement home from trees harvested off our own land. Your channel is inspiring me to start our own.
How to store the meat without them getting spoiled?
We had big freezers that could fit it all.
We waited for cold enough days forcasted a few days in a row. This is a little risky in November but it worked out!
I have been in Cape Breton for 10 years. I wish I had gotten to know you. Great channel. Good luck with your future.
One of my very good friends bought your property. We both worked in Moncton but now both live on Cape Breton Island. I just live a 10 minutes up the road. Sunday I will be going to the property to help Lee with a support for the green house and a few things he needed help with. Good luck with everything.
That's grand. I wish I had met more people around too. -Dom
One of my best friends bought your property. I live just up the road.
Hey I just jumped on here for the first time in a while. I hope they are happy with their new spot!
Super happy I found your channel! No doubt, life got a bit busy and you two kept up the video making for quite some time. Our family is going through a similar journey now - though not in Cape Breton area. =p
Time is money. Invest in a draw knife to remove the bark from your logs. I'd suggest a queen post approach to brace the sides of the hoop house. I've found that hog rings are much better for tying the cattle panels together. Good luck, snow is difficult to deal with.
Back blade is a bad idea for snow removal. IMO: #1- inverted snowblower rear mount #2 front push box If financed an issue, chose push box You will regret a back blade and a back reverse blowerr Driving in reverse constantly gets old within 60 seconds!