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Oh boy did I screw up as a content creator! We love the life that we lead but sometimes, as with all things, it gets a little stressful, fast paced, and overwhelming. So I had to chose something to set aside for awhile and that something was content creating. SO lately all you've seen from us is from MARCH. It's August! So now that things are slowing down I was ready to start creating and sharing our life on the farm again... but then I made a terrible mistake and it cost me MONTHS of footage. SO here's a recap of what you've missed out on and we're going to look into the silver lining of such a great loss of content!

Hey there! Welcome back to Rootbound Homestead. Todays quick video is all about a quick and healthy drink, made with things you already have on hand. Here's a quick list: 1. Reduces inflammation. 2. Boosts the immune system. 3. Aids digestion. 4. Lowers blood sugar levels. 5. Prevents heart disease. 6. Improves mood. 7. Supports brain function and improves memory. Thank you, see you next time!

Today's video is a short tutorial about using other items, or even junk, and repurposing, upcycling, and recycling them into new things! This old entertainment center was upcycled into a new nesting box for our chickens here on the homestead. Anything you can think of that holds straw and a chicken can be used to house them while they lay eggs! All you need is a little imagination and a willingness to use what you already have laying around your own farm!

#nigeriandwarfgoats #assistedgoatbirth #kiddingseason Birth is a WONDERFUL experience! It's an exciting thing to be present for but sometimes it's scary and stressful! Mossy is a veteran Mini goat momma! She always kids out with EASE and little to no assistance! But today is going to be different. Very different! I'm going to have to go in! Come along with us on our Mini Dairy Goat Farm and help me kid out Mossy the Nigerian Dwarf Goat!

#SavingBabyAnimals #NigerianDwarfGoat #Homesteading This is my WORST nightmare! We do our very best to keep good records on when our mini goats conceive and are due to kid but sometimes things just don't go the way you plan for them to. On a cold day in March our Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Hailey, gave birth an entire week early! This is an EMERGENCY! Even though I find her quickly after she's delivered it looks like it may be an almost total loss! Can I save this little mini goats life? Follow along as we persevere to save her

#DairyGoats #MilkTestingGoats #RaisingNigerianDwarfGoats We did a big thing this year! We joined ADGA Plus! Which means that we are participating in DHIR (Dairy Herd Improvement Registry). That means that we're milk testing! This is a COMPLETELY new thing for our herd! We go over bottle feeding, the testing itself, and how this milk testing is going to help me make big decisions in my herd! Come along with me on my first milk test and drop any questions that you have down in the comments!

Our gilt, Socks, is going to have piglets soon! We are really excited!

#DairyGoats #MilkRoomMakeover #RaisingNigerianDwarfGoats We have a small break between kidding does but MILK TESTING is quickly approaching... like tomorrow! The only bad thing is, I tore my milk room apart, the night of milk out... I have A LOT TO DO! We also bring you along to see where our new inground garden will be and the goats get into a dangerous situation while we try to clear the space!

#NigerianDwarfGoats #MiniGoats #DairyGoatFarm Kidding Season is in FULL SWING and we have some of the TINIEST BABIES we've ever had on the farm! It's amazing to see the differences between two sets of twins! They may be tiny but they are so CUTE and so full of ENERGY! Come Hang out with these sweet baby goats and me!

#farmvlog #homesteading #barnpets Spring is right around the corner and we are ready for it to get here! But we have some not so great news at the farm. We’ve had some tough losses as we head fur5he4 into our mini goat kidding season

#BabyGoat #GoatBirth #RaisingMiniGoats I'll never quite understand how quickly and amazingly balance will enter into our lives. On the heels of a terrible and traumatic loss... we're blessed with this surprise birth! We knew our Mini Goat was going to have a baby soon but we weren't sure how soon! Meet the cutest and smallest baby goat you've ever see! She's the Smallest Baby Goat born on our Mini Goat Farm with the BIGGEST personality! Meet Mighty Mouse!

#NigerianDwarfGoats #LiveGoatBirth #RaisingMiniGoats Kidding Season has FINALLY begun! I feel like I've been waiting for forever and Willow is the first Nigerian Dwarf Goat Doe to kid this year! She's a lovely mini goat and one of my favorites! I couldn't believe it when she went into labor! We love our Nigerian Dwarf Goats! There's nothing like being there when these mini baby goats are born!

#nigeriandwarfgoat #goatbirth #minidairygoats Last time you joined us for Willows Birth Story! But today is Tiana's Turn! She's one of our beautiful nigerian dwarf goats. She's got the most expressive blue eyes and she's a real sweetheart! So when I realized I was FINALLY going to be there for an entire birth of hers (Shes SUPER SNEAKY when it comes to kidding!) I was so excited! But I didn't expect to have to assister her in a tough birth with not the best outcomes!

#CaringForChickens #ChickDays #ChickBrooder It's another weekend on the farm and I'm realizing with an incubator full of chicks that I am quickly running out of room! So that means that the chicks we hatched 3 weeks ago need to move to the larger brooder out in the barn. Here are some ways that we make sure we're setting our chicks up for an easy transition from indoors to outdoors. The best purchase you could make for your chicks is a heating plate! We love it! The chicks love it! AND it's SAFE!

#FarmVlog #RaisingMuscovyDucks #MiniatureDonkeys Spring is HERE! Life is popping up EVERYWHERE on the farm and as we approach kidding season it seems we have MANY species that are expecting chicks, poults, muscovlings soon! It's crazy how much we have going on and I am so excited at the possibilities beginning on the farm! Let's catch up with the Muscovy Ducks, the Bees, the Garden, The Mini Donkeys, the Goats and of course we're incubating more eggs!!! LIFE ABUNDANT here on Mulberry Branch Farm at the moment!

Many of us have a kind of longing for freedom from artificial ties. Life in the wilderness with no paid for running water or electricity. Also, no supermarkets, no drug stores, and no medical facilities. I wouldn’t survive, would you?

As an older, off-grid couple living out in the woods and building a homestead with a YouTube channel. We get many questions about how we got here, how we do it, whether it is easy, how we preserve our food, whether we grow our food, etc. We decided to answer 10 of your most popular questions about living off the grid.

Starting a homestead can be very overwhelming. We want to encourage you to take it one step at a time. Don't put your drive to being self sufficient in a box because it can't fit into just one box. It's incredibly gratifying raising your own food, connecting with the Earth, and pledging to treat it with respect. We have all had successes and failures in dreaming up and creating our homestead. Please watch and learn from us!

#homesteading #farmvlog #adayinthelife One day on the homestead can be an adventure. We wake up with an idea of ALL the things that we need to touch or complete. A unique to do list. Rarely does the day stick to our idea of what it should be. I'm going to bring you along on a frosty morning that turns warm. We have morning chores, proactive chores, and some chores that just give us disappointment.

#NigerianDwarfGoats #BabyGoats #GoatCare We're in the HOME STRETCH to the beginning of Kidding Season! Today we're prepping Does that are 1 Month Away and Moving other Nigerian Dwarf Goat Does into the kidding stalls that are 1 week away! We're showing you how we set up our Mini Goat girls for success! This helps them have a great advantage at the beginning of labor and also sets me up for success as well with smoother and easier births!