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Nate is finally back on the pod! The farmers talk about the freezing weather, overdue meat chickens, lamb baby boom, pig AI, and the future of With My Hands Homestead. Check us out on instagram for more regular updates! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

In this solo episode April gives some end of summer updates. We talk Turkeys, why people are back to eating Walmart meat, Corny went broody, and small garden update --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

This is a quick solo episode to fill you in on some farm updates. We are so close to being done with meat chickens for the year yay! We also got our batch of turkeys and a new ram. Pigs are doing great and we are almost down to just our three breeders in order to prepare for farrowing --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

We get a tiny taste of Nate today, but April takes over the bulk of the pod. It has been the hardest year to date, but we are taking things day by day and just trying to make it through the summer. Pigs have escaped, birds have been lost to predators, given up on our Bresse and White Rock projects, and fearing for July --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Nate is back! Today we talk about our ewe with a prolapse, successes and failures of this year's lambing, challenges with the first shipment of meat chicks, and pig updates. Check us out on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/withmyhandshomestead/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

You get the pleasure of hearing Nate talk for 4 whole minutes! April takes on the majority of this episode talking about the hard frost, new fruit tree and cane additions, new chicks, a lambing issue, and a pig escape. Go follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/withmyhandshomestead/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Bonus extra long pod this week! Nate got jealous that April did a pod without him and was suddenly available to make an episode. They review 2021 farm animal successes, challenges, and goals for next year --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Another solo episode but nate will be back next time for an animal recap. April does a garden review. What worked well and what she wants to change --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

(This episode was actually recorded in November) This episode April ruined everything by not keeping her phone plugged in. Before her phone dies, the farmers talk about their new Sheepadoodle puppy, the death of a White Rock chick (which the puppy promptly ate), small pig update, and sheep breeding updates. A new episode will be coming soon, but follow us on Instagram for more frequent updates. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Nate and April have a bottle of wine and talk pig --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

This week Nate and April don't spend the whole episode talking about chickens- shocker. They focus on sheep and cows and occasionally throw in some mole facts. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/withmyhandshomestead/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

This is a weird one, yall. We talk about our DIY scalder plans, a chicken murder mystery, our temporary goat, why april voluntarily poured milk in her eye, and the demise of the garden. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

This episode Nate and April have garden talk, general farm updates, and even talk a little business --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Nate and April are back and actually have some big updates. The farm had its first predator attack, 75 meat birds are now in the freezer after chicken processing day, and the garden is in full swing --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Here's another solo episode! April is finally feeling reinvigorated about the farm again, thanks all the delicious home grown food the family has been making lately. She talks about the mystery chicken on the farm, how DE is used for worming/pest control, and how happy she is that the second batch of meat birds are on pasture --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Nate and April are on their way home from a wedding and wanted to use this time to fill everyone in on farm updates --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

After a long week of illness, Nate is almost ready to get back to normal on the farm. April has been picking up the slack which is a surprise for everyone, but the show must go on. A new ram will be arriving next weekend, there was an egg fail this week, and pig prep will be beginning soon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Oops its been a month. Thanks for bearing with us for the past few weeks! We survived the worst stomach bug of all time and got very behind in all things farming. We bought a ram, completed our first cornish cross butcher day, hatched out two Bresse chicks, and are drowning in chickens. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Nates back and ready to talk about his awesome but busy week. We talk about the Bresse failure but some surprises with the other meat chicken breeders. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support

Its just April this week due to scheduling issues and April's impatience. We talk more about our bresse hatching eggs, changes to the chicken feed, pasture talk, and garden updates. Check us out on Instagram for regular updates and pictures of the farm! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wmhhomestead/support