First Days of Haying 2022
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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Haying season 2022 kicks off the first haying season in 3 years due to drought and all does not go according to plan.
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Literally had tears, I'm SO thrilled for you and Erin. It might not feed them all winter but it's gonna feed them. Congratulations Mike. Praying for "poundage"! :)
Thank you so much Ozarkmel
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I love your ariel shots, Mike! It's exciting to watch you harvest your hay. Bless you & yours & thanks for bringing us on your journey. 💕
I would not cut this and expect a cow to live on it
@@philipquandt8976 It may not be perfect but it is food. With the drought everywhere and the cost of fuel hay is going to be very expensive this year. Grain is going to be even worse.
Glad you are able to bale some hay this year!!
Thank you for sharing. :) .... {sighs with nostalgia and smiles}
I remember those days back in the 1940's/1950's with the little round (later, square) bales of hay.
Also the big canopy under the maple trees with old door/wooden barrel picnic tables; as well as
chairs (rented from the local funeral home) for the farm hands. In addition my mother and aunt
cooking up a storm for the men's midday dinner (lunch)
The men were paid with cash at the end of the day by my grandfather smiling, as he shook their
hand while telling each one them: "Thank you. Get a good rest; say hello to the family "God bless
you and them." (Implying that they go right homerather than stopping at a bar on the way home)
"Drinking at the end of the (working) day is one of the Devil's favorite activities" was one of his sayings.
How I miss those dear old people!
Baling hay is one of my most favorite thing to do!!
My Dad use to say. “. If you want rain. Cut your best field of hay “. And it will pour
Seems to be a pretty accurate saying everywhere.
The Hay bales looks professional and clean
I too immediately went to tears and shouted an F 💣 for you! Hope to learn that was the only rain you received
Been waiting 3 years for this, God is good ✝️🙏🏼💙🐂🌧🌾🚜
Us too! 3 long years. Thanks for watching Billy.
Haying always brings the rain but so happy for the hay!
I always say if you need rain go mow hay, doesn't have to even have rain in the forecast and it will rain. never fails Good luck Mike.
THIS IS SO AWESOME TO WATCH. YOUR OWN HAY. EXCELLENT VIDEO MIKE. SORRY YOU GOT RAINED OUT, IT WAS IN A HURRY TO START OVER AGAIN. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU JESUS FOR THE RAIN SO MIKE COULD BALE HAY AND TEACH US HOW IT WORKS.
What a beautiful sight to see! Wonderful bales of hay in your fields! Amen! ♥️👍🏼♥️👍🏼♥️👍🏼♥️🚜🚜🚜🚜
My dad always said every bale is important no matter what it turns out. It all can be useful on the farm. From composting for the garden or crops. Bedding if straw is scarce. Cattle and pigs sometimes will eat the good. Dad will start with the goats or pigs then put they didn't eat for the horses and what the didn't like than the cows and lastly the pigs did what the wanted. They ate it or slept in it. Hay never went to waste. One year we had oat hay because hay was short. Love seeing how the mower worked .I never seen a double mower. Ours was ground driven and the sickle bar was hand operated. The seat was steal and bumpy because it was steel wheeled. Out rake was a dump rake you sat onthe seat and when you can up to the row you pulled the handle and it drop the hay. I miss those days. Making hay was the best time of the season. 4 days of hard work and when it was done you knew all was well for the winter. Thanks for take use alone. God Bless.
Omg Mike m so happy for you sir I know this is a god sent
Thank Brian
Hello Mike, My Grandfather was on a open tractor no cab around him 🚜 in the middle of the field trying to do the same thing a storm came and he was to trying to get it all done be for it got to him. When lightning 🌩 struck him and he fell of and was pulled around the field with the chain ⛓️. He did die when he was struck. My father found him he was eleven years old. So lightning 🌩 does strike the tallest thing in the field.
I sure miss haying. Of course, that was back in the day of square bales, wagons and hand loading. But, it kept me in tune with the earth we live and eat from.
So sorry that Mother Nature prevented you from finishing 😢 It was very interesting to see what goes on inside the cab of your tractor when baling. I had only ever seen baling from a distance. Farming technology has become so amazing...so advanced. Hopefully, you will be able to rake and finish baling tomorrow! Thanks...praying for rain to hold off until you're done😊🙏🙏🙏
What a beautiful sight!
I guess you have to look at it like, well.. We've been in drought for 3 years.. Any rain is welcome! Even when it interrupts bailing the stuff you are wanting the rain for! Nice to see you cutting hay again!
Very true as long as we dont see any hail! Thank MitchF150
Glad to see you are finally haying.
Thanks Joe
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I’m pleased that you are able to hay this year. Even if it is not the usual amount but with the smaller herd hopefully it will be what you require. Yah 🇨🇦🇨🇦👍🏻
I was going to mention the same thing.
@@deanm375 great minds think alike.
I hope so too Cathy!
Thank you Mike for showing us how this was done. I had no idea. Sorry for the mother nature and her great idea to rain on your parade. Woohoo first time in years to bail. Wishing you sunny skies and soft breeze to finish this as best you can.
Wish I were there if nothing else to watch I liked bucking bales on to the trailer of course round bales are another matter so glad you have hay any amount is better than none
Fantastic video. Love you all on Wyoming life ❤.
I’m just praying u can continue haying for years to come.. god give our farmers what they need .. n thanks for sharing..
LOL You seem to be very experienced in haying. FYI, Adverse weather conditions during or post baling can allow mold growth, as it grows and thrives in warm and wet conditions. Hay with 14 to 15 percent moisture is subject to mold. Humidity, along with prematurely baling or excessive rain and flooding events can promote mold growth.
WOW! When that first bale came rolling out of your baler ~~~ I was cheering! Hooray! I think you should have 499 more bales just like that one! Good moisture! Your cows are going to LOVE them! YUMMY! Until your next video ~~~ Stay safe, healthy and happy! 🐃
Congratulations that First Bale pretty exciting !
Had to be a good feeling mowing and getting the hay ready to bale. Should save you thousands of dollars having your own crop. That is a lot of acres to bale. When I was a kid the bales were square. Oblong then. Handled each one on the bale rack. then to the barn or hay pile. Was lots of hard work. Thanks for sharing. Be safe. Iowa cares
So pleased you are starting to get your hay in. Praise God.
Next, upgrade your mower, and then that first cut you made around the field should ALWAYS be the last!!! It is the riskiest; at least you have cut most of the field if you wreck it around the perimeter at the end of the job.... I learned the hard way 👍
On the the mower spray food grade wax lube comes in rattle cans. It will save the knives and teeth keep them protected for years form's a wax film.
Omg... how amazing.. thank you again Mike for sharing your life with me.. enjoyed the bailing process..
Great to see you bailing. NOTHING MORE SATISFYING.
Praise God for this hay.
Amen to that.
.....and pray for more than enough to get them through the winter.
It's good to see you will have feed from the ranch.
So good to see that you can hay this year :)
I've watched other farmers baling round bales and yours is the first baler I've seen that has that bar that kinda pushes the bale out of the way like that. Better than the others that have to back up the whole rig a bit before unloading the bale. What I was shocked at was how dry it was after only just cutting the other day. Glad you're getting some winter feed!
Prayers answered for a hay cutting season! It’s still so green and pretty🌾
You got that right Melissa!
I hope you guys get lots of hay lots California
Praying you have tons and tons of hay. God bless your family
I've been out of town for a week and could not wait to get back and see you harvesting HAY!! So happy for you that this worked out!!
Well Mike, I am so happy for you to finally get some hay down, sorry the rain stopped you. I know you guys desperately need it, not only will it save you money, but give you some personal satisfaction. Your bales look good, the Command Plus monitor does a nice job, I have a JD 450E, so I can't see the level of the sides, I just have to move side to side. Good luck on finishing it, that little rain won't hurt it, just aggravating to get that close and get stopped. Thanks Mike, loved the video, have a great evening, best wishes on the rest.
Hate when your on a "Roll" and have to stop! LOL thanks for watching.
I cannot imagine going that slow bailing hay! Geewhiz 3 miles an hour. I think the guys used to like 10 and it was nowhere near as light as that.
hey mike glad you're getting some hay. one thing i noticed is save yourself some fuel and slow that baler tractor engine down, no need to run them at rated rpm especially in light hay. take care
I watched every second of your video, with such interest. Its such a neat production, compared to when I was a child. Back then, the hay was cut, and we pitchforked it into piles, and then, the horse drawn hay wagon would slowly go to the mounds, and we would pitchfork it into the wagon. Hot, dusty work.....but we got it done! Technology has come a great distance from the late 40's, early 50's. Too bad the rain shut you down, but it will dry out, and you can continue. I just LOVED seeing that first round bale pop out, and it even got a little shove! FANTASTIC!! Thanks so much for taking the time to show us what you do. Its wonderful!!! Sleep well tonight....tomorrow is another bale day!! Bev in Maine
Thanks for sharing that Bev. Technology is amazing to me too. Looking forward to seeing what's next tech wise.
I am SO happy that you guys got to cut hay this year! i remember starting to watch you guys at the end of 2019 and seeing that you weren't able to hay and then the last 2 years of drought has just sucked for you, so this is just AWESOME.
Great to get to meet you today. Thanks for all that you do.
This is exciting! So happy for you all! 👍😃
Great to see. I hope you get more then you need for the winter.
So happy for y'all it's awesome y'all got hay
Proud u were able to at least start the process. That bail looks really good. At least u r on ur way to great progress Mike, getting it done, that is the Mission, and the grass looks Healthy. Thanks for sharing!
I'm so happy for you guys that you have hay to cut this year.
My dad grew millet for his own hay here in northeast Colorado. He had his own swather. I was fascinated by the way it maneuvered. He also had his own baler that pooped out small rectangular bales. It seemed like they were both ALWAYS breaking down. Some years the haystacks were huge. What a good feeling to put up your own. Praying for huge stacks of bales for you. CW
Happy anniversary you two love birds and many more!
Thank you so much!
I know it feels good bailing your OWN hay and will cut down on those pricy loads from near Kansas City of hay you had to buy! Oh by the way I could see your cows licking their chops knowing they will be eating YOUR grass this winter and they wanted me to THANK YOU for them! Great content sir much love to you and your family and Jeff from AD in Kansas City!
Thanks AD
I was so……excited to see you be able to bail hay. I pray you will be blessed with dry weather and lots of tons of hay.
The first day of haying was exciting to watch. Such a different process from what I had to complete 30 yrs ago. Rain is never a good thing during haying season with the potential to alter the nutritional value. Thank you for talking us through the process!
Its amazing how Faith can pull you thru the roughest of times. I hope God is good and gives you two haying seasons this year. You and Erin are very generous and thoughtful of other people.
The baler is doing a real nice job. That bale looked very tight. Decades ago we had to wait for a little bit before wrapping to allow the baler to tighten the bale up. Not all that long, about one minute was generally enough to tighten the last rounds of hay. But this baler did not seem to need that. In fact you need to pay close attention or you would be feeding into a wrapped bale since it seem to do it automatically. We had to pull a separate hydraulic lever manually to feed the wrap. But square balers are still more fun to watch and operate. Especially with a kicker.
I have had my fingers crossed the past two weeks, hoping you wouldn’t have a hail storm! It was great to see that first bale come out, and hope your yields will improve!
I keep my fingers crossed that we dont see any hail during Hay season!. Thanks for watching Bill
😊 Mac wants to know what the name of that song is mike
The weatherman didn't know that you were haying that is a sure way to get it to rain. Always was for us anyway. We were fortunate that we could leave ours in the field till it dried out, Being in AZ at the time we didn't get over much rain, lower quality but still hay. It may not be as much as you hoped but it is better than none. Perhaps one of the other fields will be better. God bless
Very nice Mike! The hay videos are one of my favorite!!! Love the content
It's great to see the machinery back to work.
Thanks for sharing, Mike.
It sure is good to see it working. Have a bit more room in the barn now! Take care EZ
@@OurWyomingLife Awesome! I have a couple old games to fill that space if you need help with that.
I'm so happy you have HAY!!! Still have the farm and family in prayers.
Glad you got Hay this year Mike..
I am very happy that you have more and more rain and it's more regular this year. Not much each time, but all together is great news for your pastures.
I totally agree with ya. Every little bit helps. Thanks for watching
I am so happy that you are going to be able to put up some hay for the cows this winter
So are we Rebekah. Thanks for watching
OMG we are all do happy for your family !!!
Thanks Miriam
Hello Mike Thank god you are going to get some hay.
Congratulations 🎊 that’s so great!!!!
That's great, hope the haying season goes without a break down and it all goes smoothly.
That is a great looking first bail of the haying season, congratulations 👏
@@margephillips5951 1400 # on a 4x5 bale is very very very good!.. unless I missed something and it's a 5x5.. then that's a good pack on that bale but not exceptional. The biggest bale I've hauled out was a 5x6 at 1800 #'s.
Those are our hopes also Marge! Thanks for watching
That looks fantastic to see that Baylor working God bless you guys that is as exciting to see Mike
I am exited haying is starting. Thanks for all the working letting us come along.
You bet! Thanks for watching Glenn
Great to see you bailing and making your own hay and more importantly saving a lot of money
I am so glad that you are able to get hay off your land this year. 👏
Good to see you back in the hay field. It's a blessing to be able save money for the ranch
It sure is. Thanks for watching
Hay day is a happy day. I was taught that you should rest the field about 3 days to allow the hay to cure before bailing. Mold can be an issue if not properly done. But hey, everyone has their own methods. Good luck!
He has said before, that they get so much wind, that it dries quickly!
you were probably in a moister climate. Wetter hay needs more time to dry
It is good to see you raking it in. 😊
LOL Good one RD
Been praying for all of our farmers and ranchers in the U.S.for adequate rainfall to grow crops.Prayers being answered!
I'm so excited for y'all that you are getting to bail your own hay this year.
Thank you Nita, Im rather happy myself!
@@OurWyomingLife your welcome 🤗
Hi Mike I like watching things you do around your farm.
Great video so informative and relaxing keep them coming .
That is just wonderful. so happy you can hay again. Good job.
Hi to Our Wyoming Life with Mike and all others too. Praying for you all and stay safe. Thank God You got some hay for the animals.
Hello Wykeisha, we are very thankful! Thanks for watching
I just got off work and I have my notifications and I see finally cutting is here but also the rain I’m so happy for you guys can wait to see the final product god bless you guys and the ranch
I'm so excited for you guys. Thank God hay finally.
Thank you Tammy!
Great, good job in making some bails. Very interesting how the roll bails are made and compare to the square one ton 😊🤗
Looks like a good start .
Keep Smilin!!
Yes hay season is on thanks for sharing the video I got your news letter this morning
Awesome thank you!
Your welcome
LOOKING GOOD!!!
IM EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS!!!
Thanks Solitaire
Praise Jesus you get to hay this year! Was happy to get some rain yesterday [Weds.] Was sitting outside on the front porch making leather & chain earrings & came in to a video from Y'all! Goody! I remember baling small square bales for father's ranch in HS & shearing a pin & having to walk all the way to the house! That was one long walk!
I'm a Jew. And I agree.
Fingers crossed that everything keeps working and goes smoothly!
Thanks Mary! The more crossed fingers the better.
@@OurWyomingLife "Hay"! Crossed fingers and lots of Prayers! 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Mike Erin & kids,I am so happy you are going to have your own hay for the ranch.AWESOME!Have a wonderful week end & Fourth of July!🌷🌺🌷
Thank you, and we're pretty happy about it too! You have a good 4th too!
So happy to see that you are able to harvest hay this year. Praying that you get a bumper crop overall this year, to the extent that you are able to sell hay to your neighbors.
Thanks for the sentiment there firecwby1999
Hello Mike
Enjoy watching your videos.Thank You
Thanks for explaining how the baler works. Dang rain right when you don't want it.
Thanks for watching Val
Congratulations on haying. So happy for you!
Seen that rain falling and knew you were shut down. Baling rain wet hay makes rotting and fire hazard bale's is what I was taught. Sorry for the delay but I've high hopes for better weather later or tomorrow. Sorta stoked you're into hayin'full swing!
That small bit of rain won't hurt to let it dry out and finish.
Several hazards when baling wet hay. We are stoked also that we are getting to put up some hay!
im am so dang happy for you guys ......... great so no buying or not as much buying congrats hugssss
Thank you Tammy, every bale is one bale less that we might have to buy!
welcome back my friend hello for you and your family from Türkiye
Such a beautiful sight! 😍 Love seeing the making of the bale babies from the ranch! Nice work Gentlemen!
Thank you very much Carrie