Making spring barrel silage!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- This is our first time to make spring silage. It looks pretty awesome! Spring grass is loaded with nutrients and protein more than any other time of year!
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Filling the barrel is like the story of the mule in a pit that wasn't buried, he stomped the dirt the farmer threw in until he could walk out.
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Your sons always do a great job helping you put out great videos...
Building real men !!!
I appreciate that!
Working hard boys. Great to see kids doing their part and helping their dad.
Yes it is a blessing!
That is a new record! Wow. 340 lbs! That is definitely packed.
You folks have a good day.
I guess this time next year I hope that I’m not able to pack that much in L O L😂😂😂😂
I think 340 pounds gonna be hard to beat Good job guys
Especially if I lose weight!😂😂😂
Be careful up on those barrels, there are more glorious ways to fall and get busted up.❤
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Hey Brother. Watching your channel is magical. Ferdinand keeps coming back from the dead. 😂😂😂Making barrel silage today. My ladino clover is at peak bloom and we have three days of no rain in the forecast. Keeps raining so I can’t make hay, so why not make silage. Plant any corn yet?
No corn has been planted yet….. I usually plant end of May, we’ll see how the weather goes!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Hey Bro. Micah. I noticed in this year’s video that you talked about moving the barrels in the shade. Should I be doing that? My pecan and fruit orchard is where I have my ladino clover planted and where I made my barrel silage. I left the barrels in the orchard in the sun. I had barrel silage up into March. The silage remained good quality I think, but I noticed the quality remained palatable and smelled “pickled”, but diminished in structure into the fall /early winter. It ended being like a sweet pickle smelling chewing tobacco. Is that because I left them out in the orchard all year? Or is that how it’s supposed to be. Remember, I’m a one man show, so I don’t want to move them if I don’t have too; but I will. Also I’m new to silage, but hooked. Let me know your thoughts.
Should I? After all that work, I want the best end product possible. Thanks.
I can’t speak on the issue with authority, but it seems like they should remain as cool as possible…….. but that’s just my personal opinion.
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Ok. Good night. 💤
Awesome!! Happy to see those youngsters of yours doing the sweat type work, the only way to raise a male child. Twas how I was raised, think it's the best if at all possible. (I was a child of the great depression. you worked or starved no government handouts to the poor Southerners.)
Absolutely!
It is impressive when you consider that 55 gallons of water would run 460 lbs. have you tried adding in cracked corn to ferment in there as well? Kind of like what Joel Saladin does with his cow manure pack/pig compost turning.
That is a really good idea! I guess when we start perfecting the mix we will do that!
Great video. Keeping it real. Nice weight in that barrel. The fellas did a great job .
They are great boys!
Great job as for the packing job you do if it isn't broken I see no reason to change it 😅 thanks for sharing keep the cameras rolling from Florida
That’s definitely the way to look at it!
I have grandchildren that are homeschooled and we mow and just feed, but this is a fantastic way of having it stored for a while. Would your boys be interested in pen pals? My bunch cans, process too, and much more.
Thanks so much! Homeschooling is definitely the way to go! Mine are already out on the construction jobs now😂😂😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures oh great… yes two of my granddaughters are working too. 10 still at home. Trying hard to prepare them… they are very awake to what is going on.
Awesome video, I always enjoy the silage making. Appreciate ya sharing take care
Thanks, you too!
Your videos bring me peace Mr Micah. Good to you and family from a Philly city fella
I’m glad to hear that!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures I’m glad I discovered your channel brother
Turning plant matter into edible meat on the dinner table!
Absolutely! Who wants to eat grass?? Pork and beef……… now that’s edible!
I made a H frame out of 2x4’s and bolted it down to the trailer. I would add the feed, and use a barn jack with a plywood dish to compress. I didn’t have the help so had to figure out an easy solution. Be careful, I went a little bit overboard and split one of the barrels.
Works just like a tobacco press if that’s a better description.
Good job
I wondered if they would split open if enough pressure was applied!! I’d love to know what your barrels weigh after you finish them!!! That would tell me a lot!
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Honestly I could not tell you an exact number. The old Toledo scale only went to 300 lbs.
Great video thanks for sharing I really enjoy your videos ✌️
Glad you like them!
I really enjoyed the video and awesome job on your PB! I got one heck of a grass pile in the back field. I think of you with every dumping lol. It takes me forever to mow only using 4 inches of a 46 inch deck or it clogs up lol. That clover is the worst it never seems to be dry enough to bag right it's always wet. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Yes, indeed! That is one reason why I stopped making hay with it and strictly stick to silage
I enjoy watching your video's , & you have a great farm life . living off the fruits of your labor isn't easy but well worth the efforts because you know what you like & what it takes to make a good products. Once again love your video's keep em coming💙👍
Thank you! We do love it!
Before you pack it let sit a day or two to lose moisture that way the weight stay almost the same however long you keep it and you can pack even more grass than that. I don't weight mine but that's what I do back in uganda.
Unfortunately, that will not work here because of mold! We are a very humid culture!
Nice brother thanks 👍
Welcome 👍
That packing looks like a pretty good job except you're walking miles in place never getting nowhere 😁😆🐝
Tell me about it😂
Mr McKie wouldn't the packing work better with a heavier packer! lol🙃
I guess I’m the heaviest!😂
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Thanks!
Love your Chanel man. Shout out from west Texas. About to start butchering my own beef. Looking forward to seeing some videos of how you do it.
Awesome!
Awesome idea
Thank you! Cheers!
Good job
Thanks!
We are doing the Silage Stomp!
Yes! Awesome stuff!
Great video God bless
Thank you! You too!
How does this not spoil? No oxygen in the barrel? Got me curious.
That’s exactly right!
I keep thinking about trying to make a bit of silage but the jury is out if it's good for goats. Wonder if chickens will eat it, I may try it for my daughter's pigs. Is there any reason I shouldn't use 55 gal metal barrels(that's all I have available)?
That should work great!
Won't it mildew in those barrels?
Mildew requires oxygen that is exactly why we stomp it in! 340 pounds of grass in that barrel doesn’t leave any room for oxygen
Make you some jelly with it
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I was thinking of wine myself.
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Good morning JD!
What's the reasoning behind letting it ferment? Never heard of silage before
It’s a great way to store it plus it is great for the gut of the animal! More nutrients.
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures wouldn't it have drunken effects on them lol. Not being funny, just curious to try and do it myself for chickens
No, it’s not alcoholic. Just fermented. Think sauerkraut.
Im.wanting to try this but not sure on how good my packing akills are! Would salt and a little spring water make up for kess than jdeal packing?? Think sauerkraut making. You top it off with salt and add a little water to cover anything thats not covered and make aure theres no air and ket it ferment
I kind of think it would work if you did not use too much water.
I don’t think you want to add any more water. There’s plenty in the cut feed. Long as you pack it relatively tight, it should be fine. Just keep them airtight as possible.
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In the wrong person, I ask because I absolutely hate self-propelled L O L
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Good morning, Señor?????
Good morning!