Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Feeder looks great. In listening to you talk was reminded of various videos I’ve watched where they use stabilized soil, wondering if something like that might work in front of your feeder. Don’t remember the exact formula but basically one of the videos if I’m remembering correctly was stabilizing a wetland for a building development by mixing Portland Cement or something similar into the soil and tilling it in. Not sure if you have access to at rotary tiller or could rent one for the JCB. Might be a simple test to just put down several bags of cement and till it into the soil in front of the feeder. I like the idea of stabilized soil over rocks since it might not get stuck in the cows hoofs like smaller stones might. Good luck with your house renovations, been there done that. Wishing you and your family the best.
Ranching Sodak sells tire matts that they use on there fence lines they converted to feeders. It stops the mud mess when the ground thaws. Also in working chutes, tubs and exits.
Do you like the JCB teleskid better than standard skid steer? Looking to get a new one and was wandering the pros and cons between the two. Mostly for loading and unloading hay but also for cleaning barns and working around pastures
Hey Ryan, Thank you for another great Video. Please be careful when having to mess with the cattle. Had a Friend got bumb up for life with a crazy mama cow. Tell Hannah, yourself, Dad, Travis and the whole Family I passed on Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take Care, Take it Easy and TRUST JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Consider check with our local NRCS office. They help with plans for erosion issues. Maybe more important for you, they have an EQIP program specifically for cattle operations that includes cost-share for improvements like fence, pasture, erosion, etc. There is some difference from state to state, but in Illinois, one improvement is an open side building in which to feed cattle and a gravel access road. It will change your life to be able to feed cattle all winter on covered concrete without getting into the mud. Maybe you're aware of EQIP. If I can provide more info, let me know.
In the past, they have done Cost Share on concrete feeding pads for either fence line feeding or ring feeding with a covered building for storing the 💩 that you push off of the pad, for later spreading. Many other options are based on situation.
Just a dumb question from a non farmer. What would happen if you leveled out the steer lot (back drag with the JCB bucket or a drag beam) and then run a cultipacker over it. Just to tighten everything up.
So as an alternative to concrete pads there is a cheaper alternative often called Lime Treatment or Soil Cement used for soil stabilization. Basically they add Portland Cement and water to the soil in the area you want stabilized, mix it up with a giant rototiller (road grader sized), compact it, and it hardens to a near concrete level (it can be used for parking lots and country backroads so I figure it would work fine for a feed lot). Here is a short video on it ua-cam.com/video/wX7U6GI7UmY/v-deo.html
A suggestion for your feeder you just built. Otto Kutcher from Alaska, the Last Frontier. He used a old flatbed trailer. So he can "UNROLL" the feed for his cattle.
Great job Ryan and Luna👍🙏🙂
I appreciate the way you explained your long-term plans for the farm. It’s inspiring to see how much thought you put into improving efficiency!
Building a feeder just like Travis has was a great idea! Cool to hear about the plans you have for your place👍😉
Thanks Ryan and Luna!
Been watching your videos for yrs. Thanks for sharing your life with the world.
Great video! A room that needs to be done by spring? Well congrats on the baby!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Feeder looks great. In listening to you talk was reminded of various videos I’ve watched where they use stabilized soil, wondering if something like that might work in front of your feeder. Don’t remember the exact formula but basically one of the videos if I’m remembering correctly was stabilizing a wetland for a building development by mixing Portland Cement or something similar into the soil and tilling it in. Not sure if you have access to at rotary tiller or could rent one for the JCB. Might be a simple test to just put down several bags of cement and till it into the soil in front of the feeder. I like the idea of stabilized soil over rocks since it might not get stuck in the cows hoofs like smaller stones might. Good luck with your house renovations, been there done that. Wishing you and your family the best.
Through the winter months, we gave them corn silage, and we have a mixer like you have and we mixed our own corn and oats for them
Thanks for the update Ryan. I always enjoy your videos. Hope you and Hannah have a Happy New Year
We can watch ya working in the house all so!! Thanks
Thanks for the update Ryan on your farm,cattle and Luna being a sport for trying out the scale and Happy New Year to you and Hannah and your families
Hi good afternoon to Ryan from Indiana have a great new years to you, your family and friends
Ranching Sodak sells tire matts that they use on there fence lines they converted to feeders. It stops the mud mess when the ground thaws. Also in working chutes, tubs and exits.
That feeder is a great idea. Start laying down rock and gravel, it will start settling quickly with the traffic.
Good video
Lindo video! 👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻feliz año nuevo para todos 🍾 🥂 🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️🇦🇷🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
Lime screenings work really well. Once it gets packed down it is very hard
Do you like the JCB teleskid better than standard skid steer? Looking to get a new one and was wandering the pros and cons between the two. Mostly for loading and unloading hay but also for cleaning barns and working around pastures
Those guardrail fences seem to be the way to go
Hey Ryan, Thank you for another great Video. Please be careful when having to mess with the cattle. Had a Friend got bumb up for life with a crazy mama cow. Tell Hannah, yourself, Dad, Travis and the whole Family I passed on Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take Care, Take it Easy and TRUST JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you were drilling those holes, I couldn’t tell if it was dirt or just 6 feet of composted cow manure.
Ryan were you going to post a video regarding the fire you had a while back. Love your videos❤❤❤❤❤❤Hi Hannah😊
Consider check with our local NRCS office. They help with plans for erosion issues. Maybe more important for you, they have an EQIP program specifically for cattle operations that includes cost-share for improvements like fence, pasture, erosion, etc. There is some difference from state to state, but in Illinois, one improvement is an open side building in which to feed cattle and a gravel access road. It will change your life to be able to feed cattle all winter on covered concrete without getting into the mud. Maybe you're aware of EQIP. If I can provide more info, let me know.
In the past, they have done Cost Share on concrete feeding pads for either fence line feeding or ring feeding with a covered building for storing the 💩 that you push off of the pad, for later spreading. Many other options are based on situation.
Just a dumb question from a non farmer. What would happen if you leveled out the steer lot (back drag with the JCB bucket or a drag beam) and then run a cultipacker over it. Just to tighten everything up.
So as an alternative to concrete pads there is a cheaper alternative often called Lime Treatment or Soil Cement used for soil stabilization. Basically they add Portland Cement and water to the soil in the area you want stabilized, mix it up with a giant rototiller (road grader sized), compact it, and it hardens to a near concrete level (it can be used for parking lots and country backroads so I figure it would work fine for a feed lot). Here is a short video on it ua-cam.com/video/wX7U6GI7UmY/v-deo.html
"Nothing is ever permanent until there's concrete in place".
I look forward to misusing this phrase.
Please show the demolition of the chicken house.
Looking forward to the year down
Get a Arrowquip Guardian bale feeder
Do you ever watch The Hoof GP? Be careful with concrete, apparently that will hurt their hooves.
You need a loader on one of your tractors skidsteers suck regardless of tracks or wheel I'd run circles around you in my front wheel assist
That makes too much sense, lol.
A job is worth at least 75k trade it and get one heck of a loader
Jcb
Tear
Foggy?
The company that made the patriotic bale wrap from Ks closed its doors, 30 employees looking for new job
A suggestion for your feeder you just built. Otto Kutcher from Alaska, the Last Frontier. He used a old flatbed trailer. So he can "UNROLL" the feed for his cattle.