Cattle will consume salt and minerals if they need it. In Central Montana, we had pastures where the cattle consumed it, and others where they wouldn't ever touch it. That was all during summer grazing. I wish I would have kept track of consumption, and then tried to find out why different pastures had different levels of consumption. Love how your cattle always come to you they way ours always have. They all look great, you are doing an amazing job.
Miss Complete and Miss Empire are more like humans than animals. Were they birth on your ranch? They listen well and have attitue when they want to as well. Miss Complete has a special bond and love for you. I love watching you interact with her but, really all of them. I need some of that pretty land to just be outside with nature.
🤔🤔 Probably going to need a drainage pipe at the top of the pond ti prevent it from eroding and eventually causing a rupture. The erosion along the fence could be back filled with gravel / riprap then some. That will allow it to drain without causing more damage. If it were me I would build a trail and put in some French drainage. As fir the goldfish and algae eaters they will not stop your algae issues. Goldfish will eat duckweed not algae. Not that kind of algae. Algae eaters ate misnamed. They seldom eat algae and then only at certain stages of their life and certain types. Depending on the species algae eaters ( plecos, armored catfish ) will eat wood, vegetation or meat and some are omnivorous ). The troughs are clear because it rained and throughs overflowed. Put a solar charger unit on the troughs and a UV sterilizer and small pump inside of the troughs. Also put a small bale of barley straw in the water. It will release a chemical that inhibits the growth of algae and is harmless to livestock. Good luck with your land, livestock and RUclips channel. 👍🏽✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Did you know that there are some parts of this country where we were never told that this is something a Black Man could accomplish. That's why we get excited. Thank God for the internet. And yes, may God bless you all, because we need all farmers and ranchers! ❤
I’ve been lucky keeping my water troughs clear by running an inexpensive submersible pump to keep the water churning. A super cheap bilge pump on a small solar panel works in remote areas. To start off I clean the troughs with simple hydrogen peroxide. It’s safe for my animals and very effective to clean existing algae before filling. if any algae starts to form during the hottest part of the season I add a little more peroxide to clear it.
just idea while I am thinking about it you see how your cattle were almost getting stuck on the banks in that mud and how they just churn it up into more mud by walking there , I am not sure but would adding sand to those area's help them from sinking as bad sink the sand doesn't absorb water like regular dirt and is harder when wet then when dry? Just a thought i have no idea if it would work but would keep the dirt out of the water as bad if the pond had the sand on top since it settles faster cause its heavier then regular top soil like dirt also.
Beautiful place. We've got a place west of Gatesville and have been enjoying the rain filling up the tanks like you have been. For your erosion issue, we had an almost identical situation - I'd try redirecting the water that runs down the cattle trail along the fence by putting in a shallow berm starting at the fence line at a shallow angle across the slope that redirects a lot of the water out into the grass in the right of the video frame. It looks like that's still going to eventually drain to the pond but you could extend the berm as far as you wanted across the slope to try to minimize the erosion in the future. It might end up just creating a ditch in a different place but it might be a place of your choosing and give you your fence line back for ATV travel. Erosion from water flow on ranches is a real pain to deal with.
New Subscriber! Enjoyed your Video! We have a place in East Texas where we ranch! The rain has been amazing, grass jumping and ponds full! Rain is always a blessing going into the hot summer dry months. You have a nice place and good looking cattle!!
Thanks for the compliment! The rain has definitely been amazing. We’ve gotten 27 inches since January. Just posted a video from today. Got to the ranch and my bull jumped the fence. He left by the pasture with 5 heifers to be with 31 cows. 😂🤷🏾♂️
@@PrideRanch is land fairly reasonable where you're at or in Texas what would a quarter acre cost me? Or 1/3 of a acre where is the best place to buy land in Texas on a budget what what $5000 by me
@@prodigalsonharrison5377that is a difficult question to answer. Where do you want that acre to be located? Is it in the city or country? Is it in an area that is growing or not? Typically the smaller the size of the land the more expensive it is. You can purchase land for $3,000 or $5000 an acre if you are buying 2,000 or more acres at a time. Or maybe you go to a small town in the middle of nowhere and you might be able to get land for the price you are thinking. But I doubt it.
@@PrideRanch they will I had a little one in my tank with guppies and gold fish the algie eater ate them all after he killed them I herd the splashing while I were in bed so I came into the kitchen to see he was knocking fire I sat there and watch him with in one year he was about a foot long I traded him for some guppies that’s what I have in my tank now .
Just found you today. Great channel!! Oh when you drove away from the creep feeder the look of disappointment on the faces of the cows. LOL no cubes, no entrance to that delicious easy feed lol
Also for those water trawl's for the cattle and those gold fish and suckers it would improve the water quality for them as well if you could find small aerator with solar of course you would need to put inside that fenced area or something to protect the pole cause we all know cattle and horse all love to rubber on stuff, lol reminds me of those old car wash brushes people buy and reuse as cattle scratcher's now a days they seem to love them a lot lol!
@Pride Ranch... Your nurturing in husbandry is astounding, great ideas and brilliant skills. Well done.
Thank you!!
I've just tuned in,and you all have beautiful ranch land and fields
Thank you!! I was fortunate to find this place.
Cattle will consume salt and minerals if they need it. In Central Montana, we had pastures where the cattle consumed it, and others where they wouldn't ever touch it. That was all during summer grazing. I wish I would have kept track of consumption, and then tried to find out why different pastures had different levels of consumption.
Love how your cattle always come to you they way ours always have. They all look great, you are doing an amazing job.
Thanks a ton! I feel like the minerals get consumed more during the summer. I’ll have to watch it closely. Are you raising Angus up there?
I love the pond near the salt block
Miss Complete and Miss Empire are more like humans than animals. Were they birth on your ranch? They listen well and have attitue when they want to as well. Miss Complete has a special bond and love for you. I love watching you interact with her but, really all of them. I need some of that pretty land to just be outside with nature.
No. I purchased them. Ms. Empire was born and raised at CDP Brangus.
🤔🤔 Probably going to need a drainage pipe at the top of the pond ti prevent it from eroding and eventually causing a rupture.
The erosion along the fence could be back filled with gravel / riprap then some. That will allow it to drain without causing more damage. If it were me I would build a trail and put in some French drainage.
As fir the goldfish and algae eaters they will not stop your algae issues. Goldfish will eat duckweed not algae. Not that kind of algae.
Algae eaters ate misnamed. They seldom eat algae and then only at certain stages of their life and certain types. Depending on the species algae eaters ( plecos, armored catfish ) will eat wood, vegetation or meat and some are omnivorous ). The troughs are clear because it rained and throughs overflowed.
Put a solar charger unit on the troughs and a UV sterilizer and small pump inside of the troughs. Also put a small bale of barley straw in the water. It will release a chemical that inhibits the growth of algae and is harmless to livestock.
Good luck with your land, livestock and RUclips channel. 👍🏽✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
A farmers work is never done...!
Indeed!!
First time watching too!! And I will also be back for more
It's a great thing seeing black farmers doing well
Thank you!!
Let’s pray that all farmers are doing well.
Yes indeed!! A prayer I pray everyday!
Did you know that there are some parts of this country where we were never told that this is something a Black Man could accomplish. That's why we get excited. Thank God for the internet. And yes, may God bless you all, because we need all farmers and ranchers! ❤
😂😂 OH man you don't have cubes today but what I do have for you is alot of green grass for you they can all they want.
lol lol
I’ve been lucky keeping my water troughs clear by running an inexpensive submersible pump to keep the water churning. A super cheap bilge pump on a small solar panel works in remote areas.
To start off I clean the troughs with simple hydrogen peroxide. It’s safe for my animals and very effective to clean existing algae before filling. if any algae starts to form during the hottest part of the season I add a little more peroxide to clear it.
Thanks!!! Can you please share what pump you use?
@@PrideRanch in the past I have also used small sump pumps as they were handy. Anything that moves the water seems to help.
ruclips.net/video/1KC0iWALT_s/видео.htmlsi=WYpHQt83Q-YZJOP4 edible acres link to solar bilge pump idea.
It's obvious you've never lived on.A ranch or a farm clean the trough I guess he gonna put hydrogen peroxide in the pawn too right
just idea while I am thinking about it you see how your cattle were almost getting stuck on the banks in that mud and how they just churn it up into more mud by walking there , I am not sure but would adding sand to those area's help them from sinking as bad sink the sand doesn't absorb water like regular dirt and is harder when wet then when dry? Just a thought i have no idea if it would work but would keep the dirt out of the water as bad if the pond had the sand on top since it settles faster cause its heavier then regular top soil like dirt also.
I appreciate that. That is definitely something I can try.
Beautiful place. We've got a place west of Gatesville and have been enjoying the rain filling up the tanks like you have been. For your erosion issue, we had an almost identical situation - I'd try redirecting the water that runs down the cattle trail along the fence by putting in a shallow berm starting at the fence line at a shallow angle across the slope that redirects a lot of the water out into the grass in the right of the video frame. It looks like that's still going to eventually drain to the pond but you could extend the berm as far as you wanted across the slope to try to minimize the erosion in the future. It might end up just creating a ditch in a different place but it might be a place of your choosing and give you your fence line back for ATV travel. Erosion from water flow on ranches is a real pain to deal with.
I'll have to give that a try.
Dinero is strutting by like he’s all that
😂😂
New Subscriber! Enjoyed your Video! We have a place in East Texas where we ranch! The rain has been amazing, grass jumping and ponds full! Rain is always a blessing going into the hot summer dry months. You have a nice place and good looking cattle!!
Thanks for the compliment! The rain has definitely been amazing. We’ve gotten 27 inches since January. Just posted a video from today. Got to the ranch and my bull jumped the fence. He left by the pasture with 5 heifers to be with 31 cows. 😂🤷🏾♂️
Greetings brother may I ask how many acres are you on my wife and me enjoy watching your videos
We are 100 acres located in Hillsboro, TX next to Aquila Lake.
@@PrideRanch hard work but many blessings
Indeed!! I really enjoy it!
@@PrideRanch is land fairly reasonable where you're at or in Texas what would a quarter acre cost me? Or 1/3 of a acre where is the best place to buy land in Texas on a budget what what $5000 by me
@@prodigalsonharrison5377that is a difficult question to answer. Where do you want that acre to be located? Is it in the city or country? Is it in an area that is growing or not? Typically the smaller the size of the land the more expensive it is. You can purchase land for $3,000 or $5000 an acre if you are buying 2,000 or more acres at a time. Or maybe you go to a small town in the middle of nowhere and you might be able to get land for the price you are thinking. But I doubt it.
the area of erosion: can you turn that into a source for the pond? Perhaps a structured channel that would capture the runoff?
It is currently a source for the pond. And I need to figure out how to do what you are suggesting.
Greg Judy has many ideas for his cows too
I'm not familiar with Greg Judy. I'll do a google search and see what I can learn. Really appreciate the info.
The algie eaters will eat the gold fish when it gets dark
I didn't know algae eaters would eat goldfish.
@@PrideRanch the
@@PrideRanch they will I had a little one in my tank with guppies and gold fish the algie eater ate them all after he killed them I herd the splashing while I were in bed so I came into the kitchen to see he was knocking fire I sat there and watch him with in one year he was about a foot long I traded him for some guppies that’s what I have in my tank now .
First time watching but I been for more & subs it up.
How many acres is your cattle ranch?
100 acres.
Minerals and salt is a must for cattle. It will help with algae too.
I agree. I keep minerals out year round. I select a different mineral tub based off the time of year.
New to channel . Just love you!❤
Thank you!!!
First time watching, I'll be back to watch more.
Thanks for watching!
Just found you today. Great channel!!
Oh when you drove away from the creep feeder the look of disappointment on the faces of the cows. LOL no cubes, no entrance to that delicious easy feed lol
😁They are spoiled.
Also for those water trawl's for the cattle and those gold fish and suckers it would improve the water quality for them as well if you could find small aerator with solar of course you would need to put inside that fenced area or something to protect the pole cause we all know cattle and horse all love to rubber on stuff, lol reminds me of those old car wash brushes people buy and reuse as cattle scratcher's now a days they seem to love them a lot lol!
Thank you! I replied before. But youtube is not apply all of my comments. Not sure why.
I'll start looking for one.
U need that more 🤑 neral and salt. All good
Are you suggesting mineral and salt would remove algae better than the fish?
Copper grounding rod in bottom of tank
Thanks so much! I would never have guessed that one. I'll try it.
Wolf Lake Farm has a short video on this he shows before and after
How big is a bunch of rain, l have never seen that amount.
Let's see.. . . .a bunch of rain is 2 inches. Well 2 inches added to the other 27 inches of rain we've received since 01Jan2024
Only people that have ranches know what a bunch of rain is