This would be too much work without tractors. We haven't cleaned this out for a year.
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- We haven't cleaned out the Billy goat pen for a year. And these goats have wasted a ton of hay. Today we are finally tackling this job and cleaning out all the wasted hay and manure. Thank goodness we have the tractors and dump wagon, or else this job would have taken forever.
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The reason why you've got this hay wasted is that you're feeding the goats too much at one time. If you try feeding just a quarter of a bale you should find they eat it all not waste it. They have grass if they really do want more.
That's sort of what I was thinking. They just can't eat it all.
That is what we have to doe with our goats and sheep. Good call
Nice manure bucket with long Tong's would be nice for that
Evan & Rebecca , I had 2 Nubians that waisted 4 feet deep of hay in a 12x12 ,solved problem by adding corner feeder 6 feet off ground and made a tray to catch hay on bottom of feeder that goats 🐐 couldn’t stand in . On your tractor 🚜 battery try installing a light 💡 in dash that lights when key is on . I use deep cycle batteries in all my equipment and plug them in to my off grid solar system keeping my batteries fresh and getting cheap electricity thru inverters and a 12 volt power system (fridge , lights ,fan etc)
Hey she is wearing boots!! U guys R living the dream! Blessings
Hello from the Netherlands . you still forgot to tie up the hydrologic strokes of your dump trailer behind the tractor which are still rubbing the ground now . just tie it to the drawbar with straw rope. but do that quickly otherwise you will have broken hoses and an unnecessarily expensive repair. thanks for the video and keep it up. Sincerely Hollandduck from the Netherlands
The goats love brush, vines and weeds. Might stretch their hay needs some. Great videos!
The goats will jump back onto that plastic thing, maybe a center brace, a 4x4 with a 1 foot wooden square screwed on the top and bottom of the 4x4 should be a good brace. Keep making the awesome videos, really enjoy them.
Rebecca's fun to watch. Great video.
Been watching for the past year and a half. Just want to say thank you for putting together some great content
That's what I call stuffing 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bag, lol. I think your composting bins are full. I will say that I don't miss cleaning out the barn, great job guys.
Stick the forks in the bottom of each bin pile & lift as high as your comfortable. Next run a hose into the middle of each stirred pile & Soak well (given that there is plenty of water for this). Finally Soak the top of each pile well. Than forget about them until spring. One good thorough soak gets enough moisture into it to get them to cook. There are long stemmed temp probes to poke into a pile to monitor temps as they decompose into humus.
Thx again
Put some smaller wire where you have the hay so the goats can just get their mouths in and they won't waste so much hay...great job and video...glad to see you both back...we missed your videos...need a video of you rebuilding the pump and making new fork....
Evan and Rebecca, y'all are a good Team.
very sympatic this "team"...
Wow! That's a huge job! Gross! The smell!!!
A 5 tine manure fork was the answer, you were using a muck fork designed for just a few inches of content in a stall. The muck fork is a take off of corn fork, used when everyone had ear corn in corn crib.
I just found this channel, I think that what you're doing is really interesting.
I'm learning a lot about farming from you.
Sometimes I'm going to ask questions, and that's because I'm interested and don't know the answer.
When I retire I plan on moving out of Miami to central Florida and starting a 20 acre farm raising pigs, hay and chickens.
Your's is the best learning channel I've found so far. Thanks.
Good morning from Grand Forks
Attach a note to the diesel cut off leaver to cut off ignition switch,
Might work, I even wrote a large note to myself attached it to the wall where I get off my tractor in the shed to cut off the fuel valve,
A lot of compost. Nice to see you both.
Food for thought on your goat feeder. Kevin on the Hidden Heights Farm put cattle panel lining the manger that holds the hay. The smaller squares that the goats have to pull hay through reduces the excess hay that gets wasted.
Evening from New Zealand!
Farm life never easy
First! Thanks for all the great content Evan!
It is so nice to see you both back again. Looks like Rebecca knows how to run pretty fast when the mice are running out ,that was priceless watching her run quick. That was a lot of hay to move out and now the goats will be happy to see their new look of their home. Evan you and Rebecca did a good job getting cleaned out. Have a great day and stay safe.
Good to see you both again. Big job a years worth of hay to move.
Evan you need to get bigger booster cables, put the key on a cord or wire attached to the tractor so you can pull the key out and leave it on the tractor.
@m9 ovich that isn't true. My f150 alt has 40 amps at idle , it does not take 40 amps to run the system.
Here is my take on jump starting with a "completely" dead battery. The dead battery was taking 30 amps of charge from the battery charger and probably taking any extra amps from the truck. I think the dead battery was taking all the extra amps to charge. So jump starting there wasn't enough extra amps to start the tractor. I think if I would have disconnected the dead battery, and just hooked the jumper cables to the tractor battery cables I think it would have started the tractor. I think the dead battery was pulling down the whole system since it had very little DC voltage. At least That is my theory. If I screw up again and completely drain the battery and it won't jump start, I will try disconnecting the dead battery and see if I can jump start it.
Diesel engines take a lot a amps to start, I know bigger booster cables would transfer more amps and help the starting. I should compare all my sets of jumper cables and see if I have a set that is bigger wire gauge, and keep those in my truck.
But overall, I need to stop leaving the key on.
Put wooden runners on the shed and pull it backwards then use the the bigger tractor to cleanup and the pull the shed back into place when done.
Great to see you both are back. And everyone is healthy. Stay safe my friends.
Using a pallet like that is a welcome mat for Rats and Mice. From my experience on our family farm they LOVE to nest in them
Thank you for showing us what not to do in your videos
One minute in and this is the reason we love your channel! Real Farm Life!
good video, love your old tractors,
Hey, your LT70 sawmill looks nice. Perfect for a one man operation.
Great to see you guy's sure have miss you two! God bless!
Love this video. Awesome! Good to have Rebecca as your assistance- hard worker!!!!!!!
Hard working video
Put plywood sheet on top of tank
Big job done together. The two of you did a good job cleaning out the goat pen. Evan I know you are very thankful for such a awesome helper like Rebecca. Rebecca you are an amazing wife and homesteader. Love you both. Be blessed and a job well done 👍🏽
Put a big red light on the dash that is lit when the key is on. Then you won't forget it.
When you clean out the barn, you might want to start putting lime down after the old hay is out. Helps kill the smell
If you had two old sheets of plywood, you could lay them on the top of that plastic bedding and screw them on from underneath and then cut the round circle out. It should be somewhat stronger.
You need a small motorized conveyor belt.
Throw a bit of fertilizer in that compost pile to help it break down faster and zeolites in the goat pen for odor control.
Use a large enough pallet to put on top of the goat plastic shelter and it will keep from collapsing.
Great video as always! Keep them coming! Thanks for sharing!!
Thx
Sorry Rebekah. It was funny to watch you scram when the mice came out. I hate mice too. keep up the great work . Thanks
So glad you are back! God bless your family!
Evan, FYI, I've heard several times that you should push with your hydraulic cylinders retracted. This because with them extended the rods will bend.
Hello Evan, you need a spring loaded pogo stick on top off the tongue of the wagon. To hold your hydraulic lines off the ground. Cheaper to get them up then to replace. Continuously dragging on the ground will wear them out.
I plan on welding a hose hanger on the tongue. Similar to how the hydraulic hoses on my disc harrow are held up.
@@CountryViewAcres Right with the pigtail curve. 🐖
Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
If you still have the plastic hutch you might put an old sheet of plywood on top. That would support the top.
Bolt three or four spikes on the front of that bucket on the tractor. Then you have a good old fashioned muck loader. Not an expensive modification, Flat plate, bit of a point, two sturdy bolts through the plates and bucket.Save time and effort
Hi, you may also compost at the field by stacking it in an area that is the best choice for your own needs . Turning the material once a month using the manure spreader. You will end up with stuff that is more evenly mixed and granulate for spreading on the field. Compost needs nitrogen and oxygen. Turning it enhance the process x 10 !
I don't know what it is about your channel, but your my favorite farming/homesteading channel. I love watching you both working together to compete a job. I think it's because watching you two and your farm reminds me of helping my grandpa and uncles take care of their farm growing up.
I'm glad your off the night shifts for awhile and I'm looking to seeing more of your great videos.
I would like to see you paint the barn and the tractors.
Love your videos☺💖glad to see yall back☺
Watching from Melbourne Australia i miss that when I was in tabouk Saudi Arabia that’s my job in my employer farm i use skid steer for that.
Rainny day project? 1) Rebuild Power steering pump, 2)
Great job Evan and Rebecca, one of the unpleasant jobs of having goats but it has to be done. Thanks for sharing with us, keep up the good work and videos. Stay safe and keep having fun. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻
So glad you are back.
I really like to see the two of you work together. Your very respectful of each other and seem to make a great team, which is refreshing to see now days.
Great job!
For a once a year job you guys did great. And lots of compost for next years garden.
Good team work.
That was impressive speed Rebecca aha
Mouse attacks. Nurse runs. EEEK! I have missed the sound of lovely Miss Rebekah's laughter!! How 'bout a sign on the tractor, "KEY OFF!" that will survive the weather? I love that old CASE tractor and the AC is also a goodie. That dump wagon was a good investment ... I KNEW that would pay off in time and a reduction in hard effort. Love Miss Rebekah's on camera discourse. And I liked your longer hair, Mr. Evan! And thanks for this new video! Try giving those billy goats a lot less food at a time, see how that does! You guys seem to be miked, works great! Still loving that guitar music, by the way!
Liked this because of her reaction to the mice lol
Pitching stalls...brings back childhood memories. Good times...good times!!
That pen cleaned up nice! Tractor's are so helpful. Good job y'all! ☺
As the saying goes - There are three things you can watch forever: fire burning, water falling, other people working .. that's actually like a sort of therapy - watching your life and daily doings from aside - very peaceful and relaxing. Thanks for sharing those moments! ✌
Btw you might screw some boards under the barrel's roof as reinforcement, so the goats won't break it so easily 😉
Fun fun fun 👍🦅🇺🇸
Good days work!😊❤️
OMG! I feel for you Rebecca…YIKES! Mice!
Rebekah & Evan what an absolute fantastic team Honestly I could smell that from here in Oz
JudithB I think I would have put all that old hay in the pig pen and barn yard so the animals could glean the seeds and other munchies out of it. It would make another mess to clean up in the spring but every little bit helps!!! LOL
Positive on first, then negative, that way you get no sparks.
She is getting more comfortable in front of the Camera!! Niiiiice!! Blessings
Needed a Grapple for that job!
Put a wooden pallet on top to protect the flimsy plastic. May need to screw it down.
About the slow hydraulics, I’ve recently seen some videos from Marty T, restoring old tractors. Several had slow hydraulics and just cleaning the hydraulic filter fixed them.
Definitely a bit less hay per feeding for the goats 🐐
Put a corner feeder in like they do with horses give them very little at a time. Feeder hangs on the wall in the corner
That was a tough job and maybe trying to cut down on the amount of hay you put in their feeder. Let them eat it down close to the bottom before putting any new hay in there and that should help with the waste. You and Rebecca did a good job on the cleaning job and it looks a lot better.
Those hydraulic hoses dragging across the ground are killing me
Good to see your posts again. Thank you for sharing. Love that old Case
Glad to see my old dump wagon getting used.
I could be wrong but at 7:09 in the video, it looks like a little mouse scurried away after Evan picked up the load of hay and said, "Let me know if it hit you with stuff..."
I realize that you have another job. The time spent is always relative, what ever time it takes is okay. You are working.
I got that same shirt
Don't think I've ever seen someone pitch hay with a bedding fork....
Put plywood on top of the practice container
You sure keep those old tractors working. Way to go.
Please do something about the Hydrolique hoses rubbing on the ground
Hay it looks better after that hard work ! And may be you can put some old ply wood on top of the plastic shelter ?
The fork your using we used for silage you need a 5 or 6 tine Manure fork or 3 tine hay fork
One of my favorite couple. I agree you guys make an awesome team together. I love watching you guys working together. Powerhouse couple. 👫🏻 Rebecca don't worry I don't like mice either. I would have ran also. 😆
Teamwork makes the dream work
Build a wooden top for the plastic shed, before the goat total it. May work. Maybe just a price of plywood would do it.
Maybe one tip. Put 3/4” plywood against that far wall so bucket has something to work against loading hay. Love your hay wagon with the dump!!!