You and your wife work so hard it would be nice to see you two cooking outside and enjoying an evening once in a while. Great job on the feeding trough.
Just keep on being you. I love your channel and the knowledge you have. I have always loved the buffalo. I live in my class C camper and have a 10 inch tall white buffalo on my dash. I have cherokee blood and my great grandma told me that the white buffalo was spiritual and a good luck symbol.
Oh boy new toy for dombra. lol lol Even human go threw what bison finding there place. It well take time for them. But I have faith in the new comers. After dombra breeds they well total be welcome bye other bison. Boy wish I was younger so I could of raised bison. My dream before I die is have a place to have bison to raise special for bison meat. But it just a dream. be able to enjoy watch the bison in the sun rise and sun set would give peace to me. See the bison run and do want ever their desire is confront to me. Tried seeing people go no where but need get somewhere fast. bless you and your family sharing your bison. God Bless you all.
Hi, you are a great worker love your family , bison and your farm. Your bison is healthy and you are doing a great job. I see you always making things for those lovely bison that will work out. Continue the good work ,the new heifers said it's time to run track the way I seen them running. Thanks for sharing
@@CrossTimbersBison Dusty, I don't know if you recall me teasing you about your Cowpokes tee-shirt, but I'm the WVU Mountaineers fan (and fan of your channel) and just wanted to wish you OSU fans good luck in MoTown on Saturday. If you ever decide to come east for a game, Let me know and we'll show ya some Mountaineer hospitality. Let's go Mountaineers!!
@@SMichaelDeHart Hahaha! Well I appreciate that! I never got to make it to Morgantown...but I've heard it's an awesome place! After watching you guys beat KS, I'm a little worried about this Saturday! Should be a good one! Go Pokes!!
You are so fortunate to be able to do this. I've wanted to do this since I was in high school & beyond. I was born in '53' & girl's back then were always pushed to do female things & I was a TomBoy ever since I was little bucking the system lol. Our high school wouldn't even let us wear pants until my Jr. year lol & I absolutely hated dresses & skirts lol. 1st thing I did my Jr. year was wear my whiskey brown & my olive colored Levi's & my boots lol.
I just watched this old video you made. You did a fine carpentry job on that feed trough. However...Sorry, I started to laugh my head off. I am watching this one from the future. I know that Dunbar is going to tear that nice new trough to bits. Cause that's what Dunbar does! You know that now but didn't know it then. We love Dunbar! 😅🤣😂
Found this when doing research on the final episode of a series on the bison I'm working on... love seeing some really good content on the privately owned bison industry. It's such a huge part of the existing population, but not really given much thought by bison enthusiasts. Solid work!
Smaller the area for supplementary feeding the more stress on stock especially for ones that are younger and new. Keep the stock out on grass and put the supplementary feed along a single electric wire to have unlimited feed bunk space.
I just loved watching them running into the new pasture!! I hope the herd doesn't "ice out" the new ones much longer! The new ones looked kinda sad waiting, hoping, they'd get a chance at the grain too!!! I really enjoy your videos!!! Please keep them coming!!! I know you are a very busy man. Thank you for putting out informative videos!!!
Always like watching your channel, great job on the feeding trough, good you got some help with those concrete blocks cleaning them up, the bison are so amazing, love to see them run!! You and your wife are doing a great job on taking care of them!!
Houston is huge compared to last time I seen him gotten so tall and thin it is crazy don't even look like the same kid! How long till the new girls get to feed right along with the other hefers? The one female seemed to shew the new female away
One thing that might be beneficial to make your new feed trough more sturdy to withstand the bison's rough and tumble ways is to put some 2×4 "x" braces from the top of one leg down to the bottom of the other and vice versa. That's if they seem determined to tear it up. This is not a criticism, you did a great job. It's an idea how to make it really tough to tear up. Those beast can tear up virtually anything they set their minds to.
This video dusting and that was great you and your wife putting that feeding BN together glad to see all the bison are doing good in the young'uns are getting bigger can't wait to see the handling system put up and running
Oh gee you did a great job on the troughs. Did the new additions finally get to eat as the other ones were acting like hogs. Nice being able to see the deer also. Watched on wide screen of which was fantastic. Glad to see Houston learning the operation and Weston helping out with the brick removal. That's awesome. Enjoyed and Thank you so much. Kudu's to the photographer. Love y'all
Don't sweat the small stuff like the wind. Dusty you are doing awesome. Congrats on the new bison look forward to seeing more of them. Have you named them yet? Have a great week God Bless.
Troughs look great. A true farmer can do it all, just like you did. It doesn’t need to be perfect, like you said, use lessons learned on your next trough project.
Does the Bison have salt block or minerals and molasses ! May be that just for goats and cows Huston lucky to have a uncle like you ! By the way your feeder will come in handy ! No fighting ! There just a family my brother bossy because he came 1st then me Take care love your bison can't wait for more baby bison !
With the 2 new heifers maybe you could put some grain on the ground near them to eat if you can get close enough? With the other Bison eating at the troughs they probably wouldn't bother them.
I think you might want to add some braces from the base of the leg to the middle of the side. And brace the short side too. There's going to be a lot of torque on those joints.
I hope the two new girls on the block gets their place at the "dinner table" soon!! Makes me feels sorry for them until they get acclimated with their new buddies!!! I love watching the bison run too! You've got a nice sized herd now! BTW, is Lumpy still doing okay?
Yes, I noticed that you only had one bolt holding the four by four in place. It is correct to have braces on the the four by fours all the way around for added strength. Minimum two screws each end for each brace. Coating it with linseed oil will make last longer. That treated wook lasts forever. I built a heavy duty picnic out of treated 2"X 6" pine 20 years ago and it's still standing after all these years. I bolted the legs and use screws on the top. Very duable. Just brace it up and it'll be fine. Drilling a pilot hole each time might make it easier. Make sure the drill bit is smaller than the screw. Do you think Bison eat Alfalfa? I know horses love it. Just thought I'd ask. Always good to see you and the Bison out and about. A true bison farmer you are. Do they require salt and vitamin blocks? Till next time.
they drink and feed all at once it seems, never could get wood to stand up to them, usually had to weld up something and make sure no sharp edges. a BIG water tank works best too. we use two, a 25 foot diameter and a shorter 10 foot diameter for the calves. seems to work. Looks like a good stand of grass
Enjoyed the video Dusty. Nice job on the feed trough. You.May want to add some x braces on the legs if the Bison are rough on it as you say. Thanks for taking the time to produce the videos. Y'all take care and God bless.
AWESOME BLOSSOM 🐂🤠🐂 I thought it was an excellent feeder! The cockleburrs are a real pain. I don't know about large animals but the stickers in smaller animals can get stuck in their throat which sometimes block their food or the food can push the burr on down to the animals lung and cause a really big probem. Spraying the burrs DO NOT work for me. I have a burner that runs on propane (Harbor Freight) and I burn them up and then rake and shovel the dirt. Goathead stickers are just as bad. Just an FYI Great Job you two❣
@@CrossTimbersBison Good... I've spent hours on burning stickers and on a grass that's like Velcro. Burning is easier than pulling and on cool days, it's perfect. Good Luck❣
Put some angle braces(45°) down on them legs or they might fold under . Other than that great job ! Should last along time . Enjoy the videos and learning about your animals . "Deeds not words "
Great farm project Dusty! Your wife is a great camerawoman. Good fence blooper! Watching them run into pasture just makes you believe in the side open West. Thanks for hearing and good luck with the chute system prep.
Reinforce the legs. They are going to knock them down. Just run a 2x4 corner to corner all the way around about 8 inches off the ground. You'll be good to go. You almost had it.
Are you feeding them Alfalfa pellets are the bigger size ones that they give to cows I just wonder if you're feeding them alpha or fresh cut one of the other.. that's what I wanted to say alfalfa cubes they're compressed more dense but I think the pellets are better .. on some sort of other kind of feed... it looks like Alfalfa when you poured it into the containers feed troughs....
I enjoy your videos. I don't know about farm animals, I'm in the city. Os the ear tag a replacement for branding them or do you have both?.. I was wondering if people counterfeit those tags to steal animals.?? Also, these were free range forever, why isn't grass enough for them? Is it to get vitamins & fatteners into them?
He answers alot of these questions on prior videos if you wanna go back and search them. I think supplemental food is partially for the location of farm and time of year. Like in the wild they would move around to ne able to pick their nutritional values.
We will eventually put our own ear tag in. We will give them the RFID ear tag. There is no branding on bison. The grass doesn't grow year around here in Southern Oklahoma. Winter months kill it all
You don't have to apologize about the wind noise. We can hear you just fine👍.
Love watching your daily duties with the Bison😍
You and your wife work so hard it would be nice to see you two cooking outside and enjoying an evening once in a while. Great job on the feeding trough.
Love watching your videos! Don't be concerned about the wind!
Nice feeder.
The bison are so graceful and beautiful.
It was beautiful to see them running to the big pasture....so majestic, can't imagine when there were thousands!! Nice job!
There is something that is so wonderful watching them just run.
Thank you for sharing.
I agree!
Thanks Guys
Enjoyed watching
Watching them run into the pasture was a moment of AWE!
Seeing them run makes me want to sing "God Bless America" ! 💕💕
Hahaha
Poor new heifers never got any grain. Daniel said Weston spent a day helping you. That is wonderful!
It's perfect for what you need it to do
Just keep on being you. I love your channel and the knowledge you have. I have always loved the buffalo. I live in my class C camper and have a 10 inch tall white buffalo on my dash. I have cherokee blood and my great grandma told me that the white buffalo was spiritual and a good luck symbol.
I've heard that as well! Very cool
We live in our 5th wheel. We like to camp host, south in the winter and ND in the summer.
Thanks for sharing. It was fun watching them running in the pasture. Like a bunch of kids out to play.
Oh boy new toy for dombra. lol lol Even human go threw what bison finding there place. It well take time for them. But I have faith in the new comers. After dombra breeds they well total be welcome bye other bison. Boy wish I was younger so I could of raised bison. My dream before I die is have a place to have bison to raise special for bison meat. But it just a dream. be able to enjoy watch the bison in the sun rise and sun set would give peace to me. See the bison run and do want ever their desire is confront to me. Tried seeing people go no where but need get somewhere fast. bless you and your family sharing your bison. God Bless you all.
Thanks for sharing, and have a nice safe day!
Great job! You are a carpenter! 💕
Great job 👏
Hi, you are a great worker love your family , bison and your farm. Your bison is healthy and you are doing a great job. I see you always making things for those lovely bison that will work out. Continue the good work ,the new heifers said it's time to run track the way I seen them running. Thanks for sharing
I hope the new girls finally got to eat
Great job family team👌
I appreciate all your hard work. I'm a city girl and I just love to see what goes out on the farm. You are doing a great job.
Thank you Cathy!
@@CrossTimbersBison Dusty, I don't know if you recall me teasing you about your Cowpokes tee-shirt, but I'm the WVU Mountaineers fan (and fan of your channel) and just wanted to wish you OSU fans good luck in MoTown on Saturday. If you ever decide to come east for a game, Let me know and we'll show ya some Mountaineer hospitality. Let's go Mountaineers!!
@@SMichaelDeHart Hahaha! Well I appreciate that! I never got to make it to Morgantown...but I've heard it's an awesome place! After watching you guys beat KS, I'm a little worried about this Saturday! Should be a good one!
Go Pokes!!
They are so cool to watch! I was ever one of your videos
I really enjoy seeing the bison run
You are so fortunate to be able to do this. I've wanted to do this since I was in high school & beyond. I was born in '53' & girl's back then were always pushed to do female things & I was a TomBoy ever since I was little bucking the system lol. Our high school wouldn't even let us wear pants until my Jr. year lol & I absolutely hated dresses & skirts lol. 1st thing I did my Jr. year was wear my whiskey brown & my olive colored Levi's & my boots lol.
Haha! That's funny! Finally got to be you!
I would put cross members on it, adds significant strength. Great video!
I LIKE THE occasional sound of wind... here in the "city" of youngstown, Ohio. All I hear are sirens and cars driving by.
Great video like always
Everyone has a critic. Thanks for a glimpse into your day!☮
You did a good job
So excited for your almost to 10k! Love watching your videos
Yeaaaa! Me too. Thank you!
Those tubs will last a long time. I had some cut in half and used as horse feeders.....they r great!!!
Love ur bison and videos.
A thrilling video today watching the two new heffers join the rest if the herd in the big pasture! Fantastic!
I love how they run and hop at the same time
Fun watching them run into the big pasture.
I swear Huston grew AGAIN!
Thanks for the update.
Jo Jo in VT 💕 😊
I just watched this old video you made. You did a fine carpentry job on that feed trough. However...Sorry, I started to laugh my head off. I am watching this one from the future. I know that Dunbar is going to tear that nice new trough to bits. Cause that's what Dunbar does! You know that now but didn't know it then. We love Dunbar! 😅🤣😂
Great idea. Use what you have 1st then buy, old farmers way. Ingenuity. :) No snow wow.
Found this when doing research on the final episode of a series on the bison I'm working on... love seeing some really good content on the privately owned bison industry. It's such a huge part of the existing population, but not really given much thought by bison enthusiasts. Solid work!
Thank you sir!
Looks good good luck with that feeder...
Trough looks great!! And you probably saved a ton of money, hope it work great!
Smaller the area for supplementary feeding the more stress on stock especially for ones that are younger and new.
Keep the stock out on grass and put the supplementary feed along a single electric wire to have unlimited feed bunk space.
I just loved watching them running into the new pasture!! I hope the herd doesn't "ice out" the new ones much longer! The new ones looked kinda sad waiting, hoping, they'd get a chance at the grain too!!! I really enjoy your videos!!! Please keep them coming!!! I know you are a very busy man. Thank you for putting out informative videos!!!
Thank you Mel! Those heifers will eventually get there.
Great video and you will be getting Greater than you already is. What a bison lover, continue the great work.
I can see Dunbar having a ball with the new trough!
Great video! You did a great job on the feeder! Nice to see you putting Weston to work!💕
It's good for him! Lol
I can't wait to see those bull calves as they grow. They already have the right shape.
Me too!! I agree
Always like watching your channel, great job on the feeding trough, good you got some help with those concrete blocks cleaning them up, the bison are so amazing, love to see them run!! You and your wife are doing a great job on taking care of them!!
Thank you Carol!
@@CrossTimbersBison your very welcome
Might want to put a brace along the bottom for strength and stability. Otherwise, great job. The bison are beautiful.
Thank you Mark!
Good job on the diy feeder the bison are beautiful
If U build it, they will come 2 the feed trough. Good job..
Love watching the bison running..
Me too!
Houston is huge compared to last time I seen him gotten so tall and thin it is crazy don't even look like the same kid! How long till the new girls get to feed right along with the other hefers? The one female seemed to shew the new female away
One thing that might be beneficial to make your new feed trough more sturdy to withstand the bison's rough and tumble ways is to put some 2×4 "x" braces from the top of one leg down to the bottom of the other and vice versa. That's if they seem determined to tear it up. This is not a criticism, you did a great job. It's an idea how to make it really tough to tear up. Those beast can tear up virtually anything they set their minds to.
This video dusting and that was great you and your wife putting that feeding BN together glad to see all the bison are doing good in the young'uns are getting bigger can't wait to see the handling system put up and running
Great videos!! Please tell us about fencing
Will do probably in the spring! Gonna build some new fence
I love this as a raised bed system!!
Keep Up the Good Work
Herd's looking awesome!
I love watching the bison. Thank you for sharing.
Some day I hope Houston realizes just how lucky he is to be around so much nature.
That came out real nice. You gave me inspiration for a planter bin using the same idea.
Oh gee you did a great job on the troughs. Did the new additions finally get to eat as the other ones were acting like hogs. Nice being able to see the deer also. Watched on wide screen of which was fantastic. Glad to see Houston learning the operation and Weston helping out with the brick removal. That's awesome. Enjoyed and Thank you so much. Kudu's to the photographer. Love y'all
Don't sweat the small stuff like the wind. Dusty you are doing awesome. Congrats on the new bison look forward to seeing more of them. Have you named them yet? Have a great week God Bless.
Thank you Tricia! We have not named them yet...we are open to suggestions though!
Rare Weston sighting
It is cold now in Oklahoma. Creep feeder good idea
I agree! I've been talking to my wife about that!
Loved every minute of it! Blessings from NE Missouri!
Troughs look great. A true farmer can do it all, just like you did. It doesn’t need to be perfect, like you said, use lessons learned on your next trough project.
산에 가서 해골 바위에 올라가다 넘어져 눈주위르
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You need a creep feeder, that just the young bison can fit into. Excited to see you get started on your alley systems. 🐓
Be interested in see the bison in snow!
Me too!
Looks pretty good to me👍yeah, I guess you should make one more👍I love watching them run😁
Does the Bison have salt block or minerals and molasses ! May be that just for goats and cows Huston lucky to have a uncle like you ! By the way your feeder will come in handy ! No fighting ! There just a family my brother bossy because he came 1st then me Take care love your bison can't wait for more baby bison !
Yes, I put out trace mineral blocks year around.
Thank you,
Dusty
With the 2 new heifers maybe you could put some grain on the ground near them to eat if you can get close enough? With the other Bison eating at the troughs they probably wouldn't bother them.
I think you might want to add some braces from the base of the leg to the middle of the side. And brace the short side too. There's going to be a lot of torque on those joints.
Growing up on a farm, I learned that farmers need to be jacks of all trades at some level. At least my dad was.
Love seeing them get out and run in their new playground! I hope the two new girls fit in and they let them eat grain! So have you named them yet?
I hope the two new girls on the block gets their place at the "dinner table" soon!! Makes me feels sorry for them until they get acclimated with their new buddies!!! I love watching the bison run too! You've got a nice sized herd now! BTW, is Lumpy still doing okay?
You should’ve made a brick wall out of that break for something out there a windbreaker
One of those barrels would be a good toy for the bulls
Yes, I noticed that you only had one bolt holding the four by four in place. It is correct to have braces on the the four by fours all the way around for added strength. Minimum two screws each end for each brace. Coating it with linseed oil will make last longer. That treated wook lasts forever. I built a heavy duty picnic out of treated 2"X 6" pine 20 years ago and it's still standing after all these years. I bolted the legs and use screws on the top. Very duable. Just brace it up and it'll be fine. Drilling a pilot hole each time might make it easier. Make sure the drill bit is smaller than the screw. Do you think Bison eat Alfalfa? I know horses love it. Just thought I'd ask. Always good to see you and the Bison out and about. A true bison farmer you are. Do they require salt and vitamin blocks? Till next time.
Thank you Larry!
I've heard they don't like alfalfa really.....which kinda surprises me.
Yes, I keep trace mineral blocks out year around!
- Dusty
they drink and feed all at once it seems, never could get wood to stand up to them, usually had to weld up something and make sure no sharp edges. a BIG water tank works best too. we use two, a 25 foot diameter and a shorter 10 foot diameter for the calves. seems to work. Looks like a good stand of grass
You may want to drill a few small holes in the bottom of the new trough to prevent rain from pooling in them
8:27 got me like bruh
You might want to put in some cross bracing
Enjoyed the video Dusty. Nice job on the feed trough. You.May want to add some x braces on the legs if the Bison are rough on it as you say. Thanks for taking the time to produce the videos. Y'all take care and God bless.
I agree on the extra braces.
did you add new heifers' to durbars group?
AWESOME BLOSSOM
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I thought it was an excellent feeder!
The cockleburrs are a real pain. I don't know about large animals but the stickers in smaller animals can get stuck in their throat which sometimes block their food or the food can push the burr on down to the animals lung and cause a really big probem. Spraying the burrs DO NOT work for me. I have a burner that runs on propane (Harbor Freight) and I burn them up and then rake and shovel the dirt. Goathead stickers are just as bad. Just an FYI
Great Job you two❣
They are just BAD! So annoying! I can't wait to just burn them!
@@CrossTimbersBison Good... I've spent hours on burning stickers and on a grass that's like Velcro. Burning is easier than pulling and on cool days, it's perfect. Good Luck❣
Put some angle braces(45°) down on them legs or they might fold under . Other than that great job ! Should last along time . Enjoy the videos and learning about your animals . "Deeds not words "
Great farm project Dusty! Your wife is a great camerawoman. Good fence blooper! Watching them run into pasture just makes you believe in the side open West. Thanks for hearing and good luck with the chute system prep.
Wow! Talk about the blooper post!
Yes she is!! Thank you!
They are beautiful. I'm afraid of them cause their size but love them
Thanks for another great video. How did your team do in football this year?
We went 5-5. Barely missed playoffs :(
I saw someone on YT put metal plates under the wood legs so the wood isnt sitting on the ground in the elements.??!!
Reinforce the legs. They are going to knock them down. Just run a 2x4 corner to corner all the way around about 8 inches off the ground. You'll be good to go. You almost had it.
Well you’re trying that’s more than most two ways of doing it get taught or learn on your own
Are you feeding them Alfalfa pellets are the bigger size ones that they give to cows I just wonder if you're feeding them alpha or fresh cut one of the other.. that's what I wanted to say alfalfa cubes they're compressed more dense but I think the pellets are better .. on some sort of other kind of feed... it looks like Alfalfa when you poured it into the containers feed troughs....
No on the alfalfa...they don't like alfalfa as much. We feed a grain mixture.
I enjoy your videos. I don't know about farm animals, I'm in the city.
Os the ear tag a replacement for branding them or do you have both?..
I was wondering if people counterfeit those tags to steal animals.??
Also, these were free range forever, why isn't grass enough for them? Is it to get vitamins & fatteners into them?
He answers alot of these questions on prior videos if you wanna go back and search them.
I think supplemental food is partially for the location of farm and time of year. Like in the wild they would move around to ne able to pick their nutritional values.
We will eventually put our own ear tag in. We will give them the RFID ear tag.
There is no branding on bison.
The grass doesn't grow year around here in Southern Oklahoma. Winter months kill it all
Thank you so much. Love looking at them so All American. Hope they bring many years of joy..
About how many pounds of food do you have to give the bison each day? It seems like feeding them could get quite expensive.
About 6 lbs per bison. It's not too bad. I buy it in bulk...it's a little cheaper.
Do you roll, flake or break open the grain? You can mix different feed types together.
hi i live in tennessee and i’m trying to start a bison farm like you do you know where i could purchase some calves ?
Yes I do actually! Shoot me an email xtimbersbison@gmail.com
how do they do on silage
is it ok to feed them just like cows
Never fed silage. They do really well on cattle feed
ARe you going to attach it to the fence so they cant knock it over? looking forward to your chutes and out building. 👍👍
Can you feed your new cows separately for a while to build them up a bit?
Yes, but they are so social it actually can hurt them being away from the herd.
Did you get Big Joe back in his pasture???