Hello Zach again 😊 we feed accordingly but nomally Crushed Oats,Bran,Sugar Beet and boiled up Linseed mixed all togeather.Very best wishes dear friend ❤
Yes ma’am. Sometimes ya just gotta do what the animals need at times. The same won’t work all the time every time. This feed I am feeding now has been some of the best feed I’ve ever fed. It’s slicked my mules off really nice. 😊 thank you for the kind words and thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
Thank you! I expect a lot from them but I also try and give them a lot also. It’s a good trade for both parties. They take good care of me, and I take good care of them. Thanks for the kind words and for watching
Sego Ron suggests you go to Rural King or a farm and garden store and get the Orbit brand timer for your water hose , you can set the timer up to 90 minutes, works for me ,water is something you don't want to take for granted , really like your videos
Enjoy your Videos Thank You For Sharing your story and Ways of doing Things As For Your Rat Problems Take One Of Your Barrels Fill It 1/2 to 3/4 The Way Up With Water and Sprinkle Some Chicken Mash Over The Top of Water Enough To cover Water Put a Board Leaned On Edge They'll Walk up Board and Fall in and Drown got pick Them Out every few Days It Worked for Me When We Had Chicken's and Hogs Try This It Will Work ✌️
Cool 😎. I got some stuff from my feed store, I can’t remember the name of it, but it completely wiped em out thank goodness. Thank you sir for the kind words and for watching
I don't feed any corn, just a 12% sweet feed and good hay. Also I use clorine in my water tank, I buy them in 1 inch round tablets I put them on small bricks so they don't eat through the tank. 1 tablet for 110 gallons til tablet is gone.
Thanks for sharing ! Here (in France) for mice (we don't have rats), I use lavender and peppermint essential oils mixed with water, in a pump sprayer. I spray on the floor and the uprights of walls or walls, once a month durind high season . These critters hate these odors and flee further, out of the place where my horses' food is stored (which I store in an out-of-service chest freezer). Hope that will help 😉
If you could catch a weasel and hold him in a cage for about a week, where it will see and smell the rats, you would just have to feed him a piece of fresh stew meat every couple of days and fresh water every day, then open the cage at dusk and leave the cage open, keep feeding him, beause the cage will be his den. There is another way, but I can't tell you I'll have hate mail for telling you this method, and I know it works.
What i use to catch pack rats (rats ) i made a small wooden rabbit trap ( i'm sure you know what i mean ) put cheese on the peg and catch them every time , Good luck. if any questions feel free to ask.......
Oh yeah! That makes perfect sense and a good idea. We made a trap out of a bucket with a rod in the middle. With a little flipper thingy. When they walked out on it, they fall in the bucket and it traps them. Pretty neat idea too. A man needs a lot of ideas when working with rats lol. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
Find a tucker milling dealer and feed Solution 11% all grain it is the stuff. That 11% you got looks pretty good. I also like their alfalfa oat for the jack and any that don't need the starch.
We’ve fed a lot of tucker over the years also but they won’t eat it. It’s what I tried first. This celebration feeds 11% is working out good as of now.
@@zachodom7486 my horses don't like all stock or cheap feed either. Byrd farms here in perry county raise only non gmo corn they raise several hundred acres. It is all we sell at our feed store.
I f you want to try improving your welding when you want to make a wide bead try doing a figure 8 pattern with your tip while laying down a bead. It`s easy and makes it look like you know what your doing.
I use to feed corn and oats mix back when I had a place to grow it. As you say, you bout gotta grow it yourself if you want anything worth feeding for sure. I’ve found a good feed I like now thankfully. It’s keeping my mules pretty good. Made by celebration feeds called special horse 11. I really like it. Thanks for watching my friend! And commenting
Find a local farmer raising non gmo corn you won't have any problems. Non gmo corn has softer kernels and it is all I feed my young hogs and they eat it with no trouble. The new varieties of corn are designed to last longer on the cob hench the quality of corn goes down.
They ain’t anyone growing any around here anymore. Not even the Amish. I think what’s worse than the gmo is the fact they dry it so hard. I grew gmo and Dixie 18. My mules and horses always liked both. But I didn’t dry mine either. I let it dry down before shelling it. And always kept my stock looking good. But now it’s high as crap and I can buy a straight sweet feed or all stock cheaper which is nuts! Thanks for watching and commenting as always!
All the more reason I've always wanted a mule! They don't get sick much. Too bad my health went. I enjoyed the video. Keep on doing RUclips. Just be yourself and tell us all about things. We can learn off each other. Do you watch other farmers, homesteaders and working horse videos? There are some good ones. And they make money at it. As for the rats - using poison in an outdoor setting kills birds like eagles and other animals in the food chain. There's rat dogs. But a few cats will do great. They're clever enough to avoid getting kicked. But please remove the poison. Ratter animals like cats..just feed them enough to stick around and they'll do the job. They can be sweet little buddies. You could get them from a shelter and save their lives.
Thanks for watching and commenting. And yes you’re right mules are easier keepers for sure: they don’t eat near as much as a similar sized horse either. And as far as cats, we can’t really have cats here because of my wife’s critters. And we don’t have any birds that come in to and around the barn so no worries there: but the rats are ridiculous although the poison has slowed em up some seems like. And we’ve got traps out too. Thanks again!
Shew weee. Oats here are $28 a BAG! I couldn’t ever feed oats without growing my own and I don’t have the farm land I had before so oats really isn’t an option. But thank you kindly for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it
I understand been feeding horses for 50 years get you a 5 ton corn bin it will hold 3 ton of oats you buying in the bulk you can save a lot and crimping even adds to that
Yes but even bulk oats here is stupid expensive. It’s crazy these days for sure. Of course everything is high high. But oats for sure. We can’t justify feeding them honestly. Even bulk. I’ve fed oats and corn bull for years but I also grew my own too. And that helped a lot.
That’s cool 😎. Never heard of that either! So far this Havoc brand poison has really done a number on them. But I am always open to new ideas. Thanks a bunch!
I’ve always liked a black mule myself. But beyond that I like a good mule and they come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. 😉 thanks for watching and commenting
My wife has a lot of small animals so cats have never worked out, although I have kept barn cats in the past and they’ll flat sure keep it free of mice no doubt. Never tried moth balls tho. That’s cool and I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks!!!
I think this video is great, I’m grateful to meet your herd of mules. Great job Zack!!!
Thank you sir and I am glad ya enjoyed it. I appreciate ya watching it. Come on back anytime!!
Thanks for sharing a trip around your farm.
You’re most welcome and thanks for watching!
Hello Zach again 😊 we feed accordingly but nomally Crushed Oats,Bran,Sugar Beet and boiled up Linseed mixed all togeather.Very best wishes dear friend ❤
Yes ma’am. Sometimes ya just gotta do what the animals need at times. The same won’t work all the time every time. This feed I am feeding now has been some of the best feed I’ve ever fed. It’s slicked my mules off really nice. 😊 thank you for the kind words and thank you for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
Appreciate the up close and personal of this video Zach. Keep up the good work. dale t
You’re most welcome Mr Dale! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
You sir are a national treasure!
Thank you ma’am! That means a lot…thanks for watching and commenting
Love your care for you animals
Thank you! I expect a lot from them but I also try and give them a lot also. It’s a good trade for both parties. They take good care of me, and I take good care of them. Thanks for the kind words and for watching
Sego Ron suggests you go to Rural King or a farm and garden store and get the Orbit brand timer for your water hose , you can set the timer up to 90 minutes, works for me ,water is something you don't want to take for granted , really like your videos
Cool Ron! Sounds like a good plan. And thanks for the kind words my friend. And for watching! I am glad ya enjoy them. Take care and do come again.
Enjoy your Videos Thank You For Sharing your story and Ways of doing Things As For Your Rat Problems Take One Of Your Barrels Fill It 1/2 to 3/4 The Way Up With Water and Sprinkle Some Chicken Mash Over The Top of Water Enough To cover Water Put a Board Leaned On Edge They'll Walk up Board and Fall in and Drown got pick Them Out every few Days It Worked for Me When We Had Chicken's and Hogs Try This It Will Work ✌️
Cool 😎. I got some stuff from my feed store, I can’t remember the name of it, but it completely wiped em out thank goodness. Thank you sir for the kind words and for watching
That was a nice little tour. Welds look very good. I like your mud flaps. Just remember United we stand with biden we fail.
Yessir and thank you! Thanks for watching and commenting
That’s a nice looking White Horse plow ya got there!😉
Haha! Thanks buddy I got it from a good ole boy in NC 😉
I don't feed any corn, just a 12% sweet feed and good hay. Also I use clorine in my water tank, I buy them in 1 inch round tablets I put them on small bricks so they don't eat through the tank. 1 tablet for 110 gallons til tablet is gone.
Cool 😎 sounds like good ideas. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing !
Here (in France) for mice (we don't have rats), I use lavender and peppermint essential oils mixed with water, in a pump sprayer. I spray on the floor and the uprights of walls or walls, once a month durind high season . These critters hate these odors and flee further, out of the place where my horses' food is stored (which I store in an out-of-service chest freezer).
Hope that will help 😉
Very cool. Thank you! I’ll have to try that. Thanks for watching and for commenting
If you could catch a weasel and hold him in a cage for about a week, where it will see and smell the rats, you would just have to feed him a piece of fresh stew meat every couple of days and fresh water every day, then open the cage at dusk and leave the cage open, keep feeding him, beause the cage will be his den.
There is another way, but I can't tell you I'll have hate mail for telling you this method, and I know it works.
Find you a non-working chest freezer. Most will hold 1ooo to 15oo lbs of feed and are mouse proof. I used one for years,and they are cheap to buy.
Cool 😎 thanks. But my drums work real good so far. And they were cheap. Thanks for watching and commenting
Get you some Bar Bait. We have it there in western S.C.at the feed store but you have to put it where other animals can't get to it.
Ten fo! I’ll look into it and thanks a bunch. Thanks for watching and commenting too
What i use to catch pack rats (rats ) i made a small wooden rabbit trap ( i'm sure you know what i mean )
put cheese on the peg and catch them every time , Good luck.
if any questions feel free to ask.......
Oh yeah! That makes perfect sense and a good idea. We made a trap out of a bucket with a rod in the middle. With a little flipper thingy. When they walked out on it, they fall in the bucket and it traps them. Pretty neat idea too. A man needs a lot of ideas when working with rats lol. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment. Take care and do come again, please
@@zachodom7486 That kind of bucket trap also works very well also,
Find a tucker milling dealer and feed Solution 11% all grain it is the stuff. That 11% you got looks pretty good. I also like their alfalfa oat for the jack and any that don't need the starch.
We’ve fed a lot of tucker over the years also but they won’t eat it. It’s what I tried first. This celebration feeds 11% is working out good as of now.
@@zachodom7486 my horses don't like all stock or cheap feed either. Byrd farms here in perry county raise only non gmo corn they raise several hundred acres. It is all we sell at our feed store.
Cool 😎
I f you want to try improving your welding when you want to make a wide bead try doing a figure 8 pattern with your tip while laying down a bead. It`s easy and makes it look like you know what your doing.
Cool, thanks!
Put floats on the water troughs
I have in the past, but I also like to sorta keep up with how much water they’re drinking also. But it does help on not leaving the water on lol
Put baking soda in peanut butter,
Cool 😎 never heard of that before. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment: take care and do come again, please
I feed yellow corn that I raised for my mules you have to raise your feed
I use to feed corn and oats mix back when I had a place to grow it. As you say, you bout gotta grow it yourself if you want anything worth feeding for sure. I’ve found a good feed I like now thankfully. It’s keeping my mules pretty good. Made by celebration feeds called special horse 11. I really like it. Thanks for watching my friend! And commenting
Find a local farmer raising non gmo corn you won't have any problems. Non gmo corn has softer kernels and it is all I feed my young hogs and they eat it with no trouble. The new varieties of corn are designed to last longer on the cob hench the quality of corn goes down.
They ain’t anyone growing any around here anymore. Not even the Amish. I think what’s worse than the gmo is the fact they dry it so hard. I grew gmo and Dixie 18. My mules and horses always liked both. But I didn’t dry mine either. I let it dry down before shelling it. And always kept my stock looking good. But now it’s high as crap and I can buy a straight sweet feed or all stock cheaper which is nuts! Thanks for watching and commenting as always!
All the more reason I've always wanted a mule! They don't get sick much. Too bad my health went. I enjoyed the video. Keep on doing RUclips. Just be yourself and tell us all about things. We can learn off each other. Do you watch other farmers, homesteaders and working horse videos? There are some good ones. And they make money at it. As for the rats - using poison in an outdoor setting kills birds like eagles and other animals in the food chain. There's rat dogs. But a few cats will do great. They're clever enough to avoid getting kicked. But please remove the poison. Ratter animals like cats..just feed them enough to stick around and they'll do the job. They can be sweet little buddies. You could get them from a shelter and save their lives.
Thanks for watching and commenting. And yes you’re right mules are easier keepers for sure: they don’t eat near as much as a similar sized horse either. And as far as cats, we can’t really have cats here because of my wife’s critters. And we don’t have any birds that come in to and around the barn so no worries there: but the rats are ridiculous although the poison has slowed em up some seems like. And we’ve got traps out too. Thanks again!
I feed oats and you already have a crimper that's make s even better
Shew weee. Oats here are $28 a BAG! I couldn’t ever feed oats without growing my own and I don’t have the farm land I had before so oats really isn’t an option. But thank you kindly for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it
I understand been feeding horses for 50 years get you a 5 ton corn bin it will hold 3 ton of oats you buying in the bulk you can save a lot and crimping even adds to that
Yes but even bulk oats here is stupid expensive. It’s crazy these days for sure. Of course everything is high high. But oats for sure. We can’t justify feeding them honestly. Even bulk. I’ve fed oats and corn bull for years but I also grew my own too. And that helped a lot.
@@zachodom7486 do you want to sell your crimper and what do you want for your spray rig
No sir I’ll keep my crimper. But I’d sale the sprayer for $200.00.
Oh, if you have chicken do not attempt.
We have chickens but they’re not around my mule barn and feed shack. Thanks for watching and commenting
I'm looking for a gooseneck with living quarters. You know of one reasonable?
Sure don’t right now my friend. These trailers have gotten mighty stupid here last few years. But I’ll keep my eyes open for you.
Flour and cornmeal for rats
That’s cool 😎. Never heard of that either! So far this Havoc brand poison has really done a number on them. But I am always open to new ideas. Thanks a bunch!
So why do you prefer the percheron mules?
I’ve always liked a black mule myself. But beyond that I like a good mule and they come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. 😉 thanks for watching and commenting
Just one bite rat poison
Cool 😎 thanks! And thanks for watching and commenting!!! Take care
CATS or use moth balls
My wife has a lot of small animals so cats have never worked out, although I have kept barn cats in the past and they’ll flat sure keep it free of mice no doubt. Never tried moth balls tho. That’s cool and I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks!!!
Thank you ☺️