1600sq/ft Custom Cattle Feeder

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Features: Gary Garman of Allan, Saskatchewan and his fairly large portable hay feeder that measures 17 feet wide and 96 feet long. It has a wooden sliding gate which is pushed along as the cattle clean up the feed. He feeds about 60 cows each winter and has a custom grinder fill the feeder. It is large enough it only requires to be filled twice each winter. It takes about a day for the grinder to fill the feeder. He estimates the feeder only allows for about 5% waste. It cost him about $3,000 to build and he is able to reuse most components of it every feeding season.

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@joemc111 5 жыл бұрын

Great information, down here in the Tampa,Florida on Nov.28,2018 it’s about 55 outside. Keep the videos coming.

@dberg1964 2 жыл бұрын

As I'm watching different videos on feeding cattle there are two very different thoughts about hay. Any hay left on the ground and not eaten is either wasted or its good for the pasture. Now this guy is feeding cattle on row crop fields as we do. I use bale rings that way I can move them around over the field to spread out the manure that cows produce. Also there is always a little waste when I move the rings but I don't consider it waste. That so called waste is organic matter that is being added back to the soil. As far as feeding in pastures is concerned I fully believe that rolling the hay out in the best option. Again you spread the manure around and any left behind is good for that pasture. A win win if you ask me.

@elizabethblane201 2 жыл бұрын

Greg Judy also rolls out his bales for the same reason you do.

@marshakrebs4348 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat set up and smart thinking on his part

@ziptie4061 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! what a savings in several ways and completely operational. Genious!

@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC Жыл бұрын

Got-to-love that 2x6 wood construction movable feeders...nicely done!

@goodingwashington6099 5 жыл бұрын

I did similar to this for my 10goats this fall. All I needed was some metal gates. It works.

@markbuell6740 Жыл бұрын

Genius , that seams to make sense and looks like it will work great

@puirYorick 6 жыл бұрын

I'd be wary of using metal (tin) as part of the calf shelter out in the open field but I suppose lightning is highly unlikely during late winter early spring. The two feeders are fantastic ideas though. It's good to see old fashioned ingenuity still alive and well.

@scottyg4605 4 жыл бұрын

Smart guy 👍👍 saves a small fortune over the years.

@colddose9636 5 жыл бұрын

Very smart setup, all farmers should do the same. thanks for this guy for sharing his idea with others

@JudyHart1 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of ingenuity there.

@giuseppebacoccola9209 2 жыл бұрын

Complimenti bella invenzione.

@grassfeeding6073 6 жыл бұрын

Cool feeding setup. Thinking out of the box to figure out a system that works for him, I like it.

@aluna386 6 жыл бұрын

grassfeeding

@wadewilson5296 5 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see the plans for the round bale feeders.

@jaybey4687 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job good idea.

@hmidasliman6504 4 жыл бұрын

Very good idea.

@bombardier3qtrlbpsi Жыл бұрын

I've fenced off a half section to 3 quarters for swath grazing. Oats and sometimes barley and oats mixed. Cut it as grainfeed and I seen very good results from that. Anywhere from 300 to 600 cows in that swath grazing practice. I never seen any waste.

@generalmaximus4265 3 жыл бұрын

really useful system

@Khamomil 6 жыл бұрын

He's a bit hard to understand but he's inventive and smart so bravo.

@bradrichardson8062 5 жыл бұрын

Should be narrower and longer as cows can’t reach the centre. That would eliminate a lot of forking the hay in the centre to the sides

@farmcentralohio 3 жыл бұрын

Did you even watch the video or do you just not understand?

@jeanbruel3184 6 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@johnbosco8209 2 жыл бұрын

I like it such a method

@hkm_865 6 жыл бұрын

I’m not associated with farming in any way but this is fascinating

@mbrukmbruk374 5 жыл бұрын

@billbarlow3310 5 жыл бұрын

If you eat you're associated with farming. HKM

@asands4621 5 жыл бұрын

I like the bale feeder idea but what about a ring feeder?

@augustreil 6 жыл бұрын

Smart guy.

@downbntout 6 жыл бұрын

Smart design. If I were him I'd plant some trees too. Is it cheaper to rent the tub grinder?

@user-ky9nb8hf4s 5 жыл бұрын

Молодцы 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

@philhosier9185 5 жыл бұрын

Like it !!

@pamelahomeyer748 6 жыл бұрын

Smart

@subhshchand27 5 жыл бұрын

Like it

@oldgold2704 5 жыл бұрын

nice

@alikuyucu146 5 жыл бұрын

If it is silage, how do you compact it? And it isnot covered. Doesnt it go bad from rain, snow or oxygen?

@oilersridersbluejays 4 жыл бұрын

It's dry hay, not silage.

@ilikestuff89 3 жыл бұрын

The freezing temperatures will slow the decay down. Cows will eat that pile before to much bad things happen. If it was uncovered during the warmer months, that would be different, but he will send his cows out to pasture during that time.

@yousofrezaeejavanmardi4058 5 жыл бұрын

عجب کاری به به کاملاً حلال و با آرامش

@asands4621 5 жыл бұрын

Would the silage and hay not rot or mould in the air. Because here in Ireland, when I feed my cows any loose silage goes of quickly and has to be fed quickly.

@870wingmstr 5 жыл бұрын

Frozen - winter only.

@Saskatchewan_IH_Farmer 5 жыл бұрын

Here in Saskatchewan it rarely goes above -20 Celsius from early December to March. And the snow acts as an insulator. We have more issues with frozen silage bales then mould or rot. We have a buffalo feedlot in southeast Sask, and we are constantly busting up frozen bales for the buffalo to eat. Then again buffalo don’t eat meat as much in the winter and still gain the most weight then any other time of year.

@Saskatchewan_IH_Farmer 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t eat as much...... hahaha

@Saskatchewan_IH_Farmer 5 жыл бұрын

Steve Slade, I agree there, we have VERY little rain. For the entire 2018 growing season, (late April to early October if you are lucky) we only had about 250mmt of rainfall here in south east Saskatchewan. Im sure you have that In a month in Ireland.

@joelalcantara7723 6 жыл бұрын

60 cows how many days before you got a grind again and how many Bales it takes to fill it up

@slashboxcattleco.3369 5 жыл бұрын

With his two wheel drive loader is assume hes using 3 by 3 by 8 bales. So hes got to be pushing 130 bales at a time. Figure them at 1000 pounds a piece depending on the feed, and is guess his cows at 1350 pound at 3.5 percent body weight, you'd guess he's going through thay in close to 45 or 50 days. Just assuming fuel use on feeding every day like is traditional to be 25 dollars a day, that's close to 1100 dollars durring the 45 days. Renting a tub grinder ain't that much for one day. Thoughts?

@Saskatchewan_IH_Farmer 5 жыл бұрын

Slash Box Cattle Co. I agree. The tub grinder would be more affective, and more cost efficient. And the price of fuel here would be a lot more then $25/day in my opinion. But I don’t know a lot of ranchers here in sask using 3x3 bales. We usually use 5x5 rounds for silage, and 6x6 rounds for hay and straw (barley, oats and canary straw for ruffage). Then again he is a smaller operation then most around here.

@tammicorbett8977 5 жыл бұрын

tarp the top??

@vencent8329 4 жыл бұрын

Tammi Corbett if you making compost

@snowsnow4231 5 жыл бұрын

Если поставить на ролики движущуюся сторону, то коровы будут сами ее толкать и не заваливать ее в стороны.

@yousofrezaeejavanmardi4058 5 жыл бұрын

ایده ای جالب هستش

@Wainfleetkx450f 5 жыл бұрын

How do you get less waste with none of the feed covered and all exposed to oxygen?

@petergazda 4 жыл бұрын

@Steve Slade And what about when it's raining ?

@ilikestuff89 3 жыл бұрын

He will only be doing this during the winter, where it's usually in the freezing temperatures. The snow on top won't melt into the feed unless a really warm day comes along, and by spring, he will send them out to pasture and stop feeding this way.

@ilikestuff89 3 жыл бұрын

Also, given the freezing temperatures, breakdown of the feed will be slow if at all

@alikuyucu146 5 жыл бұрын

Excuse me. My english is weak. Is this crop silage or dry?

@alikuyucu146 5 жыл бұрын

@Steve Slade thank you.

@elpllc7541 4 жыл бұрын

I like the idea but I don’t believe there is no manure to haul. The manure will pile up around the feeder. And he only moves the feeder once to another site.

@codyludwig2811 6 жыл бұрын

why spend more money than you have to? great idea to also free yourself up for awhile till its empty

@alikuyucu146 5 жыл бұрын

Excuse me. What is this meal?

@tannerdozler5313 5 жыл бұрын

Ali Emira ground hay. Very common feed

@brianjonker510 6 жыл бұрын

Feeding that many cows in one area for several weeks really overloads nutrients in that spot. That is poor management he gets away with because each winter he uses a different field. I wonder how he supplies water?

@BlazeBacon 5 жыл бұрын

bruh snow is made of water, they eat the snow lmao u dont know much stop casting judgement

@slashboxcattleco.3369 5 жыл бұрын

Its probably better off in the field where you can drag or harrow it once before planting rather than hauling it out of a corral like he mentioned wouldnt you agree

@bobsivigny6984 5 жыл бұрын

pm on o