Avoid Mistakes: Unloading and Covering Hay

Raising livestock comes down to in part their genetics and also their environment. The environment needs to provide high quality forage. Hay is one form of forage provided to a cow for winter feeding. To maintain the quality of the hay you have to store it properly. This video is all about showing one additional step in storing hay. And that step is to cover it with a hay tarp. The hay tarp protects the hay from getting wet. And by keeping it dry the nutrients of the hay is maintained.

[@tmorgan502]

Hey!!!! This is interesting to watch you take care of the cow's. Love! Love! Love! The way you say! Let's go Gurl's!!! And They all go the Running behind you!!!!😍🤗

[@PrideRanch]

hahaha....yes! I have been working on our relationship and getting them to respond like I need them to.

[@valeriebillings7248]

Right! 😂

[@BrownSugar0124]

You have prepared the hay for the wet weather we are going to have this summer. Great job.

[@PrideRanch]

Yes. I'm trying! And thank you!

[@JOYSEASON-mt3ew]

YOU ARE DOING GREAT WORK!!!!!!!! SHOWING US HOW TO BE A BLACK COWBOY ❤ MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU and YOUR FAMILY ❤

[@PrideRanch]

Thank you!!

[@tonym109]

In the trucking world we say a tight tarp is a happy tarp! (When it come to flapping in the wind, aerodynamics & water pockets)

[@PrideRanch]

Nice!!! I need to remember that.

[@murielmorrow4306]

Awesome job!

[@PrideRanch]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dannybond5205]

Hoaaa Great Work Keep Up Good Work 💪🏾💪🏾

[@PrideRanch]

Thanks!! Slowly making progress!

[@scottshulers373]

Looking great hard working for sure.

[@PrideRanch]

Thanks!!

[@damianfreeney9710]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@PrideRanch]

Thanks!

[@TylerAtwater]

Love watching your channel! I saw you use purina in the creep feeder for the calf’s but I was wondering what feed are you feeding out of the other automatic feeder for your mature calf’s and heifer’s!?

[@PrideRanch]

Great question! I typically use a custom feed mix. I work with the Producere's co-op in my town. This approach requires me to order at least 4 tons at a time. And this time I only needed one ton. Also I typically don't give this feed to mature cows. It can be too expensive. And a mature cow has different protein and energy needs vs a growing heifer calf or bull calf. thanks for watching!

[@valeriebillings7248]

Nice! How many acres? I noticed you mentioned the North Pasture.

[@PrideRanch]

My place is 100 acres. It's currently divided into 2 pastures..north and south.

[@dasiegirl2347]

Pride R. I taught only bulls had horns 😊

[@PrideRanch]

cows and heifers can have horns. See my other reply for the details.

[@rayjohnson7886]

How was the results of the hay samplings you taken ?

[@PrideRanch]

Thanks for reminding me. It came out ok. I'll post a video about it.

[@rayjohnson7886]

@PrideRanch Solid you are welcome it's very impressive how your herd listens and comes when you call your hay gonna last longer sitting up high on them rocks that'll stop the water from backing upwards keeping the bottom from staying wet I'll be looking out for the video.

[@JohnRobertson-zk1mb]

They hay want mildew or mold under the tarp

[@PrideRanch]

No. It won't get wet.

[@andrewpaige6571]

Are you Usually there for the birth of all of your calves, and if so, have you ever lost any in birthing of you calves ?

[@PrideRanch]

thanks for asking! I'm not. I've been there for like 8 to 10 of them. I've never lost any during calving. I've lost 3 calves after they were born. One died within 3 days of birth and the other 2 died within 5 days.

[@dasiegirl2347]

So females have horns to?

[@PrideRanch]

We call a female cow either a heifer or a cow. She is a heifer if she has never birthed a calf. Cows or heifers can have horns. I raise polled cattle. Polled cattle is one that naturally does not have horns.

[@dasiegirl2347]

@@PrideRanch WOW that's great I have learned a lot from you like the different cows like polled, that's amazing thanks for the information

[@PrideRanch]

Thanks for asking! We are all learning and growing.