Hay it's not going well - large square baling alfalfa |

[@TheStuport]

Really appreciate Kayla how you both keep staying upbeat when weather screws up your Farming Plans. You all manage to get done what you can and even though a few grumblings are to be expected, you really do make an effort to see the good side of Negativity and that is Positively a reflection of you and Jason's Character! Until I started following this channel and a few other farming channels, i had NO CLUE as to how frustrating it can be. I knew it was more than what "Green Acres" showed on TV...lolol....but I never appreciated the true sacrifices you all deal with on a 24/7 schedule! It is not lost on this knucklehead now! Cheers and Blessings From Ohio and Keep Strutting with a Smile! Happy Fathers Day to Jason and ALL The Dad Fans in here!

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Thanks for finding us!!!! And taggin along for the ride. It means a lot. I try to show up as me. And some days that is sad. While others. Well lol happy 😃 I am what i am - -

[@modeermodeer]

Well...Sunday's high is forcasted to only be 79. Wah hoo..Going to get some grass cutting chores done. Hopefully you guys are catching up. Stay safe.

[@donaldsmith2138]

Kayla you did a good job raking, your video was really clear. As you know there are a few people who do not know the daily grind it takes to take care of a farm, you do you wake up every morning to what was left over from yesterday you look around count the hands it the same as yesterday. Thank you and your husband for everything you do. Oh by the way North Texas forecast is the high 90s next 5 days then 6 days over 100. Stay cool

[@kalegiles8924]

I definitely can relate to the struggles of putting good hay up. Out here in Northern Utah we have to bale at night or early in the morning, because when the dew sets in it helps with making a good bale and helps the alfalfa leaves stay on the stems while bailing. The past couple of years we have struggled with getting any dew at night because the breeze at night does not allow it to set in. Love the videos, good luck with your guys hay season this year!

[@bobbysaumier4678]

Keep on being fantastic, honest ,and great.....

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Thank you!!! That means a lot. I’m jus here doing my thing and hoping to maybe educate someone along the way

[@frankkrahn9931]

I can relate to all of your haying challenges. For us it always stormed, when we furthest from home.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Yes! We’ve had several good years where we run as long & hard as we can right up until we hit rain … this year there’s just been so much frustration with the weather. But at the same time it’s like you can’t curse the rain!

[@johnkelly903]

Starting helping hay 75 years ago things have really changed for the better but weather is still a challenge.

[@DoubleD.]

You have some good green fields for haying, and some very beautiful bales of hay coming your way.

[@deanallen4143]

Luv your channel. Spent many a hour in the hayfield. Started when I was about 6 or 7 on my knees in the front seat driving our 65 Ford truck between row after row. Dad would load by himself and I would help in the barn rolling off hay. Then graduated up to hauling by myself. 1000’s upon 1000’s. We worked for several different farmers in our community in East Texas.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Thanks so much for finding us & sharing with me your own hay story!!!

[@deanallen4143]

Yea Kayla it was over 50 yrs ago when I started. There was no accumulators or grapples. Round bailers were rare. Farmers were paying $0.10 a bail. By the time I graduated high school we were up to a quarter. Matter of fact I hauled hay on the day I graduated. Went from the hayfield to graduation. Lol.

[@deanallen4143]

Matter of fact you and Jason were in Henderson,Tx at a cattle show about black Herefords. My oldest son was born in Henderson back in 1988 on thanksgiving day. Small world huh. Not to mention we don’t live too apart now. We call home now outside of Memphis. The military brought us here in 1993 been here since.

[@ButlerFam]

My dad and I decided to do a small hobby soybean crop this year with ground that had been hay for years. Of course this Spring northern Missouri (Moberly area) has had rain about every 3 days for the last 3 months. Finally got the beans in today!

[@davidschlecht3016]

Kayla, as you said it is what it is, as breakdowns or weather is an issue and some days it all flows and then it doesn't and in your business your trying to make good getting the hay baled and make deliveries. After awhile the heat and humidity takes its toll and there seems to be a lot of the country is going to expierance this weather and the west is really in a drought condition so I guess keep on keeping on.

[@albertgavillet1895]

Bonjour Kayla il fait chaud aussi chez vous ,en Suisse il fait très chaud aujourd'hui nous avons eu 36 Celsius courage pour le foin Albert

[@ziauddin7948]

the less the moisture in hay the greater is the dry matter which has high metabolic energy for cattle Kayla ❤️💕#👍👍

[@modeermodeer]

Was up in your area yesterday. Saw that you had a lot of weather and wind...wind..wind the night before. Over our way the corn that was up was leaning over, so see the issues this year arent just on the hay producers. You guys stay positive, and in a few weeks youll be looking back and laughing. Be safe with the heat coming monday.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

You guys too!!! We’re heading to the wheat fields now to bale straw tonight

[@jerryfischer3988]

Hang in there. Tomorrow is another day. I have been having since 1968. Small squares. Some days it just doesn't pay to get out bed!

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Yes it is. Thanks for taggin along

[@christopherstones1534]

Brilliant stuff Cayla love the videos all the best from the uk

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Thank you 😀

[@dennisdial7872]

Smile baby girl, don't stress so much IT IS WHAT IT IS

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Amen. That’s absolutely true. The hay got up. That’s the important thing & there’s a second cutting on the way

[@brianuhing2657]

Have you guy considered a Flex Rake? That's the companies name. I've never been around them but they look pretty slick. One tractor does the raking and bailing all in one.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

We haven’t! I’ll have to check it out. Problem is though for us. Usually we need to have the hay air a bit between raking and baling.

[@arzamumma1202]

Viewed 6-18-22 from Illinois Hi Kayla, I know from experience and you know, the WEATHER pretty much dictates and drives any farming operation. Question: Based on your baler setting (length) approximately how many small bales equate to one big bale? Does the JD have a slow tire leak ???

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

One large square is roughly 13-15 small squares for the way we bale them. Or that’s what we estimate it to be!! Thanks for hanging with us!!

[@alistairsmart2283]

Great one again, cows are looking in really good condition👍

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

They’re pretty happy all considering!!

[@genechronister7085]

Great vid! We fought the rain,every cutting on the farm in wa. State. Plus dad's well worn machinery! Lol! I went to round baling,only way to get any consistency in the hay! Stay safe!

[@randywilson9611]

Good video good to see y'all again

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Yes! More to come! Hopefully I won’t get so far back logged in editing.

[@randywilson9611]

@@ChroniclesofKayla you are doing fine

[@paulprigge1209]

I think we have too much humidity in the Midwest compared to Bales Hay Out west for they do use steamers. But they also irrigate and it’s a Completely different environment. Yes he is a KZbinr. Glad my hay days are Over.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

I love Trevor! It’s always fun to watch how others do things. That’s for sure. The humidity is what kicks are butts the most it seems.

[@mrkrharris]

I would give my next born male child for what you have.. But note, I am pushing 70.. We are presently looking for a small very small farm for the family. You are so lucky.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

We are extremely blessed and grateful for what we have. Best of luck finding your perfect farm 💚

[@Castrucksandtractors]

Why don't you use the 4440 to rake?

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

We couldn’t rake as fast with the 44 as we do the JX - it’s also a smaller tractor allowing us to make smaller turns / plus not get into the rake either.

[@chadsanders7276]

We went to a Claus finger rake. Bad ass

[@ford6835]

I'm telling my age here but I made 2 cents a bale to pick up hay back in the day. And if you got lucky the bales were 40 or 50 lbs but I could make 20 dollars a day.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Times sure have changed - crazy to think what people are paying for hay right now.

[@mattphillips4260]

why not take the tractor off the mower to rake with may be over kill but would have AC have done it myself when it was super hot out when i worked on the farm the bigger tractor also used less fuel hard to see but it did also with the more power it used less fuel from not having to work so hard

[@dougdodge8801]

what you should do use at 4440 for cutting and raking that's what my uncle done my uncle done cutting and baling is with his 4440 you guys should do that

[@johnsites5105]

We love your videos but please get the sound to all your video where it can be heard up and down.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Thank you for the support- I do test it on multiple devices (our Tv, my phone the iPad & of course my computer) prior to hitting “publish”. The new camera has several upgrades. Including wireless mics - that was sent & recommended to me. I unfortunately still can’t control the wind here on open flat ground that makes it hard to edit out. I currently use the same set up as Sandi Brock, plus an additional mic.

[@CecilliaDB]

My hay guys keep sending me apology txts because they keep pushing baling out. We are finally getting rain. It’s such a science. I’m always telling them It’s ok cuz it is what it is. People need to not be twatwads(sorry if I can’t say that) and understand farmers are doing their absolute best. I also had one apologizing because he increase price $5 a round bale. I expected hay to go up…like are you kidding me? I’d pay more.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

I wish people would “get it”. A little more. All the hay we baled Wednesday (1800 small squares) have been delivered trying to keep our main clients happy.

[@williammatzek4660]

Sure loose your soil moisture quick on days of high wind and temperature .

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Yes we do!

[@rusumarius5875]

Good moning ✋♥️ Romania 🇷🇴 Marius 🤠

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Hi!!!! 🙃

[@winstoncloer1994]

good god u have a lot of land

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

We have been blessed / but we rent majority of it.

[@titomorales9211]

hello greetings from Mexico beautiful

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤🇨🇦

[@winstoncloer1994]

is it just the 2 of u?

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Yep! We’ve had hired hands in the past but a lot of people do not want to do the long hard hot manual labor days of Haying - our parents help as needed but 90% is just us until our kiddos get a little older to be able to do more.

[@winstoncloer1994]

@@ChroniclesofKayla it's the american work ethic -- admiration for u

[@alkennedy1124]

Spoiled would be in a cab on your tractor 🚜 lol right thanks BigAl California praise Jesus Christ grace amen 🙏.

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

I’m definitely spoiled with the new tractor. Makes you appreciate it more.

[@SpearHead1011]

Why dont yall just buy a round bailer and be done with it

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

We used to round bale - but our market is drived to sell Squares - we can not make the same income selling Round Bales in our area. The way we can with the squares. It’s also easier to haul & ship the squares as well.

[@reppfarms4493]

BUT-fewer breakdown. When I got rid of my JD 14t and bought my JD 430, I thought I died and went to heaven. I know the market is better for large squares, but rounds are just easier to make

[@chadsanders7276]

You deserve a new tractor. lol

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

Lol 😂 I didn’t think so til we have it. Now I love it more each day.

[@joshbutterfass5251]

Why didn’t you just purchase the tractor instead of loaning it and get rid of all your cabless tractors it’s better to own a cab tractor than a cabless one because you don’t have to be out in the elements getting rained on or having to swallow the occasional bugs

[@ChroniclesofKayla]

The loaner to buy would be 4.5% interest where a new one was 0% - it’s all about doing the math & penciling out - the ones we have - serve a purpose.

[@louismercier9685]

Le foin il est noir, pas mangeable.

[@wild_insomnia]

If your husband was more talkative and also recorded some parts of video,like Sonne Farms do,that would be great.It*d give a new look from man*s point.