This video is about our silage that we made with a wood chipper! Will the cows eat it? They’ve never eaten silage before, so I’m not sure!
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@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Watch us make this silage with a wood chipper! Epic video making do with what we had! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoDOm5KVq56Apdk
@joekocher544 Жыл бұрын
I would have loved to have all those mushrooms.
@omersteury9 ай бұрын
@PushCoRednex3 жыл бұрын
I made silage last year using sweet potato vines and a bagging lawn mover. I put the shredded sweet potato vine into trash bags then used a vacuum cleaner to evacuate the air out of the bags. I made 7 bags total, each weighed around 40#. Worked like a champ! Of course it's such a small scale compared to what you're doing but appropriately scaled for our homestead. Love your videos! God Bless!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
That’s such a great idea!!! Sweet potato vines are the most delicious forage for animals too!!!!
@AaricHale3 жыл бұрын
All you needed was Frank to tell them it was sweet and good . I think after they get used to it they will eat it good . We never made silage growing up on the farm so I think it's cool watching it being harvested and made . Thanks for sharing !
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaric! We’re pretty happy with it!
@aaronalexander93092 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. I’m now subscribed. Wealth of knowledge and hilarious. Frank is also awesome lol
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron! We’re definitely having a blast!😂
@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh3 жыл бұрын
I love the smell of silage. We planted a corn/sorghum mix and cut it together on the first cutting and the sorghum grew back enough for a second cutting but you have to plant in early spring to do that. Hope this works out for you. Take care and have a blessed week.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea! I didn’t plan on silage with this..... it was the only way to keep from losing it to frost. Thanks for the awesome idea! Have a great day brother!
@jmgatesify3 жыл бұрын
I love 💘 💗 ♥ cows 🐄! I've never heard of Silas! A first class education as always friend!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much.... I try to do what I can, much like you do👍👍
@hotliks40Ай бұрын
Have two jerseys..different as night n day on what they like to est..one loves fresh corn stalk..the other one not so much..plan on tryin corn silage soon
@McGieHomesteadAdventuresАй бұрын
Mine have decided that corn silage is excellent!
@cheryladams79452 жыл бұрын
I'm excited that I may have something helpful to tell you.👍I just read that cucumbers help keep pests out of gardens The chemicals in the soil mix with the cucumbers and keep bugs away. Let me know if this is true. Excited to share this!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
It might work for certain bugs……. The cucumber beetle however loves to eat cucumbers unfortunately.
@ctech143673 жыл бұрын
“ she would rather lick his ear than eat silage” sounds like love ❤️ to me.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂 or a wife with OCD! 😂🤣🤣😂
@thecamocowboyoutdoors56933 жыл бұрын
Its definitely an acquired taste for them. My uncle always made silage and had a big pit full. His cattle loved it. Our cattle were never fed silage, we could put some in front of them and they just looked at it. They will definitely catch on to it. Thanks for sharing, Brother
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Oh that’s very interesting! So I’m not just crazy LOL!!!
@danielmoulton41172 жыл бұрын
They always take 2 to 3 days to get a taste for it. To speed it up, I sprinkle a little corn meal or cracked corn over the top for a few feedings.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@EdsAttentionToDetail3 жыл бұрын
Never heard of Silage before so nobody can say KZbin is not an educational platform! You know you gotta keep doing Silage now because you done got those cows hooked on it!!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Hot dog! Finally after 300 videos I have learnt ya something!😂. Thanks bro in all seriousness I really appreciate you!🤜🤛
@EdsAttentionToDetail3 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures, Maybe I am a Know-it-all or just a slow leerner! 😂
@BluntedBaboon3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, love farming, equipment, good values and you fit them all. If you plan to do silage again you could build a mini concrete block bunker compared to the massive ones dairys use. Small little 12x12x6ft with a 4in concrete floor only cost a few hundred dollars and it'd help you keep a good product. Teach your boys some skills too!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
I love that idea! I’m seriously thinking about doing silage again..... it was perfect for what I’m doing!
@BluntedBaboon3 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures When my father did the planting he said it was the best for holding feed for longer, as a nice safety net. Good luck and God bless.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Did he cover it with plastic?
@BluntedBaboon3 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures He did, keeps the water off, keeps warmth better. Also the bunker walls lets you keep a straight wall on the silage and pack in tight every layer. I remember back then he never lined in the walls with plastic, but some people do that today.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Great information, thanks!
@markpennella2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Frank :)
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 he’s a character!😂😂😂
@joesoutdoorplaces3 жыл бұрын
I do not know about silage, but I would love to have that stuff for mulching my raised beds.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
I would think it would be great mulch!!
@joshuafulgham4943 жыл бұрын
You cracked me up with them cows 😂
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
That blossom was being a little bit OCD with her cleaning 😂😂😂
@wildernessboy99963 жыл бұрын
When I feed my goats alfalfa silage I usually pack it then just start feeding them it the next day and don't wait a long time but great video !
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks bud!!
@danielthomason56852 жыл бұрын
Thats not sulage....thats green chop.....major difference
@danielthomason56852 жыл бұрын
Silage has fermented...basically it has dine what the cows first stomach does....this 1 reason why silage so good....lot less work for cow to utilize the feed value...than dry hay or green chop....it jas more moisture so for dairy purposes it produces much more milk than a dry diet only....for the best feed in the planet...grow hemp high population just like corn....when its ready chop it for silage...it is the only plant on the planet that has everything in it to survive and thrive
@brianburton18432 жыл бұрын
It always reminded me of sweet pickles.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
It definitely has that tangy smell!
@janetcutler95393 жыл бұрын
Young Mr Frank, the cow whisperer.😂
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂. I will definitely relay this message to him when he arrives in 15 minutes!
@markpennella2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the mushroom spores came from the wood that was chipped in the wood chipper before your used it. Just a thought.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
I honestly have no idea!
@YaYaLee3 жыл бұрын
Frank just has the touch
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! He’s the steer whisperer 😂🤣😂
@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors3 жыл бұрын
Evidently ear wax is better than silage hahaha! They just needed a little emotional support for ole Frank to know it was good food :-) Have a great day!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂. I’ll never admit that you are right!😂🤣😂
@normahogarth66953 жыл бұрын
Use the rotten stuff as compost. The mushrooms says it's good fertilizer.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Thanks!
@drknockers57163 жыл бұрын
Good morning you can sileag pit and cover it. Work great
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
I should do that!
@BootsAndBonnetWithChrisChristy3 жыл бұрын
What taste terrible that now you like ??- mountain oysters 😂😂
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂. They were always amazing from the start!!!!
@sideeffectgaming73483 жыл бұрын
Love them cows beautiful
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Yes so beautiful!!
@sideeffectgaming73483 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures 😁
@esbrasill3 жыл бұрын
I thougt you had to cover it with plastic to avoid rotting etc
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
No but it must be packed very tightly
@boikobombasa80082 жыл бұрын
Is it not supposed to be dry?
@McGieHomesteadAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Not really dry…… not really wet…… just damp.
@processingbenefitsbt63063 жыл бұрын
Wow very good video I love your video
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Well at least that makes two of us LOL 😂
@processingbenefitsbt63063 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures hi happy new year
@robertsaylors8070 Жыл бұрын
Get some sorghum molasses. This will get slow eaters started much faster. Old dairy farmer trick
@McGieHomesteadAdventures Жыл бұрын
Great idea!! Thanks!
@PopleBackyardFarm3 жыл бұрын
This is interesting
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@michaelkissinger-fc4pv Жыл бұрын
Put some molasses with
@mpedmar97013 жыл бұрын
Does that taste good Blossom ? Earwax is a thing I guess......LOL. Hoping that the silage works out great. Because of the mushroom growth could there be microbes that they can detect that the human eye cannot ? When you showed the mushrooms growing on top, I was sure that you were going to say that it wouldn't be edible for the cows. I remember hearing that some mushrooms are deadly for cattle. I automatically thought that they were. Lol I'm normally not a pessimistic person. Thanks for sharing Micah ! Happy New Year. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. May God continue to bless you and your family.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Margie! I really didn’t know what to think either! The cows are uncertain about it but I think they will eat it better once they get used to it.
@mpedmar97013 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Praying that it is so.
@sandy-rr1by3 жыл бұрын
kimchee.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Yes beautiful fermentation!!!😂🤣😂
@CampDogOutdoors3 жыл бұрын
Well it looks like they like it
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
I should have spiced it up with Camp dog!!!!
@CampDogOutdoors3 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures LOL
@suffolkshepherd3 жыл бұрын
Here is a do it by hand that you may be interested in. Also, food grade barrels work too and are less susceptible to rodents. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5jaY5qmmqqBmrM
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much I’ll check it out!
@buzzherring86463 жыл бұрын
Don't feed the rotten stuff they won't eat it and you'll just waste the good stuff u mix it with
@janetcutler95393 жыл бұрын
I think if you had of served the silage on a silver platter and a serviette initially she would have scoffed it down instantly. 😂😂 God bless
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Yes because she’s just that kind of cow!!!!!😂🤣😂
@janetcutler95393 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Yep mind of her own.! Definately female trait.😂
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna touch that one 😂🤣😂😂
@janetcutler95393 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Haha nor should you.😂😂😂😂
@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune3 жыл бұрын
Lol Frank. She bites
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
He’s a hoot!!😂🤣
@helenjohnson45933 жыл бұрын
Show us your cattle ..😃
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Is that code for something???😂🤔🤔
@suffolkshepherd3 жыл бұрын
In my youth we had a silage pit that was cement, 16 feet deep. 60 ft deep. 150 feet long. Here is a small scale bagger for todays smaller scale needs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmm2cqWuop13obs, companies are starting to recognize how many small farms there are now.
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Yes there’s a lot of us!!!
@buzzherring86463 жыл бұрын
Bad choice in cross breeding taking huge risk crossing a jersey cow and a brown Swiss bull
@dontfit63803 жыл бұрын
What risk would there be?
@mikev73552 жыл бұрын
Lol, I did everything wrong and my cows are stupid
@CopperheadRoadHomestead3 жыл бұрын
Rather lick his ear than eat silage. 😂 Women like to keep men cleaned up, eh? If Frank says so, it must be good! Ha!
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣🤣🤣 you aught to know!😝😝😀😝
@janetcutler95393 жыл бұрын
Now you don't need to dress like a servant or indeed a Butler whilst presenting the silage on a silver platter to these cows, it's all about presentation and they need spoiling occasionally methinks.😂😂😂😂
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂. They’re so spoiled that they don’t even recognize it anymore 😂🤣😂
@janetcutler95393 жыл бұрын
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Ahh well they know the hand that feeds and takes care of them your just a provider nothing special in the scheme of things in their small brains.😂😂😂
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Yes and they don’t even know or comprehend that I plan on eating them one day 😂
@ErnieHatmaker3 жыл бұрын
😳
@McGieHomesteadAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Ernie!!!!!😂
@SCUMDOGFISHING3 жыл бұрын
Cows definitely aren't to bright. They will eat it eventually.