Farm Winter Storm Prep at Strong Roots Farm

[@jaycarroll9058]

Thank you Jer

[@stevemench786]

Wow first comment.. So I have cattle in northern michigan, heavy snow and cold temp are normal.. Many time more often than not I find all the cattle laying around the bale rings with inches of snow covering them,there is a barn but they choose not to use it.. If it's windy everyone is in the barn or next to it.. The trick I have found for me is get their bellies full and keep plenty of feed in front of them. And fresh water.

[@pekinknollfarms9235]

Greg Judy and others all have great ideas and a process that works for them on their farms. All farms are different and what works for them may not work for others. Just use their ideas and tailor it to your farm.

[@StrongRootsFarmOH]

Totally agree, and Greg is also a super nice guy every time we talk he is upbeat and positive.

[@accidentalhomestead5522]

In the beginning of the video there were no clouds and at the end of the video, behind the power lines , you can see the a front with clouds coming in.

[@twc9000]

I live in north Texas and it does't get as cold here, but we do get sub-freezing temps. I have a float valve on the cattle water tank and a siphon hose from there to the goat's water tank, with another float valve. Then another siphon hose from that water tank to the (mostly dry) pond. That last siphon hose has a freeze mizer attachment that allows water to flow when the temp gets close to freezing. That way, it siphon's water from the goat's water tank, which siphon's water from the cattle's water tank, which keeps water flowing in the hose from the spigot.

[@StrongRootsFarmOH]

Thanks for watching. I loved living in TX. I have family in Plano, and lived south of Waco for 5 years.

[@nyxandtyr]

I've never had cattle, but with the horses, we don't want a heated barn. We want them acclimated to the weather as much as possible (with shelter available). Unless you're going to keep them in a barn all winter, I wouldn't heat it.

[@StrongRootsFarmOH]

I agree

[@jillhiles143]

Let's pray the meteorologists are wrong and this massive storm passes us.

[@StrongRootsFarmOH]

We got a ft but it’s not bad.

[@jillhiles143]

@@StrongRootsFarmOH So far for us; it is looking to go South but if it makes a left hook we will be nailed. It is spitting snow now.

[@mourbonaventure7475]

Frankly Greg Judy is wrong on a lot of things. Nothing against the guy, he just has his sales pitch and philosophy and that is fine. A lot of it is based on his experience and the data and science doesn't back it up, but it works for him and that's great. People can learn a lot from him, but KZbinrs are not the gospel.