Sawdust bedding arrives for the dairy barn

[@jankotze1959]

Nice coverage of the sawdust, the good story is it will eventually end up back in nature through the manure spreader, awesome circle of life

[@macfarms]

Thanks Jan. Yep all ends up back on the fields eventually, I suppose we've spread a fair bit of it over the ground through the years lol.

[@agirlandhercows501]

cool idea for bedding thanks for sharing

[@macfarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@kswaynes7569]

Super Dave should keep his eyes open for a skid steer laying around Cape Breton, sure would be more maneuverable than the David Brown.

[@macfarms]

Yeah we passed on a couple lately actually, need to find one cheap lol the trouble with a skid steer is you don’t have near the reach, so you’d have to get creative with that too.

[@JohnDoe-gq8tt]

It's that time of year, you had a good day for it. When winter comes it sure is nice to bed everyone down on a cold night and watch everyone lay down Close the barn up and let the wind blow. Thanks for the video

[@macfarms]

For sure, it's a good time of year to get it, set for the winter now. Thanks for watching!

[@richmaniscalco201]

Good video Scott, nice to see the inside of the barn! Be nice to number eight, she just wanted a little fresh air, LOL

[@macfarms]

Thanks Rich, she can have all the fresh air she wants in the pasture lol

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day Mac cool video mate.

[@macfarms]

Thanks Murphy!

[@donmacdonald7758]

Good one Mac, Thanks.

[@macfarms]

Thanks for watching Don!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Cows don’t seem to mind the tractor Scott.

[@macfarms]

No Noel they aren't too bothered by it. We spend so much time around them there isn't too much that will bother them really.

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Looks like a pain, but at least you only have to do it once a year!

[@macfarms]

It is, at least there isn't too much shovelling by hand, can get most of it with the tractor. Takes some time to do, but then it's done. Thanks for watching man!

[@rahulvats8000]

That's great... Iam from India and Iam looking to have sawdust as the bedding underneath the cow..But I have certain queries 1- We generally place rubber mats under the cows,so what should be thickness of the sawdust flooring and how do you manage cow dung and urine over the bedding.

[@macfarms]

We use rubber mats as well, the sawdust just keeps things try, we scrape off the mats and replace sawdust as needed, doesn’t take much.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

Some used to put bells on their cows.. for finding them and to spook predators away.. You put bells on your Tractor. Im not sure why🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 It works!! Most of this looks familiar 👍 I just don't recall seeing the truck deliver it. Comfy cows are happy cows. Happy cows are better milkers👍 What are you looking at.. lol.. she's probably thinking that's all you do is make videos 🤣 Everyones got at least one trouble maker... Thanks for the video

[@macfarms]

LOL yeah those weights make a racket. I'm going to have to build a bracket for them it's a pain in the ass rigging them up now.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@macfarms LOL.. ya, kinda like a squeaky seat.... Always talking

[@peewee.3138]

Is it Irving Sawdust? Lol. When I first moved to Ontario 25 years ago, my first job was at a sawdust bagging plant. Mostly for horse farms up here. We were unloading 53’ trailers with shovels- me and another no mind! After about three weeks of that and a load of hardwood sawdust where you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face and they gave you a paper mask, I said to hell with that and got me a job with the municipality and haven’t looked back!

[@macfarms]

lol, not irving sawdust I don't think, they could own this mill too for all I know they seem to be everywhere. We used to get some hardwood sawdust from a cabinet shop years ago, shovelled out of a 53ft trailer, it was pretty miserable. Wasn't even good sawdust lol.

[@peewee.3138]

The American dairymen will say that you need a skid loader and the Brits will say you need a telehandler. A skid loader doesn’t have quite enough reach for your barn and the telehandler is too long! If only the 885 had a shuttle shift but it gets the job done!

[@macfarms]

Yes it's kind of an in between situation. I see JCB makes a Teleskid now, suppose if I won the lottomax tomorrow I might buy one haha.