Making hay whilst the sun shines

[@oldwelshgit]

Watching the red kites swooping under the drone has taken this video to the number one slot of my year, im 67 and as an 11 year old i watched a similar display from the top of an oak tree, as what was probably one of the last red kites in Wales went into history.. for a few moments i was 11 again... even though they are back here again, the best i can hope for is to see them in the far distance.. this has really hit a high for me..

[@suerichardson1289]

So glad to see you guys back, you’ve been missed❤! I loved the kites, how cool to be flying the drone among them. Watching the cutting, turning and baling of your field was amazing. The guys doing the field work for you are almost like poetry in motion. The amount of work you’ve been doing is insane, can’t wait to see more of the buildings when you have a chance to share. Love hearing all of the plans you have for every bit of your property - recycling, reusing. Don’t forget to take care of yourselves ❤

[@louiseking]

Well done Jess,Dan, and farmer Ryan

[@bzelig7]

So nice to see this all worked out.

[@Scotsandirish87]

brilliant to watch, i wait every week to see a new one. brilliant videos, brilliant couple, and in my homeland

[@sht-farm]

Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@joesmith1926]

Great to see an update, everyone ok and progress on the farm👌You did well to get the bailing done over the two days of summer! 😂 Look forward to the next one 🙂

[@sht-farm]

The rain since has been none-stop, very squelchy once more but at least the well is back full and we can do some pressure washing 🤓

[@joesmith1926]

@@sht-farm It’s been a bit of a nightmare. I promise D&G summers aren’t always this bad! 😎

[@ianforrest6728]

You can't beat the smell of fresh mown hay 😊

[@ourbetterlife8010]

We're so glad to see you guys back and are doing ok! We definitely understand the need to focus on what's in front of you and putting editing to the back burner! Glad to see the progress and the update!!

[@GTFarming]

So I'm from farming background ( Dad and other relatives working on farms ) and you explained the process perfectly

[@smallsuffolkfarmer]

Nice to have plenty of hay in the barn. Looks like you might need to get yourself a loader tractor.

[@MattGreenland1]

Thanks for the video! you two are awesome. No worries about not getting videos out every week. It is nice to see them when we get them.

[@tracey4474]

Great vlog - fascinating seeing the process for hay and haylege

[@sht-farm]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@mojobumbles474]

Loved this vlog 😊. Thank you!

[@barbibaumgartner6229]

Love your videos, I appreciate how well you explain what you are doing.

[@sht-farm]

I appreciate that and really glad you like them 😊

[@grantlingley1385]

Great to see you back of course but god you guys are working like crazy! Haying time is always busy! Glad the weather didn’t cause anymore challenges! Loved the explanation re Functional Use of Grasses! Hope Dan is feeling better and possibly wearing some SafetyGear if that was his challenge!

[@sht-farm]

Sadly, Dan's accident was nothing to do with PPE or lack thereof, he even said on the way to A&E "I wasn't even being silly this time!" and to be fair, he wasn't. He's all good and mended, nothing broken so alls well, just tricky timing!

[@grantlingley1385]

@@sht-farm so glad and thanks again for posting!

[@abigailpip112]

Thanks, I found this, relieved for you both

[@lauriefish58]

Welcome back, we’ve missed you! The Red Kite footage was stellar as well as the rest of the video and your explanation of hay vs haylage. Your videos are so great, I sure do look forward to them, I hope you’re feeling better Dan.

[@sht-farm]

Aww sorry you have missed us, but we are back! Glad you enjoyed the content and that aerial red kite clip is a favourite of ours too 🤓 Dan is feeling better, his knee is more of an annoying discomfort now rather than painful 😊

[@warriormonk2611]

Well done all round. The red kite footage was great, in fairness it was all great but that was great to see. Glad you are both doing ok. Me and my wife both wondered what had happened but we just assumed Jess had a lot on with her full time job. Keep up the good work and enjoy being part of the SW Scotland community

[@sht-farm]

Thank you for the kind words and the concern! You were right, things have just been super busy so not had the time to dedicate to the video editing 🙈

[@jonathongreen7727]

We never bring round bales of hay in the same day as its baled, needs a good week outside to cool and sweat. The rain doesnt really get into them as they are like thatch and shed the water. They will heat up and end up like black tobacco. All a good learning curve, keep the Hayliage as you will need it. Great videos and love all you are doing.

[@bocolewish]

Thanks for the haylage explanation!

[@terrytopliss9506]

You all did very well to sort all that out,hope Dan gets better soon. I think this video showed what goes on around the farm and is very necessary. Thank you for the video.👍👍

[@carrieb5920]

So happy to see you back! Mainly because it now stops my husband asking me daily if you have posted yet! 😂 Another great video! Hope you guys are well x

[@sht-farm]

🤣 I post more on TikTok because it's much easier to find an hour than 2 or 3 days, there's some newer things on there, but I'm circling back to bringing that platform more up to date too otherwise everyone will be confused about what on earth is happening and where 🫣

[@carrieb5920]

@@sht-farm oooo I didn’t know you were on tiktok! I shall take a look. Hubby doesn’t have tiktok so he will just have to wait for your KZbin videos! 😂. He’s actually stopped what he was doing to sit and watch this video 😂

[@its_marc]

Appreciate all your efforts Jess, your videos are absolute class ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@leslierussell4345]

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

[@stephenwilliamson1491]

Doing great guys got nice little bit of land maintained for first time in years no doubt

[@studarbyshire3851]

Brilliant update and thanks for explaining it all, I will bring you an apple next lesson. 🤭

[@Hollyjcwilkinson]

The red kites flying in the drone footage was superb! 👌🏻 great video!

[@williamwright8286]

Good to hear from you guys. Hope Dan is healing well.

[@Moominteapot]

Really interesting video!!! 3 horses, 2 babies ??? What have we missed 👀

[@julieuhey2501]

Great vlog! Such an extra busy time for you all. Thank you for taking time to show, and tell, us what you’ve been up to. Glad that Dan is on the mend.

[@sht-farm]

Glad you liked the vlog! It is a super busy time indeed 🙈

[@sallyhook798]

Brilliant video. Took me right back to my childhood on our farm in Kent. Thank you. ❤

[@robertrennie6686]

Glad to see you both back. Was begining to wonder what was up. Glad all is well though. Busy busy time of the year. But feeding the horses is important. And with the size of crop its all good. Drone footage with the kites was awesome. See them most mornings when i am in laurieston area lovely to see so they are. Keep up the good work both of you

[@user-is7ri3ic4r]

You need to be careful about any hidden wells all the best hard work in front of you 👌👍

[@SaraMitchell-wx4wt]

Was always brought up to think haylage was higher sugar than hay , in fact our haylage is lower than hay ( we’ve tested this ! ) the fermentation process actually uses up the sugar content but haylage is more calorific. I safely feed haylage to to my laminitic , which after a year of soaking hay is welcome ! What a great amount of bales you got !

[@Dannyp8038]

Great to see you both back. A farm is there to produce food, and you have achieved that aim. Well done on your first crop of the year 👏. As you intend to sell some of your crop personal I would wait until the new year. Great vlog, great job for the “Royal We” 🎉

[@psychokeef]

So glad to see you both back and what an epic video to come back to. I didn’t realise how much work is entailed to make a stack(roll) so that’s an eye opener for me.cant wait to see what else you’ve been up to at the farm and I’m intrigued about Dans accident. Keep up the good work and roll on the next one 👏👏👏👍

[@lifewithmedicalsupportdogs4506]

Just glad you both okay that's a lot of grass well done. A farm definitely will consume your time especially when its effectively your second job

[@GTFarming]

Urmm watching this I feel I would have a field day around your farm clearing bushes and grass etc as I love that work

[@MihailBFC]

wow that's alot of hay! glad to see you posting videos again just after my holiday 😁

[@sht-farm]

Welcome back!

[@susanelms4590]

Great to see you back x

[@morf121]

Genuinely stunning vid guys, the editing around including the drone footage is genuinely supper pro standard, I’m sure a hell of a lot of work but totally worth it

[@sht-farm]

Thank you for such kind words, glad you enjoyed the content and appreciate the time going into these 🙏🏼😊

[@syayley791]

well done guys been waiting for this update

[@Argrouk]

We can't cut much from this land. Scottish Farmers: "Haud ma whisky..."

[@sht-farm]

🤣🤣 Legit, and look at the result!!

[@Rachellovescheese]

This was so interesting. Loved the vlog

[@sht-farm]

Glad you found this interesting and that you are loving the vlog 🤓

[@draidangraham]

Loved that, thank you 😁

[@deniseiozzo8821]

Where are you guys? We need another video😊

[@GeoffHou]

Nice haying video. I'm a bit surprised by the hay needs for 3 horses. These bales weigh close to 400kg. Even when eating 25kg of hay per day and 120 days of barn stay, that would make the need for 25-30 bales. If they stay 6m inside or stay outside all the time, the need or waste will of course be higher.

[@helencostello1523]

Love your videos❤

[@user-mi8kp7hq2h]

Jess!! There's a material made from this waste bale wrap called "Stokbord" ... Use to use in for manufacturing outdoor products in my last business. Was very good and could be useful to yourselves for stables etc ...

[@sht-farm]

Yep we used stokbord in old stables my dad made when I was a kid, it did end up warping but we had a good 6 years or so before that of good use 🤓

[@user-mi8kp7hq2h]

@@sht-farm Will indeed warp. Can be reduced by spacing fixings at closer intervals than you might with other sheet materials like plywood 👍

[@sht-farm]

Great tip, thank you!

[@cathal8203]

glad to see u 2s back love the video and glad the haylage and hay went well, also have u ever thought about hiring an editor would save time with the two of yous

[@barborasvandova7899]

You are not just renovating houses, you're renovating a farm. It would be stupid not to deal with the field and storage just because there are million other things to do. A lot of things can be done in any weather and any season. Hay and haylage is one of those things that have to be done at particular time, otherwise, it would be another year of waiting for you. And good news! the storage doesn't look glamorous but it looks waterproof and sturdy, which means that one building done, few dozen more to go. And does this mean that Tuna will be on your farm soon, considering you are getting ready to feed her during winter? Aaaand, you said three horses... are there another two that haven't made appearance on the channel yet or are you planning to get more so she has company?

[@oakfarmagricultural506]

Good to see you back! You did a really good job of explaining the process of haymaking! I have had the same nice problem of having more bales than I thought I would too!

[@sht-farm]

Thank you! And amazing result, but tricky to find and make space in a time crunch!

[@oakfarmagricultural506]

@@sht-farm yeah we have had to evict some machinery from our barn to fit all of it in! Will you be stacking your hay once it has had chance to cool, as I would reccommend putting down either pallets or some plastic as our barn has a dirt floor too and the bales can suck up moisture from the ground

[@sht-farm]

Perhaps, but I think this set will be eaten up fairly sharpish so it might not make it to Christmas depending on the condition the horses come in at. Tuna might need haylage straight away to maintain her weight, but the other two are looking really well in their current location before they make the move to Scotland in Autumn 🤓 The hotter 4 bales including the roast potato will likely be a bit poor/dusty/mouldy for our lot so they can always be on the bottom rows of any stacks. We do have some pallets held separate if needed though - or about 20 bent and damaged metal gates that we could try to manufacture a bed on stilts from 🧐

[@oakfarmagricultural506]

@@sht-farm yeah I mean if they will be used quite quickly then it may never be a problem, it just depends ohw wet the ground can get as our barn can get damn even after a short shower, gates would work fine or anything really that gets them off the ground then air can get inbetween and dry it out

[@abigailpip112]

Great about the bales and the shed. Is Dan ok? You said he had an accident and then didn't tell us if he's recovered!

[@sht-farm]

Oh my goodness, sorry! Yes, he’s absolutely fine, quick trip to the local hospital, X-rays all clear, back wanting to be doing things the same day 🙄🤣 he sort of rested for 24 hours then back out and on the job 👍

[@michaelhorn5633]

celebrity fact, ELO (80's band) cellist mike edwards was killed by a round bale rolling down a field , through the hedge and smashing into his car

[@rw_too]

Jess, don’t beat yourself up over the frequency of videos. As someone else I watch on KZbin said, we’d much rather give you a story in a video, rather than random crap weekly.

[@sht-farm]

I’m sitting on a few bits until they’re mostly finished to do exactly that too 😊🙏

[@paulb1951]

So when’s the next video out? Been too long…

[@carolynpurse2190]

What’s the make of the strimmer for a 5’4 person please. Ours is for a 6’2 man

[@phil6465]

Never seen the clear plastic used before (Im a farmer). Is it supposed to be easier for recycling?

[@sht-farm]

Yes, but the downside is it’s a bit thinner than good black stuff, so handling careful is important. Not many tears though to tape, mainly from rocks on the field than handling 👍 it’s also handy for those normally picky horse people who want to see what’s inside before opening too… 🫣

[@patriciaemms1902]

You shouldn't really feed horses this year's hay, will it be good enough and not too dusty, also are you having the silage tested for sugars etc before you feed it. We had an old stone barn and I can remember having to move many small bales because it was getting too much heat, super hard work but it saved the crop 😊

[@RobGreenlaw]

Be very careful when handling big bales of hay , don't get rolled over by them ,lots of farmers have been killed or left disabled by them..take care.❤

[@colinbrown3364]

Could you not level out parts of field you couldn't cut to make it easier for next year?

[@sht-farm]

They're actual mounds of solid rock on the hillside, so it might be on the cards for the future, but leveling it isn't on our to do list anytime soon 👍

[@Argrouk]

@@sht-farm They look like drumlins, which are streamlined mounds left behind by glaciers. There is a good chance they are also volcanic in origin, so realy tough. Short answer, that's bedrock and you wont get far without dynamite :)

[@sht-farm]

Yes that's it! Some of it has been quarried in years gone by, but we've got a mixture of granite and shale/greywackes pointing at 45 degrees or so, plus tiny patches of red sandstone lower down the farm yard. Total soil cover is about 3 inches on a good lower grass section on the field before the first rock layer, then another 2 inches of softer stuff before you hit the solid base 👍

[@mossey7081]

Hi how many acres is your farm and do intend to farm all it. Love you video’s

[@user-vy3vk2sb8p]