A Free Lunch for the Cows!

[@debt4717]

Another stellar video from the OWL ranch! Yep, cows are lazy (says Deb, as she tosses a frozen burrito into the nuke box because she's too lazy to make a sammich).

[@OurWyomingLife]

Haha. Now that’s funny. Thanks for the laugh!

[@cowboycody8094]

Was it a beef burrito?

[@rspranchinmontana]

Up here in Montana, we were doing the same work & having to be bundled up in forty layers of winter clothes to work in. UGH! We have been working in deep snow, sloshy mud and COLD. That freak blizzard dumped about 28" of snow on us, the high winds made 4-5 ft drifts and we were out for hours in 20 plus below zero wind chills trying to get the herd moved down lower & closer so we could heavy feed & get them through this storm. What a nightmare! Made me happy to see your herd safe and sound! Hope the rest of the work goes smoothly for you too!

[@cherylwilliams3347]

I got the honey jerky today and it was sooo good!!!! Love watching you on you tube!!!!

[@jerrybailey5879]

I love your tamed cows

[@pmchamlee]

You're doin' a fine job, Mike. BTW, 16 degrees down here in Texas is a bit more than a "cold snap." 🤠

[@rogerfuhr8067]

Good plan Mike. By grazing your pastures you are not taking nutrients out like you would be if you were haying. By feeding purchased hay you are adding nutrients by running them through the cows. You are building up your soil. In addition, look at the savings associated with baling your own hay, (fuel, wrap, time, wear on equipment). It’s a win-win situation.

[@jerryodriscoll3691]

Believe me, fuel net, time and wear and tear on the haying machinery in a decent crop is way cheaper than buying in hay, but yes I do agree with you about the nutrients

[@AVHaxor]

Any one else miss the daily vlogs? While I appreciate any video I need more cows!

[@kenbryant2570]

Thanks Mike. Been missing you lately. Been watching your videos for so long now. I really miss you all when you are not putting videos out.

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video Mike

[@mattcrowell7945]

I cant imagine needing that much land for grazing! In my area we 1.5 to 2 acres per cow calf pair. But we get about 50 inches of rain per year and 150 inches of snow. We have cows on pasture from early May until late november. We can usually get 3 cuttings of hay per year.

[@gavnonadoroge3092]

Matt 5000, what state are you in?

[@mattcrowell7945]

@@gavnonadoroge3092 new york

[@munemrabadi809]

I'm in ky, 1.5 to 2 acres per calf cow operation, 2 cuts of hay and I let them in the hay field for 3 weeks before I bring them in for the winter on December 1st usually.

[@gavnonadoroge3092]

@@munemrabadi809 nice

[@gavnonadoroge3092]

@@munemrabadi809 nice

[@sandracahill8849]

Mike I think that done better than the roller did you done a good job there young man God bless you and your wife and your children and happy farming

[@willjohnson211]

Running cattle on hay ground can really help your nitrogen and phosphorus levels I would suggest doing it more often I think you’d be surprised the yield increases you can gain. Also haying your normal pastures can take away your bigger brush they don’t eat but I understand you want some to trap snow.

[@ejharrop1416]

Thank you, great video and now the really, really hard winter work starts, good luck and stay safe.

[@cryingbroken8824]

Ditto fromCanada(Southern Ontario) so not as awful as some areas.

[@seancyphert3568]

Another great video

[@glyndaj760]

I love to watch you feeding your cows! They all have such kind faces.

[@TheWill696969]

Mike Are you able to harness any of the water and store it and also are you able to work out with any of the landscaping companies and use their grass clippings as feedstock and save your hay

[@lindsaylittle6535]

Great video, Mike. reminds me of my time working on a farm back in SW MN. Can almost feel that Wyoming "breeze" LOL! Sure wish my wife and I could have met you when we stopped by in Sept. Stay warm and stay safe!

[@blschmidt6709]

Thank you for having "Closed Captioning" available. ;)

[@kevinlesch9656]

Still rocking the straw ha eh mike? I know you mentioned it earlier but I would have given up with this weather! I'm a ball cap cattleman but I broke out the knit hat this week!

[@agirlandhercows501]

good looking cows

[@tracyeaves1084]

I remember feeding cows in the snow

[@judysmith736]

I think your winter grazing policy will work well! Cattle tend to develop habits or become trained when its feeding time...so feeding sparingly at different times could work to your advantage... Good job and good luck! I think you will be very successful!

[@luanntexascitizen4345]

This winter's extended forecast is for a very cold, polar vortex, snowy winter overall. I'll be praying your feeding plan is successful, and things really go your way.

[@staceyrashkin2609]

Yay!! Captioning is back! Thank you, Mike!

[@debrastreeter6167]

Good looking herd. If you are hungry you find food. Same with the herd.

[@farmingnodak]

Been feeding a bit here too... they were happy to get some easy, dry hay to eat but they still graze quite a bit yet. With it so cold, dont want them eating so much snow, bad on their body temps after a while.

[@ronniepate4315]

Mike you've got a good looking herd of cows there . They have to be healthy to withstand those temps .

[@farmingnodak]

As long as they have food, water, and some shelter from the wind, they are pretty hardy animals... still there's lots of monitoring to make sure no one is slow or not eating or standing by themselves etc etc.

[@krisloughley3332]

I was just thinking about the Freezer Camp shirts. Are you still going to make those?? I am curious to see them!

[@jerryforeman4543]

Cow come a running for feed!

[@stevenkietzke5582]

Man those cows got it good. Thanks for letting us join you on the adventure of OWL

[@lindascott2107]

I love the cows 🐄 . You are so laid back it's amazing. I really like your videos, my winter & summer entertainment

[@samhanson5554]

Hi Mike! Say, if you’re looking for some hay, contact Sonne Farms. Cole and Brian have a farm in South Dakota and Cole also has a KZbin channel called “Sonne Farms”! 👍🇺🇸

[@keithtaylor3259]

Great video. Hard to believe it was 100 degrees when we were there for Ranch Roundup not even 2 months ago.

[@carriegrosenick6426]

Mike you got some good looking herd of cows. Why you got some cold weather in Wyoming right now. Stay warm and healthy. 🥰♥️

[@dbirdeycapozzi9807]

Good work Mike! You're all in my prayers for a successful outcome this year and beyond. Thanks for all your great videos, this year especially. And thanks to Erin, I will try growing mini greens this winter for the first time! Thanks again

[@keepinitcountry4401]

Great video Mike, I'm looking forward to the Halloween video! Thanks for sharing and stay warm partner 🤠👍

[@randaljohnson580]

Mike maybe you should make a video of how good of job the cows do cleaning the hay up.

[@OurWyomingLife]

I actually have :)

[@randaljohnson580]

@@OurWyomingLife some one made a comment of how much they were wasting

[@randaljohnson580]

Mike have you weaned yet?

[@cornerstone403]

Thanks, Mike. this was a great vid.

[@gurshanpreet433]

Nice good job end farm

[@joanneganon7157]

Wow your Weather is Crazy 😱! Not a drop of rain but, the Snow falls earlier than Us. The Cows are a happy Bunch 👌! JO JO IN VT 💕😄🇺🇸

[@tyler1327]

Hello, are you going to keep doing the starting your own ranch series?

[@sammys1819]

Have you seen any buffalo on the ranch?

[@waynegilchrist1596]

I think it takes 6" of snow to equal 1" of rain, but I am sure every bit of moisture you get is a big help, if not so much this year but the next.

[@farmingnodak]

Depends on the type of snow... light and fluffy snow isn't much moisture at all, but heavy snow adds up extremely quickly. Last year October had a massive blizzard. 2' of wet snow, really caused water issues.

[@lesliestout3479]

Howdy from west Texas!

[@luannpopelka4833]

You are so right about the cows hearing the tractor and checking to see what’s coming. My cattle are about 10 mins from my house. They see me coming down the road and start heading to meet me, lol. It is not always convenient 😂.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Hello to Our Wyoming Life

[@gilbertbarney6281]

Take a skinny dipping in the snow. 1 of an old Indian costume. You get more beef on the ground coming spring. Reason I say that is you mentioned something about the buffaloes. We enjoy your working ranch.

[@genedameier8746]

At 13:43 You don't tell cows to move, you tell them to moooooove! :-)

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

Kinda interesting you mentioned the buffalo. Prime example of mob grazing working perfectly in nature. Everyone always says they can't do the Joel Salatin Greg Judy ranching style because they don't have their rainfall, but the secret in the mob grazing not how much rainfall you have but how much you keep. When the buffalo roamed the land was impacted hard for a short duration and rested long after

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

@Dry Creek Cattle Co Alan Savory or Peter Andrews or many of the cattle men of South Africa and Australia deal with those same conditions. You might not have had rain but you got snow. And yes I know its dry snow and there is very little moisture but you really haven't tried to understand how the mob grazing works over years to incorporate high amounts of urine and feces on small plots to fertilize soil in a concentrated area. While the animals stamp grass and increase your organic matter in the top soil. I'm well aware that you have a moisture problem there and I caveat my response. You're free to do as you wish but the blueprint for rediscovering natures key to abundance is there.

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

@Dry Creek Cattle Co I figured it would be less than half an inch per foot yes. Greg Judy just helped establish a 480 acre ranch in Cochise County Az where the stocking rate is closer to 50 acres per cow calf. Maybe keep an eye out for that project in a few years and see the difference. I've been down the rabbit hole for several years, thats how I came across this channel and I like the entertainment. Notice how I don't say "You should blah blah" but rather point out an epiphany had by a rancher on tough times to try and link to a larger idea and that is the grazing mob

[@jcorbett63]

Mike, have you read anything about regenerative agriculture? Just viewed an hour long KZbin video. It is really interesting interesting and important.

[@johnfiveash6733]

Mike do you also do range cubes??

[@timgilchrist3065]

I will sometimes unroll a bale with loader. Seems like I have better luck of raising the loader as I push. Kind walking the bale. We have to deal with mud in Iowa, so we use the feeder rings primarily.

[@annaliesquires8006]

Hi Mike, are there any trees that would be suitable to the climate there? might help you create shelter for the cows?

[@stevemccoy8138]

Have a good Winter . If you need more hay, It will be more expensive later on. Thanks for the video.

[@natashamarkham1891]

Heyyy I'm ready for preg check!

[@GoldenHayloe]

If you fed the unrolled bales in the hay fields, would that improve the hay with the addition of the seeds from the hay?

[@Pam_Doddridge]

Does anyone in your area irrigate the hay fields in order to make them more productive?

[@twodogs184]

At 11:50, I can't believe you walked under the Bucket, Not Good.

[@jjssbailey]

Last summer I saw hay bales harvested from I-90 median and shoulder. Interesting concept for the state and rancher. What is the protein content of your hay?

[@46rambo49]

snow, snow, snow, here in the Rockies, trees down blocking roads, the Bison are just happy as clams. Snow = water and we need it so badly, hope you get enough water this year.

[@brendanmolloy2884]

Are the calves still suckling the cows? Might want to supplement with magnesium lick blocks to prevent hypomagnesemia. Low blood magnesium can kills cows very quickly.

[@southerngrits920]

Till my granddaddy's death in 1959, he farmed in SC 40 acres with a plow and mule. It always amazes me to think of 5K.

[@sandib4234]

Sounds like your Grandpa was one tough man, he had to do so much the hard way unlike today, machines do so much. God bless him.

[@rhondamitchell5892]

Do you ever have to have there hoofs trimmed?

[@luciogallardo4141]

Keep the good work , be safe this winter Sr.

[@cowboycody8094]

I suppose you could go to the top of a Hill and rolled a bale down the Hill that way. You are just have to make sure that there was nothing in the way of the bale or else it would go Smosh.

[@kchall5]

Wow, those cows are all over that hay like, well..... cows on hay.

[@melissabaanders2751]

do you not put fert on or rotate yr cows around the farm?

[@nemochicky4697]

Hey Mike, how come the round bales are fed on the ground instead of a feeder? Also with the weather when do you guys plan on preg checking cows and selling calves?

[@kridder6268]

With those cold temperatures animals need food to get them through those harsh days. I wish I had Money to help buy additional hay and grain for you. Good Luck.

[@craigsayner7341]

I found your channel and I'm binge watching to catch up. In one of your videos you had a calf with a broken leg, you and Erin took it to the vet. What ever happened to that calf?

[@OurWyomingLife]

We do up dates on him. But he’s fine. Still on the ranch

[@upchurchcountrygirl4660]

Love you💖😘😍🐴🐴🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂

[@mattcrowell7945]

Do you ever try to drill in some ceral rye in the fall so you have earlier paster in the spring? Rye grows through the winter like nothing else I have seen. Might help keep more of the melting snow in your soil in the spring? Maybe it wouldn't work there because it is so dry compared to what I am use to??

[@mattcrowell7945]

@Dry Creek Cattle Co that's true. I am not used to that extreme cold. Around here it gets to -20 a few days a year but when it does the ground usually has enough snow cover that it won't freeze unless you clear the snow off

[@upchurchcountrygirl4660]

How is blond cow and bambe doing. It is fall in GA

[@cryingbroken8824]

Amazing how fast that "hungry cattle grapevine" spreads the word,isn't it? *Almost* as fast as the *no bus today* telephone chain transmits!

[@dannydavis2913]

Mike Do you own the oil wells on your property

[@dougcooper6004]

Most of the minerals in Wyoming belong to the Federal government. In general, to have minerals a homestead had to be taken before 1916. The Federal government kept the minerals after that. The government leases the minerals to oil companies. The surface owners have few rights as the mineral interest is considered superior to the surface rights. Most oil companies pay a small amount per year for the use of the surface. Over 50 percent of Wyomings minerals belong to the federal goverment.

[@patriciabeyer7824]

Hi. Our temperature in Edmonton Alberta are the same. Brrrrrrr

[@charleslynch7274]

Hey Mike the cows that were born last winter have u sold any of them yet for beef?

[@toskababar7088]

how many hay you buy ?

[@georgedavidson7986]

You probably should give them some big pellets for add energy . If you feed mineral the cows will slowdown on the hay

[@baldbear5609]

Howdy Mike, OOOOHHHH Ghost Stories! I am intrigued and looking forward to Friday. My friend just started a small "hobby" herd of Black and Red Angus and they love "cake" as much as your herd does. Can't sat that I blame them as I like cake as well...... preferably German Chocolate! Have A Day! ;~)

[@gilllandaverde8918]

Man you made that seem so easy when I try to do that the hay bale goes to one side😂😂

[@stenbak88]

I don’t know why but watching you feed cows is so interesting also do the cows ever break into the hay yard

[@PrairieSunsetRanch]

BRONZE MEDAL!!!!! Cheers 🍻from Prairie Sunset Ranch!!

[@BBKERNSALLNhomestead]

Hey mike you talk about the cows all the time, but just a quick question i don't think you have ever said how many head of cattle are on the ranch?????

[@neesargon3497]

Low, low temperatures and several inches of snow but he's still wearing his Summer hat!

[@luannpopelka4833]

He’s doing that because he is still trying to execute his summer/fall grazing plan, lol. Once they transition into full-on winter feeding he said he’d bring out the winter hat.

[@alexanderlashley9184]

hope you get the spooler fixed

[@thatoneguy5894]

Is there any pasture for the bulls or have you been feeding hay to them

[@jasnonya3005]

Do you lease or have hunters on your for money an if so how much would you charge for a couple of guys to come hunt deer or what have you? Obviously not this year but in the future, I live in NE Fla. But hail originally from the PNW, not a city boy either.

[@keithweedt7236]

Hey Mike did yall stop sending out the "herd report"?

[@tammyduncan9677]

This might be a silly question, but do cowboy boots have good traction in the snow? Most of us here on the east coast wear thick rubber boots with a lot of traction for snow. I just happen to think of that while you were rolling out the hay.

[@vegafarms]

There’s a wide variety of soles for boots. Just as regular shoes can have a rubber or leather sole, so can cowboy boots. I guess the main difference between shoes and boots is just the upper part of the footwear and of course the shape, but what you walk on boils down to the same list of materials.

[@clangton1942]

I’m interested for the Halloween special! It is going to be nice to be told true Halloween stories! Thank you Mike

[@michaelcollins6851]

Too cold man I would never get out of bed ha ha

[@garymork1380]

I feel for the cows

[@Todd.Roberts]

Wished we had some cold weather here in Nc

[@brianjonker510]

I dont know how you do that? But I like to get some of that free hay so my herd gets a free lunch!!

[@seanzyw.2603]

Hey Brother, Where do you buy your hay from?

[@dominikpiskoric9649]

Mike why u dosen't buy big flatbed trailer for Semi truck

[@cayetanososa7836]

How much money did you spend on buying the Bales of hay.

[@clairemiller1420]

Brrrrrrrrrr cold 🥶

[@markhoffman5719]

Buffet lunch. MOOOOO,,!!!