Planting The Millet Patch For Animal Feed

Given this late and crazy year here in Michigan for planting I am forced to try something a little different in the old pumpkin patch
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[@albertafarmer8638]

5:40 this hand pulled seeder is absolutely wonderful! GOD bless from Canada.

[@MrDave8539]

I have found planting around my chicken pens Kale and Mustard greens has been a blessing. I don't free range because they would destroy my smaller plants, they just have multiple permanent pens. I have also found planting near the chicken fence keeps the bugs in check. Peace, love your works

[@aministratorgeneral.9298]

Try a chicken run on wheels, very portable for when they are out,..

[@carlboehm3858]

I have a video about keeping grass green in the chicken runs if you are interested ...

[@MrDave8539]

I am, I'll check it out

[@DuyanFarms]

Hi from South Korea SSL Family. The pink four wheeler cracked me up. Great video. Cheers and God Bless. ~Mike and Ester~

[@punkyroo]

I once planted bird seed (that had millet) to produce MORE seed to feed my chickens. :)

[@fradee2830]

Punky Rooster i’m planting those now.

[@tullyriverquail]

Looking to grow a feed plot for my quail aviary. Miilet is one option, sorghum another? Partial shade any suggestions would be welcome

[@SteveNoverini]

@@tullyriverquail partial shade is rough. Depending on how much sun I would recommend corn, amaranth, sunflowers too.

[@Eden894HisBiome]

You should eat that too if you can isolate millet its better food then most other grains we got for ourselves😂. Depends on the millets genetic memory/ heritage too though. Ie; if genetically stable it is a better food source for everyone's body ducks chicken goats, people. There are so many veriaties to

[@chaddesantis4191]

Please please please get a garden tractor for your small gardens!!! I want to see an old Cub Cadet on your homestead in a bad way, and I think a small machine with a sleeve hitch would really take your homestead to the next level. Plow snow in the winter, prep beds, pull wagons, cultivate, carry feed, pull the seed spreader (use it double duty in the winter for salt), drag that piece of fence around, and a whole lot of other jobs. I bought a Cub Cadet 106 for $50, and it took precisely $14 and around 4 hours to get it running and driving. 1960-1980 ish Cub Cadet, Wheel Horse, Bolens, Case, Ingersoll, Power King, MTD, Jacobsen, and a few others made some REALLY handy little garden tractors that can be had for peanuts, especially for the mechanically inclined. You could probably even trade a pig or goat for one. Most every common accessory for these machines are found in the $100-150 range, and oftentimes you can find a package deal with a tractor. Praying that one finds a home on your farm some day soon.

[@davewaggoner5525]

I've bailed millet and oats green and they make pretty good feed. Bale them green and they stay green. Or till it under for good nitrogen

[@MrSanteeclaus]

Dave Waggoner we ground our millet bales in a tub grinder with hay and or oats- cows loved it

[@nancybaumgartner6774]

Thank you for not having a massive guitar-rifty intro and music banging throughout the video . Great info .

[@kaycox5555]

Just gotta love big fellas on baby pink ATV's!

[@joycemastaw910]

Love the use of the drone. Such cool view of the land

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

Millett...high carb, easy grow, minimal water requirement...Hmmm Clever choice. Do the horses you have come with harnesses? If they are broke to harness you could use the horses to till, plough, spread and cover the crops in the "pumpkin patch". Donkeys are also useful in this context and can double as protection from predators for free range chickens.

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

That rototiller sure leaves a nice soil bed !

[@Kim_Hill]

Now that's how you Get'er done! Loved this and can't wait for the follow-up.

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

I love the ingenuity of farmers. :) That little spreader looked more difficult than hand broadcasting, though. I'm looking forward to seeing the millet in the field. How cool!

[@salmonhunter7414]

We use to plant oats and cut green and use that as high protein feed. The cows loved it. Just had to cut at the perfect time, and dry so the seeds were almost hard.

[@nicholasnapier2684]

Varieties of sorghum do the same thing as they grow with those big tassels of seed pods am I the I got with the Sorghum glad to see you're doing it though we need to have more Independence without pesticides and things in our food for animals and ourselves....

[@stevemc3265]

I have an Earthway bag seeder. I have used it to sow all kinds of seed, and have spread some fertilizer with it. I think it would work well for you doing small areas like that. I have had mine for over 20 years.

[@TheMacs1]

Awesome video. Never heard of this! Gonna try !

[@kumara5492]

Excellent video.

[@tomtillman4650]

A $30 shoulder strap spreader is much easier to use for that application. Just an FYI. You don’t need a tractor mounted seeder.

[@tinamariegregory3130]

Thanks for sharing , it was fun learning about millet. God bless you all.

[@davidj.mackinney6568]

Our pet birds love millet.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

I was wondering about growing millet. It's what I feed my guineas when they are free ranging so I can put them up at night.

[@andyrector2656]

I really enjoyed your use of the drone in this video. I’d recommend it for future videos.

[@Becky20]

Hey dad, do you know where my quaaad wen... oh that's where it is. LOL!!!

[@cassidylockard1527]

Freshly cut down cedar tree makes a really good drag

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

nice plowing job - a good thunderstorm is always a blessing

[@DKuzzin]

That tiller is such a game changer for you! Happy for ya. Go ARMY!

[@stevelyerlajr5364]

That’s awesome I live in Marshall thanks for all your knowledge trying to grow my homestead as well

[@denisestone8491]

Whoop whoop! Yeehaw! Chalk 7 up for ingenuity! Great job! Looks beautiful!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

i roll it after seeding to press the seeds in as well to end up with a smoth feil after, leaving the soil losss give i ruff feil t mow after, as the rain ppacks it and pushs up soil in a wave like

[@horseblinderson4747]

Your wheat thresh it in a 2 wide by however long stock tank with a weed eater and winnow it with a leaf blower on low when you get a nice pile of berries just rake them off to the other side and carry on scoop them out as necessary. It's the easiest way I've seen it done without a dedicated machine is probably possible to tear through 50+ bushels a day or more doing it this way provided it's ready and you have it stacked nice and whatnot.

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

That's a great idea!

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I saw someone do that on KZbin and was going to try it, exactly that way

[@majangkim]

Thank you

[@CENOR650]

my pigeons love white millets a lot

[@PaulaJoDavis]

Nice job. Way to think on the fly. Your harvest will be great! Blessings from NE Missouri!

[@dennism5565]

Is this the same kind of millet that is sold in pet stores for pet birds? If so, you may be able to market some to bird owners. Millet is very expensive to buy in pet stores! Just a few heads is something like $5.00-$6.00 in my area.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I would assume that if it is millet it is the same, but I am not sure

[@ZE308AC]

Try growing a hybrid or crossbreed of Sudan sorghum with millet or some other sorghum.

[@js8039]

I hope you make the statement, “What am I going to do with all this millet?” After that effort you deserve a field full.

[@aministratorgeneral.9298]

That is so funny Watching that,,great idea,,those kids quads,, maybe fill the poles with concrete, and put sandbgs on the mesh,,to get the down pressure , and soil mixing better..

[@karenhernke281]

Nice job!! Love the little 4wheeler.😊 Greetings from Wisconsin!

[@dianehall5345]

I will ask my brother-in-law if he has ever planted millet. Sounds interesting! I think I saw a video where you were injured by a ram? My Uncle Raco was injured by a ram and had back challenges. Prayers for your recovery. I am home for the month of August nursing an old back injury from a bad fall from a horse. We have to keep going, doing the things we love. I'm still chasing my farm passions, minus the horses. Your place is taking shape nicely!

[@anthonyconstantino2470]

Looks great buddy hope it comes up good for you good luck and GOD BLESS

[@Jskh]

Could you tow the spreader behind the tractor as you are tilling? Kill 2 birds w/ 1 stone. Fasten a couple 2x4's to the tiller and harness them to a spreader, just gotta keep it full and keep an eye on it...

[@killersugar6816]

Thriving the tiny 4-wheeler.... best thing ever.

[@HomesteadDad]

As you started pushing the spreader I started to think pulling might be easier, but didn’t finish the thought before you were pulling it. I think I see a t shirt with you riding the pink four wheeler that says whatever it takes. Thanks for sharing, I’ll be interested to see how it goes.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Lol, that t-shirt might work!

[@matthewjohnson3910]

Thanks for sharing

[@danielsampson6397]

I would think that will make a nice food plot come the fall and feed the deer throughout the winter as well

[@arthall688]

The tiller was a great investment!

[@nicholasnapier2684]

Want to keep up with you to see how that millet how it works out because I think that's the same I want to see how quickly it grows.... and how productive that I can use it wherever I live..

[@christiebetts4970]

Now thats some homesteading ingenuity lol ! I always say plants do better when God waters

[@scottjenkins4613]

I have no experience with this, I'm just thinking out loud, so tell me what you think if you are reading this post. What if you broadcast the seed and then till it on the most shallow setting? The tiller would sink most of the seed under dirt, right?

[@horseblinderson4747]

Box blade would probably work too, just use a light one.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I thought about that but this seed should be planted pretty shallow so I am not sure if the tiller would put it in too deep or not

[@lechatbotte.]

It’s very common in wild bird seed.

[@itislouisali]

Amazing adventure

[@richardp.4250]

You have very nice ground there im.envious d o wn here the wildlife would eat the millet as soon as it sprouted . The Roos are big and plentifull along with birds and Wombats , could tell you more about the Roo population .

[@jackicomber8534]

Necessity is the mother of invention! You could have towed the spreader with the quad!

[@spanky610321]

Rain is the best incorporater,but as you know we are all at the mother nature mercy

[@BigFarles]

I drag pallets when I put in food plots for deer. Maybe try that sometime.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

That would have been a good idea!

[@backtobasicstipswithtomrib19]

old steel rake heads welded to the center pole by the blocks would help you.

[@mohammednajib9211]

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[@nicholasnapier2684]

Are a true American with good ideas Solutions that's why I subscribe to your Channel because you have ideas that I think like.... thank you for covering these things that's exactly what I've been trying to say to people about sorghum Tennessee tall girl to be specific but there are many other varieties....

[@greensnapper1602]

You need a Bigger Tire on the spreader/ or would of been better just to get a Bag spreader and just walking over the Soil

[@fradee2830]

would it be easier if you spread the seeds while the ground is hard, then til the soil and at the same time burying the seeds?

[@Spencersofduffield]

Glad to see you growing a mullet, you're going to like the versatility. It'll really take shape after that first trim. Not sure I understand about mixing weed in it? Or what exactly the goats are going to be doing with it? To each his own I suppose. Rad video!

[@SSLFamilyDad]

lol, dude your nuts, thanks for always giving us a laugh over here

[@gwc3721]

What brand tiller? It does a nice job.

[@klgobble1]

I'm starting a pasture and planted millet for my 2 horses when I get them moved here. You mentioned horses and just wondering how that went for them?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I feed them some but they never had free access to graze it, might be too rich for that

[@jimputnam2044]

That is a big chunk of land, is it only 1/2 acre. I am a terriable judge of distance and measurement, would like to know.

[@robbieragsdalesarmered-dil1940]

You can turn pig on the millet patch they eat roots to

[@stevelyerlajr5364]

Could you share your local feed store you purchased the millet? I live in Michigan as well

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Livingston feed in howell

[@horseblinderson4747]

I hear ducks love it.

[@horseblinderson4747]

On that note make sure the crows and other birds don't fly off with all your seed.

[@martyechols5780]

How well did it come up? Did you fertilize it?

[@klgobble1]

I planted millet and our soil is bad so I fertilized it after it was around 4" tall and it took off growing really good. An easy seed to come up.

[@Justice_King]

May I know the kind of millet? Is it pearl millet? Many thanks in advance.

[@jsbswampfox]

Watch out for armyworms, after it comes up, they can destroy a hayfield in a day

[@PhathDs]

good pro

[@danishdanish1343]

Where you buy this seeder?

[@casid9929]

Riding Pink again!

[@kwabenaebo786]

How do i get intouch with motor vehicle services

[@coreoncrack]

No no no you need to grow rice😁

[@Yutani_Crayven]

MacGyvering it up

[@MrSanteeclaus]

I swear Matt call me too lol

[@jeanetteharris7000]

Need some teeth to harrow...but it was quite a lovely try!

[@greensnapper1602]

wheat is way to much work !!

[@mwilliamshs]

Rig up a cultipacker.

[@gwc3721]

What brand rototiller is that? It does a nice job.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

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