PRACTICAL SILAGE MAKING

[@erickosgey1565]

I like the energy you're putting in your work Fred. Inspired.

[@FredDairyFarm]

Glad to Hear that.Thank you.

[@Lucynyambura-jp9vu]

waooo the Dk77 you planted the day so nice🎉🎉

[@FredDairyFarm]

Yes...i see you are a good student you remember

[@thomaskibet8818]

Excellent video, thank you for the great work. Milky stage might be best if maize is drying faster, but the most recommend is "dough stage" when is 3/4 milk stage (that is when its on mahindi choma stage with a few cobs still milky), this stage you get most maize grain starch and at the same time keeping a green maize stalk. What is important we need to wait as much as we can for maize grain to foten(not mikly and not hard) i.e. "dough stage" but monitoring maize itself isikauke, that the best

[@FredDairyFarm]

Great.Thanks for such a good explanation

[@simomaina]

Nice video. silage is preservation of green fodder for later use.

[@FredDairyFarm]

Yes and this is the way to go.Thanks for watching.

[@edgar3998]

Is it only for green fodder

[@peternjenga5009]

Hi good work there ... which is the best type of feed's chopper according to your experience

[@FredDairyFarm]

chuffcutter works well for me as a small scale farmer.Silage chopper is the best for large scale farmers.Engine with high hose power or pto driven

[@peternjogu5060]

Fred tuonyeshe vile uliweka hiyo karatasi kwa pit

[@jamesmarwa4529]

Rain water and moisture cannot destroy it?

[@FredDairyFarm]

no.thats why i used polythene papers and heaped a lot of soil on top

[@Xaswawa-rz2et]

How big is your farm to cater for 4cows? How many litres of milk do you milk on Daily basis through out the year?

[@FredDairyFarm]

1/4 acre.But i source fodder from other leased places.On average currently am doing 18 litres but improving with time.

[@Xaswawa-rz2et]

@FredDairyFarm that's good but what's the price of leasing and are the leased farm with nappier grass plant ready on the farm?

[@FredDairyFarm]

@@Xaswawa-rz2et For my case,i leased a bushy field and i had to clear it and dig,then planted maize for silage.1 acre goes for 12k per year.Make sure you have a lease agreement before leasing

[@Xaswawa-rz2et]

​@@FredDairyFarmyou planted your grass/maize on your own and cutt, make silage for your cows? You are very hard-working. Keep going.

[@Xaswawa-rz2et]

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[@Lucynyambura-jp9vu]

where is molaplus microbes this tyme???

[@FredDairyFarm]

i had a bit of financial constraints i didn't buy.But still it will be a good silage

[@PaulKinyua-lo9dn]

Vipi fred i recently bought a cow and i want to introduce it to silage feeding how do i do it since where it came from it was not being fed on silage

[@FredDairyFarm]

Poa sana.You first mix your silage with the fodder you used to feed before and increase feeding silage with time.You can also mix silage + nappier+ hay+ dairy meal and minerals to make a complete tmr.

[@dsimiyu520]

How do add the makadi salt in silage preparation

[@edgar3998]

Some people discourage the use of magadi sodium chloride reasoning that sodium chloride reacts with calcium an other elements in other cattle salt.. what is your reaction

[@FredDairyFarm]

The secret is,Do what works for your cows.We have soo mant cow evangelists and if you do what everyone is telling you ,u will give up.Your cows will respond to what is best for them.

[@jamesmarwa4529]

After how long will be ready?

[@FredDairyFarm]

28 days

[@stephentowett1109]

Pit dimensions for one acre maize farm

[@FredDairyFarm]

1 ton (40 cubic feet) = 1.133 cubic metres. Cubic is length X Width X height..You calculate the amount of tonnes from one acre because it differs with how you planted,weather, and the seed quality used and spacing used.

[@kanairohustler2454]

Na kukinyesha hio silage haitaingia maji? Kindly nielezee kama mtoto wa nursery

[@FredDairyFarm]

apana...You put a heap of soil on top.and i am also going to plant maize on top