Stupid Mistake My Contractor Made! My Animals are At Risk Now!

[@georgedurkee5859]

Who runs the drone

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Didn’t watch to the end did you? I tell you later in the video 👍

[@10rcoleman]

That is one of the smartest dogs I have ever seen he seems like such a good dog

[@markcroucher3977]

Hey Josh, I've always been told to place a wood plank under your battery instead of putting it on the ground. Grandpa always said, putting on the ground it drained the battery faster.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers....I hear ya, someday I'll do a video proving this old wives tail....I truly wonder if it's real...I've always heard the same thing

[@KPVFarmer]

Hi Josh, just a friendly suggestion to help improve your already great permanent fence… Putting a cap of some type on your metal fence posts will reduce water from collecting and rusting them from the inside. Even galvanized posts will rust over the decades (the next generation may appreciate it) Much respect

[@stevestock2439]

Josh, your little buddy knows every word. Really enjoyed this vid and seeing your property. Great piece of this earth you have here. Great living, good fun and we can see you love it.

[@patricksmith3316]

Buddy is one of the smartest dogs ive ever seen! 😊

[@brianhillis3701]

If you bury it more than 4 feet deep it may never decompose. I worked on a site where we were putting in a new road. They buried stumps and logs more than 4 feet deep. Almost no decomposition. Be aware of implications of everything you do. Shredding/chipping or burning are better alternatives. 😊

[@allenhollenbach4692]

I was on a site where they buried stumps, trunks, and branches 10-12' deep like 20 years before. Geotech found them. The land owner spent a lot of money digging everything up to grind it, remove it, and refill the hole. They were putting up a big warehouse and that stuff undsr there was no good. It stank bad when digging it up. Don't bury stuff.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

bury stuff when ya know there's no warehouse going in I guess...on a farm...not such a big deal, but industrial property it is for sure.....tell ya a funny one....this same guy that pushed these stumps off for me dug a hole on a lot he was clearing...right where the house was gonna be....and he buried stumps under the ground right under the house site!!!! What a jerk! He knew better than that!! This video just exposed 1 of about 10 things my first land clearing contractor did wrong....heck, I was paying him by the hour...why not take the time and do it right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Padah-m1r]

I've been watching you for years. You are doing such a good job that it is easy to forget that you are a 1 man operation. I'm enjoying and learning. 👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thank you so much 😊

[@patricksmith3316]

Josh, what if you get an excavator and did out those logs and such and refill the holes with dirt. It'd be a chore, but it might save a cow later on. 😊

[@dennissweeney7743]

Love when the pup gets out in fields!

[@stevejerebic9072]

Hi Josh. Be careful. Those holes are also Stoney Ridge Farmer legs breaking holes. Enjoy. Nazdravja!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

You got that right! It's a big mess

[@elitesless1539]

Property has come so far and I’m so happy for you. Awesome journey man!!!

[@chrisgaskins8050]

Hey Josh! Been watching from the start, just want to say how proud of you I am you've come a long way!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@fit4ya1975]

Josh, not sure if they still make it, but Skin-So-Soft keeps flys off the cows. Put it in a spray bottle and mist it on em. My dads girlfriend when I was a kid used that. worked like a charm.

[@mircscreations6889]

Hi Josh just a suggestion why don't you charge your 12v batteries with their own solar panels. That way you don't have to keep going to the charger all the time solar panel will do the charging for you free energy saves you time to do other things.

[@garyb8186]

Good thing you checked the fence.

[@toddpacheco4748]

Josh,looks like a great 👍 day on the farm today always a pleasure watching your work and videos 😮😊❤

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@stephenreese5921]

Cast loaders don’t require you to take down the fencing surrounding the hay either. You just plug a bail out of the electric fence area.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...exactly!

[@davidmack8813]

Josh go along with a couple yards of dirt & 2 ski poles mark out or mindfully remember dips & holes fill them In carry some surveyor landscape ground paint and just fill them in once & or twice a year. Interesting description of foxes sounds almost biblical like foxes in vineyard do a Bible search on foxes I think you'd find it edifying

[@robertlathe2165]

Thanks!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks so very much!

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Josh thank you for the video and I did not know even the 100% grass-fed beef that you get from the store is not really 100 percent how about the organic because that's what my friend really eats she said she can tell the difference if she eats other food her and her husband woo

[@micheldupuis-q9l]

Hi Johsh i always thinking what would the difference would be if you would till a piece of land to get that hard land loosening up and then to see if that would help with your grass growing better......keep those videos comming ,have a great day.....

[@mikemiraglia7469]

Josh, I know you said before you buy a lot of your hay how come you’re not taking a couple fields and planting it so you don’t have to buy as much? Maybe I missed that in a video that you do grow some of your own it just seems like it would be more cost-effective to at least grow some of it ? The video shots are awesome. I wanna know how you are driving that tractor. I’m flying your drone at the same time.😂😂

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Simple answer: COST.....we are in a building phase as it pertains to soil on this farm...without artificial chemicals. Cost to fertilize this farm with commercial fertilizers is over $25k per year, along with seed and time and maintaining a $20k baler, rake, $20k Cutter and tractor. Cost for hay purchase that builds the soil and beef is $10k per year....cost to grow my own is much much higher. However I am working on a way to start rotating pastures and baling some hay....it's just gonna take a little more time to build the soil up. So...it's coming...but not yet

[@mikemiraglia7469]

@ after I made the comment I thought about having the equipment and I never saw any of the equipment which I’ve seen before and other farms. I can understand. I appreciate the answer though thank you. You do have enough to do already there so if somebody else can grow the hay and bail it cheaper, I get it ! Have a great rest of your weekend.

[@cheapolegunguy]

Seems like your deer are like the old Cowboys, they hate fences. Can't blame 'em.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

keeping the cattle in the fence and out of the road is my utmost safety priority for sure

[@dougconllin3006]

You make it all look so easy, someone thinking they could easily do what you do after one day would rethink it,😮😂

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

it's tough work for sure....filming it all makes it even harder!

[@fasteddie8782]

Thanks for the information.. nice farm good job

[@allenmullis1330]

Have you thought about clipping a solar battery charger panel to the fence and letting it keep the battery up? They are only about $20 on Amazon

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers....however they can over charge the battery and cause issue...must have a charge controller with the solar setup....did a vid a while back building out one of these

[@allenmullis1330]

@StoneyRidgeFarmer I doubt they'd overcharge at a rate that would hurt the already bad battery. Give it a shot, nothing to lose but an already bad battery

[@joshuawhitman936]

If you leave your hay end to end it will keep a lot better.

[@petertaylor4566]

From Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ to Josh, why not wear a crash helmet it might just save your life, just an idea. I love the program and content, too 🇺🇸 ♥️ when quad bike or any bike.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I probably should...and I know it's super important in Australia....in fact...do they even sell 4 wheelers anymore?

[@petertaylor4566]

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Yes Josh , yes, still available in Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️

[@Dunlap-uj5zl]

👍

[@Roadfarms]

I love the B roll😂😊

[@bohammarberg4072]

Happy Friday !!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@erockhefleyjr4254]

Woooooooo! Love watching you! 👊

[@overwatch2671]

Good video Josh.

[@roberthilton9884]

2 questions. What does feeding grain have to do with the pregnancy of a cow? Also why not go up one level on the hay? Still a shorter row, just 2 high. Any reason that won't work?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Feeding grain has nothing to do with pregnancy, my cows never receive grain, I must have said something that made you think about that, sorry. The hay is set up for picking up with the bale unroller...so we don't move it twice. Moving them off the trailer and handling them once is always the goal

[@jalopyjoe4483]

Good morning. Was hear. Wooooo

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Good mornin!

[@michaelblum6222]

Love today's content.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks man!

[@michaelblum6222]

@StoneyRidgeFarmer anytime brother.

[@alletechniek]

I just have to ask about the galvanised fencing.. The poles wich are connected at an angle supporting the corner poles; are they welded to the corner pole?

[@ClickinChicken]

Expend my comment. You're the 'Meat cow' whisperer. Imagine if you didn't have that 4 wheeler, you'd have to hoof it! You put a lot of faith in those single white electric wires, but you are the Cow whisperer! chow and Wooooo! 🔴⚪🔵

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I’d be in deep trouble without that four wheeler.

[@TheShelton1111]

Morning SRF

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Mornin!

[@DavidSprouse-mc5lg]

The mind of a child "So why, he said we only hunt family? Is he hunting his kids?" "No son. He is only allowing his family member to hunt on his land".

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

bhahhaha

[@Walter-ts1vu]

suggestion... why don't you just make 3 shorter rows?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I guess I could

[@jeramyshumaker398]

Did you ever get the dock fixed?

[@coreyanderson2687]

you are gonna wear that starter out, son

[@stevenmay8763]

Hey Josh im 20 and autistic and like your videos and I've wondered if you deer hunt and if you had any advice for stand vs ground blind i have a tripod stand but this is my first time deer hunting in my life

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I like a nice tree stand

[@Roadfarms]

I counted 52😅

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

close! 46 cows and Tammy the donkey!

[@timhilton5096]

How long will that battery power that fence?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

2 weeks ish

[@philwhite5815]

Big Daddy???!!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jwayne1020]

I see you have foxtails too. Do you have any suggestions for getting rid of them?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I think you’re speaking of dog fennel or is it foxtail wild millet? Either way it’s a soil health issue

[@Jwayne1020]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer it’s called foxtail grass. It’s growing by your hay bales. I hate that stuff. I’d rather have dog fennel than foxtail

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

at least the cows will eat the foxtail...the dog fennel is horrible!

[@tireddad6541]

So your contractor error was from years ago? Still a learning experience

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yeppers. It took years for the results to show themselves. There are also some buried stumps rotting out holes on the pasture now. Frustrating for sure

[@kevindavis3841]

I wonder if those grain feed cows are where those Earth destroying cow farts come from 🤔

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

think about this....the cows are hauled to the feed lot, then the grain is hauled to the feed lot, then the medications, feed and people have to drive to the feed lot. Then they haul out the manure, waste water and over contaminate the are with manure....then they haul out the manure. V/s just having the cows on the land for life, letting them eat grass and keeping them healthy without medications

[@kevindavis3841]

@ I totally agree. It was kind of a joke.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

😉👍

[@kevindavis3841]

@ I apologize. I meant no harm. Your sustainable methods ARE the way forward. These cow fart haters are the opposite. My attempt at comical sarcasm distracted more of your time than I anticipated. But I appreciate your response 🫶🏻

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

no worries my friend! all good!

[@Guitar2Man1963]

Have you tried solar controllers.?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yes. That’s what I mainly use

[@Livefreejeeper]

Why do you place them so far apart?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

so I have to be able to access these bales with the Greg Judy bale unroller...it requires space to get in and pick up the bale. The goal is to handle the hay once...when I unload it off the truck....if I butt 2 bales against each other it holds moisture and rots the sides of the bales, therefore the bales have to be spaced like this

[@Livefreejeeper]

Thanks that I understand. Trying to learn as much as I can. I have a small farm and just 4 heifers at this time.

[@markpeck5117]

why does it matter where the hay bales are?....you have machinery to move them

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

watch the entire vid my brotha...I talk about this

[@ShortbusMooner]

Uh-oh!! 😖

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Puppy

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Buddy is a great dog isn't he!

[@hardcoregameras]

Good morning I counted 44 cows am I right

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Close! 46

[@hardcoregameras]

@StoneyRidgeFarmer dang well I'm happy with that I got closer than I thought I would get.

[@slhram99]

wouldn’t your dog enjoy a ride?

[@kdegraa]

Some dogs love running beside, behind or in front of a vehicle.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

buddy can't jump up or down....however....we're on an ATV...this is real life...I'm not hauling my dog all over the place risking an accident on the ATV with him. He runs with me for a bit, and that's about it. He's not going with me everywhere...sorry to say. I do get this comment all the time, I'm just not a guy that "takes his dog to work" if ya get my drift. Buddy stays home while I'm out working in most cases

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

buddy loves to run...if he were younger he'd be running with me everywhere for sure

[@stevebradish7055]

Love the video. Do me a favor and put the bale spear in a safe position before you get off the machine. Accidents happen

[@matthewboyd3297]

It wasn’t a mistake. Quit being so woke.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

not sure what any of this has to do with some political ideology...it's just life on the farm Matt