Vertical Mixer Grinding a Bale...Eventually :)

[@lifebehindacow5999]

Wish I could justify a mixer. It would certainly make feeding easier. Great video.

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

When we had a drought year I figured what it would cost to buy hay verses buying straw. The difference paid for the mixer wagon. Now we can mix hay, straw and silage adding a liquid feed for a good total ration saving money every year on feed costs. Hope that helps you make the decision.

[@richardcleasby105]

Your cows are in excellent shape !

[@jamesswaim12]

That mixer really chopped that bale up quick really like how you take good care of your cattle they all look really good thanks for the video have a great day and love how peaceful it is there

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Thank you

[@jeangibson5680]

Thats a powerful mixer! Beautiful heavy frost shots and a beautiful herd!

[@ceteked]

We're running 22-24lbs/head/day on baled hay through the winter - this is for Aberdeen Angus though (smaller than yours). They do have a fair amount of waste depending on the feeder that we use and how we stretch the replenishment. I wish that I could grind/mix just because of the higher value and ease of digestion! Great Video!

[@dont9098]

Not sure if you realise it, but your already in Heaven. If you love your work it gives you so much pleasure, Paradise. Take Care

[@rogerfuhr8067]

Great video, looks like you have everything set up to do as much by yourself as possible. Beautiful scenery. You can keep the cold weather. SW MO is as cold as I want. Background stockers 6 mos of year. Don’t have any winter feeding, at 74, not looking for any.

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

I hear ya! I don’t want the winter weather either but that’s where my great grandparents settled so I’m stuck here. Hahaha

[@bobbybjornstad201]

Don't know where your from but ND has trees looking like yours. Am 72 and retired now but used to finish dairy calves using a Patz vertical grinder. They really do a good job of mixing feed. Merry Christmas everyone!

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too. We are in west central ND.

[@dustinadams9136]

Thanks for the demonstration,that’s pretty cool. I think a mixer like that would be so nice to cut down on feed waste and be able to control there diet. Take and have a good week!

[@bamanola3191]

Just subscribed to your channel. Great video

[@jodysappington7008]

enjoyed the video--have a good night--

[@hvlineman5227]

I can’t compare on the feed ration part as I only have 5 cows & calf’s, and 3 breeding bulls I lease. But... The sight of your fat black cattle lined up feeding is a damn beautiful sight right there. 🇺🇸🤟

[@davidstoll4903]

Maybe I need a NDE currently have a single screw Jay Lor that I just put all new knives in. Grinding an 1800 lb bale of grassy year old hay, then adding 1500lb of wet corn gluten and 2500 lbs of corn silage. If I don’t let it work on the bale for at least 30 minutes it tends to push all the hay to the outside and the silage and gluten to the center and give me a really poor mix. So I put a bale in and go do something else for a little bit. As long as I let the hay grind a while it mixes really good feed. Currently feeding 100lb of this mix per head every other day to spring calvers on used up corn stalks. There is a fair amount of water in the gluten and silage. There are no commercial hay grinders in this part of the world (Central IN) so that’s not an option, wish it was.

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

My mixer wagon will do the same thing. I have to be careful of what kind of hay I grind. Jay Lor is a very good wagon too. Maybe if we had dual screw but that adds lots of cash. I will stay with my single screw. Haha. Have a good one!

[@jackfrost1460]

Hi 🙋🏻‍♂️ Great video 👍🏻 ! U really do have a great herd of cows ! Have u ever tried a black simmental bull or half angus half simmental ? I c u have a char calf is that help from a neighbors bull? What part of N Dak r u in ?

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

No we stay pretty much with straight Angus bulls. Yes, neighbor bull visited and we in in the West central part of the state

[@jimmason1072]

Farming is in that very grey industry as far as safety practices are concerned....you have that pto...grinder etc. Stay safe...! Yes a frosty morning....how old is that barn/building at the end...?

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

That barn has writing on the inside from people before my parents owned it at a very young age. I’m guessing it’s over 100 years old.

[@kevinbirn5141]

Great video. I enjoyed watching your video. How many Cows are you feeding now and how Cows are you going to be Calving out next year if I may ask you

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Everything we are feeding is bred to calve as far as the cows go. We are in the 230’s

[@wallyyuriy8912]

Fed 160 head last winter 4 x 1350 pound round bales a day. South east Saskatchewan

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

We don't do any wet feed.. I wish we were set up for it.. but dry grass hay or grass/oat mix and feed ground oats mixed with commercial stocker/grower for the cows. At the moment, still on pasture, but pretty much zero nutritional value, just green water.

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Well your saving money if you can graze yet. Take care.

[@kevin.463]

Looks like you have plenty of feed on hand....

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Yes we’re in good shape.

[@LVFFarmVlogs]

I shoot for 30 to 35# D.M when dry and 40 to 45 when lactating

[@DiamondHeartRanch]

Thanks

[@davidstoll4903]

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