We Put some Juice in the goose!! Treating straw bales for feed.

We’re SOOO close! All the pieces required do get through the nasty Montana winter are nearly in place! 
Treating straw bales with liquid protein should give them just enough kick and added goodness to keep the cows happy and healthy.
There is no substitute for good ol hay but considering the cost this season, it is out of the question!
Come check out this method and see if you can learn a thing or two.
Merchandise is coming soon!
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[@Kelly-fk3oi]

Liquid Feed will work! I put Ten Gallons of Maple Syrup on my Rolled Oats and when my Wife looks at me she says Holy Cow!

[@realwildwildwest]

🤣🤣

[@wbball15]

Fun to see experimentation work.

[@realwildwildwest]

Absolutely!

[@HighPeaksHome]

Thanks for running the numbers at the end to give a comparison both on quality of feed and financials. I dont envy you guys out there doing the hustle but i sure do appreciate you all.

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks for that :)

[@robertengster5643]

Hey jacks Keep the faith.. Farming is the biggest gamble. Win some ,lose some. Fulfilling when it's all good. And disappointing when mother nature has her own ideas.. You earn, a boat load of degrees, and titles. If your open minded to learning and succeeding..Seems nutin is ever the same. Adapt and overcome. Prayers with the good lord, will carry you through..

[@Zenkaz967]

Watching you makes me really realize how hard farming AND trucking is.. I really appreciate it..Thankyou ❤️❤️❤️✌️

[@realwildwildwest]

Glad your here watching kaz. I enjoy being able to show the folks out there what this is really all about!

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Jax, You Are A Natural Sir. I Can See This Channel Getting Huge! Always A Pleasure To Find Time To Catch Up On Your Videos. The Good Lord Works In Mysterious Ways, So Good To See You Having Been Blessed With A Potential Solution To Feeding The Herd. Appreciate What You Do Brother, I’ll Catch You On The Next One & Keep It Safe Out There

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks David :) glad you find joy in catching up

[@dsmeadows2848]

I have been trying to learn about farm animals and the proper way to raise them. I actually went to Northern California about 10 years ago and stayed with the head of a 4-H club for months to learn about chicken, turkeys and goats. Now learning about cattle .. I am a life long city gal trying to learn about crops, and believe me that has been hit and more miss.. I don't know what I am doing wrong, but I am learning. I do good with the poultry but not so good with the goats. I was glad to find your channel. I am learning about the Cattle watching your channel. I now live in the middle of nowhere in the U.P. of Michigan. I love it here and never want to go to a city or even near one.. The way things are going I think this is handy information to have. Thanks for teaching us. Not saying I know jack-squat about it yet.. but I am learning.. Thanks for your video's.

[@realwildwildwest]

I’m impressed by your willingness to learn! If you ever have any specific questions or troubles you’re up against, feel free to email me and I’ll do my best to help! [e-mail]

[@caesar1295]

Thank you and your family for helping to feed the rest of us prayers to your family.

[@kenithisaacs3508]

I really like watching all your videos

[@aceyorba]

Great stuff. .Everytime I drive by a cattle ranch in Nevada I have a whole new appreciation for the work it takes to raise cattle..

[@staglione79]

Thats a fine commodities shed. I hope everything works out with your feed situation brother.

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks man! Turned out nice for using an existing structure huh?

[@darlenesquires9653]

We fed straw with alfalfa years ago to stretch the hay..but that juice idea is a game changer! When hay isn't cost effective, you have to think outside th box!! Great video..stay safe, and keep on trucking!!

[@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248]

So glad the praying is working for you all to get bye this winter with all your livestock. Wishing nothing but Love your way from DETROIT CITY THE 313 DRIV'AH

[@weepweep2225]

Thanks for the content brother! I would bet you know who Red Sovine is and I felt like sharing his Truck Drivers Prayer, if it’s not allowed I will take it down right away! “Dear God above bless this truck I drive And help me keep someone alive Be my mortal sight this day On the street where little children play Bless my helper fast asleep When the night is long and deep And keep my cargo safe and sound Through the hours big and round Make my judgment sound as steel And be my hands upon the wheel Bless the traveler going past And teach them not to go so fast Give me strength for every trip So I may care for what they ship And make me mindful every mile That life is just a little while....Amen” Thought it was a nice prayer! Be safe out there man, and keep up the good work!

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

Farmers got do what they can stay afloat public don't realize what it takes make farm survive and family of farmer . Hope this works out Jax praying for you .

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks wrangler !

[@Sparks1Plumbers0]

Great video Jax's... and every day is a school day when watching yours as I learn more and more about trucking and farming with each one. So many thanks for that. 👍 I so hope this latestes experiment with the supliment works out for you and your cattle... you can't say your not trying. So fingers crossed and I'm sure you'll let us all know how it works out in due course. Anyway thanks again for a great informative video with your inevitable twist to it... keep on rhyming and smiling 😁. Stay safe and you and yours are always in my thoughts. 👊

[@lisawilson4551]

Praying all will be good with the animals, your amazing guys 👍👍❤️❤️

[@bluebunny1620]

Wow hey !!! this Hay video was very interesting to know it all fits in now ! nice to see your Pa again Rooster and John looked like they enjoyed pouring that molasses proteins on the hay. hope they had a cup of coffee together before he went back home. knowing the prices is good for other farmers as well Them cows of yours are lucky to have you take care of them . The stalls you made for the different grains is awesome!! Great video Jax! We enjoyed it

[@realwildwildwest]

Glad to hear all that blue :) thanks for following along !

[@terisasam5604]

Great idea. Hope it works out well for your cattle

[@neolithicnobody8184]

I was raised on a small farm and my Dad would get feed for the cows and horses that was coated with this juice at the Feedmill. In your previous video you kept talking about feeding the straw to your livestock and it had me corn-fused(lol). Straw is bedding, not feed. Now it all makes sense and I'm no longer doubted with corn-fusion. Mixing that juice with your canola and corn would be a general equivalent of what we fed ours(our feed had more grains than just 2). I can relate to your struggles, especially when the Deer and Elk got into your stash. I'd have been filling my freezers to their brims just to supplement my own feed supply. I wish you all the best this Winter and hopefully 2022 will bring back a bountiful harvest that 2021 failed to provide.

[@realwildwildwest]

Happy you were able to overcome all the cornsternation caused by the straw 😜

[@fbiz01]

Back in the day we used to feed out our barley and wheat straw with molasses that we poured into a sprayer tank with hot water to thin it out so we could spread it on the straw. I don't recall hearing any cows complain. They got corn silage and hay as well.

[@realwildwildwest]

That’s more or less what this is! 👌🏼 the straw stack still smell sweet like molasses when you walk by

[@christopherbarrett8710]

That's a pretty cool idea, I hope it all works out for you guys!

[@lyndleshelby6291]

Love the "old timer" stories! It's been said that you can cover a straw pile with plastic wrap and run an anhydrous ammonia hose under the plastic to increase the protein of the straw.

[@realwildwildwest]

Yes! You are right. This would be a similar type of deal. We considered the anhydrous tent ⛺️, but just didn’t have access to all the plastic. I’ve heard it works really well though.

[@dphillips1258]

Loving what you do and educational experiments. You really have a knack for making a different type of video that is entertaining. Been watching you since your first video with Mr. Sparks (aka Heavey D). Learn lots and enjoy the content. Hope for more consistent videos even just the shorts, or smaller bite size pieces. Like that steamed corn flakes.

[@realwildwildwest]

Nice man! You would be considered an old original to my channel! Glad you enjoy it. I’d like to dedicate more time to it … I’m even I. Small bites as you say. Always a juggle of how much time I can take off to make videos… maybe at some point it’ll do well enough I can give it the time it deserves!

[@whatissheuptonow]

Jax ya know I know how important feed is to cows & other forms of livestock on farms & ranches. Many don't get the whole picture on it cause many think ya just go to the store & get it. Yes, growing feed isn't always easy & I do enjoy learning about things & how some stays the same & some has changed. Thankyou for sharing. Plus I also know how trucking is too. So happy & proud of you & your family! Blessings...

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks :)

[@joelavoie2685]

Great video Jax! Glad you’re finding more ways to get everything to work through the winter hopefully!! Can’t wait for your merchandise to come out, been looking for it for a while now!!!

[@realwildwildwest]

Sorry to keep you waiting joe! 😩 I just need about 3 good days at home to finish up the website. Unfortunately I just haven’t been able to get hole for more than one day at a time since Christmas. I promise it’ll Be worth the wait though!!

[@joelavoie2685]

@@realwildwildwest we all you know a busy guy! The merchandise will definitely be worth the wait 👍🏼👍🏼

[@shawnmason5290]

Good to see you back Jax!

[@joec3675]

Straw bale snow cone

[@ledesclos5321]

Thanks Jax for the education. Interesting.

[@edallen4181]

i use to feed my cattle a cow grain that had 14 percent molasses in it

[@thebeek123]

Now that’s some science. 😲🤯

[@chrisblack8390]

That was great! Machinery is a wonderful thing! I liked the way they poured the cement in the building an leveled it out. I sure hope you get rain next summer so you can grow your own hay. Also hope your mixture works good. Love your rhymes! Have a great day.

[@realwildwildwest]

That was a super cool machine huh?!

[@TBoss3313]

What a great addition and product!!

[@Hogger280]

Have you checked out getting beet pulp from the sugar plant in Sidney Mt.? It’s an excellent source of digestible fiber with a crude protein content (averaging 8 to 10 percent), comparable to good-quality grass hay. Its digestible energy is somewhere between that of hay and grain. Don't know how much it costs. I know it worked very well for my sister's 30 yr. old horse.

[@realwildwildwest]

That stuff is nice, but it’s highly sought after making it pretty expensive by the time we get it over here. But it’s good to always be thinkin!

[@jamesc8935]

Is there an update on the use of the liquid feed? How did it go? My heart goes out to the ranchers and farmers, you work hard for us grateful Americans, back bone of America. Gotta buy local, give back to the community and always let a trucker over when the blinker is on.

[@realwildwildwest]

Yessir, if you watch the videos throughout the winter, it’ll show you how it all worked.

[@crittercraig9445]

Great job on the video Jax Hope you are staying warm and safe. Hope your straw and juice mixture works good with the corn flakes and screenings. Hope everything works out like you want it to. Nice to hear from you also. Always be safe in your travels and Take Care

[@ericlandis447]

That's a pretty nice save with the supplement additive for the straw bales

[@realwildwildwest]

👌🏼👌🏼👊🏼

[@tombrianmurray6459]

Great video jaxx I used to work on beef and sheep farms back in the day in Cumbria England I can maybe offer some low cost solutions for high protein feed if you can get it in the US brewer's grains are good it's a by product from beer fodder Beet/sugar beet great for growing in cold weather and really high protein and good for cattle in cold climates we even used to get broken cookies from a local factory and feed them another waist product also turnips very common here you can plant them let them grow then strip graze the cattle on them hope everything goes well take care bud

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks for the suggestions. We have a few of those options around the state, unfortunately they are just a little too far away to be cost effective. I’ll certainly keep my ear to the ground!

[@life_ontheranch]

Great Insight, in this day and age we all need it, be careful out there.

[@timhansn362]

You got to do what you got to do. Here in central ND USA hay was very short. We managed to put up 400 bales of cattails that grew about 4-5 feet high and stated to dry up (no heads). Managed to get them cut while still a little green. They were ground with 10% barley hay, 10% alfalfa hay. The ground mix is blended about half and half with corn silage and let set in a pile next to the silage over night . Letting it set overnight there is very little dust and with the warm silage the whole mixture also heats over night so it comes out steaming and a little different aroma that the cows really like.

[@realwildwildwest]

Interesting!! Sounds like you had to do some similar trickery! You’ll always remember the year the ol cattail swamp saved the ranch lol

[@jaykincell1379]

Great idea!!!

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

Wait ,....I was waiting for you guys to eat some sardines at the end again. Wow

[@realwildwildwest]

🤢

[@Caleb-if5cp]

Awesome content Jax! Keep it up. Just a young fella from alberta learning lots from your channel. Can't wait for your merch to drop!

[@karriefalon7779]

Why not run your screanings, the corn, straw, and hay all together through a mixer mill and grind it all together to make a good mixture of feed along with it makes all streach along further and not make small quanities stressed out as say shortage.

[@realwildwildwest]

You’ll just have to stay tuned for the next video! 😜 They will end up getting a mixed ration

[@henrymichaelwilson8107]

Hello there. That flaked maze is very expensive here in the UK. You are going the right way with that liquid feed. We use treacle on poor quality forage.

[@realwildwildwest]

Interesting… here it’s only an extra 10-15 dollars per ton to buy it flaked.

[@maryriha]

Thanks for telling us the difference in prices.😊

[@travisshephard5491]

Good to know thats not racoon poo. But what was that critter that ran behind your head in the shed at 8.00??? Haha... Hey glad to see you making it. Keep it going!

[@realwildwildwest]

Crazy squirrel!!! Good eyes!

[@taesandracollosi6962]

Thanks to HeavyD I've found a few great content creators. You being one of course. My reality TV. Im glad you are post again and can't wait for the next adventure. Praying for a mild winter and that all is well. Great thinking out of the box....❤ Thank you for sharing.

[@realwildwildwest]

Welcome in!

[@AlanDavison]

Great video. I enjoy your choice for the music, it really adds to the production quality.

[@gregadomeit4020]

Jax I saw that corn and thought you raided the Kelloggs cereal mills here in MI. Lol . Glad to see ya back. Greg

[@realwildwildwest]

🤣

[@stevesmith775]

Id love to support the ranch by buying some merch if you were to make some

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks Steve! Working on that right now! Stay tuned :)

[@garyjohnson1757]

I'm praying for you Jax you got this

[@stacenhartland9777]

A little worcestershire sauce never hurt anything! Haha. Gotta keep em fat & sassy Super cool knowledge!

[@Big-John]

Looks like a great alternative. Hope it works out well for you all.

[@rhynoman2561]

Wish I could join your band. 😁👍

[@throttlewatch4614]

Molasses is good for rust removal too

[@shirleyporschatis105]

Popcorn for cows awesome steam flaked corn and you have a wonderful smorgasbord keep them cow bellies full thanks for your awesome video good luck hope it all works I’ll be in there praying for the cows!!!

[@realwildwildwest]

Thanks!!

[@GaryLordsWayMinistry]

Need to check out the video at 8:00 on there is a critter running along the wall behind your head when filming this so maybe traps or a cat needs to be positioned in the commodity bens area. Those critters are walking off with your feed bro. Looks really big and healthy eating your crub buddy.

[@TheIIOM]

Desparate times bring about creativity which you seem to have well underway. Hope thus far its being successful.

[@realwildwildwest]

Isn’t that a neat thing about hardship?! Becomes an engine of ingenuity

[@jered1940]

Nice

[@jeffsmith9328]

Hey Jax good to see y’all. The liquid feed is some pretty good stuff we have a liquid feed plant here in my back yard it’s called QLF. Hopefully it works for y’all’s cows

[@realwildwildwest]

I heard a lot about QLF when I was researching ! I think they make some good stuff !

[@jodieb4970]

I've got my fingers crossed for you too. I hope this is working out for your cattle.

[@throttlewatch4614]

Corn flakes ! Hey I eat them too .

[@krickette5569]

John looks like he has lots of stories to tell and I want to know where he got his over-shirt!

[@realwildwildwest]

Ohh yeah definitely got stories to go along. Good people at the Ahlgren outfit.

[@stevemccoy8138]

Hey Jax , you could put a little of that liquid feed on your Post Toasties. Hope you guys make it through the winter. Thanks for Sharing 🇺🇲

[@realwildwildwest]

🤣

[@twowaters9186]

Let's hope and pray it works...look into When warehouses get hit by nature like tornadoes floods and see if there's a market for recycling cereal or something corn flakes.

[@DannoTull]

Heavy D's cow Rancher friend on "Anchor Brand Ranch" feeds his cows Molasses protein lick tubs on the free range watering holes

[@stewartholmes7673]

We have alfalfa here in lodi CA

[@realwildwildwest]

I bet you do! That’s some good hay country !

[@landydisco300]

Hi Jax that reminds me of my mum putting golden syrup on my shredded wheat to make me eat it. Always reminded me of rabbit food 🤣😂 if all else fails go buy all the shredded wheat & use that as feed. Every kid all over the world will love for it 😂🤣😂

[@realwildwildwest]

🤣good ol mum. Bless her heart

[@grumpyboyz]

That seems a lot of work to stay in the game, so big pat on the back for that, Rooster rocks

[@BakerBaker1-9]

I don't use round bales anymore , the critters were not getting a square meal ( LOL)

[@realwildwildwest]

Ohhhhh nice one!

[@patriciaandrei4394]

Did anyone else see that varmint run across the boards behind his head at about 7 minutes in. Dang things are everywhere

[@realwildwildwest]

Little buddy hit the winter jackpot didn’t it?!

[@daytimedreaming8307]

Very cool. Sounds like you did that in the fall, so being January and it's winter how has the plan gone? Have your cows been chowin' down?🐄😁

[@realwildwildwest]

I’ll do a follow up on it ! I think you’ll enjoy what you see.

[@daytimedreaming8307]

@@realwildwildwest 😎

[@kenmurray4232]

Great news. Fingers crossed for your family. New lessons for you & Rooster. The background music was pretty awesome to hear as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@realwildwildwest]

Young Mr. Gaffney is starting to get a pretty good ear for the tunes! Hes my editor ✍️

[@nate4036]

We’re lucky enough to have M&M Mars located in town. They sell their unusable product to a local yard. Sweet feed is dirt cheap to mix in with the ration

[@realwildwildwest]

Probably a good snack for the help too!

[@nate4036]

@@realwildwildwest 😉🤫😂

[@scottreed5460]

Just a thought but have you ever tried spraying that straw with different product like A1 sauce? I bet it would make ‘em tasty..

[@realwildwildwest]

🤣

[@jimr5692]

Seems like more and more people have ranches and farms that become side businesses as they have to work elsewhere to support the original homesteads.

[@realwildwildwest]

Rooster hit the nail on the head!. It is nearly impossible for a smaller operation (100-300 cows) to make it as a stand alone business.

[@codybosley400]

200 a bale that's nuts it's 40 to 60 a roll at the most in Virginia

[@jeremyjames1289]

Sorry to interrupt but I believe someone's been using heavy ds guise since 2017

[@realwildwildwest]

Yeah it’s once of the annoyances of the internet… soooo many scam attempts. Just gotta look at them close and you’ll quickly spot the not 👊🏼

[@johnesmith2365]

round up corn

[@jerryglines7467]

Have you tried distillery wet or dry I haul it every day for our feed lot

[@realwildwildwest]

I haven’t personally. I have hauled dry distillers for others before. Really great stuff I hear. Market on it right now is pretty hot! Nearest plant is about 600 miles away.

[@MrVikingsandra]

You gotta interview the cows next time and see how they like their new food! PS: watching those people pour the concrete was deeply satisfying, I could have watched that for hours...which is a bit concerning 😅

[@realwildwildwest]

Well darn it I should have filmed more of it 🤣

[@robertherzog1805]

Jax do you chop the straw then and trough feed then.?

[@realwildwildwest]

Yeah most of this is being ran through a processor. However it came from a rotary style combine. That means it’s already been chopped once before we bales it up. By the time we hit it again, it’s really fine 👌🏼

[@davidsanders5788]

What is the steam flaked corn a by product of or did I miss you say that?

[@realwildwildwest]

No, they just flake the hard corn 🌽

[@kowski9477]

Yeah man ,,,,say, you ain't missing any sleep are you? I bet your finger dancing

[@benjaminschmidt2676]

We did the same with straw about 20 years ago in Oklahoma, we had problems with the liquid not going far enough in the bale, so we made a probe to push in the bale with holes drilled all in it to apply all throughout the bale

[@tylermast9148]

Check hay prices in OHIO!

[@alexboomer8828]

I was wondering if you tested the straw for how high the nitrate was.

[@realwildwildwest]

Great question. This barley straw came from a plant that was allowed to fully ripen and was then ran through a combine. Because it fully ripened, no nitrates.

[@kdranch77]

I get it that it was a bad year for growing hay but why the high price? Is it because you have to go so far to get it or is it because hay farmers are taking advantage of the shortage?

[@realwildwildwest]

The drought is so widespread that LITERALLY every single ranch in the western half of the state needs several semi loads of hay. It was initially driven by supply and demand, but grew beyond that in the late summer to price gouging. Normally you can buy all the hay you need for 90-110/ton when we’re not in a drought.

[@kowski9477]

Alright, get out of your truck reeeal slow now Im mean slow .... Slow like molasses .....in the winter time!

[@realwildwildwest]

One of my favorite sayings lol

[@kowski9477]

Ah a fan of Quentin Tarantino I'm assuming maybe yes possibly not really? " The hateful eight" .... Back in the days of leaving nothing behind but black streams of smoke a mile long , dust ,and a broken hearted lot lizard in Ontario CA , east side way in the back otherwise known as " Party Row" ! Thought it was a great plan for reasons clouded by cheap perfume and her being somewhat sassy! Then her pimp showed up and away she went .....riding away from me in a purple Cadillac naturally . Kinda took a toll on my confidence I must say for a period of time lasting a mere 10-15'minutes if I was to guess . Anyways enough about unimportant issues Mr Jax . I see your gonna be doing some auctioneering have you already done it or is it yet to come? My dad was once the auctioneer he never rattled like you did though. I have a clue as to how one does that but it sounds cool as heck you do good at it anyways keep on doing your thing man Hollywood's waiting for you . You're destined to be there!

[@kowski9477]

Wow the was weird .That even hit me strange if you're wondering what that was all about I was trying to get to what my favorite saying was but somewhere along the line I got lost. Anyways take care be safe and keep making your vids man

[@scottreed5460]

Anytime someone says “I don’t want to say ‘jerked around’ “ or “I don’t want to say ‘insert insult’ “ it is a passive aggressive way of just saying “jerked around”! I mean I love it and it’s clever but just say what you mean, well I guess you did. 😉

[@realwildwildwest]

I hear you. It seemed a little harsh chase I don’t think this young guy was doing it intentionally.. just inexperienced in moving his product. But you are correct. I’ll be more direct .

[@scottreed5460]

@@realwildwildwest I guess sarcasm doesn’t translate but I was being facetious, nothing but respect!

[@davet.3587]

Love you're channel if you are in need of a good ranch hand, mechanic, welder I am your man grew up on the farm

[@realwildwildwest]

Appreciate the offer, I should let you come drive my truck so I can make more KZbin episodes ;) 😜

[@lamarbeachler7738]

Let us know when you're ready to grind that straw and hay!

[@wallyyuriy8912]

I tried that liquid feed in my straw bales last year. Bale sat in the feeder untouched. Unfortunately

[@realwildwildwest]

Was it the bitter natural style liquid or the molasses based? This stuff was really sweet smelling, almost where you could lick it off your fingers.

[@wallyyuriy8912]

@@realwildwildwest mollasis

[@ky.gambler5281]

Hey @Wild Wild West, check out @Our Wyoming Life channel , he's maybe In dire need of feed. Just sold off over half of his herd. I'm sure any help would be appreciated. God Bless you and all our farmers...

[@realwildwildwest]

I heard they were facing a major downsizing. 😔 that’s an all too common part of ranching.. trying to hold on to property in a land market that is driven by big money millionaires.

[@Delta9SFBay11]

Maybe you could hook up with Cole the Corn Star, he's on YT.....could be a great collaborations and great content....Check em out....

[@realwildwildwest]

I’ll check it out 🤷🏼‍♂️ you never know!

[@johndean2925]

So you obviously copied what General Mills has been doing to us for years with Coco Puffs and Captain Crunch :>).