Here’s the video of when we first tried to feed this silage to the cows😂 kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIKc2dube9q0fKw.html

@avisantana4537

2 жыл бұрын

InstaBlaster...

Country boys will survive your boys are very blessed to have a father to teach them the way you do some people will never understandThe true meaning of hard work God bless y’all

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We are definitely getting with it right now getting stuff wrapped up so we can hunt!

I am proud of you for thinking outside the box. The world needs more amazing people like you and that farmer who taught you this!!! Has him for more tricks.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend! It’s gonna be a great learning experience!!

You guys did a good job teaching them young too be responsible Thank you for being a good father

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother…. It’s very important!

I've seen this done before, I'm not sure what time of year it was. The tractor flattening silage is done on The Farm Wife Meredith Bernard's Channel. She's in Carolina too. Your boy sure are some hard-working boys. Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. God bless

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Margie! I’m excited to see how this does!

@mpedmar9701

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures You're welcome Micah, praying it works out perfectly for you !

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Listening to dad while working with farm implements or tools is how we live long enough to retire. I'm passing dads rules on to my grandkids.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

You always amaze me with your brilliant ideas Michael. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Y'all continue staying safe out yonder!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

That’s awesome that you were able to save your corn and do that. Take care and have a blessed week.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Yes thanks! And you as well!!

You are providing a necessary service and educational knowledge for alot of people keep on keeping on.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert! That’s the plan!!

I've seen chippers used for alot of stuff lol. Great video guys.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Now you’ve got me thinking 🤔 !!!😂🤣😂

@tennesseelockpicking8803

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures lol. I know some people who use it for there compost pile.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

@@tennesseelockpicking8803 That might be what we just made😂🤣😂. But we’re hoping for the ferment not the rot😂🤣😂

Great ingenuity and work ethic! Good job

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother!

Oh my you guys worked hard cutting that corn, last time I cut some I used a weed eater with a skill saw blade on and it cuts it much faster than you can pick it up.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! We used to cut sorghum this way in the Amish community....... it’s definitely a job..... but not too bad!

This was so awesome ! I was wondering how your late planting did . You guys sure put in a lot of hard work . I never heard of eating the corn silks before . Thanks for sharing !

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

There is a huge list of health benefits from corn silk........ I should be eating more!🤣😂🤣

I did the exact same thing 2 years ago with the acre or so sweetcorn patch after we picked it, even used a Kubota as my packing tractor also😂👌

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

10 ай бұрын

Very cool! It works great!

wow! you guys are goin at it!!! impressive crew you got there.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We didn’t mess around!!

Woo hoo the boys Rock. What a work force. 💪they get her done in a pinch. 👍🤸‍♂️🚀 yes sir.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Incredible help all the time! I just really appreciate these guys!

Great video!!! You all work hard but if got to get it done you do what you have to do. That’s another thing this country has lost ,most people now if it takes hard work they won’t do it. I loved the remark about your kids working around dangerous equipment but they are Disciplined and know what to do. I’m 66 when I was 13 are 14 me and another kid run chainsaws cutting rite of ways along county roads for the county during summer break. They would never dream of doing anything like that these days.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Our society has deteriorated in the name of “safety”........ and now people are so accident prone! You can’t hire help unless you’re covered with enough insurance to cover a blasting crew because people love getting hurt and collecting 💴💵💰

@donvincent895

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures exactly!!!!the wife and I both live in the country like you all do and doing everything we can do to get off the grid and not be dependent on the outside. People have got so dependent on everyone else instead of doing things their selves it’s going to bite them in the Butt some day.

Good idea. That worked great.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes I was really happy! But tired!😂

Dreal for a cutter bar for the tractor and a horse drawn hay rake for next year it'll save a lot of time. Rake it in rows and pull up to it and chip it onto your truck. It's how we did it when we had the farm. You got some great young men helping you !!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I’m very happy with my boys!

You are right, most kids are not raised like that any more. They are pampered too much and do not know how to respect the machines and tools they are working with.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

There’s a LOT of respect and responsibility tied to dangerous machines! That absolutely must be instilled in them!

Great idea! I can't wait to see how this stores for you.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@pryor3515

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Overton County too lol

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

What part?

@pryor3515

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Linder Mt

@pryor3515

3 жыл бұрын

Livingston

I love your videos not only for the info and content but to see u include your children knowing I most likely won't have to support them in a correction institution

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

We certainly are doing our best that they are productive citizens!

You rock! Obedience safety👍🏾

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Yes this should be said on every news outlet!

Thanks for your video

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome!

We had at least 2 good frosts on our place in Waynesboro Tn. When I lived/ farmed in Illinois we put up silage after the ears filled out. Put it in silos and some on the ground. Don't see why this won't work. May not be as sweet later in the year. All you can do is give it a try.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Definitely seems like it’s gonna work!

Can't wait to see how it works out when you feed it

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

The corn silage video! Watching now!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

You like my 🔴-neck ways?😂

You'd be in heaven if you found an old corn binder...

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Yes I would! Oh my goodness yes!

Make hay while the sun shines? Nope itta be corn.😂 Great team work to get it all done, it didn't worry me to see Young Caleb putting the corn into the shredder, for your boys that would be the greatest part of watching the stalks get cut up and pile up. Just as well your 6th sense made you act quickly and get the corn done. Sometimes the good old fashion ways and not doing it by the book works just as well. God bless

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Janet! You know me well!!!

I would make a carrier for the three point and add some weight on the tractor to compact with but this is a very good way to make silage

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud I just might do that next year!

Fantastic

Small tractor and a sicle mower wouldve been a godsend for that job

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

We have talked about it…….. that is easier upfront, but who wants to go pick it up after it’s cut? Much better like this!

getting one of those big wood chippers is on our list.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

We saw this one for sale on the side of the road!

@CamppattonFamilyCompound

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Yeah, you have to move on it when you see deals like that.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! There’s always someone else ready to snatch it up!!

That's awesome too see to me I think it's easier for them to digest it easier especially for the thick stalks sides livestock really ain't design to eat tough thick stalks which makes since. If you have ever notice of hay or pasture in general when they eat it, they only pick out the tender parts of the plants. Other than that again awesome too see corn silage making from a wood chipper..lol but it's like the old saying goes "there's a will and a way" 😂😂. P,s far as your kids, yer teaching them good enough, especially when it comes with dangerous machinery. To me I guess that's the most part why people don't know how to handle machines, especially that can kill ya. Which stands the reason for the other old sayin " it's not just about what yer doing, it's how yer doing it".

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much brother! I’m so excited about doing this again! It worked to perfection….. and the cows ate heartily through the winter! Especially in the ice storm!!!

Well done

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roy! We have been really happy with the silage we’ve made!

Hello always great content from a great family. You're inspiring! How many acres of corn for silage do you plant? How much do you use the mowers for? Lastly How many animals feed off this? Thanks

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 ай бұрын

It’s roughly 6 acres of corn and the number of animals changes from year to year. This winter we fed 7 head all winter.

Good idea now u got good cow feed just make sure u pack it good and put a tarp over it so it dose not rote and some rocks to way down but u don't have to use a tarp but I would recommend it

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right! Tomorrow you’ll see what we did 😉

Newbie here. Silage is fermented while compacted but without regular "turning" like for compost? I will do some research too, just curious.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Welcome to the homestead!!!

Work is great.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

I have never seen boys work that hard without complaining. Well Except for Amish boys if I am going to be fair.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the Amish know how to raise children!

That’s party smart.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely works!

A great lesson for life: Always have a Plan B. Nice job!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

This video was made last year…….. today we did it again because it worked so well!!! It makes so much more digestible food this way! We fed our cows all winter on this!

@shyamdevadas6099

2 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures You did it again?? Does that mean it is cheaper to plant extra corn, harvest it early, and turn it into silage...rather than buy other kinds of fodder. (BTW - I'm not a farmer. Just curious.)

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion yes it is! And I believe that prices will go up pretty soon and the savings will be even more!

@shyamdevadas6099

2 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Very smart, sir. Hope stuff like that makes your farm very successful.

If it was frosted, would that just kill it and dry it out. Is dry silage bad for cows?

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

It would probably become bitter and possibly toxic. It’s important to have moisture for the fermentation process as well!

My Grandfather had a blade that strapped onto his boot. That's how he harvest corn during the depression.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Wow so interesting! I’d like to see how that works!

It would be nice if you could later on plant a field of what the Native Americans called the three sisters Corn beans and squash in the same rows and possibly fence it in and let the pigs harvest it. Im actually gonna suggest corn 🌽 pole beans, and pumpkin as a first time trial for you.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

I’d love to try it!

Great video. You have some hard working boys. When do they go to school?

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

When mamma says get your butt in here and get with it!😂 “no going outside until you finish your MATH!!!”

real efficient

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

looks safer than riding a skateboard

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

OMG yes!!!😂😂😂

What I’m thinking of when I see your sons working like that is that more kids need to be doing stuff like this instead of playing video games and the such that leads to more meaness down the road

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly why I raise my boys this way!

@uncledanny7

Жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures I was raised to believe that regardless of what you thought at the time hard work never killed anybody. And if you keep them busy doing stuff like you are yours they want have time to get in trouble. You seem to have some real good kids there my friend

Would young corn like that be good for pickling

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely would!

Throw oat seed all over silage pile if your not gonna cover it keeps spoilage to minimum and u can feed them rite along with the corn and better in milk than hard kernaled

Its a multipurpose machine ! Entertaining video...And yes it did bother me to see your youngest leaning in to feed the chipper... Good to teach them young!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I like the chipper....... it’ll make a lot of mulch!

What variety of corn?

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Truckers favorite.

The spirit of survival!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@leoscheibelhut940

Жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Inspirational!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

People need to know!

@leoscheibelhut940

Жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures I appreciated you taking the time to talk about your son's feeding the shedder. What too many don't understand is the experience with tools and machinery teaches safety as well. Safety skills that they will always have with them.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! To do dangerous things safely is extremely important!

great video but everyone worked so hard

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

No problem there!

What's the fun of being normal? I was married 45 years until my husband passed away 10 years ago. Most of that time we had to make do. Our 3 kids learned to make do. I'm 74 and still make do.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for that sweet comment!

I’m worn out watchin them boys work. I shoulda done that with my corn once I realized it wouldn’t make it.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a wood chipper??

You guys wearing ear plugs?

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Some do. Most probably. Not me though

Be careful or you may be missing a foot. You are so right teach them young to obey.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I would definitely miss it 🦶😜

I’ll be trying this next year

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

It works!

@tylermccurry9554

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGieHomesteadAdventures think we could get an update on the silage pile? What all goes into it? I know if I pack it I don’t need to cover it...but does it turn off sour if I don’t use it up quick?

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s the first update kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIKc2dube9q0fKw.html

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s the next update kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2uNk6SSoM7fnJc.html

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s when they get more used to it kzread.info/dash/bejne/n32BsNqLj92vobA.html

Man that will eat a skunk not normal LOL

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!😂😂😂

We need to see new videos these old ones are out of date

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

By George……. I put out three videos every week brother!😂😂😂

It would be a day or so more before the heat really startrd

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s sure did!

Obey their dad, Amen!

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Very important!!!

First

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Wow you make me feel popular 😂🤣😂

Buy an old chopper for just about nothing. Much easier.

@McGieHomesteadAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Good advice!

Planting corn July 20?!?! kzread.info/dash/bejne/pmSpxpaqpMeslps.html

at 9-0 safety as he said kids are brought in amounts the danger all i can say is city folks stay in the pub piss your life away and leave those that find your beer for do what they know is safe ok. townies have to stay in doors isnt that nice for all that family outside enjoying the family life poor townies stuck in a flat serve you right.