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
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.
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
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 !
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.
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.
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 💴💵💰
@@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.
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 !!
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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".
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!!!
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.
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!
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 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
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!
@@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.)
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 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 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?
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.
Here’s the video of when we first tried to feed this silage to the cows😂
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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
Thanks so much! We are definitely getting with it right now getting stuff wrapped up so we can hunt!
You guys did a good job teaching them young too be responsible Thank you for being a good father
Thanks brother…. It’s very important!
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.
Thanks my friend! It’s gonna be a great learning experience!!
You always amaze me with your brilliant ideas Michael. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Y'all continue staying safe out yonder!
Thanks brother!
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
Thanks Margie! I’m excited to see how this does!
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You're welcome Micah, praying it works out perfectly for you !
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.
Absolutely!!!
That’s awesome that you were able to save your corn and do that. Take care and have a blessed week.
Yes thanks! And you as well!!
You are providing a necessary service and educational knowledge for alot of people keep on keeping on.
Thanks Robert! That’s the plan!!
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 !
There is a huge list of health benefits from corn silk........ I should be eating more!🤣😂🤣
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.
Great idea! We used to cut sorghum this way in the Amish community....... it’s definitely a job..... but not too bad!
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.
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 💴💵💰
@@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.
I've seen chippers used for alot of stuff lol. Great video guys.
Now you’ve got me thinking 🤔 !!!😂🤣😂
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures lol. I know some people who use it for there compost pile.
@@tennesseelockpicking8803 That might be what we just made😂🤣😂. But we’re hoping for the ferment not the rot😂🤣😂
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 !!
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.
There’s a LOT of respect and responsibility tied to dangerous machines! That absolutely must be instilled in them!
Great ingenuity and work ethic! Good job
Thanks brother!
wow! you guys are goin at it!!! impressive crew you got there.
Thanks so much! We didn’t mess around!!
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😂👌
Very cool! It works great!
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
We certainly are doing our best that they are productive citizens!
Good idea. That worked great.
Thanks! Yes I was really happy! But tired!😂
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.
Thanks! Definitely seems like it’s gonna work!
Great idea! I can't wait to see how this stores for you.
Me too!!!
I live in Overton County too lol
What part?
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Linder Mt
Livingston
Woo hoo the boys Rock. What a work force. 💪they get her done in a pinch. 👍🤸♂️🚀 yes sir.
Incredible help all the time! I just really appreciate these guys!
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
Thanks so much Janet! You know me well!!!
You'd be in heaven if you found an old corn binder...
Yes I would! Oh my goodness yes!
Can't wait to see how it works out when you feed it
Me too!!!
Small tractor and a sicle mower wouldve been a godsend for that job
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!
Fantastic
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
Thanks bud I just might do that next year!
I have never seen boys work that hard without complaining. Well Except for Amish boys if I am going to be fair.
Yes the Amish know how to raise children!
You rock! Obedience safety👍🏾
Thanks so much! Yes this should be said on every news outlet!
The corn silage video! Watching now!
You like my 🔴-neck ways?😂
Thanks for your video
You’re most welcome!
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
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
I think you’re right! Tomorrow you’ll see what we did 😉
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".
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!!!
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.
I’d love to try it!
Work is great.
Yes indeed!
getting one of those big wood chippers is on our list.
We saw this one for sale on the side of the road!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Yeah, you have to move on it when you see deals like that.
Absolutely! There’s always someone else ready to snatch it up!!
My Grandfather had a blade that strapped onto his boot. That's how he harvest corn during the depression.
Wow so interesting! I’d like to see how that works!
Well done
Thanks Roy! We have been really happy with the silage we’ve made!
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
That’s party smart.
It definitely works!
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!
Thanks so much! I like the chipper....... it’ll make a lot of mulch!
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
That’s exactly why I raise my boys this way!
@@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
Newbie here. Silage is fermented while compacted but without regular "turning" like for compost? I will do some research too, just curious.
Absolutely! Welcome to the homestead!!!
real efficient
Thanks bro
Great video. You have some hard working boys. When do they go to school?
When mamma says get your butt in here and get with it!😂 “no going outside until you finish your MATH!!!”
A great lesson for life: Always have a Plan B. Nice job!
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!
@@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.)
In my opinion yes it is! And I believe that prices will go up pretty soon and the savings will be even more!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Very smart, sir. Hope stuff like that makes your farm very successful.
Be careful or you may be missing a foot. You are so right teach them young to obey.
Thanks! I would definitely miss it 🦶😜
looks safer than riding a skateboard
OMG yes!!!😂😂😂
great video but everyone worked so hard
No problem there!
If it was frosted, would that just kill it and dry it out. Is dry silage bad for cows?
It would probably become bitter and possibly toxic. It’s important to have moisture for the fermentation process as well!
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.
Awesome! Thanks for that sweet comment!
The spirit of survival!
Absolutely!
@@McGieHomesteadAdventures Inspirational!
People need to know!
@@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.
Absolutely! To do dangerous things safely is extremely important!
We need to see new videos these old ones are out of date
By George……. I put out three videos every week brother!😂😂😂
It would be a day or so more before the heat really startrd
Thanks! It’s sure did!
I’ll be trying this next year
It works!
@@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?
Here’s the first update
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Here’s the next update
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Here’s when they get more used to it
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Obey their dad, Amen!
Very important!!!
Would young corn like that be good for pickling
It definitely would!
I’m worn out watchin them boys work. I shoulda done that with my corn once I realized it wouldn’t make it.
Do you have a wood chipper??
What variety of corn?
Truckers favorite.
Man that will eat a skunk not normal LOL
Agreed 100%!😂😂😂
You guys wearing ear plugs?
Some do. Most probably. Not me though
Buy an old chopper for just about nothing. Much easier.
Good advice!
First
Wow you make me feel popular 😂🤣😂
Planting corn July 20?!?!
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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.