Here's something I learned about loading or working cattle; "If they can't see through it, they won't try to go through it." Doesn't always work but does more times than not. Cardboard or cheap tarps to act as blinders work well. The key is to create tunnel vision for them. Tuck that one away for future reference. Good luck and don't get hurt! Murfreesboro,TN
We did that as well when we had a known recalcitrant. Usually, though, I was given the task to follow them and prevent backing up by putting my knees directly against their back legs and lifting with my thighs. It’s surprisingly effective, although you have to get high enough not to get kicked and come down too close for them to kick. For bigger animals, I grabbed the boards on either side and that kept them from being strong enough to back me up. They are surprisingly weak in backing up. The other drawback? You sometimes get, um, stuff all over yourself. 🥴
I think the fact that you own your mistakes and show your fix to them, allows us to see that we all can be more humble. It's refreshing to see that in today's must be right society. Good luck with your loading of the steers, hope everything goes well. Have a nice week!!
I did the same thing with one of my gate hinges. I just drilled a hole through the top end of the hinge that stuck out and put a hitch pin clip in it. It took less than 5 minutes. Now if I ever need to pull the gate, I just pull the pin.
You need to put bicycle training wheel on the lock.side of gate. This will eliminate issue with closing. Use half inch bolts and washers. It worked great over 55 years ago. Should eliminate drop and ease of closure.
I am happy that training wheels worked for you, but I would not use them. Just another device to struggle with and maintain. We were always successful in hanging the gate at a distance where it would not hit the ground. This required a heavy anchor post like Evan uses and a diagonal anchor.
Great to see you all again and great video mate all the best and god bless you all. You two are one amazing couple you are so lucky like I am to an amazing person to help you through life this is what we need in life looking after each other’s and always please God bless you all . Can I ask why did you not use the Tractor to move it I have no idea at what you do or how to do it but I’m only saying that is what I would do but I could be wrong and yes I would be wrong but great job as always my friend.
Your commended for sharing the mistakes as well as the triumphs that's what makes this channel so good, everyone knows it doesn't always go right the first time👍
Looking forward to the loading video....in the years of watching I don't recall very many times when things went according to plan so this might get to be quite interesting LOL
Mate you really do work so hard and your Wife and it’s so great that you have time to make theses videos many thanks for that and all the best to you both and god bless you all and your family mate. Your Wife is always there to help just like my wife they are amazing people as you know I’ve going through the big (C) and thanks to my wife I good did it with all my mechanics she is Amazing Woman just like your wife she is always there to do your videos mate God bless you and your family again and always..
My wife is my best friend and a huge help with the farm. She helped me get through cancer and then I helped her through it. I don't know what I would do without her.
@@JamesCouch777 mate so did I it’s been 3 years going on to 4 mate and yes no way could I get through it if it wasn’t for my wife they are Amazing. Good luck for your future mate hope it goes smoothly.
Evan, for the future, buy yourself a bubble T-type level ($5.00 or less) & glue it on your drill body. It will allow you to drill holes straight into whatever you're drilling. Some TH-cam farmers load their pigs/beef the night before so the meat won't change in taste? That being the cast you do it you wouldn't lose too much time from work?
JudithB lWe built a permanent chute and small corral next to the hog pen on one side and cattle on the other side to load into the trailers. We attached a head gate on the end to work cattle shots and worming. The rr ties and 2x 10 boards on the sides of the chute, we could work on any hurt areas, the vet thought we did a good job!! LOL!
I’d be putting sweet feed in that trailer and let them discover it in their own, as a positive thing with no pressure. Trailer trained my horses that way & they were always more than happy to jump in the trailer!
I also wanted to say on those long heavy gates. You can set a tall pipe and run a wire down to the other end of the gate. Use turn buckles to tighten the wire. This takes the weight off the gate. Look at old westerns and you will see this in use. We have done this on our larger gates. Good job, I enjoy watching your progress.
FB videos stop every few minutes…there is a problem there. I found you here on You Tube and I’m so thankful. My Husband and i can watch you here without interruption.
Park your tractors along side your narrow alley way, if the cattle decide they don't wana go this little stakes won't do much if anything. Don't need anyone getting hurt. Cattle are very strong
Cattle often lick dirt because it contains essential salts. Farmers usually put out salt blocks for their cattle to prevent them damaging hedges or digging pits. Something you may need to consider with your cows.
Our previous farm was 211 acres and was split up with a creek and a couple of roads so we had to have several corrals. The main thing I learned is that having two or 3 side catch pens is a game changer. I used what we learned from the other farm to build our current corral and it works exceptionally well. Good luck with your farm!
Just a suggestion but I would raise my gates several inches off the ground. When it freezes the ground will heave up but if you have the gate posts in deep like they should be, the gates will not go up. Also if you get rain then it freezes puddles on the ground, you can not get the gates open.
Ya could have used the head race thing as a temporary cattle panel ! If used in the right place it would have provided extra strength against the panels spreading too.
Put grain in the trailer during the week and feed them grain in the trailer like Pete does with his pigs so they get use to it. Let them go in and out to get use to it. Then loading morning will go easy.
You might like to consider taking note of you corral panels when setting your gate heights. Your livestock don't go under the corral panels so when setting your gate height you can raise them up so that they work more freely, not dragging on the ground
Did you think of putting feed in the trailer everyday to get them used to going in. For a permanent chute a ramp up to the trailer might be an addition.
We sent one steer in last weekend. He was a litlle bigger then we like but it will be ok. This ome was #1210 pounds. it will be split up between our 2 adult kids so its more meat for them.
Jus leave it, it’s fine who cares what someone said about the gate it’s working ain’t it.. you had it right.. if you ever need to get it broke down you could up and out with the gate ..now you have to go back threw all that you did to turn it upside down just to get the gate off. Id say you had it right the first time
You Rebecca and the family will be eating some mighty good steaks this fall and winter. You two did the work and spent the money to buy and raise them hope their good.I don't know about you folks but I'm ready for winter.
Evan! Instead of digging up (and destroying) a high-traffic area which is presently very stable, (even reinforced with tree roots!) why not just shorten the gate- hinge's top pin, and/or lengthen the bottom one? (or both; it's free!)
Loading through the working shoot can work well sometimes bc its heavy enough it can't be thrown around by those big steers. Hope it works out for you!
Looks like you got things worked out, sure hope loading works easy for you. Hope they are grain trained and will follow the bucket shaking. Great call on the stakes Rebecca !! You two stay safe and keep up the fun. The pot pie looked fabulous, it's a favorite around here too. Fred.
First, I would start feeding them in the area to get them use to the area. The stakes are not a bad idea, but a t-post will work much better when twine is tied to the t-post and coral panel. If you’ve got a couple of chains I would lay them on the ground and hook them to the coral panels to prevent the animals from spreading them as they are loading.
Evan, I have watched ranchers load horses and cattle for the first time, and they conditioned them by placing their favorite feed in the trailer and allowing them to go in the day before on their own, so all would go well on the shipping day.
Hi love watching you but if I could suggest something lift then gates up 6 inches you are always going to have trouble with them if you don’t , Carl uk
suggestion a round corral with panel mounted on post in center that can go 360 in one direction but with stops to keep from going backwards as you work center panel around it direct animals toward shoot check out Our Wyoming Life and their sorting and loading system
You have a setup real close to a bud box there. Not trying to tell you how to run your system but you should look into the bud box design. It would make working and loading cattle very easy. And can also be constructed with those portable panels.
Wouldn't it be easier to start feeding them inside the trailer for a week? Especially treats. Then on the day, just lock them in and drive off to freezer camp.
Hi.... Evan and Rebecca thanks you for showing your video homestead bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋👍👍👍
The two of you are very blessed to have each other. 😊
Here's something I learned about loading or working cattle; "If they can't see through it, they won't try to go through it." Doesn't always work but does more times than not. Cardboard or cheap tarps to act as blinders work well. The key is to create tunnel vision for them. Tuck that one away for future reference. Good luck and don't get hurt! Murfreesboro,TN
You can get some pipe or boards to run through your panels, as the cows move up move your boards or pipe up. This keeps the cows from backing up.
Great advice, makes a huge difference
We did that as well when we had a known recalcitrant. Usually, though, I was given the task to follow them and prevent backing up by putting my knees directly against their back legs and lifting with my thighs. It’s surprisingly effective, although you have to get high enough not to get kicked and come down too close for them to kick. For bigger animals, I grabbed the boards on either side and that kept them from being strong enough to back me up. They are surprisingly weak in backing up. The other drawback? You sometimes get, um, stuff all over yourself. 🥴
Great idea if the animals are belligerent, Most animals as interactive as they are go willingly. Lets see what happens on shipping day.
We have done this for years. We’ve had some large animals.
We use that method all the time.
I think the fact that you own your mistakes and show your fix to them, allows us to see that we all can be more humble. It's refreshing to see that in today's must be right society. Good luck with your loading of the steers, hope everything goes well. Have a nice week!!
That one steer was trying to show his cuteness. He's saying, "Don't you want to keep me, I'm so cute!!"
load the steers the night before in the trailer . give them some hay to keep them busy overnight . won't hurt them and will make your day much better
The steer rolling in the dirt cracked me up, Kids have to play in dirt and help , Nice job
Hang your gates higher. You are digging low spots and creating mud puddles / icy spots . gates also naturally sag over time. Great looking pie!
Do not climb on the gates no matter how small you are!!!!!!
Your house is awesome. I love seeing you and your wife working together. Great teamwork!
I did the same thing with one of my gate hinges. I just drilled a hole through the top end of the hinge that stuck out and put a hitch pin clip in it. It took less than 5 minutes. Now if I ever need to pull the gate, I just pull the pin.
R-Becky has a knack for cooking. Meal looked good.
Maggie approved. So the pie must be good. 🥰Hopefully the steers load easily on the day.
I'm coming to y'all's house for supper if the boss lady cooks that way all the time.
I think the pot pie looks absolutely delicious!! 😊
I’m looking forward to the steer moving video! Oh, the pot pie looks delicious!
You need to put bicycle training wheel on the lock.side of gate. This will eliminate issue with closing. Use half inch bolts and washers. It worked great over 55 years ago. Should eliminate drop and ease of closure.
I am happy that training wheels worked for you, but I would not use them. Just another device to struggle with and maintain. We were always successful in hanging the gate at a distance where it would not hit the ground. This required a heavy anchor post like Evan uses and a diagonal anchor.
Great to see you all again and great video mate all the best and god bless you all. You two are one amazing couple you are so lucky like I am to an amazing person to help you through life this is what we need in life looking after each other’s and always please God bless you all . Can I ask why did you not use the Tractor to move it I have no idea at what you do or how to do it but I’m only saying that is what I would do but I could be wrong and yes I would be wrong but great job as always my friend.
Man that pot pie looks amazing!
Your commended for sharing the mistakes as well as the triumphs that's what makes this channel so good, everyone knows it doesn't always go right the first time👍
Wow! the TMY is so versatile. It made light work of those stumps. What a good way to transport those panels. Planning is key. Great job.
closing the claw and working the stump back and forth while lifting is more effective.
Fencing looks as if it will work for you. Hope so. Thank you for sharing.🐂🐂🐂
Looking forward to the loading video....in the years of watching I don't recall very many times when things went according to plan so this might get to be quite interesting LOL
Place a wheel at the other side of the gate for smoother closing.
Mate you really do work so hard and your Wife and it’s so great that you have time to make theses videos many thanks for that and all the best to you both and god bless you all and your family mate. Your Wife is always there to help just like my wife they are amazing people as you know I’ve going through the big (C) and thanks to my wife I good did it with all my mechanics she is Amazing Woman just like your wife she is always there to do your videos mate God bless you and your family again and always..
My wife is my best friend and a huge help with the farm. She helped me get through cancer and then I helped her through it. I don't know what I would do without her.
@@JamesCouch777 mate so did I it’s been 3 years going on to 4 mate and yes no way could I get through it if it wasn’t for my wife they are Amazing. Good luck for your future mate hope it goes smoothly.
Evan, for the future, buy yourself a bubble T-type level ($5.00 or less) & glue it on your drill body.
It will allow you to drill holes straight into whatever you're drilling.
Some TH-cam farmers load their pigs/beef the night before so the meat won't change in taste? That being the cast you do it you wouldn't lose too much time from work?
It sure appears like at least one of those big boys is more than 18” wide.
Good luck on that. You’ll see soon enough.
The steers are having fun!! 🤣🤣🐮🐮🐮
Good job Evan & Reb, why dint you lift the big gate .
Pie looks great! Perfect winter meal
JudithB lWe built a permanent chute and small corral next to the hog pen on one side and cattle on the other side to load into the trailers. We attached a head gate on the end to work cattle shots and worming. The rr ties and 2x 10 boards on the sides of the chute, we could work on any hurt areas, the vet thought we did a good job!! LOL!
Nice job guys. Have a blessed day🙂
I’d be putting sweet feed in that trailer and let them discover it in their own, as a positive thing with no pressure. Trailer trained my horses that way & they were always more than happy to jump in the trailer!
The pot pie would lore any farmer into the trailer.
I also wanted to say on those long heavy gates. You can set a tall pipe and run a wire down to the other end of the gate. Use turn buckles to tighten the wire. This takes the weight off the gate. Look at old westerns and you will see this in use. We have done this on our larger gates. Good job, I enjoy watching your progress.
Hello Evan Rebecca nice work will be great. Have a great day.
Rebecca’s idea was my idea even before you mentioned it. Another good video for us.
Farmer Tyler rancher has a cool round pen for loading cows.
FB videos stop every few minutes…there is a problem there. I found you here on You Tube and I’m so thankful. My Husband and i can watch you here without interruption.
Was hoping you were going to say that was chicken pot pie. YUM!
That chicken pot pie looks delicious!
Park your tractors along side your narrow alley way, if the cattle decide they don't wana go this little stakes won't do much if anything. Don't need anyone getting hurt. Cattle are very strong
Looks like a good pot pie. Enjoy!!
The pie looks perfect 👍
It’ll be interesting to see how easily they go into your chute once they’re locked into the catch pen.
Run steers run!
Good video, very interesting , ❤Sorry, not much to say, just got out of the hospital fighting the flu.
The pie looks amazing! I love chicken pot pie!
Cattle often lick dirt because it contains essential salts. Farmers usually put out salt blocks for their cattle to prevent them damaging hedges or digging pits. Something you may need to consider with your cows.
They have salt feeders out for them.
They have mineral feeders out
Dinner looks yummy😋
That pie !!
Chicken pot pie. My three favorit things😊
Our previous farm was 211 acres and was split up with a creek and a couple of roads so we had to have several corrals. The main thing I learned is that having two or 3 side catch pens is a game changer. I used what we learned from the other farm to build our current corral and it works exceptionally well. Good luck with your farm!
Just a suggestion but I would raise my gates several inches off the ground. When it freezes the ground will heave up but if you have the gate posts in deep like they should be, the gates will not go up. Also if you get rain then it freezes puddles on the ground, you can not get the gates open.
Just love those steers helping and rolling in dirt. Like big puppies.
Rebekah. You are one smart cookie! Stakes were the way to go. 👍❤
Did they get rid of the 2 australian dogs that were in the workshop?
Yep, leave it up to the viewers to tell you when you did something wrong 😂😂 great work, hope everything goes well!
Ya could have used the head race thing as a temporary cattle panel ! If used in the right place it would have provided extra strength against the panels spreading too.
Put grain in the trailer during the week and feed them grain in the trailer like Pete does with his pigs so they get use to it. Let them go in and out to get use to it. Then loading morning will go easy.
Pete gave you a solution to clear up your pond. Did you ever share that with your viewers? K
Looks like a great temp corral!
Start feeding them in the corral. We always do that when it's time to pen our cows. Usually a couple weeks in advance.
Very entertaining
Hope the pot pie was good gates look good!!
Thanks Evan and Rebekah! Really enjoy your channel!
You might like to consider taking note of you corral panels when setting your gate heights. Your livestock don't go under the corral panels so when setting your gate height you can raise them up so that they work more freely, not dragging on the ground
And a higher fence makes it easier to clear weeds from underneath the fence if that becomes necessary.
That chicken pot pie looked awesome!!!
No rain just snow
Thanks for sharing Evan, you and Rebecca work well as team 👻👍
you should do a home/food channel - hi from Bulgaria
Did you think of putting feed in the trailer everyday to get them used to going in.
For a permanent chute a ramp up to the trailer might be an addition.
We sent one steer in last weekend. He was a litlle bigger then we like but it will be ok. This ome was #1210 pounds. it will be split up between our 2 adult kids so its more meat for them.
Nice. Good job.
Rebecca that chicken pot pie looked so yummy!
Jus leave it, it’s fine who cares what someone said about the gate it’s working ain’t it.. you had it right.. if you ever need to get it broke down you could up and out with the gate ..now you have to go back threw all that you did to turn it upside down just to get the gate off. Id say you had it right the first time
Great Video. & Supper looked even better...😊
You Rebecca and the family will be eating some mighty good steaks this fall and winter. You two did the work and spent the money to buy and raise them hope their good.I don't know about you folks but I'm ready for winter.
Great video, the chicken pot pie looks delicious!👍🏻
Colder days are coming, that chicken pot pie would hit the spot! 🥘🥘
Evan! Instead of digging up (and destroying) a high-traffic area which is presently very stable, (even reinforced with tree roots!) why not just shorten the gate- hinge's top pin, and/or lengthen the bottom one? (or both; it's free!)
That pie looks delicious 😋!
Good luck with the loading. Hope the change of the weather isn't too shocking. Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃🎃
They look like big pets, got to be a little hard getting rid of them.
Get close to animals then sending them to the butchers could be hard
Loading through the working shoot can work well sometimes bc its heavy enough it can't be thrown around by those big steers. Hope it works out for you!
Sweet Maggie...😊 💕
Looks like you got things worked out, sure hope loading works easy for you. Hope they are grain trained and will follow the bucket shaking. Great call on the stakes Rebecca !! You two stay safe and keep up the fun. The pot pie looked fabulous, it's a favorite around here too. Fred.
You could also have used your barn walls for one side of your corral . Bring ur cattle into the corral beforehand to get them used to it 🤗
Feed them some grain in the corral every day for about a week before you are ready to load them
First, I would start feeding them in the area to get them use to the area. The stakes are not a bad idea, but a t-post will work much better when twine is tied to the t-post and coral panel. If you’ve got a couple of chains I would lay them on the ground and hook them to the coral panels to prevent the animals from spreading them as they are loading.
Good team work😊
The steer aren’t afraid of your farm equipment.
Evan, I have watched ranchers load horses and cattle for the first time, and they conditioned them by placing their favorite feed in the trailer and allowing them to go in the day before on their own, so all would go well on the shipping day.
He has seen his mentor Pete in just a few acres they do it with pigs
Have you tried feeding the duckweed to your hogs, mixing it with the feed ?
Great job looking great keep up the great work love your videos thank you
I appreciate the effort you put into these videos but sure would appreciate it if they were a lot longer.
Hi love watching you but if I could suggest something lift then gates up 6 inches you are always going to have trouble with them if you don’t , Carl uk
suggestion a round corral with panel mounted on post in center that can go 360 in one direction but with stops to keep from going backwards
as you work center panel around it direct animals toward shoot
check out Our Wyoming Life and their sorting and loading system
Definitely a good design for a professional rancher.
The pot pie looks good. As you are setting up your cow barn a permanent corral and shoot would be handy since you raise steers for meat every year..
You have a setup real close to a bud box there. Not trying to tell you how to run your system but you should look into the bud box design. It would make working and loading cattle very easy. And can also be constructed with those portable panels.
Get some gate wheels for the end of the gate, so you’re not digging yourself future mud holes at your gates
Thx
Thanks Guys
Wouldn't it be easier to start feeding them inside the trailer for a week? Especially treats. Then on the day, just lock them in and drive off to freezer camp.