Feeding Round Bales In An Old Barn 

There’s nothing that satisfies me more than giving the cows beautiful hay.

Necessity is the mother of invention, came out good

Much respect! That is a lot of hard work! Please be careful. Hello from NC

Great job Mike! Do what you have to do until you can make things better.

Another great vid!

Good video Mike. The cows dont seem to be complaining, so its all good buddy👍

Thumbs up Mike your plan is coming together one step at a time.

Thank you for the video Mike. I think your proposed set up for handling round bales; being a temporary TMR gap set up is working fine until the farm is able to obtain a TMR mixer.

This video reminds me just how hard work farming is.

Hey Mike just a little advice if you plan on putting baleage in your Tmr once you get one get a round baler with a precutter. A vertical Tmr will process long hay but it will wear out significantly faster.

U work with what u have available good stuff

Amazing work mike greeting from burley Idaho

Whatever works best for, go with it. Seems like a pretty good system for you. I think probably the same way we would do it too essentially. At least until we can find a better way.

Time think about expanding and build freestyle barn and robot

Mike I might suggest that you try a rissler unwrapping cart we have had one for at least eighteen years and it is still going and I don't know how we ever got along without it

A wet warm winter and spring wil require some gravel near the barn area leding to the barn door and the unrolling area,

Great Video Mike, your shed systems remind me of my dads system in the 1960's BUT at that time Cows were 100% grass fed, if you want i can share some NZ You Tube Channels, Please don't hate me!

Hey Mike, just thinking out of the box, switch the youngstock to the old barn and the milking cows to the heiferbarn make some freestall of it and find a used milkingparlor, there comes a time youre dad will take a step back so prepare for that moment, that is what is comming to my mind but like i sad just some thinking no offense,thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

Hey Mike love your videos. What is the name brand name of your bale unroller. Would like to get one

I wondered if you could unroll them in the Manger. Probably isn't enough room and they're to heavy to move by hand. Looks like you need to put down some concrete in front of the door. ( in your spare time lol)

Good job seems to work OK What u going to do with old plastic wrap ? Is there anyone around there to recycle it

Great feeding concept just needs some fine tuning

Can you just spear the bale, and save the time of switching from the hugger to the unroller? Just a thought from a lazy guy.😯

Hi Mike this is Donnie Thebeau 😅 I used to be a former myself whenever I was younger I never deal with round bales of hay I used to use the square Vols what is more easier to use on cattle the round bail or the square Bell I have always used square bales because it's easier to pick up

Know that you've seen how the bales do with feeding would you got knives in the baler if it was do to over

What town are you in or nearby just curious

Hi Mike I'm not going to watch the video tonight if that's okay butt but I got a little vacation tomorrow I'm going to the hotel tomorrow I probably want your video this week not tonight I know this message is going to be long ok😊

Ware did get bale un roller fr

works better in dry weather

I know it’s easy for me to say but would a big square baler have worked better.

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