Thanks for the Drone shots of the Elevators, brings back memories of being around them with my Grandfather when he bought grain for Pioneer, UGG, POOL and Federal back in the 1960s in Hawarden-- and I Grew up across the street from 4 (there were 4 more further down the Spur) in the 60s and 70s in Eastern Saskatchewan
From what I’ve read, hydrated lime increases pH and reduces moisture which in turn creates an environment less hospitable for mastitis causing bacteria. Hope it works for your herd, Jan.
The Wildlife Game Dept. dropped off a semi trailer load of 10ft treated 6"x 6" fence posts and 6ft high deer fencing at our alfalfa farm back in 1977. We didn't even know they were delivering it to all off us farms in our area. We sectioned off 5 acres of land to see if it was feasible to install the rest. The deer jumped it with ease. All it was good for was keeping our dogs from chasing the deer out of that section. And the venison was a nice change from our beef now and then.
It is fun to watch Jan the arborist. You should also wear safety glasses-the lime can burn your cornea badly. Looks like you could have some good deer meat in your freezer.Thanks for a great video.
I love how you show the big things that must be done like milking, fieldwork etc., but it's nice to see the small projects like spreading the antibacterial and mixing it in the beds, fixing holed in the silage bags. These things all add up to a fair amount of time too.
It’s such a joy to watch your videos, the passion and knowledge you have for a young man and your farming life is exceptional. Keep up the great work. 👍
I know in sask farmers can get nuisance tags to try and thin out the wildlife that is doing damage to hay stacks or silage pits. We've got them before for bear and neighbors have got them for deer and elk.
could you add the lime to the sand before the sand gets put into the beds? I like the drone shots of the wooden grain elevator, good music too. Like other people have said, get a big guard dog. Once the deer know they aren't welcome they'll go to the next farm. Or get some bears!
@@Victor_Victory well... i guess u and i will never agree. I owe it to the game I hunt to make as humane a kill as I possibly can. A 223 is not a good choice for that. Thats why MANY states outlaw them for deer.
Wouldn't it be smart to put some kind of deer feeder in order to sacrifice some feed and save your silage? Maybe that will distract them and keep them from walking over the plastic looking for food
Hi there just saw 2 Bucks 1 was a 4 Point the other was a 8 Point. Wow 🥺... Deere Love Cedar trees .. Alot of Does... Are you the only Son . I saw 2 of your Sisters... You are a Smart young man ... Keep up the Great work you do God bless you and your family 💞
Your drone video of the old grain elevators reminded my of a picture in my office of a old red elevator in Nokomis that I had painted when I lived in Saskatoon. Great video.
I do reccomend putting net ontop of sillage. It prevents most of wildlive from damaging it. Crows, deers shuldnt be able to do harm. Only one who get trought net was stork. We use old advertsitment banners bought from utilization plant. But it does it work i belive same as brand new sillage net, ant it coust 1/5 of it price, any u are putting back to use asicly something that wuld normally be just a trash.
We put barn lime down every time we clean out the barns before we put new bedding down so not transforming bacteria they mix it up and we use a lawn spreader for it especially in the calving pens helps mom and babys
Propane cannons can be a short term fix, but eventually the deer will get used to the noise and be back. Here in the US you can get an agricultural nuisance perm it and invite 6 of your friends over for a few days. might be an option to look into.
Jan I’m pretty sure me and you watch all the dairy farmers here in Ontario 😂 I’m a dairy farmer my self but it’s still fun to watch people film there lives on a farm
All the Americans are probably confused. Seeing a Canadian use a chainsaw and not wearing plaid hahaha love your videos. Peterborough Ontario Canada here. Kawartha Dairy is my go too. Nothing better than Canadian dairy products
Wouldn't it be smart to put some kind of deer feeder in order to sacrifice some feed and save your silage? Maybe that will distract them and keep them from walking over the plastic looking for food
@@divikumar5475 I think so. My Uncle is a Dairy Farmer and uses Saw Dust, and he always had a big bin of white stuff. He used it everywhere to keep out bacteria.
If your having wildlife problems I am in Saskatchewan as well and would gladly come and hunt on your property during hunting season. I bow hunt myself so no worry for injuring cattle at all! Even with firearm wouldn’t ever shoot towards an animal I didn’t want to harvest. Something to think about if you need Jan both me my gf and dad all buy tags. Would love to help a local farmer out!
Hey Jan ! Good story about you and the farm in the Ontario Milk Producer ! Just read it today. With so many viewers nobody want to give you a new tractor for the summer to try out ? Talking about advertising ..
Hi Jan In our part of the world, most dairy farmers put on a fine and strong net on top of the plastic and under the tires. Of course because of the deer, but mainly because of the rooks. Best wishes from Denmark
We use pure lime on our beds we don't use anything els but we get a big bag of it then we get a shovel and throw a load on the beds twice morning milking then night milking it works grate
Hey Jan, you have some tree climbing skills there add that to the list of many things that you can do lol. The drone shots of the old buildings were cool and you can see the shadow of the drone. How's the Juno working out you know its going to be the death of you lol. Have you thought about get a refurbished one? So whats next for SDK keep up the good work and see you in the next video🐄👍
Needs some .270/Treestand treatment, pretty devastating stuff for the Whitetail. Then to finish it all up with some potatoes and carrots in the crock pot.
@@ethanrepine8862 yes sir, there needs to be alot more done around there it looks like. Whatever legal way you could do it firearm or Archery, get em in the freezer
Well, here in Texas, we have been known to use subsonic 300 blackout. Using a suppressed AR, with a little luck you can get a few before they figure it out. We mostly use them against feral hogs which are a much bigger problem than Bambi and her sisters around here. Texans do a pretty good job keeping the deer herds down but it’s hard to stay ahead of the reproductive rate of hogs. They are almost as fast as rats. In addition, I guess you can’t thin the herd due to laws. Down here a farmer can protect his crops. My stepbrother got his nicest deer ever from his kitchen window. It looks out over a soybean field. My sister-in-law was none too happy about it though.
Glad that you are using hydrated lime! I suggested it to you almost 3 months back. You need little more of the lime for your barn, 1 bag is not adequate. Then use bed buster
Could you use an ultrasonic noise maker like the ones put on vehicle bumpers to spook them and possibly have it connected to motion detectors to sound when the deer move in? The losses mount up in a hurry.
Also what might help with the lime spreading is walking so that your throwing hand is on the cubicle side and moving forward, start with your hand behind your back and roll forward as if your throwing a bowling ball, liming cubicles is very big here in Ireland as opposed to sand or straw packs, keep up the good work👍
I imagine have a pair of dogs roaming around would eliminate all the pest problems you would have. There’s plenty of dogs that would enjoy the cold weather you have out there.
Had a small silage pile we tarped, came back to it a week later to find the dogs had tore thru the plastic all across the pile. Had to take off the entire tarp and put a new one down.
Would scarecrows work?Maybe owldummies? How about wolf or grizzly recordings ? Could anatolian sheepdogs be trained to guard the feed? Maybe put out a few sheep or goat huts with a dog run around the feed to link up the goat or sheep huts. The dogs would keep the deer away!
That's the Saschatuwan I remember! Dozens and dozens of old wooden elevators dotting the countryside. They were already obsolete by the late 70's when I was there. I'm sure most of them are gone by now.
Well had a problem with seagull pecking holes in the plastic. When the sun shone they would peck at the shiny spots. We ended up having to net everything, a real pain in the butt!!!!
