Hi everyone. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is the use of pigs to root through the bedding to turn and aerate it after the cattle have left for pasture in the spring. This is a practice popularized by Joel Salatin. Joel uses wood chips as his carbon source in the bedding pack, and sprinkles kernel corn in the pack as it is built. The corn ferments in the pack, and when pigs are released onto the pack, they root in search of the fermented, sweet corn kernels. In the early years of our farm, we tried this practice with our hay-based bedding packs. Unfortunately, the hay pack was compacted too much for the pigs to root in it too deeply and this method did not work. This gets back to the problems with having a pack that is too dense for optimal aerobic fermentation. We have found that when we remove the pack in the spring and it is piled outside for further composting, this turns, loosens, and aerates the pack enough to get aerobic composting started.
@Notthelizard
7 ай бұрын
Actually this method was popularized by Edible Acres who does it with chicken 🍗
@JustaFewAcresFarm
7 ай бұрын
@@Notthelizard Ok, I disagree, but it's not really an important point. Joel's been doing it for much longer. Chickens are really poor at working tight material loose on a large scale. EA has a really small setup usually consisting of household waste and tree litter.
@johncourtneidge
7 ай бұрын
Thank-you!
@etruedus
7 ай бұрын
@@Notthelizard In his earlier videos about it, Sean actually credits Joel Salatin with the idea.
@andrewseamans1419
7 ай бұрын
Is there a good source for woodchips nearby? Must be cheaper and more available than hay? Though if you have hay that isn't suitable for consumption, then why not. Good luck! I use deep bedding for my chickens and makes awesome compost for the garden.
@petegraham1458
7 ай бұрын
I am 70+ years old and grew up on a mixed farm that included both dairy , registered Black Angus and terminal breed feeders . In that cold winter environment bedding pack was a key component of stock health. We grew cereal crops for both feed and barley for the malting . We bailed the straw , my Father used to say we were borrowing it from the soil as it got returned as manure. I remember morning feeding in -30 weather as the cattle got up from their spot it their sheds the beds would be steaming , we bedded by hand and you soon learn. Your feet are going to be toasty warm. Thanks for bringing this to everyone!
@johncourtneidge
7 ай бұрын
Thank-you!
@lorrainestafford3809
7 ай бұрын
You got to do what you got to do for your animals and 😮😊you and what's good for your farm
@StevenMorin-r1i
7 ай бұрын
@@lorrainestafford3809Very true you do the best Job that you can and what you can afford 😊
@MrBudbubba
7 ай бұрын
The part about beneficial bacteria reminded me of a video I saw several years ago about a woman that was making yogurt with raw milk to sell. She was using wood buckets for the process and never had any issues with anyone getting sick. The FDA swooped in and said she had to use stainless steel containers and that they had to be sterilized before each use. She then started having issues with the yogurt spoiling early and a few of her customers started to get sick from eating it. She got a hold of some experts and a legal team and they found that the use of wooden buckets allowed an environment for good bacteria to thrive which killed off the bad bacteria. She ended up wining a legal battle and was able to go back to using wooden buckets. It just goes to show that sometimes you just need to let nature do it's thing and not intervene.
@Watchyn_Yarwood
7 ай бұрын
Similar to a study I saw years ago about cutting boards. Man-made material boards were compared to wood cutting boards and the wood boards were found to be far more sanitary.
@JohnWilliamsTheBeardedWelshman
7 ай бұрын
I have been watching you for a few years. The education you give is very valuable and there should be a course taught in school and college on farming and how to become a farmer and the benefit of the small farm for a community. Small farms can sustain a community economically, food source for local markets and all around just good for the surrounding communities in which the farm is operating. We would depend less on foreign food or genetically modified and process foods if we look to our local farmers the way it used to be. I for one wouldn't mind paying more for better food and support my local farmers and community. It's a win win situation if we would do it
@JohnWilliamsTheBeardedWelshman
7 ай бұрын
Better yet. It would be nice to see your local FFA have kids volunteer to come and learn from someone like you.
@johncourtneidge
7 ай бұрын
Yes!
@brandywineblue
7 ай бұрын
Yes! High schools and colleges are too focused on a lot of nonsense and not enough on practical real world self sufficiency!
@robertmannel4446
7 ай бұрын
He is creating a library right in front of us. Loving this.
@markflick1641
7 ай бұрын
Great video Pete . Very informative. I’m 66 years old and I learn something every time I watch your videos . Thank you so much . God Bless .
@gillianbuonanno3211
7 ай бұрын
Good morning ...we used deep bedding for our dairy heifers ...and now my husband and I use this method in our chicken coop during the winter.
@marcus3457
7 ай бұрын
Interesting. I was curious how this would work with chickens and sheep. Seems at least it works with chickens.
@stevehaken
7 ай бұрын
The barn extention is a real game changer. Nice upgrade. Good investment.
@johnboutchia2349
7 ай бұрын
Just found you last month & have been watching all the videos with a thumbs up. Like them all I’m 75 & too old to start farming but I like learning I also like the rebuilding tractors which I’ll never do but I am restoring a 66 Chevy pickup, by watching you can pick up tips to use elsewhere thanks I enjoy very much all of them
@brandywineblue
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Pete for showing us how God made the world to take care of His creatures - both us and our animals. Science is simply to study what He did so we know how to work with it to be kind to them and feed ourselves. Thanks again for all you do and your cheerful kindly presentation of information, a rarity on (anti) social media. God bless you and your family and Just a Few Acres.
@matteolaborg
7 ай бұрын
I appreciated how you showed the layering to the bedding pack and how that affects composting success. I like all your videos, but this one was especially interesting.
@sunriseeyes0
7 ай бұрын
I love this show 🐄🚜 your method of explaining things in an easy to understand way is super helpful. Thanks Pete 🙏🏽💗🌱
@richardsnyder9271
7 ай бұрын
Love how your videos are educational for everyone that doesn't understand how things work on old school farm. We clean our barn out twice a year. Spring and fall, before crops and after crops. Nice that it gives off heat in the winter to help keep the barn a little warmer. Thanks Pete
@PhyllisStokes
7 ай бұрын
I found this fascinating, Pete. I remember reading this in Joel's book and seeing it on his farm. There's great wisdom in the old ways, isn't there? Steve
@Eric-o3m7e
7 ай бұрын
Pete, one thing we have experienced is that with the deep pack the preasure on the post increases, we have snapped a few of older post off, we have since added stub post along the outside walls…love the videos, thanks so much!
@hyperdude54
7 ай бұрын
Its so cool how kind the cows are when you ask them to leave. So polite!
@snarky4lyfe144
7 ай бұрын
That is because he is kind to them , he interacts with them so they are not afraid of him , unlike other famers who have way too many cows to be friendly to them all . And Pete has basically hand raised all his cows, and his bulls. They are tame compared to the huge farms.
@Winterascent
7 ай бұрын
Probably how most cattle husbandry operations were until large corporate farms. Or before huge grasslands were met. @@snarky4lyfe144
@xoxo2008oxox
7 ай бұрын
COME ON COWS! COME ON COWS!
@MGBDCM
7 ай бұрын
Thank YOU Pete! As a person who grew up from age 15 to 21 on'The Farm' I am appreciative of what You and family do... I do miss it...GOD, bless
@Flowing23
7 ай бұрын
Excellent informative video. Thank you Pete,.
@miraclefarm1927
7 ай бұрын
I love this method, what a wonderful compost that's going to be. Really saves on your labor and your equipment. Love to see your cows when you add their new fresh layer. They act like it's the best thing in the world and for them it's great for them. Blessings
@johncourtneidge
7 ай бұрын
Yes, well composted manure is the best thing that The Creator, God makes!
@miraclefarm1927
7 ай бұрын
@@johncourtneidge love it!
@lynnsweeney4529
7 ай бұрын
Absolutely, still love how informative your videos are. As always, thank you for sharing your videos.
@davidkraft3690
7 ай бұрын
I grew up on a grain and livestock farm in central Illinois, where we fead about 70 to 80 head of beef cattle on dry lot every year . Never heard of "Deep Pack " bedding, but that is exactly the method we used, The feedlot was all concrete and we used oat straw bedding almost daily this was supplemented with corn cobs when they were available and was needed. The feedlot was cleaned out once a year ,and by then it could be up to 30 inches deep. Great fertilizer,
@klazyy641
7 ай бұрын
I think their bedding is more supportive than my fancy dancy mattress! Thanks for the episode, Pete!
@jamessacia1731
7 ай бұрын
Great video very informational me and uncle have around 20 goats and use this method of bedding. Also I was wondering if you will be at the 2024 national farm machinery show would love to see you there
@Al-dk4bw
7 ай бұрын
I notice you don't separate all the hay when you bed it, but lay it out like a blanket. What if you made sure all the hay is perfectly loose and not in a blanket, and then bed about half a bale, but do it twice a week? We used to make sure our straw was loose and airy, and then we bedded every evening. I enjoy watching (and listening) to you. Keep it up.
@andrewpaige6571
7 ай бұрын
Thank Pete for educating us I get more from your explain to us all the details as far as how to upkeep the animals how to maintain farm equipment and all of your resources that you need to have a running farm.
@PatriciaVincent-g2t
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for all this information, I wondered how you could stand the smell the manure and now I know that it isn't a bad smell. I learn from you every day!!
@JustaFewAcresFarm
7 ай бұрын
Yes. Another thing I learned from Joel Salatin is that if a farm smells, then something is wrong with their manure management. Smell is a sign that nutrients are leaking off the farm.
@billyhaddock5540
7 ай бұрын
Pete, thanks for show and tell about getting the right hay for the cow's bed.. My grandpa used the same method..
@DougSmith-bt4pb
7 ай бұрын
So you do know Celsius conversions, lol 😅 keep up the awesome videos.
@ledzepcleo
7 ай бұрын
Agreed it made a serious video funny
@farly1428
7 ай бұрын
I would put a foot of wood chips on bottom and then continue with your hay after that. It’ll give the pack porous structure
@jpeel2066
7 ай бұрын
We used this method every year here in the UK. Worked really well. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.
@ellisc.foleyjr9778
7 ай бұрын
Great explanation of the Bedding process. I noticed Orden and his Nemesis were the first two back inside!. Orrden was peeking in the gate/door while you were explaining things. thanks for sharing. ECF
@DillonPrecisionFan
7 ай бұрын
Best "dad joke" yet, delivery, timing and subject....just perfect!
@johncourtneidge
7 ай бұрын
Thank-you! I did the same with winter-housed sheep, but on straw on a concrete floor, back in the day. Another benefit is that the composting pile isn't being leached by rain.
@FarmallFanatic
7 ай бұрын
Definitely looked starved when you let em in 😂
@JustaFewAcresFarm
7 ай бұрын
Hey FF, I'm waiting for you to find that big diesel Farmall...
@FarmallFanatic
7 ай бұрын
@@JustaFewAcresFarm definitely got some hot leads 👌
@normawright292
7 ай бұрын
Come on Dad...can we come in now??? We're hungry and little tired and please stop stepping on our bed! Good video - very informative, have a great week and we'll see you again soon!!!
@Ralphcanoeingadventures
7 ай бұрын
I love ALL you videos. The one you did 2 years ago, when you were sitting in the field trying to get Rusty to come to you. That was so relaxing to watch. I have seen tour videos so much, I know all your jokes.
@brianbordwell8601
7 ай бұрын
Very interesting video:) I like the information you provide with your topics you cover:)
@boeroe45
7 ай бұрын
Awesome video Pete thank you! I love the system of deep bedding. In the older days sometime the floor was under a slope (at least in the Netherlands we did), to let the urine drain to one side and not to make the bedding pack to wet.
@Tea-nOpals
7 ай бұрын
Held captivated by cow manure for over 12 minutes😳 Your a smooth talker Pete. if I could, your videos would be featured in our school's curriculum. What is Hillary up to? It would be nice to catch up, maybe a little market time.
@chief7174
7 ай бұрын
I love seeing your interactions with the animals. Highlights your husbandry abilities. They would not be so kind if you and the family were not. Great showing of, you get out what you put in. One of the reasons I've been subbed for a good while. Thank you for bringing us along.
@martientegelaers3428
7 ай бұрын
what about he water under the the deep bedding
@TheSharilynn71
7 ай бұрын
I found your channel a few days ago and I love it! I grew up on a small dairy farm in NW washington state. The farm has been sold and my dad passed away after working the farm for 60 years. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year and had brain surgery and radiation that left me with cognitive deficits so I can't work anymore. I often have anxiety as a side effect. Watching you farm brings me so much peace. Takes me back to my childhood and to better days. Thank you!
@Liz-M
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information about your working practices Pete. 🙂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@KaleidoscopeJunkie
7 ай бұрын
ACTIVE DRY YEAST I start my compost piles with an Active Dry Yeast packet dissolved in warm water. The piles heat faster. - Good luck !
@allenferry9632
7 ай бұрын
I'll bet that made louse bread.
@Mandren
7 ай бұрын
Looks like a great system to me! Anything that keeps you both from having to do extra labor while benefitting the cows is good in my book. And it's lots of fun to see the cattle romping around when a fresh layer is added.
@fifieldfarmllc8544
7 ай бұрын
Could it ever combust?
@KenC49
7 ай бұрын
Hi Pete! I remember when I was very young the old fellow that used to own my dad's farm used to do bedding pack with his feeder cattle. It would be 3 or 4 feet thick by pasture time. We used sawdust for the most part. Dad still uses sawdust under his draft oxen. In my opinion sawdust makes the barn smell nice. Some old barns around here had trap doors in the wood floor of the barn with a basement to where the manure would go. I was told that's where they kept their pigs in winter so they'd be warm.
@stevemench786
7 ай бұрын
I have done the same thing every year,mostly because of necessity ( to much snow and cold to clean)anyway I have found that yes the twmp are low during cold months but as soon as you clean and pile that pack that pack is black dirt by fall and the best time to spread on summer pastures.. Great stuff , props go to mother nature and biology.
@imyourfarmer9215
7 ай бұрын
Speaking for our 400 cow organic farm...we use deep bedding packs for all our heifers. They come off pasture oct-nov, we clean them in Jan. By then our big heifer shed is 4ft deep. That's 100 head getting 10-12 3x3 bales a week. It takes a lot of carbon to get the right ratio, also having proper draining.
@danielfantino1714
7 ай бұрын
Great idea. Don´t forget Pete, it´s winter. A very mild one, but far from summer warm for decomposition. Also difference betwen your outside manure pile and in the barn is concrete slab. Outside it´s probably full of earth worm not counting bacteria that came from the soil. Next time try with few buckets of soil, preferably with a good worm population. I do some growing inside in the winter. I had plenty of bad apples and pears well rotten. Put them in the soil (anaeroby in my pot with "Brand new" bags of gardening soil with mycorhizes. Now i have a mushroom growing. In cooler solarium i can see that white stuff rootings good. Pretty cool to see my brocolis removed from the field under snow in late fall and seeing them now blossoming. I got 2 of these pesky butterflies that hatched. I won´t cultivate them outside in summer. They´ll stay in buckets for winter growth. They love that colder temperature I´m on north shore of St Lawrence river.
@whitby910
7 ай бұрын
Don't forget to start making plans to raise the feeding bars and maybe the gate. Easy to let it slide and find the cows have jumped it or are caught half in half out. Great video and thanks.
@howwrdtice3947
7 ай бұрын
Your Fahrenheit and Celsius comparisons were quite accurate...hmm...lol. Great video, very imformative
@dmfor9001
7 ай бұрын
Bedding is cheap medicine.
@Jcareym
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video
@markwells5624
7 ай бұрын
Pete: I watched this episode and it validated something for me. When I was growing up on our dairy farm, the cow barn was cleaned out in the spring. This was the standard practice as cleaning the barn during the winter was infeasible. As the winter went on and more bedding was added, the level of manure grew to a depth of 3 to 4 feet some years. It was difficult to spread the bedding when the manure was this thick as one had to stoop over due to lack of clearance. It was the practice in those days and your video has validated the work. I feel good that we did the right thing! Thanks
@edgravelle5247
7 ай бұрын
Peter i m glad to see your back. It must have to do with its february. Closer to haying and sunshine.
@ThomasHofacker
7 ай бұрын
Very interesting video. Thanks for making my morning coffee better.
@DPW55
7 ай бұрын
Who on earth cannot benefit buy your advice, bless you ,
@kevintikivik
7 ай бұрын
you have explained this in passing... thank you for the focus... See you next time pete...
@RAV21-32
7 ай бұрын
Corn stock shredding was also a method that was use to give pigs a warm place to root in during the winter months.
@wayupnort6271
7 ай бұрын
There’s another channel called Sonne Farms on KZitem. They are farmers and beef producers in South Dakota and they still use shredded corn stalks for bedding their cattle at times. Good folks with a great family friendly channel.
@blankenmom
7 ай бұрын
We started raising goats this last summer and decided this was the method we wanted to use for winter. It's worked out extremely well! I sit on the floor to milk, and it's surprisingly toasty! So we decided to try it for the bird coop and it's worked out very well in there also. We use a mix of cut grass and pine shavings for the goats, and pine shavings for the birds.
@PhilRiveraMedia
7 ай бұрын
Very educational and very interesting. Thanks, Pete!
@RatdogDRB
7 ай бұрын
That's good animal husbandry there, Pete. Nice work.
@karenjones3051
7 ай бұрын
What a load of ‘crap’
@SquatchMan123
7 ай бұрын
Wow,cow 💩is very interesting. I enjoyed this video as always. Thank you sir for sharing.
@MaynardFamilyHomestead
7 ай бұрын
Very interesting, thanks for sharing!
@robertmacleod4058
7 ай бұрын
I find the optimal combination is hay and woodchips. I have a 6" chipper and make chips from tree tops and thinning of my woodlot. I also use slabwood. Little easier to dig out as well. I do find that to keep the cows really clean I need to renew the bedding multiple times a week - but I don't put as deep a layer as Pete does
@PlaneViewFarm
7 ай бұрын
I roll out hay bales on pasture right now. There are benefits to that, but I really would prefer to move to deep bedding in the future. I hate to start without having the bedding pack covered by a barn or shed. Unfortunately, that change would require the reappropriation of funds that are needed in other places right now. Such is life. Great video! Thanks!
@ronniegreeneministriesinc.7739
7 ай бұрын
Hi Pete, We Love your channel. My wife and I are big fans. Maybe you can help me answer a question about my Kioti Rototiller that I bought from a Massey Furgeson dealership. It was corroded with old oil and dirt but still turned so I purchased it for what they gave for it which was $200. I'm changing the gaskets on the gearboxes, so my question is. Do I need to put some Permatex sealer on the cork gasket? Thanks, Ron
@elainematiasiewich7292
7 ай бұрын
This is like the Ritz for cattle! ❤My dad always bedded his cattle, no roof but bedded. I see places around that the cattle get hay outside & no bedding. Not a good deal😮
@buckeyeranger6438
7 ай бұрын
Morning Pete ☕️😎……… 🐄 🐖💩……..🌽🌽🌽. ……..78* F = 125*C = 335*K right? 🥸🤣🤣
@Eph1-4
7 ай бұрын
Growing by leaps and bounds😂😂😂 Wonderful how well the barn edition is working for you all😎
@jeremychristman1515
7 ай бұрын
Great video Pete! We are on year 4 of doing deep bedding with our cows and we love everything about it especially the amazing humus that it eventually turns into. My only concern with with using Hay as a carbon source is its low (~30:1) C:N ratio. That doesn't seem like that's going to be much help to neutralize the high nitrogen content (~ 10:1) of urine and manure, at least that's been my experience. Compared to something like woodchips (~ 180:1). But as long as you think it smells good then its probably ok 🤔... Also, I'm not sure you really want the high temperatures of an aerobic compost pile with cows living on top of it. Seems like that would be way too hot. I don't think it would even be possible with 1000 pound cows on a pile of carbon to not smash it down and push the air out. We embrace that and think of it more of something completely different than compost (more like pre-compost). It goes aerobic once we pile it up outside in the spring and let it mature. My only advice is to use your nose to know when you need to add carbon. There are areas where they tend to 'go' more and we take a pitch fork and dig a little around there and just smell it. Once we start getting a very strong ammonia smell we add another couple inches of our carbon source. Generally every 2 to 3 days in our case. And personally I would really consider altering your setup to go deeper. We completely redid our barn with higher ceilings and reinforced sides so we can go as deep as 5 feet (which is incredible when you're standing outside on the ground and looking inside at their hooves). There's a sweet spot around 3 to 4 feet deep where the pile really seems to take on a life of its own. I know Joel has talked about it and I can corroborate it. Its expensive to use that much straw and woodchips but to me its been well worth it. (we bill it to our gardening department 🤣) ALL that being said. I think you've got a great start and some beautiful looking deep bedding!! Very very cool 👍
@jeffreyjohnson8212
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great explanation and another great video!
@anthonyhengst2908
7 ай бұрын
We always do this in our dairy maternity pens. If a cow comes down with milk fever it's easier for her to get footing to stand up again. When we do clean it out we only do half a pen at a time. Been doing this all of my life.
@marksullivan2672
7 ай бұрын
Thanks Pete for sharing your deep bedding experience! I always glean a nugget from your commentary! Do you think this system works for horses?
@SeattlePioneer
7 ай бұрын
The best part of the video for me was the glimpse we had of the cattle FROLICKING in the new added hay!
@Bonde7280
7 ай бұрын
Hurtful bacteria can absolutely still get into the bedding. But most often you combat that easily by mucking out, and let the floor dry out for around a month during the summer. With tougher breeds like yours, you probably wouldn't notice if you had any. Not as easy or fun for farmers with dairy cattle though. They usually don't have other places to put the cows while letting it dry. And if bacteria is not combatted mastitis really can go rampant. I once worked for a dairy farmer who had his dry cows in deep bedding during winter, and one year he kept postponing mucking out until the week before they needed to get back in. So the bedding just sat all summer growing who knows what. There were "more urgent things to do" as he said. During the next winter most of the cows had mastitis right after calving. And since we didn't have other places to put the dry cows, we had to endure it until spring when they could be set on grass again. That summer I mucked out much earlier despite the mans protesting, since again, "We had more urgent things to do." Next winter there were zero problems. I do also know of farmers who had the entire milking herd of cattle in deep bedding that got infested. To then never truly get rid of it again. And then there has been others who used deep bedding for their dairy cows for 20-30 years with absolutely no issues. You just never really know whether it happens or not. (Unless you leave it stale for months off course.)😅
@delprice3007
7 ай бұрын
Interested also in Johnson Su aerobic composting giving a fungal rich compost innoculant. Great video Pete!
@johnmcnally2762
7 ай бұрын
Hi Pete, just a thought on the point you made about the height of the bedding and temperature being at 70 degrees and not in the 90 to 140 the optimum temperature. Would you consider instead of bedding the entire shed, but not an area around the feed barrier, say to 6 or 7 feet back from the barrier? This could mean that the bedding pack is higher and may help with the bedding temperature. As you say, the current bedding height is 1 foot, but if you were to try this, the bedding height could be 2 feet and possibly bring the bedding up to the 90 to 140 heat. Just an observation, not a criticism. Video's are great, from a budding beef farmer stuck in the city in Dublin Ireland.
@365hillclimb
7 ай бұрын
This is great Pete, I've been doing deep bedding with my chickens for a couple of seasons but am just testing it with the sheep now. How much of a head-start on your manure piles do you think you're getting from deep bedding?
@kennethbailey2616
4 ай бұрын
We leave our cattle on the range all winter and then feed them hay and cake. We need heat makers so they’ll winter through okay. They’re bred for our harsh winters which can go to 45 below and sometimes even colder. The coldest I’ve seen here was 60 below, not real common but 40+ below is common. Seems we always get a blizzard around calving time in March and April. We keep our heifers close by in case we need to get the OB chains which is rare as they’re bred for ease of calving. We used to feed calves but now we sell in October and keep some replacement heifers. We brand in June before the calves get too big. We use a calf table now but we used to heel them using horses which was faster but we don’t have horse anymore except for pleasure riding. All the best and I think you have it figured out plumb good.
@francusick5439
7 ай бұрын
Hi Pete very interesting video, I wonder if it would be beneficial to rototill the bedpack prior to adding new adding oxygen and promoting compost and maybe seeing better dispersion when applied to your fields? Non farmer here just thinking out loud. Love your videos
@robreesor5011
7 ай бұрын
Pete Im curious if mixing shavings or wood chips into your current bedding pack would make any difference in the bedding pack or not. Like if you took your stock trailer and picked up a load of chips and manually spred them around just one time would that be enough to increase the temp of the bedding pack or not? Or maybe at the start of the next bedding pack maybe start it off with a layer of wood chips/shavings.
@maryquitecontrary5126
7 ай бұрын
Do you guys have a veggie garden? I’d be interested in seeing that. You make beautiful compost.
@AndrewHCann
7 ай бұрын
Excellent video Pete :) also didn't know Deep Bedding was till my dad and uncle talked to me when in my childhood also did inside in barn also pole barn for adults cows and calves to did every second day on home farm plus rents ! Did from September to April each year if bad strom in November to March keep cows warm and found Deep Bedding keeps animals more healthy also clean too ! Funny part even close animals warmer like blanket on us humans wear clothes Lol! Also found even Deep Bedding put on feilds helps crops very nice too and good yields too plus much more! Another funny part my dad and uncle used say we inside barn animals outside before let in for night and outside to after! Yes my grandparents and others did for years before I did to Pete on farm days ! Also found keep barn water supply from freezing up in Winter Season months too!
@CarvellFenton
7 ай бұрын
Would this approach scale well up to a larger herd, say hundreds of cattle? Would it just be a matter of having sufficient space to set up the environment as you've detailed or does it become too difficult to get the process working well at very large scale? Great video again! Thanks as always.
@ronniemusic898
7 ай бұрын
Been there done that i think this is my back problem never got tractor till i was 14 years old 1957 love your show bring back good mems
@WVFarmer
7 ай бұрын
Very interesting Pete. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge you share with us.
@keithwest2575
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Pete! AS always, appreciate your videos and the educational material that you are so good at sharing. Thanks again, take care, & stay safe.
@doreenmaclachlan2518
7 ай бұрын
Hey, Pete, why don't you use old hay for your pigs? When we raised pigs we always used hay or straw for bedding, never wood chips.
@doreenknudson2098
7 ай бұрын
Excellent explanation. Thanks for your time, talent and thoughts.
@chuckymystic
7 ай бұрын
hello Pete, hope you get to read this. i found a decent farmall c 1947 for sale for 1700 that looks pretty original, still running. Do you think the c is a good tractor or should I keep looking for a super c? not a farmer and dont have land at the moment but really interested in restoring a tractor for when i do.
@dandylawnandmaintenance4407
7 ай бұрын
As always great info. Great way to learn farming from my Office Chair. Thanks for what you do.
@mattpeacock5208
7 ай бұрын
Farmers aint scared of hard work, bad weather or even touching shit. The only worry they have is calves that can't survive being born before the canadian winter air stops coming down.
@harveypost1841
7 ай бұрын
I tell u my feet were needibg aeration yesterday..mayb I put sum corn meal in my shoes..I'm not saying ow ow ow ow with each step.
@pixie706
7 ай бұрын
You didn't mention hoof care. In constant moisture do you get fungal problems or overgrowth of their feet .
@daubber51
7 ай бұрын
Pete,,, if you were around that for a couple of hours ,,, you seldom got colds/flu,,,,
@prairieheart5984
7 ай бұрын
I have a question Pete Why do you raise your water tank up with your bedding pack if you left it in the pack will you help keep the ice from your tank and the cows naturally lower the head to drink anyway just my thinking
@MrDavidlfields
7 ай бұрын
I have seen some dairymen run a tiller through their bedding pack periodically to introduce meore oxygen to the mix.
@shermdog6969
7 ай бұрын
I would love to do deep bedding but i don't have a tractor so come spring oh boy u don't want to work that hard.😊 U would definitely do it if i had a tractor. I can dream.😊
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