Rotational Grazing Sheep WITHOUT Electric Fence | Mobile Sheep Pen
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2021
- Thanks to the help of a friend and @TheHollarHomestead, I finally got a mobile sheep pen which enables me to graze sheep without ANY electric fencing.
I also prepare my Cornish X broiler chickens for harvest.
“It’s killing my ocd.” Totally understand. ❤️
I was thinking about it last night laying in bed staring at the ceiling! 🤣
The mobile sheep pen turned out great. Great to see you all working together. Take care :)
Thank you!
Thank You!
Wow he did a good job on that.
yes!
Thank You!
I really like your opening greeting. It prepares the viewer fir what’s coming up. Great job!
Thanks, Lee! Looking at my analytics, there is a huge drop off in viewers in the first few seconds so I'm trying to make it more engaging so viewers don't click off the video right away.
Busy busy. .
Have a good day 🌻🌻🌻
Super cool.
👍
Sheep pen looks great! Always fun to see the teamwork on your videos! Thanks for taking the time to take us along.
Thanks for watching!
I love your videos, but if I could make one recommendation is to even out the volume between the music and y'all talking. because I have to turn the sound up to hear yall talk then back down because the music is then way too loud, just makes for a busy video.
thanks for the feedback. It's not like that on my end but I will be mindful of that in the future.
I needed to adjust as well. Granted I was eating lunch and the kids were running around crazy. If I had a quiet place to listen or headphones to wear I probably wouldn't have needed to.
Love the sheep tractor! Great job!
Thanks 👍
Thank You!
And still rolling forward on the goals for the year! Good on you and you yours, my friend.
Yes sir!
Good teamwork with the chickens!
Thats turned out great. It’s good to work together with the community!!
It really is!
Yup, now I got a connection when I'm looking for a piglet next spring. 😜
Enjoyed your video! Keep them coming!
Thank you! Will do!
Sweet progress
This is such an amazing idea!
Man he welds really good. An the editing is so much fresher. Nice job.
Thanks, Vee!
Awesome video!
Thanks!
Every time I see Little Buddy I am amazed at how big he is now. Lol. It has been a long time since we had sheep and broiler chickens. I bet Blue loved those necks and livers. Cool video
Yes, he is getting so big!
Looking great!!
Thanks!
Another excellent addition/upgrade to the homestead. You're all doing great! Keep after it 👌
Thanks, Keith!
@@TheGrassfedHomestead any time my friend 🙂 Have a happy and blessed Father's Day Dan!
This is awesome.
Thank You, I thought it was pretty cool.
It's all coming together!
What a great idea. Love seeing you again in my yt feed. 🐷🐑🐓❤
This is such an awesome idea!! My boyfriend and I are in the process of purchasing a house with an acre of land and I want to get sheep. I think this would be great so the sheep won't be able to tear up the whole lot. Plus, he knows how to weld, so this sounds like a future project for us!
Super nice sheep tractor. Great to see your farm family together with the animals.
thank you, Cassity
Everyone working together is great. The new pen works so much better, Dave done a awesome job. Things are coming right along. The chicken lady is worth her weight in gold 🙏. Happy for y’all, great video. ♥️🙏♥️🙏
Yes! Thank you!
@@TheGrassfedHomestead Happy Fathers Day ♥️🌻
This is awesome. Wtg Dave! I’m trying to learn these tricks for our eventual homestead move. Dave reminds of of why I need to make sure to network and talk to people; it all helps.
Thank You, part of the reason, good to have connections. 👍
Absolutely. We all need community.
Love the ideas! 👑👑♥♥ Mississippi Queen
Blue is finally smiling.
He gets happier when Willow and Po visit
Great idea now I have to build one for our homestead.
you won't regret it! It's been great
Happy to see you happy. Keep it up. Hoping to see you someday as a successful homesteader (satisfied and at peace). You've got an inspiring story. Subscribed to your channel for a while now. Greetings from Philippines. 👍
Thanks so much, Russel!
Hey, the video turned out good. Kinda cringe seeing myself on video, but that's probably just me. 😂 I'll call you about meeting up early next week to weld on the padeyes and some hooks if you want them. Drop off the 4" grinder and cup wheel also. Shelly and I had alot of fun building it, some good experience too. Mostly just feels good to help out a new friend.
Great job on the sheep pen, Dave.
You did great on camera, Dave. Thank you again for everything!
Glad you got the ufc sheep cage!
You are doing a great job! I respect you for growing and learning to deal with tough life situations!! (for we know they will come) Found you through Justins channel. Liked !! New Sub !!
Thank you so much!
Nice sheep grazing cage
thanks
I love this idea! I want to put my ram in here to mow my yard and move him around. He’s pretty big though. He’s an east friesian. He also may need a buddy.
I made something similar to this out of lumber!
I'm so pleased you've found Someone to build you a Sheep enclosure 🙌💥👏!
And a Chicken pressure YAY🐦.
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
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I think Justin mows down the really tall grass a bit to make it easier to move. Plus the sheep enjoy the shorter, more tender grass I believe. Just a suggestion to make things easier for ya! Doing great!!
Thanks, Laura. He mows it a week or two in advance so it grows back some by the time the sheep get there. We get a lot less rain so if I mow it won't grow back in time.
That little girl was so cute. She hung right in there.
I’d eat the hearts, livers and gizzards! So so good. Necks re great for using to make broth,
yep...and can smoke the necks and use them in your collard greens
The chick hearts are good eating
Yes, they are.
Dave -- good on 'ya for stepping up and helping your neighbor out of the goodness of your heart, thank you and bless you. And thanks for mentioning that the cheapest buzz box :-) can be used to make this, I'm getting one of those 120v 15/20 amp cheapo flux core welders and this is one of the projects I had in mind.
Dan -- What do you think about instead of using caster-style wheels using those 26" wheels that Justin uses on his chick-shaw? Their axles would have to be about 10" or so up on the frame, but other than that I don't see a problem, and it seems they might make it easier to move? Anyway, always wondered that about this cage.
Very cool video, thanks so much.
Thank You Ted! That BB will certainly do the job, just get some scrap and practice some. I think that you could make just about any wheel work. I'd just be aware that the wider the wheel, the better the floatation over soggy ground. Good luck.
@@davep1445 Thanks
Could you pull the mobile pen with the garden tractor? You could then mow behind the sheep (if that's your style.)
It's not strong enough. Well, it's actually more of a tire issue probably. They'd just spin trying to pull that.
When we get the padeyes on it, We'll hook a chain to the mower. Might be suprised, it's possible.
@@TheGrassfedHomestead That little Cub Cadet can't pull as much as you and your son? I don't know what model it is but it is worth trying.
I believe A+ would explode adding an on farm hunting lease with meat processing. The boys go through hunters safety. Could add so much content utube doesn't want. Can't wait to see some ring venison sausage on the farm table.
Looks great!
Wondering if our #aluminumchickentractor from #naturalgramma would work out for this.
Nice to see you found a welder to build your sheep tractor! I had one built myself earlier this year. I have one question...what size are the wheels you put on it? I had a terrible time finding wheels for mine, and ended up settling for smaller wheels that don't do that well in the pasture. Thanks! And congrats!!
Don't know what Dan used, but personally I wouldn't want less than 12 inches.
Personally I just use 4 cattle panels linked together with tie wire or _high strength_ carabiners [at least one joint with the carabiners for an access point] and walk it forward half of one side at a time.
Doesn't work with babies though, they have to get up to a month+ old before they won't just walk through the cattle panel holes.
I think they are 10". There was limited supply at the store
For some more money there are some ballon tires I saw while on the interwebz. Kinda spendy, but they may work well for the right person/situation.
The offal is the most nutritious!!!
indeed!
Loving your videos! So the sheep stay in there 24/7? I'm just starting out and trying to figure out when to have them out and when I might want to bring them in to dry paddock. I live in California so no snow. ☺ and how often do you move them?
Yes, the sheep live in it full time. I move them once a day right now because they are in a lush area. I have others areas that I will have to move them more often and supplement with hay
This is awesome! I saw Joel Saladin do something similar with his chickens. I’m trying to think of a way to construct movable sheep fence like that without welder... Any thoughts?? I was thinking maybe something with pvc post and some wire, but i’m not sure.
Joel Salatin built a smaller version out of wood. I don't know the exact dimensions but probably 8'x8'
Hey, do you think a 2x2 or maybe a 2x3 frame as opposed to the tube steel and fencing staple would be strong enough for the sheep tractor? I probably won't be adding a welding setup to my shop for a year, or maybe two but we want to do a couple of feeder sheep this year.
I edited my comment because I misread yours. I don't think 2x2 would be strong enough. Maybe 2x3 but the weight can be an issue for moving it manually.
Yeah, if the pasture is lush enough 10x10 should be enough for two sheep ^~^
If it's not lush enough you're just going to have to move it multiple times a day lol
or supplement with hay
@@TheGrassfedHomestead I did that once when I was running a steer with a lamb in a mobile pen.
Do not enjoy that experience at all lol, but yeah Hay is an option on the table
Would your welder happen to be anywhere near Greenville SC? I would love to get one of these to move my ram around so I don’t have to mow. But I have no welder skills and would be glad to pay someone to do this
We're in north Idaho. Quite a distance between us
Thanks for the video, we are thinking sheep might be the next animal on our homestead. Is your mobile pen still working well for you? Is two the max for that size? THANKS!
Yes, I love the mobile pen! For the 10x10, I think two would be the max. You maybe could get away with three and move them more often.
Next time make chicken liver pate with your pasture raised chicken livers - it’s so beneficial for your health!!
I need to fix/make/get a mobile shelter.
How many sheep can it fit? Can you explain the cost benefit analysis?
I wouldn't do more than two in a 10x10. Cost benefit analysis topic is a good idea. I'll see if I can get that in a video without it being too boring
Did you put wheels on it? I’ll keep watching.
yes
Nice video. Question? What about the price ?
about $600 in materials
Hey Dan, what does she charge per bird?
$3 + $2 if you want it bagged and freezer ready
Would you share what the total cost was for building this? And how often do you have to move it?
it was around $600 in materials. I move it about 2-3 x a day depending on where they are in the pasture
What’s the name of the person who processes your chickens? I live outside Spokane an might be interested using them next year if it’s not too far from us.
send me an email - dan at grassfedhomestead dot com
Is there any way you could list the materials used in making this
I mentioned them in the video. It's 8 20' sticks of 1x1x1/8" metal tube, three cattle panels, four wheels, a door latch set, and a metal plate used for the wheel wells and gussets
@@TheGrassfedHomestead thank you. It might be helpful to make a list in the description
Can you pull the sheep pen with a tractor or truck?
I answer both of those questions in this video: czcams.com/video/5YPWRaHlGKo/video.html
i have a question?? dont you guys use the hearts, livers, neck, gizzards to make gravey with? grand ma would roll over in her grave if she saw us boys waste food like that,, the feet were ok to give to the dogs but not those other parts,,,,, that sheep pen was cool, a new earth friendly lawn mower that fertilizes at the same time,, your on to some thing there,, thank you for the tips
It's not wasting. That was Blue's food for that day. I didn't have to feed him other things. I like to give the dogs some of the harvest since they did the work in protecting the livestock
What’s the max number of sheep per pen? Thank you!
I think two is as many as I would do in a 10x10
The purpose of this tractor is to save money on fencing and guard dogs? I'm thinking perimeter fence and guard dog. You have a wolf issue?
No, it's to save a lot of time every day not having to set up and break down fencing. I have a perimeter fence. I have a guard dog. I have several bundles of electric fencing. Yes, there are wolves, coyotes, cougars, and bears in my area.
Cost total?
about $650 in materials
Why blue is always caged
I'll explain in an upcoming video.
@@TheGrassfedHomestead sure
U mite want to weed eat a path for the wheels .to ho on not but 4 inches wide n the 10 feet u need ... the cut grass u can feed to chickens n pigs ,just a thought to make it easier n it wouldnt take that much time...
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You feed your chicken guard dog raw chicken parts. Well, that seems risky. Oh well, still learning, I guess.
I'd be a bit leary of giving a dog raw chicken, if he's to guard my chickens. The taste of blood can trigger latent hunter/killer instincts in a dog.
It's not an issue with Blue. It just depends on the dog
Growing up raising animal we never feed raw meat always boiled first. Nothing will make a dog a chicken killer than feed raw chicken to it. smell then same taste for blood one gets hurt lose the whole flock.
true for some dogs, not for others. It's never made any difference for Blue