Setting Up Our SMALL ACREAGE Rotational Grazing for HORSES!
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- We are setting up our rotational grazing pastures for our horses and mules! We have reseeded, re-fenced, drug the manure, sprayed the noxious weeds, and streamlined the irrigation the best we can, its finally time to put up the rotational pasture fences and start utilizing all of our hard work!
This video shows how we set up our system and what our hopes are for the system. We plan to post a review of how this all works and dive a little deeper in the information and philosophy behind rotational grazing and how it can benefit any size property. So hit subscribe so you don't miss out on that video in a few months!
As always thank you all for watching! Let us know what you think, opinions on the systems, tips, questions or what you would like to see in the future by commenting below!
God Bless!
-Jason and Alyssa
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00:00 Intro
00:51 Setting Up A Temporary Fence
02:20 Putting Up a Fence In The Garden
11:21 Setting Up The Irrigation
14:26 Letting The Mules Out On Pasture For The First Time (This Year)
15:46 Explaining Rotational Grazing And Our System
19:48 Touring Our System
20:40 Putting Up Our Rotational Fencing System
29:07 Solar Electric Fence Charger Setup
30:06 Setting Up the Hotwire
35:01 Reviewing The System-Final Tour And Closing Thoughts
37:17 Turning The Mules Out On Our New System
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Setting Up Our SMALL ACREAGE Rotational Grazing for HORSES
Creating A SMALL Acreage HORSE PASTURE! |Rotational Grazing|
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Nothing like your partner being your best friend!
It’s the biggest blessing 😊🙏🏼
So fortunate, never let that go💎
That shot of Josie at the end was perfect 🔥🔥
Thank you! That turned out SO PRETTY 😊
What a great setup you have and it will only get better with each year, awesome video
Thank you so much!! We are excited to keep improving our little place ☺️
Alyssa is my spirit animal
Haha! 😂 She really is amazing! 😊🙌🏼
Another fun video. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you so much!! 😊😊
Wish I've done that. I did goats. Thanks Russell
Thank you Russell! Alyssa wants goats really bad too- she basically just wants all the animals lol 😂
Lookin’ good! And I don’t mean Jason’s legs in shorts… In all seriousness, your hard work is paying off and I’m looking forward to seeing more projects.
Bahaha!! C’mon now! I was already self-conscious about that 😂
@@MTN_BUILT I would say your legs are awesome, but I just can’t bring myself to do it!
You have a beautiful place! Love your beautiful herd.
Thank you so much! We feel so fortunate to have our little herd and this little property 😊🙏🏼
Thanks!
Wow!! Thank you so much!! That’s such a fun surprise!! We truly appreciate it 🙏🏼😊
Thank you, I enjoy seeing the results of hard work. It's inspiring.
Thank you! It feels super good to have some nice pastures set up for them 😊
@@MTN_BUILT It's satisfying, I imagine.
I love seeing the mountains in the background.😊
Us too!! It never gets old 😊🙏🏼
I love your guys little slice of paradise! Alyssa you are an amazing beautiful lady
Thank you! 😊 We’re sure thankful for it! 🙏🏼
The only guy that can give Sam Elliott's mustache some competition. 😂
Bahaha! That’s the greatest compliment of all time 👨🏻🙌🏼
Love this video, love the way you're working and laughing toghether, my father had 60 years ago only 1 acre for 3 cows, split in 3 for rotation, he could Rent some neighbours fields nearby for making hay and other winterfood for the animals.
We had could and Snowy winters, now climat changed alot 👍👏❤️
Thank you so much! And that’s amazing that your father did that… it’s super impressive 😊 We have to feed hay about 8 months a year, but we’re hoping this rotational grazing program will at least work while our irrigation water is on 😊
Yayyyy new video 🤘🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Thank you for watching! This was a full-blown property fixer upper video lol
I've been looking for 5 acres of land. I want 1 horse (for garden work and transportation) and 1 cow (for milk)... but then I had people telling me that I absolutely must have another horse companion and keeping just 1 horse is cruel, so my mind started going "great, now I'm going to have to expand to 10 acres so there's enough room for 2 horses and a cow"... but I am a single individual, and 10 acres sounds daunting and intimidating. Your video makes me rethink ALL of that since you have, what, 5 equines on 2.5 acres??! Definitely love the looks of your layout with the rotational grazing areas. I'm back to thinking that 5 acres would be more than enough for me and my needs if I can utilize a bit of rotational grazing.
Yes it would be plenty! As long as you don’t mind purchasing hay to feed. And although horses can get lonely, having one is sometimes a lot easier. You might be surprised to find that your horse bonds with the cow, or at least that the cows company is enough. I had one horse for years and it was definitely fine. They are big expensive animals and if you don’t need two I wouldn’t buy two. You could always get a small pony as a companion or a donkey as well. They eat less and your horse will be happy with a friend like that. They may get herd bound and throw a fit when you take one away, if you only have one then that’s not an issue. ☺️👍🏼
@@MTN_BUILT Yeah, I genuinely don't NEED two horses at all. I plan on using one draft (or draft cross) for horse-drawn cultivation, plowing, etc on a small scale (about an acre, maybe two), as well as for short distance transportation in my rural town (3 miles max). Working two horses would be way more work than I want, but I also don't want just one horse to be lonely or 'abused' for being kept alone... so after I got a bit of a scolding, I was rethinking my 5-year-plan.
I plan on having goats as well, a few at least, mostly as pets, and I mentioned to some folks that those could be the horse companion, but they pushed back and said that goats are terrible companions.... yet some of the most expensive racehorses in the world have traveled and been stabled with a goat, soooo... very mixed messages here. lol!
As for purchasing hay, I have no problems with that. My area is quite plentiful in hay pretty much year round in all sizes, so I don't foresee that being an issue at all.
Good point about them becoming herd bound as well. Last thing I need is a draft sized horse tossing a fit because he demands to return to his companion on his terms and not mine.
Lots to think about and decide here, and still plenty of time since it's not like the wheels will be in motion tomorrow. But it's very comforting to see I don't need a larger piece of land than I was originally considering! 👍
You are sure doing some nice improvements on the little ranch! Enjoy your ventures out exploring on the mules! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! We’re having a blast fixing up our little place! 😊
Love the way y'all work together, you're a cute couple. I'm not familiar with water rights either but your answer to the commenter above cleared that up for me, thanks. Silly me, i just use the wire itself to stretch a straight line but that braided wire may not be strong enough to pull that tight. I use high tensil wire. Enjoying the videos and watching the progress and the beautiful rides and scenery.
Thank you so much! We have a ton of fun doing projects together 😊 We’re still learning about water rights too, actually. But they’re sure nice to have… this property wouldn’t be nearly as nice without the water! 😊
I need a mule…🤠
Heck yeah! Everyone needs a mule! 😊🙌🏼
Loved this one, great chemistry with you two. To be able to work well together is a blessing and essential in your neck of the woods. All the gang seem super content and happy which is no mean feat to achieve on a small holding. Your dedication and enthusiasm in planing and troubleshooting not just the big stuff but every aspect of animal welfare is inspiring. 🎉. Looking forward to seeing your projects mature through the summer and all the exciting things you’ve got planned. 👏🏻👏🏻💝🙏🫏 🏴
Thank you so much! We have a ton of fun fixing up our place together! I feel SUPER fortunate to have Alyssa… she’s an incredibly hard worker and she’s good at planning things out, which I am not lol
We’re super excited to keep chipping away and turn this place into a little long-ear oasis 😊
Thank you for watching and leaving such a nice comment 😊
Easily my favorite video yet. I sure did enjoy all the laughs. Keep on goofin’ and workin’ and we’ll be here! Praying that yall see a massive amount of success here, because no one deserves it more.
Wow!! Thank you so much! It was a fun one to put together and it feels SO GOOD to have the pasture set up! 😊🙌🏼
We really appreciate your encouragement! It means a lot to us 😊 I hope you guys have a great weekend!
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Beautiful ranch
Thank you so much! We feel super fortunate to have this place 😊🙏🏼
Great video as always!!! Super excited to hear your results!!!!!! Question why did you not just tie the poly wire together? The metal piece you used to connect it, do you just stick it in there and tighten the metal piece? Also what was the charger? Specs on it? How do you plan your deal with some areas being shorter and others being longer while the field is resting?
We will make sure to share them! 😃
That poly wire only has so many strands of wire through it, from my experience with it over the years it seems to arch less with the metal splicing bracket than when it’s tied. And yes you just loop it around in there. 😊
The charger is a Parmak solar charger 25 mile range (it’s linked in our Amazon link below if you want to check it out and learn more about it! ) 🙂👍🏼
We would mow it ideally all to 3” length right after the last day the mules are on. But we don’t have a hog mower of any sorts so we will have to weed eat the tall patches. Thanks for watching!!
Y’all have been hanging around the Bronc n Donk guys way too much. 😂
Lol why do you say that? they’re WAY more entertaining than we are 😂
@@MTN_BUILT I like you all. I’ve been watching them for a while and I’m enjoying all of you. They are a little rough on their mules though.
@@stevedavison6115 thank you! 😊 We try to take really good care of our mules. It’s a little different for us because we don’t ranch, so we have the luxury of treating our mules like family lol
Thanks for watching and taking time to leave a nice comment 😊😊
Love your vids! You are both fun to watch. Just a suggestion, maybe turn off the portrait mode on your camera that blurs the background? You point to and reference a lot of stuff in the background but it’s too blurry to see because of the setting. Your scenery is so beautiful. Let’s see it! 😀
Thank you! Thats a great tip! We’ll try to remember to turn up our aperture when we’re referencing things that are off in the distance 😊
Love your content, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching! We’re having fun learning this whole process 😊
Loving the video great one enjoyed!
Thank you! It’s sure fun to have the pastures all set up for them! 😊
@@MTN_BUILT looks like they are enjoying it
@@bobbiemayers354 they really are! 😊
@@MTN_BUILT so glad for you guys loved the garden also such a peaceful spot
@@bobbiemayers354 thank you! 😊 We are super fortunate 🙏🏼
Thanks for always putting out awesome content. I love watching your channel. I have a 1/4 acre behind my house I would love to make into a pasture but unfortunately I do not have irrigation rights on my property. I thought about dry pasture but I've never used it so I'm not sure how well it would work.
Thank you for watching!! Yeah without water it’s tough. Some places allow up to 1/2 acres irrigation with a domestic well so that might be an option if you have one, as long as your pump can handle it.
You can also buy dry pasture grass mix. Crested wheat grass does well in arid places (idk where your located exactly) Great Basin Seed Co. is where we buy our seed and they carry a dry pasture mix that did well at our old place where we had no irrigation. You probably won’t get much grazing, but if you can compost and spread the manure to help retain water in the soil and rotate often it might produce enough forage to be worth the trouble for one equine or a couple small animals. 🙂
@@MTN_BUILT thanks for the info I live in central utah around 7200 feet elevation. Where I live you have to buy at least 1 share of irrigation unfortunately they want $10,000 to $12,000 dollars for one share and no one is willing to sale any. I have two horses
@@bellsmountainadventures4917 holy smokes! Thats spendy 😬 That’s pretty awesome that your place is at 7,200 feet- I bet it’s pretty up there 😊
@@bellsmountainadventures4917 yeah water shares are tough to get! That seed should work well for you then. That crested wheat grass should do really well I would think. We were in the high desert at our old place and it flourished. We planted in the late fall right before the first big snow and let the seed sit under the snow all winter. In the spring when it melted off it pushed the seeds into the soil for great contact and we had a really high germination rate. Helps the birds from packing it off and the snow melt and spring storms are enough rain to get it established. We did make the mistake of letting our chickens free range and they ended up eating a bunch of the new starts 🫣😂 so just don’t make that mistake and you should be good haha!
Maybe try a grazing muzzle
That’s a really good idea! We thought about it, but we weren’t sure if it would discourage her from drinking also. Do you know if that’s ever an issue?
Drinking thru it shouldn't be a problem @@MTN_BUILT. Put it on her in the round pen when she's alone and put her bucket of water in with her to see if she's drinking to give you peace of mind
Well that was an awesome video what kind of work is Jason doing seasonally what voltage is that fence was that fresh lemonade probably not lol it looked like you did some work on the pond and not sure what you meant by water rights is that like 5aking turns thanks kray
Thank you Kray! 😊 I actually get to work for the Forest Service… it’s a permanent position, but I’ll only be working 6 months per year. I’m really enjoying it so far 😊
We didn’t test our fence, but it should be around 5,000 volts.
lol you’re correct… it wasn’t fresh lemonade- it was made from powder 😬😂
And we actually filmed fixing up the pond (good eye), but we didn’t put it in this video because this one was already so long. We may put it in a different video later if it’s a good fit though 😊
Super good question about water rights! We’re talking about irrigation water rights… when we bought this property, we payed to have old water rights transferred to our name. It gives us the right to use water that is piped down from the high country for watering our pasture 😊
@@MTN_BUILT just a follow up is that spring water then and is it used for drinking as well and you seem close to that high country but then far away thanks kray
@@kraymississippi4388 it actually comes from a reservoir that’s about 20 miles from our house… it’s pretty amazing that they’ve developed a waterway all the way down here to town 🤯
So here we have a family of mules and it's the hoomans doing the donkeying? Classic! Bet Clyde could have shifted that fencing, not better or faster than Alyssa but eventually and with a side of Clyde character.❤ Also, have you considered acquiring some tasty cut branches for Sorrel! They'd be a distraction clarting her path and tasty too for when she's wanting to be pacing a bit, missing her friends. Just a thought? 😋
I feel you bro j went to go ride my colt (Governor) and I almost died it got up to 102 not sure what part of Idaho you live in but it’s so dry here lol
Oh man! I would’ve died for sure!! That’s brutally hot 🥵☠️
I've been wondering if mules are any more or less fussy about food, and if they're more or less prone to getting laminitis from grazing. Love from Edmonton.
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Super good question! They are, in general, less prone to get laminitis from overgrazing, but I'm sure there are plenty of exceptions depending on the individual animal :) Mules are also generally able to do well on a lower quality diet than horses.
@@MTN_BUILT Thank you for answering! And so quickly too! On most channels, if they check the comments at all they check them once, early after posting the video, and never again. So I kind of didn't think I'd get an answer. I love the life you live, and how grateful you are for all that you have. All the best to you, your families, and your animals, from Edmonton Alberta. ❤🐎🐴🐎❤
I don't know what it is for horse/mules, but for sheep its they can't be back to the spot they started for 45 days.
Is that for parasites? Or for grazing out on leases? We are just moving them here on our own property and monitoring grass height so I don’t think there is a set number of days, just observing how the grass is growing or not ☺️
@@MTN_BUILT Well, for sheep, is to reduce the load of parasites. And depending on how many acres you have, let's say less than 1 acre, you need to rotate every 2 to 3 days to make sure the sheep don’t overgraze and to maintain a good pasture ecosystem. If 5 or more acres, rotate every 5 to 7 days to have the best recovery time. But that's with any of the rotation moves. But yes, it's mainly for the parasites. Parasites live close to the ground, so you'll have to have the best recovery time. Anyhow, sorry for the randomness, lol. Hope that's helps.
@@MTN_BUILT To get the best information, you need to watch Greg Judy's videos here on CZcams. He's the best, and another guy is Justin Rhodes. But this is for sheep. I'm pretty sure it's the same for any animal your rotational grazing.
Do you guys have kids? Like non animal little humans?
Haha “non animal little humans” 😂 We don’t.
@@MTN_BUILT bummer