Feed Cattle using the Bale Unroller
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What happens here
To feed the cattle, the operator first retrieves a red Toyota truck, drives it to the pasture entrance, and then gets out to disable and open the electric fence. This involves unlatching the polywire from the solar-powered energizer and opening a metal gate. Once access is clear, the operator returns to the truck, drives it further into the pasture, retrieves a Honda Foreman 500 ATV with a Greg Judy Bale Unroller attached. The ATV is then used to tow the bale unroller, spreading hay in a designated area. The cows, having been confined to the pasture for some time, eagerly follow the ATV as the hay bale is slowly unrolled along a bare patch of land. This process is repeated for a second hay bale, with the operator manually assisting the unrolling process, ensuring the hay is distributed across specific bare patches of land to encourage grass growth and provide organic material.
Goal: Provide hay to the cattle and distribute organic matter for soil enrichment.
Tools and materials
- Electric Fence Energizer — Powering the electric fence
- Greg Judy Bale Unroller Greg Judy — Unrolling large round hay bales
- Honda Foreman 500 ATV Honda — Towing the bale unroller
- Metal Gate — Controlling access to the pasture
- Polywire Reel — Storing and deploying polywire
- Polywire — Electric fence line
- Red Toyota Truck Toyota — Accessing the field and transporting equipment
- Tripod — Filming cattle feeding
- Hay Bales — Feeding cattle and providing organic matter