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 Ideally this gets cleaned up every couple weeks, but we live in a not perfect world.

It can't stay where it is. Just can't. It must be removed.

It goes in to raised garden beds and my neighbor runs a plan nursery it goes there.

The tower thing that hold the round bales mist be rebuilt. There is so much build up I can no longer lift the bales off the ground with the hay tower.
 Besides if it keeps building up the goats will be able to jump the fence. It's a solid 18 inches up the fence already.

  I really don't have time to deal with it. I want the most effective and effecient way to get this shit out.

When it gets warmer I need to clean up a mess.

Literally have a out 2 feet of waste hay on the ground that needs to be cleaned up.

We have a Kubota. However in the past this is fruitless as it is literally in mats. It rolls and impossible to scoop with the loader.

I've considered buying a grapple bucket, but was told that will not work either.

We have a backhoe for the tractor and could use that, but again I see scooping a problem. Could get a thumb for the backhoe, not sure if that would work or not.

Anyone have any suggestions.

You see every where these real nice braced corner post from nice round treated lumber.

My question is can you use split locust posts for corner posts and bracing?

Not going to look as nice but can it be used?

Locust would be preferred to use as it is cheaper and last longer.

 After reading the comments here and other readings...  we are thinking is getting 2 Bottle calves this spring. Slaughtering one late fall early winter. Over winter the other, get a new calf next spring and having the 2 year old slaughtered the following fall. This will also give us an Idea of what yearling beef will be like, compared to 2 year old beef.

We do not have a calf yet but was going to get a bottle calf.

Pros and Cons to slaughtering Yearling Cattle

 We were considering raising a calf this year and having it slaughtered this late fall.

 I've heard pros about feed and cattle being smaller and easier to handle.

 I've heard cons that the meat is just not as good.

  Can you all give some insight to a newbie here?