Are my cows pregnant? (TEST RESULTS) 

Looking back when you first got the cows, to them running away, look at you now, they're around you eating from your hand, not threatened at all, just standing there. That took patience & persistence.

I really feel like Abby is that person at the bar that everyone knows is a bit too friendly but she's so friendly and honestly means well that people give her a pass. Goof, occasionally ready to rumble, but ultimately a sweetheart.

2:01 - I can imagine the birds just laughing and telling you to close the door behind you as you leave 😅

I hope one day after Jimmy's had calves, you can buy one of his daughters and bring her onto the farm. So that a part of Jimmy will always be on the farm.

Morgan we have two pregnant dairy goats and I’m so excited. Can’t wait to see what this new journey brings…blessings ❤

Sorry there are no calves this go around. I think getting Randy Macho Man is a brilliant solution for calves in the future 👍 Abby is such a happy dog and loves her life on the farm. She is adorable 💕 but magnificent Toby is still my favorite 🥰🥰

Bummer....I was soooo hoping to hear they were ALL pregnant! Sounds like you have a good plan though and it will happen. Keep warm and thanks for sharing! 🐮🐓

GREAT seeing all the farm animals. 💞 LOVED seeing Toby Dog seeking and enjoying your affection more! ❤

Love doing the morning chores with you Morgan, and love the cattle storytime too!!!

I can tell how cold it is by the way it sounds when you walk lol

Great job, Morgan. All of your cows are healthy for breeding. Your herd will continue to grow. I love seeing GSF in the wintertime with the snow on the ground. It's beautiful!

Laverne and Shirley! Haven't seen that show in years! Stay warm y'all

I love how friendly your fold has become. I think that Highlands are the cutest cows ever. I am glad you have the ability to allow things to get off on a good footing.

I'm just watching this video and I get the chills from the sound of your boots crunching the snow.

I’ve been watching since 2019 and your videos make me miss living in the mountains. Still trying to convince my partner to move away and get some chickens! 😂 Glad to see all the cattle are doing well! Hopefully we’ll be seeing that white cow and baby soon on the farm ❤

You have a good solid plan for your cattle. Enjoy watching you bond with the cattle.

The LaVern & Shirley reference! Priceless!

Belinda has the best hair. Her bangs are so cute. Then there’s extra fuzzy Joey.

Morgan, I like the hat with the goggles built in! It looks like it would be great for using the snow blower. 😊

The greenhouse plastic also eliminates one of the three (and in this case the most important) ways of losing warmth: convection. I had a small greenhouse, no compost and no birds inside, and even on cloudy winter days just being out of the wind made a huge difference.

It'll probably be a while till u get C batch of baby calves but I really hope you call one Sweet Caroline so I can sing "BAH BAH BAM" everytime u say her name

Loved the winter farm animal update💕Abby Dog sure does love all things POOP

The way you describe vet visit days "hurting your relationship" with your animals and your treat days as "making up for it" is often called a Trust Bank! Think about it like a coin bank. Every time you bond with them, give them treats and scritches and such, you're adding some coins into the bank. Ideally you want to build up enough that on a rainy day- such as if they need medications, vet visits, and so on- you'll have enough 'coins' (aka trust) to get through it without damaging the overall balance. I definitely think your Trust Bank with the cattle grown a lot over the past year, and it's great to see!

You've brought Abby a long way! Good on you for your patience and perseverance. So nice seeing her just chilling out among the birds.

You have the perfect combination of dogs - toby diligent to the birds, and Abby diligent to the farm. I dunno, just seems like a really good balance to have with the dogs.

I can’t wait to see the new bull calf and the pair to arrive at the farm

Abby is doing so well 💖 I hope you feel proud of what your months of patience and training has brought. Also, seeing that mother daughter moment with your cattle was just 🥰🥰🥰🥰

my ducks have a house that is 4 foot wide by 8 foot long by 4 foot tall. during the winter I use straw that gets the dirtier covered parts changed out and a full house cleaning once a month. The days that are cold and the majority of the straw is wet, the warmer the duck house will be. Something about straw makes it heat up when wet

Your farmer ethics are very impressive.

You could try to use a push broom to gently sweep the snow off of the hoop coop. It will let in a little more sun. We did that for our car canopy. It worked well.

Would be interesting to see some Dexter Steers on the farm come spring. Also, I think we all look forward to seeing Randy arrive and grow to a full size bull.

When we had cows we did not want them to calf until they were 2 years old. That means we often had them with the bull a bit before a 1 1/2 years old. I believe what you are doing is really good and putting the young ones first.

12:10 Steamed Hams, but it's actually cows and superintendent Chalmers is a farmer.

wow my garden is unlikley to ever get below your hoop-coop temprature, and i think i live further north here in southern England

That hat is kiling me, all I can think of is the friend on A Christmas Story with the flight goggles and hat. Keep warm!

I love the crunching noise the snow makes when it gets really cold. I've hardly noticed the little black calf, the hierarchy matters, since Joey Ramone was the boss of the calves, he was the one who pushed forward, and now little Joseph - who looks like a little cuddly teddy-bear I might add - gets to shine a little bit. He's smaller than Belinda even.

It's probably a good thing there won't be any calf's this year. That way you can learn to have a bull on your farm without any distractions.

Such a nice difference this winter with your beautiful, sturdy, spacious bird barn.

Seems to me when you build a compost pile it warms when you put green material or large amount of kitchen material to rot. Pile wet and turn.

it’s interesting to think about the future and what steps you can take to make a diverse group of cattle that way all your calves keep good genetics.

My dog used to just enjoy running through them and making them scatter. She never hit one or tried to catch one but it gave her so much joy just to watch them scatter in front of her lol

Another great video about life on your farm. Loved it as always

You can tell its cold when the snow squeak when you walk on it lol

You'd be right about the decomposing poop. I don't clean my chickens out over winter and just put fresh bedding ontop of the pre-existing trampled down bedding & it keeps their coop well above freezing all winter

Always look forward to your videos, Morgan. Cute to see

The first video I watched on this channel was when blinda was born.. And ever since then I have never missed any video... Hope that this year we would see new addition of baby calf's... But that what it is.. May be next year we will see a lot of those kind of video 💛

Will randy breed the white momma cow and her calf

Minus 32 Celsius! Holy moly… I had no idea Vermont got that cold.

great vid, loved how your work with the cattle is paying off in taming them, hope you dont lose that when the herd gets bigger. I love the 1930s aviator style hat and glasses, You sure get cold winters there. here in Dublin, Ireland we are further north but have had a very mild Feburary this year daytime temps around 15C/60F nights 5C/40F-normal winter temps would be a little lower.

Excellent husbandry, Morgan! Good for you! Well done!

Yikes and I thought we had in cold here in little Denmark - 20! I am definitely taking notes from this though - not for myself, but my mother has a small flock of ducks and geese that I sometimes offer her advice on from your videos^^

Ah, that plan to get steers to raise up and wait for Randy to be able to breed to have more calves makes sense; I had been wondering what the plan was, since the cows have passed the window of calving in 2023. Just a few questions I had watching the video though: How old is the calf of the white cow though? I don’t know if she’ll be ready to be pregnant when Randy becomes able, and I worry she’ll be too young and will need to be kept apart. And what will you do about Randy and his future daughters? It’s one thing if they inbreed for production of beef cattle, but if you plan to keep the heifer calves for breeding then backcrossing each generation to Randy isn’t good for the integrity of the genetics in the herd.

year and a half is late on for dairy cows. those poor tings are bred as soon as they are able. i'm glad your giving them time to get into adulthood.

HI MORGAN It's going to be AMAZING for all the new calves to come from your own bull, Randy "Macho Man" Savage! My Mom was in loveeee with him (the wrestler) years ago 🤣😂 I knew you would have a back up plan with no calves coming from your ladies this year. That is smart farming right there! It makes my heart so full for you every time you do something most others may not expect. Man, it's going to be a great year!

here in Serbia its 15 degrees celsius

Abby doing really well

Use your heat gun on the ground at the compost in the greenhouse

cows are happier and calmer being pregnant. If they are not and can smell a bull and he can smell her, there is not fence high or sturdy enough to keep them apart. Sounds like a love song.

oh my god my fuckin EARS AAAAAA- the snow crunching and scraping with these super good headphones good lord almighty it's worse than nails on a chalkboard lol

Its so fun watching the cows get excited about a bull in their pen, hopping around full of beans. Of course they need to acclimate first ;)

As someone who has nothing invested in your farm other than the pleasure of watching videos from the other side of the planet, I'm a bit disappointed there won't be any cute calves this year, but at the same time you're outlining a plan where we'll get to meet new animals anyway (including that blond one that looks so cute), so it's all good ! But it's really a nice thing that you have a back-up plan, and I imagine that other farms of yours' size would not have as many options without social media to help fund it. Is that a new hat ? I hadn't noticed how goofy it is before !

Man that snow sure sounds cold! I remember the sound from my childhood days in rural upstate NY. I’m enjoying the winters in Virginia now.

I really like that hat! Not much need for it in southwest Florida, but that is a great hat for a Vermont winter.

mr farmer i dont think youre fooling them with that fresh grass thing ~

im from eastern quebec and we have a really bad rainy winter (im 56 ) never seen it that bad before

The greenhouse gases being produced also has a significant effect on the warmth of the building. Carbon dioxide and methane along with the greenhouse material do a great job at trapping infrared radiation and keep your animals warm

-32°C is insane!! We're getting 32°C in Aus at the moment!!!

The snow work more like a heat isolator similar to the insulating foam. The hoop coop is like a very huge 5 stars Igloo.

I Always enjoy your videos with the cattle. Reminds me of my days growing up with the cows on my uncles farm. March April was the time for calving. It was fun to see all the new babies every spring. I loved when we give them new bedding and they would run all over and jump and play in the fresh straw and we'd leave the core of hte bale for them to pussh around. It was so cute to watch.

Loving your red hat with shades incorporated!

5:36 Was the barrels sealed also you could use big concrete blocks.

Man, it must be the season for open cows! I've gotten my cow AI'd four times now since her last calf, and still not pregnant. Mine's a Guernsey milk cow, and it's a REAL bummer for them to not get pregnant every year to keep up their milk production. Super frustrating!

You should look into getting mangalitsa pigs, with their fur they would be an ideal candidate for your local climate. Also their meat is better than normal pig meat.

Laverne & Shirley reference was awesome! It seems like I saw something talking about sand being better than water regarding a heat battery. But it may be dependent on the sun getting on it directly. I get where you're at that the cows being open is okay, but on the other hand, you're just spending money to carry them for another year without the investment of a calf being practically a sure thing this year. They are essentially just really expensive pets for the year. At least you have a back up idea/plan for the year though. We used to pick up random pairs from the auction house and carry them for a year to grow the calf off and then sell them both the next year. I'm really looking forward to you getting the pair from ole boy and for your bull to show up. Should be good times.

those temps are crazy

Me being Australia I would be out side there in board shorts and T-shirt in the snow lol we lucky to see under 20c0 here in Queensland lol

Fingers crossed. More cuties.

This video was great. All of the cows are beautiful. I know that Amanda will warm up to you, I'm curious if she'll let you brush her? I also like your plan.

Enjoyed spending time with you and your critters. I want a hat like yours!

Morgan, halfheartedly: Release the quacken. Quacken: in this weather? are you kidding? Morgan: yes.

yaa same here in Quebec: big animals vet is not the same person as small animal vet

Have the holding area be an airlock. That way you can get most cows closed in and can then get the stragglers through the secondary gate

That thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣 Morgan looks like a total gremlin 🤭😂

Excellent Laverne and Shirley callback

Why not add trampoline size Nest above a Raised Bed Garden for your Fowls to Lay Egg in the Hoop Coop for the Eggs not to Freeze then add more Hay on it

Abby in the background of all of today's shots: IF YOURE NOT GONNA FEED ME I'M GONNA FEED ME 🍴💩

Speaking of tests…. VT looks to be at least partially downwind of that train disaster, might be worth keeping livestock inside a few days.

My friends have a dog that loves to hunt for and eat cat poop. Their backyard is very large, wild and overgrown with trees, shrubs and bamboo and is visited frequently by the cats in their feral TNR cat colony that keep the yard well filled with poop while their dogs are in the house.

You should try apples instead of alfalfa cubes to get Amanda to cooperate with you.

I just saw a video of a young boxer dog playing with cows and couldn't remember your name but found you pretty easily by searching "Toby dog" How does it feel knowing your dog is famous

Almost 11am here in Missouri, 45 degrees and I'm on my porch enjoying coffee when I noticed my suprise lillies are already coming up

You are the good kind of weirdo! As an artistic person, I always thanked folks for calling me weird. Love the sweet cattle.

0:36 "I like Santa"

i like the wind up key on the back of mr farmers hat ~ wonder what it does ~

I'm excited to see, Randy so far. Can't wait until he's on the channel officially.

Have you thought about putting a motion sensor pointing at the nesting boxes? It wouldn’t stop the eggs from freezing but it would let you know when to get them

i once went to the garbage center. They have HUGE compost piles. The middle of the pile is 75 Celcius! That baffled me

Maybe the delay in the next batch of calves will be a blessing in disguise and give you chance to make necessary changes to your infrastructure.

Is there some way to recycle the frozen ice, maybe dump it in the pond?

Thanks, Morgan, for another informative, educational video..