The "bumping" method was the only way my grandpa checked his dairy cows for calves. I was at a longhorn show with a family my son worked with in college. I asked the boss when a particular cow was due. She said she hadn't preg checked the cow and wasn't sure how far she was in calf. Showed them the "bump" test. They were amazed when they felt the calf from the outside, they had never done it. My son showed a bunch of college friends the trick when he was at a dairy consortium in New Mexico. None of them had heard of it. He was the bomb. Having a bought of PTSD with all that snow. Reminds me of the snowpocalypse we had in Texas February 2021. Keep the videos coming. Miss being around a dairy.
Sounds like we got about the same severity of snow storm here in MB when it passed through us. Not a huge amount of snow, around 10 cm, but lots of wind and with it drifts, can make the roads interesting. Not sure what the forecast was for you guys, but there was only supposed to be a minimal amount of snow here so it was a bit unexpected.
I’m almost 70 and my grandpa taught me how to check a cow by pushing on the side when I was a young boy he called it bumping a cow only works if the cow is far enough along
Jen... hahahaha.. lol... The first thing I was thinking Jan should shave that beard off that cow. Can you imagine having long hair like that around your tongue?
Have you ever considered experimenting with various forms of stimuli to see if it would have any effect on production. Examples of stimuli would be music or a television. I watch a lot of different channels and have notice that cows tend to behave much like large dogs. It would be curious to see the results of such an experiment. Did a google search after posting this and found this. For years, studies have looked into the effects of classical music on a cow's milk production. Back in 2001, researchers from the University of Leicester published their 'Moosic Study', which found that dairy cows produce more milk when listening to relaxing classical tunes. Oct 10, 2019
Here in southern Missouri in the US we call that bumping a calf. It's neat to determine how far a long a cow is by bumping. Of course the farther along they are the closer to the skin the calf is and they bump real easy and hard.Good video as always.
Thanks Jan for the new episode. Very interesting and humorous with the lady and her game with the tongue! That brought back fond memories of helping out at a dairy as a child and grabbing a cow's tongue. Days later she remembered and kicked me.🤣
Thank you for sharing all that you and your family do on the farm. For those like myself it is eye opening to see the work and time it takes to keep the cows healthy and the farm going.
I was raised on a farm and I can smell everything by memory. Not bad. I miss all the animals and especially the babies. Stay warm and merry Christmas 🙏🙏🎁
I really enjoy your channel and haven't seen one that I don't like. I have a question unrelated to farming though. I would assume your mom still cooks most all meals for you?? With so much dairy at your home, is there any great Norwegian recipes that she makes that someone like me; a 61 year old who loves to cook and bake who lives in eastern North Carolina, USA, could learn to cook? Thanks so much again for making these interesting videos.
It is what it is and you just deal with it. I'm not complaining you said and you just do what you have to do. Most farmers I know don't complain and they just deal with what comes up just like you folks do.
As a cattle veterinarian in the US, the last segment confuses me. If you palpated her to see if she was in heat, you would be able to tell if she’s pregnant somewhere between 5-7 months at the same time, Jan! Way more accurate that “bumping her” for pregnancy as we call it.
hi Jan hope you are well loved the video i always enjoy watching your content and love the drone footage you are a awesome drone operator i wanted to ask a couple of questions 1 is there much of a temperature difference from the outside pens to the inside straw packs and if when you move cattle into the straw pack from a outside pen when snowing does that affect the cattle in the change in temperature because i remember you saying in a earlier video that when cattle are outside for the winter they develop a winter coat to cope with the Canadian winters i hope to here from you god bless
Yes, there can be as much 30° C (54° F) difference. (Sometimes more) When it's below freezing outside, they typically try to keep the barn at around freezing. (0° C/32° F) Yes, the cow's winter coat can cause her to get too warm, and reduce milk production. Jan has a video on the channel titled "Will Trimming This Cow Make Her Produce More?!" where he trims the excess coat off of a cow's back.
Hey Ian i am in Limestone Tn we have been wondering for sometime now how how do the dairy farmers pay there milk men or women i know things are a lot higher up there down here its a salary and usually you just milk the cows that is it you dont do all the other stuff you do some might but not usually thanks great videos
Thanks for sharing the red neck way of pregnancy check I've been around dairy men quite a bit but I've never heard of this way of checking before. You learn something everyday if you pay attention. 👍
Have you considered using robots to keep the barns cleaner? Expensive, yes! However, (10th generation dairyman) has shown it keeps them cleaner. Helps with the bedding, etc. Enjoy your videos as always!
10th gen has a different type of barn. The robot skims the manure down the holes in the slat floor to a pit underneath. Jan's barn is a solid slab floor so the robots that 10th gen have won't work on his. Manure is heavy and hard to push all the way to the cleanout pit, robot would have a hard time doing that and probably not do a very good job, so bobcat most likely the best option.
Hi I have been watching your channel for a couple of years now find them interesting I was raised in a farm and I have never seen a cow do that with her tongue from Manitoba
Great video . Liked the cow photo bombing you at the end of video .lol Ps you can keep the snow out west none here on PEI yet still hoping for another round of golf or 2 .
Their hooves get bathed in a footbath of Copper sulfate once per week, to prevent digital dermatitis. (Jan goes into more detail in his video titled: Healthy Hooves) While not really bathing, on hot summer days, they can get a mist bath, to help them keep cool while waiting in the holding area to be milked.
Great video dude well done. Just wondering, what’s the name of that song you have playing while you were milking? It’s really chill and I like it a lot. Just saying hi from Scotland
