Like the Hoof GP says: "Cow's are very curious beasts: ohh what's THAT? 🤔 ... Or... AHH! WHAT'S THAT!! 😱" It would appear that brown heifer explored her full emotional range today. Good work rescuing her from a sticky situation!
Too bad they're not curious about the slaughterhouses where they're killed huh? They literally are shitting themselves and scared for their lives because they know what's going to happen. They're mammals like humans are. They feel, we feel. They are happy like us, they are sad like us. Unfortunately we take their "mooos" as nothing more than noise, when in fact it's their own language of communication. Last I checked, humans aren't cows and we don't need to drink their breast milk. Imagine an alien invasion happened on earth and we were forcefully impregnated, gave birth to babies, had those babies taken away and the women were hooked up to suction cups and their milk taken away only for the aliens to drink. Weird and scary right?
We came to the farm for some milkshake yesterday (which is very nice!) and met your little hand reared lamb. He seemed most upset that we didn't pick him up and take hime somewhere dry!. Thank you to the lady from the farm shop who talked to us about the lamb, and your goats - you obviously have a really good, passionate team! PS. Don't forget to turn the milk vending machine back off free vend when you've changed the flavour...... (I owe you for one bottle - thought it was going to ask for money once we selected a flavour. I did get it sorted and buy another bottle too though)
Well they are mammals, like humans are. They are intelligent, they do feel (happy, sad, angry) just like we do. But they don't drink our breast milk, but for some weird reason we drink theirs and we're not even cows. However, Karma gets us, because drinking their milk for calcium is like smoking cigarettes for healthy lungs. The protein bodies found in cow's milk is foreign to HUMAN bodies and it's highly acidic and in fact causes calcim to be drawn from OUR bones to neutralize the acidic environment that cow's (breast) milk produces. So that's why there's such a high risk of hip fracture as we age. Karma baby! Cows go through HELL and they're the sweetest animals (even sweeter than we humans). When a cow gives birth, they dont' show how they take the baby away from the mother so we can take that baby's breast milk. Nice huh?
Love how the cow was like "hi Luke! Are you here to take us to the fields?" Good save on the cow from the muck pile. Have a great week everyone Be well be You
Manure happens with animals all the time. They will always surprise you with how they get stuck in things. Between working with pigs at my farm and horses at my old house. There are some interesting stories to be told of how did that happen. Glad you got her out safe and sound!
Now that brings back memories from 40 years ago on my father's farm. Filing the tractor bucket with stakes and big box of staples and a hammer. Pulling the fencing wire tight with the tractor then hammering in the staples hoping the wire didn't snap.
WOW delighted the cow in the muck situation turned out well in the end!! They can be right dopey at times!! Another blessing was that the shed wasn’t more full either 😬 a saying for the ginger guy’s experience there is “the old dog for the high road” 😉😉
It's always good when the cow get's unstuck mostly on their on. Congrats on the highland baby. Glad someone's getting babies, I have 12 goat's that gave all signs & indications they were going to kid out all at the same time over 3 week's ago. So far I've only had 1 give me twin's still waiting on the other 11 😕
@@TomPembertonFarmLife I'm hoping soon. This is the first yr I have no clue of an approximate due date. Didn't even think the buck did his job till last month. Lol hope it's a good crop this yr.
Good job Tom! I have a whole different perspective of what you’re facing with such a high water table. Be that as it may, how healthy you’re grass looks. I’d imagine due to such conditions your Dad and now you have become amazing grass managers. Looking good!!! Phil
I can almost smell the muck! Thanks for sharing another wonderful video. Always a joy to get the RU-vid notification that you have posted new content. 🙂
Great stuff Tom and well done on your dads operating skills getting her out with no injuries. Never a dull day it would seem at the moment and of course never enough hours in it with what you guys have taken on.
Hi Tom, its 1:11am in Australia, couldn't sleep and here I am again watching my fav farming show. Wow Tom you & your Dad work so hard. I myself would luv to have a career change & work on your farm 😊 Big hello to Ginger as well 😁
Fence mending and laying was one of my least favorite chores when I was a kid. I didn’t mind helping my dad, but the biting sweat bees were murder. And it always seemed to be 10 degrees hotter on the farm than where we lived 5 miles away.
Ugh Tom. 2003 we lost a steer on New Year’s Day. It was cold. Like -27c. He was a big highland cross long ginger hair and long horns. Probably around 1500lbs. Kind of hard to lose that. All the other cattle were in. Then we could hear mooing but it was like it was far away. The. I noticed the steam coming up between the stack of round bales. He had climbed through the feeder up the stack and fell between the bales. His horns were holding him up. It’s a tall barn I would guess it was 4 bales high. We started the tractor and unloaded the barn and he was so happy to be lose. Moooing like a fool. They will do the darnedest things. Glad everything turned out right for your cow.
Hi Tom, another interesting and informative video as usual, it’s a job on it’s own organising and moving stock. Called in at your farm shop today to pick up some delicious meat and groceries and was fortunate enough to have a chat with your dad. He was as busy as usual and looked well, really nice to see him. By the way the Blueberry milkshake is amazing👍. Hopefully the weather settles down and the grass keeps growing.
Even the beef cattle. Love you guys it’s great they are very happy.. they seem to know so clearly that you’re not there to hurt but that you are to fatten them up. Get them ready for what they’re intended but in the meantime, what a wonderful bunch, you guys are all tremendous love, fins fixing enjoyed the cattle, moving and switching here and there, and that little surprised at the end . What’s it’s name.
For people out there who aren't sure. If you have to pull a cow you most definitely pull them by their head. Their necks are much stronger than any leg and if you pull them by a leg you could really injure them.
Thank you for the clarification. I was curious why they pulled by the cow by its snout instead of digging around, and was honestly expecting to hear a crunch. Did not know that their necks and heads are that strong.
lovely little donkey. the little fluffy looks nice too. give a better pic if you can. Good effort to bring that cow out of the muck without hurting her.
Don't you just love it when a cow does that I had several in the slurry pit over the years Daftest one was a cow in the middle of calving was attempting to put her in a calving box when she went up the ramp of the slurry pit pushed past the scraper tractor and jumped off the end Fortunately the pit had just been emptied there was only a foot or two of wet slurry under the end but the bugger wouldn't come of it in the end I decided to leave her to come out herself which she did after a bit luckily before she dropped her calf
Fit a hook to the bottom of the post knocker and you can pull a small trailer easy to drop off and pick up. We kept an old 3 t trailer loaded with all the fencing gear ready to go any time.
maybe if you have any left put some fences there by the manure pile so they don't get back in so quickly when you let the cows out?? sweet little donkey!! I'm not a farmer but this is what came to my mind so quickly..
It relived when you pull the cow out of the mud. I just wonder if you put a big wood platform on when pulling up the cow out of the mud help him get out a bit less tread full? Good job! ❤
I"m always frustrated if youngh Bulls which out, climbing the Muck Stack. Today theres only a Big Bin of Muck but that's only If you are dealing with some one other. Over 3 years ago, my Phone rang. Please come to the Farm! As soon as possible. Slats are broken and a there's big Bull in the Pit. This Nightmare... Whe could get him out. Went 5 month later to the factory. No issues. But I clearly can say. Never want this Happen again Tom!
Great video Tom these things happen and can’t be helped 🤔 possibly a Claas tractor and butterfly mowers on demo and a advert for Claas keep up with the great videos 👏👏👍👍
Hi Tom have you ever thought of using drones to help move your cows ? I once saw a farmer in OZ using drones with noise makes on them to help round up cows …. May help you out cheers 🍻 👍👍👍
Great video as always. Lovely to see how gentle your team moved that stuck cow out of the muck. So another acre to cut more silage to camp. How is the new parlour coming on ,will it be ready for the 22nd.
