I'm not sure why cows' feet started popping up for me on YT, but I am glad it did. Only ever been to a farm once (dairy), and yet it is so satisfying to see the healing process.
Its been 3 days now and i think i'm addicted...i just can't stop watching this..I tried to watch an another channel about trimming cow's feet and It's not as satisfying/relaxing so i stuck to this one. Sorry for my bad english 😅 Moooooooooo 🐮🐮🐮
I have watched you, hoof GP, and a couple of bloaks across the pond. You by far take the time to "do no harm" more than the others. "No harm" is some times a debatable finish, but i see far less blood, more new hoof left, than the others. Some just make a bloody mess as if they have ONLY 3 minutes a foot. Kudos, nice work
@Jonathan Fox, I have horses and both have lameness issues from time to time and I went through 10-12 different farriers over a 15 year period before I found three who treated my boys with the gentleness they needed at a time they were in misery. (I have a primary and two back ups for “emergencies” that could possibly happen and my #1 cant get here) I greatly appreciate the ones who do their job while showing compassion to the animal.
@@tara_ble1705 i have worked with one that beat on them to get them to do what he wanted. Needless to say i did not hang around too long. I still laugh at some of them being able to urinate and defecate on him at just the right time. It was not pleasant, but he absolutely deserved it. I wish no harm on any living being.
On a side-note, I don't think I like the idea of organic farming if it means no antibiotics for animals who are sick and actually need them. No preventative antibiotics, sure. But if organic means no antibiotics ever, no matter the case, I'm not that happy about it. I wasn't aware of that rule.
Yeah the FDA likes to make things as difficult as possible for Organic Farmers, the farmers hate it too because so many injuries and illnesses have to go with minimal treatment when antibiotics would clear the problem up quickly.
I think it started as a good rule, because medications like antibiotics can be present in things like milk and eggs after an animal has been treated. I just think it turned a little sideways in implementation when folks decided they wanted the absolute removal of those things from farms. Like you said sometimes animals need those treatments sometimes and putting the organic label on a farm can be a double edged sword for both the farmer and the animals as the farmers hands are tied by the regulations.
I work for a farm that practices organic standards but we aren't certified because the certification prices are so high we couldn't manage. Most small farms use.organic growing practices and can't market themselves as such because big agriculture wants that paper more than they want us to be healthy. Organic is a joke now a days. Grow your own food and learn how to forage. It'll do you better than any diet
Thank you for how gentle you are with the problem areas. I have watched some trimmers that just rip through things like this with zero regard for the corium or the cow overall.
If you pay attention most animal based professions have more passion and drive than doctors do. Not sure why but that personality type is more drawn to veterinary than human.
I know you must get compared to Hoof GP but I think it’s a good thing. You are very gentle with your work (as gentle as can be obviously) and your knife is sharp (as is your knife work)! Two very different channels with the same goals. Help the cows. Thanks for sharing your craft.
You know I was recommended that channel and saw the preview and was appalled at the force that other channel uses. There is no comparison with this guy, this guy here actually is considerate with the animals he deals with.
Out of all the videos I saw with people trimming cow hoofs, out of all i can never watch a full video of Hoof GP , he markets himself pretty good on youtube standard but I hate the unnecessary excesive music, I don't know why he became the top and everyone starts comparing dif hoof trimmers to GP, I find it dumb cuz at the end everyone does things dif in the way they were taught. In my view what makes Nate *stand out* is the skill and information plus the camera that lets you see the hoof being worked on biig plus, the videos are both entertaing to an audience that doesnt have cows and just watch,and educational to people that have cows but no hoof trimmers, or even help others beginner hoof trimmers
@@QuigleTheGnome there's a lot of blood with hos videos. It's bad enough that me the amateur can tell when he is going to make them bleed. Hoof gp is a lot better than some of the hoof trimmers on RU-vid, but Nate is like the gold standard.
It's hard when you can't do alot to help the animal you're working on. Just letting them resolve themselves is difficult, but when you come back and see how far they come it's heart warming
That Brown Swiss is one tough chick!!! Her entire hoof had separated and she was not even lame. All of the bulls are probably scared of her. Thanks for sharing Nate!!
I haven't seen a Brown Swiss in so long. Didn't think they were still around. They are beautiful cows and worth having on a farm. Thanks for your videos, I really enjoy them
You talked about the Hoof GP in another video. But you are an artist when he is just a butcher ... I love what you do and how you do it to these cows. Even if I've never seen a real cow in my entire life !
Hoof GP does at least apply pressure if he does iritate the corium as opposed to another RU-vidr i had seen idk what the channel was. But if i remember right they nicked the corium and just didn't put pressure or spray it. (i couldn't find the right word so I used iritate, or type the right spelling of corium they all looked wrong to me. And its 3am, so i greatly apologize)
As soon as you started peeling away the heel bulb, I was like "Na, you're going to put a block". I must be learning something! Love the way she strolled out of the crush without a care in the World.
Synth: I grew up ona huge cattle farm. Back then he had another guy who had a dairy farm. They got together and trimmed our cattle with adjoining tools. They helped each other.
Hi Nate, I love your informative videos. It is amazing how you can do such procedures without a drop of blood. Some hoof trimmers in youtube are really a gory mess. I would love to see you collaborate with the Hoof GP one day. That would be a series to remember.
Why are these videos so much fun to watch? Maybe because I like cows, having milked and raised many as a teen. Maybe because I appreciate the care you show for them. Great videos.
I found yours and a couple of others who fix hooves, I must say that I was very fascinated by how you work and how the cows are towards you when you work with them. Thank you for allowing me to follow when you work.
Gorgeous curious cows at the start! Am really enjoying watching you work, you really take your time and are gentle. That first one was unreal when we got to see what was hidden away
I don’t watch any other’s videos on this because they can be so harsh- I appreciate you actually caring and taking time to not cause further pain for the cow, cut too deep, too fast and wrecklessly, etc..
I truly love watching your videos. I like that you take your time showing and explaining everything your doing. Also the way you handle the cow. Can't wait to see your next video. Thank you I know it takes time to edit and make you videos too.
Wow this is crazy. Not sure how I ended up on your channel, but I'm glad. Never seen something like this. Looks like you really know what you are doing and taking care of the cows. Good job
Your channel just popped up on my recommendations and I'm a regular viewer now even though I don't work at a farm. My dad owns a few cows though and maybe learning from you could be helpful in the future.
Videos like this reminds me that cows, and horses, are considered prey animals. Which effect behaviour such as hiding an illness or injury. The transparency of the hoof really shows the sole separation.
Wow I’m in shock how gently you care for this beautiful animals, honestly I been watching lot of videos bout taking care cows and stuff, and you surprised me how clean and gentle you work with them. God bless you
I should have become a vet lol. I love watching the care of animals especially grooming and hoof care...who knew....I watch all the other hoof doctors out there and I’m soo appreciative of the wonderful care they do for these beautiful ladies and bulls..
Im impressed at your carving skills that you don’t cut anything but the hoof the tissue of their foot is never cut they are very comfortable while you’re cleaning their hoofs ❤️👍🏻👍🏻🇮🇪
You know I started a video of another person doing this stuff BUT HE WAS NOT AS CARING you are so gentle with these cows and really help them other people just rip in to them 😢
Fun fact: Salicylic acid is a organic compound naturally found in willow bark, as well as many fruits and vegetables including broccoli, zucchini and eggplant. So theoretically would not be wrong to use on organic farms.
The cows not being able to have antibiotics to facilitate healing and stave off infection for the sake of being "organic" seems cruel. I know the farmers are just catering to public demand to make a living. It's just unfortunate that so many people are so uneducated that it creates policies and practices that can end up being worse for the animal. I got bacterial pneumonia and I dont want to think about how much longer I would have suffered. Or how much permanent lung damage would have been done if I didn't have antibiotics to help my body fight the infection.
You understand the cow in question has no active infection? Life threatening situations are treated with AB if needed regardless rules for organic dairies because economic logic. Correctly treating sick animals according to a vets advice IS actually one of the rules for organic dairies. Cows are ruminants and thus dependend on their own bacteria to digest their food, treatment with AB on cows is therefore very much a different matter compared to treating humans. On a peronal note, I got AB as a child for years in the early seventies for minor issues, not too happy about that. I guess you're the one who needs to be edjucated.
@@foseninfo8954 did you watch the same video as me? The hoof trimmer straight up said that because the cow belongs to an organic farm the infection in its foot will not be treated with antibiotics. There's more than just oral antibiotics. I've seen quite a few hoof trimming videos where a topical antibiotic is applied to ulcers and other hoof ailments. But that still has to be prescribed by a vet. And the animal won't receive that treatment on an organic farm.
@@Alouncara You seem to think this cow could have been treated better. What cures any ulcer is opening it. Not putting some AB on top, because it simply does not reach the bacteria causing the ulcer. This has nothing to do with organic or conventional farming but how things work. Superficial problens (like skin infections) can be treated topicaly with effect. On the other hand topical treatment is in no way harmfull for a cow either, as it is unlikely to have any consequenses for the flora in the animals digestive tract or cause any resistance. Thanks for Your reply.
@@foseninfo8954 My original comment was directly in response to what the trimmer in the video said. I was remarking on Nate saying that because this cow is on an organic farm it will not receive any antibiotics to fight infection, if needed. Didn't say that the animal wasn't sufficiently treated. I was making a remark that our arbitrary standards for organic farms can lead to animals with infections easily treated by antibiotics being refused treatment. And having prolonged suffering and increased risk of things getting worse as a result. Maybe watch the video again. Get some context.
Crap... How do u get your knives so sharp? I mean, I'm just boggled every time I see you cutting loose horn away.. Slides thru it like a hot knife thru butter. Or, better yet, a clay wire through fresh clay. Edit : I love those super light brown cows.. They look so sweat and actually beautiful to be honest. They are just super easy on the eyes.
Bewildering Truth Seeker take a look on the hoof GP channel he has some vids dedicated to knife sharpening,it's unreal how they sharpen them and polish them up like razors !!!!!!👍🏻👍🏻🔥🙏🏻
@@iantowers6972 thanks for the suggestion... I watch the Hoof GP.. But when I do, I have to do it on mute.. That music is mind numbing. Lol.. But ya, great suggestion. Thanks again.
I miss my brown Swiss boy 🥺 he was so sweet RIP Willway ❤️ Ps. Willway was not kept for food he was a pet he was my show girl’s first born I didn’t own her but I bought him right away when he was born, I couldn’t let him go to the butcher to be raised he passed away due to complications he had contracted in his stomach when he was 2 🥺
Nice work! Working range cattle, as compared to dairy cows. Looks to me a much cleaner work. Also the cow them self seems to have tougher and better hoofs.
The crushes and equipment are brilliant for this job and must be a vast improvement on pre-electric days, but do you still find yourself with neck, back or hand problems from being in the same positions for so long?
It is granulation tissue. Very good. I don’t want to get to deep in the weeds when it comes to tissue healing so I haven’t talked about that on this channel yet. There are cases that can’t be fixed and that may require amputation of the claw or just repeated therapeutic trims to make them more comfortable.
i when we die and go to the afterlife, if we're really really good in life, we wake up surrounded by a bunch of friendly cows with their big eyes and ears and noses 🥰
