I think on every dairy farm there is one special cow and she has "seniority". Yours is 482. On our farm, that special cow was Nanny, my sisters grand champion Holstein, both county and state champion Black and White shows. Since she was that special cow, we kept her around probably way to long past prime, but...she was also usually first into the barn coming in from pasture and usually all of the other cows would wait for here. The first calf heifers, who did not know better, soon learned their place.
Now you why farmers used to have 'bell' cows. She would be the alpha female and the whole herd would follow her. She always kept her girls in line and out of trouble. There will always be leaders and followers in all social animals, even humans.
@@hectorsfarm Our Nanny was, I think 16 when we sold the cows and farm. she retired to a living history farm in the area where she lived a comfortable retirement.
i'm sure the reason he doesn't hit anything while backing up is becouse he knows the stall by heart so he knows mostly where everything is though as he said he may hit things every now and then by accident but hopefully it's nothing too serious
@@Wainfleetkx450f actually no i am not but i have an idea how to be a farmer thanks to the 10th generation dairyman and farming simulator i'm not a true farmer
Cow 398 you're selling is probably producing good A2 milk. Most dairy farms today are more interested in quantity rather then quality. I really miss the Jersey and Guernsey dairies. That was good stuff! I still buy Golden Guernsey milk from Yoder's Market or Pleasant View Dairy whenever I'm in the area.
Great video eric, i learn alot from your videos, i worked on a dairy farm at age 13, in upstate NY, and never knew until watching your video on the new barn, why a barn roof was built like that , thanks for being a farming family
Another video that shows how amazing farmers are. Stopping work to repair a robot and a milking machine! Your channel is my favorite. You take the time to explain how things work. Thanks so much for your videos!
Why does it make me sad when you take cows to sell? I think it's because you tell us how wonderful the cows are before you take them! Your so good to your cows you really know them well! . The mark of a great farm and farmer!
Thank you for the time you put in to bring us these videos, you have a lot on your plate. Family man, dairy farmer, outside activities, making and editing videos. Very impressive workload.
Watched the rest of the video... thanks for the part about your milker claws. They hvae fascinated me since I first saw some close up video. Our milkers had a stainless steel body with a rubber cap so you could get in to keep them clean. The four teat cups came together in one chamber. Yours are really well thought out.
Enjoyed the great video. It was good seeing you and your dad fix things and take cows to auction. It's good seeing a family work together now days. Y'all stay safe and good luck.
Wouldn't hurt to do a yearly tire rotation. It might be a little bit of an inconvenience in labor but.... Maybe you could even put the old tires back on.
If the tires wear differently because one is always on tile and the other is on concrete, could you maybe make it a yearly maintenance thing where you swap the tires out to promote even wear and perhaps add to the tires lifespan? It will also keep it so they are taken off annually, not allowing them to rust into place like last time
Could you set up a second feed pusher route that is a reverse of the current route and switch routes periodically? Might even out the tire wear and is easier than rotating them. Those claws are nice but take a lot of maintenance, our screws back out constantly.
I really enjoy your videos a dairy farmers work is never done I used to milk before school then hurry home to milk and feed in the afternoon hello from northeast Georgia
Don't you wonder what your great grandpa or other farming ancestors would say if you told them you just spent a couple of hours fixing your feed pushing robot today? Great video.
Was just thinking, would take the fun out of hitching up a trailer if you ever get a pick-up truck with a reversing camera. They just make it roo easy to be fun lol. Awesome work as always.
You did quite backing up the trailer. Here's a tip for the folks who are less experienced , if you keep your hands on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel, the trailer goes the way the wheel turns. Thanks again
sounds nice tip and i would like to add something: when backing up make sure to take it slow so you can adjust faster than going fast my experience is from tractor and i were backing up a medium size wooden red trailer some time ago a little longer than the cow trailer he has the heaviest load i've driven with the trailer were nearly a metric ton but atleast i sorta know how to drive a tractor with manual gearbox
Isn't it kind of amazing to step back and look at how much technology has changed farming in a short amount of time? Things like that robots or the milking system and all the "little stuff" that used to be done by hand but now can be done with tech. And the more obvious stuff like tractors, combines, choppers, mocos, etc. Just something I was thinking about while you were changing the tires out on the robot. I bet if we took a farmer from the 1800s, someone like your a great great grandpa, and showed them everything that's changed. I imagine they would think we were aliens from another planet, LOL. On a different subject, you can't help but feel a little bit bad for those girls that didn't make the cut and had to go to the sale barn. It's just part of the industry/job but it's still makes you feel just a little bit sad. Anyway, enough of a sad crap, lol. Thanks for sharing everything with us today, Eric! You're doing some great things for the industry and family Farms, by showing everyone what it's actually like, rather than what they show on movies or TV shows, or propaganda videos that the people who I shall not name create and invent in their minds.
It's funny because I was going to ask about your SCC. You guys keep the stalls (and the barn) really clean so I'm guessing it's below 200,000. Am I close? Any way, great video as always.
I wonder if the cows at the end of the barn know they’ll get a few extra minutes of rest before you get down to them to clean the beds. They’ve gotta learn from habit and I’d bet they have their own routine. I’d would be interesting to track a cow via gps or something to see what they do or which other cows they hang out with.
um I have heard of putting 2 different tires on the feed pusher on for tile and one for concrete don't know if it would work but I've heard of it being done
Another awesome video!! Do we get to meet your little 11th Generation Diary Farmer, Jack?!!? I’d sport a 10th Gen car decal on my car if you send me one…….I’ll take a pic and send to you!! How sanitary does the parlor have to be(what type of disinfectant, if any, do you have to use)?? Would like to see the path the milk takes once it leaves the cow……….. And darn that Juno is filthy!!! Give that ole gal a bath and keep her clean. She’ll last much longer!!
Hey Eric Would like to see a pic of you & family idk if you and wife are for or against posting the kids on internet but if your not I think most of us subscribers would like to meet everyone. Thanks god bless & keep up on all the hard work be safe too.
