Visiting Kannmacher Farm. Learning more about raising cattle. 

I follow a you tube channel called " Just a few acres farm " situated in N.Y State. He raises Dexter cattle which are docile and make for excellent eating. He explains in great detail everything you could possible want about raising cattle for food and would probably be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. I really enjoy the videos that you put out and thank you for sharing your life on the farm with us.

Real people learning from the beginning. IF not raised up in the farm you have to learn it. Love this channel for that reason alone. LOL when I heard your first tractor story! Real life, not pretend and we get the benefit of learning with you. Thanks for taking us along!

I feed my cows 20% cubes. They all eat from my hand and we can rub them nose to tail. Take your time and be consistent.

Good to know information. I was farm-raised over in Indiana. We had Yorkshire Hogs, Black Angus Cattle, chickens... Sold the eggs and produce where you raise from a 5-acre truck Garden. Grew corn and hay, had a few milkers and sold the milk also. Best of luck with your new Endeavor on this one!

Great video guys! My wife Cheryl is a nurse too - for over 20 years. She loves it, but I think most days she would much rather be spending her time on the homestead and in the garden (her happy place)

The young girl spoke very well on camera. Good job.

I watch the you tube channel " farmer tyler ranch" he grows his own hay and has square bails and if I remember right, he has fence feeders and he;s often giving his cows shots and stuff and maybe you could pick up some good tips from his channel. '

I think it's awesome that you never even drove a tractor before and you dive right in and get after it. Respect for what y'all are doing.

Loved the road trip, awesome farm you visited. They are doing a great job with their farm but more importantly their children. Great job folks. Evan and Rebecca you are going about moving forward with your farm the right way. Checking out the how to’s before jumping in !! Looking forward to your journey with cattle. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred.👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

I LOVED this video. Doing the research makes sense. Cows are big and it's smart to learn as much as possible before hand. I grew up with some "bad tempered" cows and a bull called "Devil"! 😄😄😄 You guys are doing it right. Love from New Orleans.

Rebecca is going to produce the most docile cows ever.

This sounds pretty good, never hurts to get a leg up on the dos and don'ts of a project. Good Luck!!! Thanks...Peace!!! Bill

Their daughter really knows all the work about farming.

I agree with J&D. I too enjoy your videos and watch "Just a few acres farm". Dexter's are the way to go! Consider getting bred Dexter cows. Maybe one bred cow and one steer. I'm looking for a small farm and looking into Dexters.

Smart cirl. she knows what she's talking about, super nice video thank's.

This was very interesting. I’ve never come across cows 🐄 that were so calm. You can most certainly see the passion that their daughter has for the animals and depth and wealth of information she’s attained through trial and error and sheer hard work.

I have the same Richie waterers.. 2 waterers currently water 36 head just fine with no freezing here in WI

I love a field trip and this one was very interesting. Their daughter really had her heart into raising cows. Very knowledgeable and sharing her ideas of options for health maintenance and why she chose one method over others etc. Thanks for sharing. Good luck finding the feeder cows you would like. Have a Blessed day.

Maybe check out Greg Judy for.a different way of raising cattle

Another option you may or may not be aware of is miniature cattle. They aren't as easy to come by, but they are only 600 to 800 pounds fully grown, sometimes even smaller. That said, we grew cattle, hogs, sheep, turkeys (free range) and chickens on our 73 acres when I was growing up. Taking care of the livestock was my favorite part as well. Much like Lyla, I took that on as my job in the last 5 or so years we were on the farm before my Dad retired from his off farm job, sold the farm and retired to Florida. I was 16 when he retired. I hated leaving the farm, but it was a good thing for my Dad. He had worked hard his whole life and deserved to enjoy his golden years. I'm retired myself now and I still miss the farm. It will always be "home" to me.

Thank you for a really informative video. Lots of valuable info. Thanks, God Bless.

I truly enjoyed EVERYTHING about today’s vlog. Looking forward to seeing some cows on the farm and will definitely be checking out Kannemacher vlogs. I think that animal crackers will definitely make for friendly cows and that is Rebeccas trademark secret😂. Thanks for taking us along so we can all learn a little something about all things beef and as always thanks for enlightening and entertaining us.

Love the little boy being a “ Boy”

That was a very nice and informative video! Loved it!

If you have not already, have a look at Pete from Just a Few Acres farm ru-vid.com/show-UCkOTo20XS1LL95g2p6CcE3A Lots of supper informative videos on how he raises a small heard of Dexter cattle for beef, and how they have things setup. Based in NY (I think), so maybe similar climate? Also, information on how he is "making do" with old farm equipment :)

Hey guys Fred here at Creekside Dexters Farm in Washington State consider Irish Dexter cattle check them out they are a smaller cow very very gentle the bulls tend to be the same the meat is of excellent Quality do come research they are low impact on the land and you can put 2 dexters on 1 acre compared to 1 angus or hereford cows. Visit Just a few acres farm on YT, we started or herd with 2 heifer calves a bull calf for $1,200 total non registered, registered cows cost more but unless your going to show them papers are not important . anyway GOODLUCK

Look into Dexter cattle. They are the PERFECT small farm cow Only around 36 inches tall.

It was very kind and encouraging of the Kannmachers to have you over. What Sherry was saying about her grandmother not being very much effected by the Depression and how we're seeing the same thing now with the pandemic was really spot-on. I believe that small family farms are essential to food security and community well being. If you can provide enough for yourselves and some for your neighbors (to help pay your bills) it's a bullet-proof setup. The more people who do it the better.

Hi..... Evan and Rebecca nice to see you both, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

The comments are hilarious. Beef cows are beef cows. They all taste the same. It’s how you feed them that makes the difference. I would strongly recommend a headgate or chute to restrain the animal if there’s an issue. When we first started out we didn’t have one and it’s tough to help a sick animal who thinks your trying to kill it. Getting into cattle is like having a baby. You don’t get all the answers ahead or time, you just kind of figured it out.

Wow I just read the story on your homestead that was great God bless you guys congratulations for all you have done. It makes me more proud to fallow your channel thank you for all of your video's take care Dave.

Hey, It's always nice to meet people who are willing to help. I find it hard sometimes to find people willing to help, me myself am always willing to help and share my knowledge, what little I have. Great video !

Layla reminds me of my daughter Natalie with her horses. She knows every little detail down to the moods of the animals. We would like to get feeder sheep to not only produce income, but give our border collie Izzy a job!

Great video's, interesting to see farmers setups. The standard breed cattle can be bigger but as Lila said hand rearing makes them tamer. If you're still worried by the size they can reach perhaps consider smaller breeds, Dexter maybe they don't get so big and are a recognised as good beef breed. Hi from the uk

Now that young lady knows what she's talkin about very impressive

I really enjoyed this video,

Great video! Very informative from knowedgable, down to earth folks❤

There are some smaller breeds of beef cows that have a good feed-to-meat ratio and many are more docile and easy to handle. Most of the breeds run 800 to 1000 lbs mature weight. Their smaller size is also easier on your pasture. Maybe you should look into them as an option, also. Dexter cows are dual purpose ( meat & milk), highland cattle are smaller, have a good feed to meat ratio and the cows make good mommas if you want to raise some of your own, there are low line angus, who are just like angus, but on a smaller scale. I’m sure there are more, but I can’t think of them right now.. South Pole cattle are smaller and are prized as grass fed beef. There are a lot of them in Missouri.

I do 100% grass fed beef and fence line feed small squares my 5% est waste is a concrete J bunk with feed slats I designed it to feed big squares and small squares without equipment

Good job guys, it looks like they have a nice setup on their farm. Have you checked out other channels for tips or ideas like Farmer Tyler Ranch or Stoney Ridge Farm. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.

Typical little boy...the youngest and into everything. My man! The daughter knows her stuff.

You should look into Dexter cattle. I think they’d be perfect for your farm.

U sure made the goats and chickens happy . Enjoy your road trip

Guess that this is the right place ro learn something about cattle.😊👍🏻

I really enjoy how you put your videos together, I’m always looking forward to the next. Good luck on your search for some cows

If you really want to know how to raise cattle, talk to Gabe Brown!

I would also take into consideration how far out your processor is on butchering. We are now having to make appointments 8-10 months in advance with ours.

I'm so excited for you. I'm in awe of how your homestead is growing in leaps and bounds and look forward to every single video you produce. Thanks so much for sharing and I'll definitely go check out the other channel ❤️

You can make a hay feeder out of wood make your water tanks out of tires

Great video. I am always impressed when someone so young has so much knowledge to share. For square bales you can build a manger like you said, similar to the feed bunk you saw or I made one out of a round bale feeder. round bale rings come in thirds and bolt together. I have just taken 1 section of that and tied it against a metal gate in the barn or wherever you are feeding. it would look like the letter D basically. or, my dad built a manger out of wood in his barn when we used to feed square bales. only issue there is you have to haul manure out of your barn once or twice a year and spread it which requires a manure spreader. As far as loading... the ally way that leads to where you back up is the best. even a ramp at the end the same height as your trailer helps. build it skinny enough that once in the ally, they can't turn around. they have to go forward.

Nice, field trip! Clever way to get to know what you are going into and have to learn, and passionate girl, she will probably be a good source of tips and how to for you..and you will get them social, that is no problem if you just hang around them, they like their humans , especially when you give them treats..a weird thing, cows like apples, especially those older sweet/sour type ones I grew up with cows all my life, still have them around the family farm here, and the guy who rents the farmland has pretty non social cows out in the pastures, but they are SO curios that they just cant let you be, sniff sniff, blow some air at you and look for treats After a couple of weeks in the pasture, they know exactly what to look for if you are outside and see if you have some treats for them :)

Really enjoyed your trip! Thanks Rebecca and Sherry for your service and Frontline work.stay safe. Have a question what is a feeder cow?

Check out "Just a Few Acres Farm" for some good videos on raising cattle on pasture. Since you grow hay, it may be a good option for you.

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Evan, the local creamery we go to to get our milk, butter and cheese has a built-in trough on their fence line that fit square bales. When I go grab milk this week, I’ll shoot some pics or video and text or email you.

Good information for beginning cow owners

Interesting visit to the farm. Certainly a learning opportunity. Good job guy, now go buy a couple of feeder calves. Here we go on a very interesting trip.

This is some good stuff. Thanks for the knowledge 👍

Nice to see the cat hanging out with the chickens.

Get a bottle calf.. it's awesome.....

I did not realize you folks had no previous farm experience. That's a great story by itself that would made a very interesting video.

I don't think it's a good sign that you need a feed fence for safety. this has to do with the type of race. personally (i'm farmer son) would not choose black angus or hereford, they are pretty wild that is in their nature. opt for a dual purpose race. Simmental or something, but that is of course up to you

thanks to the kannmacher family

Farmer Tyler Ranch does square bale feeding. You can check out his feeder trough for ideas on RU-vid .

Really interesting, and good experience and source of knowledge for you without doubt, their Daughter knows her Cows, thank you both families for the video.

I would get the calf's from farm that has a closed herd and younger the calves are the better

Why do you give the kale to the animals It's good food with potatoes, onion and bacon

Good idea to do research and visiting that farm. Helps in the learning process. I like that you don't pretend to know all about the cows. It gives people the incentive to do their own calf raising.

Your kale makes a very nutritious juice w/ carrots, apples

Idk if you are familiar with Greg Judy here on YT , he runs 300+ head rotational grazing in Missouri , smaller breeds, and shows lots of tricks with watering, feeding, mineral, probably not really applicable to a 2 card herd but ideas help and can be modified for your use.. love your vids, keep it up although hard to imagine how much time they consume... you are serving an interest !!!

We had cows a long time. Got rid of them in 2017 but still make hay. For your cattle corral/sorting/loading area I highly recommend strong 6' tall post with steel oil field pipe. You'd be amazed how high they can jump if they want out of an area.

I’ve seen quite a bit of homesteaders talk about Joel Salatin and his guides for homesteaders, especially his latest book “Polyface Designs” (polyfaceyum.com/product-cat/merchandise/#!/POLYFACE-DESIGNS/p/230860732/category=43780190) that has blueprints and guides for all sorts of farm building projects. In a November blog post (thelunaticfarmer.com) he mentioned he’s hoping to write a new book this winter titled “The Homestead Livestock Handbook”. There are plenty of other resources out there as well, I just know he’s pretty popular in this scene... having some guide books never hurt.

👎for mentioning Social Distancing. Does nobody remember life prior to March 2020???

A couple of points-Cattle yards x4(gated timber squares,hold 6 full size animals),gated leading into a race for loading/unloading,cattle crush for vet work/tagging.Definite pour on in the race,easier to control.Heifers and steers can muscle you around with ease.Concrete water troughs with ballcock and concrete lid in the middle.Hay feeder,we feed out by hand,a lot of wastage.Really need a galv pipe feeder in an x shape(end on),sliding on galv pipe runners so you tow it around.Would help with a roof.We use a salt lick block for supplements sitting on a firewood block.

I know farmers watch other farmers channels ...you guys probably already have watched but Just a few acres farm ....just sayin!

Please. The correct pronunciation of Hereford is ‘ Hairefud. ..Hair rer fud. It’s a fabulous breed from the county of Herefordshire in the UK. 😁👍Great video thanks

Check out a UTube site, Cross Timbers Bison. He has videos setting up for a herd of American Bison with info on feeding troughs, Healthcare and other starting info that could help. Also, great to see the majestic Bison. Love what you guys are doing!

Will u not have a problem in eating an animal that grew up on your farm ?

Great video C'mon!!

I feed my cows enough range cubes to keep them trained to come in the catch pen, but we finish them on grass because of the taste and health benefits. It's important to find a breed that are bred to be docile. If you don't you can have a disaster on your hands.

Yep I recall the days with cow calf raising worming, black leg vaccinating and antibiotics ear tagging never banded any bull calves just the old school cutting. There are lots of ideas on grass vs grain feed I prefer corn feed six weeks prior to butcher just my 2 cents. Good luck to you both on feeder calves. 👍

i can suggest checking Tom Pemberton farm life YT channel he has over 100 cows at he's family farm in UK you can learn a lot from him

Hey I just wanted to let you guys know that a group of cows should be referred to as "cattle" or "bovines" The term cow refers to a female bovine who has calved, and a heifer is a female who has not calved, a steer is a castrated male, and a bull is obviously an uncastrated male bovine. Just thought I'd let you guys know!

Homesteady you tube just put out a video re their jersey dexter expense etc. Check them out if you haven't before. They're in Pennsylvania☺️

Get polled calves or ones that have already even dehorned. Your goat hay feeder will work for months if you buy bottle calves. Good luck.🐂🐄😷👍

Please search RU-vid for The Lowline Advantage. This is a breed of black angus that is perfect for the homesteaders. We have 4 heifers and they are wonderful.

Very very interesting video, good luck and we will be watching your progress. John & Wendy Mangas

I am kinda going to say something here... Pasture feeding is different from lot feeding wrt feed and water stations... I would prefer portable feeders and water tanks over fence-line fixed stuff, because the wear and tear on the land can be more evenly distributed... And you can actually play an advantage in that - moving your feeders to where the pasture may be weak, and letting the cows stomp it down with hay and seed.. and the wasted hay provides cover to encourage seed growth... Food for thought.

You guys can get mini cows they are like half size. Great video. Things like steak tips are small though. Smaller cuts of meat

Dexter cattle might suit you better especially as you are new to raising cattle. Dexter are smaller, friendlier and produce super nice beef. Check them out on You Tube.

Hey guys 👋I enjoyed watching your video you have a beautiful home. ☺😇😇

Good video

Do yourself a favor and get a Ritchie automatic water. In your climate your going to need it. Best money you will ever spend.

Good video, thank you for sharing! It's always good to learn from others.

Pete at Just A Few Acres raises Dexter cattle. They are a bit smaller, you might want to check out their channel if you haven't seen it yet. Thanks for sharing.

You should try Miniature Herefords. I raise them and you could probably raise 4 of them for the space and cost of raising larger, regular cows.

Good luck guys you won’t regret feed your own calf’s best 🥩 ever comes from love of what you put in (don’t get soft when it’s time to butcher)

I do like the idea of using a 'waste product' to feed the cattle. My attitude to farm animals is that they are a way of converting food we cannot eat (like grass) into food we can eat (like beef). And the better you treat those animals the better the end product is.

I think there are miniature cattle you could buy out there if you all are worried about size initially. Great video

Keep it up 👍