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Thank you! 😊

@@carsonandclark Right? I feel like I won the lottery. 🤣 He may have been a keeper lol

@@SweetwaterRanchMinistries congrats in advance!!! :)

@@d4rkd0s Thanks for watching and supporting! 🥰

at what?

She was dripping milk tonight!!

I appreciate that!! We have some amendments to make- the girls thought this was a mosh pit 😂

Thank you ❤❤

She has a little Ayrshire to her… but looks as jersey as could be!! ❤

Aren’t they? ❤

Thank you!! I’ll be posting tonight how the girls did in the new set up :)

I appreciate that. I’ve been observing and adjusting feed since they were calves! I’m a visual learning, so seeing cause and effect changing feed has been helpful. I want my Holstein heavier and the steers, but other than that I’m pretty happy all together 😁 I’ll post an update soon how how the girls did in the free stalls…. Hint… you were right! 🤣

@@FaithNFarmstead You tried at least, I grew up with an existing facility, probably from the 40's but functioned for the 4-6 we milked. We were a little more prepared than you. I had 2 Surge bucket milkers, a vacuum pump and a DeLaval cream separator before the calves came.

@@kswaynes7569 We have a machine with a portable pump on it!! I’m going to start using it here in the next couple of weeks :) Just don’t want to clean it twice a day for the amount of milk I’m getting right now. It’ll make more sense with two cows :) We are city folk transitioning to the farm life! Last night we said… “well… we’ve collected more experience!!” 🤣 long story short- we need better dividers.

@@carsonandclark she still makes me chase her like her mama does, but she’s learning to stand patiently and walk well. I don’t blame you for not haltering him.. it does take some effort to perfect it and hard to decide when you know you’re going to eat em! I did halter train my bulls so I can tie em up someday… the steers I did at one point but don’t want to keep investing the time 😳

@@kswaynes7569 Oh man!!! That’s cold! I’m shivering here at 23 degrees. No snow for us… yet. I appreciate that!! I don’t mind spending extra on feed and having the peace of mind they’re comfortable. 😊

@@kswaynes7569 Thank you!! She is the only gal I picked for her color 😊

@@carsonandclark I get frustrated taking them on and off! This is how I lose them!!! 🤣

@@SweetwaterRanchMinistries Thank you!! 😊

@@FaithNFarmstead Do you use water tank warmers for freezing days?

@@gloriathefarmgirl3531 Stay warm out there!! I’m also carry water buckets to all the cows…. I need more coffee for this! 🤣 That’s so awesome! Hope you had a great trip 😁

@ Same girl, I had an entire half a pot of coffee yesterday 🤣 but had a heart burn after probably wasn’t a good idea lol. I’m in Massachusetts so we get quite a bit of snow. Thank you, I went to pick up my first car! My brother helped me find it!

@@justHil_Fl For me, it dragged… yet flew by at the same time 🤣

@@Robbinsoutdoors Next up is pudding!

@@carsonandclark Rouge lets out almost a gallon more along with the calf! And double the cream 😳 I still like knocking two birds out with one stone and halter training while I milk… I think I’ll start morning halter training, and let Raya calf share at night!!

@@carsonandclark ooooooh that’s a good idea!! I need to buy some more jars…. I want to make yogurt and pudding but I’m currently using every vessel for milk storage. You should post a recipe for canning milk!! If you already have one, please tag me ❤️

@@AngiesCritterChronicles YES! There was a quote that changed my mindset.. I can’t remember it exactly but essentially it said “Do it BAD. It’s better than doing nothing” The man’s used examples such as “it’s better to brush your teeth for 30 seconds than not at all”, “it’s better to do half the dishes than none” and so on…. I had a “perfectionist” mindset… and if I didn’t have time to do it “perfect” I felt crippled to do anything at all. Being OK with being messy and learn as I go … enabled me to do the things I wanted to do!! I imperfectly raise dairy cattle, chickens, etc… but I’m doing it. I’m glad you can relate!! There’s more people like you out there. :) It takes a lot to give ourselves an honest look. But oh it’s so gratifying when you take a step to do the work :)

@@followerofyahushaoctaviadm They all definitely have their own personalities, so remember to stay aware always :) One thing I’d do differently next time is not pet or bull on the head. Other than that, I loved having ours around.

@@FaithNFarmsteadgood to know!!!

@@KidsonKerth Awhhhh. Rest in peace, TT. Can’t believe it’s really gone!!

@ hopefully it’s not forever

@@SweetwaterRanchMinistries Awesome advice!!! I may need to try this for my next bull. I have considered replacing our grains with servings of alfalfa hay, just haven’t made the switch yet! Thank you so much for sharing you experience:)

@@FaithNFarmstead You're welcome! The taste is delicious! I made a pork roast today. Braised, then crockpot. Thank You Jesus for the blessing! :)

@@FaithNFarmstead I'll make a video soon

@@SweetwaterRanchMinistries I subscribed over to your channel! If you remember, please tag me!! :)

@@FaithNFarmstead Awesome! My name is Shawn Marie. I will definitely tag you...I always look for other believers and can't forget faith! We have a healing and deliverance ministry and witness supernatural miracles all the time. I love that you put faith in your name!! :) I took some pics last night of the incredible roast, but I'll let you know when I post :) God bless

@@leighkerster3019 I don’t make money off of selling meat. This is an animal we raised ourselves to feed our family.

Thank you so much for your kind words and support! 😊

@@willlazenby1050 As stated in the video- Miller was not removed from the farm to be slaughtered. He was slaughtered right in front of me, with the exact method you explained. Our bull was absolutely content when he passed, and had no indication that it was his last day. Unlike some places, he was not required to “fast”. He got his favorite meals all morning, fresh water, and no stress. In my opinion, Miller had an excellent life. He stayed with a herd rather than isolated like many dairy bulls. He was loved, lived a high quality life, and never had a bad day. It seems like your opinion is not based off of farming, raising animals, or spending significant time around bovine creatures, but rather from random videos over the internet that you at have watched that support your current ideas on animals. I respectfully decline your advice. Let me ask you this- with the current condition of the world, what do you purpose we do with all the bulls in the world? If they aren’t to be eaten, what becomes of them? Do we stop breeding them? Do you castrate every bull? In my opinion, by choosing to breed my 5 heifers to a bull, which others deem as very unfavorable having under 20 cows, I gave a bull who otherwise would have been a steer or eaten sooner… a chance to breed and live with a herd on pasture. Which is a bulls ultimate highest potential in his life. To be loved and adored by us was a bonus.

@@FaithNFarmstead I did not see the part about him being put down in front of you, if that is the case then at least you are doing it correctly and I am sorry for that. I am not against eating animals for food. Just as a little more background on me, my grandfather had an Angus farm in Alabama for over 30 years and I was up close with many animals, have been to livestock auctions right at our own barn, worked on the farm every summer, etc. So I'm not saying any of this just randomly. You are making assumptions because you don't like what I have to say, but you should perhaps not rush to judgement either. I don't know your age so I won't assume to make any judgements based on your age. I just know personally for me, as I have gotten older, I now have a different perspective. Take it as you will, I'm just stating my own experiences, beliefs and opinions. As you have stated you can choose not to take my advice, but at least you can be aware of it from someone who has been there and done that. Anyways, I appreciate you taking the time to respond, and hope you have a great weekend. -Will

@@willlazenby1050 I suppose we both made some quick conclusions, and I apologize for the assumption I made about you. Sharing a little bit more details and having some more insight into where you’re coming from, I think I can connect more to why you feel the way you do. I’ve been to auctions many times, and I’ve always felt uncomfortable there. The people are kind and helpful, the food was great, but the energy coming from the animals themselves is what I couldn’t get past. The animals were always so scared and I could feel it. The worst for me were the dairy cows who probably been around humans for years and were trusting and cooperative, and had the sudden realization they may not be “safe”. I am young and new to this. I do understand that things have been done a certain way for decades…. And I think that’s the way you’ve been exposed to. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I don’t want to do things the way that they’ve been done, that’s why I’m choosing to raise livestock. I want milk from a cow who doesn’t have to sacrifice her baby. I want meat from a cow that was never knee deep in his own manure. If I choose to eat meat- I want to be apart of its full life cycle if I can. I never want to use up all their resources for myself without being completely certain I gave them something equivalent to what they’ve given me! -Ashley

@@carsonandclark Thank you for watching!! 🥰