This is a GREAT VIDEO. I love it when you do a step by step on what you are doing. I am very impressed that you are serving our WONDERFUL LORD JESUS. Keep up the good work and keep serving our Lord.
Great video. Lot of hard work. Worked a dairy farm with a buddy of mine going to college in the 70’s. He always played music. Said it relaxed the cows. I remember my grandparents milking in the 60’s always had a radio going, too. Great to see your hard work and dedication to the stock.
The pre dip looks like it's foaming a lot more than the previous one. Keep us posted on how they are helping or hurting and what you decide about keeping the new products or switching back to the old or something else entirely. Thanks for another great and informative video!
This is a great channel. I milked cows 20 years ago and watching this brings back so many memories. I liked that you concentrated on the milking process today - I think a lot of people dont realize that it is twice a day, every day. I sit at a cubicle now, but I miss those days. Keep up the great work. Love this channel.
Great video we've been using chlorine dioxide dip for about six months and it's helped with the mastitis and done wonders with the teat ends. Keep up the good work and the great videos you put out
I don't know about the rest of you guys on here but this youngin right here works for a living there and I'm going to say this too here I'm proud of him as well cause in today's generation these kids doesn't do half as much as he does in a single solid day of work there keep up the good work there kid and I'll keep watching it all the time here too have a good day now and I'll be waiting on the next video from ya too
I agree, the boot wash is cool. Thanks for sharing and the detailed explanation of how you keep your milking herd clean of Mastitis. Really very interesting. You also treat your cows very well and the cows show it in their nice behavior. A whole lot of work and attention to detail to produce the milk we need in this country, thankyou. I hope the people that get their "swipe card food stamp money" for free from the tax dollars the rest of us pay watch something like your videos and develop an appreciation for all the work and time hat goes into making the milk. Farming is the backbone of our country. Without farming nothing else (and nobody else) works.
I wanted to say thank you, for taking your time out of your busy day, to show use how the steps is for are milk, I wanted to ask you, how you can tell the cow is not feeling good and when you call the vet to check them out. Thank you again.
Was quite interesting thank u for taking us milking with u . The ladies look pretty and very healthy. I watch also a awesome Jersy dairy very nice operations I like to see them treated so we'll. 🐮🤗
This is really enjoyable to watch, relaxing knowing it’s 7:00am when I get up on my end. To let you feel better, I do occasionally wake up at 3:00. Look outside and than fall asleep again.
I knew those rubber mats were not going to work out. I've used the same ones under a home gym, and around the spa where they work great, but I knew they wouldn't stay together in that environment. Can't wait to see the what you try next.
I really miss dairy farming, having been out of the industry for more than 5 years now. Milking the cows was one of my favourite jobs on the farm. If I lived next door to your farm, I'd gladly help out for free!
I put those same mats in my parlor . Got them from home Depot. I kept them in long enough to fill up with crud then I had to take them out very hard to clean and hold the smell. But very soft to work on
Hi Eric , another fantastic video, Can you tell us a little bit more about the ointment used for treating the mastitis? Is it an udder mint treatment or something else? Has it any milk with holding time? And is it specific for only one type of bacteria? Thanks again, keep up the great work.
Love the videos man! Keep us posted on the new pre/post teat dip. We are also using the yellow dip and I wanna know how that works for you guys. Could you also show the breakdown and setup of the parlor? I would like to see how different it is for you guys! Best of luck! NY Dairy farmer
Do the cows typically go back to the same bed every time or do they use different ones? I was also wondering if they like to go back to bed after milking or are they ready for breakfast? Thanks for the video.
I love the underbelly camera shot down the line. Glad you like the new health products. Those crazy mats 🙃 just seems like nothing is as good as what you had quality wise. Oh well hope the replacements are better thanks 😊
Great job as always , do you manage to get any free time ? Thank you for being an excellent role model for young men who need to learn a strong work ethic at a young age 👍🙏🇺🇸
Hi, love your work. You said that you use oxytocin to help with milk let down. Do you just use it on fresh cows or do you find that it works well at any stage of lactation?
May I ask what your scc is? My family owns and operates our on dairy farm and our scc for the herd averages around 100,000. I love ur videos I find it sp interesting to see how other people manage there farms and the ideas they come up with.
I feel for you man we've had the same problem before. We also used that same post dip it's really good dip I like it but that stuff is expensive. What pre dip are you using I couldn't tell. We use a lactic acid too for a pre dip too that comes from Fisher and Thompson. Ecoli mastitis is some bad stuff. We had those same mats in our parlor I was so happy when they left they suck
Sorry I started watching about 7 months ago , just wondering and I know you probably answered this a hundred times!, How many total milk-able cows do you have and how many times a day do you milk them lastly How many years can you milk a cow and sorry to ask but what happens to cows when they stop producing milk do they become “meat” cows? Just curious. Love the channel it’s good to see father and son working so close , you can tell a good Christian family!!
Hi! I haven’t seen your videos in awhile...this just pooped up in my recommendations. I’ve got a small homestead...only 2 milk cows ,now dry....one of my cows ended up with the bad mastitis last year...it took 3 months to clear up. All we could figure was the calf nursed ( I calf share). With the teat orafice not closing up soon enough....I told it takes up to 30 minutes for them to close. I have Jersey’s. So, I don’t know if that makes a difference....do your cows stay standing for 30 minutes post milking or does it even matter.? Great video.thank you ?
No tunes while milking? That boot washer is great, the mats are not. Never understood how to get the crap out of the holes. Love being in the parlor though. Great way to start every video. Thank you
You are really great at showing the positive side of dairy farms, and what all is takes to safeguard us non farmers. You also don't hold back the struggles it takes to become a successful farmer in general. I have no idea how my grandparents lived to be in their mid, and late nineties with very few health issues, by drinking non pasteurized milk ( when I was a small child it was straight out of the cow) and using straight up lard. Now days everything kills us. Lol maybe it's doctors that are actually killing the dairy industry. Hmmmm and politics.
Lol guys, the cows are not thinking about kicking, most of them are veterans at this, maybe some of the new comers will think about kicking a little. For the most part I believe they dance like that, because they are uncomfortable because of being full of milk, makes them a little sensitive. However they know relieve is on its way, so they generally don’t kick. Now if your a bad farmer and don’t treat the cows with respect, and compassion, those cows are very likely to kick but I would too if it was always a bad experience. Those fellows don’t deserve to called farmers, they are criminals, and give good farmers like Erik and his family a bad name.
Yep mastitis, enough to make any dairy farmer cringe. We have good success with post spray iodine manuka honey product that conditions teats and kills bugs. I like to spray the whole bottom of the udder which is a little overkill. I am picking that winter time when surfaces are slow drying are heavier infection times. Do you end up with a bit of sunshine in your barns at all? Do you separate the cows that get mastitis or other problems to a separate mob?
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Great video I appreciate all the work you put into making them. Love seeing them every week
Echo Valley Farms I agree
This is a GREAT VIDEO. I love it when you do a step by step on what you are doing. I am very impressed that you are serving our WONDERFUL LORD JESUS. Keep up the good work and keep serving our Lord.
Really liking this channel. And the content funny thing about it is I've never had any kind of farming experience But still find this all fascinating.
Eric and Ryan of How Farms Work, I both subscribe to and highly recommend both. Like you, I am not a farmer at all.
Great video. Lot of hard work. Worked a dairy farm with a buddy of mine going to college in the 70’s. He always played music. Said it relaxed the cows. I remember my grandparents milking in the 60’s always had a radio going, too. Great to see your hard work and dedication to the stock.
Not going to lie, my favourite part of the video was that cool boot washer.
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The amount of brushing with iodine and getting my coveralls wet that would eliminate would be worth it lol
Lodaz fr I was thinking about that
As near as I can tell, you and the millennial farmer are two of the most important channels on you tube. Thanks for sharing.
Check out Welker Farms, How Farms Work, Dodge Brothers Farm and Ranch, and SaskDutchKid too.
Will do.
The pre dip looks like it's foaming a lot more than the previous one. Keep us posted on how they are helping or hurting and what you decide about keeping the new products or switching back to the old or something else entirely. Thanks for another great and informative video!
This guy works so hard am so impressed with your zeal bro keep up the amazing work.😱
This is a great channel. I milked cows 20 years ago and watching this brings back so many memories. I liked that you concentrated on the milking process today - I think a lot of people dont realize that it is twice a day, every day. I sit at a cubicle now, but I miss those days. Keep up the great work. Love this channel.
I love it when you try a new product or equipment and explain why. Treating mastitis has come a long way thank God.
Great video we've been using chlorine dioxide dip for about six months and it's helped with the mastitis and done wonders with the teat ends. Keep up the good work and the great videos you put out
I don't know about the rest of you guys on here but this youngin right here works for a living there and I'm going to say this too here I'm proud of him as well cause in today's generation these kids doesn't do half as much as he does in a single solid day of work there keep up the good work there kid and I'll keep watching it all the time here too have a good day now and I'll be waiting on the next video from ya too
Yeah same here. Him and his dad are spot on. Look after cows and they pay you back. You can tell these lads do.
Great video! I've never known exactly what mastitis did to the milk. You would be the first I've seen to show that. Thank you!
Love the steady sound of the milking pump. I find it calming
I found it is good to change pre and post dip products from time to time as it stops the harmful bugs from building up
Great video People are finding a new respect of farmers and farming Eric and milk. Thanks for this. You are doing your industry a huge favor.
You do a excellent job of explaining the process of your dairy. Great video.
I like how thorough and informative this video was! Good job!
I agree, the boot wash is cool. Thanks for sharing and the detailed explanation of how you keep your milking herd clean of Mastitis. Really very interesting. You also treat your cows very well and the cows show it in their nice behavior. A whole lot of work and attention to detail to produce the milk we need in this country, thankyou. I hope the people that get their "swipe card food stamp money" for free from the tax dollars the rest of us pay watch something like your videos and develop an appreciation for all the work and time hat goes into making the milk. Farming is the backbone of our country. Without farming nothing else (and nobody else) works.
I like these efforts to make the cows more comfortable and happy
A great video for those wanting to know what your work as a dairy farmer is like. Thanks for the interesting videos! P.S. Nice dogs ya got there! :-)
Does my heart good to see how well you treat your cows, I drink milk everyday and it wakes me up with breakfast and helps me sleep at night.
Another educational video. Thanks for sharing! You do good work for so early in the morning!
You really handle these cows so well. Thank you for feeding us.
I wanted to say thank you, for taking your time out of your busy day, to show use how the steps is for are milk,
I wanted to ask you, how you can tell the cow is not feeling good and when you call the vet to check them out. Thank you again.
I’ll look into the new teat dip that you guys use and see what my grandpa thinks of it for our cows, great video!
Was quite interesting thank u for taking us milking with u . The ladies look pretty and very healthy. I watch also a awesome Jersy dairy very nice operations I like to see them treated so we'll. 🐮🤗
New subscriber here. Quick question who's your hooftrimmer? I know several trimmers in Pennsylvania
I like that parlor setup with those center booms.
That’s a steady job isn’t it!! My grandpa used to milk back in 50s I remember being out there!! Looks like you have a nice setup...
Another great video! Keep them coming!! My kids told me to send you one of my stickers, should mail out this week!
All time Favorite farmer to watch on TH-cam
Great vid and very informative. Thanks so much Eric.
Glad to see you trying thing to make a better life for you and the cows. Say hay to Megan!
Your puppies are always wagging tails. They are always happy.
We love ABS dip products. They have worked well for us for years.
Happy dogs and cows❤️... to bad the mats are not working out. Thanks for another informational viedo
This is really enjoyable to watch, relaxing knowing it’s 7:00am when I get up on my end. To let you feel better, I do occasionally wake up at 3:00. Look outside and than fall asleep again.
Great video!! I enjoy them as much now as I did when you first started!! It’s great to see someone younger work the way you do.
You gotta love your work!! Bless you!! Love that milk!! Peace from SW Florida 😇!!
You are a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
I am very impressed with how well you take care of the cows.
How common is it with waterbed for the cows?
I knew those rubber mats were not going to work out. I've used the same ones under a home gym, and around the spa where they work great, but I knew they wouldn't stay together in that environment. Can't wait to see the what you try next.
I really miss dairy farming, having been out of the industry for more than 5 years now. Milking the cows was one of my favourite jobs on the farm. If I lived next door to your farm, I'd gladly help out for free!
Great video! Thanks for sharing❗❗❗ 🙂🙂🙂 👍👍👍
Suuup, Erick!?!?
Great job, keep them coming...
I like the brush on the teat cup! We used to spill a lot of iodine! Are there replacement brushes or buy another whole cup?
Good and interesting video. Do the cows get baths? Or maybe they get a showers?
I put those same mats in my parlor . Got them from home Depot. I kept them in long enough to fill up with crud then I had to take them out very hard to clean and hold the smell. But very soft to work on
Hi Eric , another fantastic video,
Can you tell us a little bit more about the ointment used for treating the mastitis?
Is it an udder mint treatment or something else?
Has it any milk with holding time? And is it specific for only one type of bacteria?
Thanks again, keep up the great work.
bin there since the beginning still love your vids!❤️
I think the new teat dip color looks waaaaay better than the previous stuff you guys were using.
This is all very interesting to me, and I'm glad you enjoy vlogging this type of stuff, keep up the good work!!
Hey Eric love your vids I watch like 7 a day. I prefer your videos over any other farmer bc I like how plain they are. Keep up the good work man
Great video love watching how the dairy works. Can’t wait til next vid
We milk cows up in central new York and started using that dip about five months ago and have been very happy with it
Love the videos man! Keep us posted on the new pre/post teat dip. We are also using the yellow dip and I wanna know how that works for you guys. Could you also show the breakdown and setup of the parlor? I would like to see how different it is for you guys! Best of luck!
NY Dairy farmer
Do the cows typically go back to the same bed every time or do they use different ones? I was also wondering if they like to go back to bed after milking or are they ready for breakfast? Thanks for the video.
They seem to lay in different spots. Some of them like to eat right away and some lay down
Another great video!!
Thanks Dre
Puts a new meaning on 24 - 7 - 365 👍
So amazing what goes into milking and the care you have for your dairy thanks
What a wild winter as far as weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool boot wash! We need one of those!!!!
I love the underbelly camera shot down the line. Glad you like the new health products. Those crazy mats 🙃 just seems like nothing is as good as what you had quality wise. Oh well hope the replacements are better thanks 😊
Great job as always , do you manage to get any free time ? Thank you for being an excellent role model for young men who need to learn a strong work ethic at a young age 👍🙏🇺🇸
I get plenty of free time don't worry
I like your boot washing station, really cool
Really good video, but one question:
Don t you have problems with getting the strips removed?
(Around the legs of the cow)
Man you guys treat your stock so well! They should put off heavy cream before long! Keep it up from NC, LOVE YA.
Hi, love your work. You said that you use oxytocin to help with milk let down. Do you just use it on fresh cows or do you find that it works well at any stage of lactation?
We use it on fresh cows but also a cow that has some mastitis we're trying to clear up
May I ask what your scc is? My family owns and operates our on dairy farm and our scc for the herd averages around 100,000. I love ur videos I find it sp interesting to see how other people manage there farms and the ideas they come up with.
We have been around 125, 000. The goal is to stay under 100,000 consistently
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 ya that's our goal!
Love your vids I love unicorns horses and cows this made my day
I feel for you man we've had the same problem before. We also used that same post dip it's really good dip I like it but that stuff is expensive. What pre dip are you using I couldn't tell. We use a lactic acid too for a pre dip too that comes from Fisher and Thompson. Ecoli mastitis is some bad stuff. We had those same mats in our parlor I was so happy when they left they suck
Sorry I started watching about 7 months ago , just wondering and I know you probably answered this a hundred times!, How many total milk-able cows do you have and how many times a day do you milk them lastly How many years can you milk a cow and sorry to ask but what happens to cows when they stop producing milk do they become “meat” cows? Just curious. Love the channel it’s good to see father and son working so close , you can tell a good Christian family!!
Cows get milked 2 times a day
We have 200 cows and milk three times a day. Yes they are sold for beef after milking anywhere from 2 - 5 or more years.
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 I have friends with a farm in Lancaster County also and they are still milking a cow born in 2005
Just curious, what time is bedtime with such an early start to your day?
Gosh those cows looked so comfortable laying there! Great set up. Happy cows happy milk 🤣. Love watching.
How long have you had the foamers in and have you had many mechanical issues? Great videos.
Been using them for 15 years every once in awhile the pump goes out
all the work you do is amazing. how can i only pay two bucks a gallon??
Thanks Eric ! 🐄 🌽 🚜 👍 🇺🇸
Been watching you for a while now and I like the way you do things and different ways you do it for us keep it up bro
I never realized how much work goes into dairy farming. How many times a day do you milk the cows? What happens if you skip a day or two?
You don't really ever want to do that.
The cows are milked three times a day. They would not be happy if we skiped a day or two they would get very full and uncomfortable.
@@10thgenerationdairyman61 wow that's a lot of milking. Thanks for answering!
Hi! I haven’t seen your videos in awhile...this just pooped up in my recommendations. I’ve got a small homestead...only 2 milk cows ,now dry....one of my cows ended up with the bad mastitis last year...it took 3 months to clear up. All we could figure was the calf nursed ( I calf share). With the teat orafice not closing up soon enough....I told it takes up to 30 minutes for them to close. I have Jersey’s. So, I don’t know if that makes a difference....do your cows stay standing for 30 minutes post milking or does it even matter.? Great video.thank you
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Love the channel because you milk real close to were I live
It will be great if you share the product you use it may help other dairy Farmer like you and thanks for such a lovely videos.
When I seen y’all putting those mats in a few videos ago I was like no don’t do it lol but we live and learn
Those cows at 1:00 are chillin to the max. Happy cows
No tunes while milking? That boot washer is great, the mats are not. Never understood how to get the crap out of the holes. Love being in the parlor though. Great way to start every video. Thank you
I am fairly new on here. Have you done any videos of the cows getting their hooves trimmed? Thought that would be interesting too, just a thought....
I might have to try some of the post dip. I been trying to keep my somatic cell count down
My cereal tasted a little funny after your mastitis explanation!
You are really great at showing the positive side of dairy farms, and what all is takes to safeguard us non farmers. You also don't hold back the struggles it takes to become a successful farmer in general. I have no idea how my grandparents lived to be in their mid, and late nineties with very few health issues, by drinking non pasteurized milk ( when I was a small child it was straight out of the cow) and using straight up lard. Now days everything kills us.
Lol maybe it's doctors that are actually killing the dairy industry. Hmmmm and politics.
Have you considered any changes in your freestall maintenance to help with coliform mastitis?
I love how the cows think about trying to kick you, then quickly remember that won't work. But it is 4:15 AM, after all!
That's funny. As soon as I saw that first cow picking up her legs, I went straight to the comments to find you'd already commented. 😊
Boyd Gilbreath I sometimes think there not kicking, maybe they are just ticklish?
I was thinking that when I was a kid, I got kicked in the head a few times milking, that setup eliminates that problem.
Lol guys, the cows are not thinking about kicking, most of them are veterans at this, maybe some of the new comers will think about kicking a little. For the most part I believe they dance like that, because they are uncomfortable because of being full of milk, makes them a little sensitive. However they know relieve is on its way, so they generally don’t kick. Now if your a bad farmer and don’t treat the cows with respect, and compassion, those cows are very likely to kick but I would too if it was always a bad experience. Those fellows don’t deserve to called farmers, they are criminals, and give good farmers like Erik and his family a bad name.
Great video, I enjoy all of them.
.many good information.keep up the good work.
interesting video.I can watch your videos all the time
even if they're about the same thing. like :)
Yep mastitis, enough to make any dairy farmer cringe. We have good success with post spray iodine manuka honey product that conditions teats and kills bugs. I like to spray the whole bottom of the udder which is a little overkill. I am picking that winter time when surfaces are slow drying are heavier infection times. Do you end up with a bit of sunshine in your barns at all?
Do you separate the cows that get mastitis or other problems to a separate mob?
Yes we get a bit of sunshine in the barn. The mastitis cows are not separated unless we treat them.
Thanks for all the great info. Looks like you keep a clean operation. Are there standards you have to meet?
Yes there are milk quality standards
I like that boot bath. Cool video. Carl
I love the fact that your older cows have water beds.
Very good quality videos...
Is that a "Thrifty Dipper", I see them advertised in some of my dairy magazines?