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- Today we are separating our bull, Tex, from the rest of our cattle herd. We are hoping the new electric fence we installed will be effective.
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When I was a child, a tornado came through and leveled our barn and our neighbors barn. A day later a team of Amish neighbors showed up to help rebuild. No one asked them, they just did it. When I think of true Christian kindness, I think of them.
I enjoy watching all of your videos. To me...they are very educational. Up until I started watching your channel, I never knew the difference between a steer, a heifer, or a cow. Thank you for making this old man happy.
I think you guys are making all the right mooooves!🐮
Happy it went nice and smooth for you.
Love coming along with your family on the journey!
Glad you got 'er done!
So smart to have a calving season
The job was well done. You have a great herd of cattle. The secret is to have a good gate keeper, thats fast on their thinking. We always had him count the cows as they went through the gate. But you both did a awesome job. It will get easier and easier as the cattle get used to the process. Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful weekend.
My dad wouldn't keep a mean cow or bull. He would get rid of them from the get go. Said that they just would breed it into the next generation. But you can see yours are pretty laid back. Everyone is right, when they get stressed thats when the .......hits the fan.
Good job know that things could have changed fast but glad it all worked out.
Great looking cattle guys!
I really enjoyed this video.
I like your fiberglass posts and the spring insulator/braid holders!… I’ve not seen them before! We have a mishmash of (well-spaced) Timeless fence systems with different step-ins between the timeless posts. Effective, so far, but I like the idea of a more uniform appearance in fencing…. Where did you find your posts and spring clips? We, also move ours a good bit.. Even for us newbie cattle owners, it is obvious that our overall cattle paddocks are much greener and more lush than the front part of our property, which hasn’t been subdivided yet, and which we hayed this year. Our biggest problem with our cattle management is that We need to build/buy a (portable?) working system so as to better handle and or treat our small herd. We also feed treats or “cake” to ours occasionally, so when they see us with a bucket and yell c’mon cows, the whole herd comes thundering…. LOL. Once they get used to being moved from paddock to paddock, they are much easier to handle.
Everything for the fence came from Powerflex. www.powerflexfence.com.
@@LivingTraditionsHomestead I’ll look them up…. Thanks!
Nice job!
Why wouldn’t the electric work for the deer too? Seems like that would be easier than the double fence/moat.
Good question! Per Kevin on a previous video, deer will just leap over single fencing (electric or not) unless the fencing is quite tall. The moat fencing is used because deer don't have good depth perception, so they can't guage the distance between the moat fence 1 and moat fence 2.
Wonderful job. Better grazing system for them.
Good work y’all!! ❤️
Good video! You explain so well.
Sounds like a great plan and Amish work fast and good
Thanks for sharing!!!
That seemed to be a easy move,at least you made it seem smooth
Hi folks...this video was beautiful! I haven't been able to watch in a while and this was so welcoming to get back to! I have a question about the winter paddocks you put all the cows into. Do they have any barns or shelters from winter weather where they'll be staying through the winter? You may have talked about this, like I said, I've been away for awhile , so sorry if I missed it. Your herd looks so healthy and well cared for!. Lucky cows to have such great owners.
The beef cattle do not have barns to go in. Our winters are fairly mild and it is not common around here for cattle farmers to provide barns for beef cattle. They all have wooded areas to help get out of the wind, etc. but no actual barns. The dairy cows do have access to the barn in cold weather. They are not quite as hardy, but they usually choose to stay outside most of the time. So glad you were able to watch!
As always I love your videos. We have miniature jersey cows. The females are so sweet but as we learned (the hard way) dairy bulls are much more dangerous than meat bulls. Best wishes for you and your beautiful family.
Check out the TH-cam Channel of Just A Few Acres farm; they have, for years, among other things, a herd of Dexter cattle, complete with two bulls, and they have a complicated system of splitting the herd over the two bulls (for genetic variety) for a few months and then have them rejoin again. Anyhow, their channel is fun and I highly recommend them.
I hear you. I'm getting a Dexter bull for my ladies today. Wish me luck!
Curious, how many fiberglass poles did you use?
Amish Crew!!👍👍
Y'all need a good herding dog! It would make your work a lot lighter. You did a great job on your own, though!
Oh gosh I'm only 1 minute into video and I have to ask why are you separating Tex from heard? Poor Tex!
That must cost a fortune.. Im learning that you need to be rich to be a farmer
that was fun! but must you repeat repeat repeat??? 😟
More people need to take note from from the Amish…..what a wonderful way to work. Sing!! I hum…I’m not a good singer and never know the words, but I hum!
You did a great job of keeping things calm during the move. Disasters happen when you get them worked up. I did have to chuckle when you held your arm up and declared success once Tex was in the paddock. I chuckled as I said out loud, "Not until that gate's closed Kevin!" It's fun to watch you learn. You are doing great. Thank you for the videos.
My husband and I absolutely loved this video. Just seeing the cows grazing was so beautiful and watching them follow you was great! Love love love your videos! Thank you!
I’m not a homesteader but I enjoy watching you’ll so much, and have really learned a lot. Thank you ❤️🙏
Me 2. This is my Saturday morning! Love watching Kevin and Sarah work the gifts God is giving them. So nice to see. Many of us wish we had a chance to do this and be educated enough to make it work like K and S =)
When a bull smells a female in season.... he will do ANYTHING to get to her. I have seen one digging under a fence Just to get to her. I wish you luck. God bless!
@@bobbyboykin7137 I suppose you’re correct, the ones that have been banded aren’t, but then again there is probably two pastures between them 😉 that will make it difficult too. I have seen a bull digging like crazy though. God bless
Thankfully all their cows should be bred so Tex will just be hanging out with the steers.
The flag of la Palma tells us that the tribulation is here... time is up
I don't have cattle,but I raise German Shepherds and our Sire chewed through a chain link fence to get to my Dame's.
On the family ranch we had a bull tear down about 100 feet of fence ( posts and all) to get to a heifer in heat.
You need one good cow pony! I was born and raised in Bucklin, MO. We had cattle, sheep and 4-H. My Mom 85, still raises show Quarter horses. Enjoy your channel.
A good cow dog would be a big help with the cattle.
Years ago when we had cattle and when the cows were in the back pasture, I waited for a south wind. Then I'd start to call "Bertha, bring 'em down." And she would. Bertha was our head cow. The bull would be the last because he had to make sure no one was left behind. I sure do miss those days!
Why not get back to them days? I mean, we are all being forced to return to the past in order to sustain the future for the next generation. Get on it, get them memories and dreams going again. Please! I beg of you!!! Make a channel!!
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@@ordinarypete I wish I could, but age and health problems got in the way. Husband is pushing 78 and has a lot of health problems. I'm not far behind him. so we just rent out our pasture land now. We moved here on 80 acres 33 yrs. ago and had cattle, chickens, pigs, horses, a mule, goats (milking), sheep.
Kevin, “The cow whisperer”!
My father was a small farmer/rancher in the fortys and fifties. He would be amazed at what you are doing. He would say good job Kevin and Sarah.
I agree. I so wish I did not live in the city. Ugh! I know that God wants us to work for what He gives us but my calling now is to work outside and help the people He allows into my life each day He gives us. Trying to figure that one out! I came from Wisconsin to California at 6 months old and farming just a few generations ago. Not sure why or what happened that everyone stopped farming. Im sure my urge to get back to my roots is just my DNA calling me out! Lol
@@christine8262 Government stopped farming by over regulation and taxes.
@@merange1 and they’re about to try to stop homesteading
There is something so satisfying about watching you call the cows like a pack of dogs.
Hi, I live in Iowa and there is a farm just down the hard road from me where sheep were raised and sold. Now the owners raise cattle for beef. I drove by their farm every day when driving a paratransit bus and I got a pretty good look at how thay kept grass alive for the sheep. They used the same electric fencing that you illustrate in this video. Sheep will tear up a pasture, eating it down to the roots, so they have to be moved often. That could be a reason why cattle are in there now. But, the electric fence is still up and cattle are in different sections whenever I drive by. If the owners had to reseed often it could be expensive, and the grass can now have time to grow and reseed itself and the owners bank account can also grow, now that it has stopped receding because of continuous reseeding. Sorry, I had to say that... : ) Great video. Thanks for posting. rb
Use your portable panels to make temporary holding pens. Makes sorting cattle much easier. Getting the steers trained to coming to it for treats also helps when the time comes for loading into a trailer.
What beautiful rolling hills you have. And Tex is a handsome boy!
Kinda like our lock down...but we don't have the electric fence.... yet.....
This video was awesome as usual. So excited for you to be in the cattle business! My husband, who owned a Dairy Farm for many years and has raised cattle all of his life, says your doing a great job, and you have some really nice looking cattle! So just some encouraging words.. way to go!
Make sure to cut those weeds back so they don't short out your wire.
@@bobbyboykin7137 yes they do, weeds can ground out the wire.
Good morning! Love seeing your cows!! Having Amish put up your shop is cool. I grew up an amish girl and so did my husband. Our family's are still amish.
They are just such beautiful, healthy looking cows!! 😍 You guys inspire me!
Cow strategies over coffee. Bless you guys. We're at chicken level and they can be picked up to move.
Usually it takes like 3 or more people to do this. You and Sarah are an amazing team!!!
The less people the better actually. The cattle stay a lot more calm. Me and my husband work cattle together alone year round. When we do try to have people help it almost always causes problems.
Good herding dog can be helpful.
@@wickedquailandpork537 good to know. My wife and I are currently studying all these methods so Ty
You all did an awesome job moving them. I was stressing for you, I just knew one of them would go with the other cows. Tex always bringing up the rear worked to your advantage.
Man you guys are awesome, thanks for sharing!
The farm I buy chicken from uses rotational grazing for their animals. It sounds like the same approach that you are moving towards with your cattle. They raise pork, lamb, turkeys, and now beef as well with rotational grazing.
Well done Kevin and Sarah that went so smoothly.
This may seem off topic, but I have a point in the end. I took German as foreign language for five years in school. I learned a lot! I also got the opportunity to go to Germany for several months. When you are immersed in a culture and language you Have to learn and very quickly you become an expert, so to speak. Keeping a herd of cattle for a year Does make you and expert. You will continue to learn more - what an exciting time!
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I bet you never thought when you were growing up that you'd be a real live cowboy one day! Git along, little dogies! :)
So wonderful watching you take each step and all the thought and hard work you do. Thanks for sharing 💙
Huh.... I knew there were a decent # of Mennonites up around your area.... didn't realize there were any Amish in Southwestern MO though. You're def. gonna end up with a quality building either way though.... they def. aren't afraid of some good, hard work.... and their craftsmanship is second to none.... as I'm sure you're already well aware. ;-) I'm sure you're already aware of them, but Joel Salatin and Justin Rhodes have some of the best rotational grazing/permaculture content/videos out there that I've seen.... and I've been watching this homesteading genre on TH-cam (probably subscribe to at least 15-20 homesteading channels alone) for about 4 years now. ;-)
“Its not the cow, its the how.” I just love listening to Joel Salatin.
All that work training/taming your herd to the bucket has really paid off! Super excited for you.
It’s nice to see the cows feel they can approach you, they trust that you are good.
That went smoothly..I've helped to move cows from one paddock to another and it has never been that easy especially for calves...they get very nervous.
We moved cattle just before deer season using horses. Never separated the bull except when we would trade with a family member every 2 years. We had one bull that would even challenge a tractor.
Cattle usually will have a head cow, we used that one to lead the rest and a chute system for final separation.
I’m glad it went smoothly! Separating calves from mom can be dangerous. A lady in my Sunday school class was killed while helping her husband separate them by a mad mama cow! So please be careful around them!!
That almost went too well, don't let it make ya complacent. The ladies seemed to know what was up. They're ready for a break from the kids.
Quite a few Michiganders in the thumb area are Amish (etc.). I love buying their goods at the farmers market.
Look forward to seeing that completed building.👍👍 I've heard good things about their craftsmanship.
Love seeing you work with the cows. And maybe you could just take pictures of the building when the Amish have gone home for the day or before they get there in the morning.
Yes, hope you're making a picture story of the build to share. Pics if before & during. Maybe even at their lunch breaks, as I know they work fast!
Ginny Pennington
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That's exactly what I was going to suggest. No reason not to...unless you just don't have the time. And I could certainly understand if you don't! But if you go there to check the progress from time to time when the Amish aren't there, it might work out. We'll just wait and see what works best for you!
Btw...great job of not just moving cattle from one pasture to another, but for two people to separate AND move them was just excellent!
One thing to consider....do u really need that electric fence across the gated area? U need to know that once ur cows know they will get a shock in that area they WILL NOT walk so easily through that gate! It will b a rodeo and not a fun one. I wondered why u needed to put it across there anyway?
That's a very good point, Vivian! I've heard it's the same for dogs with an underground wire. Some folks say they have to put their dog in the car in order to get them to cross it for a walk.
Wow I remember the first cow you had & Sarah wouldn't even go near her- then Sarah started brushing her & before you knew it- Milking her. Sarah you have come such a long way- Congratulations. Great video guys Cheers Denise- Australia
Sounds like you got good advice from Ben. VW family farms has been doing things for a while and they work hard at it and treat their animals kindly like you do. I hear a lot of newer channels getting advice from Ben and I'm glad he's so forthcoming
Hey y'all, I think you are totally on the right track with the electric fencing and rotation of smaller paddocks on an intentional interval. This will be good for the animals the pasture and easier on you as you develop an organized rotation schedule throughout the property. Last year I was just getting into the youTube videos and then it was only garden genre but now I am really enjoying the livestock genre. Thank you so much this was a real great video. y'all take care God bless bye for now
That’s been the standard in England and Scotland for years. We did that gives the pastures time to rest. We did rotational grazing with all our animals.
I seriously admire you! The amount of hard work you put in and the way you care for the animals is impressive.
Ditto!
My uncle used to have his calves born in the winter he said it made it better because of less disease and no flies to bother the calves
@@bettyturley54 I don't know a lot about cows. It would seem that a calf born on a snowy, icy cold winter night might not make it. The calf is wet, seems like it would freeze & chill quickly. Once it's dried and eating, it would be fine.
Maybe you could tell me how the little wet calf could make it out there like that in the cold winter.
The flies and such makes perfect sense. Those older people have forgotten more than We will ever know.
GOD bless
I wholeheartedly agree!! You two are an inspiration to me and hopefully some day we will have more land to homestead one next to our home. I have learned so much from you both.
@@ritamccartt-kordon283 it depends on where Betty’s uncle lived. If he lived in a warmer climate what he did would make perfect sense. We lived out in South West Texas and it seldom got to even freezing, but the flies weren’t a problem in the winter.
Have you noticed a dominant cow?
Our was "Freckles". They all followed her. She was always first. She'd take a rope lead anywhere.
We kept about 25 Hereford on 70 acres of pasture.
good job guys :) over here we just bring them into a barn down an ally system with a swing gate at the end, after each cow passes into the barn, the gate is switched between each animal dependeding on what your looking to seperate. much love xxx
Just a thought, having the gate electrified will that make them more hesitant to going through the gate when you do want to move them?
Joyce, Good question.🙏💉😷
Well that was a successful mission!!! That went really well for you guys.
You are one of my favorite channels to watch! Your love and care for the animals is so refreshing to see. I love seeing how you think of the animals in every decision you make, always wanting to make them as comfortable and happy as you can. Great job on moving the bull/cows! Can't wait for the next video.
It always works so much better to train them to the bucket then try to chase. That looked like relaxed stress free(from the cows view) cattle work.
Our area has a very nice ordung of Amish and many times they do the repairs and building of barns. They are very nice group of people and their job quality is top notch!
My grandmother was from Germany and my grandfather used to hire them to do bog chores. Grandmother and I got to go with them occasionally to set up work and I think its because my gran missed speaking German with others as grandpa was from Ireland. I remember playing with the kids and eating a few meals. Big families great foods very joyful and close.
You are right about the food! I grew up in PA about 1/2 hour from the Amish community in Lancaster. I miss Amish food.
I don’t understand what was going on ,but you know,so it all looked good to me. Lol. I just know your cows and your farm is super clean and healthy looking . I am happy things worked the way you want it to today. God bless you .
Kevin I am not a experienced cattle person, however I have seen cowfolk work cattle. They use a plastic paddle on a long pole. It rattles and has a visual plastic rectangle on the end of the pole. A couple of these may make cattle separation / movement easier for you and Sarah. I wish you guys all the best, blessings.
I would leave the heifer calf where it is for at least a couple weeks. In that time, the cow should start drying off and when the heifer rejoins the cows she should be weaned off.
I agree. Nothing worse than a heifer calf that isn’t weaned at that sweet spot in time (before 8 months). We have had a couple and they are buggers to try and break even after they have their own calves.
Good ☕️☕️ Morning Kevin & Sarah,you have a great set up for Tex & the steers.The move really went smooth for you!Awesome!!Have a wonderful tomorrow! 🐮👍😊👏
The flag of la Palma tells us that the tribulation is here... time is up
We just started our homestead last year. We're in Kansas. Moved from Phoenix as well. This way of life is so much better! We only have four cows, but it would be amazing to get a larger property and do what you guys are doing. Keep it up!
Man, that’s quite an operation! Excellent joy you two! 🙏🏼❣️♥️❣️🙏🏼
Just be sure that you have removed the brush from around the wire , it can ground out the fence and cause you some problems. Also opening the gate to get to the gate wire might be challenging to the way you have it set up , might just be the way you showed it ?
Kevin, we had 2 calving seasons 1 in the spring another in the fall. giving the bulls in for 3 months then out for 3 months. recovering for the 3 months...he would get back into condition than back to the cows. the useful life of a bull rather than being worn out before age 8, if you could maintain cows he could breed (avoiding inbreeding) could be 14 or 16 years of age. the greatest enemy he has is getting fat
You two are such hard workers.. from sun up to sun down🤩. I love cows & thoroughly enjoyed this video 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
We had a couple of 1000 head of females….I agree, if you don’t have your birthing window , you can loose calves in birthing accidents
I know Pete A, from Just a Few Acres, does great with his cow and paddock rotation. Looks great Kevin. Pete A from New York, not Pete B from Texas.🧡👍👍
Looking at your cows, I can't help thinking of Hef and Rocko's Modern Life.
Batch calving is a lot easier on the nerves, especially with heifers! We pull ours off March to May, so that we don’t have January- February calves hitting the ground. We’ve had some freeze to death because of a bad winter storm once. We all know heifers seem to pick the worst weather to calve in it seems. Ice storm? ooh, time to calve! tornado? oh yeah, drop that baby!🤪
Moving cows is a lot of work. I like it when Ben and Andrea use the drone to help move them.
Well done! I found myself calling Tex into the final paddock and felt sad when he was alone in the back paddock. 😆
Is a paddock the same as what we call a lot?
@@lynnschantz9185 likely so. A paddock is a defined amount of space used for a certain purpose. 😃
We live about 15 minutes from Power Flex! Great company, always very helpful. We use a lot of their products on our farm. We started rotational grazing several years ago and have been very pleased with how much grass we have and how it has healed the land. Great video as always!
Good job sorting your animals. Do you fence off your animals from getting into your ponds? If you don’t, it will cause a lot of erosion on the banks. Blessings on you guys, and keep up the good work🙂
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I loved watching this so much . You are,so nice and good with your animal's . Some people are mean to their animals . God bless you and all your farm animals.
Wow, impressive endeavor. How many acres do you have on your farmstead? Have learned so much from your videos. Keep up the great work.
Be careful turning Tex in with one female calf, with no cows around we have lost young heifer calves to injury after a bull tried to breed a calf that was way too young. All the learning process! 👍🏼
I have watched you before and always enjoyed it. It was fun meeting all your critters. Keep up your good humor.