Great video son! Thanks for taking the initiative to get the calf catcher. All of you guys have had encounters and not hurt too seriously but serious enough. The cattle are beautiful!! You make your momma and dad proud!!🥰
First off - thank you for your service. The calf catcher is worth the money because of safety. You can't work your cattle or fly if you or anyone else is laid up in the hospital or house. To me purchasing the calf catcher was a no brainer. I enjoy your videos so keep up the good work.
Great thing it works, she was pissed. Never liked moms like that. Sonne Farms got one but haven't showed a video of them using it yet. Money well spent. 🇺🇸
It looks to me that the calf catcher is a winner and worth every dollar you paid. My grandpa had Angus cattle & I remember a cow nocking him down. They are very protective of their calves. I’m a Navy aviation veteran from SW Minnesota, so I wouldn’t mind seeing some aviation on your channel too. I was an A-6 Intruder plane captain from the early 1970’s.
Great video Rod. That mama is mean but she’ll protect her calve from about anything. Thanks for sharing with us and thank you for your service. See you next time
I'm glad to see you're doing ok. I am definitely NOT educated on farming but know a good business decision when I see it. I was thinking about lost time from being injured from the cow would really cost a lot more than the cage. I'm getting ready to start flying again pretty soon myself and look forward to upcoming videos from you always. Thanks for bringing us along with you on the farm and in the air.
Thank you for the real world demo of the fast catch calf catcher. Was looking at those after getting thrown twice last year. Just wasn't sure they worked as good as promoted.
I'm happy with ours! Don't use it every day, but we used it 5 or 6 times last spring. The only thing I don't like is I wish there was some sort of quick release to drop it over a calf quicker. It is ran off the winch so the speed of it depends on the winch speed. I hope to have a couple more videos of it this spring.
Working on my neighbor to get this. They have several hundred head P plus calving. Only issue is transporting on a trailer daily behind Pick up. That and more than a few thousand dollars which is not much compared to An injury.
Hey Col. Read an article the other day saying that the Air Force has grounded a bunch of KC's. Did the grounding affect you guys. I keep track of my Air Force. Calves are looking good. Glad to see your post.
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 I know exactly how the old girls feel. I older than they are and some of the parts just don't work any longer. God Bless you and yours sir. Go Air Force. Richard, a Crusty old MSgt.
I saw a video on a calf like yours that had a facial reconstruction done when it was born looking like yours . This calf had a lot of trouble eating. But as long as it eating and breathing I say it's good.
Hey, major contact Michigan State University AG. I've seen the animals on the University ground grazing and Bovine that have defects that are alive, they know.
@ohioflyingfarmer7050 Also my wife and I were in the guard in Springfield and we both know people that went to Columbus to work there after we lost our aircraft. Love your videos. Thanks Jim and Becky Ingling
Another great video, very informative. Makes you wonder who thought of such a thing, great investment. You might do better with the bull you got only time will tell. I'd be lying if I said I did'nt miss your video's
The first calf is something that I have never seen anything like. The crazy bitches are what keep life entertaining. Keeping you out of the hospital and the crazy girls at bay is money well spent. One thing that we’ve been doing for a few years now is keeping a record of the mother and how much of a problem that she has been and it has been very accurate year to year.
Better a live pansy than a dead berk. I love cattle but after coming to with a Limmy's front hooves either side of me made me realise one thing sheep may break bones but I haven't heard of anyone being killed due to an over protective mother though I have done an unplanned backflip when one went for my knees. One of dad's cousins was found killed in a yard where one had suddenly decided to go for him, they had a strict culling policy for any that had any behavioural issues, was over 8 years old never shown any aggression nor were there any calves around they had been weaned for a couple month. Even in a country with free healthcare a preventable injury will still cost a heck of a lot more than a couple of k
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 they are beautiful creatures but even when docile they can forget their own strength. Saying that though there are still the opportunities to do dumb mistakes. Just had to unplug the straw chopper while bedding up with a 3x4 bale in the back thought I was being safe stopped the machine took the keys out climbed in and unplugged it had to climb out over the bale to get out went to jump the three feet down from my seat on the raised bale on the ramp only to find the ground wasn't even under the mud, stumbled did half a Roly Poly into a gate tweaking my shoulder on the arm I've already bashed or pulled something in.
I like The Calf catcher but now Take another empty Chemical Tote and Pay someone to Modify it and Make another one! Also Figure out a Way to Free Spool the Wench so it can Drop! Stay Safe!
So I was wondering, If you pay $165,000 for a bull how many calves do you need to produce before you get your money back. Forget about interest and profit, just what does it take to get your money back. Divide the $165,000 sales price net of purchase cost by the following amount; One calf's average sales price net of selling costs less the costs of raising the calf. Something like this always comes to my mind. I guess being a retired CPA has something to do with it. ignore this if you desire. BTW, good video as always.
Paying that much for a bull they are probably collecting selling The semen. You’d be surprised how much semen is collected from hogs and cattle. There is quite the market for good genetics.
Great question! For example, IF he was used as a "herd" bull, it would take approx 90 full grown calves to break even. He will most likely not be used as a herd bull. As others have said, his semen will be collected and dispersed to farms throughout the country. He came from high-dollar bloodlines, so his semen will also be high dollar. I have no experience with this part of the industry, so I really have no idea what his semen will be worth.
We Had A calf like that and the Same year I shot a Deer that was a Hermorfadite both Sexes! We Visited with some Neighbors and We All think it’s in the Creek Water because it gets Discharge from a Treatment Facility a few miles upstream! Maybe it’s Just The luck of the Draw but there’s been some Strange Offspring in the 5 mile Radius of the Watershed!
We had a charlois bull years ago that we "sent to town". He could walk through a wood gate and lifted a fence up with his nose trying to get to the heifers. Also, always knew when my husband was gone.
The calf with the facial abnormalities is genetics , if the calf lives you will notice more abnormalities. As for the crazy cow she would be at McDonald’s after she raised that calf , you said she acted that way before. I don’t care if they raise a good calf every year , just don’t sell the cow for someone else to get hurt she needs to be in hamburger !!!
Great video son! Thanks for taking the initiative to get the calf catcher. All of you guys have had encounters and not hurt too seriously but serious enough. The cattle are beautiful!! You make your momma and dad proud!!🥰
I KNOW you are so very proud!
I'm glad to see you're back! Thanks for feeding America and Flying Freedom. America!
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First off - thank you for your service. The calf catcher is worth the money because of safety. You can't work your cattle or fly if you or anyone else is laid up in the hospital or house. To me purchasing the calf catcher was a no brainer. I enjoy your videos so keep up the good work.
Great minds think alike!
Thanks for watching!
Looks like money well spent. Safety is everything. Glad to see you back.
Thanks Doug!
Your Momma showed me how to respond! The calf catcher is really neat! Keep safe and I’ll anxiously be waiting on another episode! Aunt Jan
Ha!
Thanks for watching!
Be sure to spread the word down there in Ironton!
I know your mom is PROUD! It looks like you all have quite the farm and ALOT of cows!
After the hell I prob put her through while growing up, it's nice to make her proud every once in a while, ha!
Great thing it works, she was pissed. Never liked moms like that. Sonne Farms got one but haven't showed a video of them using it yet. Money well spent. 🇺🇸
I actually saw it on a Sonne Farms episode a while back.
Thank you! Really partial to Sonne farms as they are a good representation of the Midwest. As This gentleman is.
As a guy who had a minor injury from a cow it sure looks handy to me. Thank You for your service, I spend 5 years in the Army 190-1995!
Thank YOU for your service Melvin!
Thank you Melvin Nott
Thank you for your service! 😊🇺🇸
Safety is key! The grumpy cow looked like she could get in the calf catcher with you! I’ve seen mad cows do stupid shit!
That would be a really bad day if she jumped in that thing!
It looks to me that the calf catcher is a winner and worth every dollar you paid. My grandpa had Angus cattle & I remember a cow nocking him down. They are very protective of their calves. I’m a Navy aviation veteran from SW Minnesota, so I wouldn’t mind seeing some aviation on your channel too. I was an A-6 Intruder plane captain from the early 1970’s.
Thanks for your service Dennis! I think it will be a good investment!
Thanks for being on the tip of the spear!
Saying hello from Scotland
Hi Willy!
Thanks for watching!
Congrats with your first catch! It's been entertaining to view this. America!
Thanks Roger!
Great video Rod. That mama is mean but she’ll protect her calve from about anything. Thanks for sharing with us and thank you for your service. See you next time
Thanks again for the comment Bill!
Yes, that calf won't have to worry about coyotes for sure!
That calf catcher saved your bacon on that one! Good investment. Merica!!
It sure did!
That looks like a nice piece of equipment an will save your ass big time. Carl
We'll see. Definitely easier than the way we used to deal with the mean ones!
Hope that catcher keeps working good for you. I can see it getting a lot of use going forward.
Hopefully we won't need to use it a lot, but if we need it, we'll have it!
That scene with cow 54 makes that calf catcher worth its money
Yep! I say it was money well spent!
Though it may be a bit before it happens, can't wait to see a B-21 Raider on the boom of an Ohio ANG tanker! Gods speed Colonel! 'Merica!
I haven't seen one either, but I'm looking forward to the opportunity!
I'm glad to see you're doing ok. I am definitely NOT educated on farming but know a good business decision when I see it. I was thinking about lost time from being injured from the cow would really cost a lot more than the cage. I'm getting ready to start flying again pretty soon myself and look forward to upcoming videos from you always. Thanks for bringing us along with you on the farm and in the air.
Thanks! I think it will be money well spent!
Thank you for the real world demo of the fast catch calf catcher. Was looking at those after getting thrown twice last year. Just wasn't sure they worked as good as promoted.
I'm happy with ours! Don't use it every day, but we used it 5 or 6 times last spring. The only thing I don't like is I wish there was some sort of quick release to drop it over a calf quicker. It is ran off the winch so the speed of it depends on the winch speed. I hope to have a couple more videos of it this spring.
6:46
this clip never grows old.
You got that right!
Good video Clark! Why is it always the crazy one that have the best calves? I will keep watching! Merica!
Great question! If she had crappy calves, it would make it easier to get rid of her!
Nice calf catcher. With a little more practice, you will have it dialed in and get them on the first try.
Yep I'll get it figured out eventually!
Seems like a very good investment. Safety first…
Safety is usually last on our farm, but as we get older, it probably needs to move up on the priority list!
I need to look into this calf catcher. Might even be one of my neighbors here in Kansas.
www.fast-catch.com
Horses and Roping. Cowboys sorted this out long ago.
You mean hayburners, ha!
Calve catcher is slick
I think so too!
I just seen that on TikTok two days ago wanted to tell you about it but you beat me to it! Looks like it worked great!💪
Was it a Sonne Farms Tik Tok?
I can’t remember who it was just thought it was a cool product and thought of you with some of your wilder tagging!
Working on my neighbor to get this. They have several hundred head P
plus calving. Only issue is transporting on a trailer daily behind Pick up. That and more than a few thousand dollars which is not much compared to An injury.
I think it's worth the money.
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 Absolutely agree But the trailers have to have a modification. Travel probably 30 miles at least a day.
Hey Col. Read an article the other day saying that the Air Force has grounded a bunch of KC's. Did the grounding affect you guys. I keep track of my Air Force. Calves are looking good. Glad to see your post.
Yes, they found some faulty parts. Some tails were affected, others were not.
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 I know exactly how the old girls feel. I older than they are and some of the parts just don't work any longer. God Bless you and yours sir. Go Air Force. Richard, a Crusty old MSgt.
Ohio farms are great
O H !
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 I O !
I saw a video on a calf like yours that had a facial reconstruction done when it was born looking like yours . This calf had a lot of trouble eating. But as long as it eating and breathing I say it's good.
I have my doubts that he'll make it.
We'll see I guess.
Good video, Rod!
Thanks Mark!
Enjoyed the video Colonel , love the calf catcher good investment !
I appreciate it Jim!
Hey, major contact Michigan State University AG. I've seen the animals on the University ground grazing and Bovine that have defects that are alive, they know.
I might do that.
First one I’ve seen used
Prob wasn't the best demo, but I'll get better!
Showed polled her fords against Boyd's back in the late 70's early 80's
Interesting!
@ohioflyingfarmer7050 Also my wife and I were in the guard in Springfield and we both know people that went to Columbus to work there after we lost our aircraft. Love your videos. Thanks Jim and Becky Ingling
Another great video, very informative. Makes you wonder who thought of such a thing, great investment. You might do better with the bull you got only time will tell. I'd be lying if I said I did'nt miss your video's
Thanks again Joe!
OG!
Great video, Rod!
Thanks Elmo!
That was a mean cow. I watch Sonne Farms and haven’t seen a mean cow like that.
Yes, she is a nasty one!
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 Sonne comments about nasty cows occasionally but they send them to freezer camp or the sale.
In the words from soney farms I’d send that one to town
That would be easier to do if her calves were not nice ones.
sonne farms got a calf catcher, have you watch his channel
Yes Sir! That's where I learned of it.
I don't think they've posted a video of it in use though.
The first calf is something that I have never seen anything like. The crazy bitches are what keep life entertaining. Keeping you out of the hospital and the crazy girls at bay is money well spent. One thing that we’ve been doing for a few years now is keeping a record of the mother and how much of a problem that she has been and it has been very accurate year to year.
That's prob a good idea, but we're terrible at keeping records, ha!
Better a live pansy than a dead berk.
I love cattle but after coming to with a Limmy's front hooves either side of me made me realise one thing sheep may break bones but I haven't heard of anyone being killed due to an over protective mother though I have done an unplanned backflip when one went for my knees.
One of dad's cousins was found killed in a yard where one had suddenly decided to go for him, they had a strict culling policy for any that had any behavioural issues, was over 8 years old never shown any aggression nor were there any calves around they had been weaned for a couple month.
Even in a country with free healthcare a preventable injury will still cost a heck of a lot more than a couple of k
Yep! Raising cattle can be dangerous, that's for sure!
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 they are beautiful creatures but even when docile they can forget their own strength.
Saying that though there are still the opportunities to do dumb mistakes. Just had to unplug the straw chopper while bedding up with a 3x4 bale in the back thought I was being safe stopped the machine took the keys out climbed in and unplugged it had to climb out over the bale to get out went to jump the three feet down from my seat on the raised bale on the ramp only to find the ground wasn't even under the mud, stumbled did half a Roly Poly into a gate tweaking my shoulder on the arm I've already bashed or pulled something in.
That cow wanted to hurt you bad ! Most farms that cow would be sold for burger ! That would probably be tough too !
It's hard to get rid of cows when they produce a nice calf. She's not mean year-round, just during the 30 seconds we need to work on it.
I like The Calf catcher but now Take another empty Chemical Tote and Pay someone to Modify it and Make another one! Also Figure out a Way to Free Spool the Wench so it can Drop! Stay Safe!
Yeah, the free spool idea would be handy!
So I was wondering,
If you pay $165,000 for a bull how many calves do you need to produce before you get your money back. Forget about interest and profit, just what does it take to get your money back.
Divide the $165,000 sales price net of purchase cost by the following amount; One calf's average sales price net of selling costs less the costs of raising the calf. Something like this always comes to my mind. I guess being a retired CPA has something to do with it.
ignore this if you desire.
BTW, good video as always.
By selling semen maybe?
Paying that much for a bull they are probably collecting selling The semen.
You’d be surprised how much semen is collected from hogs and cattle.
There is quite the market for good genetics.
@@paulprigge1209 Well, I had not thought about selling the semen. That gives the equation an additional factor.
@@gregeconomeier1476 I don’t know if that’s what they did or not .
Great question! For example, IF he was used as a "herd" bull, it would take approx 90 full grown calves to break even.
He will most likely not be used as a herd bull. As others have said, his semen will be collected and dispersed to farms throughout the country. He came from high-dollar bloodlines, so his semen will also be high dollar.
I have no experience with this part of the industry, so I really have no idea what his semen will be worth.
We Had A calf like that and the Same year I shot a Deer that was a Hermorfadite both Sexes!
We Visited with some Neighbors and We All think it’s in the Creek Water because it gets Discharge from a Treatment Facility a few miles upstream!
Maybe it’s Just The luck of the Draw but there’s been some Strange Offspring in the 5 mile Radius of the Watershed!
Interesting! I have heard of multiple-sex deer but never seen one. Hopefully we don't have anything in the water!
Those mean cows we wouldn't keep, send them to the sale barn. They ain't worth the trouble or injury.
I mostly agree with you. We have some predators (coyotes and bobcats) in the area, so sometimes the aggressiveness is beneficial.
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 luckily we had some good dogs. And I liked call yotes.
My farm is in eastern Ohio and I have a ton of bobcats and coyotes. Some of the bobcats are bigger than my dog
Hey col. maybe some boomer training for that cage,,, lol,, “ have a great day “,,
Ha! Great idea!
Aim high LTC
Always!
Winner Winner yee yee
I sure hope so!
The comment about send her to town comes from what they do with dangerous cows. They literally send them to town. When sold they no longer a problem
Yeah, but that's hard to do when they produce a nice calf.
We had a charlois bull years ago that we "sent to town". He could walk through a wood gate and lifted a fence up with his nose trying to get to the heifers. Also, always knew when my husband was gone.
Love your videos!
My great Uncle god headed by a cow in the lower abdomen which ruptured his appendix and he did nothing about it and it killed him
I'm sorry to hear that.
This would be my wife if she was a cow and someone was messing with our daughter 🤣
Ha! Some of them can't get aggressive!
I don't think she liked you very much! 🤣
No......she didn't!
Cleft lip
Kinda looks like it.
The calf with the facial abnormalities is genetics , if the calf lives you will notice more abnormalities.
As for the crazy cow she would be at McDonald’s after she raised that calf , you said she acted that way before. I don’t care if they raise a good calf every year , just don’t sell the cow for someone else to get hurt she needs to be in hamburger !!!
Thanks for the comment Cowboy!
Hamburger would prob be tough too, haha!