The LAST THING we needed before her Calf is born
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- We need to get a milk stanchion built so we can milk our cow once she has her calf. Will she like going into it…
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Isiah looked so handsome when he smiled after you guys started singing to him. And then when he got to blow the 2nd candle out you could see all the love shining in his eyes.
From experience in my younger years.....you will need a bucket or small pail with warm soapy water and old rags to wash her teets, and a pail of plain warm water to wipe teets after washing. We always kept the clean rags down by the milk station in a 5 gal bucket with tight fitting lid. after use dirty rag went back to house with soa bucket for cleaning along with the warm water pail. Also gonna need bucket or wheel barrow and shovel to scoop poop and let her pee in to keep platform clean. We also had water hose with spray nozzle to clean off deck.
I forgot most important part, stainless steel milk pail with lid. We also had a board on a hinge on one side to press the cow in so she couldnt move, it had a chain across her but and hooked on one side to hold her in place. Helps with her not kicking also. But if you hold your arm against her leg while milking helps her to not kick as well.
Happy Birthday Isaiah :}
That is good advice.
Peggy Sue - yep, we already scoop the poop into a bucket and/or wheelbarrow. We’re getting supplies ready for milking as well
Wow I just realised that I have been watching this channel for more than 1 year
Same her in fact I started watching maybe 2 years ago now because I watched a whole summer without the emus. I believe I started watching in the spring a year before the emus were born.
I watch this channel when i got stress and not knowing it's a year .
Same
I like how gently you showed her where to go 😊
Creepy Cookie - thank you... working with a large animal is new to us so didn’t want her to panic at all
You might want to place a traction rubber mat on the deck where she will be getting milked. During wet weather she could slip and fall.
tuklo nashoba - sounds good
Aww when the Isayah started crying it broke my heart.💕
Richard Moore - thank you ❤️
„Now you’re part of our family Dolly !“
So cute to see how she’s warming up to you guys
Curly Su - thanks!
Uriah: “I don’t want to run this time.”
Starts to run: “Because I’m to tired” 😂
London Timothy - he’s easy to convince 😀
@@whitehouseonthehill Hey! a thought crossed my mind when you said she was lonely, Get a full-sized nanny (or milk) goat to put in the stall next to her, they are cheaper than another cow and if ever the moma cow doesn't take to her calf, the goat could help raise it too.
Oh my gosh! You got my card! ❤ Happy Birthday, baby boy! I can't believe it has been a year. What a happy family you all are. I love watching the boys try challenges and growing their farm skills. They have the sweetest hearts. Happy Spring, White House On A Hill. ❤
The side bars are pretty high. If she side steps, or kicks, she will fall out on you. I would add one that hits right at the top of her thighs, and add a hock catch of some sort to keep her from kicking. Justin Rhodes has a really good set up, and has been hand milking cows for a while. He would be really good to collaborate with in making the milk stand just right for you. You definitely have a really good thing going. :@)
Camille Danielson - we can always move the bars lower if we need to. So far the height is working out well, but we won’t know till we start milking
You whistle at Dolly like she’s a bird, I guess it works😉
I used to to a mouse squeal/chirp for my horses. They love it because it's high-pitched so it gets their attention easily. They learn that the sound means "hey, come here!" Rather than just sounding like you're talking like you normally do.
Liz Reeves - my habit since I’m used to talking to our chickens. Haven’t figured out how to communicate with cows yet
@@whitehouseonthehill Just talk to her by name. Hey Dolly, hey Dolly, git up Dolly, good Dolly. etc. she will learn her name and cows are smarter than given credit for. When milking put your head against her leg, roughly where her leg starts to join up with her hip. When she starts to move to kick you will feel it first and you can push with your head to tip her off balance. When milking, cleaning her udder etc. always move deliberately with confidence and firmness. Gentle caresses might be nice with the Mrs. but they just tickle a cow's udder making them twinge. Watch a calf feed, there isn't any gentleness or fiddling about involved. You want to emulate that. Watching you gently stroke her udder as your were, made me want to kick you. LOL
I used to milk 150 head twice a day. All our cows were very gentle but wouldn't take kindly to mucking about. They all responded to their names and knew our different voices as we went about daily milking. I suggest getting some udder dip and a teat cup to treat her teats after milking, this will help prevent mastitis.
@@BellefromOz that probs works because horses will on occasion eat small birds and rodents if they get the opportunity
Ghost to Poltergeist lol
I love how seriously Eli takes his jobs and responsibilities
Memmi Bunny - me too 😀
@@whitehouseonthehill I mentioned this in a previous video but I find you guys so inspiring. I'm stuck in my apartment in NYC and I love animals, I have a menagerie of my own (mini lop rabbit, Siberian cat, and fancy rats). I don't think my life path will lead me down the farm trail, but I will gladly live vicariously through you guys. I wish you all the best in safety and health. Can't wait for the new baby!
Do you have your calving box ready, chains incase the calf needs assist, supplements or the calf? You should wash her backend and tail up to prevent infection. Most cows do fine with no assist but it's her first and she is thin, was she dewormed before you brought her to clean pasture. If not ask your vet to check her for parasites it might be why she is thin. A tail clip is handy as well while milking , nothing like cow tail popping you in the eye! 😂🧡 keep a vet number handy, just in case. GOOD LUCK!
I was thinking the same she is also a jersey which are prone to milk fever and he should have some calcium ready she looks very under weight
It's not her first shes had a calf the year before
@@kasieb90 still you need things just in case.. antibios, electrolytes, colostrum, and milk replacer. Calves can get very sick in the first 72 hours.
Today my FIRST broody hen hatched a baby
Congratulations!!! woohooo!
Kevin 123 awesome
Wow that it is great! Congratulations
Kevin 123 - 👏🏻
Congratulations!🎊🎈
Can i just say that Becky is such a queen lime shes an icon like she manages to take care of three kids including a baby while at the same time working on a homestead and building stuff like what a queen 👏👏🙌😂
Austin Moss - thanks ❤️
I love that you guys relit the candle after he burned himself. He learned not to touch fire that day and you guy didn’t freak out. Him blowing out the candle has to be the most adorable thing I’ve seen all day!
Denis Tobar - Definitely wanted him to learn from it and get to blow it out 😀
Your an amazing cow owner. Your doing nothing wrong. And the chicks and the emus are the coolest/cutest animals ever! Don’t be ashamed by anything no matter what. U deserve to be happy 😃 if you have to name a baby cow I think of
Luna, linka, Dixie, eclipse, moon or molly an exotic name could be. Exotic or starlight, moonshine, fire or maby my favourite storm ⛈ or blizzard 🌨:)
Luna for the moon, eclipse of the rare appearance or molly to rime with dolly ❤️💕💖 🐄 🐮 you guys are absolutely amazing! Keep up the good work!
Happy birthday! Iseah!
Matthew Robinson shure thing :)
What if it’s a bull though?
Dragon Heart - thanks for the support!
Happy birthday Isiah. Your rooster was so happy to have grass, he's a beautiful grey color. Love little Dolly, she's adapting well.
Wendy Miller - thank you, Wendy
When we were kids, my little bro accidentally peed on an electric fence. He screamed but said he wanted to do it sgain. *sigh*
Dad has lots of electric fence stories. Peeing on it was one that my stupid exhusband did. He deserved the pain come to find out later. 😉
@@plattepuss66 LOLOL....omg...love your story xoxo
@@plattepuss66 LMAO!!
alcatrazzz - 😂
Im scared to do it but...i want to
How is the aviary coming along? Haven't seen anything about that in a while!
lewshann - we’ll get back to it in a few weeks. Have to get food going for the year
It was cool to see dolly checking out the wood, so cute!
I cry every single time y'all have a birthday for the family.
Amen ❤️
You guys should think about putting in a poop slide so when you're milking she don't get poops on, in, or around you or your milk. 😉🤙🏻🖖🤟✌
Yes. The poop and the pee is a problem. Justin Rhodes keeps a wheel barrow full of hay nearby and a shovel to scoop the hot and wet poop into the hay. And he has a hose mounted with a control spray nozzle to clear it away. Then the area is covered with sawdust. He has two milk cows, and one of them will sometimes poop twice during her milking. This is why I would do goats.
@@BiterAvid I always used a tail clip as well.
Get a dog to protect cow and home my family had a cow and always got hurt by coyotes and got a German Shepherd and no more bites happened :)
Edit happy bday iseah or early bday
Edward Chavez They should get a Great Pyrenees, they are better
Guys dogs have a habit of hurting birds unless brought up trained and taught not to at least according to certain sources. I know it depends on the breed yadda yadda yadda. I was told I couldn't have a cat with a German Shepherd by my local Animal Shelter or Control because of the same issue. I told her she was off her rocker. She said if they found out we had or if we adopted a cat that we couldn't they would refuse to allow us to adopt a "prey dog" ei German Shepherd ect.
@@terrortigga4036 Yep yep....I so agree with you here. They look so gentle and sweet (and they are) but not when it comes to predators. Have you guys seen the documentary called The Biggest Little Farm? It's amazeballs!!
Edward Chavez Border collies are great around birds, cats, etc. ours kept our ducks and cat safe.
Edward Chavez - coming soon 😀
Aww, Isaiah is getting so big! I'm so grateful to watch him grow up
Honestly - thank you
Your boys are gentlemen and remind me how youngsters used to be brought up without cell phones hanging around their necks. Great parents! This Nani loves watching your podcasts. God Bless you. Can't wait to see the new addition. Hope Dolly has no birthing problems.
Most dairy cows have a clear discharge while they’re pregnant, once her udder becomes stiff and the discharge will become reddish pink when she’s starting to calf. Hope that helps, I’ve been dairy farming for a few years now.
I thought they were singing happy birthday to the cow 😂
Kids blowing air to put of the candle is rare during their first bday ..... I'm sure Isiah is a fast learner.
I can imagine dad Eli and Uriah all making blowy faces at him to show him what to do.
@@diannaclarke2758 yes even I imagined that.
Speaking from experience with our two jersey girls, Stanchion training is so important. A calf throws a kink into the picture. Our girls have been trained for a very long time and will run into the stanchion, but when they have a calf, it’s very challenging to get her to leave the calf.. we have made it hard on ourselves in the past and didn’t halter train the calves... I know Justin does and we will start that on the very next calf. After a few weeks, they will leave their baby, but we will do the calf training as soon as they come out next time! Good luck and blessings!!! It doesn’t come without its challenges, but we really do enjoy our girls and the benefits of raw milk!
So beautiful how you rescue this very skinny cow she look already better and will be so happy with your loving family. We had a jersey fat cow call Lina and we loved her so much, we made our butter and cheese and had enough milk even to much at time , she was so loving to our children. They are the best cows ever
Awww. So cute! Elijah knew how to blow out the candle. He was so excited too! 🥰 SuPeR sweet episode!!
Lisa Marie - thank you
I spent my vacations as a kid on the farm by my uncle...... To see the kids having a good time is great.... 💗💗
Happy birthday Isaiah!! He's getting so big!! What a blessing! Three boys!!😃💜
I love how helpful and eager Eli and Uriah are. You and Becky are raising some good kiddos 💛
Quite the collection of fowl. How can you afford to feed them
Bethany DaFoe - thank you!
Me and my family milk goats and when your milking dolly you can get a bucket with warm water and a few drops of iodine it will help keep her healthy and her utter smooth
I’m so excited for the calf to be born I bet she’s gonna be so adorable 💕
Shaikha The Legend I hope they are not going to have it for meat though. 🤞 That would be so cruel.
Jen Wilko true I don’t think they will
Isaiah blowing out the candle was the cutest thing ever awe
This may sound harsh but take it from experience.....horns are DANGEROUS no matter how tame you believe your Dolly is. Accidents do happen. My heart is in my throat every time I see your babies around Dolly . Cows with new calf's can get protective. Ask your vet👍. Love your channel you all make some great videos, one of the few family friendly content channels and I tell everyone I know. Thank You for all your efforts.
This channel is an absolute blessing. Each video reminds me of the days when I was a little kid running around my great grandfather’s farm. He had to sell it and his animals when he got too old to take care of them, so this gives me such wonderful bits of nostalgia that I can’t get from visiting him and his animals anymore. I hope you all stay safe from the virus!
Wow! I cannot believe Isaiah is already a year old. Happy 1st Birthday. The Farm is coming along so well, a lot of hard work and commitment I see has been going on. God Bless All of you.
Your videos make me so happy.
Isiah is so cute 🥰😊 his big eyes when you guys were singing for him.
Happy birthday little man. May you grow healthy and strong 🎉🎉🎉🎂
It brings so much joy to me to watch you guys smile. Your boys are what every parent wants. Most of us can only dream of growing up on a farm and your boys seem to be loving it especially when he touched the fence for us to see. He has no fear. Glad you guys are safe we are still locked up here in Philly and hope to get through this nonsense soon good luck and God bless with your new animals.
It was almost like Dolly heard him say it wasnt cutting and was like "oh? I'll help you little one" i thought it was funny and cute. Also Isaiah putting out the flame with his fingers scared me a little bit but i also laughed because my little brother did that with a candle once 😂😂😂😂 such a sweet baby tho
DJ Carson 😀
this is lovely to see, know that chickens, ducks, cows are very social and intelligent animals, mine loved piano music...when someone would play on the piano chickens would sit around the piano to listen...we even had a little chicken that allowed herself to lay her egg in the boutique and eventually slept in the appartment. She was amazing! Go on teaching your children to love and respect all life !
you’re genuinely the ONLY channel i watch every video , and every minute of that video, every time you upload. its such a breath of fresh air to watch ... THANKYOU!
Luke Mason - thank you so much, we really appreciate that ❤️
Happy Birthday Isaiah!
Thats one nice lookin stanchion ;) (nice find on the head gate!)
Your child's laughs at the end was so cutee
FStar Beats - thanks 😀
Can't wait for the. Calf
My Daughter was born April 17 , 1990! My baby just turned 30!!! Time flys it truly does!! Enjoy every single minute with your children ! They drive us crazy sometimes & we want a break but before you know they will be off to college & never come back to live’ seriously it happens so fast!!
Don't forget safety glasses when grinding!
And a mask
Happy Belated Birthday Isiah! You guys truly have a beautiful family!
Always let her smell on everything. She will be a lot more chill when you work slower :)
Happy birthday Isaiah
I was one of your first subs and you guys still have one of the best TH-cam channels :)
How... your account says joined 3 days ago
@@tommontgomery9400 lmaoooo
Happy Birthday, Isaiah! He is the best little guy and has the biggest eyes. All the boys are growing so much and turning into really big helpers around the farm. Nice setup for milking Dolly soon.
Jeanne L - thank you!
Your videos are such an oasis right now. Thank you for sharing a bit of your farm life with me and everyone else.
Love Dolly! Your family is so sweet to share your lives and your beautiful farm with us! Happy birthday Isaiah 🎈🎂🎈🎈🎈
I can't believe it's been a year! Happy Birthday beautiful Boy.
I just love spending time on your homestead with you all! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAIAH! Great job on the stanchion; looks like Dolly will be right at home soon. Love seeing all the birds also. Beautiful! Shalom and Blessings from NE Missouri!
Paula Jo Davis - thanks!
Eventually, one of the boys is gonna pee on the electric fence.
Please just don't
I was thinking the same exact thing
Won't it increase men's manhood, no? 🙈
@@mominsindheela5070 chill it's just a joke, jeez
I'm so excited for Dolly's calf! It looks like everything is great around the farm too!
I’m a city girl, but I so enjoy your filmmaking, not to mention your fam and critters. Be safe. Be well. Peace.
Happy Birthday Sweet boy!!!🎈🎂🎈
Thank you! I appreciate your videos. They brighten my day. I love seeing your kids helping. You two are always encouraging them to try things that will challenge them but not be impossible. 💗
Tessa Lynne - aww, thank you so much!
He is so excited for his birthday 🎉 and touches the candel happy birthday 🎉🎊 🎊.so Happy to see cutting tag .😍 And waiting to see more animals and aviary
prakhar tripathi - 😀
Happy Birthday Isaiah, it only gets better from here on!
I just love your guys channel! So wholesome and pure, I love how boys are always so eager to help. A farm seems like a lot of work but you guys make me want to experience the life❤️
Tough Little Man and then you lit it again and he stopped crying. Happy 1st Birthday!! Little Man.
That is so cute how he actually blew the candle out🥳
Owwwww, I wish you a happy Birthday, and don't turn off the candle using ur hand❤️
Ewan Rawashdeh - lesson learned
Your family gives me joy!!!
Cynthia Tingler ❤️
That was so cute seeing the baby blow out the candle, I can’t believe a whole year has gone by since I’ve been watching your channel, getting to know the family, raising the emus and all the ducks and pheasants. You really are living the charmed life, but you work really hard for everything you do. You never seem to have a moments rest.
I can’t wait to see what Dollys calf is going to be, maybe a little bull. Next will you please get some goats! Miniature goats would be a lot of fun, they are spunky and then you can get goats milk and learn how to make goat milk cheese. Soon you’ll be having fresh milk from Dolly and that means fresh cream and butter and cheese.
Maybe you’ll even get a pony, a pony would be nice for the boys to learn to ride. And it’s a good thing you have all those boys, you really need all the farm hands you can get. Well thanks for sharing another beautiful story that really cheers us up in the big cities where we are locked down. You all are really safe from the virus out in the middle of the country. Well happy birthday baby boy may God continue to bless your every day. 🐓🐓🐓🐓🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂🐐🦙🐑🐏🐖🐖🐖🐐🐄🦆🦆🐥🐥🐣🐣🐔🐔🐤🐤🧑🏼🌾🧑🏼🌾🧑🏼🌾🧑🏼🌾🧑🏼🌾👍
ChuckandMax - we’d love to get a pony this year
Fearless lil guy! Happy birthday little buddy
Oh I thought from the title something bad had happened. Like " that's the last thing we needed " . Glad it was just the finishing touches. I still jump when the wee fellow puts his face near her ( Dolly's ) horns. There's reasons why dairy cattle get dehorned, although Jerseys are less often done. Her horns don't turn in at the points as much as a lot of Jerseys do , hence why I am nervous.
Jake learned: Whistling does not make dolly come like the emus come. The emus come with or (without) whistling. 😅
London Timothy - yep, old habits are hard to break 😂
Is it crazy that I can now name the types of chickens y’all have just by seeing them? That’s great bar talk material, lol! I can’t believe I have been watching for a year already and I’m so excited I found y’all’s channel!!
Aww it's good to see everyone doing well ^^ and happy birthday to the little one
Happy Birthday Isaiah. You are an adorable little man. You are growing so fast. Hope you have a wonderful birthday and year. So sorry you burned your hand. Hope it's all better.
The milk stand looks great! Happy birthday little guy!
OMGosh !! The change in the cow is so nice to see!! She looks so much better then the day you brought her home! Oh I hope you get a male to raise for meat !
Happy 1st Bday
from the Styles Family little one!
Health & Prosperity.
Happy Birthday, Isaiah!!!
Happy birthday to your adorable Isaiah! I hope his little hand is ok! His face Just went from joy to shock! I felt so bad! I feel blessed to be able to watch your family and farm grow up! I've been watching since we'll before Isaiah was born, so I've seen the boys grow quite a bit❤ I hope and pray you all are doing okay and weathering this lockdown okay. Seems like y'all are, but you never know. Thank you for excellent and entertaining content!
Jennifer Steffen - thank you, yes, we’re doing well
I love watching your videos! Every day I refresh my feed and when I see your guys channel pop up it puts a huge smile on my face!
Kate Scott - aww, thank you
Your doing an awesome job with Miss Dolly
Mary Combs - thank you
I look up to you guys. I used to farm with my mom and she lost everything. I moved states and now I have ducks and chickens and constantly working on something new. I started incubating duck eggs (I need more females and you guys influenced me) and they are due any day. So far 10/11 are alive and well. I want to one day start a TH-cam channel but I am still too shy. I love you guys.
Happy birthday Isiah, stay healthy. More blessing to come.. I love you..
Looking forward to see for new member of the family ❤️😊 mommy Dolly...
I love this stuff. Thank you all for all the good entertainment.
Black Pack Homestead Chris and Marella Ogden - thank you!
The music in your videos is everything to me!
Awww that ending!! So adorable!
Happy first birthday Isaiah! 🥳 🎉
It’s my birthday as well! But it was yesterday, Saturday 18th of April! A very low-key one this year, for obvious reasons! Well, it was actually a non-event for me this year, because I’m alone and of course social isolating, just like everyone else in Australia!
I can’t wait for Dolly to have her calf!! Calves are adorable! I remember when I was a kid on my grandfather’s dairy farm and he would always name one of each of the calves after all of us, his grandchildren! Because he kept them all.
We would hand feed them straw and hay, but because I have always had long blonde hair, they thought my hair was the straw, so the calves would always try to eat my hair!
I was the only female cousin/grandchild with blonde hair, all the other girls had long brown hair, so they only ever tried to eat mine!
I swear, your videos so often bring back such happy memories of my childhood for me! Thank you for that.
It actually means a lot now that I am living in Australia for almost 11 years and my family and home is in N.Ireland. I would still watch and love your videos, even if that wasn’t the case, but because of my childhood and my life now, your channel and videos are all the more special to me. I just wanted you to know that.
I love all of you guys. You are a beautiful family and it brings me a lot of joy knowing just how amazing all of your kid’s childhoods are and will be because of the lifestyle that you guys have chosen and are living. All of the animals and the land, everything is an adventure waiting to be found. 💜
Leanne Paxton - that was a great story... thank you for sharing ❤️
Happy birthday Isaiah 🧁🧁🧁🧁🧁 may you have many many more 🥳🥳🥳🥳
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Loved it all!
Congratulations Holly can’t wait to see more! Thank you for sharing you’re beautiful lives with us! Much luv ❤️
JewelsS 23 - thanks!
Happy Birthday baby....OMG he is so #cute and #adorable.....Thank you for share your lovely family with us .......🥰🥰🥰🥰
Happy Birthday Little Man
Happy Birthday little Man 🎉🥰
Happy birthday Isiah
my favorite homestead family
Bennystropical swimmig wolf - thank you ❤️
Can't wait to see the new barn you build for your cow closer to the house/water/power! 💗💕♥️
Maggieroselee - yep, that will make our farm complete, but it’s a few years away
Happy birthday little buddy