WHY WE CHOOSE BRITISH FRIESIAN OVER HOLSTEIN, AND A MONSTER ARRIVES ON THE FARM!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- In this episode i explain why we choose to herd a British Friesian Herd over Holstein, Also do do my very first Blog in front of the camera and a monster arrives on the farm......
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Very easy watch these videos lad, very honest talking and straightforward explanations, fair play to you. I’d reckon the timber piece is for holding the plastic on the pit as you roll it back?
So easy to watch, never get bored of watching this videos , videos are better when we can see your face taking to us👍 keep up the good work
Top notch operation. You run a tight ship. Clean, well thought out and organized. You take pride in what you do and it shows. Thanks for taking the time to share. I appreciate it.
Mr Nate Thanks Nate 👍
that calf is a beast! your cattle look amazing, some gloss of them! very neat farm, amazing work, cant wait to see more!!
Thank you! Great farm, beautiful cows and educational narrative!
good to see you on the other side of the camera keep it up
Another quality, informational video 👍
Thanks for a very informative video explaining farming details to us 'Townies' (I did once keep 4 goats, 2 saanen and 2 toggenburgs!) thanks from Wales CYMRU AM BYTH!
best video yet my friend. keep it up! cant wait to see you and Gerry doing video, and Phil, hope the language is as good as yours and Gerrys!
Well done that is some calf. Tanks for explaining your choice of cows grate welth of knowledge 👍
Great video timber used for holding the plastic from falling down when moving back tyres
Great video Adrian keep up the good work
Love the videos. Very interesting. Looks like a nice set up you have too 👍
Very good video lovely calf's
Brilliant video happy cattle ,and calf's make a happy farmer 👍
Great video keep up the good work hope the rise of your calving season goes well
Great content Adrian keep the good work up
Brilliant stuff 👍👍👍
Fantastic video informative and great to see you more on the camera sorry you had a bad experience with the bull hope you wasn't hurt bad 😬the calf's look great keep up the great work cheers Antony 👍
Lovely 👏
Top video adrian, honest and to the point,we have a similar herd to your br.fr. based some old bloodlines going back to Lsr and Rsg ai bulls from the 1980s. Your stock look smashing
Well done lad 👍 keep up da good work
The wooden tee I'm thinking is for pulling the tyres of and pushing the cover back whenever your in a rush sometimes? Good video.
Awful day here down East Cork as a result of storm Denis. Only got out around 3 pm to feed the cattle as it eased off. Hope there's no damage up your way. Fine calves and happy content looking cows. Lets hope it dries up soon and that spring will appear.
Michael Irwin same here Michael, start to ease off raining now, no real wind as of yet but think we’re in for it tomorrow
Do more of them vlogging videos like this very good video
Fair play great videos 👍
Fantastic videos, very interesting. Only just subscribed, and watched all your videos already👍 keep up the good work
Gavin Husband Welcome to the Channel Gavin
Tell you thank you.
Tell me different both bleed.
Great video. I love your cows
Great vid
Lovely blue
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you have a bloody tidy herd there and farm fair play to you!
Hi Adrian my xl cab was leaking it had 2 problems the first one the drainage holes were plugged In the gutter were the roof shuts second the pipes needed a flush out ,if you flush them out under to much pressure were the pipes join behind the roof linning they can pop apart did my old 785xl 3 years ago and it's bee perfectly dry since👍
Nick Hill thanks for the tips Nick, I never checked them drainage holes but I will 2moro
It's good to see British Fresians making a come back. Cows are brilliant characters generally and I for one prefer and enjoy working with cows more than sheep or pigs.
The timber is for rolling back the plastic sheeting
Grand cows and grand size herd something like ourselves keep those videos goin 👍
Good man. Cows need to be healty.
The original friesan cow was red and white.
Lovely cows,
All your videos are great but they are even better when you show yourself I am wondering what part of cavan you are from I’m from cavan my self from a very small farm but am living in New York for the last 26 years but you know what they say you can take the man out of the bog but you can’t take the bog from the man. Looking forward to the video of you and P and G it will be more than one video I think because the three of ye are great 👍
thomas briody thanks Thomas
Is it for keeping the sheet of plastic up if you pull out the silage from right infront of it and if there's water behind it I find it will nearly always fall down, great video and good to see your coming out of your shell! Can be difficult to show your face to people you dont know on the internet I'm sure😀
i started useing fleckvieh 4 years ago and love them
Please can i ask you question ? Good how they product per year, and how much their milking year ?
Thank you my friend. 😊😊
@@Gadawi 3 lact 271 days 5546 litres at 4.41 butterfat 3.63 protein. And a 1st lact 276 days 5205 litres 3.83 butterfat 3.56 protein
@@aidan3320 I suppose You feed not much grain? They are quite flexible in production depending on feed, but keep theire health on any ration rich or poor.
4 kgs a day of a 14% protein high energy nut and plenty of grass
@@aidan3320 Thanks, thats good economy!
Great video, farmyard is a credit to you, good looking stock as well. Would you do a machinery video sometime? Cheers....
thomas o sullivan Thank Thomas, yes later in the spring when all the machinery is out of hibernation I’ll do a full tour
I like how clean and organized youre farm looks. The bb calve is too big IMHO.
The dutch friesians are pretty rare nowodays in Holland unfortunatly.
The mountbellard something like British frisan lovely Square calves,👍
What's your cow numbers and how many acres do you farm. Can you do a farm yard tour, videos are brilliant
Temperament can be an issue also. P.S. They ladies are looking well.
nice vid there some size of a calf. we will be starting to calve now soon. hope you treated all the ladies for valentines :):):)
Deutz390 I’m spoilt rotten, I can’t deny it. Have a good season mate 👍
We used to farm diary, 60 years, we switched to beef in 2000...
Best thing we ever did,,
Mark B a lot of farms are now trying to enter the Dairy market, highest entrance levels in over 30 years. But only do what ur happiest at, Beef industry will improve soon 🤞🤞
@@IFarmWeFarm I will give you an example of what I ment about the diary industry decline,, When we packed up milking we were getting 29/30pence per litre,,, Now farmers can only dream of getting that sort of return,, yes the quotas have gone and now free to send any amount,,
However everything in farming has gone through the roof,, feed, bedding, diesel,, etc etc,,, I'd be interested to here what you are getting pence per litre,, see if iam right???
Mark B, I get where your coming from especially with cost levels rising hense the reason I try to carry out as much of the work on the farm as possible, efficiently is key here. In terms of pricing we get between 30 and 35 cent per litre base price on average, herds are now producing more litres per cow with better milk solids from advanced breeding being being the foundation.
It’s the same in all aspects of farming with the beef industry being a prime example. Hopefully it will recover soon which I think it will.
@@IFarmWeFarm We are UK based,, I take it your in the US,, So if correct your 30/35 cent per litre is actually very low when converted to pounds?? Our UK pound is fetching One dollar thirty..
Mark B Were here in Ireland 🇮🇪
Ahhh sure hello!!!! Great stuff Adrian and thanks for "coming out" from behind the selfie stick and giving us a look a ya!!!! Yourself now and young Phil will have to buy Gerry a bottle a hair gel and a beard trimmer for the big day lmfao!!! Christ alive he'll block me from the channel now and unfriend me aswell ffs!!!!!
Jeez sure we can't have ye walking around and a second hand cardboard box over his head now can we lol..... can't stop … pmsl!!!!!!!!
Used to just love the British Friesian in my time but as more have said the Holstein was pushed a lot back then and I had way more of them to hoof trim and care for than the smaller more robust "all rounder" ……….I have fond memories of the red n white too!
Mighty stuff and best of luck with the mini marathon of 15 or so to calve down over the next week or so...…...regards the "Big T"...… never used one but perhaps a handy d.i.y tool for pulling down the odd tyre and keeping the cover up in place while ya go round to pull it back over to fold? Anyway..... great vid once again!!!
Nose troughs make me laff, a cow drinking can shift water at a tremendous rate, a nose trough is like a sip, just enough to re-wet her nose! . The ending nosy cow is such a common experience, my fav.
Great video lad I buy alot of calves of lad with same breed and when sell them even being friesen lads go mad for them
Good points, also your fresian bull calves will leave a profit for whoever finishes them.
Good man Adrian. We have 65 calved now,we are only milking once a day until the end of February. Don't know what that thing is for in the silage pit. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Is the piece of wood with the cross on top of it used for dipping the tanks between slats to check how much slurry is underneath the slays
Another good interesting video as always.
Do you put the timber in the effluent channel to stop silage falling into it.
Some BB calf there lad, mind me asking what bull you used. Had you to Jack him out? Love the breed, I use BB on a few of my sucklers, great shape and really quiet. Stay safe.
Philip McVeigh if you message me on Instagram I’ll send you the straw used, yes the jack was definitely needed for this one lad
Pushing back or pulling down the tires off the pite.
Well done. Your away with it now.
Is it for pushing up the cover on the pit?
Super blue calf. let us know what he makes in the mart. The timber is for taking tyres off the pit. Tee part goes on the ground and straight part put against the pit. Tyres fed onto the straight part then from the top. No collecting scattered tyres then on the ground. It stops them rolling away.
oppamaclare cheers mate, that blue was sold today to a local farmer, can’t say price as that wouldn’t be fare but we were both happy. Stay tuned for the next video to see if ur correct
@@IFarmWeFarm - Thanks. Will do.
Your a natural in front of the camera great video👍 the one thing I’ve found with finishing fresian bulls is the Holstein leaves more than the Brit fresian. Even tho the Brit fresian grades better the difference in weight means we get more for the Holstein. Tho I’m only looking into the difference in time spent on the finishing ration to see if that makes any difference
FARMER PHIL Cheers Philip, that’s and interesting theory on the finishing of the Holstein’s, I would of always expected the Holstein to burn more energy towards growth rather than weight gain especially in the first 24 months but I don’t finish, and I’m glad to hear that there’s still margins for profit there with them, are ya’s stocking up on calves these days?
@@IFarmWeFarm hes got 4 calves so far, one of his most recent videos 😀
If shes not blue she'll not do I seen that but I’d say he has a lot more now
Checking how much slurry in the tank
any plans to buy a diet feeder or and a loader tractor/shovel?
Pushing back the plastic cover
How many cows do you milk and do the cows do ok with just eating silage I see you don't use no mixer wagon like your set up and your cows look grand keep up the good work
Gary McCutcheon the calved cows are getting there concentrate in the parlour while our dry cows get a mixed ration of mostly Maize, Barley and beat on top of there silage, this is only fed to the cows that need to build condition, the quality of the silage plays a big factor here. There also on pre calving minerals
Nice jod good man keep it up for us dairy boys 👌👌👍🚜 what type of Palour u milk with ?
Paudie Sheehy cheer’s lad, there’s a video on the parlour if you check it out, 8 unit Delaval
Is the timer for rolling pack the cover on the pit hey
Connell Carney all will be revealed in the next video, good guess 👍
Said it to you before but I love the British Freisan type cows that you have. I wish Teagasc had pushed them instead of jersey around the country. Would have helped our beef industry as well. Do you rear all calves on or do you sell some?
Panchdeburca All bull calves along with the continental’s are sold off all farm, Teagasc do seem to push the Jersey breed, mainly because there is a shift taking place where people are aiming towards better Solids than necessarily quantity. Jersey does fit that bill but time will tell
IFarm WeFarm do you mind me asking what kind of solids you’d have per cow per year? Roughly speaking
Is the piece of timber for seeing the depth of the slurry in the tank
Luke Walsh stay tuned for the next video and all will be revealed, it’s a good guess 👍
How much cake do you feed a cow ? Greetins from a Frisian dairy farmer
Your farm is so clean and nice ! The cows are quiet, clean and beautiful, that's a lovely thing to see ! That calf with lots of white was quite stunning, what is his father breed again ? I didn't get it (not an english native speaker, i have troubles understanding the accent, very sorry). His almost "blue" markings reminds me a lot of blue cheeses like roquefort for example.
I am sorry for bringing this up but your dog is severly overweight, please read carefully the package of his food, there are usually instruction on how do appropriately decrease the amout of food for a diet.
If not it's very simple, weight your dog and check on the package how much a dog that weight should eat. Then give the amount of food for a dog weighing 1 or 2kg less accordingly to the instructions. Keep going until you reach the weight you want.
Vets do this simple test to determine how fat a dog is.
Step 1: Lightly run your fingers over your knuckles as you make a fist. If you imagin that would be a dog's rib, that would be too thin.
Step 2 : Put your palm up, fingers extended facing the ceiling. Run the fingers over the base of your fingers - this is too heavy.
Step 3: Turn your hand over, palm down and feel over your knuckles. When a dog's rib feel like this, it's just right - healthy lean pet body condition !
Our best friends already have such a short life, obesity cuts back years of life, we can't let that take them away from us...
Noémie ROLLINDE de BEAUMONT thank you, that calf’s breed is a Belgium Blue.
Huston ( Our Chocolate Lab ) has been in with the vet only a few weeks back, he weighed him and told me his weight is fine considering the type of Lab he is. I too agree with you and think he’s over weight, he actually eats very little. His patents were the very same and lived full healthy lives. I’ve cut back his food last week and taking him for regular walks to burn of some weight. We also have a Rough Collie ( Bailey ) who’s almost 2 years old and there very active together so that should help also. Thank you for your concern though as he’s a big part of our family 😊.
IFarm WeFarm
I hear more and more stories where the vet told owners that their overwheight dog is not. I think it's because so many dogs are overweight that the expectation has changed, people are more used to see dogs on the chubbier side so their chubby dog fits just right in. And when they see a dog with an appropriate weight they freak out 😅.
Dog buddies running around are the best ! A 2 yo collie ? That's gotta be hard to keep up with 😅 !
I wish Huston and Bailey a long great life !
what is your cream yield like ?
Push back the clamp, plastic cover?
Do you ever have an issue with the cattle shitiing in the water trough you have mounted to the H beam? I found that every 3 day's my one is completely blocked up by them.
colm kil ya but not that often really, maybe once a month or so, but I do check them every day
piece of timber at the end is called "the dead man", were ya slabbin a few ceilings?
Would you ever consider crossing with jerseys to up butterfats?
Ollie marshall not at the minute but we’re always open minded
I think it’s for pulling the tires of the pit
Used to have brown Swiss,best of all world's,feet,production,gorgeous temperament, great solids and very long life due to tough nature because of them being a mountain breed. Had them alongside holsteins and British freisians, superior to both. Just passing my experience of the breeds compared like for like. After there's montbeliarde, Normande and others. Finally the choice is the farmers.
We had the same, one Brown Swiss in a herd of predominantly British Friesians, and she was all the things you say. What you didn't mention is that they take over the herd as Matriarch. So watch out any animal that gets in its way, but very useful when you want to lead the herd to a new field.
@@madcowwurzel you're 100% correct, they're right dictators with the others but less nasty just plain headstrong. A few purebred together and in the spring at turnout they go to battle,I had 2 leaders,a president, prime minister and chancellor!!! Loved them though
How can 6 people give this a thumbs down?
s13hgp 👍
taking the tires of the silage pit
The timber is for getting up on the pit
Damien O'Rourke not quite, watch the next video and all will be answered 👍
Pulling the tyres down from pit
Do they produce A1 or A2 beta casein protein?
Ifarmwefarm how many cows do you milk altogether
Timber for dipping the tanks?
I think farmer pick there breed base on what there management style is . If you want cow that can produce large amounts of milk your going to have to put a lot into looking after them . When a cow produces at that level she needs a certain ration and housing .
Calf pen needs more ventilation as you are more prone to diseases.. very informative how you farming is done in Europe
Wayne Brother calf pens have loads of ventilation, video may not show it proper but the calves do. Never any disease as a result thankfully
I could be wrong but calves don't need as much ventilation as they aren't ruminating until about 3-4 months and it's more important to make sure there is no draft as the calves can't regulate their temperature until they are ruminating.
What star did you use for the blue.
Great calf.
Patrick O'Donnell to be honest I never evening looked, I just asked my AI man for a good blue and let his judgement do the rest
@@IFarmWeFarm very broad head on that calf ....... ever use a limousin bull on the cows ?
How many dairy cows do u have
Pushing the sheet back and moving tyres
How much cows u milking ?
Every farm needs a red cow 😉
Some bb calf a big suckler cow hardly have as good a calf. British friesion cows hard beat them you've a grand type of cow there.👍
That bit timber for pushing back the cover au n the pit?? .nise blew he worth 70 or 80 ha ha
Brendan Meegan even 90 😉
Master calf
Do you ai them yourself?
Cameron Magee No we have a man does it for us, he’s better looking than me anyhow 😉
Are u selling the Belgium bull calf?
Patrick Reilly was sold today, local viewer couldn’t resist
I'd be interested if anymore of that shape come along. Thanks
Sorry straw.
Where in ireland are u from
edmond finucane Cavan
@@IFarmWeFarm are u irish,n. Irish or scottish get confused with accents😃
edmond finucane I’m Irish, my mother’s from Northern Ireland so carry that accent a bit too 😊
How many cows do you milk?
Around the 45-50 mark I think
If shes not blue she'll not do 👍
it,s your p.a. when you go to board meetings
I’d get my point across with that 😂