Not everything goes as planned when you work bison!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- We FINALLY finished our bison handling system on the farm. That means, it's time to work our bison for the first time on our own farm. It's been a long time coming with a lot of hard work and a lot of time that has gone into building this handling facility. All of our bison receive their spring vaccinations in this video and the females are preg-checked.
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Dunbar taking his frustrations out on the hay. Well done for first time. You have a beautiful herd. 🤗🙏
I take it "Dunbar is "El Studo?"
Handling system is pretty well thought out. You have the animals moving back toward their point of origin, there are individual sections for each animal, and everyone is taking their time. Just a few suggestions from stuff I've learned working bison. Add a loadout section to the working facility as it is much easier to load that way. Consider adding tie off points for a halter on the front of the chute, this can limit the amount the head can move making tagging less dangerous. Also in future additions make your panel height between 7-8 feet in height. For how large bison are they are pretty athletic creatures. Keep doing what you're doing and take your time with these beautiful animals.
Good advice
Congratulations four pregnant heifers. Keep up the great work and stay safe
Congrats on your FIRST time working your Bison, happy no one got hurt when Dunbar got out. Glad you're hands-0n with them so they're calmer.
Never seen bison in a crush before, didn't realise they are so hard to work. Being in a confined space like that, really highlights the strength of these animals. As you said, you spend a lot of time with the herd, and you stopped short of calling them your pets. I can only imagine how much harder it would be to work them, if they are not accustomed to your presence, especially when Dunbar escaped
Congratulations on the pregnant bisons.
God bless you and your family. Wish you best of luck with your bison.♥️🇺🇸🌹
Elenor is gonna be a mommy! Yay! She’s the sweetest.
Daniel's like...yeah..NOPE...8:30 lol....stay safe guys always💙
Dusty. Your love of these animals shows in how you handle them and how you treat them. Love the videos and I'm following along on the journey
Congratulations 🎉 🎊 🥳👏 on the successful preg checks 😁
Enjoyed the video - and appreciate the way you treat your herd.
Cant wait to see the new baby's!!!!!!!
I am in Indiana we live close to the state line in Michigan and right across the state line in Michigan there’s a bison Ranch. It’s kind of cool to go by and see the bison out there. Enjoy watching your videos thank you
I was amazed how calm they were after they got out. They just ambled off, I thought they would be mad.
Such exciting news!!!! 4 pregnant. Herd growing. Congratulations, Love the videos.
I'm new here, but WOW!, I'm glad Daniel from Arms Family Homestead sent me to your channel. I've never been around farm living and it just sucks me in to see the live that you all live and run a farm. I live in Hawaii, but never around this kind of life. You're keeping me as a subscriber!! Just love it. Keep it coming! Thank you for sharing!
Nice shout out to all the helpers👏👏👏👏💕
I'm so glad I subscribed to your channel! I love watching these magnificent animals! Thank you Arms Family homestead for recommending this channel!
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I think you all did an great job. For the first time through, it went really well. I liked that everyone was basically quiet while working them.. The animals weren't startled by loud talking. They are nervous enough without adding more problems.
Well done. Sorry, I did laugh when Dunbar found a weak area and busted out. You handled it well. Congratulations on your breeding program. You are doing a fantastic job with your Bison.
For the first time...NOT ALL THAT BAD! Glad everyone was ok.
Thanks for sharing.
Wow I enjoyed the heck out of this video, see you Thursday evening
Thanks for sharing. Looks like you had quite a day. Congrats on the pregnant bison. Can't wait to see the babies.
Congrats! Glad you made it though with no one hurt!💕
I really enjoy your channel. Buffalo are very special to me. I had a Bull , lead Bison , put his head in my lap and look me right in the eye. He was very kind and intelligent and strong. He let me know I was too. He was amazing. And yes I was awake I had my then 8 year old daughter with me! Lol she thought it was the best thing sense ice cream and chocolate cake! That's saying a lot if you knew us! Any way thank you very much we really enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work keep loving thoughs babies they are special! Kathy in Ohio
Growing up like this is like a childhood dream. I know it's hard though, I use to come home from school and go out to the field get on pony back and fall asleep while walked around. Me and my 2 sister's grew up in Santa Rosa, CA in the 60s when it was nothing but farms and dairies. It was so much fun.
Wow! That really shows the power of those animals. Great video! Thanks for sharing. Watching from Virginia.
What a awesome day!!!! A little shaky but oh what fun! Glad everyone is safe and got it done. Love watching!
Your bison is beautiful! Congratulations on 4 new pregnancies!
Here from Arms family Homestead. Can't wait to explore your videos. ✌💕🐾😘
Great video! So excited for you and the new baby bison that are on their way.
Awesome video! My heart was pounding watching you work them...woohoo more calves coming...congratulations!!!!!
Wow, 4 on the way! That's terrific! Congratulations!
This will be AWESOME watching a bison ranch grow huge and prosperous. God BLESS and keep you ALL safe healthy and wise. 🍺😎👍
Congratulations on the FOUR pregnancies!!! 👍Good job, Dunbar!
That was so much easier for you being on your ranch doing it. Not having to travel with the Bison 🦬 What a blessing . Bless u n ur Family .... 😇
Congrats on successful working and babies on the way.
You are a lucky man, to have all the support of your family and friends. Great videos, thank you 👍👍👍👍
I wanna say hi to you and your family with those bison. You are a excellent supporter , it's good to see others out with you. I enjoyed your video and thanks for sharing , you and your family have a bless day.
It’s taken a lot of hard work to get where you are today. It takes a team to get it there. You all have done a great job. Stay safe. Congratulations on it working out.
Yeah so happy about all the new babies. First time lessons learned but all went well. Every day in life is a learning process. Great video!
All you can do your best I think it's a learning curve ! take care
Dusty, you look so tired. Take care of yourself as you do with the Bison. 🌷🌷😔😔🌷🌷
Definitely got my adrenaline flowing when Dunbar got out! A really exciting first time working your Bison at your new facility which we saw built!
Cannot wait for the new born babies to get here. Very exciting!
All I could think watching the bison was POWER!! Glad everybody stayed safe. Congrats on the 4 pregnancies, too. Great video!
Way to go to all of you , keep up the good work with your lovely family , friends and those amazing bison. God Bless You
The Bisons are in good hands. Thank you for caring for them. They deserve to have a master like you. You truly care for them and I believe they know it.
You all are doing some thing great for these amazing wonders, the Bisons. Gentle giants to me.
Goodness.....I was nervous just watching 😳😳!! They are beautiful creatures though......I can see why you’re drawn to them.
You are a very humble guy. You are doing a great job. Enjoyed this very much.
No. Would you like to be tortured by earmarks?
I would have volunteered to watch Brookes! An angry cow is bad enough, but a Bison no way. Not even as tame as yours are. Great job, great maintenance system. Keeping all of you in my prayers 💕
Love your videos. Keep up the great work. You've come a long way.
Thank you Cathy
You all did a great job on the working the bison, great video, thank you for sharing, can't wait to see Brooks again, I got a little peek of her on Daniel's video, she's so beautiful!! Take care you all!! :)
Great video. It's amazing how much strength they have.
We really appreciate your love and support for the Bison. You're such a good man for the job. We love how you feel about your wife and child! ( BTW congratulations)
So much work goes into any livestock work. GODBLESS and Thx!
Good job. Keeping them safe and sound!
4:45 - WHOA. I was shocked how that bison was almost able to jump out. The power behind them is amazing. You weren't kidding - they can be DANGEROUS. I would NOT want to be the one doing a pregnancy check on those big girls. And Dunbar was ready to rock somebody into the next life. Hoowee! MAN those guys were angry. Dunbar got his aggression out on that hay bale. Amazing how such seemingly docile animals suddenly go berzerk on you. I could even hear Maya freaking out. She sounded incredibly fearful. Congrats on the pregnancies!
This was your best video to date.
Yeah way to go big guy more babies 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🐂🐂🐂🐂🎉🎉🎉🎉
Sharing your videos with my son in Texas. Helping to spread the word. Love your heart connection with the bison. I like to think of them as Sages of the Plains. These are the Wisdom Keepers of what we need to to live in harmony with the prairie. Take Joy in just Being as they do and feel the Peace of God all around you. Thank you for opening your heart to us as well
Did I hear you tell Dunbar “Thanks for jumping over the gate”. ?? to get back to his family ….the looks on your faces were priceless. when he just stepped out the side of the chute.--and never was heard a discouraging word. Wow, thank you for sharing with us!
Congraulation Dusty continue the great work, i love you and lovely family.
This is the video I saw Arms Family post, which led me to your channel. I love the bison and how you interact with them. Keep up the great work. And congrats on the baby girl.
I can't tell you how excited I am for your initial working of the bison on your ranch. My family is a few months away from starting our own bison ranch and I am learning a lot from all your videos. Maybe we can work a visit later. Keep up all the great work and take care of that baby Mama!
Sounds good! Thank you for watching. Hope it helps.
So glad that I got your system up and workable.
Dunbar was a gentleman when he got out. I look forward to seeing the new red dogs. Always exciting!
Outstanding vid with the animals and humans safe.
It is wonderful to see how all your preparation and hard work is paying off. You have a great, hard-working family, and it is fascinating to see how all these things wonderful people and animals work together. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Thank you for allowing us to learn how wonderful these bison are. You and all your team of people are giving us a great gift, and "The Lord God Made Them All."
It was a white knuckle video. Congratulations your new bison baby’s coming soon.
GREAT video! Thanks for letting us watch from a safe distance!
Oh my gosh! That had me nervous the whole time. I’d hate to think what it would be like if they weren’t as tame as yours. Glad it went pretty well. So glad you had such great help. I know DeeJay just hated taking care of Brookes. LOL Looking forward to meeting Brookes, officially. YEAH, DUNBAR! So glad he did his job. Can’t wait for new babies. I know this has been a lot of work & expense getting to this point. Looks like your dreams are coming to fruition. May The Lord continue to bless you, your family & your bison. Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍❤️😁🙏
Gotta love Dunbar he's a real bull!!! He loves to toss that bale like a play toy! Congratulations on the future babies they are truly Majestic Animals! So glad you are part of conserving our heritage for our future! What a day, a months job in one! Go play with your new baby girl!😂💜
Love to watch this guys. Worked up here on a beefalo ranch for 6 years. We use the same headgate without the front. Helped us to start running them through monthly. when u get them caught let them stand and settle give them some sweet feed to munch while in. Also we dehorn freezer ones. Safer. When we tag we use rope on farthest horn and hold head to opposite gate when tagging and tattoo. so u don't get horned. Hope some of this helps.
Getting them to the working facilities is where the tub comes in handy. Just push the ratcheting gate around behind them and they can't push it back open. Great job and great video.
I just had a cardio workout, without getting up from my work chair. OH WOW! I know you are kind to your animals, it's just stressful to see them stressed. I am sure they sense, they are not in real danger. Such beautiful powerful creatures. Bison hopping and dancing in the background at 17:29, also happy about all the upcoming babies :) It is sad for the female that was injured and died ..RIP.
Dunbar did a great job. Good video.
Im excited about the new babies coming!! I thought they looked bigger! Looks great!
I like the set up but you’re right you need a new head gate
wow.....Love and Hugs from Sapulpa, Oklahoma
I love bison! I never got to have a farm where I could get any! I love to see day to day workings of your ranch! Thank you for sharing!
You gotta be very strong with nerves of steel! Poor bison, must be scary for them also.
Wow that looked a bit exciting once or twice . Keep up the good work and stay safe . "Deeds not words"
Congratulations on all the news seen baby on arms channel she’s beautiful!
Congrats on the first time working them onsite. Was wondering if you can do a video of the property fencing you have to keep them in and not going off property.
Omg I was so scared for you all, Dunbar enjoyed the hay!
I think Dunbar has done his job ! ! ! !
I am sure DeeDee was very disappointed in her hard job. We enjoyed the video immensely.
Excited about the new babies!
Awesome job and experience working with your bison. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Congralation you have came up a long way with your bison .I love Cross Timber Bison
Just a couple of little tips that might help, is to close or narrow the squeeze part of the chute so the animal has to go slower coming to the head catching part, giving you more time to catch n lock the animals head. The next tip is to hang a rectangle piece of cloth on the side of the chute with a rope fastened to the chute, when the animal is caught, grab the other end of the cloths bring it over the animals eyes covering the eyes so it can’t see. If the animal can’t see it will have less stress n it will b easier to place an ear tag in its ear. On your new head gate, get one that opens out, so it’s easier for the animal to exit the chute. You will like it better.
Iinteresting to watch . Have a great Sunday Cross Timbers Bison
Love the tags❤️now, you look like a professional Bison business man👍GET'er done👍hi Daniel😊hi to family and new baby❤️such power in those guys! Your dog is having a fit! I guess he's scared for you😊preg ck... any babies?Dunbar not happy. All that wore you out, didn't it😊good job, everything worked pretty good with your system👍oh yeah 4 babies coming... good job Dunbar👍❤️❤️ thanks everybody for the help👍😁 Sweet wife and family😊and friends😊
Thanks for the video. I see bison are much harder than cows when they are put in the chute.
So much power , practise and experience will improve the system
Great job love this watching❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That was a very exciting video.. I don't know if it was my coffee but I was jumping right along side ..Thank you so very much for the video.. stay safe and GOD bless
Love the setup in front of the head gate.
With Bison you need to be aware but that's true with cattle as well. Being aware simply means knowing what can happen and keeping in mind of their weight and power. You also know their temperament when you're around them unlike those in the wild.
Good job all that hard work paying off
What you have there is handling system take 1 after today you will know what tweaks you will need to do to make the system work how you want and need it to do - you don't need to apologize that it is not painted - with the cover going over the top is it going to be iron roofing or clear lite? I know lots of animals don't like going into the shadows but get calmer once they are in a darker place - for the team working the Bison are you going to put fan's in the roof to keep everyone cool
Thank God you all didn't get hurt. Yaaaaaay babies coming.
Just came over from ArmsFamily from his video of the bison. Working these beasts looked pretty exciting so I headed on over. Amazing herd, can't wait to see more. 💖
Enjoyed the video Dusty. That was exciting and I felt nervous for y'all. I bet that was a little scary when Dunbar got out of the chute. He seemed calm from what he could have been. He took it out on the round bale. Y'all take care, stay well and God bless.