Hi. Thanks for the explanation as to why you have not been tagging due to cold weather. I had noticed the calves sent out the other day were not tagged but I knew there was a reason, so appreciated the info. There is so much to know about everything! Good job. Shorthorns are good birthers. You have such a beautiful roan gaggle of calves this year. Take care.
Great job Having a heard of my own a few years ago. I enjoy your video so so much. A wonderful calving barn. Wonderful arrangement. I myself always dipped the cords on the calves. Please keep up the great videos. 👍
Whenever the calf won't stand and I know it's been exposed a bit to a MB chill ... it's likely the legs need a 5 gal pail of warm water until they start to shiver.
What breeds are your cows. I know the roan shorthorns, but I don’t kno the breeds of the solid reds and the white headed ones. I know those aren’t Herefords.
Alot of the solid red ones are shorthorn as well. I actually explain and walk through the herd saying which cows are which breed. "Favorite cow calve, which breed are our cows" its 5 videos back.
First generation cattle. My grandpa farmed but my dad started his own farm and I don't believe they farmed together. So I would call that 2nd generation grain farmer
@@TwinElmFarms ok good information. first gen cattle for myself, expecting calves next month. i like it but not having heavy Equipment sure did challenge me this winter but we survived our first winter happy.
The answer to that is likely yes. There is a small chance that the heifer will be fertile, but it is a small chance. It is far more likely that the female will be infertile. (About a 90% chance that she will be infertile). If she is or is not is often visible or quickly able to be checked by a vet.
The first thing you need to do is clear the calf's airway so that it doesn't suck secretions into the lungs, so don't forget. There is a pump to buy in the pharmacy. Spor!.
@@TwinElmFarms wow, that is surprising. Our dairy herd bovine doc gave me the impression that beefers seldom had twins, just as first calf heifers seldom have twins. Our high production 2nd or later cows often enough had twins. In the 70's or early 80's we had a set of triplets and again in the early 2000's a second set. In 70's and 80's we milked 112 registered Holsteins and in 2000's 750 grade cattle, mostly Holsteins. Twins were common in 2nd and later lactations. We were trained to check for another calf after every assisted delivery. Births are miraculous-even after seeing and assisting with many hundred, at the pig barn, on 2 dairy farms, dogs, goats, and hatching eggs of chickens and turkeys. New life is amazing to watch! Thanks for sharing and the reminders of the "good old days."
Hi. Thanks for the explanation as to why you have not been tagging due to cold weather. I had noticed the calves sent out the other day were not tagged but I knew there was a reason, so appreciated the info. There is so much to know about everything! Good job. Shorthorns are good birthers. You have such a beautiful roan gaggle of calves this year. Take care.
I love watching you guys. I live out by Beausajour , retired. Nice to see Manitoba farmers on U Tube
Thanks. Hopefully, I'm representing Manitoba proper.
Great job with the calves, you take good care of your herd. Enjoyed your video. Thanks!
How darn cute are these two
Great job Having a heard of my own a few years ago. I enjoy your video so so much. A wonderful calving barn. Wonderful arrangement. I myself always dipped the cords on the calves. Please keep up the great videos. 👍
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoy them.
thank you for this video
You make great videos
Thanks, appreciate it.
Whenever the calf won't stand and I know it's been exposed a bit to a MB chill ... it's likely the legs need a 5 gal pail of warm water until they start to shiver.
Excellent work.👍
Sure blame the innocent baby cow 🐄
What breeds are your cows. I know the roan shorthorns, but I don’t kno the breeds of the solid reds and the white headed ones. I know those aren’t Herefords.
Alot of the solid red ones are shorthorn as well. I actually explain and walk through the herd saying which cows are which breed. "Favorite cow calve, which breed are our cows" its 5 videos back.
What size are your individual calving pens, I need to put in some in a tight space and they look an ideal size
10ft by 10ft. They seem to work good for us.
@@TwinElmFarms That's brilliant, thank you, that's the size I had in mind and I was worried it might be a bit small but that looks perfect
what gen farmer you? first second?
First generation cattle. My grandpa farmed but my dad started his own farm and I don't believe they farmed together. So I would call that 2nd generation grain farmer
what is the problems with twins, do they have a fertility problem?
If one is a female and the other a male. The chances of the female being fertile is very slim. If they are both female, everything should be fine.
@@TwinElmFarms ok good information. first gen cattle for myself, expecting calves next month. i like it but not having heavy Equipment sure did challenge me this winter but we survived our first winter happy.
Hi, what is the breed make up of the cows
Mostly shorthorn and simmental and shorthorn/simmental crosses.
@@TwinElmFarms thanks for that I run pb simmental here (irl) and mixing with salers super cow type I'm going to add in shorthorn aswell.
Is it true if they have twins and the babies are boy and girl the girl will be sterile
A very high chance the heifer is sterile, called freemartin.
The answer to that is likely yes. There is a small chance that the heifer will be fertile, but it is a small chance. It is far more likely that the female will be infertile. (About a 90% chance that she will be infertile). If she is or is not is often visible or quickly able to be checked by a vet.
The first thing you need to do is clear the calf's airway so that it doesn't suck secretions into the lungs, so don't forget. There is a pump to buy in the pharmacy. Spor!.
If we get them to sneeze that helps clear things up
are the new twins identical?
I would say no, close but not identical
How often do beef cattle have twins?
I would say we normally are 3-5% of the cows have twins
@@TwinElmFarms wow, that is surprising. Our dairy herd bovine doc gave me the impression that beefers seldom had twins, just as first calf heifers seldom have twins. Our high production 2nd or later cows often enough had twins. In the 70's or early 80's we had a set of triplets and again in the early 2000's a second set. In 70's and 80's we milked 112 registered Holsteins and in 2000's 750 grade cattle, mostly Holsteins. Twins were common in 2nd and later lactations. We were trained to check for another calf after every assisted delivery. Births are miraculous-even after seeing and assisting with many hundred, at the pig barn, on 2 dairy farms, dogs, goats, and hatching eggs of chickens and turkeys. New life is amazing to watch! Thanks for sharing and the reminders of the "good old days."
Where are you located in
Manitoba?
Elm Creek,