Cow Facts from the Ranch
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- Did you know that more people are killed yearly by cows than by sharks, or that the first cow arrived in the United States in 1611 in the Jamestown colony? Well now you do! 😀
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Growing up my Grandmother had an old milk cow that was as much a pet as she was a milk producer. I never could get the hang of milking but loved the fresh butter that she churned.
Yum!...Milking, and I've only done it a few times, seems to be an acquired and practiced skill. Thanks Tim - Mike
When I was younger my uncle ran a small hobby farm, he had one black and white Angus girl that absolutely loved being around humans! My cousins and I would go out in the field and she would lay down on the grass so we could sit and lean against her, sometimes she would fall asleep cuddling with us, other times she would lick you as if she were cleaning a calf. That old girl was the reason why I fell in love with the bovine species !
Oh wow, that is so cool. I am glad you got to experience that! - Mike
I'm a city boy living in the city of Chicago. I eat a ton of red meat, and in doing so, I've accumulated quite a lot of questions and curiosity about how my meat gets to my plate. I love horses and riding and ranching in general, so i appreciate this information. i want to have my own ranch one day
Cows are also tactile, they love to be scratched, rubbed or brushed. Showing cattle for years I found they remember amazing amounts of things. Like how they line up in a show string. Where to set their feet when you set them up for judging, mine responded to verbal commands. They can also “smell” an open gate [my theory😉] Also each noseprint is unique like our finger prints. Great video and super teaching tool for the curious non country person.
Thank you Fiona, love it! I like the theory of an open gate, theres something to that! - Mike
Cows are amazing! Why exactly do we eat them? Dogs are amazing, but we don’t eat dogs. 🤔
Does this mean that cows need to be handled and brushed like horses so they'll be friendlier?
@@RustandRedemption that can definitely help them getting more friendlier! It could also help if you know them since they're born, and give them lots of love and here and there little treats lol
@@thebudgetmentor6507 Depends on where ya live...Vietnam? Venezuela? Oh yeah...they on the menu too...
I used to work on a farm years ago. Used to like the time when the beef animals got to go to the pasture after being coralled all winter. They were like kids going out to recess.
OH yes, they love it! Thanks - Mike
greetings and blessings from a Washington state cheesemonger, and hopeful future rancher/farmer. Respect and props to your values and practices! And cheers to maintaining this world as a livable place for us all...
Thank you much and thanks for watching - Mike
Mike, I was laughing about the choc. milk. Thats as good as Dont kill that animals when you can go to the store and buy it. Oh folks crack me up. The best story I have. When we were driving otr, yes me and my husband hit alot of the back roads. Anyway we were in Ne and we help move cattle 18 miles to the new pasture. The ranchers were on horses an atv. That was a slow long fun day.
Oh I bet it was, Thank you for sharing Lorie - Mike
I’m telling ya and in hope you get your own TV show! Kids and Adults both I bet along with myself would love it!! Clean entertaining what more could we ask for on TV!!
It would be cool, but they would probably want to add drama or something lol Thanks Jereme - Mike
In the early 80's I was in charge of a calf barn, for a New England dairy. Loved every minute of it❤️🤗❗️
17 million people had there bubble burst by you today! Bravo ! PS...I wasn't one of them!
Now what about strawberry milk?? Thanks for watching - Mike
@@OurWyomingLife I've never seen a strawberry cow, I never want to see one. But, I can tell you here and now, I rather see than be one!
So I’m not sure how many times people have said this so I’m going to pretend I’m the first. Mike is clearly a poet. Never mind his vast knowledge of cattle ranching. If you listen to the cadence of his voice and the progression of the words he chooses it’s clear he may have a hidden talent he may be wasting on you tube videos. Hopefully he will write a book. Looking forward to it.
Maybe not so much wasting on you tube videos,his videos are great! Yet, 100% has a natural narrator voice!😊
Great video Mike a lot of good information. My Great Grandfather back in the 1800s drove a herd cattle to the Omaha stock yard by horse back. They were fat cattle. They were sold at auction and they were the first cattle to be shipped over seas to Liverpool England. My daughter did a research paper on it.
Wow! Great family history!
That is awesome and a great piece of history to have, thanks John ! - Mike
We had a cow and my daughters 4-H steer die this winter and both times we had the Vet come out and do a post mortem and she went through and showed the kids how the compartments to the stomachs work and cut them all open to show what it looks like. At least the kids got to learn something even if we lost production. I have cows that are best friends and I've sent them to different summer pastures and in the fall they meet back up at home ad spend the winter together again.
I love it when they find their buddies, they get so excited sometimes. Every experience is a chance to learn something, good for you for taking the opportuinity. Thanks - Mike
@@OurWyomingLife Since I've been watching these videos, I have come to see that Mike explains Ranching and everything to do with it with amazing simplicity...He may have his "cheat sheet", but listening to him quote numbers/figures/pounds, etc...he really educates us all on the economic standpoint of the Ranch as a business and his primary way of life..
His years of experience in this lifestyle have paid off...he and Erin still struggle, but always find a way to pull ahead...I think that Gilbert would be satisfied with his running of the Ranch...and taking us all along for the ride/times of his..."Wyoming Life"....
And a new survey says 7 percent of Americans think food comes only from the grocery store. Go figure
Seven percent (at least) of Americans are contenders for the Darwin Awards!
@@jeanettewaverly2590 Yeah, I'm sure it's way more than 7 percent.
RSA wins this by 70%
More likely 7% of Americans answer stupid questions with stupid answers. Uh yeah, chocolate milk comes from brown cows, go ahead write that down on your survey paper...
When my grandson was little he would cry if you turned his milk chocolate! When I asked him why he cried after making him a fresh glass, he hiccuped and said, ‘you made it dirty!’ 😂 kids say and think the darndest things! The funnier thing is I could not convince him it wasn’t dirty it was chocolate!
When you said “dumb creatures” that cow behind you looked toward the camera like “what did he just say? Did he say we’re DUMB?”
Ah! Now I know! You feed coco beans to cows to get the chocolate milk! :-D
Jesse Hires and strawberries for strawberry milk? Lol
And almonds for almond milk!! - Mike
That makes sense because isnt that how onion milk is made :-D
Thanks, Mike, for the video. Your added clips are appreciated, like like the "lottery win" to emphasize the odds of multiple births.
Thank you, I like learning more about making videos and playing with different ideas and keeping it fresh. Thanks for watching - Mike
One of the best that I've found for good info. Your teaching doesn't seem so much like school, and not doing videos for the sake of doing videos. Keep it up!!
We have a 400 head cow-calf operation in northeast South Dakota and have as many as 10 to 12 sets of twins per year and have had as many as 18. But glad we are not calving now expecting 40 below tonight air temperature 60 below wind chill brrrrrrrr.
One of the best videos yet! My uncle tried supplementing surplus chocolate from Hershey instead of molasses.... still white milk... but the cows love it.
I bet they did. We had someone else comment that they used chocolate milk to help cows milk come in. New one on me, but hey if it works! Thanks - Mike
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that a cow had 4 compartments. And I always thought a cow had 4 stomachs.
Tomato, tamato but yes 4 compartments. Dont worry there is no test lol Thanks Katherine - Mike
Hey thanks Mike. I was a four stomach believer. God bless
I was to at one point.. Thanks for watching - Mike
My Father could moo so well that it was hard to distinguish his moo from a cow's moo unless you were standing near him.
Love cows, they do have distinct personalities
Pretty good facts Mike! The bottom line is... cows are cool! Especially the ones that give you chocolate milk. LOL
Yeah, and those red ones that give strawberry milk are cool, too! ;^]
Those ones are extra special !!! -Thanks Jerry - Mike
I want a strawberry cow! We did have a pet cow for a while named Strawberry - Mike
Makes sense that chocolate milk comes from brown cows. Everybody knows that brown eggs come from brown chickens.
Just a thought, but have you ever tried feeding a cow barley and hops??? LOL! Maybe bet some beer!
Interesting facts Mike, loved the chocolate milk clip, some people.....I was in Encampment, Wyoming many years ago, my grandfather owned a hunting ranch there and we went out for 2 weeks one summer. His closest neighbors were cattleman like yourself. Got to see a little bit of there lifestyle similar to yours. Much respect. Keep up the video's, I look forward to them. Take care.
Thank you very much, glad you got to see it in person. You are welcome back anytime! - Mike
Loved it. "At our Wyoming Life" . Lol
Yes!! I am ready for spring here also!!
Lets form a petition! - Mike
Ok You start it I'm in!
I'm home recovering from surgery for 2 weeks and I need some warmth!
The closest I ever got to a ranch was my mom's dad had a 70 acre farm in new lisbon indiana. cows, chickens, horses, grain silos, etc. mom complained about the work but then she was the oldest of 5. grandpa sold it after remarrying and they traveled around the world with the money. While my kids were growing up we lived near a horse farm and several cow farms. I used to tell my sons when they were still in car seats to look out the window and see the cows. one of my daughters has been working at a friesian stallion horse farm in pennsylvania since 2008. it's in our blood...
Thanks Mike, a well produced video. All the best from Down Under
Thanks Mike another great Visio !
Thank you ! - Mike
Yes that’s right! Thanks for the information
Thanks for watching- MIke
Thanks for the facts! I don't plan to own a cow but I love them as an animal.
Hey Mike, We had a Hereford cow named Pressey we could put bridle on and ride, not fast slow and long just as long as she thought she was going to get carrot ect. I was in barn getting some horse feed out for my horses. She decided to worn herself in a small door. I push her back several times, but she wanted that sweet feed. again her starting to push in, So I rared back and kicked her between the eyes, ONLY to break three of my toes. While I moned in pain she helped herself to all she wanted.
I always look forward to your next video. A pastor of mine once said he couldn’t understand how a brown cow ate green grass and gave white milk.
haha, well no one wants green milk - Thanks Tim- Mike
I think my cow is confused I call her name and she comes running kickings and bucking all the way she listens better than my dog. She a strange cow sweet but a little pushy concerning food .great video
They will do that. I was reading a thing yesterday where they talked about friendly cows are actually better producers and moms because they are more comfortable with people. Mackenzies pet cow, Bambi, will come when you call her and she is the same way. Always looking for food. Thanks - Mike
Another great video Mike very informative. Sadly lost my first calf on Friday...... heartbreak given she was sick when we got her and spent countless hours fighting to keep her. Still have one calf left (both came from a ranch that didn't want to mess with orphand calf's) sadly with joint sick but the fight continues and your videos help keep me motivated, thank you!
Oh, I'm so sorry. I hope the other calf pulls through.
You have to keep fighting, I was up all night not only editing video but with a calf that was hypothermic and has scours. Got her back up and standing and I hope all will be ok. Thanks James! - Mike
Fought scours with them as well, anything you might recommend for scours?
Thank you Mike for a very educational video.
Thank you for watching - Mike
That was a great Cow 101 lecture, Mike! I've been so-sponsoring a Brangus heifer my neighbor has been raising, and we had her slaughtered a couple days ago. We'll pick up the cuts from a local butcher this week, but, meanwhile, I'm snacking on the best beef liver and heart I ever ate!
Very nice, I’m sure it means that much more because its yours. Thanks Jeanette. - Mike
Thanks for the vlog Mike
Thank you for watching- Mike
Passed down from my grandad if you have a cow that will not let its milk down and is tetchy when the calf sucks like a 1st time mom try adding coco powder to her feed. Worked as a head groom in a TB stud and they used this with mares too. I have done this it works so choclate milk in a way...nearly midnight here off to check cows in the building & couple of sheep we had to bring in with weak lambs. Yes we are calving here too. Jac
I have never heard that, thanks! - Mike
As a Florida Rancher, it is very cool to see the differences and similarities between the two states. Cool stuff.
Yippee! I got my OWL video fix!
What kind of grasses are growing on your grazing land? How do you avoid overgrazing?
Do your 30 foot wells go dry once in a while?
Is there any dryland farming in your area?
Curiosity doesn't kill as easy as you think. I'm 70. :)
haha, well I hope it doesnt! Grasses: all of our hay ground and pastures are a mix of natural grasses and alfalfa. We have alot of crested wheat grass, brome and needlegrass. Also lots of sagebrush. We have never had an issue with our 30 foot well going dry, it feeds both our house and my mother in laws house. There is a shallow aquifer that runs right through here, in fact not long ago I dug down about 4 feet in the pasture right behind the house and hit water. Not alot of dryland farming, the soil isnt really suited for it as we lack nitrogen in the soil. Thanks Hugh and thanks for watching - Mike
I've been reading a book lately that says cows are basically autistic. It also says that cows will work better in a circular shoot going uphill. The book is written by Temple Grandin, she is autistic and says cows think the way she does. It's very interesting!
Two Farm Boys I believe we read the same book. They also did a movie on her life for the life of me I can't remember the name of the movie.
Yeah, we have the movie as well!
It is, I agree. Our vet Kyle was one of her students in college and has some great stories from her. Thanks - Mike
Its called Temple Grandin Heres a link for the trailer th-cam.com/video/cpkN0JdXRpM/w-d-xo.html
Two Farm Boys I saw the movie. I think Clare Danes played Temple. Gut wrenching at times but informative.
Mike, thanks for another escape from the ordinary. How is Thing2 doing? Best to you all. Happy Sunday.
Thing 2 is doing well. I still have them both with their mom and she is managing to feed both of them, which is good, saves us time and money. Thanks Tom - Mike
Cows truly are amazing!
That they are, thanks - Mike
looks like snow just wont go away
I feel like I am living in a snow globe that someone picks up and shakes every other day, we do have a few days in the 60s next week, then more snow expected. Thanks Rodney - Mike
You are really smart and I love your videos
I learn as I go everyday, and I'm sure I forget more than I'll ever know. Thanks for watching - Mike
Thanks again Mike ! Another excellent job. Your presentation is first class
In the early days my great great grandfathers used to drive cattle between Texas & Alberta, Wisconsin & Montana barefoot. I read a the Miles City chronicles of the early pioneers of the area.
driving cattle, being volunteers in the civil war and if i remember there is still a ranch in Montana that my fathers cousin has been to on a few occasions as he has been down that way visiting distant family members.
i like your vlog and definately will subscribe!!!
Thank you very much I'm glad you found us. Thats an awesome piece of history you have in your family. Lots of history out here, my grandfather broke horses for the calvary in Montana way back when. Love the history - Mike
Finally! I found some facts about cattle I was looking for. Thank you so much!
I’ve seen our bull count his ladies at dusk. He would go and find them in the woods if they were missing and bring them out to the herd for safety in wolf country. There are smart cows and dumb cows, just like people.
My daughter in law is a social worker and a while ago she was talking to teenage mums about nutrition and one girl thought that low fat milk came from skinny cows! In fairness at least she was thinking!
Trying to :) Thanks - Mike
Hello from Nebraska!
Great video, Mike! Keep up the good work! 🐂🐄
Hope you, Erin and the girls are staying warm in WY!
Jessica Splattstoesser gbr what part swne here
Its been a cold few days, but we do have a few days in the 60s in the forecast. Thanks - Mike
kory league - S central
Great channel...luv the info and how its presented
Thank you and thanks for watching - Mike
Mike thanks so much for sharing. I found this video very educational. I can not believe that 7% of the adult population thinks chocolate milk comes from brown cows. LOL No wonder our country is in the shape it is in. Hope everything is going well this weekend on the ranch. Try to get some rest in between the cow checks. Have a great day. God Bless!!!
You'll be proud to know that I took a nap today, I've been waking up from it for hours. Thanks ! - Mike
Wow, never thought I'd be up at 6am to watch a cow video and learn so much. You should continue to do this with the other animals on the farm.
You got up just as I went to bed lol. Long night. Thanks for watching - Mike
Well you should stop clubbing so late. What's the place called? Caving Season?
We have cows that designate a babysitter cow which will watch over 5-20 calves while the mothers go off to graze or find water. I really watch out for the cows that put their head up high and become very nervous over something going on. Sometimes if that goes bad, I am heading over the fence in a hurry.
Oh I love it when cows babysit, I always wonder if she volunteered or got roped into tit. Thanks Miguel - Mike
I learned so much!! Thank you🐮💕
Thank you and thanks for watching - Mike
I love cows, and just learned some things; thanks! I love Wyoming, too. May have to revisit soon. Cody and Yellowstone, here we come!
Awesome, thank you very much - Mike
I don't know why, but your cow videos always make me feel so happy.
Since the reticulum holds non-digestibles do y'all have issues with it getting infected or bursting?
Thanks so much for your great videos!
I was wondering the same thing, and the short answer is yes. Netwrap and twine can be a killer in that aspect as it can build up fast. Thanks Curt - Mike
Very informative, Mike. Thank you!
Well done, great info. Keep it coming
I enjoy your shows so much. So glad I found them.
Love your videos, thanks for sharing.
Excellent, informative video once again. All your videos and live streams have been very well produced.
Thank you very much, we figure if you take your time to watch them, we can take our time to make them. Thanks for watching - Mike
Hey Mike just when I thought you couldn’t possibly make a better video you come up with this gem. You are a wealth of information and I just love how you present it to your subscribers. And oh that 7% fact about chocolate milk just priceless. It will be awhile before you top this video but there’s no doubt in my mind that you will. Actually looking forward to it. Ok now get inside from out of the cold you damn fool. lol !!
I'm out of it for now, thankfully. We always strive to out do ourselves. Keep moving forward. Thanks Carl - Mike
Hey Mike just received my T-shirt! I’m proud to be a supporter! Keep up the Great Videos! 👍
Thank you very much for all you do! - Mike
How long from the time you start feeding the cocoa beans to the cow do you have to wait for her to produce chocolate milk. I worked on a dairy farm after school years ago. Gained a ton of respect for hard work, farming and mean little Jersey cows
Great cow fact video. I look forward to your next one. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching - MIke
That was a very interesting video. Thank you for sharing this. We enjoy your videos. Have a great rest of your weekend.
Very informative. Thank you
I didn't even know what a cow was! Thanks Man!!
That statistic about chocolate milk is terrifying!!! Great video!
Isnt it though....blew me away. Thanks - Mike
@@OurWyomingLife losing followers with little nugget. Flat earthers and chocolate milk believers sadly disappointed.
Damn Mike you are a smart son of a Buck!!! I been raising cows since I was 5 years old I am now 41 and I am learning all sorts of things from your vids great job!!!!!! love your vids Mike hope your summer is going pretty good for your family
Love your channel. Thanks for the info on the cattle. You are a natural. The camera loves you keep it up. God Bless you and your family and the ranch. Safe travels. Be careful around the cows some can have a touch of crazy in them.♥️🇺🇸💕
Strawberry milk comes from red cows. LOL
hahaha, thanks Cat - Mike
Come on Red cows? Everybody knows you feed a cow strawberries to get Strawberry milk, you City Slickers.
Sour milk comes from feeding cows Sour Patch Kids, right?
Thats chocolate milk🙃
Hi Mike
Very good stuff. This brings home a lot of knowledge that most households don’t have. I once asked a group of second graders where hamburger came from. ( number one answer,....McDonalds!). This video was worth a lot!! Have you ever considered doing educational children’s videos?
Another home run!
We have debated it, hopefully the success of this channel and as it continues to grow will allow us to do things like that. The problem we are running into is time. Thanks Chuck - Mike
U blew my mind at the fact there are so many people who thought thats where chocolate milk comes from. I guess they are the same ones who think meat comes from the supermarkets too!
Very true, thank you - Mike
I grew up on dairy farm I remember pulling a calf. Thinking there was more then one calf it happend to be 1 calf with 2 extra legs great info even I learned something. My son argued this with a kid at school and got free milk he told the kid that the only time the milk brown is when blood gets in the milk
Thank you very much - Mike
I was fascinated to discover, recently, that cows seem to love music. Thanks for the video.
Interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you and thanks for watching - Mike
Talk about cows doing some running. One day as were going along a pasture ranch road which had a number of our cows on the ajoining pasture and the two or three lead cows on the run came up and sailed over the fence just like it was standard practice. I guess they thought we were there to feed them.
haha, maybe they just wanted to say Hi Frank! - Mike
Milk cows are fun. We love our beef cattles
Thanks for watching Jesse - Mike
Mike you forgot to add they can make the pope cuss lol. Had an old boss, he had one charelois yanno the big white cows. She was a pest, it was actually his dad's cow. And her claf sale was donated to a charity every year. But as I said she was a pest. We kept her in the home pasture with the red Angus. She could jump a five wire electric high tensel fence. Then she'd stand at the corner farthest from the gate and wait for ya. Once she saw yan coming in the pickup she'd start back to the gate. One time I had my 5'2" city girl wife standing by the gate to close it. Kinda made her nevervous, when ole whitey looked her in the eye and snorted before going in the gate. She was harmless ( the cow not my wife😁😁😁) she was just a spoiled bottle calf that liked to cause mischief. But she always threw a nice calf so she got to stay lol. Thanks for sharing mike
hahaha, that made me laugh (the cow not my wife) Thanks Kory! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life oh it was funny it was a weekly game with her( the cow not my wife) but add this visual my wife standing there in her sundress and flip flops 😁😁😁😁
weather moving in this weekend, supposed to drop snow, more north where you are, keep em' safe
Yeah its coming, we are trying! Thanks - Mike
Awesome video. Starting my second year on a ranch in Texas
I grew up in Oklahoma, on a ranch. I miss it
Nice vid mate thanks for sharing
Enjoyed very much!
Great video!
Thank you and thanks for watching - Mike
Looking for some cow schooling (I mean, cattle schooling. LOL). This is interesting and fun video. Thank you! Liked and subscribed.
you talk like a vet,. it was nice to see your video thanks for sharing...god bless your ranch..
Thank you very much, you have to wear a bunch of different hats. - Mike
Again all great information. Always get worried when my bull comes running towards me always ready to dive to the side. I know stay safe. Thanks
Did you know that cows are genetically and physically indistinguishable from my mother in law?
Now there is an interesting piece of trivia! Thanks - Mike
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my sentiments to poor old father-in-law
Maybe that is why they are called heifers. lol just kidding. I can say that, guess how I know. ;-)
i wonder if this mwmwmwmw is my son-in-law.....
Hi Mike , I love Hereford beef cattle they have the cutest curls on their foreheads and big personalities and the dairy cows I have always loved Jerseys cows because of their beautiful big brown eyes and colouring although I hear the bulls can be very aggressive.
Blessings to you all from your friend from Down Under . 😊
We have a bit of a mix going on. We buy registered black and red Angus, but some of the cows do have some Hereford in them. Thank you Kylie! - Mike
I agree with being blind in the front ,sometimes I catch myself with a zipper
great video! all your videos are very entertaining and helpful
Thank you and thanks for watching - Mike
9 months, gains 150 lbs., has 16 offspring. Sounds remarkably familiar, indeed. They just give up most of that weight afterwards and many of their 80% relatives don't. Oh, and 30+ lbs. of food per day? Looking at that Wyoming prairie, as the old-timers used to say, she would need to graze at 30 miles per hour and have a mouth the size of a #2 washtub. Good thing there's artificial piles of hay from somewhere. :-)
Another nice vid, and some good info. 👍🏻
Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
Another interesting post!.....thank you!!