Hi hope all goes well in new year...we started robot over 2 years ago,,, one bit of advice we got from visiting farmers before we started was to stay away from cows and they will find their own time as long as udders are suiting easy attachment....put any problem cows on fixed time milking Good luck 👍
Great job showing it the new barn after brake in answer all if my questions you are the best host love to watch your channel thank you like is old say the are the bomb
The honest assessment of your cow progress with the new barn and robot is helpful. Expectations are hard to set properly and being realistic about the effort required to get all cows fully trained is helpful for personal satisfaction. How do you think the robot and compost pack are affecting SCC? Where are the slow learners in their lactations? Have you had to train any heifers yet? How well do they do? Does it "rain" inside the barn now that curtains are working properly?
@@melvinstein7739 Thank you! The slow learners are mostly further along in their lactation and the new heifers are much easier to get on to it. I think we have trained at least 4 since we moved in. The robot and compost are pretty good in regards to SCC. It might be a little more difficult especially while getting the pack started. The curtains working properly has helped with the raining problem. We need to keep on top of it when the weather changes so quickly though.
Wonderful video today! ...... Happy New Year to all of You as well ...... Things seem to be going pretty well now and Honestly after only 90 days in the new barn the girls seem to be learning their new routine pretty quickly. Just watching some of the older videos in the old barn the change in their routine is huge and as we watch along with all of you the girls seem so much more relaxed, and social to both each other and all of you. I heard you say that the milkings are averaging between 2.5 & 2.7 I think per day which seems awesome for just 90 days into the new routine. You can also get from the videos that all of you seem less stressed and there is a new sense of calm throughout the new barn. With so much new technology in the new barn to learn it can be a bit overwhelming at first but from what we can see you are picking it up as quickly as the girls are adjusting to their new routine too. I suspect the next 3 months will continue to iron out more of the wrinkles and things will become smoother. As Always THANK YOU for continuing to share your journey with all of us....... Heres hoping 2025 will be prosperous and healthy for Hollcana farm........
@@allendavidson6608 Thank you! It is interesting to hear your thoughts about what you got from the video. It makes me see it from a different viewpoint. Always a pleasure to hear from you!
Sounds about right for 3 months in. It will get better. We feel here that you get more fetch cows in compost barn system but when managed well cows do well. We really like the LVI tillers but they are expensive. I have seen chisel plows and reverse rotation roto tillers booth do good jobs. Bedding is your freind when in doubt add more. Winter is the worst time for the pack. Mix up fetch times dont train them to be fetch cows. On production side make sure they are getting enough energy to sustain peak milk. Seems feed men like pulling to much energy out of the bunk to get cows to go to robot. Its a fine balance. My opinion here compost cows use more energy just walking than freestall cows. Happey new year
@@jessebitler8956 Wow! Thank you for the great advice! It came at a good time. We are struggling the past 4-5 days. It was going really well for about a week and now we don't know what is wrong. I think there is something wrong with the robot arm but not sure. Numbers are down and 3 hours in the night nobody went. I think I need a reboot🥴
@HollcanaFarm we know the frustration. We are 7 years in 240 cows on on galaxy astrea robots.......some days it's still frustrating. High quality forage and keeping ration consistent are a big part of keeping cows moving in robot barn. I dont know much about the lelys other than I wish I had them instead of what I have at this point. I could sense a familiar frustration in your sons comments. If we can help look us up at Vista grande farms llc. Or jon at we cover has our contact info. Lots of people have helped us
Absolutely beautiful barn. You guys are doing a great job and thanks for showing us. Im in a 30 year old freestalbarn and would love to get robots. For more milk start with youre drycow ration. Make a balanced tmr for them. Only hay will not get high enough peak production in next lactation. Invest time and money in becoming youre own feed expert.
@@JB26502 Thank you! I will tell the guys what you said. We know that having the dry cows separate from the bred heifers now will make it easier to feed each group better. Thanks
@@mennoreuten1563 Thank you! Opa is doing very well and comes out a couple times a week to see the cows. I guess it's time to get him in another video😊
@@Jerseyhunger We will continue to pasture our heifers and as much as we love pasturing the cows we will keep them in for this year, at least, to get used to working with the robot. We will need a good fencing plan to make sure they come to the robot sporadically instead of all at once. We already kept the cows in during the day and only pastured at night since they didn't do well in the heat during the day. I love cows out in the field though. Beautiful!
@@br45627 yes, sorry about that. I haven't been able to get the technology to work for me when it comes to sound very good. He needs to be closer or talk really loud. 😊
Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Nice to see how you are progressing. Happy New Year
@@Dwthomas1946 Thank you very much!
Hi hope all goes well in new year...we started robot over 2 years ago,,, one bit of advice we got from visiting farmers before we started was to stay away from cows and they will find their own time as long as udders are suiting easy attachment....put any problem cows on fixed time milking
Good luck 👍
@@corrinurecowman2138 Thank you! That's sounds like a good idea! I will try and talk them into it. 😉
Thanks for sharing of how things are going! I find it very interesting!
@@harveypenner2386 I'm glad you enjoy them! It makes it worthwhile to put in the effort!
Great job showing it the new barn after brake in answer all if my questions you are the best host love to watch your channel thank you like is old say the are the bomb
@@stevenmercer708 Oh, Thank you so much!
Thanks for your videos I enjoy them
@@larryryan6173 I appreciate your comments! Thank you!
Happy new year 2025 à tous votre famille et une réussite dans votre super étable 🎉🎉😂
Merci beaucoup! Happy New Year aussi!
I remember congratulating you for 1000 subscribers look at you now. Great job.
@@Ironvalleylarry It's amazing! I can't believe it! Never saw that happening😊
The honest assessment of your cow progress with the new barn and robot is helpful. Expectations are hard to set properly and being realistic about the effort required to get all cows fully trained is helpful for personal satisfaction. How do you think the robot and compost pack are affecting SCC? Where are the slow learners in their lactations? Have you had to train any heifers yet? How well do they do? Does it "rain" inside the barn now that curtains are working properly?
@@melvinstein7739 Thank you! The slow learners are mostly further along in their lactation and the new heifers are much easier to get on to it. I think we have trained at least 4 since we moved in. The robot and compost are pretty good in regards to SCC. It might be a little more difficult especially while getting the pack started. The curtains working properly has helped with the raining problem. We need to keep on top of it when the weather changes so quickly though.
Wonderful video today! ...... Happy New Year to all of You as well ...... Things seem to be going pretty well now and Honestly after only 90 days in the new barn the girls seem to be learning their new routine pretty quickly. Just watching some of the older videos in the old barn the change in their routine is huge and as we watch along with all of you the girls seem so much more relaxed, and social to both each other and all of you. I heard you say that the milkings are averaging between 2.5 & 2.7 I think per day which seems awesome for just 90 days into the new routine. You can also get from the videos that all of you seem less stressed and there is a new sense of calm throughout the new barn. With so much new technology in the new barn to learn it can be a bit overwhelming at first but from what we can see you are picking it up as quickly as the girls are adjusting to their new routine too. I suspect the next 3 months will continue to iron out more of the wrinkles and things will become smoother. As Always THANK YOU for continuing to share your journey with all of us....... Heres hoping 2025 will be prosperous and healthy for Hollcana farm........
@@allendavidson6608 Thank you! It is interesting to hear your thoughts about what you got from the video. It makes me see it from a different viewpoint. Always a pleasure to hear from you!
Sounds about right for 3 months in. It will get better. We feel here that you get more fetch cows in compost barn system but when managed well cows do well. We really like the LVI tillers but they are expensive. I have seen chisel plows and reverse rotation roto tillers booth do good jobs. Bedding is your freind when in doubt add more. Winter is the worst time for the pack.
Mix up fetch times dont train them to be fetch cows.
On production side make sure they are getting enough energy to sustain peak milk. Seems feed men like pulling to much energy out of the bunk to get cows to go to robot. Its a fine balance. My opinion here compost cows use more energy just walking than freestall cows.
Happey new year
@@jessebitler8956 Wow! Thank you for the great advice! It came at a good time. We are struggling the past 4-5 days. It was going really well for about a week and now we don't know what is wrong. I think there is something wrong with the robot arm but not sure. Numbers are down and 3 hours in the night nobody went. I think I need a reboot🥴
@HollcanaFarm we know the frustration. We are 7 years in 240 cows on on galaxy astrea robots.......some days it's still frustrating. High quality forage and keeping ration consistent are a big part of keeping cows moving in robot barn. I dont know much about the lelys other than I wish I had them instead of what I have at this point. I could sense a familiar frustration in your sons comments. If we can help look us up at Vista grande farms llc. Or jon at we cover has our contact info. Lots of people have helped us
Absolutely beautiful barn. You guys are doing a great job and thanks for showing us. Im in a 30 year old freestalbarn and would love to get robots. For more milk start with youre drycow ration. Make a balanced tmr for them. Only hay will not get high enough peak production in next lactation. Invest time and money in becoming youre own feed expert.
@@JB26502 Thank you! I will tell the guys what you said. We know that having the dry cows separate from the bred heifers now will make it easier to feed each group better. Thanks
Happy New year everybody, how is opa doing ,thanks for the opinion and kind regards from a Dutch dairyfarmer
@@mennoreuten1563 Thank you! Opa is doing very well and comes out a couple times a week to see the cows. I guess it's time to get him in another video😊
Hello Happy New Year. Do you want to go out to pasture with the cows in the summer? Greetings
@@Jerseyhunger We will continue to pasture our heifers and as much as we love pasturing the cows we will keep them in for this year, at least, to get used to working with the robot. We will need a good fencing plan to make sure they come to the robot sporadically instead of all at once. We already kept the cows in during the day and only pastured at night since they didn't do well in the heat during the day. I love cows out in the field though. Beautiful!
Happy new year too you all from Denmark🇩🇰♥️👍
@jrgenchristensen5535 🇨🇦🐄🥳
Looking good
Can you have your son speak up hard to hear
@@br45627 yes, sorry about that. I haven't been able to get the technology to work for me when it comes to sound very good. He needs to be closer or talk really loud. 😊