New Calf Born On The Dairy Farm/Finishing Up Discing The Field
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2024
- Just as Alan got home from the morning bus route, a new heifer calf was being born! After the new calf and mom are settled in and doing well, it is time to get back to finishing up the first field that he has been discing. He hooks up the John Deere Disc to the International 1256 and gets to work. Alan disced late into the night, and the next day, he had just the ends of the field to finish. The field is now ready to plant some oats in!
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Alan Klejeski
PO Box 153
Sturgeon Lake, MN 55783
Trinity Dairy was established in 2006, in Minnesota. Alan and Jennifer farm with their 5 children; Jessica, Justin, Jordan, Joshua, and Jason. We milk a mix of 33 Jersey, Holstein, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire cattle. We also enjoy sharing our family's love of Draft Horses and using them for logging and other farm work. Dairy Farming in Minnesota can be challenging, but it's a lifestyle we really enjoy. Subscribe today to watch our small family dairy farm and family grow while continuing to thank our Lord for the blessings we've been given.
I like seeing your children involved in farm life, I also like that your cows have names and aren't just a number.
Calving is a family affair at Trinity Dairy, your children will be well rounded and ready to make there way after you are gone. It a joy to watch you and the family interact and keep it real.
If the soil is warm enough for worms, it’s ready to work. Welcome to the farm Trixie.
Alan I am 82 year old retired farm wife and I think you look so handsome without your beard! Great family show. Thanks for all the smiles.
Another Smell O Vision moment, a new calf and fresh tilled dirt!!
Glad to see y’all had the pulling chains on right while pulling the calf. Less stress on one spot.
Love it, "Are you texting?" ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
May God bless you good people.
❤❤ ARNOLD'S SALE IS OVER 😮 I JUST PUT 2 NEW CASE IH 6 VOLTS IN THE 1206 THE OLD ONE'S WERE 10&11 YEARS OLD !!! AND THEY WERE CASE IH BATTERIES 😊❤
like my late grandfather who was a dairy farmer said "There is nothing cuter than a Newborn Calf or a Nest of Newborn Kittens"
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Hopefully you can get your oats in before the rain
The earlier the better.
Best ones I ever grew were snowed on. GOOD LUCK !!!
Haven't watched for awhile but didn't hardly recognize the guy so clean shaven acting like the moderator. Looks like he spilled some milk on his face and those 2 cats licked his face slick and clean. Great to see how much help they are to you. Good teacher.
Alan you look human again 👍👍
Very nice the calf being born and make sure to keep a eye on that battery close to fuel tank my buddy lost his 706 to a fire 🔥 with a hole that got created in the fuel tank very nice job Alan and family ❤
I remember pulling a few calves with my dad when the calf was backwards. Holstein cow. Shaved too early Al, i see snow in forcast ❄️❄️❄️
From KFYR-TV,
A farm in Tappen, ND, USA, a cow had FIVE calves, only three survived. Cow is quite weak.
In Bangor, Maine, USA, a gun shop has a calf in the store, staff and calf like each other. Curious people are flocking in to see the calf.
Great video as always Alan and Jen keep up the great work I love planting season I'm so looking forward to watching you plant your fields and prep them.
Hey Allen,,,fine looking heifer calf. Looks like both are doing well.
Awesome to see Justin becoming a little man with helping around the farm. God bless
Always good to see new calves...cows sure have a mothering instinct to get their baby off to a good start!!! Cherish the moment for family participation with the new calf. Must be getting drier, saw a little plume of dust rolling while Alan was doing the border passes. Always marvel at "farmer engineering" doing the battery swap. Just like us making do with what we have.
That's awesome, Especially having the kids involved.
You should add a center digger shoe to the middle of the disc that doesn't get cut by either rows of disks
Great kids great parents great video 😊
Baby cow 🐄 😍
Awesome seeing the calf born! Keep up the great work!
Cute calf, good job disking and I see Justin got the feeder wagon for you. Have a good day!
That calf had some long legs on it the way it looked. Hope field work goes smooth for you!
👀🙄🐾👍Great video Alan Jennifer and family
Thanks for taking us along!
Wheel barrow is a great idea!! Yup, planting is right around the corner. We got about 8 acres of oats in so far.
Good job on that helping Mama there on that baby calf love them baby calves
Great delivery family always great videos
Thanks for sharing, always enjoy your videos.
Maybe a chunk of baler belt under the battery would give a little cushion and keep it from sliding for you, we done that before. Have a safe spring, enjoying the videos!
The muskrat is gone!
I thought it was hillarious whenever you told the cats that” they should be hunting mice”😂😂😂😂❤
You've got a great family and it's so cool to see they are all helping out. I've got a small cattle business myself and I try to involve my kids as much as I can. Greetings from the Netherlands and God bless.
If the soil temperature is up, that ground looks like you could plant tomorrow!! Love your videos of your farm life
Awesome vid Trinity,so many people do not realize what farm work is,this is a good example,i have worked on many area farms here in Vermont,lots of work,lots of fun,i like work on area farms that had the operation like u guys have,i did one where i just milked,in a parlor,it was not a lot of fun,like a factory,u could not enjoy the animals,it was ok,i like to milk,but a like to cut wood,hay all the best part,sadly,the small farms here in Vermont like yours,are all disappering,only large farms,u either milk,or work outside
Another very interesting video Thank you Allen
Great job on the Calf,the cats look tired after all that excitement.
Spring has arrived, greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Nice video 👍
Nice Charlie Berens shirt.
Hi to everyone at Trinity dairy, you are just like me Alan, in the summer I’m clean shaven but in the winter a full beard, mainly because I am too lazy to shave and it is warmer. Take care 👍🇨🇦❤️🚜
Good job👍
Wow another great video! loved the calve being born and getting the young lad out there working in the field.(Dads helper LOL.
Great video over all about what is going on in spring times. Thanks so much and wishing you all a great year, If good Lord keeps me here I will be watching.
I see your disc jumping over rocks. Love the sound of that big IH. I’m hoping to get oats in this week up in northern Carlton County…depending on rain. Nice job with the kids and calf video. Very real.
Yeah, I'm hoping to get some oats in soon too.
Your right about the batteries, they'll give you some sticker shock for sure.
Love your videos. Always something satisfying about working up fields
Looks like you will have corn silage for the summer
Them there rocks are ruff on equipment lol
Awesome thanks for sharing
Thanks for the wonderful video.
I lost count on how many times I was armpit deep in the backside of a Holstein growing up...I miss hearing my grandfather laughing at us grand kids as we were doing something crazy while we worked
Are you texting while driving?? Yep!! 😂😂
Alan, I just spent my day doing most of the things you did in this video ( I don't text while driving, though, can't see that well) and then I come in at night and watch you do the same thing, ha! I still love it. Thanks. And yes, as someone else has mentioned, you look very handsome without your beard . You too, Jen. LOL
Haha!
justin looks like a real farmer on that tractor, hes big enough to be a real help, time ti put more cows on lol, i put a piece of innertube between the hot post and the battery when i put a 12 volt in cause who can afford those long ones are ya going to rock pick at all?
Probably just pick some by hand.
Calves make spring on the farm fun. Have you watched any of Just a few acres farm videos? He has a bunch of International and Farmall tractors and has done a number of rebuilds. I thought that you would like that channel.
Yeah we watch his channel
That disced ground looks great. Is it sandy loam? I noticed it breaks up pretty good. Nothing but clay up in our neck of the woods in upstate New York on the Canadian border.
Yeah, it's pretty sandy.
With a green tractor you could put those wings down 😅
I was more worried, I'd pull the hitch off that, green disc! 😅
You look a lot better with that bush on your face! But, the choice is yours- enjoy the shows, beard or not!
That's something I never do is help my cows calve, only if they can't have it by themselves will I help
95% + I don't even see calving , I don't care to be around because it just makes me nervous thinking I should help
Anyway not saying you did wrong by helping the cow, just saying how I do it
Very nice video
Tks for sharing. Boy for the size of your calf. She looked like it came fairly easy. Was a pretty leggie calf. Lol. Do just going to disic fields or will mold board plow any?
I'll be plowing some
@trinitydairy I always enjoyed spring or fall plowing. The time I looked forward for.
Great video 👍😊,are you planting alfalfa with those oats?
I'm going to plant some, but not in that field.
WOW, are u 21again Alan?LOL. It was great to see the birthing and more importantly to see all hands on deck..Im curious why the outside blades were not dwn while u turned ovr the soil. Lookd nic3
I leave them up, if I need more weight on the disc.
Just curious why you dont have the wings down, I'm looking at buying the same size disk and wondering if my 806 will pull it. My 9700 will have no problem tho.
I just have the wings up for more weight on the disc, so it cuts better.
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How come you don't fold the wings down on your disk tractor seems like it's got plenty of power and yes that is a very good ideal to put one 12 volt battery on the tractor
I have them up,for more weight on the disc, so it cuts better.
Alan, how many acres of oats do you think you'll plant this year?
About 30
Comments. As you allow here. And they are just that " comments ". Not " claims ". If someone dont like comments then I think it might be best to not allow comments. I grew up listening to people and listening to their ideas........all through their comments ....ideas....thoughts and suggestions. I could never tell someone they have a bad idea....( comment ) . Not that Id follow what a person says.......but I would openly listen.
UA-cam for many is a means of " learning " and "sharing "...along with many other internet options.
To each their own.
I allow comments because it's a free country. You just didn't like that I disagreed with you and called you out on a condescending comment. You gave no ideas or advice. You simply said everything we did was wrong. I commented back that I was not wrong and continued to explain myself and the situation. You never once listened to my comments. How is that a constructive conversation? I've had many respectful conversations on this channel and met many knowledgeable people. I've also had people question things, and I've shown them results that were better than theirs. Perhaps if you disagree with how I farm, you should stop watching? I look forward to seeing your UA-cam channel where you can show everyone your way of doing things on your farm. I guarantee that even if you did everything perfectly, someone will tell you that you're doing it wrong.
We did nothing wrong in that calving, and the look of pride and awe on our daughter's face when she helped "pull" her first calf was something I'll never forget. Sorry that you can't just enjoy that moment. This video was not a how to, it was simply sharing an experience that she'll never forget.
Hey Allan, do you have any or plan to have any switch cows in your barn this year?
Our creamery has put us on a quota, so it all depends on if they increase that or not. At this point, I am able to reach my quota with only 30 cows.
So many pounds of milk, correct?
Yep.
I see you got rid of the beard, just in time for tick season
Do you still have that little ford tractor only seen it once when bought it
Yeah it's in the shed, something in the clutch came apart, so it needs some work.
@@trinitydairy I have a shed full of parts for them old tractors if you need parts good luck on the clutch they can be a headache
I'm curious as to why you are not using the wings on the disc? I know that tractor would pull it fine
Puts more weight on the disc, so it cuts better.
@@trinitydairy that makes sense. Didn't think about that
Did you put a 12volt alt. on it?
It had a 12 volt alt, the 2, 6 volt batteries were hooked together to make 12 volt.
i have to ask how come you dont put the wings down on the disc
To make the disc heavier, so it cuts better.
You look better without the beard
Very nice job and God bless y'all
Think mother cow should be in pen with cafe by them self
We had a pen ,and didn't like it. Always had to watch so the cow didn't lay on the calf, or push the calf into the wall,or out of the pen.
@@trinitydairy with this cow or all your cows we have pens when we raised calt no problem like you mentioned. Sorry
@jeffreyhinkle3697 all the cows, it was a constant issue we had to watch like a hawk. Weather permitting, we try to let them calve outside.
Beard 😅 Thanks .(Digger)
Disc to big?
He leaves the wings up so it cuts deeper. Extra weight on the gangs.
Ahh. Ok. I was wondering why they were up. Makes sense. Thanks.
Are your children home-schooled?
Yes
Good!
cheap glue beard fell off
Couldnt just let the cow have her calf out in an open lot ??? At no point was there a need to intervene ! Ive been milking cows now for 45 year. None my cows had calves in a building.......unless there was a true need for helping the cow ! Point being .......once a cow......for that matter a human starts labor....... it should not take more then an hour......or someone should help out .....or...just pull the calf ! Ive heard of women whom have been in labor for 24 hours ?????? Id look for a different doctor ! This should never happen !
Yeah, it would be much better to have the cow calve,outside in a muddy lot, than in the nice dry barn. My wife has had 5 kids, and I didn't send her outside, to the pasture for any of them! I also like how you can tell the circumstances, and how long the cow was in labor, from that little video clip.
@@trinitydairy Just stating my experience ! I didnt suggest putting a cow out in a muddy lot. I suggested allowing the cows to have her calf in the open allowing the cow to have her calf in an open lot. Pulling a calf takes a lot of pull power ......such as a come along jack. Yes I can tell a lot about what I see. Of course there are always the unknowns.
@user-tc3ou6sy5f The only lot available was muddy as we'vehad multiple days of rain, and we don't have an indoor calving pen. I don't think you knew that from watching the clip? We have a calf puller, but don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary! If you're suggesting that you have to use a calf jack anytime you have to help with a calving, then you're the last person I'm going to take advice from. 45 years of experience is a lot, but even if you have 100 years of experience, you can't tell how long that cow has been in labor, from watching a few minute video. My grandpa had a cow calve mid day, outside in the pasture, nice dry spot, up close to the farm yard, and a Timberwolf ,came and took the calf, so in my opinion, it's often safer to have them in the barn. I don't have 45 years of experience, but I do have 30 years of experience, and I've been around for many calves being born in that 30 years. I've worked with many vets on multiple difficult calvings and have learned a lot. If what you're doing is working well for you, that's great! But that doesn't mean it will work for everyone! At the end of the day, we had a healthy calf and a cow that calved with minimal stress and force used on her, so she is recovering quickly.
@user-tc3ou6sy5f I'd like to know how you knew there was no need to intervene from watching that clip? If a cow hasn't made any progress, you're supposed to check what's wrong in 30 minutes, not an hour. For heifers, it's an hour. I Literally went to a calving class last night led by the University of Minnesota vets to brush up on dystocia, and everything they did was right.
You are making a lot of claims for not even knowing what it took to get that calf as far as they did by the time Alan even started to video. You have no idea why they intervened in the first place, but yet you are telling them they didn't need to. Do you seriously think that they just put the chains on when it was already a third of the way out? You have no idea if the calf had a leg back or head back or if the cow was suffering from milk fever earlier, thus preventing her from pushing at all. You have no idea how long that cow was pushing and if she was too worn out to do it alone. All you saw was the home stretch of a successful calving. You didn't even ask them why they intervened, you just started claiming how you know so much more than they do. They worked with the cow and helped her make progress without yanking and possibly ripping anything. There was absolutely no need for a calf jack as you saw in the video that just helping pull a little helped the cow make a ton of progress. A calf jack puts 5 times the amount of force that 2-200 pound men could apply by pulling, so it should only be used when necessary.
I've known far too many farmers that instantly resort to a calf jack when it's not needed and did more harm than good.
I'm not sure why you felt the need to comment at all when it's obvious they know what they're doing because they were there.
You don't know anything about the situation, nor did you bother to find out, which tells me your comment was not meant to be helpful, it was meant to show just how much smarter you are than them. You definitely didn't prove that.
@@farmstrong669 Sorry.......Im not making any claims. My calving class consist of 45 years milking cows. Your right... assisting the cow is important ! Your also right that I have no idea what happened before hand. Thats obvious........so thats why I commented on the " video " as shown. However.. at least what is shown in this video there is nothing wrong with how things are going. The cow is still pushing......and the young assistant is not really pulling much on the calf to help. When a pulling jack is involved thats when things are serious ! Thats a true sign that theres a problem ! And also when the cow stops pushing. It simply means shes worn out or..as you stated......something is wrong inside the cow.....head back... leg back......or whatever. It is obvious thats not the case here. I do know for a fact if a cow is confined often they quit pushing. Its important the cow has a way to position herself to help push......that means " primary " laying down...... of which helps the cow use its own body to force the calf out.
Anything you have stated here....I totally agree with !
I enjoy your videos/content thank you for sharing
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Nice looking calf! My jersey calved a couple weeks ago, but she went down with milk fever for a couple days. She's back to normal now giving 4 and a half gallons with the calf on her. Always love some tillage, grandpa just hooked up the chisel plow a few days ago. Great video!
Farm kids see the reality of life. Great video and be proud that you are raising the future of our world the right way! 👍👍👍👍
never will forget i was acwe lad my grandad told me to come to barn with him he pulled a calf that was when i decided i wanted nothing to do with cows you will get along better with a good hot 31 over 2 of those 6 volts have changed many over cost less alzo batteries last longer
A new calf born is always a family affair brings back memories growing up on the farm And the smell of fresh soil
good looking cow and calf
Great video