Thanks for joining us once again. This video was suggested to us by one of our viewers and regular commenters, Tortaboy. Sometimes its easy to be to close to it and forget that we tend to talk in a language that others may not have ever been exposed to. Thank you Tortaboy for the the great idea. If you have a suggestion for a video topic, feel free to email us at ourwylife@gmail.com. Thanks to everyone for watching and supporting our channel! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life: When I was a youngster feeding hay (60# square bales) to a 40 cow herd at 5:00AM in winter before school, I had some terminology for them that you don't want mentioned here. :) Wish I had that chore to do today. Good on yall for what you are doing. Thanks for having us along.
I often wonder how many times the cows look at me and wonder what I'm doing. I get the same looks when i fly the drone around them. Doesn't bother them, but they all look annoyed with me. Lol. Thanks for watching. -Mike
Thank you for explaining all these vocabulary words about ranching. We all have learned something new from your wisdom, Mike. Appreciate you and your wife feeding Americans! God Bless!
Thanks for the video! I'm in the process of starting a mobile farm slaughter business but I didn't grow up around cattle. Learning the lingo is definitely important! I recently found your channel and I really enjoy it.
As a new cow owner, I'm learning many of the terms like you guys did. Always good to expand your knowledge base, thanks for the help! On a humorous note, every time someone is talking about cattle, I'm always hearing the line from Tommy Boy "you can get a good look at a T-bone...."
Very interesting! We had about 10 calves when I was a kid. We had to feed them calf-starter. Then my older brother took over all their care as his FFA project, and fed them hay through the winter. In 7th grade I used to listen to the 8th grade lessons on agriculture in our 3-room schoolhouse-our grades were in the same room. I've always been interested in ranching. I really appreciate your channel because you are kind to your animals. Subscribed!
Glad I found your channel the other day. I am a recent transplant to Texas and the whole cow, heifer, steer, bull thing had me afraid to open my mouth at the local farm market. I will still keep quiet but I can now learn a lot more from the local farm folks. Thanks.
Mike, When I first started watching this video, I somehow thought it wouldn't be that interesting. However, as I continued watching it, I became totally fascinated with it all. Without a doubt, while ranching is massive hard work, It is fascinating to watch. The bull calling the ladies reminded me of my earlier dating years in the Navy... but I won't go there... Regards, Ron
Truth be told I was wondering when I made it, how interesting it would be. I'm probably hardest on myself though. I can only imagine a few bulls on shore leave. Noisy bar to be in! -Mike
Wanabe rancher. Had me hooked after this video. Subscribed and have been watching the vids form the very 1st one. Can't thank you enough for putting out these videos. Even had the wife watching your wife doing the winter gardening.
I have to tell you this story, Erin and I were in the car headed to town for Mackenzies birthday dinner when your message popped through. On our phones we only see the first couple of words and Erin says to me, "someone just called you a wanna be rancher" Its been the day for weird comments so it made me laugh, then she read the rest of you comment. Thank you very much for making us both laugh on what has been a very long day and is sure to be longer. We are both glad that you found us and thank you very much for watching! - Mike & Erin
Great video as usual. For someone from a non-English speaking country like myself, this clears up a lot of the terms used in the industry. Keep up the good work!
Mike-thanks for the terminology lesson I knew some of them and learned some new ones. I grew up on a farm but knew very little about ranches. Keep the informative and fun videos coming as I follow your Wyoming Life.
Hey buddy, I just wanted to say I love your videos. I'm a country boy and remember doing a lot of these things growing up on my grandpa's farm. I have a deep appreciation for the ranch life and I miss it dearly. Your videos help me reconnect!!
Absolutely right about heifers ,we calve 60 heifers each year all home bred also the 3 bulls that are run with them are homebread and are polled simply selected out of the fattening yards.bulls go into the heifers on march the first each year so heifers and bulls are roughly 14 months old and will be due to calve in December
New subscriber here, found you guys thanks to the article in the John Deere magazine The Furrow. As a fellow farmer I appreciate what y'all do to inform people of the farming/ranching life. Also, great video quality and I enjoy watching.
Thank You for this learning video, I find them helpful and educational. Who would had thought that I would find that learning about cows and the ranch would be of such interest
Oh I bet it was, when I left radio to come here, the owner of the group that I worked for out of Boston fancied himself a cattle guy, he had a few cows on a place he owned. He definitely had a different way than they have out here. Thanks - Mike
Thanks Mike, been around cattle most of my life but I still learn a thing or two now and then. Heard a couple of new terms today, or I had forgotten. Have a great day on the ranch, the cattle are looking good.
I've been trying to learn these. We are looking into getting a jersey for our acreage a few years down the road. Im Learning now so I don't look like a fool when it comes time to pick one up.
Hey Mike:Not sure I need to know this, but I am glad I do now. Your videos are a blessing. You call it "Hard Work" and I call it " A Work Ethic". That is the key to our country and our lives. I thank my Dad and Grandday for mine as I am sure you Thank your Dad for yours. I thank you the doing these videos.
I can understand that, not everyone uses all the terms and not everyone has to. This is big cattle country around here and I had to figure out what everyone else was talking about lol Thanks Bob - Mike
Love some of your sayings makes your videos fun to watch also glad your do the vids so non farming/ranching people might have a better understanding of the live we live and what they are eating at the dinner table
Excellent video as always. Learn something new everytime I watch one of your or Erins video's. Keep up the good work! Your educating people who stumble up your channel(me being one of those people). Cant help but not look at a steak now and think somebodys hard work has made it possible to end up on my plate.
Just found your channel yesterday. I've been watching some of your vids this morning. You guys really do some great videos. Good luck on the winter gardening. I'll be following along on that. As far as the cows, I'll just have to live vicariously through your videos. LOL! Cows are cool! You are doing a great job for someone who didn't grow up on a farm. I have to say that every time I finish watching one of your videos, I'm surprised that you don't have way more subscribers. Thanks for passing on the knowledge and information.
Thanks Jerry, the subscribers are growing, we are coming up on our one year mark on the 22nd. Many people said we couldnt make 10K subscribers in a year. I hope we are going to prove them wrong. Thanks for watching! - Mike
"Mosquito in a nudest camp" ... That's too funny 😂🤣. Thanks for the terminology. I'm living on a 846 acre ranch that leases the pastures out to a stock buyer/ seller. Everytime I'm recruited to help sort out the next shipment, I end up lost in the conversations. Your posts have helped alot, keep'em coming. You and Erin will make me a good cooking ranch hand someday. 😉😂🤣
Thanks for the education on the terminology Mike. That bull was sure sending out the call of the wild. Stay warm and thanks again for doing what you do. Scott in Alberta
Our Wyoming Life I am up North in a place called Fort McMurray, 4.5 hours(450 KM,s) from Edmonton. We are an oil town of 70 thousand. Other than the frigid winter it’s a beautiful part of the North.With a little luck in 2-3 years my wife and I will be west of Red Deer Alberta starting our farming lifestyle with cattle..
I have a background in livestock management so I'm familiar with all this stuff, however; this channel is just plan fun to watch. It reminds me of my farm days. Those are fond memories indeed. ❤️
Look forward to the video's every week my daughter will be attending college at the university of Wyoming next year and will make the move once she gets settled from Illinois looking forward to it have vacationed there couple times like the state and scenery thanks for the info and your channel.
I don't correct customers when they ask for a quarter or half of a cow but there are customers who know the difference between a cow, heifer, steer, bull and the like. Terminology is important.
I enjoyed this. Thank you. I don't have a ranch and don't know anyone that does but always appreciate learning. Y'all consider coming to the world's largest rattlesnake round up in March! Right here in Sweetwater Texas. Think this year I may actually try snake meat.
I have never been, I looked at it online and it looks like a blast. Not sure I could get Erin within 50 yards of a snake though, even a dead one! Thanks Jennifer - Mike
Our Wyoming Life haha. They're in snake pits and lined in tall clear plastic walls. Fun indoor markets with wonderful things people have made. And outdoor flea market. And fair rides for all ages.
Hey Mike thanks for the video how's the weather been treating you. One day this week we had it in the 60s and now we're Sunday morning 12 degrees. Any big snow storms on Horizon we finally got the blade on the MX 255 Case tractor and now all we need is a little snow to push LOL the cattle look great hope you have a great day and will talk to you later
Shoot this doesn't even scratch the surface...then you get into Bos Taurus vs. Bos Indicus, Sire, Dam, British/English breeds vs Continental/Exotic, Gomer bulls etc. which for the most part gets into too advanced stuff and stock show stuff compared to just normal rancher terms. Great basic terminology though. Love the videos.
Hey Mike.. great video on the terminology and I know you guys work hard.. As an ex beef farmer in New England .. it would seem that getting that hay off the ground and not having the cattle grinding it into the ground...would be a help on the waste.. Thanks for sharing you ranching life we enjoy watching. All the best
The majority of it they eat pretty fast. That part of the video was taken about 4 in the afternoon after they had already been fed about 7am that morning, but I totally understand what you are saying. My ultimate goal would be to be able to bunk feed and we are looking into ways to be able to do that. Thanks for watching Rob, means alot to us! - Mike
I've just spotted that old Wagon in with the Heifers , isnt that rare. I'm in the Uk and I've only seen these wagons on Hollywood movies as waggon trains . How old is it ?? Lovely video . The dairy cattle left our farm in 1976 , but I still remember them fondly. Thank you.
I have a number of old wagons that I have rebuilt or am in the process of. Hard to pinpoint the year on them but that black one is a covered wagon, probably originally from the late 1800s. Usually I put them in the yard in the spring but this last year with the construction on my mother in laws house I didn't, there was a lot of traffic in and out, big trucks and what not so I didnt want one to get hit. We will be putting them out this spring however. Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
Great Video, isn't ranching a fantastic life. I own a small ranch in Texas and raise Zebus. I feel sorry for those that have never experienced Ranch life but then with me having Zebus you probably think I don't know
Hi John, thats is awesome you have zebus. They are one of the more interesting type of cattle for me to look at, and it always amazes me what people can run and do...In no way would I down play what you do, and I would love to learn more about them. You are right that its amazing for people to experience the ranch life, Thats what I love about youtube, giving people from all walks of life to step into our shoes. Thanks and thanks for watching - Mike
Love your videos... Actually what i consider a heifer bull and use, is a genetic designed bull that produces low birth weight calfs with high end gain. My heifer bull is about 2200 lbs. Keep your videos comming. Thanks
Here we only buy 2 year old virgin bulls. They spend their first year with the heifers because they are smaller. Then they can go out with cows. Thanks Randall - Mike
I have a idea for hay rake that is called a dump rake why couldn't you use to rake the manure round use it to brake the manure up in the pastures just a suggestion
I have a dump rake, I'm not sure it would pick up manure though. I've never tried it on manure. I usually just hit it with a drag. The dump rake might work to pick up the frozen stuff if it would come unstuck from the ground. Thanks for the suggestion. - Mike
Have to admit sometimes I forget my cattle terminology's once in a while for no reason why,,,, stress?. As for coffee shops when I order a coffee and their terminology comes in then I'm completely lost, I'd rather carry my flask than going to those places and feeling out of my comfort zone !. Anther good vid Mike thanks.
Our Wyoming Life . Looking at your video again Mike and I thought to myself ''that's a great brain jumpstarter for me and also a reminder for my coffee when I've forgotten ready!!,, Lol... Thanks again Mick, looking forward to see the ten thousand subscribes mark.Yeah
Agree about the coffee terminology... and I live in the Seattle WA area (home of Starbucks - almost one on every corner... in the grocery stores... here there every where) and now they are pushing milk alternatives out here... I just say I want the biggest cup with a LOT of Real cream and sugar!
Great video, Mike. We always referred to our lead steer as a judas steer; though I do know some who reserve the "judas" title for strictly slaughterhouse applications.
We purchase registered black and red angus. Most of the cows are angus but there is a mix of hereford in there in a few that my father in law purchased before he passed away. Thanks Dave - Mike
In knew there would be a test, I think that is a bunch of bull (the test)...wait that could be on the test (bull). Great video. Some of the terms you hear more on dairies others on beef around here.
Lol. I think you guys are cool how you reinvented yourselves, from business to ranchers. This video was a bit special for me...I felt like you made it because of my recent request for defining lingo.
It's funny I understand more of the farming terminology from my grandparents when they grew up on their farms (especially my grandpa he was Mennonite ) but when it comes to Starbucks or those specialty coffee places I have no clue what you're talking about lol
Its not in too bad of shape, I also have a couple buckboard wagons. I didn't put them out this year because of the construction on my mother in laws house, I usually have them in the yard during summer but I was afraid of a construction crew or truck hitting one. We will be putting them out in the spring. Thanks Mike - Mike
Hey Mike - really great video, all stuff I didn't know. This probably isn't the right video to ask this question (maybe the one you were taking the cows to market) but I wanted to ask you why you don't have a couple of dogs to help sort the cows out. I'm sure you have your reasons, just curious.
the more pronounced hump over the shoulders is a adaptation to also show masculinity in a bull, and goes along with the whole "good looks" and intimidation to other rival bulls with the heavier muscling in the neck and shoulders. Casterated bulls wont develop it or it will be less defined. Good question, thanks Jason and thanks for watching - Mike
Good video, lots of information. When do you start calving ? Here in Alberta it starts in February which is hit and miss when it comes to weather. I used to live in Saskatchewan and there is no way to start in February, way to cold. My cousin is still there and he has about 160 head in his cow/calf operation and calfs in May. Weather is good and no checking the herd at 0300 in a snowstorm.
The weather game is tough. We start calving in March with heifers and the cows will start at the end of March. We will still get some wet heavy snow during calving but we try to avoid as much of the cold as we can. Then again, who knows what the weather will do. Thanks for watching! - Mike
Your next video should be calf terminology. According to my city girl wife calves are classified as: little bitty, itty bitty, tiny too big they ain't cute no more.lol great video enjoyed it.my old boss always said two bulls bellering at each other was like a couple of teenagers talking crap at a dance lol
That reminds me, I sat a couple years ago and watched two bulls bellow at each other, almost face to face. Kind of a stand off, funny part was there were all these cows standing around watching them. They all had a look like, "ummmm, we're right here" lol it was funny. Thanks Kory! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life tell me about it. It's funnier when my boss did the voices . Imagine Homer Simpson in puberty. I'm tougher than you are, no your not......
Molecular biology, also for the moving part of it oldest daughter lives in Longmont Colorado that's what brought us that way and opened our eyes to a whole new world wondering why we stayed here and didn't get out sooner thanks for the comment this is Aaron Noe I use my wife's email she's better at this technology than I am.
Good morning. Just go to Amazon.com and search our Wyoming life. If you like us on Facebook we post when we add a new t-shirt design. You can also suggest designs. Thanks ! - Mike
Morning Mike, Thanks for the education about the "cows", sorry they are still cows to me(except the ones that have "something that dangles from all angles")I bet that call from Erin was a shock, I've learned after 37 years of marriage "when the one that must be obeyed calls" it could be about anything.Blessing to the ranch,stay warm-Jerry
Thanks for joining us once again. This video was suggested to us by one of our viewers and regular commenters, Tortaboy. Sometimes its easy to be to close to it and forget that we tend to talk in a language that others may not have ever been exposed to. Thank you Tortaboy for the the great idea.
If you have a suggestion for a video topic, feel free to email us at ourwylife@gmail.com.
Thanks to everyone for watching and supporting our channel! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life: When I was a youngster feeding hay (60# square bales) to a 40 cow herd at 5:00AM in winter before school, I had some terminology for them that you don't want mentioned here. :) Wish I had that chore to do today. Good on yall for what you are doing. Thanks for having us along.
I bet your terms were alot more ....colorful! lol Thanks!
thanks for all the new terms to refer to my mother in law!
haha, you made Erin spit out her milk! lol Thanks for that, made my night! - Mike
mwmwmwmwmmdw good one
Love that "Matrix cam" of the cow. She was looking at you like "What in the world are you doing???" LOL!!
I often wonder how many times the cows look at me and wonder what I'm doing. I get the same looks when i fly the drone around them. Doesn't bother them, but they all look annoyed with me. Lol. Thanks for watching. -Mike
Thank you for explaining all these vocabulary words about ranching. We all have learned something new from your wisdom, Mike. Appreciate you and your wife feeding Americans! God Bless!
Thanks for the video! I'm in the process of starting a mobile farm slaughter business but I didn't grow up around cattle. Learning the lingo is definitely important! I recently found your channel and I really enjoy it.
Thank you Lucas and thanks for watching - Mike
As a new cow owner, I'm learning many of the terms like you guys did. Always good to expand your knowledge base, thanks for the help!
On a humorous note, every time someone is talking about cattle, I'm always hearing the line from Tommy Boy "you can get a good look at a T-bone...."
hahaha, I havent seen that movie in a while, I'm gonna have to pull it up. Thanks Zach! - Mike
Very interesting! We had about 10 calves when I was a kid. We had to feed them calf-starter. Then my older brother took over all their care as his FFA project, and fed them hay through the winter. In 7th grade I used to listen to the 8th grade lessons on agriculture in our 3-room schoolhouse-our grades were in the same room. I've always been interested in ranching. I really appreciate your channel because you are kind to your animals. Subscribed!
Glad I found your channel the other day. I am a recent transplant to Texas and the whole cow, heifer, steer, bull thing had me afraid to open my mouth at the local farm market. I will still keep quiet but I can now learn a lot more from the local farm folks. Thanks.
Thank you Sarah, glad you found us thanks for watching - Mike
Mike, When I first started watching this video, I somehow thought it wouldn't be that interesting. However, as I continued watching it, I became totally fascinated with it all. Without a doubt, while ranching is massive hard work, It is fascinating to watch. The bull calling the ladies reminded me of my earlier dating years in the Navy... but I won't go there...
Regards,
Ron
Truth be told I was wondering when I made it, how interesting it would be. I'm probably hardest on myself though. I can only imagine a few bulls on shore leave. Noisy bar to be in! -Mike
Wanabe rancher. Had me hooked after this video. Subscribed and have been watching the vids form the very 1st one. Can't thank you enough for putting out these videos. Even had the wife watching your wife doing the winter gardening.
I have to tell you this story, Erin and I were in the car headed to town for Mackenzies birthday dinner when your message popped through. On our phones we only see the first couple of words and Erin says to me, "someone just called you a wanna be rancher" Its been the day for weird comments so it made me laugh, then she read the rest of you comment. Thank you very much for making us both laugh on what has been a very long day and is sure to be longer. We are both glad that you found us and thank you very much for watching! - Mike & Erin
Great video as usual. For someone from a non-English speaking country like myself, this clears up a lot of the terms used in the industry. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Luiz and thanks for watching! - Mike
Mike-thanks for the terminology lesson I knew some of them and learned some new ones. I grew up on a farm but knew very little about ranches. Keep the informative and fun videos coming as I follow your Wyoming Life.
3:08 features the north coast of Northern Ireland. You can see the Causeway Hotel in the background
I wondered if anyone would know that. Good job! Thanks Andrew! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life you're welcome and greetings from Northern Ireland. Keep up the good work
Thank you sir!
Couldn't have asked for a better video. Thank You
Hey buddy, I just wanted to say I love your videos. I'm a country boy and remember doing a lot of these things growing up on my grandpa's farm. I have a deep appreciation for the ranch life and I miss it dearly. Your videos help me reconnect!!
Absolutely right about heifers ,we calve 60 heifers each year all home bred also the 3 bulls that are run with them are homebread and are polled simply selected out of the fattening yards.bulls go into the heifers on march the first each year so heifers and bulls are roughly 14 months old and will be due to calve in December
Nice, makes perfect sense. - Mike
New subscriber here, found you guys thanks to the article in the John Deere magazine The Furrow. As a fellow farmer I appreciate what y'all do to inform people of the farming/ranching life. Also, great video quality and I enjoy watching.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
Wow! this information is amazing. You never cease to amaze me Thamks Mike.
Thank You for this learning video, I find them helpful and educational. Who would had thought that I would find that learning about cows and the ranch would be of such interest
It was funny listening to my Uncle -- the rancher from Hulette -- and my Dad -- the gentleman farmer from NY -- speak about their cows :o)
Oh I bet it was, when I left radio to come here, the owner of the group that I worked for out of Boston fancied himself a cattle guy, he had a few cows on a place he owned. He definitely had a different way than they have out here. Thanks - Mike
One of your best videos!
Thank you very much ! - Mike
Thanks Mike, been around cattle most of my life but I still learn a thing or two now and then. Heard a couple of new terms today, or I had forgotten. Have a great day on the ranch, the cattle are looking good.
Thanks Mike, I'm sure they wish winter was over but we have a long way to go. Thanks for watching - Mike
I've been trying to learn these. We are looking into getting a jersey for our acreage a few years down the road. Im Learning now so I don't look like a fool when it comes time to pick one up.
Great idea. I wish I would have thought of that. Less smiling and nodding. :). Thanks -Mike
Hey Mike:Not sure I need to know this, but I am glad I do now. Your videos are a blessing. You call it "Hard Work" and I call it " A Work Ethic". That is the key to our country and our lives. I thank my Dad and Grandday for mine as I am sure you Thank your Dad for yours. I thank you the doing these videos.
What a great video I only knew half of the stuff you were talking about and I have Cattle. Thanks for the video Mike
I can understand that, not everyone uses all the terms and not everyone has to. This is big cattle country around here and I had to figure out what everyone else was talking about lol Thanks Bob - Mike
hey Mike just found your video. really enjoy them so far so I have subscribed. you have a great way of explain things. thanks
Thank you very much Rodney, and thanks for watching - Mike
yes Sir
WOW.,.alot of explanation.... understanding... Keep up the Good Work
Thank you very much - Mike
Another excellent video Mike. I get a laugh out of your sense of humor!
Hey I'm glad, Erin just rolls her eyes sometimes! Thanks Lonny - Mike
Busier than a mosquito at a nudist colony! Can’t say I’ve heard that one before Mike but it sure made me laugh this morning.
Thanks for all the terminology! :-)
Great educational video Mike! And fyi we did get the broken water line fixed. Winter....be glad when its over! Talk to you soon.
Awesome, glad you got it fixed. Hopefully winter doesn't hang on til June Thanks - Mike
Perfect!! great job once again!!
Thanks for watching :) - Mike
Awesome explanation of things.
Thank you very much Buddy and thanks for watching - Mike
Love some of your sayings makes your videos fun to watch also glad your do the vids so non farming/ranching people might have a better understanding of the live we live and what they are eating at the dinner table
Very true, thanks a bunch! - Mike
I like the bulls the most their just big and soled and have a good day mike and erin
I like them too. Thanks Jacob! - Mike
Mike thanks so much for sharing. Very educational for someone like me who has never been around or worked on a ranch.
Awesome, Thank you very much! - Mike
Excellent video as always. Learn something new everytime I watch one of your or Erins video's. Keep up the good work! Your educating people who stumble up your channel(me being one of those people). Cant help but not look at a steak now and think somebodys hard work has made it possible to end up on my plate.
Thank you Matt, you know when you say things like that it makes Erin light up! I'm really glad you liked it! - Mike
Just found your channel yesterday. I've been watching some of your vids this morning. You guys really do some great videos. Good luck on the winter gardening. I'll be following along on that. As far as the cows, I'll just have to live vicariously through your videos. LOL! Cows are cool! You are doing a great job for someone who didn't grow up on a farm. I have to say that every time I finish watching one of your videos, I'm surprised that you don't have way more subscribers. Thanks for passing on the knowledge and information.
Thanks Jerry, the subscribers are growing, we are coming up on our one year mark on the 22nd. Many people said we couldnt make 10K subscribers in a year. I hope we are going to prove them wrong. Thanks for watching! - Mike
Jerry Coon - you can help by sharing their videos (Facebook is a good place). 😁
I would but I don't do any other social media. Haven't been on FB for years
"Mosquito in a nudest camp" ... That's too funny 😂🤣. Thanks for the terminology. I'm living on a 846 acre ranch that leases the pastures out to a stock buyer/ seller. Everytime I'm recruited to help sort out the next shipment, I end up lost in the conversations. Your posts have helped alot, keep'em coming. You and Erin will make me a good cooking ranch hand someday. 😉😂🤣
Thank you very much Kelly - Mike
Thanks for the education on the terminology Mike. That bull was sure sending out the call of the wild. Stay warm and thanks again for doing what you do. Scott in Alberta
That bull was very happy to be there lol . Thanks Scott. Where are you at in alberta?- Mike
Our Wyoming Life I am up North in a place called Fort McMurray, 4.5 hours(450 KM,s) from Edmonton. We are an oil town of 70 thousand. Other than the frigid winter it’s a beautiful part of the North.With a little luck in 2-3 years my wife and I will be west of Red Deer Alberta starting our farming lifestyle with cattle..
I have a background in livestock management so I'm familiar with all this stuff, however; this channel is just plan fun to watch. It reminds me of my farm days. Those are fond memories indeed. ❤️
Thank you very much -Mike
Enjoyed the lesson, Mike you are a smart man
You probably give me too much credit. lol Thanks for watching Dean and thank you. - Mike
Then you have the hay vs. straw, field corn vs. sweet corn confusion. On the dairy we always thought 2nd calf cows were about the best in the barn.
Thats a good question, I wonder if cows do have an ideal age to give the best calf. hmmmm Thanks, now my brain is working. - Mike
Very informative. Thank you!
Thanks. This video is very interesting for me, non-English speaker
Look forward to the video's every week my daughter will be attending college at the university of Wyoming next year and will make the move once she gets settled from Illinois looking forward to it have vacationed there couple times like the state and scenery thanks for the info and your channel.
Oh thats awesome. What is she going to school for? Thanks for watching - Mike
Great Video again good to see you don't have tons of snow
Hi Ron, not alot, we got an inch or so last night, enough to cover everything but its been pretty manageable . Thanks - Mike
Nice to see a fellow Wyomingite on here!
Thanks Jerry and thanks for watching - Mike
I'm impressed my friend
Thanks John and thanks for watching - Mike
That's one good looking red bull
Really good video I learnt a lot and will have to watch it again as I am sure I missed something
Thanks Charlie, I'm sure I missed lots also but I'm going to try to be better in the future about explaining terms as I go. Thanks for watching - Mike
I don't correct customers when they ask for a quarter or half of a cow but there are customers who know the difference between a cow, heifer, steer, bull and the like. Terminology is important.
Very true Rod and if you know the terms you feel alot closer to it! Thanks for watching - Mike
Gerat vid once again mike keep up the work
Thank you very much and thanks for watching. Are there any terms you guys use that are different? Thanks - Mike
Our Wyoming Life no really very very simular
That's what I found when doing some research, kind of amazing! Thanks - Mike
Could you make a video about the role horses play on your ranch?
I think we are planning on doing it when it gets nicer, would make a nice summer riding video. Thanks - Mike
Hi Mike I'm watching from Westminster MD
Thanks Doris - Mike
I enjoyed this. Thank you. I don't have a ranch and don't know anyone that does but always appreciate learning. Y'all consider coming to the world's largest rattlesnake round up in March! Right here in Sweetwater Texas. Think this year I may actually try snake meat.
I have never been, I looked at it online and it looks like a blast. Not sure I could get Erin within 50 yards of a snake though, even a dead one! Thanks Jennifer - Mike
Our Wyoming Life haha. They're in snake pits and lined in tall clear plastic walls. Fun indoor markets with wonderful things people have made. And outdoor flea market. And fair rides for all ages.
Gotcha, it does sound like fun!
Holy "COW" Mike I'm learning so much from you.
HUGE help to me!
Hey Mike thanks for the video how's the weather been treating you. One day this week we had it in the 60s and now we're Sunday morning 12 degrees. Any big snow storms on Horizon we finally got the blade on the MX 255 Case tractor and now all we need is a little snow to push LOL the cattle look great hope you have a great day and will talk to you later
Always weather on the horizon - Thanks for watching - Mike
Thanks I tried telling a bunch of women it going in makeup shampoo etc .so thks for saying it ..
Shoot this doesn't even scratch the surface...then you get into Bos Taurus vs. Bos Indicus, Sire, Dam, British/English breeds vs Continental/Exotic, Gomer bulls etc. which for the most part gets into too advanced stuff and stock show stuff compared to just normal rancher terms. Great basic terminology though. Love the videos.
Thank you very much Evan, and thanks for watching - Mike
Hey Mike.. great video on the terminology and I know you guys work hard.. As an ex beef farmer in New England .. it would seem that getting that hay off the ground and not having the cattle grinding it into the ground...would be a help on the waste.. Thanks for sharing you ranching life we enjoy watching. All the best
The majority of it they eat pretty fast. That part of the video was taken about 4 in the afternoon after they had already been fed about 7am that morning, but I totally understand what you are saying. My ultimate goal would be to be able to bunk feed and we are looking into ways to be able to do that. Thanks for watching Rob, means alot to us! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life - don’t they have feeders you can put the circular bales into vertically and the cattle gather ‘round’ and chow down.
I've just spotted that old Wagon in with the Heifers , isnt that rare. I'm in the Uk and I've only seen these wagons on Hollywood movies as waggon trains . How old is it ??
Lovely video . The dairy cattle left our farm in 1976 , but I still remember them fondly.
Thank you.
I have a number of old wagons that I have rebuilt or am in the process of. Hard to pinpoint the year on them but that black one is a covered wagon, probably originally from the late 1800s. Usually I put them in the yard in the spring but this last year with the construction on my mother in laws house I didn't, there was a lot of traffic in and out, big trucks and what not so I didnt want one to get hit. We will be putting them out this spring however. Thank you very much and thanks for watching - Mike
VERY helpful!
I'm glad, thank you - Mike
Great Video, isn't ranching a fantastic life. I own a small ranch in Texas and raise Zebus. I feel sorry for those that have never experienced Ranch life but then with me having Zebus you probably think I don't know
Hi John, thats is awesome you have zebus. They are one of the more interesting type of cattle for me to look at, and it always amazes me what people can run and do...In no way would I down play what you do, and I would love to learn more about them. You are right that its amazing for people to experience the ranch life, Thats what I love about youtube, giving people from all walks of life to step into our shoes. Thanks and thanks for watching - Mike
Love your videos... Actually what i consider a heifer bull and use, is a genetic designed bull that produces low birth weight calfs with high end gain. My heifer bull is about 2200 lbs. Keep your videos comming. Thanks
Here we only buy 2 year old virgin bulls. They spend their first year with the heifers because they are smaller. Then they can go out with cows. Thanks Randall - Mike
Great video!!
Thanks Chris and thanks for watching I really appreciate it. - Mike
I have a idea for hay rake that is called a dump rake why couldn't you use to rake the manure round use it to brake the manure up in the pastures just a suggestion
I have a dump rake, I'm not sure it would pick up manure though. I've never tried it on manure. I usually just hit it with a drag. The dump rake might work to pick up the frozen stuff if it would come unstuck from the ground. Thanks for the suggestion. - Mike
Excellent Mid Ohio
Thanks Joel! - Mike
my grandfathers, Dad and uncles never called a bovine that was not a mother a cow. You are correct that cow has become the generic term for cattle.
It has, and honestly if more people are aware and pay attention to cows, I dont care what they call them lol Thanks Earl! - Mike
It seems that Mike discussed five hundred terms for bovines but never mentioned the word itself.
Because we dont use the word bovine very often. If we were in a scientific setting we probably would. lol Thanks David.
Have to admit sometimes I forget my cattle terminology's once in a while for no reason why,,,, stress?. As for coffee shops when I order a coffee and their terminology comes in then I'm completely lost, I'd rather carry my flask than going to those places and feeling out of my comfort zone !. Anther good vid Mike thanks.
Thanks Calum, hope all is well! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life .
Looking at your video again Mike and I thought to myself ''that's a great brain jumpstarter for me and also a reminder for my coffee when I've forgotten ready!!,, Lol... Thanks again Mick, looking forward to see the ten thousand subscribes mark.Yeah
Just like my coffee hot and black. So limit a lot of those descriptive whoop te dos.
Agree about the coffee terminology... and I live in the Seattle WA area (home of Starbucks - almost one on every corner... in the grocery stores... here there every where) and now they are pushing milk alternatives out here... I just say I want the biggest cup with a LOT of Real cream and sugar!
Great video, Mike. We always referred to our lead steer as a judas steer; though I do know some who reserve the "judas" title for strictly slaughterhouse applications.
I have heard the judas steer before, guess I forgot about it. Thanks for reminding me Christa. - Mike
Cow Boss must be a NY thing. Its gotton so just the old timers know that term.
Great video. So tell me , how busy is a mosquito in a nudist camp?
I could only imagine they are pretty busy and happy about it! Thanks for watching - Mike
Nice video👍👍👍👍👍
Mike, you forgot to expound on heiferette and what about those gomer bulls? LOL, great video as usual.
Very true, I'm sure there will be a part 2 someday :) - Mike
What breed of cattle do you have Angus ,beefmasters or crosses
We purchase registered black and red angus. Most of the cows are angus but there is a mix of hereford in there in a few that my father in law purchased before he passed away. Thanks Dave - Mike
Very good video
Thanks Ina, :) - Mike
Do you leave your "lead steer" in the pasture while the bulls are in the field, or do you have to bring him in for his safety?
Very good video Mike
Thank you! and thanks for watching - Mike
In knew there would be a test, I think that is a bunch of bull (the test)...wait that could be on the test (bull). Great video. Some of the terms you hear more on dairies others on beef around here.
hahaha. Thank you very much Kevin - Mike
Good video Mike!
Thank you Tortaboy. I'm always impressed you are still around. One of our first subscribers! - Mike
Lol. I think you guys are cool how you reinvented yourselves, from business to ranchers. This video was a bit special for me...I felt like you made it because of my recent request for defining lingo.
We do rely on viewers for suggestions, Thank you very much for suggesting it! - Mike
Wow we never get that complicated in our cow terminology
Mostly around here we stick with cow, bull, steer and heifer but occasionally the need does come up for other terms. Thanks Drew! - Mike
I didn't know that cows was in our medicine in our food until you just said thanks Mike just throw some new lesson California
It's funny I understand more of the farming terminology from my grandparents when they grew up on their farms (especially my grandpa he was Mennonite ) but when it comes to Starbucks or those specialty coffee places I have no clue what you're talking about lol
haha, I hear ya. I need a cheat sheet, although I'm rarely there. Thanks Alida - Mike
I never liked Starbucks I make my coffee at home so I can buy steaks and pork lol
Good video mike
Thank you very much and thanks for watching! - Mike
Damn good looking bull 👩🌾
Thanks Brent and thanks for watching! - Mike
Thats what I noticed. He is a real specimen and I bet was a little pricey
Loved this! Quick question... do you have any horses on the ranch or do you use the gator instead?
We do have horses, but they are only for recreational riding. working cow is all done with 4 wheelers and the gator. Thanks for watching - Mike
Hi Mike great video i love that old chuckwagon you should you should restore that to bring people on a tour of your ranch
Its not in too bad of shape, I also have a couple buckboard wagons. I didn't put them out this year because of the construction on my mother in laws house, I usually have them in the yard during summer but I was afraid of a construction crew or truck hitting one. We will be putting them out in the spring. Thanks Mike - Mike
Hey Mike - really great video, all stuff I didn't know. This probably isn't the right video to ask this question (maybe the one you were taking the cows to market) but I wanted to ask you why you don't have a couple of dogs to help sort the cows out. I'm sure you have your reasons, just curious.
We are hoping to get a good cattle dog, we already have one dog and shes getting pretty old. We decided not to put her through a puppy. Thanks - Mike
Thanks Mike - have your girls watch some Caesar Millan videos.
Do castrated bulls not produce that characteristic hump on their neck like the breeders have ? Or is that hump just a result of age ?
the more pronounced hump over the shoulders is a adaptation to also show masculinity in a bull, and goes along with the whole "good looks" and intimidation to other rival bulls with the heavier muscling in the neck and shoulders. Casterated bulls wont develop it or it will be less defined. Good question, thanks Jason and thanks for watching - Mike
Good video, lots of information. When do you start calving ? Here in Alberta it starts in February which is hit and miss when it comes to weather. I used to live in Saskatchewan and there is no way to start in February, way to cold. My cousin is still there and he has about 160 head in his cow/calf operation and calfs in May. Weather is good and no checking the herd at 0300 in a snowstorm.
The weather game is tough. We start calving in March with heifers and the cows will start at the end of March. We will still get some wet heavy snow during calving but we try to avoid as much of the cold as we can. Then again, who knows what the weather will do. Thanks for watching! - Mike
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Your next video should be calf terminology. According to my city girl wife calves are classified as: little bitty, itty bitty, tiny too big they ain't cute no more.lol great video enjoyed it.my old boss always said two bulls bellering at each other was like a couple of teenagers talking crap at a dance lol
That reminds me, I sat a couple years ago and watched two bulls bellow at each other, almost face to face. Kind of a stand off, funny part was there were all these cows standing around watching them. They all had a look like, "ummmm, we're right here" lol it was funny. Thanks Kory! - Mike
Our Wyoming Life tell me about it. It's funnier when my boss did the voices . Imagine Homer Simpson in puberty. I'm tougher than you are, no your not......
hahaha. exactly!
what about oxen?
Mike we need to bring back the term bullock.
Molecular biology, also for the moving part of it oldest daughter lives in Longmont Colorado that's what brought us that way and opened our eyes to a whole new world wondering why we stayed here and didn't get out sooner thanks for the comment this is Aaron Noe I use my wife's email she's better at this technology than I am.
haha, its all good Tonya, Aaron. lol Thanks a bunch, I hope your daughter enjoys UW. - Mike
My great grandfather all say you all ways need the factory’s
yup! - Mike
Just order my Gunther t-shirt thank you. Tom McCarthy
Awesome! I had to order one too! Thanks Tom
H1917....hand raise Karo..😂😂
8:14 interpretation: "here I come bitches!!"😁😎😁
Hey Mike! I’m the dude from Brazil! How can I get those awesome T-shirts of yours? Do y’all ship to Brazil?
Good morning. Just go to Amazon.com and search our Wyoming life. If you like us on Facebook we post when we add a new t-shirt design. You can also suggest designs. Thanks ! - Mike
Morning Mike, Thanks for the education about the "cows", sorry they are still cows to me(except the ones that have "something that dangles from all angles")I bet that call from Erin was a shock, I've learned after 37 years of marriage "when the one that must be obeyed calls" it could be about anything.Blessing to the ranch,stay warm-Jerry
Haha, that call was something I did not expect, thats for sure. Still glad she made it. Thanks Jerry - Mike
Jerry Beaver - 😂😂😂😂 - dangles from all angles... 😂😂😂😂😂❤️