How is it that I learn more from you than my whole agricultural degree?! Thank you for this incredibly perfectly detailed explanation of how to proceed naturally! All other modern information is to shove dry off antibiotics up there and leave her. If she shows signs of mastitis you repeat and be done. We are an Organic farm undergoing USDA certification so we LOVE Synergy products! It’s just not common to find someone willing to take such time and care to walk us newbs through it the right way the first time. I wish I could express how much I appreciate you! Thank you so so very much! I would move my whole farm just to be your neighbor 😜
Hey Kate! Love how you explain this. It is interesting how we all do things slightly differently, but can certainly learn from each other... and know that EACH individual cow may need to be treated differently! And thank you for explaining about the weight thing. People will think a milk cow is starving or mistreated if you see their ribs. So NOT true!!! I was like you want me to stick what where...ha... mine didn't even notice what I had done, lol!
I also wanted to comment that we decided to calf share at NIGHT! What a difference it made. Winter is cold here too so having tiny fatless calves alone in a pen at night was not ideal. So we have a side pasture for the littles to go to “daycare” and we separate for 6-8h a day. We get HUGE cream tops and only milk once a day! We milk at night after they have been separated. Mom nurses all night (plus growth hormones are highest at night and early morning) so we have BIG strong babies :) Our jersey has nurse mama’d 3 big ole calves at night and still gave us 2.5gal a day (this was for a 3 month window, now just has 1 calf on her). She has raised 5 calves in her now 16 month lactation and still gives 2-4 gallons a day with super creamy milk :) We found they don’t hold back when they have the baby all night because they can see them during the day and they are too busy grazing to worry. At night they pace and bellow. I’m nowhere near an expert, but we’ve had incredible success with “daycare” calf sharing vs night and we don’t need another stall for sleeping. All our beef and dairy mamas share one side of the barn with their babies at night. And we rotate pastures the times of year the grass allows and wow it’s been amazing! We won’t ever stop calf sharing :) in fact our girl is 2 months pregnant and nursing a 5.5 month old calf that is about to be weaned. She will get one more baby to love before she gets a MUCH DESERVED Momcation! She loves being a mom though and will steal others babies if we let her 🙄 She doesn’t do well without her mom title. Our new Milking Shorthorn is NOT a good nurse mom lol She has a 5.5mo calf and will only have her calf/shorter lactation periods. We rarely heard of daytime milk sharing when we got started so I thought I’d just share a little about how we keep our girls in heavy cream without needing more stalls/anything more than an electric net fence or 2nd day pasture for babes to play around in 🥰
This is such great information about your success. It's quite rewarding when you find something that works well for both the cows and your family!! Thank you for sharing!
I have a first freshener Nubian doe who gives a bunch for her first time. Something happened to the right half of her udder, probably an injury because there were no signs of mastitis, no fever, redness, nothing in the milk, etc. There was only a hard area. After research, I put caster oil on that area of the udder and milked it each day. The hard area went down significantly each application until it was gone in a week or two. Milk went down some on that side, but came back to her normal amount as she healed. No issues since. We are always learning.
Thanks Kate !this was super helpful to see how you do this and I really like the fact that you highly recommend a natural solution from that company. I am going to do the same. You have lots of great tips in here. I really appreciate it.
I vote number 3! if she won’t let her calf or Jessas nurse you can put her in the stand, we had to do that with my cows calf, we would put her in the stand 2 times a day and eventually once a day, it’s annoying but it doesn’t take long ❤ I’m the only milker and I will take the morning milking and the calf will get the evening, he’s 4 months old, but if I’m sick I can have him take the morning milking so I don’t need to milk
Great detailed explanation, thoroughly enjoyed this tutorial. Will you be able to do any videoing at your friend's place milking their cow? I really enjoy your videos and look forward to them every week, thanks for the work and effort you put in to them for us, really appreciated.
Hello!!! So, where would I send milk for testing? I am currently using some of synergy products, but I feel I need to see exactly what I am dealing with to better treat my Emma. Please and thank you!
@@HylianWindRider I loved having cream to make butter, then the buttermilk to use for other cooking, I loved the amount of milk I had to make large wheels of cheese compared to putting allthe same effort into cheese using a small amount of goats milk. Ido admit though ihad bigger injuries from cow kicks compared to small goat feet kicks.
Hi from Mississippi. Yes we absolutely use the Mississippi count. 😂. Great information on this topic.
Awesome! Thank you! 😂
That's so cute. Thanks for watching!
Who needs cable when I can just watch your channel 😅❤ first time milk cow owner and I learn so much plus’s your such a joy to Listen to!
Awesome! Thank you!
How is it that I learn more from you than my whole agricultural degree?! Thank you for this incredibly perfectly detailed explanation of how to proceed naturally! All other modern information is to shove dry off antibiotics up there and leave her. If she shows signs of mastitis you repeat and be done. We are an Organic farm undergoing USDA certification so we LOVE Synergy products! It’s just not common to find someone willing to take such time and care to walk us newbs through it the right way the first time. I wish I could express how much I appreciate you! Thank you so so very much! I would move my whole farm just to be your neighbor 😜
Wow your message it so supportive and very kind. I appreciate your taking the time to write it!!!
Hey Kate! Love how you explain this. It is interesting how we all do things slightly differently, but can certainly learn from each other... and know that EACH individual cow may need to be treated differently! And thank you for explaining about the weight thing. People will think a milk cow is starving or mistreated if you see their ribs. So NOT true!!! I was like you want me to stick what where...ha... mine didn't even notice what I had done, lol!
Thank you so much!!!
I also wanted to comment that we decided to calf share at NIGHT! What a difference it made. Winter is cold here too so having tiny fatless calves alone in a pen at night was not ideal. So we have a side pasture for the littles to go to “daycare” and we separate for 6-8h a day. We get HUGE cream tops and only milk once a day! We milk at night after they have been separated. Mom nurses all night (plus growth hormones are highest at night and early morning) so we have BIG strong babies :) Our jersey has nurse mama’d 3 big ole calves at night and still gave us 2.5gal a day (this was for a 3 month window, now just has 1 calf on her). She has raised 5 calves in her now 16 month lactation and still gives 2-4 gallons a day with super creamy milk :) We found they don’t hold back when they have the baby all night because they can see them during the day and they are too busy grazing to worry. At night they pace and bellow. I’m nowhere near an expert, but we’ve had incredible success with “daycare” calf sharing vs night and we don’t need another stall for sleeping. All our beef and dairy mamas share one side of the barn with their babies at night. And we rotate pastures the times of year the grass allows and wow it’s been amazing! We won’t ever stop calf sharing :) in fact our girl is 2 months pregnant and nursing a 5.5 month old calf that is about to be weaned. She will get one more baby to love before she gets a MUCH DESERVED Momcation! She loves being a mom though and will steal others babies if we let her 🙄 She doesn’t do well without her mom title. Our new Milking Shorthorn is NOT a good nurse mom lol She has a 5.5mo calf and will only have her calf/shorter lactation periods.
We rarely heard of daytime milk sharing when we got started so I thought I’d just share a little about how we keep our girls in heavy cream without needing more stalls/anything more than an electric net fence or 2nd day pasture for babes to play around in 🥰
This is such great information about your success. It's quite rewarding when you find something that works well for both the cows and your family!! Thank you for sharing!
I have a first freshener Nubian doe who gives a bunch for her first time. Something happened to the right half of her udder, probably an injury because there were no signs of mastitis, no fever, redness, nothing in the milk, etc. There was only a hard area. After research, I put caster oil on that area of the udder and milked it each day. The hard area went down significantly each application until it was gone in a week or two. Milk went down some on that side, but came back to her normal amount as she healed. No issues since. We are always learning.
Wow amazing
Wow you really got on that and solved the problem so effectively. Well done!
I've missed seeing you with the cows. It will be fun to see Jessa's new calf in October!
Im sooo excited
Yes, I'm looking forward to Jessa calving too. It's a nice break but I miss the interaction with her.
Ouch! Yes it looked really painful for a breastfeeding mother! Wonderful video and very informative, thank you!
You are so welcome!
Thanks Kate !this was super helpful to see how you do this and I really like the fact that you highly recommend a natural solution from that company. I am going to do the same. You have lots of great tips in here. I really appreciate it.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial,Kate! Brought back good memories!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You love your milk cows like I love mine! That's awesome!❤
Hi Kate I never knew that about a dairy cow. Great schooling 👏 thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the information and good luck with the tooth
Thank you too
I vote number 3! if she won’t let her calf or Jessas nurse you can put her in the stand, we had to do that with my cows calf, we would put her in the stand 2 times a day and eventually once a day, it’s annoying but it doesn’t take long ❤ I’m the only milker and I will take the morning milking and the calf will get the evening, he’s 4 months old, but if I’m sick I can have him take the morning milking so I don’t need to milk
That's a great to do when you are the only milker!
Great information
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Kate! Very interesting! 👍😊
You’re welcome 😊
Great detailed explanation, thoroughly enjoyed this tutorial. Will you be able to do any videoing at your friend's place milking their cow?
I really enjoy your videos and look forward to them every week, thanks for the work and effort you put in to them for us, really appreciated.
I probably wont, respecting their privacy
@@VenisonforDinner absolutely understand
I got two tooth pulled as well be two week. Now I know about root canal. I have one done in the front tooth long ago that can just stay there
Oh wow that a lot! I hope you are recovered now.
Hello!!! So, where would I send milk for testing? I am currently using some of synergy products, but I feel I need to see exactly what I am dealing with to better treat my Emma. Please and thank you!
I've done it through LVS in Picture Butte but you can do it through DHIA as well. Good luck!
Will you sell t-shirt’s like the one your wearing?
I did in the past! Maybe again .
@@VenisonforDinner well you have one buyer here!!
My Jersey x Brown Swiss (11yo) calves day 280 everytime but I always watch from day 270 and assume she'll have calved by 290 latest 😂
Wow! So cool that she's calved at same time!
Can't see Jessa's ribs
😂😂😂
As you poke her hip
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😂😂😂
Awesome option for drying off.
Streptococcus is another dangerous mastitis
Streptococcal Aureus yes! So bad. For a milk cow she is fat! Lol
Very true! Thanks for watching.
Interesting information; however, the plastic cannula is pronounced "can-you-la".
Actually both ways are correct, been in the industry 25 plus years and learn something new everyday!! 😊
I imagine regionally there is differences too.
Your hair looks great! I know, unrelated to your video.
It was such a great hair day and i was trying to figure out what i did when editing this 😂
Canula is pronounced "Can YOU la". :-)
Thanks!
I don't understand why anyone is bothering with dairy cows.
Because theyre an amazing way to grow a low of nutrient dense food year round in a climate where we are covered in snow half the year!
Are you serious? I love dairy cows and really wish I could have one again, I really miss them.
@justme-uw6bz What did you enjoy about having them? The lifestyle isn't for me but I do like dairy cows as well.
@@HylianWindRider I loved having cream to make butter, then the buttermilk to use for other cooking, I loved the amount of milk I had to make large wheels of cheese compared to putting allthe same effort into cheese using a small amount of goats milk. Ido admit though ihad bigger injuries from cow kicks compared to small goat feet kicks.
@justme-uw6bz It was worth the effort it seems. Did you enjoy being with the cow and milking her?