Building a Tiny Milking Barn - The FHC Show, ep 33

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  • Опубліковано 20 тра 2021
  • In this latest episode #33 of The Farm Hand's Companion Show, Pa Mac shows the tiny milking barn he built and outfitted for milking his cow. If you need a small livestock shed or barn for your small farm or homestead, the one shown here is a great solution...and can make the tedious daily chore of miking your cow or goat more pleasant! For even more details on how to construct a barn like this, check out these other episodes:
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    "Building a Tiny Barn" ( • Building a Tiny Barn -... )
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  • @DeepSouthHomestead
    @DeepSouthHomestead 3 роки тому +13

    These type videos are so soothing.

  • @ISpiTrvth
    @ISpiTrvth 5 місяців тому

    You’re like a solo “Red Green Show”. Fan-Freaking tasting! Glad I found ya old timer.

  • @kenthorsen4558
    @kenthorsen4558 3 роки тому +7

    Just goes to show you that you don't need an expensive barn to milk and protect your cows. Great video as usual, have a great weekend everyone.

  • @MountainsBreath
    @MountainsBreath 3 роки тому +14

    Thank you for all your content! It helped me build my own pole barn singlehandedly. I am now even milling my own lumber thanks to you bud!

  • @KCandFriendsUSA
    @KCandFriendsUSA 2 роки тому

    I hope the future is packed with animals

  • @johngallagher2313
    @johngallagher2313 3 роки тому +2

    Tulip will enjoy being out of the weather and so will you.

  • @bobbynash282
    @bobbynash282 3 роки тому +11

    While you were sitting there at the end. I could see the wheels a turning for something new.

  • @stephenrice4554
    @stephenrice4554 Рік тому

    Another interesting and amusing video 👍🇬🇧

  • @ciphercode2298
    @ciphercode2298 3 роки тому +2

    It ain't gotta be perfect,its just gotta be. Looks good,should serve ya'll well.

  • @aloberdorf4579
    @aloberdorf4579 3 роки тому +1

    Nice Moooooooove........

  • @dragri7344
    @dragri7344 2 роки тому +2

    So glad I found your channel. You rock

  • @alonalanski7119
    @alonalanski7119 3 роки тому +2

    What a nice way to start a day. Thank you! I will hold that positive vibe through my morning hours for sure!

  • @BAD_CONSUMER
    @BAD_CONSUMER 2 роки тому

    laughed at the lightning while milking pretty hard

  • @olddawgdreaming5715
    @olddawgdreaming5715 3 роки тому +3

    Great job Pa, sure works out nice for you all. Thanks for sharing with us and taking us along with you. Fred.🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

  • @BryceThe2011
    @BryceThe2011 3 роки тому +5

    You have been a big inspiration and I share your material often! I am building on 45 acres. I have a camper, I am building a barn with the method you taught me (third time I used the method), and I am building a cabin! God bless. :)

  • @jamesrochon2195
    @jamesrochon2195 3 роки тому +2

    You just made my day, Pa Mac!

  • @DeanTheDoctor
    @DeanTheDoctor 2 роки тому

    Man, you got me lol. Loved the beginning. ☺️🌎💫

  • @ericsumnicht7829
    @ericsumnicht7829 3 роки тому +1

    Another good one Pa Mac🍀🙏😊

  • @karlbogrand1239
    @karlbogrand1239 4 місяці тому

    pa mac i need you to know i find your channel the most valuable on youtube. i follow all the big ones and our "homestead" looks like all the videos you do. if there was a way to say thank you let me know what way you prefer!!!!

  • @douglasvantassel8098
    @douglasvantassel8098 3 роки тому +6

    Planning my lunch break at work and bam, I know what I'm doing now.

  • @awldune
    @awldune 3 роки тому +7

    Entertaining as always, I liked the lightning special effects too :)

  • @dougdavis7640
    @dougdavis7640 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the new video and idey for our milking and shearing shed🤣 that lightening cracked me up

  • @patrickcleburneuczjsxpmp9558
    @patrickcleburneuczjsxpmp9558 3 роки тому

    Nice big handles, especially for a Jersey.

  • @GrowingLittleCountryhomestead
    @GrowingLittleCountryhomestead 3 роки тому +3

    I love your work. Very inspiring

  • @TheBereangirl
    @TheBereangirl 3 роки тому +2

    Tulip is so adorable!💕 Oh-- love the video, too, as usual!

  • @barrylongermaname398
    @barrylongermaname398 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful as usual..can hardly wait for the next project. Have a productive summer.

  • @jennifersmith1206
    @jennifersmith1206 7 місяців тому

    I love this channel

  • @MsLorisM
    @MsLorisM Рік тому

    I'm collecting materials to make a tiny milking barn. I will be using your design with a wall where the cow feed trough is to keep her head out of the rain. My current milking station is 4'x8' just four posts with a tin roof. The cow stays dry, but not me. Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @brianphilbrook5262
    @brianphilbrook5262 3 роки тому +1

    👏👏👏👏 I like the way that looks

  • @richardroyles1423
    @richardroyles1423 Рік тому

    God bless

  • @jdeedai
    @jdeedai 3 роки тому +2

    50k marvelous

  • @johngodwin7902
    @johngodwin7902 3 роки тому

    Love it

  • @fil4428
    @fil4428 3 роки тому +4

    Awesome video as Always! This Summer i'm going to Transform my barn in a Little chicken coop. Cheers.

  • @rbnhd1976
    @rbnhd1976 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Pa thanks

  • @kevinwilliams8662
    @kevinwilliams8662 3 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed the show

  • @r.kylenuttall2455
    @r.kylenuttall2455 3 роки тому +2

    Why do you separate the calf from the momma cow during the night?
    Pa Mac, you should get a framing hammer for driving big nails. It's loads easier.
    Thanks for the awesome content!

  • @parnellbeth
    @parnellbeth 3 роки тому +1

    So happy to see the vid!

  • @RobertGardner1
    @RobertGardner1 3 роки тому +1

    On my lunch break! What could be better?

  • @GWL420
    @GWL420 3 роки тому

    I get back from a week of work at my managed forest to a new video by farmhandscompanion is such a nice cap to a lovely day. God Bless.

    • @gretafields4706
      @gretafields4706 2 місяці тому

      My grandma got knocked down by lightning when she went to drive the cows home. she was okay.
      Normally the cows came home themselves, but some days they would cross a creek, find new grass, and keep eating. They would march obediently into straight stalls. We didnt have stanchions.

  • @LanceSheppard
    @LanceSheppard 3 роки тому +1

    I was just thinkin its about time for another video. I just uploaded a video of my newest project. Gonna build a garage here on the homestead. Maybe start my own business.
    God bless Pa Mac.

  • @HomesteadAppalachia
    @HomesteadAppalachia 3 роки тому

    Great special effects. Another awesome episode. My daughter and I loved it. Thank you

  • @bobbynash282
    @bobbynash282 3 роки тому +1

    How did you know this is just what l needed. Thanks will sure cheer everyone up. Sure will me .

  • @gailwaldrop3753
    @gailwaldrop3753 11 місяців тому +1

    Building a tiny milk barn

  • @derekbedford9833
    @derekbedford9833 3 роки тому +1

    Always great videos.

  • @stevenolan7972
    @stevenolan7972 3 роки тому +1

    That opening shot haha ! Had a similar experience just today, getting the neighbors cows in and fixing fence in the rain...

    • @gretafields4706
      @gretafields4706 2 місяці тому

      Be careful. You can indeed get hit by lightning, and along a barbed wire fence?

  • @Ken43952
    @Ken43952 3 роки тому

    Great video as always

  • @craigglewis
    @craigglewis 3 роки тому +1

    Great series. Makes me want to start farming.

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  3 роки тому +1

      That's pretty much my goal, Craig. Thank you for watchin'!

    • @craigglewis
      @craigglewis 3 роки тому +1

      @@farmhandscompanion Well, I cleared an area 100' x 20' to get started. Now I need to break up the ground, add some good top soil and seaweed and plant :)

    • @josephpostma1787
      @josephpostma1787 9 місяців тому +1

      @@craigglewis How is the ol' farm coming along? Overgrown with weeds?

  • @vladabocanek3703
    @vladabocanek3703 3 роки тому +1

    As I've spent my youth milking Jersey cows, I wonder, why You use kick-stoppers. They are so calm and easy :)

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  3 роки тому

      To keep 'em from accidentally knockin' the milk bucket over when they raise and lower their back legs at flies.

    • @vladabocanek3703
      @vladabocanek3703 3 роки тому +1

      @@farmhandscompanion thank you. I do understand why you use them as function, I am surpriced, that you need them. It depends on flies in your region, I suppose. :)

  • @tropifiori
    @tropifiori 3 роки тому

    My wife’s nickname is also Tulip

  • @diegobressa9815
    @diegobressa9815 3 роки тому

    Brasil Minas gerais

  • @jameshoma8885
    @jameshoma8885 3 роки тому

    Are those roundhouse bibs??

  • @scottgeshrick3854
    @scottgeshrick3854 2 роки тому

    Love your videos. How do you know how wide to make the space between center board and end board to hold the cow’s head

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  2 роки тому

      My adult cows' necks are about 7 inches wide (their heads are much wider). So at the bottom of both boards I make sure the distance is no greater than 7 inches; and at the top the "stop nail" can be driven so that the width can end up bein' a bit less than 7 inches. The chain that's used to fasten the stanchion becomes an "adjustable" device. If you have a fatter cow neck, just use the chain links that make the opening a tad wider. If you have a smaller cow, heifer, or even a calf, you can fasten the chain so that the board goes all the way to the stop nail.

  • @quailjailss
    @quailjailss 3 роки тому

    How many lbs of hay does tulip go through a day? Or if you feed round bales, how fast does she and your bull go through one of those??

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  3 роки тому +1

      About 2 weeks (give or take) for 'em to go through one round bale

    • @quailjailss
      @quailjailss 3 роки тому

      @@farmhandscompanion thanks!

  • @ross5066
    @ross5066 3 роки тому +1

    Do you have a video on your chainsaw-mill rig? I'd love to cut some of my trees into lumber without buying a sawmill.

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  3 роки тому +1

      Yes I do, Andrew!

    • @CSWeldFab
      @CSWeldFab 3 роки тому

      Pa Mac is the reason I got my chainsaw mill! It all paid off last weekend when we used some of the red oak I milled over the winter for a chicken run.
      Thank you Pa Mac, you are an inspiration to many!

  • @chicajato
    @chicajato Рік тому

    I’m curious where the mom stays if you have the calf in this barn overnight…is she just outside or you have another barn?

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  Рік тому +1

      She's in the same pasture that she has access to during the day. Thanks for askin', chicajato

    • @chicajato
      @chicajato Рік тому

      Thx! Your videos are so informative and such a delight to watch!!

    • @farmhandscompanion
      @farmhandscompanion  Рік тому

      You betcha, chicajato!

  • @WilliamTMusil
    @WilliamTMusil 3 роки тому

    Hiya

  • @jimmyshadix8199
    @jimmyshadix8199 3 роки тому +1

    So’s who is the jack wagon that put a thumbs down? How and why?????

  • @HomesteadAppalachia
    @HomesteadAppalachia 2 роки тому

    come back!

  • @Daketnietweet
    @Daketnietweet 2 роки тому

    Great videos, looks amazing and honestly am kinda jealous. Yet i find the music very annoying. If i can give you a tip, get rid of the music and maybe do a voice over instead where you tell us what you're doing. Makes it a more calming and edicational video. Good day to you.

    • @gretafields4706
      @gretafields4706 2 місяці тому

      I like the music, keeps me focused? Take a vote?! The drawings crack me up, funny.

  • @ferdinandmeyer8354
    @ferdinandmeyer8354 3 роки тому +1

    Hopefully you never need them kickers,hated milking a cow in kicker cause you knew she was gonna try you.

    • @gretafields4706
      @gretafields4706 2 місяці тому

      What is a kickstop?

    • @gretafields4706
      @gretafields4706 2 місяці тому

      Is the stanchion also a kickstop? Hopefully i get a non-kicker cow.

  • @dustincombs497
    @dustincombs497 8 місяців тому

    Dementions

  • @RoyatAvalonFarms
    @RoyatAvalonFarms 3 роки тому +1

    I really like to see the projects you're doing and been watching for quite a while but do not like the text over video format. I'd rather hear you narrate what you're doing. Heres why.
    I'm watching the video to pay attention to what you're doing, then I get distracted by the text, telling another important piece of information. Then I have to pause or rewind to catch it all. At the same time, my audio sense is being wasted on music instead of being able to absorb the audio and visual simultaneously.
    Like I said, I really like your projects but it makes to difficult to take in 2 visual parts at that same time. Thanks for sharing your work.