This was a fun and interesting video Eric, and educational as well. Love the gentle care you provide to those calves, and the cows as well. Thank you for going out of your way to make this special video.
Perfect Timing, I just starting showing my kids (4&6) your videos and how much hard work goes into getting the milk they drink. They love the videos but especially love the videos with the Calves.
I really enjoyed watching about your calves - also how you get the milk and clean up afterwards - I must say I am really impressed at how clean things are around the barn and in the kitchen area. Great job!!!
We went from feeding 2 litres 3 times a day to 3 litres 3 times per day and saw huge benefits for the calves. Also we only feeding using bottles because we want the calves suckling so that they produce a lot of saliva.
So excited, Eric!! I received my long sleeved tee and my hoodie today!! I love my 10th Generation Dairyman goodies. I bought them in burgundy. They are excellent quality and I love how soft they are. Now I can tell even more folks about your site!! Great job!!
You don't even realize that you are way more intelligent than your years. Your ethics and caring for your animals needs to be commended Eric. Stay safe and Merry Christmas from Cape Cod
@@davidwhite8767 Billions of human babies, probably you as well, were/are bottle fed. Go take up that cause since you obviously know nothing about dairy farming.
This was my job aged 6 till I was 19. I loved every single minute! Very similar system; pas milk in bottle, then bucket, then water. We also had feed with Jelly babies and other sweeties in, I’d wash them in the parlour and eat them myself...!
We feed some whole milk and top it off with milk replacer to the amount we need, mixed in a milk taxi. We used to use buckets, but just switched to 4qt bottles and a bottle washer for cleaning them to reduce labor. Feeding around 40 calves right now.
When I saw this was about the bottle Calves I couldn't click fast enough. I would be in big trouble, playing with calves all day they are soo cute. You guys do amazing work. Thanks for sharing!
We use replacer to feed our calves with bottles the whole way through. We find it’s easier to makes sure the calves get consistent meal sizes. We use 3 and 4 quart bottles depending on age. We also found that we can maintain proper feeding temperature while feeding calves in hutches. Let me know if you would like to know more.
Eric... thanks for showing us non farmers what it daily takes to make the business run . It’s been really educational and fun to see your daily journey.Blessing s to you and your family. Wi .
As always, loved the video. Nice seeing the young ones and progression. Again, I really appreciate your hard work and the way you care for your animals, it comes through on your videos.
Giving them the bottle, whole way untill they are off milk. It's supposed to be better because they drink slower and more spittle and enzyme mixes with the milk
Technically I think it is better to feed bottle, something about the groves in there throat, but it takes longer too, so depends on how many calved you got and how you value/manage your time
Really enjoy ur video’s !!!! Amazing how u guys do everything!!!! Man there’s a lot of work to b done every day at ur dairy farm WOW blown away seems like u never hav time for anything? Always doing something!!!! Awesome work !!!!
Great video on calf rearing mate . I bottle feed my calfs for 4 weeks then for 6 weeks on a teat bucket then for 2 weeks one feed a day with lots of calf cake. 😎👌👍
Thank You for making time to share your videos with viewers who never saw the inside a dairy farm. Please keep them coming " you could show mess-ups/poop accidents so everyone see's it's not a bed of rose's working with live animals " .
Ever thought about checking out a MILK TAXI? The NYFarm Girls farm use it for calves instead of your scoop and they say they've had great success with calf health.
In sweden we mainly feed the calves from, i dont know what to call it, nipple-buckets, maybe. Like a bucket with a nipple, like on your bottles, on the side. I guess it's the more natural way for the calf to drink milk, and the bucket is a bit more rational than the bottle, especially if you have some sort of milk taxi when you can just fill the bucket from the top instead of srewing the lid on the bottle on and off. I also noticed that you feed the calves a quite low amount of milk compared to what im used to, but you do get big, good looking, cows, so you must be doing something right.
Back in 1966-1975, feeding calves was part of my job too. We did not have bottles. We had pails with a nipple on them. We also would try to get them to drink out of the pail (without nipple) as soon as possible. If I remember correctly,.....they were usually drinking out of the pail (no nipple) within a few weeks.
A very rewarding job feeding calves, we do it similar to you do Erik and its nice to see how you feed your calves. They have a nice shine on there skin. They are thriving well and well looked after. Interesting video Erik.
Thanks for the inspiration!! I want to be a farmer when I grow up. And this is great. I can't wait for the next video when I finish this one. Thanks Eric
I only feed my calves on bottle for about 3 days. Then they get switched over to the automatic feeding system which is like a bottle. You have a nice calf barn. Plenty of ventilation. Great video!
Look who it is. 😀😀 I've been following Eric about the same time I started following your family. It's been interesting to see some of the differences between dairy farms. Both of your farms are very hard working!
It's good you talked about the calves. Also we like how y'all handle the livestock. Not yelling and whistling so much. They seem like good behavior around you and your team.
We feed all calves on bottles. They say that buckets r faster but not as healthy because they are drinking too much at a time. When calves are young it’s better for them to drink slower. But buckets are a lot faster
We keep the calves with a big round drum that has about 20 teats. It’s a great job when they get older you can just throw in the 10 gallons in and leave them at it
In the old days we would keep the calf with the mother in separate pens from the rest of the milking cows. We did this because newly freshened cow's milk is not to be used for human consumption because of all the colestrum in the milk. After a week we would put the freshened cow back in the regular rotation and and bottle feed the calves. We had a small herd so managing the herd was not a big challenge. I really enjoy seeing the calves. I made my dad angry because I was always trying turn the calves into pets. Bull calves didn't hang around long because we would take them to the auction barn after several weeks. As usual, Eric, you produced a very enjoyable post.
Our calves get a bucket with a teat the whole milk period. With a teat the calves drink small bits and they will digest it better and it keeps them from getting diarrhea. Greetings from a Dutch farmer :)
Thanks for another wonderful and interesting video, Eric!!! You are one of the hardest working people I have ever seen! Kudos to you! I know your dad and entire family are so proud of you!
You are amazing! I am a writer of books and I'm learning from you because my latest book takes place on a dairy farm. I know nothing. I'm kind of addicted to watching now - too old to start a farm of my own. Thank you!
I really admire how well you clean things. You’re very professional and take pride in your work and how you care for your animals. Keep up the awesome work!
If my memory hasn’t completely failed me, I think we bottle fed raw milk for the first 3 or 4 weeks and then transitioned them milk replacer in buckets until they were weaned. This was 45 years ago though, and we sold the farm when I was 13 after my dad had back surgery and couldn’t farm anymore. I do remember one particular ornery calf. She liked to keep pulling the bottle closer and closer to the ground. I bent over and just followed her down when she decided to bring her head up fast. She broke my nose.
Back when we had calves, we used bottle buckets. Basically it's a bucket with a bottle tip at the bottom. We just poured the milk up and then they drank from that bucket
I love seeing the calves. Thank you. Do you ever get attached to a particular cow. I know they are not pets, but farm animals that must move on when they’re no longer productive.
Eric you never cease to amaze me your animals are well taken care of everything is washed and clean this is such a good operation thanks for the video 👍🇺🇸 .P. S. On my farm we did not raise cows lots and lots of chickens .
Oh, Lord, that's an interesting question and it'd be interesting to see if he can answer but tough to see how. He's 10th generation - that's going back some. My mother's family were dairy farmers since 1600s here in America and as far back as can trace in England before that. I doubt there's anyway of knowing. But I'll love it if he is able to.
@@dhenschel4 Yeah, I'm a bit older than his Dad and it's been 50 years since I spent the summer on my uncle's dairy farmer when I was 12. I asked a question for his Dad about the changes he's seen in the last 50 years and his Dad answered a bit in that video. I was delighted he answered. I found Eric's channel trying to see how things have changed because I was writing a story about a young dairy farmer. One thing that hit me immediately - and which I expected to be honest - was the addition of technology. I liked Eric's channel because it's a family farm. So many are just mass production things now. I hope the family farm isn't disappearing.
I feed calves 1 + 1/4 bottles until about 4 weeks old, and about 1/3 of a bucket of milk to the older ones until they are about 2.5 to 3 months old (both the bottles and 1/3 of a bucket are the same amount of milk). They all get about 3/4" of calf-grower grain feed in one bucket, a full bucket of water, and a handful of hay. We feed them this twice a day.
Your farm's future lives in the calf barn. Agree with you that feeding and care "can't be taken lightly." We had galvanized pails with a nipple and a hook on them. We could use the hook to hang the pail on the side of the pen, rather than to hand hold a bottle. The calf could suckle while we used the eating time to clean each calf's pen. Just another way to do the same thing that you do. One of the most successful farmers I knew did all the calf feeding himself. He wanted to know each calf was healthy and well cared for, it paid off in low mortality and great growth. That then translated into high production cows. You are of the same mind. Nice.
I have to say you work your butt off I love watching your family farm videos dairy farm. Dairy farms are a lot more busier than cattle farms we have an Angus farm and we don't work as much as you guys do I think our busiest time is the winner
I miss feeding my babies, I always got them on a bucket as soon as I could, but as you said, a super important job to raise calves and sometimes its hard
we use bottles. i just think it’s a lot easier because it only takes usually only takes 2 or 3 feedings to train them to drink from a bottle holder, and you can get it done pretty fast. And the angle they’re drinking at is also better for them :)
I respect how much attention to preventing contamination you guys have.
This was a fun and interesting video Eric, and educational as well. Love the gentle care you provide to those calves, and the cows as well. Thank you for going out of your way to make this special video.
If you attach milk bottle sleeves to you rail fencing, you just pop the milk bottles into the sleeves and the calf's feed themselves.
I like that locking device for the calf’s water buckets. I need that for my cats who continually dump their water bowls because, well, they’re cats.
Same with my dog, lol.
Perfect Timing, I just starting showing my kids (4&6) your videos and how much hard work goes into getting the milk they drink. They love the videos but especially love the videos with the Calves.
Chris,
That is such a great idea! Especially if y'all are in the city and your kids are at the perfect age for this info. 😀👍
Eric is such a kind, gentle calf daddy. And he is a great washer. Loved the video and thanks for sharing it with us.
Excellent job on your calf housing, feeding and daily care. Raising tomorrow's assets today.
The most adorable but most frustrating job on the farm is trying to get claves to drink properly.
The calves are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!! :) :) :)
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I really enjoyed watching about your calves - also how you get the milk and clean up afterwards - I must say I am really impressed at how clean things are around the barn and in the kitchen area. Great job!!!
That newest heifer calf is big. What a great replacement cow she will be.
Yes it's big and strong too
That newborn caught on quick taking the bottle. Loved this video. Thanks!
We went from feeding 2 litres 3 times a day to 3 litres 3 times per day and saw huge benefits for the calves. Also we only feeding using bottles because we want the calves suckling so that they produce a lot of saliva.
I was about 20 when I got to bottle feed a calf at a dairy. I literally GIGGLED with glee. It was the most fun I'd ever had.
Wish all young people were as enthusiastic and hard-working as you! Always enjoy your videos!
Your knowledge of the farming process is incredible... Years of experience.....and wisdom.
So excited, Eric!! I received my long sleeved tee and my hoodie today!! I love my 10th Generation Dairyman goodies. I bought them in burgundy. They are excellent quality and I love how soft they are. Now I can tell even more folks about your site!! Great job!!
I saw a sign on the way to the post office that said thank a farmer so "thank you " for all your hard work to help feed Americans .
You don't even realize that you are way more intelligent than your years. Your ethics and caring for your animals needs to be commended Eric. Stay safe and Merry Christmas from Cape Cod
Love to see the little calves! Their excitement at getting some nice warm milk in the morning is so sweet.
They would be much happier drinking from their mothers. Do you have no empathy?
@@davidwhite8767 Billions of human babies, probably you as well, were/are bottle fed. Go take up that cause since you obviously know nothing about dairy farming.
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Calves are soo cool! Amazing that they are only 24 hrs old and already walking around. Beautiful animals.
This was my job aged 6 till I was 19. I loved every single minute! Very similar system; pas milk in bottle, then bucket, then water. We also had feed with Jelly babies and other sweeties in, I’d wash them in the parlour and eat them myself...!
We feed some whole milk and top it off with milk replacer to the amount we need, mixed in a milk taxi. We used to use buckets, but just switched to 4qt bottles and a bottle washer for cleaning them to reduce labor. Feeding around 40 calves right now.
Thank you, I always enjoy seeing the young calves.
When I saw this was about the bottle
Calves I couldn't click fast enough. I would be in big trouble, playing with calves all day they are soo cute.
You guys do amazing work.
Thanks for sharing!
I love watching this channel.
We use replacer to feed our calves with bottles the whole way through. We find it’s easier to makes sure the calves get consistent meal sizes. We use 3 and 4 quart bottles depending on age. We also found that we can maintain proper feeding temperature while feeding calves in hutches. Let me know if you would like to know more.
Happy little cows because of you,, you're kind,gentle,and respectful to them...your additude is great
Great video. It is so interesting to see how what seems like such a simple task, involves so many steps, including the cleanup.
I was litteraly watching a vid of yours when you posted, Love the vids keep it up 👍
Thanks for taking the time for the videos Eric. I really enjoy them.
Calf feeding fun time that’s a great job!! Everything about your dairyman operation is so clean and organized!! Awesome video THANKS!!🙋♀️😊
Eric... thanks for showing us non farmers what it daily takes to make the business run . It’s been really educational and fun to see your daily journey.Blessing s to you and your family.
Wi .
That one cow said “bruuuuuuh” when he dumped his water
As always, loved the video. Nice seeing the young ones and progression. Again, I really appreciate your hard work and the way you care for your animals, it comes through on your videos.
Giving them the bottle, whole way untill they are off milk. It's supposed to be better because they drink slower and more spittle and enzyme mixes with the milk
Technically I think it is better to feed bottle, something about the groves in there throat, but it takes longer too, so depends on how many calved you got and how you value/manage your time
Really enjoy ur video’s !!!! Amazing how u guys do everything!!!! Man there’s a lot of work to b done every day at ur dairy farm WOW blown away seems like u never hav time for anything? Always doing something!!!! Awesome work !!!!
We've raised lots of bottle calves it sure is fun to see how you professional guys do it.
Great video on calf rearing mate . I bottle feed my calfs for 4 weeks then for 6 weeks on a teat bucket then for 2 weeks one feed a day with lots of calf cake. 😎👌👍
Thank You for making time to share your videos with viewers who never saw the inside a dairy farm. Please keep them coming " you could show mess-ups/poop accidents so everyone see's it's not a bed of rose's working with live animals " .
Always nice watching the calves, lots of work growing that many.
With the markings on todays calf we can watch her as she grows up on the dairy.
Ever thought about checking out a MILK TAXI? The NYFarm Girls farm use it for calves instead of your scoop and they say they've had great success with calf health.
The calves were lively and very talkative lol
I definitely think you will make 300k subs by the end of the year. Awesome videos! keep up the hard work!
In sweden we mainly feed the calves from, i dont know what to call it, nipple-buckets, maybe. Like a bucket with a nipple, like on your bottles, on the side. I guess it's the more natural way for the calf to drink milk, and the bucket is a bit more rational than the bottle, especially if you have some sort of milk taxi when you can just fill the bucket from the top instead of srewing the lid on the bottle on and off. I also noticed that you feed the calves a quite low amount of milk compared to what im used to, but you do get big, good looking, cows, so you must be doing something right.
Back in 1966-1975, feeding calves was part of my job too. We did not have bottles. We had pails with a nipple on them. We also would try to get them to drink out of the pail (without nipple) as soon as possible. If I remember correctly,.....they were usually drinking out of the pail (no nipple) within a few weeks.
I remember on our farm. We had powed milk.then we gave them real milk. It was better for them great job and work..I miss the farm .
A very rewarding job feeding calves, we do it similar to you do Erik and its nice to see how you feed your calves. They have a nice shine on there skin. They are thriving well and well looked after. Interesting video Erik.
Thanks for the inspiration!! I want to be a farmer when I grow up. And this is great. I can't wait for the next video when I finish this one. Thanks Eric
Appreciate the extra time you take to shoot POV and also get establishing/wide shots - keep up the great work!
I only feed my calves on bottle for about 3 days. Then they get switched over to the automatic feeding system which is like a bottle. You have a nice calf barn. Plenty of ventilation. Great video!
Look who it is. 😀😀 I've been following Eric about the same time I started following your family. It's been interesting to see some of the differences between dairy farms. Both of your farms are very hard working!
@@kylerichardson8263 hey there!! 😃
we do the same thing as you guys. My sister normally takes care of the calfs. Amazing video
We too😊
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I really enjoy watching your videos. I learn so much and it makes me really appreciate everything you and your family does to feed us. Thank you.
Yay!!! That was a great video!!! Love seeing the babies! Thank you for all the great camera angles! God bless you!
If I was 40 or 50 years younger I' d give anything to work in your calf barn. I miss our cows! Really nice video, thanks.
It's good you talked about the calves. Also we like how y'all handle the livestock. Not yelling and whistling so much. They seem like good behavior around you and your team.
We feed all calves on bottles. They say that buckets r faster but not as healthy because they are drinking too much at a time. When calves are young it’s better for them to drink slower. But buckets are a lot faster
we leave the calves with the mother, but we raise our cows for their meat
We keep the calves with a big round drum that has about 20 teats. It’s a great job when they get older you can just throw in the 10 gallons in and leave them at it
IDK how or when I started watching all these farmers but MAN! Y'all are the MVPs!
Adorable thank you. Would love to see more cow interaction videos.
I usually bottle feed my calfs for a few days when get them on bucket with a peach nipple on it
Love watching you feed these babies. They are so cute
I’ve been watching these great people for a while. Why would someone thumbs down? At a loss, from NC guys keep it up!
I absolutely love the merch the softest sweatshirt I have, love the vid keep up the great work
You keep your farm so neat and tidy you must be very proud
In the old days we would keep the calf with the mother in separate pens from the rest of the milking cows. We did this because newly freshened cow's milk is not to be used for human consumption because of all the colestrum in the milk. After a week we would put the freshened cow back in the regular rotation and and bottle feed the calves. We had a small herd so managing the herd was not a big challenge. I really enjoy seeing the calves. I made my dad angry because I was always trying turn the calves into pets. Bull calves didn't hang around long because we would take them to the auction barn after several weeks. As usual, Eric, you produced a very enjoyable post.
We feed calves with the bucket within 3 days of being born. Helps them learn to drink from water bucket as well. Bottles are just a pain
I’ve been subscribed since 2 years ago on the corn silage harvest. I love the vids Eric.
We use 3 quart bottles for the bigger ones. We used to do buckets but stopped 4-5 years ago. We also use milk replacer
Our calves get a bucket with a teat the whole milk period. With a teat the calves drink small bits and they will digest it better and it keeps them from getting diarrhea. Greetings from a Dutch farmer :)
Thanks for another wonderful and interesting video, Eric!!! You are one of the hardest working people I have ever seen! Kudos to you! I know your dad and entire family are so proud of you!
I’m from Belgium, your videos reach the other side of the ocean! Love to see your video’s!
Really enjoyed watching you WORK and narrate. So interesting.
You are amazing! I am a writer of books and I'm learning from you because my latest book takes place on a dairy farm. I know nothing. I'm kind of addicted to watching now - too old to start a farm of my own. Thank you!
I really admire how well you clean things. You’re very professional and take pride in your work and how you care for your animals. Keep up the awesome work!
Lovely looking calves! It's always nice when everyone is fed and the barn is quiet, and the animals are happy and content...
Processing the milk, soon be calling for more.
If my memory hasn’t completely failed me, I think we bottle fed raw milk for the first 3 or 4 weeks and then transitioned them milk replacer in buckets until they were weaned. This was 45 years ago though, and we sold the farm when I was 13 after my dad had back surgery and couldn’t farm anymore.
I do remember one particular ornery calf. She liked to keep pulling the bottle closer and closer to the ground. I bent over and just followed her down when she decided to bring her head up fast. She broke my nose.
Back when we had calves, we used bottle buckets. Basically it's a bucket with a bottle tip at the bottom. We just poured the milk up and then they drank from that bucket
Loved seeing the little babies!
I love seeing the calves. Thank you. Do you ever get attached to a particular cow. I know they are not pets, but farm animals that must move on when they’re no longer productive.
Great info. I'm thinking of buying a couple young calfs from a dairy soon so this was right on time.
Boy, your hands are full!!! Love your videos. Peace from SW Florida 🤗!!!
we don't use bottles on our dairy, we start them on buckets from day 1
Great video eric, i love how much care u put into takeing care of all the animals, thanks for being a farmer
Eric you never cease to amaze me your animals are well taken care of everything is washed and clean this is such a good operation thanks for the video 👍🇺🇸 .P. S. On my farm we did not raise cows lots and lots of chickens .
We used to feed baby’s from a bucket. They learned very quickly
When i fed calves and transitioned from bottle to bucket i would say drink or drown,lol. Once they figured it out milk was gone instantly.
They are such beautiful little creatures.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS VIDEO AND YOU SHOULD FILM SOME MORE LIKE THIS WITH THE BABY CALVES!!!!!!!! 💗💗💗🐮🐮🐮💗💗💗
The amount of work at a milk farm is UNREAL!!!!!!!! man you all earn your $$$$
I have a question, how did the first generation of this dairy farm start? Love your vids keep it up!!!
Oh, Lord, that's an interesting question and it'd be interesting to see if he can answer but tough to see how. He's 10th generation - that's going back some. My mother's family were dairy farmers since 1600s here in America and as far back as can trace in England before that. I doubt there's anyway of knowing. But I'll love it if he is able to.
Eric and his dad have done a Q&A and that may be in it...
@@dhenschel4 Yeah, I'm a bit older than his Dad and it's been 50 years since I spent the summer on my uncle's dairy farmer when I was 12. I asked a question for his Dad about the changes he's seen in the last 50 years and his Dad answered a bit in that video. I was delighted he answered.
I found Eric's channel trying to see how things have changed because I was writing a story about a young dairy farmer. One thing that hit me immediately - and which I expected to be honest - was the addition of technology. I liked Eric's channel because it's a family farm. So many are just mass production things now. I hope the family farm isn't disappearing.
Dunno if the camera doesnt do them justice but they look tiny compared to the size of calves over here in Ireland, what would they weigh at birth?
I feed calves 1 + 1/4 bottles until about 4 weeks old, and about 1/3 of a bucket of milk to the older ones until they are about 2.5 to 3 months old (both the bottles and 1/3 of a bucket are the same amount of milk). They all get about 3/4" of calf-grower grain feed in one bucket, a full bucket of water, and a handful of hay. We feed them this twice a day.
Your farm's future lives in the calf barn. Agree with you that feeding and care "can't be taken lightly." We had galvanized pails with a nipple and a hook on them. We could use the hook to hang the pail on the side of the pen, rather than to hand hold a bottle. The calf could suckle while we used the eating time to clean each calf's pen. Just another way to do the same thing that you do. One of the most successful farmers I knew did all the calf feeding himself. He wanted to know each calf was healthy and well cared for, it paid off in low mortality and great growth. That then translated into high production cows. You are of the same mind. Nice.
Excellent video Eric. Another example of the quality operation that you and your dad are running.
I have to say you work your butt off I love watching your family farm videos dairy farm. Dairy farms are a lot more busier than cattle farms we have an Angus farm and we don't work as much as you guys do I think our busiest time is the winner
Thanks for another sweet video and explanation of everything ya do so knowledgeable for every step you take lots of work that’s for sure bless you all
I miss feeding my babies, I always got them on a bucket as soon as I could, but as you said, a super important job to raise calves and sometimes its hard
Love your videos man, keep up the hard work on the farm and on this platform.
we use bottles. i just think it’s a lot easier because it only takes usually only takes 2 or 3 feedings to train them to drink from a bottle holder, and you can get it done pretty fast. And the angle they’re drinking at is also better for them :)