Angus Beef Calf Weaning Autumn 2024

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29 күн бұрын

Weaning and selling our Angus beef calves. With Brian from Alliance.
#farming #hillcountry #angus
My Name is Alistair Bird and My wife Genna and I farm on 'The Grange" near Oxford, North Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Пікірлер: 37

@riaanmaritz8612 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for your great videos Alistair. Enjoy watching your farming business here from South Africa.

@deedawson6074 25 күн бұрын

Loved the fast forward gate dance. 🇳🇿 OVER 7000 VIEWS AND ONLY 460 LIKES, COMMON FOLKS, HELP HIM STAY, JUST A QUICK ‘LIKE’ IS ALL IT TAKES. THANK YOU.

@joestill3106 26 күн бұрын

Great video Alistair. Nice temperament your cows have there, reminds me of the herd of South Devon’s we used to have. A mild bread by nature but how they’re worked makes all the difference. I miss those girls, just sheep and arable now. Anyway, a pleasure watching you work your cattle. Keep at it.

@kiwifarmernz 26 күн бұрын

Thanks very much. So good to work nice calm cattle

@user-jr3it2ys9b 8 күн бұрын

Hi I like your video

@RobertHemi 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for the updates and the informing videos on the NZ farmer lifestyle. I am an inspiring cattle and sheep farmer with a lil amount of chickies for personal benefits. Kia kaha amd keep up the great work. Thank you team.

@kiwifarmernz 26 күн бұрын

No worries mate. Thanks for watching

@GraemeCoulter 25 күн бұрын

A length of polythene pipe has always been a lethal stick.

@patrickaherne3598 27 күн бұрын

Pretty tame angus cattle. We have some free range angus, here in CA, that are downright mean. My daughter helps out some friends' ranches rounding them up. Most folks use 4 wheelers, but she's a crazy horse lady and rides a 19 hand draft horse to bring them in. She might be a bit nuts, but there's good money in it. My son works on a Nevada ranch with much more tame angus and they're used to being fed and around people. Not too bad for a couple of San Francisco kids, but I guess the breeding comes through, given we came from dairy farmers in Ireland.

@user-jd2xf4rf4u 22 күн бұрын

Cattle behaviour is largely a reflection of their environment and experiences. Genetic influence is over rated. You can train cattle just like dogs, both good and bad habits. From a cattleman on South Coast of Western Australia.

@ronaldlucas5360 27 күн бұрын

Nice video and I enjoyed the cattle.

@azamyahmad 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation documentary countryside content video .. gorgeous filming edition camera work .. million thanks ..

@RobertHemi 26 күн бұрын

I am yet to come across another Kiwi farmer that resonates with me and I really enjoy watching his videos.

@jimdiamond8246 26 күн бұрын

Cattle look like they are in great shape .

@stevefrederick4842 26 күн бұрын

Will try 4 Thursday and catch up hopefully.

@kiwifarmernz 26 күн бұрын

Great, sounds good

@rodmackinnon8497 26 күн бұрын

Great video, would have liked more information on how you dry up the wet spot. Did you air clean the drains and then hook them back up anew? Cheers.

@colinwientjens1871 26 күн бұрын

This might sound mental but could you calve the cows earlier? I calve mine in late summer here in Victoria (south Gippy) they have little calves through the winter then the calves get all the good spring grass when they are bit bigger. But winter looks a lot harsher for you.

@kiwifarmernz 22 күн бұрын

Intresting concept. Some people do autumn calve but feed is expensive in the winter.

@colinwientjens1871 21 күн бұрын

@@kiwifarmernz I havnt perfected it yet 🤣🤣 I just try and have as many mouths on the spring grass putting weight on, then try and sell the calves before Xmas. Dry cows don’t eat much over summer.

@garymadden2656 26 күн бұрын

👌

@stewbird 26 күн бұрын

Anything you would have done differently or added etc a year on from the change around of the yards?

@kiwifarmernz 26 күн бұрын

Not really. Need a trough in the yards somewhere but that's a big job

@travissmith2762 26 күн бұрын

Nice and quiet cattle, I think you mentioned ,it but you yard wean your replacements to get them used to the yards? (Just as I made mistake of letting some straight into paddock and they are really flighty) Also how soon after weaning is vaccination for those replacements and drenches etc?

@kiwifarmernz 25 күн бұрын

Will drench and mineral injection when yard weaning is done. A week after weaning

@travissmith2762 25 күн бұрын

Thanks again👍

@phil6465 26 күн бұрын

Are the calves sold on agreed price per kilo before leaving yard?

@kiwifarmernz 26 күн бұрын

Yes they are

@beejayem42 26 күн бұрын

🐨👍

@maccaspope2275 27 күн бұрын

What height are your yards?

@kiwifarmernz 27 күн бұрын

About 160 - 170cm

@bugmouthready529 27 күн бұрын

What age, weight do you wean?

@kiwifarmernz 27 күн бұрын

Between 6 and 7 months old

@johnjordan4647 26 күн бұрын

How good is that concrete pad at the yards. Well done Alistair. Could you have kept those weaners a little longer to put more weight on them

@kiwifarmernz 26 күн бұрын

@@johnjordan4647 it's a hard call. If I kept them longer they would be really hard to sell as most people would be full , then they will be eating valuable feed used for the winter. I would love to keep them for longer tho

@kennethfromnewzealand8782 25 күн бұрын

Enjoy your content in difficult times and admire your efforts. Scratch a socialist and you will find a communist. Scratch a Green and you will find something worse! From a long lost Kiwi.

@kiwifarmernz 25 күн бұрын

Wise words, thanks mate