Calves are Taking Over

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Calves are Taking Over

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Twin Elm Farms

Күн бұрын

#manitobafarming #cattle #calving #shorthorn #simmental #cows #cowcalf #farm

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@conniesingh4760 Жыл бұрын

I did enjoy the video! Thank you🐂🐂 they’re really good Mama’s I often hear Holstein breeders say they’re breed isn’t maternal. Different farms, different uses! I prefer watching the pairs and seeing who grows up well.☺️

@rickkneeshaw6337 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good plan to move some pairs out onto dryer ground. More work to feed for you but better for them. Calves are looking good. Enjoyed your video.

@loisblais3431 Жыл бұрын

The head gate is such a good tool to help calves “get on. “ Great stats board, sure helps keep things straight. The calves sure look cozy out in the sunshine. You must be so proud of your herd. Dry ground in the spring is often hard to find . Are you pleased with the AI calves born this year? Be well.

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

Yes we are pumped with how the calves are growing and coming out. The embryo and AI calves seem to be a notch above.

@davidkimmel4216 Жыл бұрын

As always very enjoyable

@csrlivestock7080 Жыл бұрын

Hi just new to your channel, this is the 2nd video I have watched. We are Ranchers and farmers from Australia and I enjoy making contact with ranchers and farmers from the US and Canada. The few cattle I have seen of yours are lovely quality and great temperament, we would call them Shorthorn and cross over here? That white calf you mentioned was a ripper. Just a question where are you if you don't mind saying? I noted you put rings on the calves as you tag them, do you find that that inhibits a bit of growth? We find leaving them to grow as a bull for a few months does help them develop muscle and gain more weight. I see you also leave some as bulls is that a judgment as a calf or do you have certain cows you breed bulls from as I heard you mention AI and embryos? If you were wondering I don't work for the Internal Revenue or FBI just very interested in management practices of fellow livestock producers. We run breeders as well as grass fatten steers, mixed in with farming and irrigation. Thanks for your time. From Down Under.

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

Hey, welcome. We farm in South Central, Manitoba, Canada. 50 miles west of Winnipeg in a town called Elm Creek. We have waited to put rings on before and haven't noticed anything other then it's harder to do. But that is our experience. The bulls that remain intact, are from AI or are embryos. The embryos actually belong to another farmer. We have a good working relationship with. Enjoy the comment. Always cool to here from people all over the world and what they do and questions on farming practices.

@pikarikku Жыл бұрын

Do all calves eventually get sent out, or do you guys keep a few?

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

We typically keep 15-30 heifers for replacements.

@debhart2996 Жыл бұрын

How do you decide which bull calves to keep as bulls and which to make steers?

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

All the bull calves that remain bulls are either pure breed embryo or AI calves. From those, we have a good idea calving ease, birth weight, and rate of gain. Then we watch them grow and narrow them down if need be. Keeping bulls is something new we just started last year with King, Kong, Kowalski and we have 2 full blood bulls that are a year old.

@florinman265 Жыл бұрын

You don't have a problem with the diarrhea in calfs? By keeping that many calfs together. The products that you're using on the newborn, do they help against diarrhea? Thank you!

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

We have found fresh bedding below so much with calf health. We have had issues before and that is a reason we won't to move a group out to pasture. Just to spread them out. We treat the cows in the beginning of January and the stuff we give them is supposed to help the calves with that. The pill we give is for gut health.

@brentbernath7257 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever kept track of time of day birth compared to when you feed your cow time of day... old farmer told me if you feed after 3 pm each day your calves will be born in the morning.. so i've been doing that for 5 yrs and keeping records of birth time... 80% are born 6am to 1 pm... just food for thought..

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

No, we don't keep track, but it seems like we are calving all over the place. Good idea on keeping track of time, but we do like feeding first thing in the morning, that way if anything goes wrong or breaks.. we aren't fixing our panicking in the evening.

@brentbernath7257 Жыл бұрын

@@TwinElmFarms yes it can be trying at times feeding late in day but guess what in farming isn't .. I thought is was BS but it does work..

@kismutt1 Жыл бұрын

You really need clean straw in the maternity pens.

@aliciasmith3440 Жыл бұрын

May I ask the name of the stomach pill and what does it do for the calf, plus the stuff you shot up there nose. I have a cow calf farm in Eastern Ontario.

@TwinElmFarms Жыл бұрын

For sure, it's a Toltrazuril pill, it is for gut health. The nasal spray is called N-force and it helps with respiratory. So many different stuff farmers give, climate is a big factor on what one should give. But anyway hope that helps and good luck.

@aliciasmith3440 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I calf in January, they are in barn every night and even with barn fan, still get a bit of Respiratory problems with one or two. Never hear of a stomach pill, will look into it, every little thing helps.