Checking on the Milk Cows Dry Off, Doing Dairy Farm Chores, and Talking About Mastitis

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Жыл бұрын

Dried off our cows last Friday, and we check in to see how they are doing. I also talk about mastitis and some of the resources we use.
Clover Mountain Dairy is an Organic dairy farm in Northeast Washington State an hour north of Spokane. We milk Jersey cows, leave calves with cows, are 100% grass fed and love dairy farming!

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@christianluts810 Жыл бұрын

I would imagine that the majority of people who buy milk never think, possibly, that there is anything more to it than milking cows.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

I imagine you’re right!

@brandonhalsey6880 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Keep up the great work! Not easy running solo! Great to see you trooping through it!

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chrisreynolds6467 Жыл бұрын

Love watching the videos we have a beef cattle farm in Kentucky this is good information that you all put stay warm

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy our videos!

@ronharrison1776 Жыл бұрын

Stacy has a Keeper with you . I enjoy your videos so much .

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy the videos!

@rosehorton6404 Жыл бұрын

Dry off is exciting time when you know there will be beautiful calves arriving in the spring to start the cycle again, not to mention a well earned rest from milking chores! 🥛🧀 great video-always learn something - Have a blessed day🌹

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

@richwhitaker1506 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update, Virginia. Your farm is always shipshape. The three ladies recently placed on hiatus look to be udderly content. Sorry just gotta be punny sometimes. Stay warm and well guys.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@fincarosa6767 Жыл бұрын

I hope I can manage 1 or 2 cows with the success yall have there!! Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us. So informative!! I'm new to cheesemaking (less than 2 years) but I find it therapeutic 😌

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Cheesemaking really is an art! Thanks for watching!

@tommartin8155 Жыл бұрын

You deserve more credit than you think. I enjoyed listening to you. And I learned something too. Nothing wrong with that.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words!

@charlenewenthold5150 Жыл бұрын

Aways good to hear from you. Thanks for the good information 👍 l found it interesting

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!

@masmeadowsfarmhouse Жыл бұрын

Have a great day

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You too!

@randybutler4772 Жыл бұрын

Girls are looking good. Thank you for sharing.🐂

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@patbannwarth7813 Жыл бұрын

Good job Virginia!

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@coolcatc8lin Жыл бұрын

-4 this morning with -46 with windchill later this week. Lovely to live vicariously through your process as my own goats get closer to freshening.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Have faith, Spring will come!

@joansmith3492 Жыл бұрын

looks like a cute kitchen behind you.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

It’s a great farm kitchen!

@alisciamarotta3888 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video! Absolutely love you kitchen, along with the heartsone stove! BTW I have 2 of the same breed dogs, hello from NE rural Ohio

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

@karencary3312 Жыл бұрын

I made it to the end and glad I did.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sticking with us!

@michealhanner8216 Жыл бұрын

Great video Y'all are doing a great job

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@mennoreuten1563 Жыл бұрын

Interesting for sure, but in my lifetime i have heard so many storys about this subject, i quess you have to find what Works and fits you and thats not always easy anyways thanks for the video ,greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

@EpicWhitetailHabitatLLC Жыл бұрын

Dr.Paul is a neighbor of ours!!!

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! We ran into him at the last MOSES Conference!

@allenmiller64 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the rambling keep it up 😁

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Ok!

@stevemccoy8138 Жыл бұрын

I have a book from the 1950s called the Stockmans Handbook, it was my Dad's. Lots of good stuff in it. Stay safe out there.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

It’s gone through many editions, and is still available today, but I’d probably put more “stock” in the older ones… pun intended!

@kenlynch6332 Жыл бұрын

🚜 🚜 🚜🐄🐄🐄🐄 🚜 🚜🚜

@roysutton9688 11 ай бұрын

Great video you did a great job 😊

@johnhenderson299 Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JB-mf1zc Жыл бұрын

You guys sure knows your cows!! Are yall still having a brutal winter like us way down here in south Texas? God Bless!!

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

It’s more like a normal winter… just started a bit earlier then we’re used to.

@realmongo7565 Жыл бұрын

Doing a great job Virginia! Is Stacy still at school?

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, school goes through the end of March.

@clarkdevoto4691 Жыл бұрын

What that old book said about cows being with people who like them is very true. The cows that get mastitis always tend to be the PITA hard to work with (through no fault of their own) that get less attention/care. Self perpetuating cycle unless you take the time to treat and heal them properly.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

We work for the cows… That’s why they’re “bossies”!