So appreciate how you show that raising, breeding and taking care of cattle is truly challenging. But that in the end it's a business and choices have to be made.

I appreciate the way you explained how you made your choices. There are certain characteristics to each cow that make them just another mouth to feed.

Grandma cow was over 18. But they kept her. She lived a long life. Remember being told she was over 18. Don't remember when they told me. But, she stayed and helped the heifers calving. Whenever they were calving and acted nervous, she would go stay with them and nuzzle, lick them until the heifers calmed. After birthing, when the new mom went to eat hay, Grandma Cow would stand over the new calf. When she died, all the cows in the pasture stood around her in a circle all day. I was watching as she laid by the fence.

As always, you make this look so easy. Looks like you made some pretty good choices on who goes & who stays. Every cow has to make you $ in some way. If they don't . . . they have to go. I was really looking forward to seeing Mrs. FTR & your daughter.

The reasons to get rid of some cows are pretty solid in my opinion. You cannot keep them all

Your cows really look good. You take really good care of your cows. Very wise to send poor temperment and cows that are hard to get with calf. Thank you for the videos, great to see.

Another good video. We small ranchers tend to get a little sentimental about our cows but at the end of the day it still needs to be run as a business.

That's deffinitelly nice having the working corral to bring small groups in and sort off.

😂 ‘They think it’s not the end of the world’, but little do they know that it is for them! 😂

It would be really cool to go along with you to an auction.........Thumbs Up

Saucy Mommas! That brought a chuckle. They did load easy. Glad for you. Nice little ride with your mrs. And miss. Your channel is a bright spot in my day!

Beautiful cows.

All the cows look so good. That alley is none too big! No turning around once they start in.

Hi Tyler just recenntly started watching your channel. look forward to watching more videos.

Great job Tyler. The more you do it, the easier it is, and you're gonna improve your herd. You need to reduce your cow size. You got some big dang cows man! You'll love your new calves.

Good selection..enjoyed it.

Hi! Beautiful cows. They can barely fit in the door. The farm now looks like an island among lakes. :) :) :) I like drone shots. God Bless FTR!

Love watching your cattle

I’ve learned a lot from you Tyler! I’m just starting my little herd of 5 bred cows! Hopefully one day I’ll be at the point where I have to cull some!! 👍🏽

Your system has been well thought out from how you’ve designed your corral to how you cull your cows. Merry Christmas FTR.

You are too kind! I don't give my cows a 2nd chance unless they lose a calf that I might have been able to save if I had been there at birthing time. Cows eat and cost too much to keep without them raising a calf and pregnant. You did a good job deciding to cull those. I enjoy seeing your videos. Keep it up!

Your effort in upgrading the corral definitely paid off. Some of those girls sure looked wide...Like many others, I too hate the trip to Galt, never fun!! Another good video, another good day on the FTR.

Now this is hard work, praying for safety for you every day.

Good luck on Wednesday , I hauled some heifers from Lodi to Galt as well . Fingers crossed prices are good this winter lol .

Another good video...they're all good! No better way to enjoy that first cup of coffee, than to cull cows with FTR. This year I raised 3 hogs, broiler chicks and hens. Next year a butcher steer will be added. Nothing like animals. Always enjoy your videos. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

After all you are running a ranch, so you have to be sensable about what is good and bad about each cow. Thanks for showing us your hard work.

Good morning to Farmer Tyler Ranch and all others too! Merry Christmas Everybody. Cute baby calf

Love these videos, you do a wonderful job!

Like your choices Tyler, especially Ms. Fence Breaker. All of them look really good, good luck on the prices. With limited acres tough choices have to be made each and every year to keep the herd manageable and genetically healthy. Thanks for a very good video.

Great video informative entertaining well done. Culling cows is one of the toughest jobs for me and as I get older it just gets harder. Watching them being born develop and become a valued part of the herd then saying good bye is just well you know. Even the ones that cause trouble are sometimes missed even though you know they couldn't stay. But, then it starts a over again the excitement of calving season watching them grow and play. Soon you'll be sorting off the new replacements and all the hope they bring. It's a wonderful life for those fortunate enough to live it.

Those cows went on that trailer so easily. That was nice! I’m always amazed at how dirty they can get a trailer in such a short time. They even manage to get stuff on the ceiling!

Appreciate you sharing your decision making process of what cows you choose to cull. Some choices are always easy, and others not so much! Bottom line is that it is a business, and sometimes tough decisions have to be made.

Appreciate you and your animal care great job

Thank you for explaining, never too old to learn.I laughed so much seeing that difficult red cow performing.We all have to make choices, but it is a Business..Cape Town South Africa

You’ve got great looking cows. Thanks for the video, we really liked it.👍🏻

You're cows look very good and healthy I like it

great = Seems like a good reason for selling each one,, you had good notes

Your facilities are impressing. aaaaaathe loading chute in particular.

Very interesting video. Thank you!

A wee bit of a tight squeeze. Job well done ☺🚜🚜🚜

Can’t breed’m don’t feed’m. ;-)

Buddy Great video! I am in SF now and will be getting into cattle after moving to my new property in Upstate NY. You're so lucky to be here with the weather....

Good management is a must in this day and age to be successful.

Decisions, decisions !! Gotta make a decision Farmer Tyler !!

Great vid. Love the beard!

Great video, Nice looking cattle. We are pushing Snow ❄️ here in the N.East. 💪🆒😸

We had this mixed breed holstein/common cow named Lady, as feisty as big red you had there. If she came into calf it was always oversized no matter what we did. We lost one or two....she was the only one, that ever survived a cull...until we had to sell up.

I had a cow like that. Happened twice in a row. Good calves @ 2weeks old, doing fine that night, next morning dead. Was no third chance. Vet suspected selenium deficiency but it didn't happen with other cows. One of those who really knows why things.

Your vid showed up in my feed. Great job in explaining what and why. Not a farmer. I like learning.

Great Channel and Videos as always.

Great video Tyler! All your Ladies are lookin good. Keeping good records helps at cull time. Hope you did well at the auction? Thank you for sharing :-) Stay safe and healthy :-))

19:52 😂😂🤮🤦‍♀️ Another great video. Thanks, FTR and family!!

Am I the only goose hunter that gets excited listening to the specks?😂

You are Awesome

Some of those stall paths are Tight on them big old gals I hope they bring you a little peace of mind and profit

im so glad you kept 13 she is wild and she has baby on her time lol but she is good comic relief hugsssssss

Your cows are in awesome condition. BCS 7s-8s, on camera anyway.

Nice job Tyler, keep up the good work. If you're gals get any bigger they won't make it thru the alley.

If they aren't entering the food supply, why would someone else want a temperamental cow?

Hey Farmer Tyler, great logic behind your choices. Got a steer I have to take to the auction because covid has overloaded local processors; just found out there is an 8 month backlog for processing a calf in my area & he is a yearling now. Really hate that decision but feeding this boys getting expensive.

You are not an animal sanctuary - they need to earn their keep. Still I know it was tough to make your choices - except for the first cow that really was a problem child. It would not surprise me to learn that you have also removed the instigator of previous calls regarding loose cattle. Well done.

Not allows easy choosing cull cows but as you said its a good way of getting poor genes out of your herd. As my uncle told me when its that time of the year you have to look at the business side only. Tyler thanks for taking us along and giving your reasons.

nice group of cull cows, should make a good final paycheck for the farm. They have to pay their way one way or another....

Like “You need to mellow out, hun.”

For a one man operation you got it going on

At 16 53 the Jack wasn't all the way up good thing you caught that

15:54 so cute. Lots of good breeding decisions. Thank God you weren’t standing next to the trailer 😳

Those first 2 should being you some money.... hefty!

That red and first black were some heavy weights!

Red cow acts like she knows it too.

The chute and trailer opening are just wide enough for these big girls.

Thanks.

Excellent explanation for culling cattle from the herd, as a business/rancher those calves are money in the bank. Wish you could keep them all, just not reality. Will they do preg check at the auction? Hope Mrs. FTR/you end up with extra foldin' green bills for the ranch kiity. 😊👏👍

Just a city girl’s thought......would you ever think the buyers would watch your channel to see which cow they might pick? It’s probably a dumb question but you know me, I’m always full of dumb questions?😆! Merry Christmas to you & your family🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Nicely done! I find myself making excuses for some of my cows also, glad I'm not alone. However the video inspired me to go ahead and cull the ones I need to cull. Enjoy your vids, where are you located and how many acres do you farm? Thanks

The first heifer I gotta missed being bred about three times wished I wouldn’t have waited to breed her but she was a great heifer

Should of met up......I'm 25 mins from Galt.....could'a made my Patreon support in person! :D

Couple of questions: 1. have you ever considered rotational grazing? 2. how far from 1400# are you cows? Lessons learned? Anytime a cow comes up barren - down the road she goes - no second chances. When they are not making you money, they are costing you money and you ain't no 501c3! Glad to see you understand about fly resistance heritability. Keep up the good work.

Bad attitudes? Funny to hear how that is determined. "Miss Psychopath." LOL

Bad attitude is a definite no go!

Thank you for sharing, covid took out my line of work and I figured I can create wealth by farming. Hoping its not just a dream, looking to leave taxlifornia to buy some land and farm. I'm new to the subject but was looking at poultry, sheep and some cattle . Any suggestions on where to get land for a good price for a small scale farm to bring in enough income for two?

Could you make a video on how to sell and buy cattle at auction

NCOG sent me!!!!!!

Totally understand at auction how do the buyers know if heifer is bred or not. Glad to see your getting some rain. Feel free to send to s TX

Hope you had good luck at the auction. Fertility issues can be real frustrating for sure.

Hi, Tyler, found your channel yesterday. Great content and production. Do you keep a bull with your cows year round?

Aww my 91 yr old Dad Played with his cows And had to take them to auction too My Dad is crippled and herded them on foot! Édit Yes I was there to help him

Those where all some nice bodied cows. Shame they went not better breeders. Bet they would have made some good calves.

Aside from the culling you did in this video how do you protect the herd from inbreeding. I know you like certain bulls borrowed/rented from friends and neighbors but how do you prevent having a pasture full of albinos? BTW the Miss Psycho Cow comment gave me a good chuckle. I've had to deal with a few of those.

Tough decisions!

A cow should provide a calf to sell every year or herself, also life is to short to deal with a crazy animal.

So will you update us on what you got for them?

Were all your cull cows actually bred? I was concerned about some of those boards on the loading chute. Great videos!

they have seperation anxiety from taking care of them to long, they love you? that's my guess. thank you for vid.

Gota to trim the fat man! You made some good calls there. I hope ya do well at the sale!

Are you going to breed to a Hereford bull this year?

Did you have a buyer lined up for that cull heard, or did you ship them off to the auction house and hope they brought a good price?

Those girls are my kind of girls, Attitude and Beefy lol

where sadie been the real star of Farmer Tyler Ranch mini series ??????? sorry for your lost just read the little story about her love watching you work and training her

Curious what the cull cow market is in your area. I took some in a month ago and was not overly impressed by what I got for them. I culled a couple good cows because their calves were nut jobs or never performed as well as the other calves and 2 late calvers.