COW STOPS GIVING MILK... WHAT NOW?

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COW STOPS GIVING MILK... WHAT NOW?

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2 жыл бұрын

We expected this to happen. What now?

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@DDOBellasera 2 жыл бұрын

The two of you are so good with each other. Your channel is one of the best. Real lessons with out silly drama, thank you

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

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@moonlightmuse517 2 жыл бұрын

I just adore you two! His excitement and the reward after commitment is just food for the soul. Wife giggling at the bicep shot is precious! I'm just awh'ing through the whole video.

@Cindysmiths-homesteadlife 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching all you young you tubers raising the children on a farm with cows. I was a want a be farmer living in the city growing up. Now I am nearing 60 but I do have goats, pigs, chickens, guineas, and ducks. Also one spoiled horse

@analarson2920 2 жыл бұрын

I was a wanna be rancher but was a ocean brat swimming and fishing and crabbing have the sea life was fun. Now we moved to the mountains as the sea got too crowded, expensive and [polluted :( So we raised the kids and homesteaded, hunting, fishing, gardening, rescuing dogs and other animals along with being landlord to a lot of bluebirds and robins, they love our yard so we build them homes, the robins took over our decks, lol. Its been entertaining as we are surrounded by lots of state land in the Catskill mountains so lots of wildlife on a subdivided farm. I turn 61 in a few days, love watching Aus & K and the kids, great fam and lots of great info, maybe one day we will do goats and chickens. Blessings.

@michaelcorning4857 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a retired dairyman, age 66,miss the milking,still get up @ 330amHave some goats,miss the cows,thinking about getting some bottle calves.

@PromisedJubilee 2 жыл бұрын

We're sending off our heifer to get bred this next week!! 😍 Thank you for all your help! SO EXCITED!!!!

@katherinebragg9704 2 жыл бұрын

Oooooohhhh, Austin's a happy camper! Love to see him get excited about farm life again after so many let downs! Congrats guys!

@kimberleyfriesenhahn2515 2 жыл бұрын

It was awesome to see Austin so enthusiastic about milking after saying how much he dislikes it. :)

@jenhalliburton6251 2 жыл бұрын

Love learning about your take on the milking. Seems like you are as careful with your animal's as your family. Hugs all.

@emmonstrex65 2 жыл бұрын

It's cool when the kids help out. Omgosh that is the cutest calf ever!

@deloresmiller6468 2 жыл бұрын

Watching your excitement and you talking about the cream made me want a big glass of cold fresh milk. I am in my 60s and have not had fresh milk since I was about 10. Yummy!!!

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

I was so excited!

@analarson2920 2 жыл бұрын

Call around I just found from another farmer a good source for raw milk, so good.

@allieb1381 2 жыл бұрын

This was a fantastic video, thanks for sharing! I got into egg layer chickens a year ago and told my husband to get ready because I want some mini jersey cows now (in a couple of years) 😂 he thinks I’m crazy but I’m excited. I am learning so much from your videos! (And that hat, K, is so cute!)

@normawong123 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Homesteady looks like a handsome Mario!

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

You just got yourself a 1UP! :)

@karimonster 2 жыл бұрын

LOL That Playmobie with one hand up like a bull rider. I'm DYING!!!

@Maybe_Crazy05 2 жыл бұрын

😂 Aust is like a kid on Christmas morning 😂 Definitely worth being proud of the hard work you have done 😉 I plan on doing the calf sharing thing whenever I get a milk cow, so no I don’t think it’s cruel.

@karenspeer7378 2 жыл бұрын

Very Cool!! God Bless!! 😀⚘❤

@wendyhorn8376 2 жыл бұрын

Dad: Points to Hop, "She's doing good"... Hop is happily munching on food. Points to Cricket, "She's doing good"... Cricket with that look on her face... "How can this be good? There went my breakfast!"

@Jlind9335 2 жыл бұрын

Calf sharing also can increase the milk supply. The mother adapts to the amount of milk the calf needs, but milking and a calf taking milk will make her produce more. Hope she gives you two gallons soon. Grasshopper seems easier to come into the stand. She is going to be a super milk cow. If people don't understand how nature works they should lean more about it.

@analarson2920 2 жыл бұрын

I love the lego going for the ride, lol, great guess K, 1.5 gallons is all that experience you have with the animals. Continued blessings, i just make plain yogurt and then mix my fruit in with honey and coconut flakes and that is breakfast, if I am very hungry I add in chia seeds. Keep sharing you all do a great job.

@upnorthcaprihomestead1125 2 жыл бұрын

I always tell the people that think calf sharing is cruel, well if you drink milk from the store do you honestly think that calf was raised by the mother hell no they are pulled off of mom from day one and are bottle fed in rows.

@tammyohlsson7966 2 жыл бұрын

Austin you did great. Good teacher! Blessings!

@moniquem783 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s a lot of milk! I’m quite into historic cooking (but with modern appliances lol). 2 of the channels I follow for that have made Parmesan ice cream. That’s on my must try one day list, so if I had excess milk and cream and eggs and had made a Parmesan style cheese that had been ageing for a while, that’s what I would make. Aust, it’s really cool to see this changing from something you need to do to support K and keep her safe, to something you’re actually enjoying.

@TheSDBeast 2 жыл бұрын

I think I know one channel/episode you are talking about - Tasting History with Max Miller.

@AnneDaleHomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Good job guys 👍 nice work 😉

@tabithastrock1914 2 жыл бұрын

I love your excitement over this.

@real8551 2 жыл бұрын

That is one beautiful heifer. Are you guys keeping her? When I'd honeybee due and is Luna bred?

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

We have not decided who is staying this year. At some point the goal is to sell cows, but for the moment nothing is certain. Honeybee is due late fall, going to be fun all over again! And luna update coming soon...

@greenmeadowhomestead3195 2 жыл бұрын

So happy at the process!! Your doing amazing! Keep it up! 👍🏼

@maryr8364 2 жыл бұрын

Give her some beer. Thats what dr told me for helping breast feeding my son

@rosasalas1437 2 жыл бұрын

You guys do a great Job, don't worrie about no one Comments it's about your raise up you do the work you two get the Blessings , so beautiful you all are it s your life ok no one else's don't worrie about what they say it your Animals ok 😊 your doing fantastic Job be Proud of your hard work 😀 you do!!@

@RaeFaeM 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't too sure about having cows since I barely go through a pint a month but this makes me want a calf all the more lol

@elizabethb3270 2 жыл бұрын

YAY, compliant family milk cow!

@kristinawebb9615 2 жыл бұрын

Milk popsicles! any berries you like or fruits (experiment with wut u like can do cereal flavors) just have to warm milk to dissolve sugar, add to sliced berries or cereal mix to soak, puree to desired texture and pour into molds and freeze then enjoy. you can make this really to your taste!!!

@bethgramkow5225 2 жыл бұрын

First day of milking he was ready to quit. Now look at him lol. The cow has come along ways to.

@TheInquisitiveFarmwife 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been in a cheesemaking mood lately. Haven’t made basic yogurt in quite awhile, or butter! We had an ice cream kick earlier this summer, I imagine that cream soups are soon coming with cooler weather! Caramel is another favorite and sweetened condensed milk! Don’t forget scratch pudding and whipped cream!

@lynnatwmahalfsteading6139 2 жыл бұрын

Cheese and ice cream. Been 50 years since I milked.

@Sewtired 2 жыл бұрын

What about the results for the camel?

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon

@paigeseliger836 2 жыл бұрын

Omg that lego ride was so adorable!

@evelynyoung9421 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are doing a great job 👏

@hrisaacs07 2 жыл бұрын

We just had a little bull calf born on the farm Friday! Would love to know where you got that rope halter. We need to get one for the new guy.

@Ya-hoo 2 жыл бұрын

Check tractor supply until they can answer your question. Hope it help

@teramartindale432 2 жыл бұрын

For the people who don't understand did anybody notice the calf didn't go nurse on mama right away and then as she's nursing it's pouring out of her mouth

@cathytaylor5437 2 жыл бұрын

Butter, cream, farmers cheese

@AmulekkofWOW90 2 жыл бұрын

9:33 "holy!...crap!" Me: ...not cow? You where literally looking at a cow! Y u no "holy cow!" 🤣

@zoeshorthouse7913 2 жыл бұрын

Butter and yogurt. Yumm!

@quailjailss 2 жыл бұрын

Hold up- is grasshopper a tri color paint??? I always thought the black on her flank area was poop lol. I’ve seen dark points on a jersey, but never any in the form of black spots. Neat!

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

🤣 Tri color! So cool right?!

@quailjailss 2 жыл бұрын

@@Homesteadyshow fawn, white, and black make 3. So yep, a tri color paint would be the appropriate coat pattern name! 😇

@chrislayton2025 Жыл бұрын

Gotta completely separate the cow and calf at 24 hours. Far less problems to either bottle feed it or sell it. If she at first doesn't let down, give her Oxytocin on the first few milking sessions then discontinue.

@rachelholdt6840 2 жыл бұрын

I do the same with my goats. I only have to milk once a day, and no worries about having to bottle feed kids! I make homemade peach ice cream with my extra milk. 2 c frozen peaches, 1 c milk, 1-2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp vanilla. Run it through the blender and you get perfect soft-serve consistency!

@elma786 2 жыл бұрын

I do the same with my goats. I usually Make cheese with excess cause it doesn’t take up a lot of space in the refrigerator if it adds up

@Rin_Evans 2 жыл бұрын

This actually answered a question I had, I knew you can milk share with goats but I didn’t think you could with cows, that’s just so cool

@hereticsaint100 2 жыл бұрын

They go "dry" after a time. Breed her again after a bit and you're back in biz after she calves.

@nikkireigns 2 жыл бұрын

She literally just had the calf like a week ago.

@darlenepowell5948 2 жыл бұрын

Your calf is so cute! You make ice cream! Kids will love it!

@zoeshorthouse7913 2 жыл бұрын

I think calf sharing us a great idea. Calves in a commercial dairy are separated from mama on their first day. The colostrum is milked out and given to the calf by bottle. After that they drink an instant milk supplement.

@jay-meabraham2001 2 жыл бұрын

My darn goats wouldn't let down unless they listened to soft music, and kids couldn't come in the barn during milking! Sometimes they get smart about holding their milk! Our dairy cow, Ruby, she was just glad for the attention and was squirting milk as she was walking into the stanchion! Grasshopper sounds like a little stinker! We always calf/kid shared. It's to hard to get people to come "milk" but to come throw hay to the cow or the goats and babies...no problem!

@jay-meabraham2001 2 жыл бұрын

I of course commented before the video was done but more input for people who think this is cruel or mean. Our milk cows now have been selectively bred to produce more milk than a calf or kids can drink. If they are not milked off they can get mastitis, or blow out the udder, tear the tissues. This year at 4 weeks our doe decided she was done nursing, we had to force her to nurse her triplets, and milk off the excess! We made a ton of cheese! Dam raised babies grow better, and have better immunities! You guys are doing things right, just how I would...😉👍

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

Dang, These drama queens keep us busy dont they 😂

@jonl.garton4616 9 ай бұрын

I’m taking a guess that Mom has had some dairy experience as a youngster.

@RoseThistleArtworks 2 жыл бұрын

Kefir is so good for your gut health and can even help baby animals having a hard time. It's called the champagne of milk.

@judyreynolds305 2 жыл бұрын

Butter and ice cream!! We calf share when I was growing up! It’s the small farmer ideal situation!

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

It works great for us Homesteaders. I know it doesn't make sense for all cow owners, but for us it is great!

@gardeningperth 2 жыл бұрын

The good old farmers' secret. Well done!

@joanneganon7157 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you got a reward for all your work 🙌🐦 Aust! He's starting to sound like you Kay LMBO xx z 💞. JO JO IN VT 💕😄

@hammshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Strawberry Ice Cream and Mozzarella cheese!

@gypsyharte17 2 жыл бұрын

I milk three mini goats and have been getting a gallon a day and a little more or less. I make chévre and sometimes mozzarella, I use the chévre in cheesecake and make savory dips. Yum

@trixiebelton4604 2 жыл бұрын

When my grandparents had a dairy farm in Michigan, they pretty much removed the calves immediately from the mothers. I recall feeding the calves some powdery stuff mixed with warm water (smelled like yeast) out of a galvanized bucket with a nipple on it.

@Aussie-6869 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's a much lower management system but not best practice or required.

@trixiebelton4604 2 жыл бұрын

@@Aussie-6869 I’m sure it’s better for the calves to get the colostrum from nursing from the mothers. I can tell you my grandpa had a rather large herd of milking cows. Probably in those days it was about milk production and quantity since he sold all the milk to a local dairy. Especially if the goal is to stay in the black. When I stayed with them and helped with the milking, they were able to milk 3 at a time. I guess later they added additional milking stalls. I know towards the end of my grandpa’s life, my uncle got rid of all the cows. Broke my grandfather’s heart. But I also know, that owning them is a lot of work. Milking twice a day for 365 days a year. There was also a period when a neighboring farm sprayed something on their crops that became airborne and contaminated the pasture. Can you imagine milking your cows twice a day, and then having to discard it, because the milk was contaminated?!

@graydonturner 2 жыл бұрын

If I ever had excess milk I'd definitely make bacon.

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

Do share this recipe 😂

@hollylaw8272 2 жыл бұрын

I've been making rolls of hard cheddar. Cheese making is fun! I have a shorthorn and a holstein we milk. We get about 4 gallons each milking but we don't push for the milk either.

@betpatpatten3840 2 жыл бұрын

Homemade remedy cheese! That’s what my family like the best of all when we got into extra volumes of milk.

@alightuntothegentiles 10 ай бұрын

What milking machine are you using?

@raymondamaral8602 2 жыл бұрын

I watch you all the time and I like yyour content

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Raymond!

@tespy5028 2 жыл бұрын

Do you pasteurize the milk? If so, could you show/talk about that?

@richardlee8919 2 жыл бұрын

Why would want?

@tbryon1 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get your milking machine?

@frenchysandi 2 жыл бұрын

We let calves nurse for 1 day then we fed calves by bucket they did get their moms milk for couple days cause you can’t sell colostrum. We milked twice a day. Some farmers milk 3 times a day.

@barbarabrand190 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of halter are you using on Cricket? I am expecting a calf imminently and need to get one.

@barbarabrand190 2 жыл бұрын

I make cheese everyday! Cheddar, Cachiota, Ricotta, Cream, and Mozzarella. Im using goat milk right now, 3+ gallons a day from 6 goats in kid share. They are bred and will be weaned in October. Periwinkle is due a month later and its on to all things cow.

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

Barbara, I can’t remember exactly but something like google “mini Jersey halter” and I think you will find it

@rrpearsall 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, wish we could live stream bet.. I had money on a couple shots over 1.5 gallons 😆 BTW.. I'm sure you covered this in the past.. but I'd imagine there are homestead building contractors now? Anyone have links to anyone who does this for a living and if we can choose from various design?

@jamiegreen7537 2 жыл бұрын

No it's not cruel at all , if the city and Peta people want to say it is then let them do it for a week and see how fast they charge there mind . I have done this all my life and it's a lot easier then bottle feeding calf and a whole lot healthier for the calf

@GenevieveGarbutt 2 жыл бұрын

don't you guys worry about any negative comments you GUYS do awesome.......

@dontfit6380 2 жыл бұрын

Are your pigs not Kunekune? What are you feeding them? I don’t feed mine just pasture in the summer and grass/alfalfa bales in the winter.

@loveofbirds1975 2 жыл бұрын

I don't see how calf sharing is cruel. I think its way better then bottle feeding from day 1. I think it is more natural to Calf Share.

@stropheus378 2 жыл бұрын

Do you not have to chill the milk straight away? Having watched other homesteaders that’s always been a point they stress for food safety is all? Or are they just maybe being a bit over cautious?

@krystalmurray5466 2 жыл бұрын

My cow just had a little heifer iv been considering putting another calf on her just because she has so much milk my question is if i put another calf on her will i still be able to milk her and will i be able to calf share ?

@1caramelle1 2 жыл бұрын

💖💖

@cedargaitfarm6096 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me you don't normally milk without telling me you don't normally milk 😆 Its awsome when you start seeing what they may produce. I like the cheaper microfiber hand towels for cleaning udders.

@janw491 2 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that calf sharing is the very best way to go

@garyroberttodd3649 2 жыл бұрын

All the above!

@keithweedt7236 2 жыл бұрын

Try putting calf on her if that doesn't work use Oxytocin. Have you used a warm cloth on her udder?

@truenorthhaven7676 2 жыл бұрын

I still dont see how you guys say goats are harder than cows, lol. Cheers

@starrmeadows7033 2 жыл бұрын

This is not Cruel. In commercial dairies the calves are removed permanently

@jadefire8711 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Luna and your other cows ?

@susanayers880 2 жыл бұрын

kaye when is your baby due?

@frenchysandi 2 жыл бұрын

You can train a calf to drink from a bucket in about 10 minutes. Bottle feeding takes way to long they can empty a bucket in 3 minutes.

@hornethunter9079 2 жыл бұрын

That paltry performer would never make the grade on a real dairy farm !!! Off to Hamburger Hill before the next lactation cycle. Can't afford to feed her any longer than that.

@Homesteadyshow 2 жыл бұрын

Actually she’s 100% grass fed. You can 100% afford to feed her all growing season, and 2 flakes of hay a day through the winter is enough to keep this little girl going. That said we don’t breed our mini jerseys for large production, we like the freedom calf sharing with a small production cow gives.