I could listen to your father talk all day. Thank you for making these videos and sharing your father's knowledge!

Glad it worked out Aaron

I know we have had plenty of days like that over our years on the farm. I remember when I was home from college on spring break and thank God it was spring break. We had a cow get the paralysis and milk fever. And every day we get her out of the pasture and we would get her to walk about 20 yards a day closer to the yard. Finally the day before I had to go back to school we got her in the middle of the yard. I remember she was standing a little wobbly and we put our surge bucket and the Surge BB2 vacuum pump nearby and she just stood there getting milked in the middle of the yard. It was a very fulfilling memory for me. By the way the cow's name was Dorothy and we had her 10 more lactations. Never had an issue like that with her again.

A reminder of what I miss about farming, good and bad.

I could tell by your voice Aaron that something was up. Gierok Farms is “as real as it gets” ❤❤❤❤❤

Great video like the lumber Capital log yard shirt

This is what I like to see, cows out on pasture instead of confined to a free stall barn. It's refreshing to see a farmer who is willing and go that extra mile for the sake of his animals. Always a pleasure to watch your videos Aaron.

Your self and your father are great storytelling of the problems that the farm runs into love your family and knowledge about farming life 😊

Luv listening to pops..could do that for hours

Been watching yall for about a year, still cant get over how youthful your dad looks, yall look more like brothers than father and son. All that outdoor living

Thanks for sharing.😊

...and the calf behind you guys looks like a real sweetheart ! Thanks for sharing.

Had our worst experience with a good cow it was in may her and her yearling heifer came in strong heats at the same time both riding hard, my old cow18yrs came up with drop hip.. Called the vet & his suggestion was a bullet or freezer.. My husband thought they same. I had a mind to get her through it, took her about a week, fever, hard getting her up and she about fell down instead of laying down to rest, dropped feed by half, dropped milk to only 2 gal day, but we persevered and she was with us until her 23rd year. Gave another 3 calves.. Drop hip wasnt attractive on the cow but she was a good cow.

Well done video, I remember we'll have to deal stuff like this when helped a vet in my teens.Alot people just show the easy stuff, the fun stuff but few want go into the sad things that happens the loss of a animal, heaven forbid a fire which our farm suffered , or the loss of a crop that worked so hard on , that too is what farming is about, again well done.

great job

You guys do a awesome job with your animals if they can't make it on your farm there not going to make it anywhere sorry for lost calf and maybe the mom but they had every chance

Rockstars of the Dairy world ! Thanks guys for doing what you do .

Experience is the key. I’ve seen beginners with their first cows and they are excited to see it give birth and they stress the cow out or they think the calf needs pulled out. It’s always nice to have the ole wise dairy farmer to come and check out the cow. More often than not the cow will have the calf without any problems.

Your guy's father is vary knowledgeable 😊an like listening to him. He is very methodical with everything he does an executes it well. Does he over think sometimes? Probably but that's whst made him so successful an a nice clean operation an great family work ethics! 😊 don't change anything when the torch is past. Happy farming

I learned how to give a Calcium IV, and gave my first one alone at age 12. I have seen and done some strange stuff to keep a cow up and going, including staying up for nights on end to milk a cow by hand to keep her alive. It didn't work, but it wasn't because of lack of effort. Y'all pay attention to every one of your ladies, and I admire that. Keep at it, my friends! 👍👍

Great video, hope the result in the end would prove the good out weight the bad

Glad everything went well. I could tell in your voice the stress, you and dad are true farmers. Thank you for feeding some of us.

Glad things worked out for you and your family.

Great video it's a hard pill to swallow I learned it at a young age if you have live animals you are going to loose some. That's why God made farmers. It's all a learning experience. Thank you

I understand farming very well, bad things happen and you can't help it, just do the best you can!! Had a cow cast her withers, that was fun, had to keep them moist and keep trying to get them back in, then sewed her up and sent her out to freezer camp.

I remember helping my dad with down cows, one we lost because the coyotes got her when she was calving. Always tough to loose a cow when you have put so much effort into them.

Great video

So good to know you guys really know how to give your herd the best environment and care. I was reminded back when i was a kid, one of my uncles cows was having difficulty delivering a calf. It was breeched, and had to try and pull out the calf ourselves. Calf didn't make it bcuz it took too long. Its a part of life. Love your channel so much. ❤️🚜

I think 4 years after my dairy start I made a decision to move to registered cows. In that first year(what a young farmer doesn't need) we had 8 sets of twins out of a 40 cow herd. To learn about cows and different calving scenarios, have twins..no, have 8 sets of twins. Taught me a lot but expensive teaching and re-breeding.

Had a cow down for 17 days after calving. Lifted her everyday with a cow lift. Did not run her in the barn for a month plus. Did get 2 good lactation out of her After that. That is why small farms do give up.

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Huge 👍🏻🆙‼️ There is nothing like helping someone pull a calf the first time! Being called by the vet, hey you. You look strong, come here and help me. I didn’t even work on the farm at the time. I was just trying to find my brother in law to get him to come home for something my sister needed. I ended up trashing the new tennis shoes and clothes. I was upset but seeing the calf taking her first breath was something! My first son was delivered by C-section. He was born with a full head of hair. I saw you elated when I heard the cry’s coming from him. You talked about the circle of life. I have experienced that as well…. There’s nothing like the loss of a child! Nine years will be here in a few months… Seems like the nightmare of life and the joys of life are combined?! You just hope there’s more good memories then the pain and the ever present of the loss of your memories throughout life. I enjoy your videos of your family and farm! Thank you for sharing!

Thank for being honest. It's nature. Stuff happens. Even in humans. Bit cows have no legal sue rights. Still have to end with. Pork chops make a great meal.

When a cow has twins - do they have identical spots and features?

I’m confused(Im consuming dairy btw) isn’t she down when you taking her calf to solitary or just when her calf is dead?

Not with cows but have lost a favorite goat kidding at night,she had triplets all survived,she did not.

more profitable to raise beef cattle?