Winter Comes Early to the Farm!

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Жыл бұрын

We had a late summer with 70 degree temperatures in late October, then two short weeks of fall weather before snow and 2 degrees temperatures in November. There are still leaves on trees that hadn’t had a chance to fall yet! We mostly were ready for the weather but still a big and early change for us. Usually see this weather in January!
Clover Mountain Dairy is a small Organic dairy farm in northeast Washington state about an hour north of Spokane.

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@ronharrison1776 Жыл бұрын

A very nice operation you have . Keep the reports coming .

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Will do!

@caroledwards3465 Жыл бұрын

It's great to catch up with what's happening on the farm, I so enjoy seeing the cows. Best wishes from Nottingham England 🇬🇧

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ajlewis9454 Жыл бұрын

the farm always looks like a post card, hope you had a nice thanksgiving.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

We did! Thank you! Hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well!

@corneillececil9437 Жыл бұрын

I was tickled with your comment of how farmers constantly watch the weather. Now I'm not a farmer, per se, but I garden and have goats. My children teased me for years about having a weather obsession, but it is important to know, I think :) Your ladies look just so beautifully healthy. Sending every good wish your way!

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

A garden and goats is pretty darned close to being a farmer… just sayin’!

@johnhenderson299 Жыл бұрын

Looks like great winter weather animal's look happy

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Not sure they’re happy about winter! Haha! Or maybe it’s just me…

@christianluts810 Жыл бұрын

One year ago yesterday we had our first snow of 2021 in the Welsh marches - it was only light dusting. Today, while its not warm enough to wear my speedos, I have got some laundry out to dry and its "warm" and sunny. i don't envy you your snow! Stay warm.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Winter is wonderful when all the animals are fed and content in the barn and we have a fire in the stove in the house!

@victoriawright8839 Жыл бұрын

Love all your videos! This one reminded me of when I was growing up and made forts in the hay bales, what great fun that was. Good luck with all that you are doing!

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

I used to make hay forts as a kid too!

@karencary3312 Жыл бұрын

Oh no. Your barn star went out!!! But you guys are always stars in my book.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@trevorcrump Жыл бұрын

Love these videos. Keep ‘em coming! Can’t wait to get some milk and cheese from you

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bucsr.6106 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! My kids envy your snow cuz you know kids. Lol calves are growing beautifully and all that hay work paid off. I know you had to buy some but I know you are glad you took in a lot of hay.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Hay is just storing summer for winter!

@shamrock56gargan96 Жыл бұрын

Here in Eastern Maine no snow yet just a dusting, 40 now an rain,great update.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

I’m sure it’s coming! Enjoy the mild weather while you can! Thanks for watching!

@richwhitaker1506 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great update. The roof rake was an excellent and timely purchase. Cattle look like they're doing well. Love seeing the little ones kicking up their heels in the snow. Hope you had a wonderful THANKSGIVING. The barn backlot looks very squared away. Stay well folks.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We had a wonderful thanksgiving! Hope you did too! Thanks for watching!

@mennoreuten1563 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update, i must say from what i have seen on youtube it is a beatiful state were you live but i dont like winterwheather at all so i dont envy you guys whit youre snow problems and extra work anyways thanks for the video and have a good day greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

But the snow can be fun too! Haha! Winter is handy for taking care of any pest problems… Plus, with winter you get the promise of Spring!

@mennoreuten1563 Жыл бұрын

If you put it that way, positiv spirit helps but still you can keep that white powder i can do without, thanks for the reply

@jimhuskins8506 Жыл бұрын

I love your reports. Thanks for sharing. It’s been interesting weather here on our tiny homestead in Western North Carolina. We’ve had no snow, but it’s been unseasonably cold. We are devoting a large portion of our resources and energy to building a cabin where the old folks will live. These old folks are proud of the way you folks have prepared for winter. I assume you will have to buy more hay. I hope you find adequate supply.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

We may need to buy a little more. We’ll see. We’re in a much better spot than last year with the drought and it’s dismal hay production. Thanks for watching!

@kenlynch6332 Жыл бұрын

🚜 🚜 🚜🐄🐄🐄🐄 🚜 🚜🚜

@randyrejer4219 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your videos. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

We did! Hope you did as well!

@TheCajunHomestead Жыл бұрын

Great video love your farm and your content. As a Southern Boy it takes me a few days to get get climatized to the very cold and snow, you can keep it. I am hoping to get a A2/A2 heifer calf early next spring. We have a local diary that culls some bottle babies every year a couple days after birth. His whole herd is tested as A2/A2, says he. I have no infrastructure for cows on the Homestead yet. Working on it.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Good luck! We started out with just a shelterlogic structure for our heifers. It worked well while we were smaller. Thanks for watching!

@doncc6080 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see all is well at Clover Mountain Dairy. Any big plans for next year on the farm?

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

The big plans taking our time for a while is the Columbia Community Creamery project!

@stewartking9653 Жыл бұрын

Your cows are looking good. How many head are you milking? How are you coming on the piping in the milk parlor? The farm is looking great. Have a nice day moving snow and thanks for the video.

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

The pipeline is coming along. All the stainless piping is installed. I need to finish up the vacuum piping and do the electrical and it will be good to go! Haven’t felt much urgency to get it done this season with only 3 cows milking, but with the herd bred for next season, we’ll definitely want the pipeline functioning then! Thanks for watching!

@cedricgates9976 Жыл бұрын

all our snow is gone now in the upper 40s maybe even 50 and nasty wind

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

I’d love for a nice Chinook to blow through here and melt all the snow…

@Leonard-1983 Жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful guys 🙂

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@natevanlandingham1945 Жыл бұрын

Does the snow melt/slide off the upper peak on its own. It looks like it at least did for this video? When in the depths of winter (if it doesn't melt)do you walk on the lower portion to clear the upper first or after lower is cleared?

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the snow slides freely from the upper section. In fact, the entire west side of the barn (which gets a little more sun) tends to clear itself entirely. It’s usually only the east side that we have to clear snow from the lower section. All the rest of our farm buildings clear their own snow from the roof no problem!

@douglassmith6448 Жыл бұрын

So you guys might want to check up on through your vet a friend of mine milks over here and where we live he had one aborted a calf and didn't ever breed back and I think the vet said ears if they abort a calf there's something wrong with the heifer

@vnthomas16 Жыл бұрын

Our heifer that aborted last year was actually the first to breed back! Luckily we have very good large animal vets around us. Thanks for watching!