A LUCKY ONE - SAVING A CALF'S LIFE
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In today's video we are right in the mix of calving season, we deliver our pet heifers first calf which turns out to be a lot more work than we had hoped.
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On our farm, we put a stick of straw in the calf's nose. It has about the same effect as putting cold water in the ear, only a bit more intense. It saved a few calf’s lives so far.🤠
Such a cool customer under pressure Adrian during the calving. Always good to see how other farmers do it
We use the jack to lift calf, change ropes onto back legs above knee, then hold jack up straight and lift up calf (short time only)helps get gunk out, also use straw in nose and water in ear.
Hi we use an old liner into the calf’s mouth it helps keep the airway open
It is very good if its head is swollen
Best wishes from Kerry
Thank you for sharing the heifer calving and showing that not all calving is straightforward and sometimes calves have to be revived.Good work.🐄👍
Sorry for your loss
What do you mean sorry for your loss What loss?
Mistake was texting someone else sorry
That pit silage has worked out well Adrian your pit face is a credit to you 👍
Nice job Adrian, that calf was a hard job for a heifer.
I remember visiting a College in Friesland when I was a student in the 80s, they had a rig that measured the amount of leverage that pushing down on the jack created.
Pushing it down far exceeded the pull you got from cranking the handle, a real eye opener.
They were so concerned by this they even made sure us visitors looked it and take on board the lesson!
Really enjoying you videos.👍
What a great video, well worth the wait. Your videography skills are really impressive, you should be well proud of yourself. The Calving was intense I found myself holding my breath waiting to see if the little guy was going to make it, it’s brilliant he did. Thanks for filming the birth it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I loved it 😊. The Silage pit is a thing of beauty and I’m guessing you’ll be getting a lot of interest from the guys or gals on here about it. Well done I can’t wait for the next episode 👏👏👏🏆.
Thank you
Great video Adrian and great work bringing the calf back all the calf’s are looking very well 👌
Another great video Adrian, glad you did a calving video, it's only right the viewers see even the touch-and-go part of it, it is farming in the end, but did bring back some great memories of when I was the herdsman at The Montgomery Herd in Wales, loved calving cows, there is something about it.
Everything as cool an calm as Frank Spencer in the operating threatre .
Was watching a documentary on him last night, frank would be some man at the job 🙈🙈🤣
Good to see the calf up and doing very well. Never seen the technique using the leg to simulate the heart, will keep that in mind should I need to. Great video all round :)
Super stuff as always, top real time content
Brilliant video as always Adrian. I was on my way to my placement farm where i work Tuesday morning and it was lovely to hear you on Today FM great interview.
Thanks Louise 👍
Loved the video Adrian... Great content Best wishes with the rest of your calving👍
Excellent trailer banking. Practice makes perfect. Every time I view a delivery I learn something different. Thank you for sharing. 🐄🐄
Lovely silage ,good bit of luck with calf. Best of luck getting rid of tyres it's a disaster getting them recycled
Great video Adrian, amazing how these simple tips and tricks work, one thing I have learned calving cows, is to remain calm. Its easy to get wound up with cows calving and do more harm than good, you show this calmness when the pressure is on and its great to watch. Thanks for what your showing here, keep up the great work. Maybe a radio career on Today FM might be in the works 😀
Ya my dad would of been in there with a panic and rush about him. In fairness when i was younger I did the same. Then I spent a few months working on a really good farm and was thought never to do that, you just can’t beat getting experiences like that. Thanks Martin
Great video Adrian!! There was meant to be an incentive introduced to aid farmers to dispose of pit tyres but unfortunately when farmers wished to avail of this service, it seemed to fall by the waist side. Maybe the company that fitted your case tyres might be able to assist.
Already knew about rubbing, water and finger in the nose but that front leg motion was new to me 👍
I always use fairy liquid not a fan of the rest when I go for the jack makes a big difference pick up the idea from my vet
Adrian you are brilliant at reversing a trailer
Great video I love how mellow your animals are so easy to work with and great technique used on calve the bunker Haylage looks good
Good job Adrian. That was a touch and go moment. Thank god everything worked out well. We would normally hang a calf on a gate if the need arose. Most of the time it works
Not great for the discs in your back long term!
Great video
💙great video
Great video Adrian very educational never saw the front leg technique before... .thanks for sharing
Nice to see you got that calf out ok.
Hi Adrian I just seen ya closing the latch on the bucket the latch on them loaders should lock itself when tilted back in to the full that's why the little tab is on the cross section maby you knew that just said I'd say it to ya
Good save Adrian! When a newly born calf is lying on his side he can only inflate one lung ! I do sit them up like a frog 🐸 pull one back leg each side and 2 front leg turned under it's chest! It can sit up straight and inflate both lung's. Mighty job on a touch and go calf. Keep up the great video!
I normally fold there two front legs under them and prop them up against a wall. It was just easier to work on him lying flat out this time, but your dead right is does help inflate both lungs. Thanks Keith 👍
The old easy calving Angus in a heifer. Use them myself, you think to yourself sure its only an Angus she'll pop it out. They're grand until you get a big one then you might as well be pulling a Charlois, can be so difficult. Some bull calf, great back on him! Brilliant video Adrian showing the more stressful occurrences in farming. Great to see a positive outcome.
Ya there definitely a lot bigger the year, that one in particular. Thanks Conor
To clear the airways we get a bit of straw and stick it up the nostrils just to make it easier from them to take those first few breaths of air
Great video Adrian. Last year I used a product called calf saver it stimulates the calf to breathe and to get up and suck the cow i found it good if there was a big calf and he would be under pressure it would bring the calf around. And the water in the ear is a great job. I didn't start the calveing season yet it won't be long now. The oil diesel mix is a great job for shining something up. 👍
Ya I know a few people that use that Calf Starter, seems to be fairly good. Best of luck with your upcoming season Bertie
Thanks Adrian. Keep up the good work 👍
We have brid flu staarting to show up in the cattle in the
Us and we are hoping that it dose not start toshow up herd in ontario canada.i hope it doesn't show up in Ireland. Have great day and good luck with the calves 😊
Wee tip for ya Adrian, when taking the bags off the pit put the pallet forks on and put the pallet up, that way you only have to handball the bags once. Keep up the good work love the channel 👏
Great heifers
Savage farm Adrian nice and neat
This is a real farming video!!
In ag school we were told not to lift the calf too hard on the organs, just to put on the recovery position, I seen the clip on RUclips u on about with the hoist can't remember where it's so long, smashing calf 👍
As long as you don’t do it for to long you should be ok, problem is that some calves might be too heavy for one man and with that there lifted wrongly. it’s a life or death situation and has saved numerous calves for us. Ya just have to be careful. The recovery position does work well but if there a lot of fluid it ingested you may have to adapt to the other.
Great video, not too man farmers on here showing a cow calfing 👌🏻 and nice interview on Today FM 😀
Pleased to see calf and heifer doing well. Your heifers are looking milky. A piece of stiff straw up the nostrle will make the calf cough and get air into the lungs.Best wishes for the rest of calving season.
Great to see you your calves are healthy and well, especially the Angus calf that you revived.i bet the girls are looking after him really well 😀
brill thk you great outcome
Great video again Adrian.
Was looking through the comments there was a lot of good tips fair play to everyone that shared the only thing that I can share is I was showed that after u get the shoulders out is to stop and let the cow/heifer push that helps push the fluid out of the lungs. Get pit of silage not easy always getting it like that lol
Great video Adrian really informative. Thought the winch idea for hanging the calf was great.
What we found useful is to put a small bit of diluted iodine (like what you use for spraying the naval) and put some on the calf’s nose. It can act like vapo rub to unblock fluid in the the nose, doesn’t always work but is really affective when it does. Keep up the great work look forward to the next video👍🏻
I may have missed this but how many head of cows do you milk also how many heifers do you introduce each yr. it’s great to watch you at work learn a lot and remember so much.
Putting a wisp of straw up the nose to make them sneeze to clear the air ways
Brilliant video
Excellent video Adrian! Far better than Country File here in the uk! Keep up the good work mate!
Just wondering how long after the calf is born do separate her from the cow
Do one wheel block first an one silver then put them on the quad then see what colour you like
We have a calf resuscitator, have it 10 plus years, keep it in a box over calving gate, it can draw fluid off lungs and another attachment blows air into calf. As for hanging up calf put ropes on back legs and stand jack against the wall and it will lift animal while minding the back
Would like to see that in action, sounds a great job
Might not sound good to some but there’s a certain point if you put a needle in it’s nose between the nostrils and flick the needle it makes them take a breath learnt that on a course
Nice one Adrian 👍
Another great video Adrian. Great healthy looking calfs. Glad to see the little critter made it through hes a fine little fella. That man from sligo will do very well with him and his buddies. Just thinking about your tyres, years ago we bolted ours together in a line and lifted them on and off the pit with the forks i know your running on a nee system now but hows about using them for that shed roof of your dads that your afraid will blow in the wind? I think the weights will work in your favour!. BTW i seen in yer last video the faries turned down the bowl of the mixer in the shed 😜😜😜. Buachaill dana 🤣🤣🤣
You could try pinching the bridge of the calves nose, don't know why but it works sometimes, or a bit of straw up the nose
Also great to hear you on the radio last week great interview
Yes the pinch of life works well, was doing it there at the beginning, never used the straw but see a lot of people mentioning that. I’ll add that one to my list. Thanks Sean
We use the winch adrian.it has saved many calf lives.lot easier than lifting calves
Just an idea for any of your tyre recyclers Adrian--why would'nt they be interested in making a sausage style product similar to your sand bags you're presently using. Much better life expectancy I would imagine,& much nicer handling than just tyres. Great video content as always.
Well done on keeping the calf alive 👏 u say u have alot of night calvings, have you ever tried night feeding for a week before dy calve? It's not 💯 but it's a great help for us
Great video Aidan I’ve always put a sprinkle of salt on the calf to let the cow lick the calf, important not to sprinkle over the navel though always thought it was a great tip 👍🏻👍🏻
Good man
Good video Adrian
Lot’s going on Adrian, great update on this past week with plenty to celebrate, good silage, calving with a wee bit of drama and a good outcome, not to mention the demonstration of reversing with a trailer. All the best and till the next update take care!
Cheers lad 👍
Great video. Good silage result. We did have results as good as yours in our time. Did you put any acid on silage at harvester time
Heard ya on today fm during the week Adrian !celebrity farmer ! Another good video
Definitely not but ya it was good crack. Thanks Mark
Really enjoy the videos. My wife watched this one with me. Squealed all through pulling the calf. She grew up in Manhattan. Dairy farms scarce around there as u know.
Instead of Vice Grip Garage you had Vice Grip Cow House.
Did you pick up the idea of how to shine up the loader from Derek?
That was lucky glad your wee calf did alright. What is the pet hfrs name?
You should be teaching in one of those agricultural colleges adrain... Part time.. Or something.. Your a good teacher..
I don’t think they’d like my style 😜
We stick a smal bit of straw just on the inside oh the nose and wiggle it.
It makes them sneeze
Watch some u tube videos and I must say your way ahead good humour neat tidy and caring keep up the good work
Glad your enjoying them Gerard 👍
great video
I saw one place with an electric winch set up over the calving pen, it was bought cheap enough in Lidl/Aldi. Your calves wont know themselves when they get to Sligo............🤣.
You are good at reversing. You must be using wing mirrors when reversing a trailer. I do.
Felix Gormley takes the tires for recycling
Great video as always. I love the knife you have for cutting the plastic. Any harm to ask where u get them ?
Great video, you must try Speckle park straws on your heifers much easier that Angus we have found Angus has got a lot harder in the last few years stay away from Canadian Angus on heifers.
I was just talking to a man about them today, there getting very popular
Felix Gormley is a Repak tyre recycling collector he would bring them Adrian.
Straw up the nose and swing it by the back feet to clean the lungs out also works well
A pint of water straight in the ear the second the calf hits the ground
Great video Adrian I had a LM springer myself calfing on Thursday night and like your springer I left her for about 3 hours but nothing was happening quick enough so I had to handle her and take the calf from her.
Everything went fine tg but the calf had a swollen head for a day or two did you ever come on that.
Crossmore tyres recycling or bord na mona tyre recycling should be able to help you Adrian
Are you going to add any types of beets or potatoes to the feed
Well done with the calf , I am no fan of hanging the calfs over a gate or suspending them as that fluid will be in the stomach and not on the lungs as it would of drowned by the time you would have tried suspend it over a gate and I think your at a danger of compressing the lungs with compressing all the other organs against the lungs ,I like to sit them up with front legs tucked under so they have no pressure on lungs and I blow down the ear sharply to shock them into life seems to work for me , I am no expert but just sharing thoughts and what works for me, Great videos
Yes I agree with you, I normally sit them up and fold there front legs under them to open up there lungs. But it was easier to work on him this time as he was lying flat. Always use what works for you first and foremost. The many joys of farming 👍
Thank you for your Class letter adrian
Hello very welcome Gareth. Thank you
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Adrian great vid just on the nose clamp the ones with out the spikes are far safer we had a heifer with one and she pucked a cows elder and toar it
That can happen, thankful I have it off her now as she’s calves and with the milkers. Haven’t seen her at it since. Yes I seen a few in America using a complete nose cover.
@@IFarmWeFarm yeah ya can get ones with out spikes great vid 👍
Hi Adrian. I dont know much about farming but learning a lot from your videos. One question: youre making your own silage, but not your own bail, what is the reason behind this ?
No we done actually make either, all done by a contractor. Will mow it myself though, couldn’t mow our first cut last year as my mower didn’t arrive till later in the year 👍
@@IFarmWeFarm than what are the bails in de black wrap, than thats just grass I assume? The bails is made from something else?
@@unnamed3219 what he means is he hires a contractor
To make the bales as well as he doesn't own a baler or wrapper
Did you keep the camera from the case for the front loader?
Yes have to put it on the Massey one of these days
Great to sell that all the halves are healthy
So are the whole ones... 😉
Even cows giving birth seems to be "set in system" at this farm - all the cows got a time and a date - they better not be late or they`ll hear for it.....:)
Maybe one video you can touch on the whole - why you are not raising your bull calf's from birth to slaughter -
would seem to be an additional income - you got the calf - you got the feed - why not get the extra revenue instead of
selling them off for peanuts for some other chap to make the profit....wouldn't be that much of additional work involved.....or ?
They see if you put the calf into a laying position with his neck round by his kidneys helps him to come round quicker and cold water into the ear
Yes that works well too Colm
Would love to buy some of the angus calves grest heard of cows you have Adrian
Have your ever taught of using mats, in calfing area?
Yes, did in fact use them, but because our shed has a sloped floor it was just to slippery. Flat floors work well and a great Saving on straw. Ya just have to make sure you keep them clean as they can breathe bacteria otherwise
Work smarter not harder Adrian pallet on the pallet forks bags straight on pallet save the double handling
Yes I agree, the pallet unfortunately was in poor Nick. I’m gonna get a few plastic pallets just for that job. 👍
My technique for assisting with calving is not like anyone else's, as I'm a carpenter.
A bit of lube wouldn’t go astray to help
Where or who tests the silage for u?
Just one of our local Co. Opp’s. Mc Cabes feeds in Canningstown is doing it this time
how do the numbers on the calf ear tags get generated/assigned ?
In the UK every farm has its own herd number, then there is a 6 digit sequential number that identifies the individual calf. The tags can be bought from any tag supplier but the numbers are regulated by the government.
@@phil6465 that’s it, Phil answered it perfectly 👍.
@@IFarmWeFarm We are near to having to use EID tags in Scotland.
my way is the best way here is goes let you guys do it not me lol