Milk Training a Dexter Cow: We Did IT!
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Jolleen is a first time freshener Dexter cow. She is halter trained and mostly lead trained. In this video we summarize what we did to get to this point and then get Jo back on the milk machine one last time before this collaboration video needed to be buttoned up! How much milk will Jo give us??!
Jolleen is homozygous polled and carries A2/A2 milk proteins.
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About Sweet Briar Farm
We are a small farm located in Central/Northern Michigan. We farm every inch of our 6 acres. We breed Registered Dairy Goats, Dexter Cattle, and Heritage Hogs. Clean healthy food is important to us and we like to produce the majority of our food on the farm and we grow and raise enough to sell to local customers. Producing our own food also means we forage for wild edibles such as mushrooms and tap our maple trees in the spring to make maple syrup. In 2019 we added honeybees to the farm and have had as many as 30 active hives producing honey for us.
Our goats include Nubian goats, Mini Nubians, Fainting Goats, and Nigerian Dwarf goats.
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Congratulations it was fun watching you guys train her
Y'all make milking look so easy. Great work!
I really enjoyed this video! The process was great to see!
Thank you!
Really enjoyed this series loved watching ya'll journey! Whooo yay progress and a great cream line so happy for ya'll!
Congratulations 🎉🎉!! Well Done 😊 thank you
Wow 😯 incredible,very interesting! Didn’t know any of this!
Congratulations! :)
Interesting to see the training.
Thank you!!
That is a funny looking Dexter/goat! Glad she gives so much milk. This was a fun video and I love both of your frame of minds! Thank you!
Thanks so much!
Yay!! Way to go Jo! And way to go Mike and Kelsey! Thanks for sharing your process.
It was a fun and frustrating process 😄
Great job figuring out all the safety controls and sharing your ideas.
Thanks 👍
It's so much fun to see how others do things, and that we all have similar issues sometimes!
Thanks for the video!
Lots of hard work but you had success. Thanks for sharing. Well done.
Thank you!
This real life milking training is good to see!
Awesome! Can't wait to add a dairy cow to our farm.
Good luck!
Awesome new Dexter!!! She was so well behaved and beautiful ears:) Great progress with the milking progress!!!
Most people have never seen a floppy eared dexter 😄
This was a fantastic video! Great work, and I love the last Dexter Cow.. 🤣
🤍 Jess
Us too!
I was looking at getting a dexter as my first dairy cow! I liked the idea of multi-purpose! I did end up with a Jersey, but that’s another story! Thanks for this GREAT video for the #JuneIsDairyMonth2023 collaboration!
That is awesome! Jersey beef is pretty darn good too!
The two of you are so cute together. Thanks for the information. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much! 😊
I just love your honesty in this process!
Thank you.
You guys did amazing with her training! Great job!😊
Thank you!
Great videos. Really big fan of the Dexter breed. Love what you guys are doing
Thank you!
A true testament to the fact that perseverance pays off! Great job y’all and thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. It can only get better from here on in!😊
Thank you!
How amazing!! Thank you for sharing this! I need to learn so much about having a cow so when we are able to get one, I can get right into it! Thanks again!
You are so welcome!
OH YES !!!!! My Jolene is coming good. I see the cream line & am so excited 🥰🥰🥰.I know I can't be entered in your competition but I don't' watch for that anyway. I watch to see you Guys. Cheers Denise- Australia
Thank you Denise!
Thank you for showing the struggles one could face getting a cow ready to milk. And the struggle of milk or lack thereof. Both Dexters are nice looking animals, LOL The Floppy eared one is really nice looking as well as the well Dexter, LOL Both look like they are going to give your family what it needs to thrive!! Thanks again for showing us what you all have learned, the good and not so much milk. Great looking calf as well!
Glad it was helpful!
Lots of patience needed to train any livestock. You all did a great job - Jolene has great owners. >Susan
Thank you!
Aww! Those Dexter cows are so cute! ❤ We are just getting started on our new land so we have plenty of time to decide which kind of cattle to buy. I love the Highlands and Dexters the best so far. Also learning about A2A2 milk so that might play into our decision as well. Thanks for sharing! ❤
We are bringing our new dwarf home Friday. She is a beauty! Find a breeder that has well tempered cows. Some of ours came from more beef operations that were more hands off and therefore more skittish.
So much patience😊
That’s really what it took. Thank you!
Great progress. I knew you could do it.
Yes! Thank you!
Good for your persistence!❤
Thank you! 🤗
Great info! I’ve been looking at Dexters since we have a small homestead & smaller family. The dual purpose & small size was the draw but never thought about them not wanting to be handled like dairy breeds. Thanx for showing your process & troubleshooting techniques.
Glad it was helpful! The more we work with her the easier it is.
Thank you for the video. My neighbor has Dexter cattle and wondered if they were worth milking. Now I can tell here about your experience.
Good job guys
Thanks for sharing with us
Our pleasure!
Thank you for sharing this process….it’s great to know ahead of time that it’s not going to be automatic….that there will be some set backs.
Glad it was helpful!
Good job guys
Thank you!
I never knew there were dwarf cows! Man I'm digging this collab. Love how you love your animals, thanks for sharing a snippet of your life!
Picking up our new dwarf dexter this Friday!
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan How exciting!! 😃🐮
This was fun to watch, and little bit scary. I’m so glad nobody was hurt. Clever contraption to keep her upright. The goat on the other hand was awesome!! Thanks for sharing your adventure, and good luck! 😊
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!
lol. Jolene does not appreciate it. This has been fun. Nice progress.
😂 we can pretend she does
wow this was great to watch i learned a lot thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey my comments are working now. Great video as always Jolene is coming along very nice she will be giving you a gallon of milk before you know it. I really enjoy your content i learn so much from every video you guys post. I know you have a little jersey cow but do you plan on getting any more jerseys or sticking with just Dexter. Thanks for being us along for the journey..
Well that’s a good question. We might get another jersey or another bull to breed Mr. P offspring to. We will likely be doing less of the produce production beginning next year. We are not sure yet…
Love watching you guys! I've learned a lot! Keep it up❤
Thank you! Will do!
Glad to see Jolene finally gave you some substantial milk! Fawn does put her to shame though 🤣! Thanks for sharing your adventures in milk training a dexter! I would love to walk around sporting a sweet SBF hat!
Yes! Thank you!
Thanks for letting us watch that! I want to milk our Dual purpose cattle also. this makes me feel better about trying it!
Go for it! What breed do you have?
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan We have Pinzgauer crosses...Slowly increasing percentages. We really like them.
Yes!🎉🎉🎉
She is definitely settling in.
@@SweetBriarFarmMichiganike great video as always but I can't make my own comment.I can only reply to a comment. Idk what's going on with RUclips today.. I just love you and Kelsey look on life and the farm I really enjoy watching your content. Thanks for sharing with us. .. sorry I wanted to leave a comment just didn't know how unless I replied to a comment I hope this helps lol.
@@rachelpotter6545 well that’s strange. Thank you Rachel!
Jolene is coming along so well, some animals just need that little extra effort to get them trained up! Great video!
Now we just need her to quit being so sloppy in the stanchion. Kelsey thinks she poops on purpose lol
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan 😂I have a doe who recently decided that if she figures I’m taking too long to milk her, she poops on the stand 🙄 😂. Jokes on her it just makes it take longer 😂 sure does make milking time interesting some days lol.
@@taylormartin3681 😂
That floppy eared Dexter did super!
Fawn is a super star for sure.
Interesting how the dexter changed her look by the end of the video🤣. I appreciate how small the dexters are; they would be easier on a smaller property.
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Thanks for your video & information. We’re considering milk goats. 😊❤
They are certainly easier😃
I thought about getting a Dexter cow but they are hard to find here. Loved your video. I have been in your situation, trying to train a cow to milking and having to chase the cow around. Persistence is key to success.
They aren’t very common around here but we recently found out there are a couple herds of dexters relatively close to us. We are really looking forward to milking a jersey again!
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan I love the Jersey breed. Those big brown eyes just pull me in....lol
Thank you so much. I have a dexter due in December and really wanted to know how it would go. Thank you ❣️💖💖
Hopefully it goes smoothly for you!
You guys keep a good sense of humor. It is always a welcome part of my day. I hope you get lots of new subscribers from the dairy collaboration.
Thank you so much for this video! It is perfect timing for us. We are trying to decide what kind of milk cow to get. A dexter looks like a good option.
If you want easy get a jersey bottle/bucket calf. If you get a dexter get one that the breeder spends a lot of time with. A few of ours have quite the attitude and we have no desire to try and train. None are mean by any means but they would require a lot more work than Jo.
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan Thank you. We may need to stick with a jersey. It will be our first cow.
@@jl5587 good idea for a first cow
Thank you for your donation to the giveaway! Dexter might be a good cow for My husband and I. No children..
Good choice!
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It's been a lot of fun to watch Jolene's training. Your floppy eared Dexter is adorable, too. 😆
All this diary is making me want a cow on my homestead. How I convince hubby is the question
That is a Good question… they are a little difficult to hide from someone 😄
Thanks SO much for letting us come along on your Dexter Cow Milk Training! Love your channel!!❤
Thank you!
Great job Jo. Congratulations Mike and Kelsey, hard work pays off, its totally worth it.
Wish we could have a dairy animal, no space for one. Thanks for sharing.
Get some goats and just tell people they are dogs 😄
Sweet, Jo, you got this! I'm excited for you to be able to milk Jo. Eventually, she will let all of her cream down for you. Great job and thank you for sharing your video and joining the dairy collaboration. Fun stuff 😊
It was fun! We really like how this video turned out too!
I have been working on training my Dexter to be a milk cow. She is on day 4 and doing great staying in the stanchion. I am looking to the milk. 👍 She is bred to a Jersey Bull. Looking forward to next Spring.
Awesome! Best of luck to you!
Go, Fawn!!! We have the same - Nubians, miniNubians, Nigerians- and now just started our Jersey milk adventure!
Great video
Thanks!
Interesting to see the difference in a "dual" breed.
I think we will get more from her as we go and as she gets used to the process.
This has been a GREAT series guys, Thanks!!!
You are disqualified you already won a hat 😂 thank you!
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan 🤣😂 Indeed we did! And Im just making you wait and WAIT to see how we bring that beloved hat into the public view. Guess you'll just have to wait and see. Hahahahaha!
@@rspranchinmontana lol
@@rspranchinmontana are you going to train that bear and make him wear it?
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan Nah, he's wanna keep the hat and I'm sorry, Im NOT SHARING! lol!
For future reference, better to go from behind than beside with the milk machine as they can't kick backwards ;) Probably save stressing her out with all the restraints.
You first!
I don’t think there’s any 100% safe way to milk a cow. There’s always risk working with large animals, especially when they’re in a new situation. If I have to take a kick from a cow I’d prefer to take while she’s winding up on the side rather than full force directly behind her. There’s more than one way to milk a cow, I’m glad you found something that works for you. But they can (and do) kick straight back.
Thanks for showing all the differences and not sugar coating like some do. You have mentioned how her milk looks like skim, so is it similar to skim?
She was only giving us fore milk which doesn’t have a lot of fat. Getting her to let down was the issue the hind milk will have the higher fat content which we are now finally getting. Some anyway!😃
We should get more volume and cream as we progress
Since you do milk from the different types. If you have issues with the fat content in cow milk do you find that goats milk is easier on the gut?
@@leslielitten5670 I think goat milk is easier to digest than cow milk. But I can tolerate raw cow milk more tolerable than pasteurized.
Fawn is impressive! Beautiful goat!
I'm intrigued by your Dexter's. I can definitely see the value of them as a dual purpose breed & Jo is a very nice looking cow. I'm curious about the personality of the Dexter breed; Jo had been handled a fair amount after you got her but she doesn't appear to be very mild mannered. Do they tend to be quite a bit higher strung than say a Jersey? Would bottle feeding the heifer calves mellow them to alleviate that?
Thank you for a very interesting video! God bless!
Bottle feeding would definitely make them more personable. Not too many people bottle feed dexters. I would say 90% of breeders we have bought from do not milk them. A few show them but we usually buy the ones that “need work” lol. This video might answer your question about personalities 😄 ruclips.net/video/sCeWzZeIAOE/видео.html
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan thank you. I've had several Jerseys over the years that I absolutely loved. But finding a bull around here is nearly impossible & finding someone to do AI even harder. My daughter is an AI tech but lives 31/2 hours away & has a huge goat dairy of her own. Coordinating all that successfully was just too much. 😢 So I'm loving my dairy goats & using their milk. Just miss all that amazing Jersey cream!! 🙂
You could always get a Dexter bull to breed your jersey cows. That’s what we plan to do with our jersey heifer Millie. The cross is called a belfair and sounds like the perfect cow. Beefier than a jersey but milkier and friendlier than a Dexter.
dwarf or not they are still big to me!!! i'm short! lol
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That is interesting tool to make her immobilized. Can it be used for goats? I have a problem goat. I am giving up. Your patience and determination was rewarded.
The cow can’t kick would be too big for a goat. But I imagine something like that would work for a goat. We fashioned a couple dog leashes to our goat milk stand and strapped them to the back legs of a goat before to stop them from jumping around on the milk stand.
That was great. After watching this I think we need to start with a goat before moving to a dairy cow. Would you agree?
Yes. Get a Nubian from proven milk lines. From watching your videos it seems like there would be better forage for goats too. They love the brushy stuff. Fawn was producing 1.5 gallons a day when she was milking her 2 times a day.
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan Great advice. I think you are right!!
@@7kinhomestead of course you will need a goat for your goat. Then you will need to breed them so you will need a buck so then you will need a buddy for him. Then your wife and kids will want to keep the babies and they will want to breed them. Then you will need an unrelated buck. So best start out with 2 unrelated bucks to keep together and 2 unrelated does.
@@SweetBriarFarmMichigan Goat math has entered the chat. lol
@@7kinhomestead it is like taking calculus 3 in college. I never made it past calculus 1 and almost failed that class. Which is how I ended up in our current situation…
Sir sorry, you had a hard time with Joleen. Dexters do have a different mindset. But good job not giving up
She is particularly moody 😄
Yes, I’m working on training my Dexter cows and heifers. Not all cows enjoy that job, but in truth it takes a couple of freshings for them to get it. I learned that the hard way. I think it’s worth because I have never tasted better cows milk. Keep up the good work of sharing what small farms can do.
We just today put a first freshener jersey on the milk machine for the first time. She stood there no problems.