Have to say that's the most interesting video iv seen on RUclips in years great detail fair play to ye the lads should get more involved with the videos 👍
Best talk I have listened to in years regarding calf rearing. Been to many calf talks in NI, Ireland and the rest of the UK and I always left scratching my head with some of the nonsense that’s spoken. The department seems to be the worst. Chris is a great speaker and did a super job. Agree with him 100%. Hopefully we get to hear from him again. One issue he could have explained was his treatment for when a calf scours as we are being told by many experts what you need to do but in reality it doesn’t work. Fantastic video with a clear, precise in depth detail. 👍
I went to school with his brother. They are all well reared gentlemen, a credit to Derek. All their hard work is paying off for them and they deserve it. All the best.
Excellent video. I'm down here in County Cork and am the calf rearer in my yard to. Can totally agree and understand alot of what he's talking about. Great advice and fair play to him for sharing his lifetime of experience. No money could buy that. Excellent calves, excellent set up and excellent man looking after the calves. Thanks for sharing 👍
Happy calves, happy Chris,that man is decatated and knowable to the development of top quality calves,brilliant video so much information in this content 😀
Love the machinery videos Lorraine, but this was the best I've seen for ages, so much knowledge and and very passionate about it too, brilliant work all round, keep it up 💪
Excellent advice & knowledge for young farmers. The calf is your future cow. You have to invest time into their rearing in the first 12 weeks to give them a proper start. Thanks for the video.
Top video I think if Chris had a bed in the corner he'd never leave the shed such dedication alot of good practices and see how others do it right top tips One thing I do is dust the meal with powdered milk if the uptake is slow it's like a sweetener just a light dusting Best of luck hoping for healthy calves
Excellent video , it could be shown as part of any agricultural course as your care for the calves is a credit to you, just wondered how and when do you dehorn ?
Thank you! We will dehorn once the calf has moved onto the automatic feeder. We usually allow them a bit of time to settle on to it first before we do them. We use gas dehorners
Hi Brian! Yep no bother - he uses Charbon Fluide Activated Charcoal Liquid made by Selekt. A jag is an injection - just whatever your vet recommends. Hope that helps 😊
Nope never! I did find out however, that the manufacturer of these ones went bankrupt and stopped trading hence why no one has any in stock anymore. Always keep an eye out for an alternative in any yards I’m in so if I find any I’ll keep you all posted.
@@LorraineKillen o right must be only in de Republic of Ireland that u can't have any handwritten information on the eartags as I'm aware of some farmers put eartags on the calf's with handwritten information on them but they take them off the calf's before it leaves their farm
morning to you all. good stuff lorraine and youre team.
Terrestrial TV is on its last legs when you can get videos like this online. Thanks CK. Very generous to share the tricks of the trade with all.
Have to say that's the most interesting video iv seen on RUclips in years great detail fair play to ye the lads should get more involved with the videos 👍
Best talk I have listened to in years regarding calf rearing. Been to many calf talks in NI, Ireland and the rest of the UK and I always left scratching my head with some of the nonsense that’s spoken. The department seems to be the worst.
Chris is a great speaker and did a super job. Agree with him 100%. Hopefully we get to hear from him again. One issue he could have explained was his treatment for when a calf scours as we are being told by many experts what you need to do but in reality it doesn’t work.
Fantastic video with a clear, precise in depth detail. 👍
That man’s full of knowledge and his dedication to looking after them calf’s is an inspiration, brilliant interesting video
I went to school with his brother. They are all well reared gentlemen, a credit to Derek. All their hard work is paying off for them and they deserve it. All the best.
Same, i went to school way Jonny, great lad. An a great family 😊
That man love's his job and it shows fantastic insight in to looking after the fur babies thanks to you all for making the video 😍
Excellent video. I'm down here in County Cork and am the calf rearer in my yard to. Can totally agree and understand alot of what he's talking about. Great advice and fair play to him for sharing his lifetime of experience. No money could buy that. Excellent calves, excellent set up and excellent man looking after the calves. Thanks for sharing 👍
Absolutely first class. What a contented shed of calves, hardly a cheep out of them. Chris a natural on the camera too
Very interesting video Lorraine. Chris is doing some job rearing them Calves. Serious Attention to Detail. Keep up the good work.
Fantastic information and dedication at its best, thanks Lorraine
Top class management Chris, well done, great healthy stock👌👌👌, Great video, well done Lorraine👌👏👏👏.
Holstein calves with pink noses ... peak cuteness .... always nice to see happy calves .. they'll make great ribeye's when they grow up ! yum
Another great imformative video,what a fantastic,Well run operation.
A brilliant video well done to all involved
Happy calves, happy Chris,that man is decatated and knowable to the development of top quality calves,brilliant video so much information in this content 😀
Great video guy's thanks, it's such a great operation ye are running fair play to ye, ye should be proud of it & thanks for sharing it. Pat
Excellent video Lorraine.Passed it on to Mr britmilk himself Mervyn Turkington and said Chris deserves a Xmas present so watch this space ,🙈🙈👍👍👍😀😀😀😀😀
Brilliant video Lorraine and that Chris boy knows his stuff a great stock man a credit to all involved some set up 👌👌
Fantastic setup an brilliant dedication alot of knowledge an calves are shinning 👏
Excellent video and great house and management system, I will try to apply some of those tips. Best of great videos yet Lorraine keep it up
Another brilliant video Lorraine. Well done Chris with interview the calves are a credit to you sir. Wood chip under straw great tip.
Love the machinery videos Lorraine, but this was the best I've seen for ages, so much knowledge and and very passionate about it too, brilliant work all round, keep it up 💪
A top man, he's got his calf care off to a fine art.
Excellent advice & knowledge for young farmers. The calf is your future cow. You have to invest time into their rearing in the first 12 weeks to give them a proper start. Thanks for the video.
That’s first class outfit 💯well done ps I’ve watched it twice in a row 😃👍🏻
Good video Lorraine I look at your video all the time
Brilliant video, this channel never disappoint, good camera work, 10/10 🐔
Great interview, very interesting man to listen to. Setup and attention to detail is first class. Any plans for another open day
Top video I think if Chris had a bed in the corner he'd never leave the shed such dedication alot of good practices and see how others do it right top tips
One thing I do is dust the meal with powdered milk if the uptake is slow it's like a sweetener just a light dusting
Best of luck hoping for healthy calves
We put in 4inches of 2 inche limestones on top of the concrete floor and then bed it straw, fine it great and save on straw aswell
Excellent video , it could be shown as part of any agricultural course as your care for the calves is a credit to you, just wondered how and when do you dehorn ?
Thank you! We will dehorn once the calf has moved onto the automatic feeder. We usually allow them a bit of time to settle on to it first before we do them. We use gas dehorners
Brilliant videos, Would it be possible for chrissy to outline exactly how he treats scour and what products he uses
Hi Brian! Yep no bother - he uses Charbon Fluide Activated Charcoal Liquid made by Selekt. A jag is an injection - just whatever your vet recommends. Hope that helps 😊
Very informative video. 10/10
Great video
People say farmers are stupid? Just listen to this man. No veterinary education but knows his job. That folks is farming
Top class stock man .
Hi Lorraine, how often and how many mls of liquid charcoal does Chrissy give calves with scour
Great video do agree on same person should always feed the calves
Well done some video
He knows what he's doin. Ive learned a bit from this video but why does he use teat and valve instead of peach teats?
Did you ever find a source for the white calf feeding buckets?
Mine have started to split.
Fane valley are out of stock.
Nope never! I did find out however, that the manufacturer of these ones went bankrupt and stopped trading hence why no one has any in stock anymore. Always keep an eye out for an alternative in any yards I’m in so if I find any I’ll keep you all posted.
Just wondering how come someone has handwritten on de calf's eartag and what's with the thing around the calf's neck
The writing is the name of the sire & the collar contains an EID tag which lets the feeder know which calf is which & if it has drank enough each day
@@LorraineKillen o right and with the handwritten tag would that be with the calf's for good or would it be taken off at some stage
No it stays for good. Legislation in NI requires all cattle to have a tag in each ear
@@LorraineKillen o right must be only in de Republic of Ireland that u can't have any handwritten information on the eartags as I'm aware of some farmers put eartags on the calf's with handwritten information on them but they take them off the calf's before it leaves their farm
@@pauljamesfitzmaurice3192 first I've heard of that and im writing on them for years. And never take them off.
Why do you de horn the calves ?
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Serious man at his job of rearing calves, should be given talks on the subject and way ahead of any so called advisor
Tell Chrissy to give precision microbes a try
Super stuff 👌
Will do! 😊
How many cow milking
Around 500
here's to an even more successful 2023