A Late Summer Surprise on the Farm
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Today we have received a late summer surprise on the farm! A Dexter calf was born well after our normal calving season has ended. Also today, we have to begin the monumental task of sorting our herd for cattle breeding season.
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-We do not sell from the farm
-We do not ship our farm's products
-We do not sell live animals
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Pete, at the Rough and Tumble flea market this year, I had a hand held cow bell with a handle I was selling, and some of those who enquired about the bell, I asked why cows typically wore bells. Most didn't know, but I told them that it's because their horns don't work...
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@@hturbo1007 Or up the mountain.
@@hturbo1007 that was a given, as cows have been known for going where they like. It's also the reason for goats to have bells.
Booo. That was terrible. I can't wait to use it.
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I was proud to be a farmer's daughter! I asked my dad once why he wanted to be a farmer. He replied, "I guess dirt runs through my veins!" I admire your wife and her willingness to be right by your side during everyday as a busy farm wife! Thank you for sharing the very real challenge of farming and your possessing such an affinity for good humor! You have brought me many hours of precious memories! 👍😂🇺🇸💜
I got a 110 gallon water trough and it takes all I have to flip it over when it’s full. Takes too long to drain with 1/2 plug. Going to start using the bucket trick! Work smarter not harder! At 38 years old I ain’t getting no younger!!! Thanks Pete for the bucket tip!
Watching the layers scrambling to get out the hen house was a LOL moment even though I've seen it many times before. Interesting at the end of the video I could mentally recall the smells of my farm based childhood and I am 74 years old. The power of the human brain.
When Pete referred to the chicken houses as "clown cars" in another episode I got a good laugh. It's a very apt description seeing them bail out the door.
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As a young man I grew up on my uncles farm. We raised 1000 head of hogs a year, farrow to finish, and fed out the calves from 100 head of stock cows. It little poop on your sleeve was nothing to worry about.
Good morning Pete and Hillery. Hey Pete love the Boots.
@Hello Billy how are you doing
I don't think that calf liked college of new jersey... because he's a Dexter not a Jersey
I just love the hens exiting the egg mobile every time you show that. It's like clowns coming out of a clown car at the circus.
I love that you trip at the pigs and didn't edit it out. Keep it real! ❤
An then to get pooped on. Definitely keeping it realistic.
When you open the mobile hen coup and they all come pouring out it reminds me of the clown car from the circus!
thank goodness you had the perfect shirt on when you got pooped. :)
Love your farm Pete. John from South africa.
I was waiting for the humor. You did not disappoint! Lol!
Happy bovines!
God Bless American and Canadian farmers. You work hard so we can eat well.
We have a solar powered automatic door to let the chickens out in the morning and it closes at night after they go in. I still have to go check for eggs and do the feed and water, but it’s nice to know they aren’t waiting on us in the morning to get out.
But you shouldnt let them out first thing because they arent done laying
And if you are going down 2 minutes to open a door isnt bad
I like your new boots! It’s good to have a work plan and stick to it year to year.
Hi Pete, my husband has been watching your videos for awhile now and has gotten me started too. We have a small farm in Louisiana and today we sorted our calves and took them to the sale barn. It's been a busy couple of weeks, we baled hay (square bales) for our horse customers....not a dry thread on us! The humidity here is terrible!! By the way we use those beautiful GREEN tractors you love so much....haha. Love watching your videos and congrats on the 175k subscribers. Thanks for your concern for our great state. God Bless
Pete: "There goes a mouse"
Mouse: "OMG A GIANT JUST RIPPED MY HOUSE RIGHT OFF THE GROUND AND HURLED IT ACROSS THE SKY!!!!"
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When you let those chickens out it absolutely cracks me up every time.
Congratulations Pete on a new calf and 175k!
The farmer I work for made me into a hay-man Sunday. I was stacking, once he taught me how, one was driving the tractor and then helping the other once stopped to throw hay to me. He had already cut, dried, made windrows, and baled them. I wasn't counting, but we only needed 1 hay wagon to stack them in a modified pyramid. It was cool seeing how when properly staked, with each moving with those above, below, and horizontal, they moved together as the wagon responded to the terrain. He isn't feeding anything with them, just selling them when he sells his fall mums.
Take care Pete
how elegant with that orange combination :)
Pete when I first came down to my grandfather's farm I got told you wasn't a farmer unless you either got pooped on or stepped in it. May prayers go out to the LA people and others that were affected by the hurricane.
Those chickens know the true feeling of being "cooped up" all night.
It is fun watching the chickens 'flying the coop'.
@@billroberts3864 never gets old. We should all be so enthusiastic about a new day!
@@jeannedigennaro6484 Well, hopefully we wont all try to get through one door at the same time :)
@@baldmaggots haha! True dat.
Stampede lol
Another great video. Thank you Pete and Hillary.
ALWAYS LOVE THE VIDEOS PETE, THANK Y'ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THE VIDEOS FOR US ALL
I love the way calves smell!! It's almost like a puppy..lol
"Hillary's getting a fence post to make herself look bigger" - I was TOTALLY hoping she was going to use two posts as stilts...
I love your channel. I miss when I was a kid spending the weekend and summers with my father and he had a farm I miss the cattle and pig days.
When I was youing we had 50 Golden Sexlinks. There was a little sliding overhead door at the top of the ramp and they would all come in for the night and get fed. We would lock them in and in the morning open the door and out they went for the day. I love the sight of all your chickens clamouring to get out the door in the morning. Hilarious !
My grandfather used to tell me. Just because your the dirtiest doesn’t mean you worked the hardest. Lol. Great video Pete
I admire your wife, she's very patient. But as usual great videos.
Y’all are some hard-working happy folks whom I truly enjoy watching.... ‘Y’ cause of your humor!! and truthfulness🙌🏻😊🥰😃🎉🤩❤️🙏🏻
I lamented yesterday that I drove to work in darkness... My winter goal is to NOT also drive home in the dark!!!! Thankful to have a husband who works from home to take care of the animals!
My go to comfort video site in these crazy times. Thank you!
Pete really enjoy your videos. Glad you hit 175K, awesome. Have a great rest of your Tuesday.
I like your t-shirt, go cyclones! I remember slopping the hogs with skim milk and oats & flies in a 55 gal barrel, them hogs would knock me over feeding them, dry here in Iowa but raining in last few days.
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 The Alphabet joke is great. Congratulations all the way from the UK 🇬🇧 on reaching 175k subscribers. Bring on 200k by the end of the year.
I am always too excited when your videos coming out thank you for sharing and of course thank you for showing your life specially how dirty you are how hard work you did I love putting my hands into the dirt dig in the the farm plans and just been with the mother nature I truly understand you .God bless you stay healthy be happy . Peace
I don't know why, but I love seeing those chickens pile out of their house, lol. I hope you keep showing that.
Thank you for your well wishes for Louisiana...it means a lot.
yes it does, the struggle is real. thanks.
We casterated our pigs when they about 2 weeks old. At that time they also got an iron shot, tails were clipped. The reason for clipping the tails, when they were shipped at 40 lbs on a crowed truck, they liked to chew on each other’s tail.
Speaking of getting dirty. You wear about 3 different shirts per video it seems. Your wardrobe request was a hit. Who's doing all the laundry? LOL
Thanks and congrats for your channel
I'm from Louisiana thanks for the shout out. We had alot of win where I was We were glad that it turned more east away from us.
THANK YOU, Pete, for these videos. We wouldn't be here if it were not for you. I enjoy your content and learning things you do differently than what I was taught. I have better perspective and plan than I have ever had before thanks to your videos.
Always enjoy seeing you and your wife. Enjoyed!
That one pig that inspects each food bucket before choosing one is my spirit animal!
If your customers only had an inkling as to what goes behind growing that meat. To do it as well as you two do it you must have it in your DNA. Congratulations on reaching 175K subscribers. Cheers from OZ.
There are a few small time farmers around that do quality meat like on this farm, I know Braelands Beef and Lamb are very good and they are just beyond the metro regional border of Melbourne's Western Suburbs. You are 100% correct though, this guy is in the top section of animal husbandry and all round care for his meat. It's guys like this that really show many others that the meat industry doesn't have to be how it's often portrayed, and the more farms that operate like "just a few acres" the better quality meat and the happier the animals would be. If I was a meat cow I'd prefer to be on this farm, 1 bad day and every other day a good day is exactly how it should be. I can't praise this guy enough!!!
I suppose most of their customers are aware of this RUclips channel?
They see and taste the difference and Pete does talk about the differences between his meat products and supermarket meat products.
Pete also had shown actual cuts of different meat products.
He sells out almost daily at market and even with his higher prices has more demand than he can supply at this point.
I think its clear his customers in fact do have an inkling what goes into growing good quality meat.
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I had to stop the video and laugh. The look on your face after you got the baby into the crate and saw the poo was priceless.
Idk why, but I like your style. Congratulations on the 175k.
@Hello How are you doing
You can always tell the true farmers because when they get pooped on they don't run to clean up or change. You two do a great job with the animals congratulations on the 175 viewers
I am so grateful to you for the hard work and commitment you give your cattle and land. I come from a beef farming family, and it breaks my heart to see fewer family farms and more factory farms. Thank you.
Hello! I love the videos and watch them all the time, thanks for the entertainment and new knowledge.
With all do respect, the Mr. Rogers of farming.
Cooler weather's on the way. Lower humidity. Yaaaay !!!
That was a busy day, made me feel a little worn out. Congrats on 175 that is well deserved 🐂🐖🐓🦃
Congrats on the new little one. He's a handsome little bugger too. Now (Pete), I have to toss you some criticism here... you missed a PRIME opportunity for some dad jokes while you were waiting on those cattle to do what you wanted of them. Ya slacker! LOL
Thank you man I'm from LA we enjoying what you sheer with us god bless you and your family.
Efficiency elves.. you should have that made into some merchandise.. totally make me LOL 😂🤣😂
NO BIG DEAL PETE ! Love the attitude it make things easier on the stock and the farmer.
You made 175K because you are a caring couple raising livestock the best way one can. I remember as a young boy carrying a bale of hay. Well the manure was deep and I got bogged down and fell back wards in the poop. Must have tarnished my mind. I never forgot. Thanks for sharing Iowa cares :)
@Hello Gene how are you doing
@@lydialas8759 I'm good how are you doing?
@@genewileyopa Good thanks for asking I hope we can get to know each other if you don’t mind
I love your photo caring the a calf on your shoulders, I love cow, buffaloes, sheep's and chicken.
We love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to make them!
Keep the humor coming Pete....I had to stop the video to type this...LOL...my daughter turned 9 today and has three friends over and had to go play that for them.
Pete, You looked good in that IOWA STATE shirt, I worked with my dad every day as I grew up on our family farm and went to Iowa State BSME 1981.
Everyone should be blessed and happy like you and your wife
Congrats on the 175k Pete!!!!
You have definitely earned it. You do an amazing job telling the story of, what hopefully becomes, a new/old generation of farming in America 🇺🇸!
You have a great channel. You're completely authentic, and a great storyteller.
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Thank you for all the work you do and for telling us why you are doing things.
I've been here a long time and just don't comment much but congratulations on reaching 175000 hope you hit 250000 soon. I really like the wY you guys work together and how your doing the animals simply without out a lot of bells and whistles. Keep up the good work and God bless you all. From south Alabama
Thanks for the. Thaughs from louisiana
The late cows tend to be older and should make the list of being replaced.
This was a young cow. Two strikes and she's out.
Lot of work but you and your wife do an excellent job! Would love to go to your farmers market Blessings to you. Take care
I love seeing the chickens fly the coop!
Why wouldn’t you sell the heifer calves instead of butchering? Not judging, just trying to figure out what’s best. Love the channel
Most likely because he sells the meat.
Fall's on it's way and the harvest season has begun .Free range and grass fed. A lot of those chickens and turkeys are heading to the farmer's market and become food for the lucky community.
were you always smiling before you quit the old job for this?
I cant help but notice you're literally smiling in every shot. I can see why too. You've got the life.
Congratulation Pete on 175K... You have such an amazing outlook towards life! Thanks for sharing with us
I can almost smell the wet grass and manure! I wish I was there!
Concrats on getting 175,000 subscribers , Pete . I look forward to watching your videos .
Dear Pete and Hillary, congrats on the 175 (today it's 181000) no one deserves it more. You will reach 200,000 by the end of the year. Stay safe and keep them videos coming.
Love the little bull and I didn’t think the chickens where stop coming out of the house. Love how you connect with all the animals 🇨🇦
Another great video Pete. I just enjoy watching everything u do on ur small farm. Good job.👍
We always worked our bull calves early too. I found them MUCH easier to manage at 1-3 days old. I sold all the cows, only do hay now. At my age I find it easier. Good video as usual.
Good content happy to watch. Plus I agree with alot of what Pete say. Thanks for ur hard work and dedication to u and ur family farm is admirable
As usual, great video and you are always so thoughtful thinking of those who face inclement weather. You are a good man Sir
This is perhaps the most instructive and intuitive look into the P's & Q's of farming I've seen. Great job Pete. You guys rock the house!
Hello Peter. We had some fun this pass week. My husband wore one of your tee shirts. Blue one with the small patch on left upper chest. Many people wanted to know what it all meant. We both love telling our own stories about your farm. Even mentioning the farmers market you go to on Saturdays. We love it all!! Be well.
It is said Y is a consonant and sometimes a vowel. It’s a letter that’s hard to really know. I guess I just don’t know Y.
Well as a person whos last name starts with a "Y", I get a chuckle when I spell my name out to a person and the resulting dosuments generated from such transactions have my last name spelling started as "Why...."
I was working a Sudoku puzzle and listening to him talking about dehorning cows, then I heard him fire up the chainsaw..... Made me laugh!!
You work SO hard! I appreciate you.
The pleasure of watching your videos is ours Pete. I enjoy all your videos whatever the subject.
Love your videos Pete - ALL of them - farm, tractors and introspection! Thank you for sharing your life experience!
Thank you Ginger!
Congratulations on 175k.🎉🎊🎉🎊
I appreciate all the videos you share with us for learning purposes and enjoyment. Thank you Pete!
Congratulations on 175K!! Good for you all! That’s great! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!
Another great video! Hard work....yes, but enjoyable work... because all of your efforts are for you and your family. You aren't making someone else rich by your labors. Plus, and I know you know this, where is there a better place to be.
Another wonderfully entertaining video. Congrats on the 175k subscribers, well deserved!
"The College of New Jersey" or as I knew it growing up, Trenton State. Great episode, thank you!
Your explanation about why you castrate the bull calves at a young age reminded me of my first job after high school in 1968 as a nurse's aid in a hospital newborn nursery. I had to assist the doctors in many circumcisions of 2 day old infants. No anesthesia or pain killers. The babies didn't like it but I guess it was better than when some men had to have it done as adults.
Ur a great passtime for me and the family, keep up the great videos! :)
Wow those birds look awesome.