Amish cows....

[CowandCalfHealth]

Reminds me of my uncles dairy farm. Spent several weeks on the farm one summer and it was an experience I will never forget.

[orbit15]

That boy sure knows the herd, reminds me of me when i was a young farmboy, I knew the cows better than my parents.

[friznecker]

I'll tell you, I learned a lot of common sense things hanging around with Robert. It really is a great way of life, hard work and all.

[Keeperz1]

i like the way the amnish live.. i dont like the fact that their brainwashed with religion like %90 of the world, but what ya gona do :)

[friznecker]

This is actually my Amish friend's second farm. He is highly successful by Amish standards, or by any standards for that matter. He moved to another community in southern PA that suited him better. They do use machines here, and he is probably milking close to fifty cows now.

He is allowing my son to bring back Lovergirl, my own cow he has kept these many years, AND her daughter Lovely just coming into her prime. He has ever remained a faithful friend.

I'm talking with his son here. :-)

[ablair37]

@friznecker my girlfriends froma dairy farming family and have 54 cows milking at time of typing but have a dozen waiting to calf and 2 or 3 with calf and a dozen waiting to be bulled they are all friesan some of the calfs are hereford cross im not a farmer but i would love to have my own farm but beef and sheep and poultry (chickens and turkeys for christmas)

[The391956]

Amazing the cows have names instead of a number and one

is 14 years old.

I guess the hand milking is better plus the glazing in the fields.

16 cows is a small dairy.

on another video 260 cows was considered a small dairy

that has milking machines when compared to factory farms.

Their is a 8000 cow dairy with robot milking machine a

factory maga dairy farm.

[friznecker]

Yes indeed. Being out on pasture all summer makes a big difference.

[rozl66]

this is the humane way to raise dairy cows! 14 year old cow, now that's a rarity!