Happy Holstein cows chewin the cud in Ayrshire

[heidilow77]

If the herder goes away for two weeks and comes back, would the cows still recognize him?

[heidilow77]

I would like to know if the cows recognize their fellow cows and the people who herd them?

[holsteincowboy]

@heidilow77 They do. They become nervous if a stranger approaches them

[The391956]

Does The Cow Chew That Fast or Was The

Video Speeded up at 0:16?

[The391956]

I have a few Summershade lgniters including one in

this video - The black cow on the right at 0:38

Thanks holsteincowboy

[91jvdb]

I love seeing our cows on pasture, its fun to see how they socialize in an open environment. It's also cheap feed and it's good for their feet and legs.

[nogerdsurg]

So peaceful, and out in the open should be the life for a cow nowadays. The cows look good. I enjoyed watching your cow chewing, the surroundings are beautiful.

[kimberlily1983]

This is more a comment on your video description that the video itself. PETA's videos do not "lie". They show real footage of the horrible cruelty that occurs on MOST farms.

These cows are beautiful, and do look pretty happy and relaxed as far as I can tell. However, I worry about things like what goes on behind closed doors, when you don't have your camera on. I also worry about the trip to the slaughterhouse, and the horrible death that awaits each of them.

[kimberlily1983]

@kimberlily1983 I also worry about the fact that ultimately, you keep these cows for financial purposes, which will motivate each and every decision you make regarding them. If it's a choice between their wellbeing and your wallet, which decision do you make? We all know the answer there, don't we?

Someday I would love to own a huge amount of land like this, and let many rescued cows live out their lives, in much the same way we see in this video, but minus the tags, minus the exploitation.

[holsteincowboy]

@kimberlily1983 Hi, I try my best to make sure all the cows are happy and well cared for. If a cow is not healthy and contented she will not produce much milk and and will not be profitable - The happier a cow is the more money i will make. My wallet is almost empty because the supermarkets pay me so little for the milk it is almost impossible to make a profit.

We have both got one thing in common - We both love cows

When you get your land and cows please post a video of your operation :)

[kimberlily1983]

@holsteincowboy "The happier the cow, the more milk" might very well be true on the scale you're doing it. When it comes to factory farming it doesn't matter; there are so many cows involved, they don't need maximum production from each one.

Do you let calves feed from their mothers, or do you feed them soy (or a mix)? What happens when your cows get mastitis? What happens when they get old and their milk production goes down? Do they get to live to old age, death on your farm? Thanks. :)

[holsteincowboy]

@kimberlily1983 Hi , I let them suckle from their mothers for 24-48 hrs then i feed them their mothers milk in a bucket for about 8 weeks . If they get mastitis i treat them with penicillin for 3 days It is not possible keep them on the farm after their milk production goes down . I will send them to you after you get your farm :)

[kimberlily1983]

@holsteincowboy Hmm, why bother feeding them from a bucket? I think mothers and babies should be able to enjoy the bonding time that comes with allowing suckling until the calf is finished with that.

I'm glad you treat their mastitis, but I meant do you keep milking them while they're infected? Any woman who's had mastitis, I'm told, knows it's excruciatingly painful; you cannot breast-feed with this condition. It also results in pus in the milk.

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[kimberlily1983]

@holsteincowboy ..... ..... "It is not possible to keep them on the farm when milk production goes down."

In other, plainer, words, they get sent to slaughter. Horrible conditions in truck or train until they get there, and then abuse when they get there, until the release of death. Didn't you say you love cows? Why not keep them as companion animals when they're no longer "useful" to you, if you love them?

[Dieselheid]

i love workin way cows

[stanbrinsmead]

Wonderful Holsteins. I grew up with Frisians in Holland on my grandfather's farm, and I agree about the good life.

The guitar sounds great in the background.

[starbabe58]

i love the cows keep up the good work

[DTKGDJ23]

lol ...i love holsteins my new calf for 4-H is amazing i named her katastrophe :)

[glasgow1234]

I love AYRSHIRE! Great Video..

[willdowildthings]

love the cows and very good grassland management ,, keep it up :)

[fiddlestix2006]

What beautiful green grass and healthy looking cattle u have!!!! That black cow looks like VELVET !!!!! :):)

[fastcob]

i bet i know what you do to the cows shame on you

[Mcphlange]

Does anyone know what sort of price organic jersey milk is selling for at the moment (per litre)?????????

How many litres can u expect from a jersey per day??

[crumyards]

yes we had some roads and fields flooded,it gets worse every winter as federal fisheries do not allow any ditch cleaning therefore it cant get away it was bad this year due to 23 inches of snow over the holidays it melted fast with heavy rain.

[crumyards]

if you ever want to take a trip out here we would be happy to put you up and show you around.i am in scotland every year or so to visit my mother in uplawmoor next time i will look you up,i now know who you are.

[crumyards]

ont and mb are too cold,i would say our climate here is like devon or cornwall.land prices here are very expensive last summer land was selling at around 40000 to50000 pounds per acre.therefore farmers have lots of ecquity to buy toys.

[crumyards]

you should come a trip out here,i think you would find it interesting,check it out on google earth,between the fraser river and us border.

[crumyards]

have you ever used any summershade bulls,summershade farms is in matsqui bc

[holsteincowboy]

I have a few Summershade Igniters including one in this video - The black cow on the right at 0.38

[weissang]

@crumyards Funny.... the difference between these steers and my Sister-In-Law is that these steers don't TALK when they're eating!!!!!! My F'n God!!!!!!!! You wanna ROFL??? Wish you could take a gander at the S.I.L. A true grazer.... with vocal chords to go along with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Virginiasensomia]

I especially enjoy your vids of holsteins out grazing. Its what they were made to do.

[crumyards]

nice to see kye outside,here they are in 365 days atear

[holsteincowboy]

Why don't they let them out to graze in the summer ?

[crumyards]

farms are smaller here ,some guys milk 200 and only have 50 or 60 acres .lots of bought in feed or rented land or both.this leads another problem,getting rid of manure we are not allowed to spread in the winter due to salmon in the burns.also our goofy quota system makes us maintain daily production more consistant feed if they are in.

[holsteinmad2]

always mek gud videos m8 wot gud clean cows!

u wid dfb 4 milk..?

[Mcphlange]

anyone got any idea what normal milk is per litre in england??

Anyone know what organic jersey milk is per litre in england??

Thanks

[Bretty135]

How much did your AI course cost?

[holsteincowboy]

I think it was about £300-£400 including the LN flask

[Portnob]

nice agen...wat do u do with ur bull calfs?

[holsteincowboy]

Most are reared and sold fat

[moodyxmoo]

lovely vid!!! ur cows look so content!

[tractorboydavid]

ahh nice video, shame you get so much rain up in scotland

[johnwandersonagain]

Excellent as usual.. Very relaxing to look at ...