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@practicalsheepman 17 сағат бұрын
Great video! A good rebuttal to Joel Salatin's recent youtube video, "Why You Need Winter Housing For Your Pastured Farm".
@Marilou-g5t 19 сағат бұрын
Udder development would be a better indicator of pregnancy, not gut girth.
@dougpeterson5257 Күн бұрын
Glad they are doing well 😊
@caseyfenlon2238 Күн бұрын
Good looking cattle Peter! What breed is your bull?
@TheBurkelFarm 19 сағат бұрын
@caseyfenlon2238 he's a red angus, i like him for his short and thick presentation
@Marilou-g5t Күн бұрын
When are they due to calve?
@TheBurkelFarm 19 сағат бұрын
@@Marilou-g5t starting at the end of April
@Marilou-g5t 18 сағат бұрын
@@TheBurkelFarm at about 180 dcc (days carried calf) the fetus is about the size of a well exercised mouser cat. I have found that a keratin plug (thick, cloudy discharge) is a better indicator of pregnancy, than fat cattle. Hope they are indeed pregnant and deliver vigorously healthy calves!
@Marilou-g5t 18 сағат бұрын
15 more days in Jan, 28 in Feb, 31 in March, 30 in April=104+ to grow. 283-104=179, max days carried calf.
@406regen 7 күн бұрын
Your problem is he was registered lol, sorry i have had nothing but bad luck with the regeisterd ewes i brought on to the place and i belive the animals being registered people just keep sending them unto the next person instead of putting them in the freezer.
@TheBurkelFarm 5 күн бұрын
@@406regen it was a variable I didn't need to add, but i can be a fiddler. Will resist fiddling in the future
@JoelRuen 7 күн бұрын
I'm in Fillmore County and running sheep too. Have any issue with keeping the predators out of the sheep?
@TheBurkelFarm 5 күн бұрын
@JoelRuen we haven't had coyotes pressure since the first winter we got the maremma dog. we still hear them all around us, they've just established an understanding to go elsewhere
@donaldhudson2235 7 күн бұрын
It's a start
@JohnWinsemius 7 күн бұрын
try a royal white ram you will be happy, size and toughness
@TheBurkelFarm 5 күн бұрын
@@JohnWinsemius ive looked at that, I think the material lesson is to stop fiddling so much hah
@roddiee 8 күн бұрын
You can't buy an animal from a creep/grain fed system and expect them to thrive on grass only. Their rumen hasn't developed properly, this is just a scientific fact. You should always buy animals from people that raise them the same way you do. I personally don't much like dorpers because of their bad feed in a damp climates like where I live, however, you set yourself (and the ram) up for failure from the start by buying a grain fed animal. A grass fed dorper would likely have done the job you wanted it to do and then you could really see if you like the end product or not. Hope this doesn't sound preachy, difficult to transmit tone in written words. Just trying to be helpful!
@TheBurkelFarm 5 күн бұрын
@@roddiee no you're correct on all points. The object lesson here is to control my impulsivity
@leoscheibelhut940 8 күн бұрын
Just an aside, years ago, I was partnering with an older farmer on a seasonal grazing dairy. His herd was Guernsey with some Ayrshire and Jerseys. Mine was Jersey with some Ayrshire. Our combined herd numbered about 165 cows. After a round of AI, we put in three bulls, one Jersey, one Milking Shorthorn , and Guernsey, because he wanted to know for sure which one was the sire. The pecking order quickly became Shorthorn, Guernsey, and last Jersey. The Shorthorn proved himself to be a lover, romancing the first cow that came into heat that day for the entire day, ignoring all those that came into heat later in the day. The Guernsey bull was very active, mounting every cow that came into heat. We never saw the Jersey mount a single cow after being pushed off several times in the first few days. We nearly pulled him but in the end left him in, mostly because we didn't want to take care of him separately. Imagine our surprise the following spring, when after the AI calves were born, about one calf a day was a Shorthorn cross and all but four of the others were Jersey crosses. The Jersey bull was shy but sly, the Guernsey nearly a dud. None of this changes the fact the Dorper ram is not adapting to your system.
@TheBurkelFarm 5 күн бұрын
@@leoscheibelhut940 i sae something similar between my katahdin rams last year. Then one who made the most ruckus did the least
@HB91LDN 8 күн бұрын
What you need to do is buy an actual ram 🐏 that’s built with the characteristics you’re looking for. Unfortunately that’s a pathetic excuse for a ram 😖
@PureNaturalSheep 8 күн бұрын
How often do you need to deworm Katahdin sheep vs. Dorper sheep?
@TheBurkelFarm 5 күн бұрын
@@PureNaturalSheep I don't use dewormers
@Marilou-g5t 8 күн бұрын
Sounds like "carbon seeding" 😉
@TheBurkelFarm 8 күн бұрын
@@Marilou-g5t yes exactly!
@markhasenour12 8 күн бұрын
Call it whatever you want but it's nothing but wasting hay...
@markstamm272 8 күн бұрын
Ha thats funny ! Im on 80 roughged acres ,have tried dorper multiple times! Same results! Dorpers are the most false advertized breed there is. Plus really wonder about all these new breeds. They all seem like a new fake sales pitch IDK. But i do know my katadins are tough and getting bigger every year!
@TheBurkelFarm 8 күн бұрын
@markstamm272 thats been my experience as well, the katahdins thrive and are huge, while my experiments fall on their faces. - Peter
@sweethomefarm1 8 күн бұрын
I went through the same thing with a high growth purebred herefird heifer that i bought to "improve" my herd genetics. Not only did she not keep weight in my system, her calves also were amongst the smallest of my whole herd while that cow was the biggest cow i had. Lesson learned. Dont buy from a farm or ranch who is not raising animals the way you want to period. Irregardless of breed!:) good thing younkearned this so young. Most folks will never learn this. They just chase fads.
@AndrePotgieter-f6u 8 күн бұрын
Talk to the breeder, that ist nearly a breath of a dorper.
@TheBurkelFarm 8 күн бұрын
@AndrePotgieter-f6u yes this ram is not fit for my system
@darrollgrant87 9 күн бұрын
That is the left front leg that is lame. My first White Dorper ram bred 300 ewes in 30 days based on lambing for 3 years. You purchased out of the wrong management system.
@TheBurkelFarm 8 күн бұрын
@darrollgrant87 that's for certain. He's deeply under performing
@Noah-qi3ct 9 күн бұрын
That is surprising to me. My dorper ram is 250lbs and towers over all my other sheep. I just got him in the fall and he bred my dorper and kahtadin ewes. Your dorper ram looks unhealthy.
@TheBurkelFarm 9 күн бұрын
@@Noah-qi3ct i think he's definitely not the right genetics to get by on grass and hay only. There may be other better lines, but he isn't it. - Peter
@masonmagness2121 10 күн бұрын
Do you think it would have been different if you chose a more suitable dorper ram? I am also interested in this cross as everyone around here runs straight dorpers and little parasite resistance anywhere.
@TheBurkelFarm 9 күн бұрын
@masonmagness2121 base on mine and others experience, I would say it's a no go. I'm not saying it never can work, but it would be very circumstantial - Peter
@markstamm272 8 күн бұрын
Ive had 3 different strains. For some dumb reason bought 6 more last spring only 3 left and no where near my nicest ewes and most get culled first year cause they dont shed clean! Plus ive come to the conclusion dorpers where created out of structurly unsound animals. Rough terrain here the dorper crosses were frequently lame and always following not leading. They seem good when down to a quarter again, if you cull out tge weak and the wooly ones!believe it or not ,its the wooley ones that get cold in heavy snow. Because they cant shake it off like the short coats. So it biulds up and melts in ! I have only ever seen the wooley ones shiver!
@TheBurkelFarm 8 күн бұрын
@@markstamm272 im sure there is a right time and place, the right line of animals where this can work, but my experience has me pointed back to what I started with - Breeding medium-large katahdins that are tough as nails. - Peter
@nikkityson8170 10 күн бұрын
Peter, you needed to see for yourself. Now you know. As the greats say you should try to fail at something every year so you are always learning something.
@TheBurkelFarm 10 күн бұрын
@@nikkityson8170 i fail a lot, so I must be on the path to greatness~ Peter
@caseyfenlon2238 10 күн бұрын
I have been waiting for this update. Crazy how the Katahdin rams are huge and majestic and then the dorper just isn’t….well at least you tried it!
@TheBurkelFarm 10 күн бұрын
@@caseyfenlon2238 it was one of those "have to see it for myself" type of things
@saamilarson 10 күн бұрын
My four wheeler sure didn’t want to start this morning either. I hear you on the can’t leave well enough alone thing. It’s a double edged sword though. The other side of that is constantly testing new ideas can lead to some amazing gains and advantages also.
@TheBurkelFarm 10 күн бұрын
@saamilarson that's what I keep telling myself haha! - Peter
@oxford821 10 күн бұрын
How many cattle do you have, and how many acres do you have them on? How is that bull’s temperament? Is he a Greg Judy bull?
@TheBurkelFarm 10 күн бұрын
@@oxford821 we have 20 head on roughly 30 acres. We're planting the remaining 110 in grass this spring. Stay tuned - Peter
@TheBurkelFarm 10 күн бұрын
@oxford821 the bull is kit pharo genetics, but we're moving out to a George Heller South Poll bull next year
@Marilou-g5t 12 күн бұрын
Will you roll out some hay or other carbon on top of the frozen mud?
@TheBurkelFarm 10 күн бұрын
@Marilou-g5t yep, it's a rough part of a pasture conversion anyhow. But I'll be feed carbon and seed via hay in these spots all winter -Peter
@missyandromeda 13 күн бұрын
Not to make you go insane, but you can definitely solve mud - and that is the absolute ideal for everyone - farmer and the animals. The real title should be, "farming ain't cheap."
@dougpeterson5257 15 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
@406regen 22 күн бұрын
MERRY CHRISTMAS from central Montana
@tracymueller3302 22 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas,have to say if he had a small brown spot on his side I would think you're using my ram😂
@nikkityson8170 25 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas and have a great winter! Flock looks fat and happy
@jtyson76 26 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas, Peter. Flock is looking great!
@wardrice3 26 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas to you as well.
@Marilou-g5t 29 күн бұрын
South Poll are a 4 way cross of Red Angus, Hereford, Barzona, and Senapol. Teddy Gentry describes how he chose the breeds...
@intothenight9256 Ай бұрын
Good looking flock! Going to be homesteading in another year or so and considering st. Croix ram crossed to katahdin ewes to start with. I would appreciate any advice 🙏🏼 pros & cons
@TheBurkelFarm 26 күн бұрын
@@intothenight9256 I give the same advice to people starting out. 1. Visit the farm and make sure their management is correct. 2. Buy the best animals you can afford. 3. Cull hard, your future self will thank you.
@intothenight9256 26 күн бұрын
@ Thank you!👍🏼
@nicholaspappas101 Ай бұрын
Have you ever had to deal with liver flukes up here in Minnesota? We have had a few cases starting to become fatal.
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@nicholaspappas101 i don't really go in for lab testing to find out what pressure we have. But I do have weaker animals like anyone else. I try to catch them, treat and send down the road. Trying very hard to breed tough sheep
@nicholaspappas101 Ай бұрын
@ we took ours in for necropsy. The liver looked like it had been hit by buckshot. Our vet said there isn't much you can do breed wise other than crossing with a whitetail deer. 😔
@nicholaspappas101 Ай бұрын
@@TheBurkelFarm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascioloides_magna#/media/File:Distribution_F.magna_North_AmericaII.png Maybe you guys just don't have it down there.
@TheBurkelFarm 26 күн бұрын
@@nicholaspappas101 the ones that shouldn't breed let you know, one way or the other
@nicholaspappas101 26 күн бұрын
@@TheBurkelFarm Small world. We just picked up our Greg Judy line ram from Rory Groves.
@briangrammer898 Ай бұрын
❤❤Video ❤❤
@nikkityson8170 Ай бұрын
Peter, we had one of those. He got his head in a bucket, panicked and then got tied in the electric fence and he got shocked for a minute, then we ate him.
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@@nikkityson8170 a delicious way to handle the situation, hah.
@DeanPharaoh Ай бұрын
That one red angus cow may have foot rot in her rear right foot.
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@DeanPharaoh I saw her little limp, it was gone by the next day. Good eye though.
@caseyfenlon2238 Ай бұрын
Our first crop was baled late so it’s super stalky, feeding to steers and sheep now they don’t love it but seem to be fine.
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@caseyfenlon2238 add a protein tub and they'll get more out of it
@KeystoneFarm Ай бұрын
How do you get the bales into the paddock? Are they going to be in this area all winter?
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@KeystoneFarm moved em with a bale wagon and skid. I need to put more out but waiting for the ground to freeze
@french-canadianfarmer5049 Ай бұрын
Winter mode here too. We got a bit of snow but it melted. It was a really nice fall.
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@@french-canadianfarmer5049 we're heading into the first single digits
@oxford821 2 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
@KeystoneFarm 2 ай бұрын
I've heard that ruminants get bigger as you go north.
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@@KeystoneFarm I wonder why that is?
@KeystoneFarm 2 ай бұрын
From Wikipedia Bergmann's rule is an ecogeographical rule that states that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while populations and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. The rule derives from the relationship between size in linear dimensions meaning that both height and volume will increase in colder environments. Apparently, larger animals have less heat loss and therefore stay warmer in colder environments.
@caseyfenlon2238 2 ай бұрын
Which half of this cross breed do you like more? I have pure katahdins and am thinking about getting a st. Croix ram, not sure if I would be going backwards or not
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@caseyfenlon2238 I started with 50 50 cross. I've slowly selected towards katahdin, but I am an almost entirely closed flock at this point. St Croix is tough as nails, but slower/smaller. Gotta be careful sacrificing durability for other traits
@michealcain6053 2 ай бұрын
I would be interested in the black cows
@michealcain6053 2 ай бұрын
I would be interested in the black cows
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@@michealcain6053 shoot me an email
@Garybob-e9q 2 ай бұрын
Excellent Phenotype in your Bull and most of your Cow Herd.
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@@Garybob-e9q we started with some ok stock and a nice bull. Now we're adding in better genetics.
@Garybob-e9q 2 ай бұрын
@TheBurkelFarm Thank You for not Following Along with The Crowd. Good Cattle don't have to be Black.
@briangrammer898 2 ай бұрын
❤❤VIDEO ❤❤ watching for the first time ❤ I hope you get a full blooded south poll bull calf / 4 chances ❤ you should get one , if you do you’ll be blessed ❤ I will watch calving season ❤ may you be blessed with a south poll bull calf❤❤ I would get another 🐂 south poll bull❤❤ if you don’t gets bull calf in April ❤❤ you will have 4 heifers in the spring/ 4 cows ready to breed back ❤❤ just a question what are you going to do with that red angus bull ❤ it would do you a lot better to get a Judy Bull❤ I would put a 100% South Poll Bull on your mix herd ❤after 3 generations they would be considered full blooded/ that’s what Greg Judy does ❤ bull will get you /50% S.P. If you line breed /75% S.P. Cow.. then split your herd up and if you get a bull out of the first batch you’ll be all set❤❤ I will be watching you operation ❤I hope the south poll cows is going to be great for you 👍
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@@briangrammer898 we bought a pure bred south poll bull this fall. Going to get him in Feb.
@briangrammer898 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, if my health was better. I would be right with you on south poll ❤
@briangrammer898 Ай бұрын
I also noticed your red angus cow was limping,3:40 time stamp
@TheBurkelFarm Ай бұрын
@briangrammer898 i saw that but she cleared up in the next couple days.
@wardrice3 2 ай бұрын
Herd building at its finest. Can we call them North Poles now??
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@wardrice3 I suppose hah, though I think you'd have to give credit for northern south polls (North Polls) to George Heller. His success further north yet is what convinced me.
@joeyhoosiercanine9120 2 ай бұрын
That British white bull is very nice
@TheBurkelFarm 2 ай бұрын
@joeyhoosiercanine9120 yes I had originally planned to steer him, but I'm hoping someone will find a good bull in him. I'm not looking to increase the whites, but he's a looker