Do not grind the corn. Feed milk for first 10-12 weeks and Get the calves on corn and veal pellet as soon as possible. We raise veal all the time. You can have market ready calves in 7 months.

Grind the corn there little stomach are not ready for hole corn

Yep. Should grind the corn. Whole kernel corn will most likely pass straight through those calves and they won’t get much out of it. I’d probably buy a complete starter feed pellet for those newborns/young calves. My two cents

You should ground the corn

I got one it works great

Hydro motor not a pump on flex head

Why do you have so much straw in your alley between the cows?

interesting comment about hutches. I bought 15 hutches 30 years ago for 500 each, sold all of them 6 years ago for 300 each. they were sold before I could even place an ad. Enjoy your videos and love your practical style of dairy farming. Keep up the good work, your cows look super comfy.

great video

We used to feed about one hundred bull calves a year. We had our own calves plus we bought some from neighbours. We fed them high moisture corn and a product called Tenderleen. We raised to about seven hundred pounds. Best meat that I have ever eaten. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. Thanks for showing us your cows again. Be safe and have fun.

There is more money in a 8 day old calf than a calf you raised for 2-3 months and then sell for veal.

Great video Ben, such is a day on a dairy farm. You go from one job to the next with surprise fixes thrown in you didn't expect. I always love seeing the cows in your videos. Nice to see that you got to do something for your own enjoyment, playing hockey. Love your channel and look forward to every new video. I'm still going back through the older ones.

You can pick up calf huts reasonably in the states. Lot of guys are putting up calf barns.

Girls are super clean

Ag bags are great if you got the room.nice flat ground but where i am in western ny its all hills so silos it is lol

The ladies are nice and CLEAN looking great

Even when cattle prices were low. I’m always further ahead to keep heifers back. Just gotta remember not to get them bred to Their dads if you keep Bulls for a significant amount of time

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Gd day Ben Boy Kyle has problems walking in that white stuff Yes down here in Wallenstein area we got about 10 ins I bet ur new seed bill will be around $100, lol Ths

Watching you from derry in Ireland

I thought that too. A battery operated leaf blower would get the majority of the snow off for you. Farming, you always have to be planning for the future (ordering seed), getting equipment ready for the next season, as well as the daily routine chores like feed mixing, feeding the animals, cleaning barns and milking. We can't say there are too many days that are boring. Great video Ben!

Sometimes a backpack blower will blow all that snow off for you

I was curious about adding water to the tmr is that for consistency of the mix or to bring the moisture content up to a certain percentage?

Aramid fiber (Kevlar) V-ee belts don't seem to stretch quite as much as Polyester (Dacron) reinforced belts. But they cost more. Belt slippage isn't always a bad thing (in moderation) as it provides a "slip-clutch" function for the machine. A chain drive is positive (no slippage) but in a serious jam could destroy that expensive worm-gear right-angle drive which (probably) has either a brass "worm" or a brass spur gear working on the worm. A good compromise would be twin v-ee belts. Ideally MATCHED sets on such a short length of belts. Chains operating in abrasive grain dust are constant maintainence and you'd be crawlin' up that elevator "ladder" frequently with your trusty oil spray. I enjoyed the video (although I DID have to go put another "layer" on and freshen up the woodstove after looking at all that white stuff...)

your fellow country men need to learn how to drive 402 401 a real mess

Over 3.5 by Lucan! Barns are coming down, I know of 5. The kids shoveled the roofs off the sheds and barns. My brothers hog barn collapse under snow load.

great looking cows

Wow Ben, you got so much of the daily chores into that video (made me dizzy, lol) and you still had energy for hockey! Farming is like that, go go go and you just transition from one task to the next. You're amazing! Love the channel.

Can you not say how much you got

The locking clamps on the sliding doors of your machinery building. Are they homemade or are they commercially available?

you have very typy well uddered cows

Best regards from Poland

Wow Ben, don't know how you manage to keep everything you have to do organized in your head. You are always working non stop on something, and even take the time to share it with us. I do remember that's the way it is on a farm and you have to be versatile because whatever needs to be done, you have to know how to do it, or who to contact if you don't. I think what I enjoy most about your videos is that you always speak with such a positive tone. You are just a very likeable person, someone who would be a good friend. I hope the pit pumping worked out like you wanted, I'm sure you will let us know. And, I love your humor talking about the directors of the show writing the script. I look forward to every new video Ben, your channel is great. In a future sequence, could you have your brother or Dad talk about the farm breeding program and heifer raising. I'm always amazed at how beautiful your cows look. Thanks.

Agree The talk about to raise own cows!

Hey how many acres do you own

How fast does the tire pressure change with that auto system? Seems like by the time it adjusted you would be done spreading the load of manure?

Gd day Ben I don't understand that u can buy heifers cheaper than feeding ur own. Boy they must be pretty high priced as to that. What do u have tp pay for bull calves? roughly Boy always take key out when no oil is in So doggy & Bert Ths

Why not a snow blower 😊

2:36 - I’m really impressed by how efficiently this farm runs. The workflow is smooth, and it’s evident that the cows are well cared for!

Beautiful cows

Good day Ben Yes it happens to all of us, getting sick Ths

Very nice herd of clean, well cared for cows

How long does a milking session take for you folks?

I am new to your channel your cow look like they are real good cows.

Sorry about the illness in the family and hope for a quick recovery for everyone! Your cows always look so clean and well cared for, very impressive. Love your channel and always look forward to the next video. Still in process of looking at the past ones. Feel better!

Ps .. you don't have to explain😅 nothing experience😅

great video

Pipeline, automatic remover an IQ-cluster. Nice combination. Cows looks great... succes Belgium

Enjoyed the video, sorry you not feeling well. Get well both of you. Happy Thanksgiving!

732am in Wisconsin. I hope u enjoyed ur time in Wisconsin and hopefully sometime make it to Green Bay and check out the attractions. One attraction that ur family would like to see in the summer is bay beach amusement park