ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE BABY CALF!!!

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[@ronhooks1123]

Oh man!!!! Patience of a saint. Not to mention your calves, I know you realize what a blessing you are to others!! Thank the for sharing!!! Peace and love from SW Florida.

[@FarmandHammer]

I enjoy it so I guess the patience part isn’t so hard for me. Thank you for watching!

[@judydruetto2636]

@@FarmandHammer judy

[@messyjc8653]

Another great video hey! To be honest though, didn't realise you could buy a calf that young! Still, he's a pretty stornch young bugger, sure he'll be just fine! At least he's with you too, I know you'll do everything you can to care for him, and all the others there. Thanks for sharing!

[@shanemcroberts9935]

Going all out this year fantastic!!! More frequent videos!!

[@1herford604]

That big calf reminds me of my calves. I have Brown Swiss calves and they are in the 90 to 120 pound range, plus they are tall. The smallest one so for this year was around 80. They make the beef calves and the holstein calves look tiny. That's a good looking calf!

[@davidepool5884]

That calf is a big one! I used to love feeding our bottle calves when we ran a dairy farm. Those are all good looking calves.

[@leez2834]

OMG! Poor momma cow. Hope she is ok.

[@kimnam-joon8271]

My Agriculture teacher showed me "A Day in the Life of a Cattle Farmer and I enjoyed it so you got a new sub

[@theresemaylone642]

He’s so cute I loved the freckle faced one

[@fionajane56]

Do you use lime to help keep disease down with your calves? With my maternity pens I spread lime on the ground after cleaning them. It helps a lot when your changing out animals.

[@karengates8508]

Greetings from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. 🐄👍 Another Great Video, Thank You for sharing!!

[@FarmandHammer]

Thanks!

[@whatheworld]

Wow , that calf was a Leviathan. It will be fun watching him as he fills out. Keep them coming !!

[@57143bodies]

I’ll bet that sweet ol’ dog of yours was sizing up that big calf thinking, “He’s HUGE!!!”

[@FarmandHammer]

Yes he always likes giving them kisses as well 😂

[@nathanielberan9707]

Another great video keep them coming plz

[@JUSTICEK]

Being such a large calf I'm wondering if the farmer pulled him, which would account for his swollen knees and not wanting to stand. Big boy!

[@kanehunter23]

Too Awesome !!

[@alexpratt4610]

The new calf look so cute. I think you should keep him and not to sell him. We would like to see more of him.

[@azzamaddas4437]

Apologies as my comment is 2 years late, but I hope that you kept this huge calf to become your herd Sire.

[@1herford604]

That's the kind of Clostrum that I use, when I need it, it's good!!

[@denimvelvet4670]

That calf: What do you mean I'm done? I only got three sips off of the bottle!

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Super information . . .

[@evermorevictorious2742]

How does this massive giant baby fare a year afterwards?

[@susans9617]

Our large baby bottle calves were often a bit 'slow' learning/catching on to sucking, feeding etc for a bit. It might be due to difficult birth or size. But once you get past the extra time into them, they thrive and are very profitable. Be sure he gets that colostrum and watch his milk intake for a few... They look great! Saw swollen knees- be sure naval gets dipped.

[@FarmandHammer]

Yes he was a bit slow 😂 but he’s now catching up. He is still looking good 2 days later. And yes the farmer dipped his naval but I sprayed some on when I got him back home just in case. Thanks!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

they do far better with out any bottle, the time it take to get them to take the bottle there drinking from a pail,, and far less work on them and thousand times less work on you.. and they put the weight on 2 times faster

[@evermorevictorious2742]

How is this giant calf getting on now in October 2020?

[@B.E.Long.63]

BIG boy.. Thanks fer sharing my friend...

[@bouvieaaaron4571]

Hi... Just want to let you know that I really enjoy your video's. This big boy is going to take a extra 🍼 to keep him happy that's for sure.

[@bonkethun5521]

Great Video again! Simmental Cross? I think it's very good that you buy so many crossings this year. That's definitely worth it. Last year i had a Simmental×Limousin. Bullcalf it weights 155 pounds sadly it dies. The average calf is 100-110pound.

[@FarmandHammer]

No these two calves were out of an angus bull and the white face was out of a black baldie bull. Both out of Holstein cows. Yes I have found beef crosses to work out so much better. They are easier to keep alive and they are worth almost double in the end! It’s even better this year because calves are $100 cheaper than last year.

[@faithrobinson4168]

Will you keep that really big bull calf the one that you just fed the colostrum to

[@grandmamollyscott1732]

We love the big boys

[@barrypower6822]

just wondering how come in the usa you can buy calves that young and not tagged , are there no traceabilty laws over there . here in ireland you have to have to tag the calves in both ears , and reg them with the dept of ag plus you cant sell a have till its 2 weeks old . when selling them from farm to farm you have to get a premit from the dept of ag so they can transfer ownership to the new owner .

[@FarmandHammer]

In Missouri, (not really sure about the other states) Holstein calves only have to be tagged if they are going out of state. Other bottle calves don’t need to be but Holsteins, no matter what age. But if they stay in Missouri they don’t require any tagging (that I am aware of). And I wish we had the rule where the calf has to be 2 weeks old before being sold but sadly some calves come into the sales barn with their naval still wet! There are a lot of sick bottle calves that get run through the sales barn that is why it is best to stay away from salebarn bottle calves because most of the time it is a risky investment. Have a good one!

[@geoffdempsey9938]

Keep up the great work some size of a calf

[@georgegoertzen4723]

We had one, his mom was 1/4 Jersey, 1/4 Holstein, 1/2 Dual Purpose Short horn, pure black and the size of a Holstein, the bull was purebred Charlais and he was almost 120 lbs at birth. We said Damn it so often trying to pull him that that became his name. The cow, this was her 7th or 8th calf, had twins there after. Her 2 calves before this one were also Charlais and had been around 100 lbs each. I think she had such a hard time with Damnit that she decided to down size. But even her twin calves were huge and their combined weight out did Damnit. The ones we weighed were 67 and 71 lbs each and by fall were larger than any others even ones as much as 2 months older by the same bull.

[@tntcattle6246]

Calf looks good for being so young, just make sure that he says healthy and keep a close eye on him it’s hard with those younger calves but he’s in good shape!

[@FarmandHammer]

I’ll do my best! He’s doing great so far (2 days later)

[@michael7423]

I was so glad to see him slurping down the first bottle

[@thomasbee5218]

HELP the kid - DON`T skip commercials 👍😁

[@bayarea6464]

do you use warm water for the the milk powder

[@lanablondie7502]

beautiful!!

[@melindadowden7146]

Are you gonna build that calf a larger pen?

[@FarmandHammer]

Yes. He is actually already moved to a new pen. This video was actually filmed a few days ago!

[@nathancmartz]

Hey just a friendly FYI when you buy bagged colostrum be sure to buy colostrum REPLACER not supplement. I never knew this until my vet told me this. I assume that all of my calves arrive sick and immediately give them a dose of draxxin. Trust me it’s worth the $20. I also immediately give them a dose of enforce3 for respiratory protection and a dose of multimin90. My vet also advised me to ear implant at 2 weeks. They are sooo much more efficient when you implant it’s truly unreal! My death loss with this program is less than 1%. Just food for thought.

[@michael7423]

Do you give your cows names? If yes what’s this guys name, I’d call him duke after John Wayne from the movie true grit! Also how often do you feed them when they are this young??

[@ardenrouth9977]

That's a BIG calf. He will get over the knee issue. As big as he is you may have to give him more milk than others.

[@FarmandHammer]

Yes I have been giving him just a little more milk now but I’m not for sure how much extra to give him 😬

[@ardenrouth9977]

I would guess about an additional 1/4 to 1/3 of a bottle.

[@FarmandHammer]

arden routh sounds good. I’ve been giving him about 1/4 extra now and I’ll probably start slowly increasing it to 1/3 if I can. Thanks!

[@mikecorning8999]

A calf that big definitely be getting 11/2 bottles 2x a day

[@arnoldromppai5395]

depending on the bottle size, i never use bottles and every calf will drink what it says on the milk replacer bag or more, first week 2 to 3 Lt 2nd to 4th week 4 to 5 Lt, two times a day, the 6 Lt 2 times a day plus calf starter grain mix medicated to keep them alive.. with out it 30% loss per 100 after all they are born to die, but the more you know the more you save and very healthy

[@JohnVanRuiten]

Always enjoy your videos young man. Look forward to them running out of their pens.

[@FarmandHammer]

Thank you!

[@ka6148]

Nice baldie calf, could be selenium deficiency, happens alot with fast growers

[@patrickshondee9024]

Hiii I'm from Northern Arizona and where did get your calf, and where are you located great calfs...

[@jacksugden8190]

Products if the dairy 🥛 trade?,

[@pandahorse]

Did anyone see that dog kiss that calf at the end? 🐮

[@samanthacervantes740]

At what age do you wean calves? Just curious thanks!

[@threelambsfarm8072]

Where did u get the calves from

[@chintupandey6415]

Sir if cow's poor calf iss not drinking milf how to feed her calf

[@chasepeterson5672]

the one in the left on my profile pic was 138 pounds when he was born

[@westpur]

He could make a great breading bull.

[@FarmandHammer]

He would be a great bull but his birthweight might be an issue so I’ll probably not keep him as a bull. Have a good day!

[@NoctiDraws]

westpur Quite the opposite. He may be large and go on to produce large calves, but then the problem is that since the calf is so big, the cow will have calving difficulties. Sure, you could breed him to a big-hipped cow, but he could wind up indirectly killing the cows or heifers when they go into labour. That would be more costly than breeding your cows to a smaller bull. End product won't be as large, but at least your breeding stock aren't dead.

[@hillockfarm8404]

He is already wider in the back then the older calf he came with. No mater how big the cow, if the calf cannot fit trough the pelvic canal (limited give there due to bones), it is a difficult birth. That will cost you in vet bills and longer time in between breeding if the cow can be bred back at all. You want low birthweight, slender calves that grow well after being born.

[@mikelopez4227]

Hi sir how many calf and cow do you have

[@pammedinaful]

That's a big one, he's gonna make money or kept as a breeder, he's trying to head butt your dog lol

[@mahaviyadurrani6003]

How many calves do you have now

[@ja797]

Hey, nice videos. 👍👍👍. Do you have sone polish ancestors?

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

Wow, only 12 hours old? Doesn’t he need his mom? Colostrum? Wow, the other guy didn’t even care? No offense Issac. Just don’t understand. I really appreciate how you treat your animals. You take good care of them and show them patience, compassion and kindness.

[@jusmeinia7]

It's sad those poor little calves were yanked away from momma so soon, it seems so cruel to do that.

[@kylebuchmann8585]

🙄 I did the same thing half a year ago

[@ronbrendag7131]

Good video. I once had 35 at once to bottlefeed twice a day. The lens you used is not good for close and moving shots. It causes distortion of the image and dizziness when watching.

[@IzzyOutdoors]

my name's Isaac😎😎😎😎

[@farmall1farmall132]

Your young now but lifting like you are you'll pay for it later maybe get a utility trailer and put sides on with a ramp is what I did

[@Sunilkumargupta-mx9he]

Hello sir nice calf I need transport India

[@arnoldromppai5395]

if you read that package you mix it with 2 lts of water at 102 F, you only added one Lt. in fact it looks like your one Lt. bottle was only half full, why do you buy the cheap pack, that pack is only 50gmml, buy the 100ml pack, its 50 bucks cnd. i feed 2 feedings of the 100 mg one one day and a second 2 days later.. if i dont know if it got it from mom, think about it mom only has that for 3 to 4 days. why do you waste your time feeding with a bottles, thats a lot of weeks of work, in 37 years i have never used a bottle, learn how by watching my videos

[@FarmandHammer]

I did follow the directions on the package. And I bought the cheap one because I was positive he had already received colostrum from his mother. This was just backup just in case. And I use bottles because it is the healthiest way to raise calves. They need to have the sucking action and create slobbers to develop their insides properly. Also drinking from the bottle lessens their chance of getting scours. We used to always raise them on the bucket and I will admit we lost a lot more calves that way.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

well if you mixed it to two lt. of water it wouldn't be thick, it would be like milk replacer, you said in the video the farmer didnt know, plus the 100mg one is far better insurance weather it did or didnt get any from mom.. if you read the pack the 50 mg say it is just a booster... i have to disagree with your clam that bottles are the heath est way, unless you boil every bottle and nipple after every feeding as recommended, passing on sickness is done far to often, and they get tired fast from sucking and dont get there fill, plus the added stress taken from mom and having to suck a fake item, calve that learn right away to drink on there own come a long ways compared to bottle calves in the same time frame, plus you can add the medicated calve starter into there warm milk witch in turn shortens the time frame of them getting the shits (scours) they have all kinds of things to suck on if they want, but that soon passes .. they dont need it. changing them to pail later adds more stress later that is not needed. keep there stress low and you have a far better out come .. even good older vet can tell you,, i have many years of back ground, and we never sell until they are minimum 18 months old and sold to customers to put in there freezers. there is no money is selling feeders pennies on the pond, my loss has been maybe 1 a year with the exception of a USA Bug that got into Canada last year, never in 90 years have a loss like that, i am not going to argue with you, i just want people to know there are far better ways of doing things. and not to get sucked into on the BS on the web

[@FarmandHammer]

Arnold Romppai well once again, everyone has their own way of doing things. And I have tried buckets and bottles and recently the milk bar. And yes people shouldn’t just watch a video and think it is the only way. But once again, according to research, bottle feeding is the “healthiest”.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

no they shouldnt but the sad part is many are and asking why they are failing, but yet they were the ones backing up the person that made the video at that time when i stepped i and said other wise, then comes to me for help

[@MegaBullrider66]

Nice video! A new born calf needs 100grams of igg, the supplement like you fed is only 50igg. Just something to keep in mind next time

[@FarmandHammer]

I’ll be sure to save this comment! Always willing to learn more!

[@MegaBullrider66]

On The Farm Calves are looking very nice!

[@angelaflt6919]

I don't understand this is new to me I've never seen this before and I've watched a lot of videos Why would you buy or sell baby cows?? Take a calf less then 12 hrs old away from his mom??

[@lorib7117]

Poor babies couldn't be with their mama's :( and the moms missing their calves. Hope all of them ended up having more room than that.

[@KJMudge]

Poor calf being ripped away from its mother when it isn't even 24 hours old even the other calfs who are tore away too at a few days old I am happy that the farmer wasn't inconvenienced by having to return at a later date to pick up the calf poor baby .

[@FarmandHammer]

It’s amazing how many people click on a video just to try to start fights in the comments. Of course I’m not going to delete your comment just so people can see this. And you should be happy to know, I was not inconvenienced at all! Thanks for asking!

[@KJMudge]

@@FarmandHammer Dude why ia it when aomeone standa uo and apeaks the truth theg are either a hater or causing an argument its like people have a deposition to the truth . Cows are removed from their mothers hours after their birth supposedly because it is to lessen both the cow and the calfs stress but it doea totally the opposite I have aeen cows crying for days after their calves have been taken .I am well aware that you are not the only offender and this happens throughout the world in the dairy industry and it doesn't make it any easier to watch a distressed mother crying for her baby . Sometimes the truth is confronting and ahocking and people just dont want to hear it and shelter themelvea and i believe people need to understand what these cows and their calves go through and maybe humans will appreciate what these animas do for them inatead of taking them for granted .

[@FarmandHammer]

First of all, let me say this. I don’t delete comments or disable them because I think it is important for everyone to be able to speak there mind. Second of all, I’m glad this conversation hasn’t turned hostile and hopefully it can turn into a discussion among other viewers as well instead of an argument. Yes I do realize calves in the dairy industry are taken from their mothers very quickly after being born. And yes it is not “ideal” to not allow cows to express their natural mothering instincts. But, the dairy industry is something man has created. Cows were never meant to produce as much milk as they do naturally and if the cows do not get totally milked now they end up having many issues with their udders. Their calf would not be able to suck them dry daily. And if the whole world quit drinking milk and using dairy products then we would have no use for dairy cows at all. But I don’t see that happening anytime soon so we just have to make due with what we have available now. And no I don’t agree with mistreating animals, and I don’t think many other farmers do either, we just try to do the best we can with what we have. And at least giving these baby calves the best life possible even if that means without their mother is the best we can do.

[@FarmandHammer]

I also think most people watching these videos know about the dairy industry and how these calves are sold, so this might be the wrong crowd to try to inform but I could be wrong.

[@nathanielberan9707]

How the hell does a cow start to cry?

[@shekeyra100]

4days and not a day old he is way bigger wow buy why did they remove from mum so quick and sell to you or give

[@devonahenderson2086]

That bull calf might wind up being a good breeder

[@ka6148]

Size should not be main thing, you should breed for health, conformation, milk richness, etc. Size is not as important

[@devonahenderson2086]

@@ka6148 you don't think I get that don't sit there and pick my comment apart because you think I'm ignorant and don't know anything about a cow or bull in this case I seen when the calf stood up I noticed he has got a nice Top Line I was just saying he's probably got some good genetics behind him regardless of his size 😒😒😒

[@shekeyra100]

so young took from mum in hours calves can go into depression il be honest i dont like place you got them just for fact sell so many for $150 all in and took off mothers in hrs and sold they may be great place but for me im just shocked

[@FarmandHammer]

Yes normally the farmer likes to wait a full 48 hours before selling them to me. But he is an older guy and was dealing with eye cancer at the time and had a farm hand running the place for him. He is now retired but he produced and sold really healthy calves. I haven’t lost a one that I got from his farm👍

[@calebmanuel17]

Dislikes from vegans

[@mugu03]

men that will be a great west for feature burger i would keep him for feature heifers

[@evermorevictorious2742]

How does this massive giant baby fare a year afterwards?