Buying 3 Pregnant Cows For FREE??

[@johnrill7057]

WE ARE FROM CENTRAL MARYLAND, USA. MY WIFE AND I LOVE YOUR GREAT EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. SHE IS A TEACHER AND SINCE WE RETIRED SHE STILL IS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER. THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .

[@maryhale5803]

I love your cows! U can tell u really love them. They trust u.

[@JustinC905]

Awesome update! Happy you're increasing the herd, and doing more with the hatchery. If anyone, you guys deserve all the success you get and more. Love these updates. Best of luck!

[@kswaynes7569]

You had mentioned that neighbor farmers are retiring and there must be some grain storage units available other than buying new. Please, when you start using the stable for chickens, allow for fresh air or venting to release the moisture created by the chickens. Fresh air, fresh water and good feed, all important!

[@jerseyknits]

I have Belted Galloway cattle and absolutely love them. With a small herd, they can be so friendly even though they are a beef breed. I sold our bull to a farmer that had Scottish Highlands. He needed the polled genetics because his butcher asked him not to bring his cattle anymore because the horns were just too large to move them through his facility easily. I enjoy all your videos--I always learn something new! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

I've seen Belted Galloway cattle in the fields and always wondered what breed they were. They do indeed look like giant, walking Oreos!

[@ka6148]

Why not just dehorn ?

[@northernnorm65]

Always enjoy a visit with the shaggy cows. Best wishes to you with your chicken operation can tell you have done your research and put alot of thought into it.

[@nancyhoskins197]

My husband and I have recently started watching your videos. We seem to have viewed them out of order but enjoy them. We understand your family al l moved from Germany when you were young. Is the whole family working the farm now? God bless your endeavors, protect each of you. The Hoskins from Florida

[@eaglegoldengate4184]

The grass is such a beautiful green next to the barn and like under the horse trailer! I would love to get some of the cow hides, hair on, for coat making! Congrats on the new babies coming!

[@silvergrizzly316]

Another great video Simeon, keep up the great work my friend!!!

[@docdevin1]

Great video! Years ago when I farrowed a number of sows I wanted a feed bin close to their feeding area while they were bred prior to moving into the farrowing houses. I was given a dust bin off of the top of grain storage elevator. It was galvanized and came to a funnel at the bottom and all I had to do was make a lid to be dry in the opening on top that I filled it through, and make a support system to hold it up off of the ground high enough to get my bucket under. I then just made a simple sheet metal slide on tracks that I would slide out to allow the feed to fill the bucket and then slide it closed. It worked very well and would hold several thousand pounds of custom mixed feed. they don't look that large up on top of the elevators but you might keep your eye open for any maintenance going on at an elevator or new ones going up to replace existing ones. It might work well for you as well.

[@lazybee9011]

Really exciting stuff with the new chicken hatchery business! I hope it all works out well for you. Sounds like you have found a great niche market with a lot of pent up demand. That's awesome!

[@gailreese4699]

Can't wait to see the little calves. I love that breed.

[@lindamarquis6117]

It is amazing all you do without help, even a dog to herd and protect.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

Those cows are gorgeous !

[@annetteanderson6845]

Great video! Special thanks to the video helper who filmed you. loved the footage! Have a great day.

[@simeonandalex]

Thanks, I will let her know. She helps a lot in the background.

[@rodneywroten2994]

I found your channel the other day and really liked it so I just subscribed. thanks for sharing

[@carlsa]

Looks like winter there, finally. We were in the northeastern US for the Holidays and it was very cold. No temps above 0 degrees C for more than two weeks. I figured that it would bring you winter seeing as your cattle were still on pasture until a couple of weeks ago. Great video.

[@mikelamothesr.8998]

It is rather pleasing to see all the planning come to fruition. Things rarely go as planned. Mike

[@dballard8660]

Good video on the homestead. Thanks for the update.

[@shelleykienel2454]

New to the channel. Great info. Looking forward to seeing the hatchery.

[@clarkguerrero6849]

Thank you, I enjoy your videos and your talking/information sharing.

[@kswaynes7569]

Just watched a farming channel out of Northern Alberta, Canada where they were feeding and bedding over 200 cattle at -40C! Northern Farmer.

[@aleblanc3547]

Thanks Simeon.

[@dimitrofvbg9293]

Great video, Simeon! Wish you a lot of luck! Keep going with the cool videos! All the best from Bulgaria!

[@mikefortune4796]

I wish you the very best of luck in your new venture

[@dollyperry3020]

Hatching machines are called Incubators in America! Loved the video! Fingers crossed you can figure out the temperature issues! Exciting news about the cattle! God bless!

[@markpicard5975]

My pasture needs a Sally. Sally leads the way. Sally is the best.

[@junebug6601]

I love the Snell of cows..

[@amykinnell2837]

More cows-yay!!! Can’t wait to see them.

[@msumbera]

Amazing video ,thanks

[@josysteinbach4097]

thank you for sharing ,great helpful information on poultry ,keep up the good work 🐸👍🏻🇫🇷🇮🇪

[@dorascott8286]

GREAT as all ways...Thank you...

[@eddeetz493]

That will be a huge impact on fertility. May be time to look at sprouting barley grains for 7 days and use less hay. Higher protein uptake and minerals with bio char keep them healthy. I hope the animals do the hay work and spreading in the fields. Also micro grains could be sold fresh all winter. You ha 've the perfect crew to consume over supply. Great job and new markets. Bags work great to refill with wood chips using the chipper. Hang the bag on a tree pole. Great way to cover firewood or insulate wind around the old barns. Have a great year..

[@ABlueDahlia]

Happy for you guys, Simeon. :)

[@mikealmere70]

Looking forward to meeting the new ladies!

[@iwantosavemoney]

am super excited about this because i want to start a hatchery my self

[@ashokkumarb8249]

Would u consider debudding their horns when they r young???

[@ChezJohn]

Fantastic video Simeon, although homesteading looks like a LOT of work, it seems VERY satisfying. God Bless from the U.S. 👍 btw, I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I love it. Keep up the good work, Peace.

[@e10001110101]

I love your cows😍

[@bennystropicalswimmigwolf8691]

Great video and thanks for the update 🐣 🐣 🐔 🐔

[@matthewthibodeau1359]

Do you feed your chickens cracked corn

[@duett445]

Great you seem to have found a niche with the hatchery to generate a steady income . Good .

[@cathykay4913]

We have Belted Galloway cattle and love them!

[@simeonandalex]

Awesome!

[@MlleFeralMinette]

What happens to the hides? Can they be purchased?

[@christopherpeterson1400]

Things are really going going going..good for you

[@victorvaquero3753]

I like your channel 👍

[@sasanyousefpour9765]

Great work! keep up the videos coming, please. May I ask who does the music by in this video?

[@frodehau]

There are always stuff to improve on a farm, but I would really recommend that you improve on the stuff that you do every day. I know you watch Richard Perkins's videos, remember how he talks about time and motion studies, LEAN and all that? The hayloft is a clear candidate for optimisation. For safety too, I also climb like a cat if I have to, but if you do it every day the chance that something goes wrong is just too high. I was millimetres from loosing a leg today, and I guess that's the reason I mentioned security, because it really got me thinking.

[@simeonandalex]

Yes, I konw. But we haven't really gotten to build another space yet... Hopefully soon.

[@MissouriCrookedBarnHomestead]

Suggestion: Best breed of chicken is the Australorps or the Maran's. Better overall meat weight, better laying, better brown eggs. Nest boxes off of the floor. Ammonia content with chickens is really high. Getting the nest boxes off of the floor will keep them from getting manure on the eggs so much.

[@andjmarn1485]

Hey Simeon love u'r videos good job

[@Schnuz]

Great video as usual. Just a thought but would it not be easier to have a simple float valve system in place so that you don't have to fill the tank up by hand? Cheers Schnuz.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Your plans for this coming year are exciting! Sounds like the demand for heritage poultry breeds is as big there as it is here in the US. Congrats on the "free cows" deal! I love the Highland breed and also find Belted Galloways intriguing. Do you have any idea how many generations of cross-breeding it will take to produce 100% polled offspring?

[@simeonandalex]

First generation is already polled when cross breeding with Belties.

[@stephensartain8555]

Love the videos

[@yellowdeer7163]

I've read that Highland beef contains low cholesterol, high in protein and good iron and omega 3 and very low in fat. Wow, what's not to like about Highland cows. Thanks for the video and glad the cows are pregnant. But I don't know about Sally.

[@hughbrackett343]

With the scaling up are you going to be able to haul enough water with the quad? It's obvious you can make more trips but you have other things to do besides chauffeur water around.

[@simeonandalex]

I hope to be able to install a water line form the lake.

[@brendafreeman6236]

How can you keep your hands so white and soft looking? I really enjoy your program.

[@ka6148]

Dehorning calves help too 😉

[@moviestarmemories630]

That is the biggest bag of feed I've ever seen and we had 5 horses!

[@stanpatterson5033]

Those super-sacks are pretty common in the shipping industry for all things powder or granular. They have 4 lift loops (in each "corner"), but are best shipped on a wooden pallet. Many of them have a "drain" in the bottom, so that if you hoist up the sack by the lift loops, you can empty it out by way of a fabric discharge chute made of the same material the rest of the sack is made of. But for smaller quantities needed, it's just as easy to scoop out what you need from the top.

[@nigelmchugh5541]

I've never seen anyone open the stitching on one of those bulk bags. Everyone just opens the string in the centre. Then you can re time it to keep birds out.

[@moviestarmemories630]

How many hens should I get for 1 1/2 acres?

[@simeonandalex]

Oh, that depends on. Maybe I could answer that question in a video soon...

[@moviestarmemories630]

Thank you.I am in south Texas.

[@lesliesadler8524]

It looks like you are becoming more scientific in your approach to raising animals. Congratulations, I see you becoming a little better business man. Good going.

[@anonymousvapes8026]

Is it getting harder there to find feed for your animals?

[@markroeder2491]

Have you considered moving the feeding area everyday to enrich more pasture and infuse more carbon into the soils? I'm so excited to see you add more cattle to your herd. I believe it will really help with the mob grazing effect. Will you follow the cattle later with the poultry for a high protein pest control snack and cultivation?

[@deblawson1575]

I was wondering if you have an issue with vermin getting into your chicken feed with storing in the packaging like that. I know that here in Washington State in the USA if I stored feed like that I would be ringing the dinner bell for every rat in the area. By the way I enjoy watching your content I have learned so much about your breed of cattle thank you and God Bless.

[@carlmeany8072]

With three more cows and calfs on the way, I'm guessing you'll need to make more hay this year to get you through next winter.

[@simeonandalex]

Yes.

[@isaiahholm1152]

If you breed a polled bull to horned cows you will still have horned calves... Get some horn paste or burn the horns off when they are calves.

[@Theorimlig]

No, the polled gene is dominant.

[@janetgould9140]

it depends if thepolled bull carries one,,, heteryzigous ,,, gene or two,,,homozygous,,, gene . the bull carrying one gene will only pass the polled trait to about fifty percent of the calf crop.scurs can also occur.

[@isaiahholm1152]

TheodorEriksson the hell it is? Have you ever raised cattle? We have a horned jersey and only one of her calves have not had horns.

[@isaiahholm1152]

janet gould 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@simeonandalex]

I don't know how it is with different cross breeding but in this case, with the Belted Galloway and Highland Cattle the polled gene is dominant and the calfs will always be without horns. Lots of farmers around here doing that.

[@junebug6601]

Is bull meat tender or tougher then a girl. .

[@eileenahearn8066]

I'm exhausted watching what you do in a day lol...What do you eat to maintain that energy level all day???

[@motorhead6763]

Nice good luck

[@sherry1674w]

do you ever use the long fur of the cows for weavers? why would you not want to keep the 'bull' and breed and as another has said to create a stud service???

[@simeonandalex]

Like mentioned in the video I want to use a different bull in the future from a different breed.

[@natural4lifemiss]

Ok how is he keeping out mice and rats from his feed stored like that?

[@nedkelly60]

How do you keep rats out of the feed bags?... over here in the UK we would be overrun! Love your style.

[@junebug6601]

Wow you are a busy man. .but i can tell you like your job...better then working in a factory..

[@desertbreeze69]

I just subscribed to your channel. What happened with Sally?

[@richardmccombs617]

Hi I was wondering if you were in the Västergötland part of Sweden. We have been looking at our Nelson family history and we know my Grampa was from this area, the family house was in Västergötland. My grandmother also was in this area and I know it was all farmland. I don’t need to know exactly where you are I was just wondering if this was the country side they grew up in.

[@eveny119]

Me too, my father was born in Sweden, Something like Gotenborg?, also farm land (long ago) . I think they were into Apples and Honeybees.

[@jeffmarek1237]

Buying his feed from the local food place he's least helping his own community so that's a good thing

[@bethpritchett]

Love the videos and what you are doing. One question though, you had mentioned before it was very important to you guys using heritage breeds. Would cross breeding your highland cattle with the Galloway be considered hybridizing your herd? No criticism here just curious because I don't know a whole lot about heritage breeds etc

[@simeonandalex]

Yes. Technically the calf would be considered a hybrid and not true to the breed. But the difference for us is that we are not enslaved to the industry but are in control ourselves. You see regarding chickens the hybrids have been pushed to horrible performance where the well being of the animals doesn’t matter anymore. Cross breeding in itself is nothing bad. All dogs and cows for example come from one dog cow within that kind. So at some point all were cross bred to create a new breed.

[@bethpritchett]

Swedish Homestead I see I was under the impression it was more for genetic purity or similar. I can certainly appreciate not being tied down to industry's determining what they think is best.

[@irishyt6158]

Just to let you know if you get a hand pump and get vinegar and spray the new and old cows on the rump then the cows can't smell the sent of the cows to see who is new and who is not and probably won't fight but if they do just spa ayagain

[@susannielsen8688]

Those hairy cows were waiting for meal delivery! I'm amazed you have eggs, with your limited daylight hours.

[@africanhomestead]

Great video and thanks for the update on your hatching operation. I have one question... Towards then end when you were talking about the hatching machine, you mentioned that you turn the eggs in the crate as they wait to go into the hatching machine. I've not heard this before. I thought the eggs needed to be turned once they started developing, either under a broody hen or in an incubator. Did I understand you correctly? Thanks!

[@simeonandalex]

Yes. You should turn the eggs daily once or twice even before you put them into the hatching machine. I am not 100% certain of why that is... I have forgotten but could look it up again.

[@drsunshine1]

Maybe its because then both sides of the eggs wil be warmed up. THx for the video!

[@sunflowersnbluebirds7362]

I was told to turn hatching eggs so the yolk doesn’t settle to one side, reducing the hatch rate.

[@johnbourlier411]

The African Homestead m

[@ronaldstout1390]

You might check out your hay bailing system. Each bail should weigh 50 to 70 POUNDS...You can convert. jajaja Good choice to cross-breed your herd. Nothing but good can come of that.

[@1Dennis2Eugene]

I was so hoping that Sally would become pregnant. Glad the others are and congrats on figuring out how to acquire the new cows.

[@clarkguerrero6849]

My Fiancée is wanting some of those cows, and in the States, what would or should we expect to pay for registered cattle? Lets say one cow, one steer.

[@toddfischer4661]

Clark Guerrero You can expect to pay up to $2,500, maybe more for registered breeding stock.

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

Sally steaks will also reduce the cost for the new cows.

[@eveny119]

I like Sally. I couldn't eat something I named.

[@JohnDoe-ih5vw]

Well yes ,this would also expand 'brand homestead'.

[@rsoubiea]

oMG lol Sally Steaks. 👍👍

[@keetrandling4530]

Always wondered: how does one keep rodents out of a silo?

[@fred-san]

♥♥♥

[@usacookie8288]

This guy never stops working. I worry about him. Do you have help? Backup? Best wishes.

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Fascinating video . . . sheep expert . . . who became a chicken expert, super ideas . . . Can you not de-horn these highland cattle . . . makes me nervous watching you stand among them.

[@simeonandalex]

I guess you could but nobody does with this breed.

[@iancoles669]

Rod MacKinnon we have highlanders and we feel it damages the beauty of them so only de horn the Bulls that will be put with dairy cows

[@rodmackinnon8497]

I grew up around cattle on our little farm, we never got near the cows' head . . . weary of the horns when securing them in the stall and releasing them . . . I just had a nervous feeling when I saw Simeon stand in so close with his back to the animals . . . yes the horns certainly add to their beauty.

[@nigelbutterfield5990]

Thanks for the video, God bless you. Keep honoring the Lord in what you do. :)

[@delsurf71]

I think Sally has overstayed her welcome.

[@williamcoyle4022]

All cattle have a ranking system, that why Sally is the leader and the rest are followers. If they get out of rank, the lead cow will turn on them. Each cow knows its place in the herd.

[@charlesvancella524]

What is Sally's fate?

[@suemcfarlane4199]

Is it possable to get belted Galloway semen and ai your cows rather than try and find a bull old enough to get them pregnant

[@HarshmanHills]

Why not keep the bull for studding the girls?

[@duett445]

Rocdenindy cheaper to rent a bull for a couple of months than having to feed one year round besides the one he is buying is going to pay for the. Other 3 new cows.

[@HarshmanHills]

duett 445 Ok. Not really sure how the whole rental stuff works and I heard him say about the butchering of the bull. Just wondered about breeding the girls but the feed cost does make sense

[@janetgould9140]

bulls serve cows , not studding.

[@justaddwater674]

Plus he wants to cross breed.

[@iancoles669]

And I would inbreed his

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

free highland cows. Who wouldn't want some?

[@24June91]

This guy may be a great farmer, but is clearly not an economist: "I bought three cows for free by giving them a bull:)"

[@parmodsharma4576]

how can you tell a rooster chick from a chicken chick? When they are little they all look alike!!

[@GetToTheFarm]

on newly hatched chicks there is a difference in the wing feathers.

[@Theorimlig]

The breed he's using look different.

[@GetToTheFarm]

ah - a sexlink is used to refer to a cross of breeds in which the males and females are different color/markings at birth

[@mozismobile]

You do a chicken sexing course. It's a skill and apparently no-one can really explain how it works. Just that doing the course teaches most people to look at a new chick and go "boy" or "girl" and be right way more often than chance would be.

[@GetToTheFarm]

yes, you can do it by actually expressing the penis to see it, but for the first couple days, the wings feathers are diff on boys and girls and you can easily see the diff at home

[@davidsean1762]

E&P have lost ROI...

[@sherry1674w]

I have a question? Why or why are you not wearing 'gloves' to keep your hands warm and protected? Trust me when I say it will keep your hands better the rest of your life! Please take care of them...:)

[@candiedginger8729]

I agree. My guys pull all sorts of faces when I insist they wear gloves, they put them on though, I give no quarter. Fingers are not optional so gloves are not optional, it gets the point across well enough that they stop complaining. Oh, i like to use this one too "cold is not cool" they groan about that one 😁

[@sherry1674w]

yes...and when you have known someone that had almost no feeling of hot and cold and regular feelings in their hands due to not wearing gloves in his work situation and well, now at 39 years of age has no feelings in his fingers...ugh....word to the wise! Thanks for agreeing...just wanting to help him here and encourage him...

[@simeonandalex]

I wear gloves. They are in my pocket. But there is a lot of work where I need to take them off.

[@candiedginger8729]

Swedish Homestead, we just worry for you dear, thats all. It's a little strange to think we know you when we only see what you film, and you certainly dont know us except through our comments. I imagine you are a bit more adapted to the cold than myself since you work outside every day during the winter while I only go out to shovel snow when I have to (northern New York) If my worry has no cause then I shall let the subject be. Thank you for your polite response.

[@sherry1674w]

so glad you are taking care of you....but...you were outside quite a bit without them...

[@AngiesPantry58]

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[@jonathantarrant4547]

Wouldnt it make more sense to butcher the steer and keep the bull for breeding rather them butcher him

[@simeonandalex]

I don't really want to continue with that bull.

[@jonathantarrant4547]

Not sure on the age of the bull but generally the meat is of lower quality. Because of the hormones not being castrated and toughness of the meat. Generally they sell in north America as bologna bulls for hamburger or ground beef. Have you factored in not be able to sell higher end cuts.

[@gregor2853]

So wait, the profit you make, between buying the bull and butchering the bull, is so much that it can buy you 3 cows?

[@simeonandalex]

Yes, in this case it will be. I got a good deal on these cows.