Calf Wrassling!

We tag and bag one of my new baby calves!
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[@farmdude1008]

"What you do because there usually like rocket launchers is point em in the direction you want it go in."

[@farmdude1008]

Lol

[@pedromariscal7906]

FarmDude

[@terrellfarms1]

Brings back memories!! Not good ones. Helping my uncle do the same thing on a calf. he was having issues getting the tag in. I stepped in to help hold the calf. Turned my back on the mama cow. She found me, knocked my butt for a loop. Bruised my ribs on one side . Dr. was surprised none were broke. Moral of the story, don't turn your back on a mama cow.

[@vishnu108hari]

Terry Presnal servrs you right

[@lowercherty]

I'm amazed there's almost no reaction when the tag spike goes in. I'm not a farmer. Great videos, I enjoy them all.

[@Sidtube10]

What kind of reaction were you expecting when the calf is so tightly restrained?

[@michael2444]

If you get a steer then you can do a video on the little orange rubber bands!! Lol

[@jacksugden8190]

4:50 noticed how the calf’s eye went white when the tag 🏷 was punched in.

[@perryc8943]

we always put the mother's number on the back of the tag and the bull. but we kept all of our heifer calves. it helped to prevent in line breeding.

[@ih1206]

Funny how they never seem to want to get tagged. Corb Lund says it best in his song "talking veterinary blues".

[@kevinkeech7906]

we buy blank tags then when the cow calf's we paint numbers on the tag that matches the cow so if one gets sick or something we pull them out and put them in the barn together

[@braxtonwitteveen8677]

I have worked cattle for a lot of years and I have never seen one not flail her head around when getting tagged

[@atiffchaker]

haha nice video man , that calf made me laugh .

[@clairekirrane5613]

Atiff Chaker

[@ahotrodma1409]

N.Texas we like bull calves,for steer bring more and like 2nd calf Heifers for replacement.

[@samuelmckinley6327]

Is that a new fourwheeler you got? Those Polaris's are the best!

[@samuelmckinley6327]

Oh, I see.

[@sawyersalisbury7539]

Out of all of our calves that we have only one is a bull

[@HergenriderCattle]

+Sawyer Salisbury you either used Sexed Semen and AI'ed or you need new bulls.

[@kevinwillis9126]

you need eyes in the back of your head when doing that....lol.. Thanks for sharing...

[@JohnDeere-ho3nq]

If you want a work horse get a Yamaha rhino. We had one and it went up any hill and pulled a 16ft feeder full of silage. Polaris are nice tho

[@owensimmons1303]

I have kinda done that just had to give it a shot as it had ammonia

[@kerribingham3921]

it doesn't hurt that bad it just stings a little bit

[@charliesnipes7313]

Do a video on your new 4-wheeler!

[@HoftsWoodshop]

How come you tag both ears with next numerical numbers? I don't think I caught that part. I assumed one would be for the heffer and the other for the calf to show relation. But I also thought the heffer would have been tagged before then.

[@MrCraicfox]

do you have to put a tag with the herd number in the calving ear?

[@Rikvdham]

Why 4 and 5? In the netherlands we put the same numbers in both ears. When the come to buy the lambs they have a scanner to scan them so the system knows wich lamb is where.

[@HowFarmsWork]

+Rik Ham Purely a personal preference.

[@greyghostkoga]

Although I have done the same as you guys just did many times, I had a neighbor get killed by a big Beefmaster momma cow while doing the exact same thing, all while his wife watched helplessly. Be careful!

[@ryana1661]

Did you guys just get that camouflage ATV

[@mikeybosco4012]

was it a milk cow of a beef cow u put the numbers on

[@jacobhaupert3881]

Ryan why do you tag your calfs two different numbers?

[@howardyounger5456]

We use to tag all of are calves ,and brand them . I have heard you don't brand in the mid west is that true?

[@rlashbrook6865]

That's a nice size

[@Theblindfarmer]

How many cow calf pairs do you own or feed

[@sirmalaki79]

What breed are your cows, are they Galloway's? Saying that because some are belted and others are solid.

[@justincase2830]

That was very entertaining! Thanks.

[@Miv-cu1yt]

Why is it that you put 2 tags in the calf

[@drunkkhajit5035]

I had my cartilage pierced,it does hurt

[@colc5469]

What type of farming do you consider to be hardest; animal husbandry or crop growing. While both sects require lots of time and work. I'd be interested in your perspective.

[@awd3264]

+AWFULCOLD MINER Was pretty sure that you are misusing the word sect so looked it up. : a religious group that is a smaller part of a larger group and whose members all share similar beliefs : a religious or political group that is connected to a larger group but that has beliefs that differ greatly from those of the main group

[@colc5469]

awd3264 i just used it loosely off the cuff

[@dansneyd4646]

AWFULCOLD MINER dairy farming is probably the one of the most labour intensive. And requires alot of knowledge. But then all farming requires alot of knowledge

[@daltonh9528]

You from Dodgeville? Awesome videos man! I'm just across the IL border

[@HowFarmsWork]

We're from Potosi!

[@oceallaigh1218]

do you have to dehorn your cattle?

[@micahangell6602]

Did u get those cows from an auction

[@chippawariders9037]

whos new sportsman?

[@waterskiingfool]

That wasn't a bad one

[@slednecker87]

always a fun thing to do, besides de horning, love the smell of burnt hanburger, lol

[@dosdoggies]

curious, (aside from future breeding) if you're not doing dairy why do you care about the sex of the calf? I'd think you'd want steers for higher meat yield.

[@HowFarmsWork]

+The Gardden Channel I've come to find that heifers will sell higher than males except for slaughter. Since we sell them as feeders, there is a higher demand for heifers on the market as compared to slaughter since many other farmers look to purchase heifers as well.

[@daljofarms658]

Why 2 tags and why two different numbers

[@juanarcos38]

does it hurt the baby calfs when you do this ???

[@St4rfighter1997]

+Juan Arcos Not really they usually just shake their head a few times because they feel like there is something new then they keep on doing their thing. It doesn't seem to affect them at all.

[@pieterrenders1140]

Why do you have ''Lakenvelders''? Its a Dutch breed. Are they wanted in the U.S.A? I got them too.

[@agriculturenranching3359]

+pieter renders thought they were black angus ?

[@dustinguest7354]

How old was u guys looked like fun

[@chargermopar]

It just gives me the creeps to see videos with people wearing jackets, hoodies and the like when it's been hot here for months.

[@Agr414]

The warmer weather is just starting to reach Wisconsin, we might actually have a full week in the mid to high 60s.

[@owenb6402]

I am not a cattle farmer myself but I'm assuming that heffers are girls right, or am I completely wrong, all I know is arible farming

[@night_bot3798]

+Owen Bergman a heifer is a young female cow that has not gave birth yet.

[@owenb6402]

+John Macfarlane thanks

[@XXfAzEXXXXd0gEXX]

a heifer is not a cow. a cow is an older female cattle that has given birth.

[@night_bot3798]

What do you know about farming A heifer IS a cow it is not a dog or a cat its a female cow that has not gave birth yet.

[@XXfAzEXXXXd0gEXX]

no, a heifer is not a cow. cattle is the species of animal. a cow is a female cattle that has had a calf. typically cow is used to refer to cattle in general, but technically it does refer to an older female cattle that has had a calf.

[@susangardiner2087]

Why do you put a 4 in one ear and a 5 in the other. Does it mean you have 45 female cows now. I get the color part but the numbering system is new to me. I heard of tagging where they have numbers and a letter on the tag but it was only put on one ear for example for first calf of the year it gets 1A the next 2A no matter what gender. The following year calves would be 1B etc. But good catching.

[@michaelv5566]

Yes - I'm curious about the same thing. I'm not a farmer. I just love watching and learning. Why does each animal have two numbers? (In case one falls out...?)

[@kjvandal1401]

Michael V farmers use all sorts of systems to keep track of cattle specifically heifers to monitor genetics to ensure they don't inbreed and to track age. example the tag 4...maybe meaning from cow bred by bull number 4...the 5 may be the year it was born. that way if they decide to keep that heifer they know it's genetics and age. there could be countless meanings of the number but usually they are used for something more than just counting. the color of tags...the ink color...which ear it's in...all could mean different things to different ranchers

[@rlashbrook6865]

How many crop acres do you farm?

[@rlashbrook6865]

I farmed 2,250 acres with a 100,000 bu in grain storage on farm. I rented 38 farms plus ours.

[@wisconsinman2755]

Do you guys sell how farms work t shirts?

[@HowFarmsWork]

+ip555 Yes we do! You can find them under the clothing and merchandise tab on our website at howfarmswork.com!

[@rogerwilson9361]

How about showing how you band bull claves to make them into steers you made that look easy well there was only one calf that does make a difference.

[@agriculturenranching3359]

+roger wilson all you do is use a tool whats called masculators

[@rogerwilson9361]

agriculture N Ranching Thank You but the point I was trying to make is this one calf verse 10 to 15 calves in which I have ran down to tag and band.

[@agriculturenranching3359]

roger wilson oh i see i brand big herds because i own 500+ cows. but i brand i dont do what these guys do (ear mark them) i cut the ears.

[@rogerwilson9361]

Agriculture N Ranching you have a big heard of cows guess what my tough were there so many ways to identify cattle from branding, tattooing, GPS chip, ear notching, tags and computer chips that should have been covered how one can keep tract of there heard and tags are okay also. One Calf hell I do that with my eyes shut lol giving them credit they were making a video of how to tag

[@agriculturenranching3359]

roger wilson thats right! ive done this so long!! i own 34,840 deeded acres in Arizona so im set! ;)

[@billsmith9137]

@Carcade Minecraft think of an ear piercing. Little to none on the pain scale

[@carcadeaddi]

oh ok thanks :-)

[@colmturtle]

how about don't try running the calf down on your four wheeler scaring the crap out of it I find stealth is the best option considering you what to keep this animal it's not the best introduction cows aren't stupid they definitely know who you are and it makes them alot easier to control when they are older if the trust you even just a little bit . but nice herd anyway

[@mustafakhasawneh4713]

nobody told me about that

[@carcadeaddi]

does that hurt the cow ??

[@HowFarmsWork]

+CarCade Minecraft The part of the ear that gets tagged is cartilage and they can barely feel it. Most calves don't even flinch when tagged.

[@Rangerfan-gz1rx]

Do dairy farmers or cattle ranchers make more money?

[@muddysprings9746]

Diary most of the time

[@muddysprings9746]

Dairy

[@220nitro9]

Dairy

[@muddysprings9746]

+220 nitro I know it was just auto correct

[@night_bot3798]

why don't you put him in a V shape with 2 gates,that's the way i do it and its really easy. Only takes one person to.

[@TheRestOfTheStory]

Still have to get him back to the gates. This way we could just tag him and let it go.

[@silverback7659]

That looked painful af

[@silverback7659]

+Jack Suratman I've heard it hurts a lot, also he's just a baby :(

[@Bravo11090]

+DALA BEAST The part where the tag goes in is very thin and isn't very sensitive. As long as you aim right and do it quickly it won't hurt the calf, it doesn't even bleed. It's comparable to a needle you get in a hospital. If they aim right and if they do it quickly you hardly feel anything but if they do it very slow it hurts like hell.

[@jcfarmingandranchingjcfarm2821]

I do that dailey

[@prkrngr27]

woohoo!

[@KristoferDahl]

"How farms work" - farms don't work like this anymore. This channel must be paid content from the dairy industry. If people knew how their milk gets to them they would never drink it. Just google "factory farming"

[@HowFarmsWork]

This is how true family owned AND operated farms work.

[@KristoferDahl]

Could you please point towards a video where you explain this to your viewers. I am new to your channel.

[@vishnu108hari]

This is not a dairy farm its all for meat

[@longtail4711]

How do you know? Have you ever worked on a farm?

[@jonr7409]

@@longtail4711 It's a beef operation. Those are beef cattle, you can tell because of the breeds. For context, I own and operate a beef operation myself.

[@nikpierson2265]

I want that land💯💯💯😍😍

[@cody28h]

Nit this farmer I want steers $$$

[@maggiebird6704]

do you have any clue how much the tag hurts those poor cows no wonder they're running away from you

[@HowFarmsWork]

Their ears are mostly cartilage, most hardly flinch when you do it.

[@mlemmon9232]

ロッド眞境名 you angry dude

[@yippiegal]

Maggie Bird you get ear piercings, what's the difference

[@Oz-db3ek]

Maggie Bird if you can't handle what's happens on a farm then don't watch

[@Grognarthebarb]

well people get mandatory shots some even get earings and tattoes cant be much worse than that (yes I know spelling is probably wrong I'm not fixing it )

[@siemelonoranksenamun]

She is of course not yours. You are just entitled because society norms allows you too.

[@NecessarilyHans]

Lol he owns it

[@Ethan-ck6iz]

Go put *_YOUR_* dog on a leash.

[@longtail4711]

You are of course someone who doesn't know anything about either animals or agriculture. You just feel entitled to comment because society norms allows you too.