What is the Story With This Calf??

[@ShainCaldwell]

What a wonderful experience for your children!

[@davidbuhler-i3j]

Your makeing the right choice bottle feeding is humane thing to do and the little fellow needs achance help my uncles bottle feed really teachs you life lessins

[@davidbuhler-i3j]

Wheres yalls ranch at what you seen on video it really didnt looklike texas keep up the great work nice family good luck with the little fellow ag students are always looking for calves you would be a great 4 h educator are ag you take time to explain thing to younger people which we deffinetly need in the ranching bus great job

[@rentechpad]

Cows never fail to amaze me with what decisions they decide to make with their young. I was raised part of the year on my grandparents' dairy farm, and when we started on our own part time ranch after our marriage, itcwas not too many years before I just had to have a few head of dairy just to keep a bit of grandpa's legacy going. One thing my grandfather always said about his cows is that we should never believe a cow was being dumb about keeping or rejecting a calf, being willing to nuture twins or letting one go to bond with another cow, or chosing to trust its dairymen to care for a calf it knewvit could not. We have had many a selection of stories that over many, many years have proven that his insistence on letting cows sort things out themselves was never the wrong thing to do, as long as standing back and letting your gut tell you when its time to intervene. Our craziest story happened during the start of Covid, when we had cow deliver a stillborn calf while a herd member gave birth to twins and immediately rejected her first for her second. Given that the first born was up and nursing well before momma delivered the second, the first calf appeared to be initially off toca decent start but once the twin was born, momma made the decision that #2 apparently needed more care than the first. We tried very hard to get the cow with the stillborn calf to adopt twon #1 but she kept running the calf off back in direction of its biological mother, almost as if to be saying that she knew who that calf belonged too. By the end of the day it was clear that twin #1 was not going to be accepted by either cow, or that is how it appeared to be, so we choose to intervene with bottle feeding as the little guys was looking like he was wearing down. Getting him back to the house and barn, settled in and fed and warm he seemed to be doing well at least until about 5 AM when we were woken up to our LGD and our border collie having all manner of hysteria near the side shed the calf had been settled in. Of course, we immediately panicked thinking some predator had decided to move in on the shed we were out in the corral stil in pajamas only to be greeted by the cow who had the stillbirth doing her best to break into the shed and the calf catterwalling with all its might wanting to nurse. Backtracking along the cow's path it ended up appearing that at some point she must have changed her mind about thinkingbthe calf belonged to the other cow and perhaps it might be hers. She left a nice trail of several broken fences, including going through two electric ones separating pastures and must have spent most of the night coming in from where the main herd was, including a long walk down a local road and found not only the homestead but the corral next to the shed, where she barged through a couple of panels to claim the calf. The calf had been calling on and off during the night after a late night bottle and momma cows tend to have really good hearing. When we opened the shed up, the calf went for the milk, and the cow was acting as if she had been bonded to it since birth. Why she changed her mind about raising the calf I will never know and how she managed a 4 mile trip she never had taken before to locate where the calf had gone too, is also beyond me, but gives my grandfather's belief that cows will sort issues out a lot of credence. Interestingly the LGD at rhe house was the one we kept there as we keep some goats and chickens there and he was a bit freaked out over finding a very large cow in the yard, and our border collie was not helping as she wanted to herd that very big cow back where it came from. Sometimes animals just work out things for themselves.

[@Rumkitty2000]

Wow, that's incredible. It's amazing the instinct a momma has to bond with a baby and find her way to the calf over such a distance to an area she'd never been before.

[@angeloddrev]

I raise horses and a mare with a stillborn who rejects an orphaned foal will often change her mind after a few hours when her udder gets full and almost painful! I bet the pain drove that cow to grab that calf knowing it would relieve the pressure! They are smart.

[@susanmcconnell6041]

AMAZING AND COOL STORY!!!

[@aftersexhighfives]

This was a great read. Silly creatures.

[@milliammaximus7851]

Thank you for taking the time to tell that wonderful story, your grandfather was a very wise man, and great experience.

[@jrsf222]

“Hi Mister, how ya doing?” Sweet little caregiver❣️

[@elizabethrogers1152]

Lol was gonna say the same,you beat me to it. That was the cutest.

[@stevemurrell4114]

Just had my 1st set of twins March 24th. She claimed the 2nd born calf. After a few hrs of watching them she was tending to her favorite and the other one snuck in and got his colostrum. Afterwards I took him and now we have a bottle calf. The confusion on that cows face when she had 2 calves that both smelled like her was definitely a funny sight

[@brendawilliams7836]

The baby calf was so sweet! So were the children!

[@robertensign8786]

The Simmental genetics seem to throw more twins than a lot of other breeds in my experience. Good job man, you made the right call and it was great to see the family out there interacting as well.

[@ZaZaMotyka]

I had twins with my Angus so fun

[@micah06v8]

I absolutely think you made the right call! As hard as that was to do. If that mother was honestly concerned about her calf she would have come running long before that. I think if you hadn't brought that calf home, he wouldn't have made it through the night.

[@cindymcmurray6879]

I sure hope Rivets little man keeps improving. He is gorgeous.

[@josephsmith6415]

You are a very humble man. I appreciate your SPIRIT

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Calf having all that energy is 100 times better than no energy 👍

[@nancystevens4992]

Maci captured my heart today, almost bringing me to tears. She reminded me of my daughters (now in their 40s) when they were the same ages as your two. This video is a keeper - save it for her wedding reception!💝

[@montana4939]

The only thing to expect is the unexpected . That’s been our experience with our ranch . Great job bottle feeding .

[@karenschuster9831]

Love the color on this calf. Love the little patch of black. Thank you for taking the calf in. Maci will love to feed him.

[@cathiwim]

That patch of black is cow poop.

[@robertsimmons3556]

Never like to start your day like this but you made it a win!! Great to see the kids and Mrs. FTR out there too! Your first thought to how your calf was abandoned was exactly how this happened to one of our twins. You definitely made the euphonism "improvise, adapt and overcome" work! Another good day on the FTR!!

[@davidnikodym4672]

Don't forget that you have a possible mom replacement with the cow that had the still born. Good job Cowboy.

[@kmarch6630]

He talked about that.

[@davidnikodym4672]

@@kmarch6630 Yep, right after I made my comment.

[@mariannerogers8003]

You are a fabulous Dad ! To both your children and your cattle !

[@jennifershephard4708]

Maci did a great job today. Helping with the little calf and gently reminding Matty to be quiet and calm, what a great big sister. Will Maci be going to kindergarten this September ? She will do amazingly! Matty is getting big fast. Both are so adorable. Good luck with calving season. Lots of beautiful rivet colored babies so far.

[@egrace3738]

I love the play by play on feeding by your daughter 😂❤

[@reaskelton4939]

He is getting good care from the whole family !!!

[@tracystewart6766]

The grey calves are so cute! Love them!!

[@kzoll3546]

Tyler, I'm so glad you found that little calf. Instead of calling him your bottle calf, how about calling him Easter?😊

[@beckygreathouse2660]

I second the motion Easter as his name Also Maybe, I hope, the miscarriage cow will nurse him. Fingers crossed

[@daleytab8766]

Great name daughter pet 😂

[@abdulloxtursunaliyev-hq2oh]

Кбсяваплгне

[@blumberg1982]

You are evil!!

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Any powdered colostrum available? Will check out further episodes for more calf info. Your helper has got some cool boots

[@SuburbanDon]

A ranch mystery. Cute kids.

[@COEXIST-ny4db]

Ok.... Just how STINKING CUTE is she talking to that baby?? Absolutely adorable feeding and loving him. So so sweet!!! Let me tell you, Tyler, you two are doing it RIGHT!

[@bobwollard9105]

Good luck little guy. You've got a wonderful family to take care of you.

[@annamschnetzer4036]

My jaw dropped when I saw Belly on the ATV’s shelf that you installed for Callie! Belly’s grown so much!!!

[@hattiecolley54]

Great job Tyler. Glad that U discovered the little Calf crying for his mother. What a little Cutie. I got such a kick out of seeing the Little ones. They r growing up so fast and being so Smart and Disciplined. I am sure the little calf will come along fine. Keep Pushing Tyler, U Rock!

[@sandib4234]

😎

[@albrightfs]

Awe.. what beautiful family Animal husbandry .. Subscribed...

[@virginiaanderson6891]

I am so happy thst you found this baby and rescued him a beautiful baby

[@arthurestrada2682]

So great morning farmer. I was watching the News this morning. It had me so triggered I had to stop watching. Then I turned in FTR and immediately felt better. Thank you

[@eldavis1311]

Nice to see your family helping out with the baby calf

[@abnfist4043]

Sounds like she already named the little fella Mister!!

[@debbieurias5151]

I think your name could be "Farmer Tyler Gentle Rancher" I love how gentle you are, and teaching your kids to be gentle.

[@gpeer]

Love your little helpers! Your children are growing up so fast!

[@yvonnechristmas2616]

❤Darn, calfing season has been a chalenge right out of the gate !!! Your a great guy.

[@vickiemeisinger9632]

Tyler, I’m so glad you found the twin calf!!!!! it is sure a pretty calf. I’m kind of surprised at its color given the color of your cows.! it breaks my heart when a cow abandon a baby calf!!! they represent so many things on the farm but initially, they’re just darn cute. I love listening to your daughter talk about it and repeat everything you said, and her brother to be quiet and not making any moves. The amazing thing is he was off playing and waiting his skin and then he gets to the trailer and he says quietly exactly what daddy instructed him to do. It just goes to show, children are listening when we don’t think they are !!!!!😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ hands I am going to hope by the time you make your next video you’ve been able to get the cow which lost her calf, to accept this baby as her own❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ I loved helping my grandpa bottlefeed baby cash only back then we mostly use buckets that hung on the fence… But now that I think about it, that was when they were older. We did use bottles, but dad and grandpa did the bottles and we can get the buckets. It’s such a good experience for children to do that and on one hand, it would be good for your daughter and son to be a part of that experience, but it takes a lot of time plus experience and I understand that.… Not to mention it’s healthier for the calf to Nurse a cow and learn about life from a cow ….saying prayers for the best🙏❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Going back to the color of the calf, I guess I should’ve paid more attention to what the bull looked like ~ that would probably give me my answer. By the way, Tyler Those are pretty good cow sounds you made trying to catch that calf😊😊❤️❤️

[@epicjag3365]

Aww he's a brand new little baby! We had a cow that had twins last year. The cow only took one. We bottle fed the other. I gave my son the job of feeding him. He loved taking care of him . We named them Ben and Jerry 😊 Ben was with his mom and we took care of Jerry. He turned out to be a beautiful bull

[@prairiepetresort1698]

Farm kids are truly blessed ! What a great Daddy

[@elisabethwalczak-dn4qn]

Like the way your German shepherd is sitting in the car seat.

[@blackcat31w]

We just released our orphaned calf to the herd a couple days ago. It was born right before Christmas. Bottle and feed twice a day for three months. My wife says we are not going to do that again! I think we gave it an advantage by keeping it in a pen where the herd walked by daily. So it was fairly drama-free when we let it go. As well as a bottle of milk we also gave it a bottle of hot water at every feeding even after we tapered off on the milk rations. We never saw any sign of scours. Maybe the water helped or maybe we were lucky.

[@robertazacharias7766]

Why the water? Never heard of that

[@chrisbernard6811]

So good to see your kids helping out with the new calf. Good luck with the bottle calf.

[@CurrentChoices]

Grreat Teamwork!! Calm and quiet!

[@brendaredmond4678]

And slow.😊

[@katherinekelly5380]

I like how Belly was sitting in a car seat when FTR was taking the calf home, Belly looked like she was really enjoying herself! 🐾

[@alexgutierrez4932]

I was about to comment on that lol very funny

[@robreesor5011]

Its actually Belle but yes that was cute 😅

[@allysonh6410]

@@robreesor5011it’s pronounced Belly. Are you a friend of the family?

[@robreesor5011]

@@allysonh6410 no but I've been watching the channel for aroynd 2.5 years and know its spelt Belle and pronounced Belly. If you'd been watching along as well you'd have known that as well and not commented...

[@allysonh6410]

@@robreesor5011 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂 bless your heart

[@HollyAZ]

I'd give multiple thumbs up if i could. Thanks for sharing.

[@heathergustafson4237]

It’s a newborn baby, it’s hungry, lonely and completely confused. Tender loving everything

[@JDR51]

Rivet was sure spreading a lot of love. Best of luck to your bottle calf, and it looks like you will have plenty of help.

[@lindakinsey1093]

Never a dull moment on the ranch. As if you needed more work. 😊

[@ThomasKud]

Hey Tyler, it looks like Rivet is the man. It seems he’s the father of most of your calf’s so far keep a tally. Keep up the great work with the bottle calf. I’m sure your children are gonna love him and help with the bottle feeding.

[@Mannasoban]

Aww lovely smokey he's now just a little obedient boy I pray everyday wishing I'd get to see him growing up as big as buddy

[@mikedaugharty5544]

Good to see the kids out there with the new Calve baby bottle I should say.. It would be really neat to see the stillborn mother take over this one that would be kinda neat we'll see

[@melodeecurtis2999]

Your helpers are as cute as the calf🥰 you are teaching your children so much about life that they will grow up to be hard working, loving and well rounded! I grew up in the country in Montana and I would not change it for the world 🥰

[@wyatterickson6713]

Tyler...Tyler, 🤣🤣 white is the dominant coat color over black!! Especially when most of your cows are hetero black with all the hereford mixed in. Love your videos man!

[@Jason-bh7wd]

Great job Tyler he should be lucky to to have ya as his foster dad ya should call him.Lucky

[@sbarth]

Have nothing but complete respect at the work this kind of job takes!

[@connieguillot6999]

Loved hearing this story and u taking such good care of him 🙏for him to grow and stay healthy 🙏

[@TeriHarker-bp4te]

What a kind farmer you are. Genuinely caring. Awe and such darling farming kids! What a life. I’m sold I gotta watch more

[@robertmarino2158]

Great video , the whole family involved , team work , memories, stay safe .

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

Just hope the lil fella is doing okay. He definitely didn't look bad. Your family is so beautiful. Your children are definitely yours. They look exactly like you. So precious. Very wholesome. Thank you for sharing. Very nice. 💯❤️

[@territn8871]

What a precious little calf!❤ Your scenario of how he was abandoned is exactly what I was thinking. He's an unwanted twin. At least he's healthy enough to be running around which is a plus for a bottle calf! He's adorable! Rivet breeds beautiful calves! Can't wait to see what his name will be!!!! And what a great opportunity for your own babies to help in his care while you're his "surrogate mom"!😘 That'll be a nice little home for him while he's in your care!

[@koutlan1]

Oh he is soo beautiful! And I love the name Mister that your daughter called him!! What a sweet little boy. ❤ 🐄

[@jennifergudmundson2277]

TY to u and your family to opening your hearts and souls to love and care for this beautiful calf orphan!!!! God ❤Bless u all.

[@KevinChristiansen-i2q]

Great to see your kids and Mrs FTR in your video Tyler

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Now you’ve got Buddy and Lil Buddy.

[@laurasimpson7211]

Your Daughter talking to the calf! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@juliebowers550]

Kids are sure growing!! Happy Easter!

[@judypierce7028]

I love your ranch. It is gorgeous along with your animals. Maybe the mother has disowned the calf. I can tell that you love your animals.

[@johnking8679]

Good morning, Tyler - it certainly looks like Rivet's been busy jusging from the coloring of your new calves !! Doing what he's supposed to be doing !! Good job, Rivet !! Thanks for sharing your dilemma this morning, Tyler. I like your logical thinking about the abandoned calf and hipe he grows up to be a fine specimen !! Have a good day, Tyler.

[@deanm375]

Probably a rough day for you Tyler but I really enjoyed today's video. Overall a nice peaceful experience. It nice that Mrs. Tyler Ranch has farming experience to help you on on days like today. Hoping #51 adopts that little calf if you attempt to pair them.

[@bigDH123]

A new little Buddy. Good job Tyler.

[@lngreeneyes84]

This is thefirst ti.e I've seen your channel. I've. Subscribed already because you seem so nice & kind. I'll be watching you a lot now😊

[@kowalskifranklin]

Such a cute little calf!! I am glad you were there to find and rescue him quickly!! It would be cool if the stillborn mother would be able to take him but I will be watching to see what happens!!

[@Sandy-is7wc]

Mrs FTR - love your chicken boots🐓(13:18)

[@donnaml8776]

Thank you for this video what a sweet calf. I love to see the whole family involved. Merci and Matt are growing so quickly. Great to see Mrs FTR. What a beautiful day. Never take it for granted, you are very blessed.

[@nancyrumrill6504]

Your kids are so adorable I love watching your vidoes

[@ElsaInCa]

This roused all the maternal and sympathetic feelings for sure! The little calf seems to be adapting well now; it’s too awful to consider what would have happened without your intervention. I’m glad too that you were able to determine how it all happened. Your children are just adorable!🧡

[@jaclynalley809]

another day in the life on the farm. thank you for all you do

[@joannemurnaghan8921]

All your calf so far are beautiful I love the colours it’s not hard to tell who the father is far your kids are adorable ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@reneedeetjen2180]

Tough call on the calf! You do what you think is best!

[@miguelavelasquez8056]

Hay Tyler nice job on taking care of the baby calf luckily you found him or her in time awesome job thank you for sharing blessings to you and your family can't wait to see that calf grow

[@mimib6253]

Aww puppy in the baby seat

[@debhart2996]

Your new bottle baby is really cute. Hope he does real well. Hope his twin isn't a heifer. Cute kids, too.

[@feralbluee]

what a beautiful place. 🌼🌱 he’s a lively, handsome, little guy. so glad you find him 🐄🌷🌱

[@Rdrake1413]

One thing for certain was if the mama didn't come running when you grabbed that calf, she didn't have any interest in him.

[@freddylove9914]

GREAT JOB TYLER

[@Sharon-g8q5u]

Hi FTR you are such a caring farmer as I’m sure most are that little calf is so cute your kids are going to make wonderful farmers what a wonderful way to grow up to see nature at its best wishing your family a wonderful EASTER

[@jessicamacfarlane2761]

This farmer is very compassionate but, alas, dont think most farmers are as kind or take the trouble as he did. Now most farms have too many cows and employ staff to make life easier rather than caring for the livestock.

[@clarelynch5860]

Wonderful to see what Iife is like on your farm Tyler. You have a beautiful family, thank you for your videoing your experiences. Clare from Australia 🥰🐮

[@tonywise3705]

Enjoyed the new episode, looking forward to see the little guy progress

[@jerrycopley9325]

Maybe get the cow that lost the first one to accept him ? I am sure you will take good care of him :) Handsome little guy

[@kmarch6630]

He talked about that.

[@jerrycopley9325]

I should have deleted comment I commented as I was watching rookie move :) @@kmarch6630

[@JuliaJames-zx5xy]

Thanks for being reaponaible checking on your cattle 2x's/day. You never know what's going to happen, calving or not. Watch that head butting though. ;-)

[@merlinsreturn]

What an adorable calf

[@RjGoldMine]

In the farm looks like it takes ALLLLLOT OF WORK , but it also looks very satisfying😊like to hear cows muuuu. Have a GRT rest of year.

[@robertkelley1990]

Glade u found the little calf and brought it home I know the kids will enjoy helping with the feeding have a happy Easter .

[@romilahernandez8083]

What matters most is you’re there the entire family to take care and give the love it needs.. an awesome kids 🤩🤩🤩 God Bless and Protect 🙏🙏 thank you everyone 🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@slick12284]

Beautiful Family Tyler ❤

[@marilyncapehart663]

Thanks for sharing Tyler your Family 3-28-2024❤

[@tedwazonek7956]

Keep up the great work my friend!! 🙏🏼🐮🚜👍🏼

[@rhonda338]

Bottle feeding a calf is a pain, just a lot more work and time. Yet it will be a good learning curve for both your children . I just subscribed and you have a great family and a real nice farm, will be watching a lot more of your streams.

[@snarky_farmer]

Have you ever tried vanilla for a graft? Of course it would have to be a cow that is pretty chill. We put vanilla on the calf and on the cows nose before introducing. Seems to work well with cattle, sheep and goats. At least my experience. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@horseblinderson4747]

I have never even heard of such a thing.

[@annmarieschantz9724]

Great helpers!!! What a great thing to teach your children!! kindness

[@bobbieg3220]

I had a friend that had a Jersey/Angus nurse cow that would only take black calves. So it's possible that mom only wanted the black twin. Cute little guy and I hope he does fine.

[@rhondacoyle4431]

Omg your kids are precious I use to have so much fun on my Grandparents farm