Feeding Calves

How we feed calves on our 200 cow dairy farm.
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[@BlenderRookie]

I respect how much attention to preventing contamination you guys have.

[@Trapper3000]

I like that locking device for the calf’s water buckets. I need that for my cats who continually dump their water bowls because, well, they’re cats.

[@ethanrepine8862]

Same with my dog, lol.

[@steveadams99708]

This was a fun and interesting video Eric, and educational as well. Love the gentle care you provide to those calves, and the cows as well. Thank you for going out of your way to make this special video.

[@Nickyy64]

The most adorable but most frustrating job on the farm is trying to get claves to drink properly.

[@eddiesmith8307]

The calves are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!! :) :) :)

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[@aaronlaw1972]

Yes it is

[@garyhunter6030]

If you attach milk bottle sleeves to you rail fencing, you just pop the milk bottles into the sleeves and the calf's feed themselves.

[@russellgilson4072]

Excellent job on your calf housing, feeding and daily care. Raising tomorrow's assets today.

[@robynmorris2408]

That newest heifer calf is big. What a great replacement cow she will be.

[@RajaSekharGowda]

Yes it's big and strong too

[@FrugalFishing313]

Perfect Timing, I just starting showing my kids (4&6) your videos and how much hard work goes into getting the milk they drink. They love the videos but especially love the videos with the Calves.

[@mllee2008]

Chris, That is such a great idea! Especially if y'all are in the city and your kids are at the perfect age for this info. 😀👍

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Eric is such a kind, gentle calf daddy. And he is a great washer. Loved the video and thanks for sharing it with us.

[@victhomp2909]

I really enjoyed watching about your calves - also how you get the milk and clean up afterwards - I must say I am really impressed at how clean things are around the barn and in the kitchen area. Great job!!!

[@lidsman2221]

That newborn caught on quick taking the bottle. Loved this video. Thanks!

[@samuelrunions5]

We went from feeding 2 litres 3 times a day to 3 litres 3 times per day and saw huge benefits for the calves. Also we only feeding using bottles because we want the calves suckling so that they produce a lot of saliva.

[@mhoffe]

So excited, Eric!! I received my long sleeved tee and my hoodie today!! I love my 10th Generation Dairyman goodies. I bought them in burgundy. They are excellent quality and I love how soft they are. Now I can tell even more folks about your site!! Great job!!

[@ssranchofrosendalenewyork7114]

Your knowledge of the farming process is incredible... Years of experience.....and wisdom.

[@chriscrosby8012]

Calf feeding fun time that’s a great job!! Everything about your dairyman operation is so clean and organized!! Awesome video THANKS!!🙋‍♀️😊

[@rearlt]

As always, loved the video. Nice seeing the young ones and progression. Again, I really appreciate your hard work and the way you care for your animals, it comes through on your videos.

[@dakrom7599]

That one cow said “bruuuuuuh” when he dumped his water

[@br1anmcc1]

Appreciate the extra time you take to shoot POV and also get establishing/wide shots - keep up the great work!

[@obviousness8113]

I was about 20 when I got to bottle feed a calf at a dairy. I literally GIGGLED with glee. It was the most fun I'd ever had.

[@owl_2327]

I was litteraly watching a vid of yours when you posted, Love the vids keep it up 👍

[@brianrett2252]

We use replacer to feed our calves with bottles the whole way through. We find it’s easier to makes sure the calves get consistent meal sizes. We use 3 and 4 quart bottles depending on age. We also found that we can maintain proper feeding temperature while feeding calves in hutches. Let me know if you would like to know more.

[@swager1408]

Thanks for taking the time for the videos Eric. I really enjoy them.

[@cornbread1563]

I really enjoy watching your videos. I learn so much and it makes me really appreciate everything you and your family does to feed us. Thank you.

[@lando9378]

I love watching this channel.

[@andrewstevenson3807]

This was my job aged 6 till I was 19. I loved every single minute! Very similar system; pas milk in bottle, then bucket, then water. We also had feed with Jelly babies and other sweeties in, I’d wash them in the parlour and eat them myself...!

[@cathybrown5293]

Thanks for another wonderful and interesting video, Eric!!! You are one of the hardest working people I have ever seen! Kudos to you! I know your dad and entire family are so proud of you!

[@johnnyperez1236]

Really enjoy ur video’s !!!! Amazing how u guys do everything!!!! Man there’s a lot of work to b done every day at ur dairy farm WOW blown away seems like u never hav time for anything? Always doing something!!!! Awesome work !!!!

[@jesusisGod1434]

Yay!!! That was a great video!!! Love seeing the babies! Thank you for all the great camera angles! God bless you!

[@joemorganti895]

The calves were lively and very talkative lol

[@dianaw5100]

Love to see the little calves! Their excitement at getting some nice warm milk in the morning is so sweet.

[@davidwhite8767]

They would be much happier drinking from their mothers. Do you have no empathy?

[@dianaw5100]

@@davidwhite8767 Billions of human babies, probably you as well, were/are bottle fed. Go take up that cause since you obviously know nothing about dairy farming.

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[@inez23511]

We feed some whole milk and top it off with milk replacer to the amount we need, mixed in a milk taxi. We used to use buckets, but just switched to 4qt bottles and a bottle washer for cleaning them to reduce labor. Feeding around 40 calves right now.

[@masonbailey8742]

Thanks for the inspiration!! I want to be a farmer when I grow up. And this is great. I can't wait for the next video when I finish this one. Thanks Eric

[@lynardok6654]

When I saw this was about the bottle Calves I couldn't click fast enough. I would be in big trouble, playing with calves all day they are soo cute. You guys do amazing work. Thanks for sharing!

[@carriebrumley8926]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing love seeing all the babies

[@emersonbrandenburg9619]

we do the same thing as you guys. My sister normally takes care of the calfs. Amazing video

[@alexpeterthe5th_]

We too😊

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[@mikecox9214]

We've raised lots of bottle calves it sure is fun to see how you professional guys do it.

[@jakob8677]

Giving them the bottle, whole way untill they are off milk. It's supposed to be better because they drink slower and more spittle and enzyme mixes with the milk

[@Its_Me0000]

Great video. It is so interesting to see how what seems like such a simple task, involves so many steps, including the cleanup.

[@judyengland2615]

Thank you, I always enjoy seeing the young calves.

[@danfinley3690]

Thanks for another sweet video and explanation of everything ya do so knowledgeable for every step you take lots of work that’s for sure bless you all

[@sashcraft51]

Really enjoyed watching you WORK and narrate. So interesting.

[@wallaceloan4169]

A very rewarding job feeding calves, we do it similar to you do Erik and its nice to see how you feed your calves. They have a nice shine on there skin. They are thriving well and well looked after. Interesting video Erik.

[@austinversloot8243]

Technically I think it is better to feed bottle, something about the groves in there throat, but it takes longer too, so depends on how many calved you got and how you value/manage your time

[@dallasstone1254]

I’ve been subscribed since 2 years ago on the corn silage harvest. I love the vids Eric.

[@vibez_clan285]

Love your videos man, keep up the hard work on the farm and on this platform.

[@dhenschel4]

Always nice watching the calves, lots of work growing that many. With the markings on todays calf we can watch her as she grows up on the dairy.

[@zulu0219]

Wish all young people were as enthusiastic and hard-working as you! Always enjoy your videos!

[@jeffreykreft5442]

Calves are soo cool! Amazing that they are only 24 hrs old and already walking around. Beautiful animals.

[@jeffreyworth5830]

Great video eric, i love how much care u put into takeing care of all the animals, thanks for being a farmer

[@bobsfarm.7816]

I absolutely love the merch the softest sweatshirt I have, love the vid keep up the great work

[@hurstwanda]

I saw a sign on the way to the post office that said thank a farmer so "thank you " for all your hard work to help feed Americans .

[@Mrs245262]

You keep your farm so neat and tidy you must be very proud

[@jceades1950]

Excellent video Eric. Another example of the quality operation that you and your dad are running.

[@foxiyyy]

Really adorable calves! And just awesome video!

[@arlenedrake4476]

Love watching you feed these babies. They are so cute

[@emielvnv4429]

we leave the calves with the mother, but we raise our cows for their meat

[@anthonysambrook7624]

Great video on calf rearing mate . I bottle feed my calfs for 4 weeks then for 6 weeks on a teat bucket then for 2 weeks one feed a day with lots of calf cake. 😎👌👍

[@jjcactusandsucculents-open2156]

Love seeing the babys. Thank you for sharing! Stay safe and healthy :-)

[@caseydowd9516]

I definitely think you will make 300k subs by the end of the year. Awesome videos! keep up the hard work!

[@curtistucker8514]

I remember on our farm. We had powed milk.then we gave them real milk. It was better for them great job and work..I miss the farm .

[@konalis808]

I really admire how well you clean things. You’re very professional and take pride in your work and how you care for your animals. Keep up the awesome work!

[@Josh-of-all-Trades]

I've been wondering about this process! Thanks for the video!

[@stevenoleson7510]

Eric... thanks for showing us non farmers what it daily takes to make the business run . It’s been really educational and fun to see your daily journey.Blessing s to you and your family. Wi .

[@srhodes09]

Loved seeing the little babies!

[@bethfoster6591]

Good stuff. You can see how well you care for the calves, and cows.👍👏

[@robinpeeters1267]

I’m from Belgium, your videos reach the other side of the ocean! Love to see your video’s!

[@grahamfox4279]

Adorable thank you. Would love to see more cow interaction videos.

[@dalescommonsense7676]

That's videos are great! Clean and professional! Great job

[@ekwrangler]

Love the videos and feeding calves is my favorite job also on our farm we use bottles the whole time the calves are on milk and we have found it works better

[@jimmyoneill6818]

We keep the calves with a big round drum that has about 20 teats. It’s a great job when they get older you can just throw in the 10 gallons in and leave them at it

[@kevinburford1645]

Thank you I am learning a lot, awesome videos. Hope you have a great day.

[@edic2619]

Great video... Thanks for your time making. Awesome.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Great info. I'm thinking of buying a couple young calfs from a dairy soon so this was right on time.

[@AntwonTX]

IDK how or when I started watching all these farmers but MAN! Y'all are the MVPs!

[@ronhooks1123]

Boy, your hands are full!!! Love your videos. Peace from SW Florida 🤗!!!

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video and Much Love as Always!!

[@tomcogger5013]

I usually bottle feed my calfs for a few days when get them on bucket with a peach nipple on it

[@acresofclayhomestead]

I only feed my calves on bottle for about 3 days. Then they get switched over to the automatic feeding system which is like a bottle. You have a nice calf barn. Plenty of ventilation. Great video!

[@kylerichardson8263]

Look who it is. 😀😀 I've been following Eric about the same time I started following your family. It's been interesting to see some of the differences between dairy farms. Both of your farms are very hard working!

[@acresofclayhomestead]

@@kylerichardson8263 hey there!! 😃

[@bwcolbert9268]

It's good you talked about the calves. Also we like how y'all handle the livestock. Not yelling and whistling so much. They seem like good behavior around you and your team.

[@brucemanley7593]

Lovely looking calves! It's always nice when everyone is fed and the barn is quiet, and the animals are happy and content...

[@lawrencewillard6370]

Processing the milk, soon be calling for more.

[@bighouse1283]

Ever thought about checking out a MILK TAXI? The NYFarm Girls farm use it for calves instead of your scoop and they say they've had great success with calf health.

[@farmboy5622]

Back in 1966-1975, feeding calves was part of my job too. We did not have bottles. We had pails with a nipple on them. We also would try to get them to drink out of the pail (without nipple) as soon as possible. If I remember correctly,.....they were usually drinking out of the pail (no nipple) within a few weeks.

[@brodylebold8572]

We feed all calves on bottles. They say that buckets r faster but not as healthy because they are drinking too much at a time. When calves are young it’s better for them to drink slower. But buckets are a lot faster

[@sueupham2519]

Happy little cows because of you,, you're kind,gentle,and respectful to them...your additude is great

[@57143bodies]

They are such beautiful little creatures.

[@derekjensen5918]

I really love this channel. Your absolutely an amazing person and farmer. You take good care of your animals. Your work ethic is amazing. How did you come up with the custom feed for the calf's?

[@frankierivera307]

Once again beautiful job! 👍🏼

[@johnthemar197]

In sweden we mainly feed the calves from, i dont know what to call it, nipple-buckets, maybe. Like a bucket with a nipple, like on your bottles, on the side. I guess it's the more natural way for the calf to drink milk, and the bucket is a bit more rational than the bottle, especially if you have some sort of milk taxi when you can just fill the bucket from the top instead of srewing the lid on the bottle on and off. I also noticed that you feed the calves a quite low amount of milk compared to what im used to, but you do get big, good looking, cows, so you must be doing something right.

[@ChrisHarris2288]

Hey man nice videos, well done. Watching from Australia.

[@natemeier2352]

We use 3 quart bottles for the bigger ones. We used to do buckets but stopped 4-5 years ago. We also use milk replacer

[@cowboyupnow63]

Thank for the t-shirts and hoodies Eric. Got them all on 11/10/2020.

[@jackthewisedog5171]

Love the video thanks for making it and showing us the calves. That new born calf with the black head and with stripe that is a nice shape of a calf there must be good breading in it - that should grow to be a good cow

[@alaskangirl86]

When we lived in GF, Montana we use to help out our neighbors feed calves. Plus help on the calving times. We had chickens and when someone needed eggs they went in and got what they needed and fed the chickens. I do miss living in MT.. But i always miss my home, "Alaska"...

[@icebabysnocain]

That was nice. I like anything that has to do with the calves. I bet you like it too as it's a change from the other jobs you do in a day. Good video 10GD. Peace.

[@dannyt8181]

Very informative! Great job explaining everything!

[@derrickeversman1469]

Awesome vid keep up the great work love the vids man

[@Kansasdairyman]

We feed calves with the bucket within 3 days of being born. Helps them learn to drink from water bucket as well. Bottles are just a pain

[@lindareeds7863]

If I was 40 or 50 years younger I' d give anything to work in your calf barn. I miss our cows! Really nice video, thanks.

[@nebraska1424]

I love your channel and videos!!!

[@Hoboelmo23]

love watching your videos.