I said Id NEVER get one of THESE (how to train a cow from robot milker to hand milking!)

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[@threerivershomestead]

I love these videos. As someone with no experience with dairy cows and who will likely never get to experience it, I get to live vicariously through you 😂❤️

[@VenisonforDinner]

I love this!!

[@annacarlsson1145]

I used to work with Holstein cows for over 20years, ten years I a robotstall. My secret trick if they don't let the milk down is, scratch the udder with your nails not hard just like if you would give the cow goosebumps. It works on heifers who is newbies and other cows. Like your videos, hello from Sweden.

[@amandaw30]

I love that you addressed numbness and hand milking. I had mild carpal tunnel but then injured my neck during my last pregnancy in a way that causes numbness from my shoulder to my finger tips. That healed with A LOT of chiropractor appointments and would only flair up when I overused (cutting meat during butchering weeks was a huge aggravation and cutting lots of vegetables and fruit for canning projects). Fast forward a year later and we got our first milk cow. Nothing aggravated that old injury like hand milking. I had the muscle soreness in my hands and forearms but additionally I had constant pins and needles in my entire arm and I would wake in the middle of the night with shooting, excruciating pain and my middle and ring finger would be ice cold like they lost circulation. I've had 4 natural births, but this had me up at night in tears. I kept pushing in hopes it would get better (while seeing my Chiro multiple times a week). It got worse with everyday. I struggled to pick up the baby. I was dropping jars. I couldn't open anything with a screw top because my grip was so weak and numb. I was honestly devastated because here I was finally milking, my dream come true and I couldn't function! Finally at 6 weeks I caved and bought a milk machine, used. It was expensive and I had to skip 2 months of grocery budget to make it work (thank goodness for food storage!) but it changed everything for me! I can have wonderful, clean, raw milk and still function! After many more chiropractor visits I was able to get mostly back to that state where it only flairs from overuse. I can sleep at night again and I don't have constant tingling. If anyone else is in that position, know that you can have a milk cow and not live in pain. It might not be quite as romantic with a milker but all the other benefits are still there and its pretty nice to strain milk and see a crystal clean milk filter lol.

[@VenisonforDinner]

You are so right! It's about being able to have the fresh raw milk. You are a real rockstar to have endured all that pain and worked through it. I'm glad that your health is in a better place and thank you for sharing your story.

[@julieagain]

Thanks for talking about the ads. I have tried to get info on that & for watchers its like a huge secret. Id get really frustrated having to watch an 8 min ad for a 20 minute video thinking the only way y’all got paid was to watch the whole ad. I try to watch all the ads during a video because i know y’all put time & energy creating content so its a good trade off of time. Thanks again.

[@janicechammartin7245]

Kate You are so knowledgeable and intuitive with your dairy animals. My 93yr old father was always good at training animals .He says too to always end with a success on your part reinforcing positive behavior. NEVER stop with their negative behavior. Great video. Prarie girl from Manitoba here.

[@lorihare6797]

Your compassion for your family and farm animals ❤️ is heart warming. And, the introduction of this cow your neighbor so graciously lent your family. Truly a blessing. She's never going to want to leave. The blessings just keep raisning down on you and your family.

[@clarechomyn9686]

No cows here in Philadelphia PA but have milked a cow. Love your videos. Thanks for the joy you bring with morning coffee. ❤

[@tammyeaker655]

You do an amazing job with your chores and videos and interacting with your children and other animals. It is a joy to watch your lives.

[@brendaandjohn1416]

Hello thank you,I tried to milk my mom's cow that she had,but never was able to get the hang of it.LOL Now I think I could because you are a good teacher. Have a nice day.

[@miketzlambertelkins2900]

I bought a 4yr old machine milked Jersey from a dairy, I was so worried it wud be a difficult transition, but she is a dream cow! she will stand there forever as long as you sweet talk her, she is so patient with us :)

[@allegra1236]

I find myself smiling along with you or giggling at times. Thank you! I’ve not much in common-I don’t live on a farm , am much older than you, kids are grown up etc. yet, I love watching you snd your family! You’ve taught me a lot and I am encouraged to try things I see you do, especially in the kitchen. I appreciate you showing the times you are frustrated with kiddos or situation, and the way you seem to get over it fairly quickly. Please keep the videos coming. ‘You ‘ have a marvelous day!

[@dianemerchant9269]

Good morning I find when my cows first freshen they are nervous getting back into routine. Put a bucket behind them and when they start to pee or poop I put bucket to catch it. They DON’T like that and will stop messing in the stantion😉 LOVE your videos…. You inspire me! Of course your more concerned with building relationship right now and it’s awesome. Thank you!

[@emmashaule1556]

Thank you for this video, really needed this one this week.

[@susieq9908]

I didnt know about the ads now I do. Thanks for the info

[@shelbyscreationcorner6954]

Good luck with the new cow ! Hopefully she gets better.

[@breahnalawrence6725]

Love this. We were blessed finding our cow this January, as she is a saint, but the first few milking converting to hand milking from machine, and me not having milked anything for over a decade, the sore hands and challenges were real!! Crazy enough, my momma barn cat, who is normally a great milk barn employee, decided to use me and Girlie (cow) as steps to the rafter, it's been a crazy morning, lol.

[@sharonhuelsman]

Thank you for this video! I will probably never have a cow but if I needed to milk one, I think I could do it because of your tutorials… 🤔!

[@audiologyproviderspc952]

Awesome job! Thanks for your time to explain this. We have our first milk cow. We got Flossy 02/2021. Learned so much from you and your family. We have even made Alpine cheese that we love! Praise God for you! We so enjoy your channel.....God Bless!!!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you so much for joining us here!

[@1965gracebug]

wisdom from our young ones! I so enjoy this! I'm going to see if I can find a local cow milking farmer and see if I can milk their cows with them for a couple weeks to get to know how to do this. You and your family make this seem so do able. Just new to all this.

[@VenisonforDinner]

You can do it! This is a great way to learn!

[@melissateves363]

This was very informative!! Thank you 😊

[@fairytale_after_dark6696]

Hey Kate. I just successfully canned, for the first time ever ...by myself today - 9 jars of pears 🍐 😀 Then I have a sit for a rest and see you have just uploaded a 40 minute video. My day is now wonderful‼️❤ Thank you so much. 🥰😍

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thats awesome!! Well done you.

[@horsepoor4life904]

I dont remember how i found your channel but i really feel like i learn a lot from you. Thank you for all the knowledge.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Happy to hear that!

[@caroleseghers821]

Oh thanks for the stretches ,all your milking advice is so appreciated, happy day girl

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you! You too!

[@kittyrichards9915]

Very interesting. I watched my grandpa and dad milk, but I never did it myself.

[@rachelpotter2247]

Hi Kate. Great video as always.. . Hows clover coming along with her issue.. I just love your channel.

[@VenisonforDinner]

She's doing really well!

[@st.patty1416]

My dreams are coming true, we finally get to pick up our milk cow on Saturday and I smashed my right hand with my car door. Re-watching your videos makes me feel a little better.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Oh no! I hope your hand heals quickly! Congratulations on getting a cow.

[@PalinaZ]

How is it going with your milk cow?

[@Prariehealing]

Just found you yesterday! I’m addicted! Hello from SE Saskatchewan homeschooling ranching mom. Trying to learn to milk our Holstein. So far she doesn’t like to let down for me unless I bring her calf in to help.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Welcome!! Good luck with the Holstein.

[@hollyfurtner4135]

I love your videos! I can't have a cow where I live but I love learning and love watching your family!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad you like them!

[@roxannecarson2814]

I love how you are so clear with your instructions. Thank you. I am learning and hoping to begin milking soon..the stanchion is still a work in progress. 😉 👍

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you so much. It sounds like you are getting close!

[@mirandasmith9763]

Great video!!! Starting my milk cow journey❤ your help is so appreciated 😊

[@VenisonforDinner]

I'm so glad!

[@sararussell6182]

Fun video 😁 I can relate on the fussy dairy animal level but on a much smaller scale. Goats love to kick the bucket over, jump around like a rabbit and lay/sit down on the bucket which is so frustrating but I don't have to worry about them hurting me with the kicking so that's a big difference.😂

[@mikec7160]

I admire all the things you do thank you for sharing

[@genjoce]

What a timing for this video!! Thanks my cow is arriving in May! Thanks for this!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Good luck!!

[@jeandunlop2922]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Thank you so much.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonipitcher8095]

Thanks for helping us learn also! ❤

[@VenisonforDinner]

My pleasure 😊

[@Terralynsparrow]

Just recently found your channel and I love it. ❤️

[@hugelpook]

Thank you so much. This is very useful information for me as I am likely to get a cow from a dairy that won't have been hand milked. Thanks for taking the time to give us a very detailed tutorial. Nothing beats experience!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deniseellenburg649]

Love EVERYTHING you post!!

[@pellis8985]

I love Your videos! I don’t have a cow but the practical information you share is invaluable.

[@VenisonforDinner]

I appreciate that!

[@jackfrosty4674]

buy cattle panels or some post in ground and some cross post three way. The cows must have limited access to the hayrolls or they stomp on it. Of course good way to make ground fertile. Can drop rolls in different parts of pasture and then in spring have bunch of grass growing up.

[@jeanmarriott6313]

Thank you

[@madisonkellogg2751]

Right before you talked about ads and ad came up and I remembered you talking on Instagram on how you should watch the ad to help you so I was like I better watch these... I'm just like man why are the ads so stupid🤦 but I pushed through for you 🤣 I really enjoy this content and am hoping to get a milk cow this year!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you for persevering!

[@melissamurphy1569]

Thank you for all your excellent knowledge!!

[@VenisonforDinner]

So nice of you

[@donaldroyer2961]

This is exactly how my first few days was with my new 3 yo milk cow when I brought her to my farm.

[@marieferris2015]

Love your videos so much!

[@marilynmarilynohearn476]

I'm enjoying learning how to milk.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Oh that is so cool!

[@freshstarts1618]

… love the long videos from YOU. There’s no mindless blathering or endless drone footage to make CONTENT! Lol.. then I can walk off while The ad is playing and change laundry or what not and come back when I hear your music or voice

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you! I'm glad you figured a way to endure the ads!

[@freshstarts1618]

@@VenisonforDinner whatever helps!! Kids are expensive! Cows are expensive.. 😄

[@KCLittleowl]

New sub, have been binge watching your content. Absolutely love your channel, thanks for sharing and all you do. Be blessed

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thanks for subbing! And thanks for your kind words!

[@brittany-parks]

Mac cracks me up! "Squirt milk at them, mom." 😂😂

[@theaddiefamily8750]

I wish I had had this video about 2 months ago! Great job!

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you! Hope it is going well for you.

[@brendaandjohn1416]

This very interestibg thank you for these nice videos. God Bless you

[@VenisonforDinner]

You are very welcome

[@ann-mariegrey9775]

wow a learning experience

[@GiselaSuski]

Thank you for this video and I love the excercises.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad you like them!

[@donnabanta7804]

I love love these videos. We just had our Holstein cow come fresh. Enjoying the milk. HOWEVER She had mastitis in one quarter. Not getting any milk from quarter. Do you think she will get that quarter back when she has next baby

[@VenisonforDinner]

If its “dead” its usually dead. But they make up for it in other quarters production wise

[@ABwapiti6x6]

Get the chain kickers they work awesome we milked 5 cows ever morning and night by hand.

[@VenisonforDinner]

I've never heard of chain kicker!

[@ABwapiti6x6]

@@VenisonforDinner sorry the proper name is cow kickers we always called them chain kickers.

[@lassie7777]

Thanks for all the tips.. Can see what I did wrong in the past.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jonipitcher8095]

When I got my goats I knew I had carpel tunnel. I pushed through and it was TERRIBLY PAINFUL BUT I actually think it helped. I was so determined to make sure I knew where the milk i was feeding my kids came from i would go through hell to make it happen and i honestly think it helped the carpal tunnel. I know that sounds counter productive but it really did.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Wow, you are a rockstar!

[@jonipitcher8095]

@@VenisonforDinner haven't your heard no pain no brain? 🤣🤦‍♀️🤣🤦‍♀️

[@kathygahan6892]

i benged watched ur videos all most watched all them

[@beckykukoski8678]

Hi from Oregon

[@MistressOP]

the milk circus you run is interesting as a hand milker.

[@VenisonforDinner]

indeed

[@danielafurlan322]

And a lot of pacience....You are doing great.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thanks a lot

[@CameoFarmer]

I have a question about the pooping in the stanchion. I saw a video near the beginning of my milk cow research where a couple were trying to quickly milk their cows and get off to church but the cows each pooped like three times. The couple were really impatient about it and said this happened a lot. But in your videos I never see the cows (your owned cows) poop while milking. You mentioned in this video that they learn that its bad manners. How do you teach them that? Is cows pooping while milking a big issue with all cows and you have to train it out of them? What should I know about this?

[@VenisonforDinner]

Sometimes it's that people are rushing them. For example if they are bedded down and you get them up, you should give them a few minutes to do their business. I guess it's also a control thing as well, so you want to show them who is boss. So you are giving them the time to poop before milking. Getting them into that habit is important. I hope that answers your question.

[@CameoFarmer]

@@VenisonforDinner Yes, thank you, that answers it well. I so appreciate your channel.

[@wifarmchick7946]

My husband likes milking from the right, I like milking from the left. It works great, our girls don't care which direction we come from. But ... I'm a whimp so we machine milk 😁

[@VenisonforDinner]

Whatever works for you I say!! It's all good.

[@freshstarts1618]

Ol PAPAs at the dairies, I could Remember them saying, it always comes in threes. Okay! You’ve had your three.. now you can breathe. Again I pray peace and calm over your farm and minds and hearts.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you!

[@jackfrosty4674]

looks cold!

[@ldg2655]

Perfect timing for me… I have a machine-only milk cow that I want to hand milk.. she is impatient and kicky if she doesn’t have grain in front of her. I want to train to to eat hay while being milked and get grain afterwards.

[@VenisonforDinner]

You can do! I've found you've just got to be patient.

[@jennykiest169]

I really enjoy all your videos! Arent Holstein cows alot more dramatic than Jerseys? 😂 I love my Jerseys!

[@VenisonforDinner]

In my one cow experience... not so far. I love my Jerseys too.

[@jennykiest169]

@@VenisonforDinner i have worked in a dairy off and on all my life. I would rather milk jerseys, guernsey or milking shorthorn anyday over a Holstein! Lol.

[@justme-uw6bz]

Since finding your videos I am desperate to get my cow in calf so I can MILK her again.

[@jenniferdemassimo3012]

Does anyone notice a difference in her milk from the other milk? Just wondering if you could tell:)

[@VenisonforDinner]

The Holstein milk is white, not near as rich as the Jersey milk. Most holstein's milk is lower butterfat.

[@someonerandom6379]

We milk 600+ cows…..might take a while if we tried it by hand lol.

[@MistressOP]

Yeah you really want to wood chip that sacrifice pasture. You want a deep wood chip because it causes foot problems to let them sit in mud and (other things) like that. You also risk making yourself and your family sick. Mainly because if you are taking cows outside of a organic system into your system they may bring with them strong issues. As they might have got some level of antibiotics. It's like playing loto with that kind of stuff. Robot milking cow, the times we live in right lol. I don't know why but the concept of robot milking cows is so much fun to think about it. Because those cows suck around humans doing the same thing but they are so chill with that robot system.

[@VenisonforDinner]

Yes, they are very chill in the robot systems we've seen

[@1965gracebug]

❤

[@nikkiheide5447]

While I don't have a milk cow and may never have one I do tend to have to milk out 2-3 beef mamas for various reasons for various lengths of time and am excited to try some of these tips for a smoother process.So far this year it's been a 3 year old (slightly premier calf would just needed a few days before she could suckle well) and an older girl (born during a 3 day April blizzard and took a day to be on his feet after getting him warmed up). And never fails it's always somebody that's part of the itty bitty titty club. 😂 At least this year's have all been decent temperament.

[@hannahsalcedo2062]

“If you don’t have a kick bar and you’re getting a cow that is one of your biggest mistakes”... What happens if the kick bar is too big for the cow even on smallest setting? 😭

[@VenisonforDinner]

search “belly rope for cows” and be very safe about it. Marius had a cow fall on him once because he did it wrong. Or maybe find someone to weld you a smaller one?

[@nomir4065]

Have you noticed any difference in milk between Delilah and your jerseys?

[@jackfrosty4674]

is said the holsteins give much more milk than Jersey cows. However the Jersey give more cream and so depends on what want, more milk or more cream. The cream is what make butter and cheese best is said.

[@VenisonforDinner]

The Holstein milk is white, not near as rich as the Jersey milk. Most holstein's milk is lower butterfat.

[@marieparks9168]

I wish your videos had more volume when you are doing them Sometimes I just cant understand what you say

[@VenisonforDinner]

Thank you for that feedback!! I truly appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

[@kathygahan6892]

what happens when u pay for no adds 🙃🙃🙃i got premium

[@VenisonforDinner]

Creators get paid more!

[@kathygahan6892]

@@VenisonforDinner what happened to ponys in 2019 lol saw them in video 🥰🥰

[@rebeccasmith4179]

You really have to be fast

[@julieagain]

Thanks for talking about the ads. I have tried to get info on that & for watchers its like a huge secret. Id get really frustrated having to watch an 8 min ad for a 20 minute video thinking the only way y’all got paid was to watch the whole ad. I try to watch all the ads during a video because i know y’all put time & energy creating content so its a good trade off of time. Thanks again.

[@VenisonforDinner]

I appreciate that you were trying to watch the entire ad before listening to my video. All the best!