Moving Cows into Our New WeCover, Lely Robot Barn! September 30, 2024

Trailering Holstein Dairy Cows to their New Palace!

[@scottsargent8564]

Congratulations, best of luck to you, your family and your cows. Please keep posting and let us your progress. You've become one of my daily stops to get my cow fix. Thank you

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@scottsargent8564 That's awesome! Thank you! I will keep at it.

[@greghollingsworth1321]

I’m so excited for you. I know the feeling of moving into a new barn. Good luck

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@greghollingsworth1321 Thank you!

[@750masseyman]

Cows look amazing in the new barn. So nice and shiney. Hopefully they learn quickly and every one is happy. Good luck and thank-you for taking us along.

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@750masseyman Your Welcome!

[@archiearmour5949]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us. The cows will certainly enjoy their new environment, bright and airy.Now the robots are set to work. Hope you see an increase in production going forward. Good luck.

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you very much!

[@randymarch5140]

Good luck on your new adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@randymarch5140 Thank you!

[@nomerc3608]

Congratulations on the new barn! It takes a lot of patience,planning and dedication to keep moving a head! May your family and farm keep growing and be prosperous! God Bless your family!

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you and may God bless you too!

[@mennoreuten1563]

Exiting days ahead ,looks awesome hope they pick up the walk to the robot, overhere they always say takes about 6weeks , and from lely you get like 4 days 24/7 help to get the cows in, keep us posted and good luck, thanks and greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you! Lely has been awesome! We still have to do our part though. It has been difficult and at the same time not so bad. I hope I captured enough video going forward.

[@MrPa1971]

Finaly They move in!!! And they seems to enjoye lt! Now you have The big work to learning The cows to use The robot! Some of Them already check The robot!!!! So thanks again for this tripp to a new barn! From schratch❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@HollcanaFarm]

Your welcome! Thanks for the encouragement and enthusiasm! So tired lately but I know it should get better.

[@MrPa1971]

@@HollcanaFarm Understand that!! It will be calmer when The cows learn to milk Them selfs, and you can be more patient whit to not milk cows annymore! It's gonne be a big relief i promice that when everything is working in The new barn.

[@kennymusselman7407]

Looks awesome now the fun part of training them to use the Robot ❤

[@HollcanaFarm]

Yes, all new experiences for us and the cows.

[@annovelthuis7466]

Congratulations with the new barn.

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you!

[@kathleenjardim4134]

Loved watching this. The cows will be so happy not to be tied up and to have such soft material underfoot. Was entertaining to watch the cows have the ‘zoomies’ as they explored their new space. They sure are curious! Wish I’d have been there to see in person! Now to train them to use the robot.

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@kathleenjardim4134 Yes, there new bed looks so comfy I want to lay in it myself. Melynda goes out and sits in it to have her lunch😊

[@kathleenjardim4134]

@@HollcanaFarm lol now I want to have my lunch there now too! It does look soft

[@Rodney-sf1mc]

Congratulations on new setup....Awesome job!!!!!

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you!

[@stevenmercer708]

More please we need you guy full time

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@stevenmercer708 I'll try! Hopefully we get the hang of robot milking and we have a little more free time. Right now I'm too tired to appreciate it. They say the first 3 weeks are the worst.

[@allendavidson6608]

Wonderful Video Today!..... You've kept us all waiting for days...... LOL ..... The girls seem to be settling in rather nicely already finding their new food place and relaxing in the new barn......... Can't wait for more with same excitement so keep them coming ........And as Always THANK YOU for bringing along on Your Journey....... BTW nice to hear Your excitement in today's video as well......

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@allendavidson6608 My husband was hoping for more enthusiasm. I think I was very focused on making sure everything was going ok. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@jodymaley3674]

Happy cows, joyous day

[@bonniehibma3580]

Exciting time, hope all goes well in training,

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@bonniehibma3580 thank you

[@wilmahoogendam6320]

Great video. What a busy day for you guys.

[@danielaubert9909]

Formidable vidéo 😂 depuis que je regarde la construction de votre nouvelle étable (c'est à dire le début du terrassement) on attendait ce moment, voir vos vaches dans le nouveau batiment . Maintenant place a la mise en route du robot. Cela fait une quinzaine de jour que vous travaillez dans votre nouvelle étable, comment cela se passe ? Les vaches apprécient elles le robot ? Merci de nous faire partager votre travail d éleveur 😂bon courage et bonne journée

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you for faithfully following our channel! We are tired and the cows are adjusting better than us. It is hard not to panic when something goes wrong with the computer and you forget all the instructions. It will take time for it to become 2nd nature. We are learning so much! Even what to do when lightning strikes.

[@geraldsieber7266]

I’ve been waiting what seems like a month on this video. Thanks so much for sharing. I was wondering if it would take them a while to step up over the curb. Can’t wait for them to start going through the robot.

[@wilmahoogendam6320]

I’ve been waiting since video about the last family night in the old barn! So 2 weeks haha

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@geraldsieber7266 They felt at home very quickly. Stay tuned!

[@bodiehot]

wish you all the lick in the new barn

[@larryryan6173]

I don’t normally watch long videos lol. This one was fantastic and I would have watched it if it was 2 hours long congratulations

[@HollcanaFarm]

Wow, thanks!

[@danielaubert9909]

courage. votre métier d éleveur contribuera a la réussite de la mise en route de votre superbe bâtiment

[@HollcanaFarm]

I hope so. Thank you!

[@rickrick7309]

Very nice

[@adammz08]

nice barn, at 14 mins you showed the drive from the old barn to the new barn,,,less thanhalf mile,, why didn't you just walk them up with a little help from a single electric wire fence ?

[@HollcanaFarm]

We were originally planning that but maybe it's dumb but we didn't want to mess up our new yard for one evening of moving them. Sometimes it's pretty hard to get a whole herd to go through an opening into something foreign and new. We thought this was the safest way and they are all used to trailering and load well.

[@scottkonik3398]

Looks like you need a shorter conveyor on the mixer

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@scottkonik3398 No kidding! Trying to find a better deal.

[@wilmahoogendam6320]

I was very impressed by driving skills. I wouldn’t even try

[@GianniMascotto]

Ciao vi seguo dall' Italia,anche io ho vacche da latte,bella la stalla nuova,in che zona siete?

[@HollcanaFarm]

Thank you! We are near Owen Sound, Ontario Canada. We have very cold and snowy winters and humid hot summers.

[@GianniMascotto]

Invece da noi è un po' più caldo però quest' anno è stato molto piovoso,sia in primavera che in autunno e si deve ancora raccogliere il mais insilato grazie per il video ,a presto

[@HollcanaFarm]

​@@GianniMascottoI hope your corn harvest goes well!

[@joebishop7909]

Those shavings are really dusty, what are the chances that much dust will cause respiratory problems?

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@joebishop7909 Not much, it will die down in a few days and eventually becomes almost moist with the composting. They love it!

[@paulmorak8184]

I was wondering if you could show an aerial view of the whole farm

[@wilmahoogendam6320]

That’d be so cool. I snowshoe through their creek field, around the fields and bush, easily clock 5 km!

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@paulmorak8184 I will see what I can do. My daughter's boyfriend does the drone work for me. He is away for a month again on his ship to Deception Bay. I have to ask nicely😊

[@blacklisterd]

The cows are like wth? We live on green. This is the most ungreen place on earth. Where is the food? This sucks. Then panic sets in. There is literally nothing to eat. This is worse then a french restaurant. Is this hell? What are these humans thinking? Not funny humans a big green building of dust & sand. Not funny. Not funny. Where is the manager?

[@HollcanaFarm]

@@blacklisterd Our cows only got green in the summer at night. If they were in the old barn they would be tied up all winter in a stall. They love the freedom! It only looked that sterile for a little while😊

[@wilmahoogendam6320]

No more gutter jumping!