Nightly milking routine on our 70 cow dairy…

[@koko2bware]

Great video young lady ... very informative !! I always imagine myself sleeping in a farm like this on a rainy night whenever I have insomnia ... and it never fails me !!

[@tayfarms]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@timhorenberger5748]

Really good videos love farming

[@kevinkilkenny4158]

So refreshing to see a young person, who happens to be a young woman, with so much confidence and a great work ethic doing this hard work. Thanks so much, love the videos!

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Great stuff young lady, it's very interesting to see how things are done differently in other parts of the world vs here in Ireland. Keep up the good work

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!!

[@stephenpalmer741]

Adrian , thanks for sharing this link . An interesting setup . Stephen co Antrim

[@caroledwards3465]

Hello IFarm WeFarm Adrian love keeping up with your dairy farm too...your daughters might enjoy watching this too, to get a few tips for when you retire can't be long now 🤣

[@karolschulz48]

Don't look at this operation as a average stanchion barn example.

[@kamrankamran8996]

@@tayfarms I like work in your farms but have no chance I tried many times but I not found job

[@josephherrmann6304]

Always good to check valves as you did. One night we sent the milk of 80 cows down the drain because a hand did not close the bulk tank valve.

[@karengates5038]

I definitely chuckled watching this great video….between the ATV running out of gas…the Jersey who broke into another pasture and didn’t want to then step over a down line…😂😅 … the remark about two cows that like to escape the barn, so yet another line within has to be put up to deter that happening…Great Video Taylor…By the way, my maiden name is Taylor….I don’t have any brothers, so I gave our daughter my maiden name as her first name…So, definitely partial to “Taylor” 💜

[@tayfarms]

It definitely was a hectic day!! 😅 Really glad you enjoy watching, so cool that you named your daughter after your maiden name! It is a wonderful way to keep the family name!

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Very interesting! Loved how chilled the brown Swiss/ Jersey was when you pull her! 😂

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! Yeah they are all pretty chill 😄

[@fordfarming7700]

Always good to see another young person milking cows like it’s 1960 lol. Just discovered your channel here a couple days ago. You do nice work! Good video!

[@tayfarms]

Awesome! Thanks!!

[@Philcaseinwpa]

first time viewer loved the video brings back memories not many dairies left milking in stall barns I'm 75 when I was your age there were a lot of herds of 50 or less cows supporting a family my wife's family milked around 60 cows and supported 2 families don't think you could do that today most dairies today are milking several hundred cows someone works another job for benefits and they are still having trouble making it I've been told the secret is keep debt under control you obviously enjoy it you have to to keep doing it

[@andrewmielke4011]

Very interesting program, my aunt and uncle and cousins had a small dairy and I was born on a small farm, but without the dairy, we left our farm when I was nine, in 1977. My cousin now runs the farm, my aunt and uncle retired, I'm now 54, and will never forget the time when I was a little kid in eastern s.d. we went from the farm by souix falls, to the black hills of s.d which is by rapid city s.d. a small quarter section of 120 acres, I think. It was a great place to be a child, we wound up going bankrupt at the time, is why we moved. I just want to say that I love your program, I just think it's very fun and interesting to watch, keep up the good work

[@tayfarms]

Hi! Yes growing up on a farm is such a wonderful life! I’m glad you enjoy watching thanks so much for commenting and I hope you have a great day!

[@willmears1111]

You are truely amazing. Helped on a 121 head dairy farm as a young boy, and absolutely loved it.

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! Dairy farming is a wonderful way of life, glad you got to enjoy it!!

[@vaudevillian7]

I grew up next to a dairy farm in the UK, and our other neighbour was an arable and cattle farm, have fond memories of going into the milking parlour early in the morning for milk for breakfast. Interesting to see how things are done elsewhere, broadly similar but infrastructure and building architecture is a bit different - and there’s way more space!

[@roysutton9688]

Hi Roy again loving your video you say some of the videos are boring but they are not. Some things you take for granted are good learning for some of us keep up the good work. Hi Brent 😊

[@tayfarms]

Hi! That’s great to hear, thank you! Brent says hi back!

[@stewartkowalk3843]

Nice video young lady. How long does it take you to milk 70 cows by yourself. What do you think your total of Pre Milk , Milk, and Post Milk time is? Keep up the good work, the world needs more hard working young ladies like yourself.

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! It takes about 1.5 hours to do the actual milking by myself. Probably all the chores together take around 3.5 hours I’d say. Thank you so much you are too kind! Hope you have a wonderful evening!

[@paultighe3735]

Enjoyed your video I love the farm the MILKING and taken care of the cows 🐄 awsome job

[@imyourfarmer9215]

The milk house coffee pot is awesome....and the importance of it cannot be over stated.

[@garylollman5339]

My folks had maybe 10 to 15 cows they milk by hand. It was before all the automation in the dairy industry. Enjoy your videos hope you continue making them.

[@wisconsinhunterwhitetail5040]

Just found your channel. Some really good stuff, fun to watch!!

[@tayfarms]

Awesome, glad you it!!

[@zeviono4562]

Gosh, I didn't know 70 cow operations were still in existence. And a stall shed? Unbelievable! Here in NZ they'd close you down on health concerns. Fonterra would have a field day about it. But I enjoyed watching you. Kinda reminds me of my friends moms farm where she milked 20 jerseys back in the 60s in a stall shed. Separated the cream and fed the rest to some extremely happy pigs lol.

[@tayfarms]

Thanks for watching

[@haroldhaugaard410]

There is something serene and calming about watching cows graze, love it !

[@tayfarms]

Isn’t there! I can’t imagine a cow never being able to see a lush green pasture

[@rogerbutchbouchard8019]

I had no idea how much work this is. Great video!

[@haroldhaugaard410]

I was born and raised in a big city (Elizabeth, NJ) and I spent the best summers of my life working on a 36 cow dairy farm outside of Honesdale, PA. I milked 6 cows morning and night (that didn't fit in the 30 cow barn) by hand. I am now almost 80 years old and look back on the time I spent on that farm with fond memories Did I mention that I love cows ?

[@tayfarms]

That sounds amazing! I would give anything to have grown up in times like that… the world we live in today does not appeal to me so much! Thank you so much for commenting! Made my day a little brighter! I love that you love cows!!😊

[@marcgordon2416]

The old days are the best days of ore live. I was working at the farm for 50 years ago and i wich i can back in that time. That days the farms are not big,just big enough doe living. I learning to drive a tractor on a ford,a good tractor . I working there for a hobby for more than 25 years. The had cows,bigs and trees where appels and peers growing . After school, I was always there. The was always someting to do. I went home whene the work was done,some times late in the evening ore at nigt. And yes there was alwase koffie. At the work we drink koffie,and if we go home we drink koffie, ore beer whene it was hot. I Like your films ,and hope you had a great time . I always say ,love the FARMERS live. Greating Marc gordon .

[@ZeljkoSerdar]

IFarm WeFarm, nice to see you here. hand-pink-waving Soon your girls will also be filming what they are doing on your farm. 💯 TayFarms we are your new yt🐾🐾

[@davidwittmer8806]

I love watching all your videos, you’re such an amazing lady Taylor!!

[@ardellstackpole7965]

You bring back a lot of good memories my uncle had a farm at New port Maine went there in the summer for vacation he had about 50 cows and the milk barn looked just like the one you are at life was so simple back then, bailing hay take the poop to the fields and rock picking in the fields keep doing the videos

[@tayfarms]

I’m glad! I’d love to go back to those times! The world was a much simpler and better place. You are so lucky to have those memories! Thanks for watching and have a wonderful New Year!!

[@d.g.n9392]

A new viewer, I’m a senior and enjoying the farming and homestead and gardening video. Grew up in rural farming areas and it’s nice to see your content, the animals. Thank you for the explanation and nice filming. 🙋‍♂️🐈🐈

[@tayfarms]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@dennisbailey1860]

nice to see a woman enjoy farming....it's not an easy life ..god bless you.

[@TheDWZemke]

It's been 35 years but I still rember the smells of milk and feed etc. Thank you.

[@timlerminiaux2346]

Awsome really good to see how much attention to detail you have. Great work ethic.

[@markb1487]

As a ex dairy farmer and now beef farmer,(we milked for 60 years,,then switched to beef in 2000))) UK. I don't miss the ridiculous amount of time spent/wasted in the parlour... Great great video..💯👍💯

[@tayfarms]

That’s excellent that you raise beef now!! Thank you for watching!

[@patrickbrazil1313]

Really love your videos young lady. Please keep them coming. Love your enthusiasm for your job. God bless and stay safe Taylor. Regards from ireland Patrick Brazil.

[@glennlittle3140]

Love your videos and look forward to each new post. North Carolina :)

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!

[@br927]

Just found your videos! I like small farm dairying! Our cows wouldn't come in without hay or straw in the gutters! Well, they would come in, but wouldn't cross the gutter! We had a dog that would walk behind the cows as you were hooking them up, no escaping! So, you don't have a bucket milker for the treated cows?

[@slodzinskithomas2406]

When I was young I lived on a 600 Cow Dairy Farm in Florida so I used to watch the cows go to the barn every morning all you have to do is get one going in the rest follow LOL but you do a good job very good job thank you for the video please be safe and careful looking forward to your next one

[@NorthernOhioRailroadAction]

Fantastic video really enjoyed it keep up the great work thanks again and have a wonderful safe day

[@ryaneon5456]

I always like seeing videos of small farms, especially from someone that also lives in Maine. Hope to have my own farm one day!

[@lydiabittner9061]

I never minded milking alone in our stantion barn either! Enjoyed your video!

[@tayfarms]

It’s peaceful isn’t it😄 so glad you understand! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@cegesl4521]

Love watching your videos l like the setting of your milking picked ideas am building my small farm, you are very hard working and appears to enjoy what you are doing

[@tonyburelle6633]

Very good routine you have, and you do it so well, even with the few hiccups that happen,Very good video Taylor, thanks for sharing this

[@casey5711]

Just watched my first video as a new subscriber , you are a wonderful person , thank you

[@tayfarms]

Welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@dougchapman1346]

Great video. You are admired. What a life.

[@farmerjacob]

Good routine and nice looking herd

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!

[@davidzuelke8599]

i wish when i was milking my herd of brown swiss i could of found some one like you!!! now the herd is gone and i am all alone no kids and dont know what to do with the farm any more. keep up the good work i just found your videos and i enjoy them a lot.

[@tayfarms]

Hi!! And welcome to the channel. Glad you enjoy watching! So sorry to hear about your farm…Brown Swiss are a beautiful cow, I’ve always loved their goofy personality.. they can be awfully stubborn at times though..

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job milking the cows Taylor

[@david19659]

Taylor Please give a big thank you to Brent for letting you do videos while you work. I know it takes extra time just explaining things, setting up cameras and such. It is kind of him to allow it

[@lovejones7545]

Awesome video Taylor! Thanks for sharing

[@garyb4929]

Enjoyed your blog, thanks.

[@luacreskid]

Very well done...lots of questions, but being an old farmer kid, I understood the whys .

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!!

[@jeremyswindell2330]

great job!👍👍👍

[@tayfarms]

Thanks !

[@johncaffrey5395]

Wow, nice job Taylor.

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!

[@brooksfamilyfarm8969]

Loved watching your video and catching up on your channel, I always enjoy finding another small farm to add to my nightly watch list 😊 We have been looking into dairy lately so I love seeing a smaller set up!

[@tayfarms]

Hi there, Thanks so much! Love that you have your own farm. So cool!

[@brooksfamilyfarm8969]

@@tayfarms Thanks, it's getting there, little by little 😊

[@bustersmith5569]

Young Lady did a fine job !!

[@erinbuckley1170]

Very cool. Thanks for the informative vid

[@dobberaaron6658]

Great video Tay I'm a new subscriber I like all your videos your farm kicks butt tonight's milking went great thank you for so much for taking me along take care and God bless and I'm looking forward to more videos

[@tayfarms]

Hello! Thanks so much for subscribing! So glad you like the videos…😄

[@DTS1838]

Fantastic video,brings back memories of the milking set up’s that we used to have here in Ireland ,still does the same job though.Love your stuff .👍

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! Nothing like the farm life! I’m so glad you enjoy watching 😊

[@jakerbennett9909]

Liked & Shared....I just found ya......👍🏻 What You're Doing Is Exactly What I did growing up....on my uncles (62) head dairy farm in Pennsylvania....

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! That’s great! What breed of cows did y’all milk?

[@jakerbennett9909]

@@tayfarms Holsteins.....his Farm Was Called Blue Angel Flats.....in Columbia Cross Roads Pennsylvania.....but he retired a couple years back and just raises beef cows now......

[@tayfarms]

Cool!

[@kennethdean2417]

Taylor I am a new viewer to your videos and I enjoyed it so much I am from Massachusetts and we don’t have many farms left so it’s refreshing to watch a small farm at work The only thing I noticed about your video is when you were talking close to the loader the noise was a little louder than you when you were talking but I kinda got the just of what you were saying I love the aromas accounted with farms like fresh cut hay and manure, I know it sounds kinda corny but that’s the way I am and I really like cows they are not as dumb as people think they are actually really intelligent You do such a great job and I think if you did have a helper they could never keep up with your routine So I wish you all the luck in days and years to come you really seem to enjoy what you are doing

[@kdmedchill]

I'm new to your videos, great stuff I'm gonna watch more. And hello from Wisconsin what used to be the dairy state.

[@tayfarms]

Hi! So glad you enjoy watching😀

[@shawnwoodcock2024]

Very nice video. I always milked in a parlor so I find it very interesting in how it's done in a tie stall barn. Stay true yo yourself and keep up the good work.

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! So many ways to farm and they are all so fascinatingly different! Thanks for commenting 🙂

[@davidkimmel4216]

Enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing this with us thank You 😊

[@jasonbrown2060]

Man, you do a great job and work hard. I grew up raising hogs, that was hard work too. I hate working with livestock, but I’ll sit in tractor with a grain cart or a grain truck for 16 hrs. Row cropping is easy money .

[@hobertlee7598]

GOD BLESS YOU TAYLOR ALWAYS

[@johnd4018]

Nicely done video. Nice to see a traditional tie stall barn like i grew up with in NY State 40+ years ago instead of the mega factory farms of today where there are so many untanned farmers walking around. Do they ever feel the sun!

[@tayfarms]

Thanks so much, I know what ya mean. I milked for a couple large parlor operations before coming here and I didn’t last long.. I love the individual attention a cow can receive from a good ole tie stall barn…. Can be harder in ways but in my opinion it is also more rewarding. Thank you for watching and commenting!!

[@willie3737]

Fantastic video!

[@tayfarms]

Thanks!

[@spanky610321]

Just found your channel, lovin it 😍

[@MilkMan608]

Brought back memories of some heifers jumping over the gutter like it was the Grand Canyon.

[@tayfarms]

That’s so funny, that’s exactly the analogy that I always use!!!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Taylor

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!

[@paulmartin8212]

I think that one just wanted some face-time on the tri-pod. LOL

[@duncanosborne4469]

Great stuff Taylor,it's hard work milking on your own,I work on a small pig farm and have 50 too feed twice a day and clean out weekly by hand as we are too small for a tractor but it only takes a couple of hours,I'm in the uk

[@tayfarms]

Hi there! That’s awesome that you have your own farm! Thank you for watching and commenting.. keep on farming 😊!!

[@rayeddy528]

You are a very hard worker !! After being so use to milking without thinking about it, I was very impressed that you could describe each step to the camera without missing steps !! All I can say is job well done young lady !!!! Thank you for sharing your journey called life !!! I know that you will accomplish what ever you desire in life !! Stay safe and God bless you and yours !!! Eddy ( retired heavy equipment field mechanic Virginia coal mine)

[@tayfarms]

Thanks so much!! I enjoy making these videos immensely, and I’m just so glad people are enjoying watching them!!

[@smalldairyfarmer]

Enjoyed watching keep up the good work new subscriber👍

[@DarrylwaynephippsPhipps]

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[@davidtitcombe4686]

I can understand you liking to milk on your own, I preferred to milk on my own in a 5/10 herringbone parlour. While at college early 70's we had an online parlour similar to yours but think there are very few if any in th UK now. I'm sure someone will correct me if wrong. Have subscribed to your page as interested how things are done elsewhere in the world.

[@kurtreinhardt6789]

Great video- milked many a cow in tie stall barns in my youth

[@michaelwalsh9145]

We call them pipe lines here in Ireland, I tore out my pipe line over 30 years ago and dug out the stall barn and put a herringbone parlour in its place, best job I ever did and it didn’t cost the earth.

[@dennissorensen5926]

What do you use the barn loft for I know it for hay but I don't think you put those round bales up there. Can you show us the loft. I Like your show l was raised on a farm in Alberta Canada 🍁

[@danb7132]

it's great to see some one from maine. we are from the county.

[@tayfarms]

Hi! Glad to hear from a fellow Mainer!

[@pyroman6000]

We had the same issue one year with an over- mature batch of first cut clover. It was like handling bales of prickly sticks! The cows did not like it( dont blame them), and would pick through it for the leaves and flowers. Leaving a huge mess to clean out of the manger every day- not to mention all the feed value they were NOT getting... Our girls ate like slobs, so we didnt have the option of just leaving it for a few days to get thwm to eat more. Itd get waterlogged from the splashing in the watwrcups, and the grain and silage would mix with it, and get gross A new seeding of alfalfa was nearly as bad due to vast quantities of volunteer oats. We had plenty of extra bedding that year, lol. Now, second cut clover/timothy mix? They went NUTS for that! Caught that at the perfect time! Full of flowers and leaves, fine, and soft. So much leaf, it was blueish green. Never had to chase our cows down. They got grain and silage inside- so theyd be waiting at the pasture gate bllowing to let them in! Chow time!!

[@tayfarms]

😂 they do love a perfect clover/timothy hay!! I wish our girls were more interested in coming in for milking, but they’re about as laid back as a cow can be ….. they just lay there staring at you when you yell “milk time!”😆

[@JoshOsborne-b6k]

Call come boss come boss they should come

[@mikesullivan6422]

Good job , good working rythm .

[@coreyacre6070]

who builds the bale unroller? I know a few companies that make the silage carts that have gas and even electric engines.

[@brianmclellan7001]

I agree with you I like to do stuff alone it makes my day

[@garyposthuma9607]

We would always scrape the alley way after we left the cows in just a thought

[@lawrenceluckey5984]

I hvenever milked in a tied stall barn nor have I milked on a dairy that had fewer then 300 cows but I have milked in stanchion barns and herringbone parlors in Florida and Alabama I used to milk split shift 6 days a week

[@tayfarms]

Cool, thanks for commenting!

[@oldfarmer4700]

Just how many we milked and in a stanchion barn. Cows acted just like those because hands on twice a day. Although each cow had its own place and we feed grain each time we milked. We hardly ever had to go get them.

[@danb7132]

you do a great job.

[@skipbasil2937]

Good worker. Best of luck with your channel

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!

[@michaelwalsh9145]

How long does it take to milk the 70 cows? Surely a herringbone milking parlour would be way faster? I milk 80 cows in a 12 unit herringbone, milking before washing take 1 hour.

[@doncc6080]

Thanks. Your videos are getting better. When I worked on my uncles small dairy farm we called the cows to come in. How long does it take by yourself to milk? I loved the Appaloosa colored cow. Hope you can get a wireless mike soon.

[@johnd4018]

Back in the day I learned how to call the cows from my grandmother. She could see they down in the pasture from her front porch.

[@Eenyeinieover]

Love your content ❤

[@tayfarms]

Thank you so much!😊🙂

[@justingermanovich]

Just found this channel! I have a question when it comes to small dairy farms. I know the dairy industry is struggling and all the smaller farms are going away which makes me sad. How do small farms like yours insure they stay ahead of the game?

[@tayfarms]

Hi and welcome! Well, learning how to adapt and become more money conscious are huge in today’s dairy industry…. I think that small farms really need to focus on cow longevity and overall quality of life for cattle. Having pasture land for dairy cows to graze lowers feeding cost and provides a more healthy lifestyle for them. Really just tightening down on overall cost of operations is critical. Thanks so much for watching and commenting

[@ahomeinpisgahontheroad4481]

Lovely!!❤

[@reidumphrey1980]

Love your videos. Do the cows remain chained up except for pasture time?

[@tayfarms]

No they are pastured or kept in the freestall 90% of the time. They are only kept in the tie stall to be milked and in the extreme cold of the winter ❄️ thanks for watching!!

[@colmanlong1032]

very interesting video, different way of milking, cows seem very quiet,what country are you in.

[@gregjohnston9287]

I just found your channel. I grew up in Wisconsin on a 30 cow dairy farm. Best years, lots of work, but enjoyed it. I worked in the dairy industry. Dairy farmers are the best people. I have a farm in Iowa, no livestock. Enjoyed your video and subscribed. Do you do both milking? Do you forestrip and clean the tests before attaching the teat cups? The sound at times is difficult to hear.

[@tayfarms]

Sorry for bad sound quality, broke the mic on my camera and haven’t gotten it fixed yet… yes I milk both milking alongside my boss…we clean the teats and strip them out before hand. Thanks for commenting!

[@williamhawks2372]

Good job I miss doing that job wind I was a kid long time ago

[@stevenww3560]

First time here ! Are those wood stalls? Wisconsin hasn't allowed wood in dairy barns for 40 years ! Surprised they still allow wood walls lol

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video

[@dirtroadfarm.4024]

Love small Dairy farms. Here in Nova Scotia there are hardly any left. All being taken over by factory style massive Dairy farms.

[@tayfarms]

I know what you mean it’s the same way around here. Very sad that people are more concerned about quantity rather than quality. Not to mention quality of life for the girls 🐄 ! Thanks for commenting😊

[@unclerob617]

Great video! You have a big tank for 70 cows... do you get picked up everyday? I'm glad I found your channel 😊😊

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! The farm used to milk 100 Holsteins so they had to have a pretty large tank…. We get picked up every other day. Thanks for watching!!

[@dixiewishbone5582]

Maybe using a separate bucket milker for withholding milk from treated / mastitis or fresh cows would be an option?? Do you choose or select any particular breeds for improving your genetics?

[@tayfarms]

Absolutely! we actually have one but it’s being repaired at the moment. We try to only milk cross breeds for components but we have many pure bred cow from good herds…. We don’t actually raise it a few replacement heifers

[@DrRashidIshaq]

Nice work

[@tayfarms]

Thanks!