Rearing Calves During TB Lockdown

[@gerrybrown]

Fair play , nice to have good friends to help out in difficult times , hopefully by time ye go clear weanlings will be flying it in the marts!

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Yes that’s what it’s all about isn’t it Gerry! We’re blessed with great neighbours & friends 😊 Oh that’s what we’re hoping for - we’ll have all the marts around filled up 🤣

[@ritamgilsenan629]

Enjoying your videos, keep up the good work.

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Thanks a million Rita 😊

[@padraiggeaney3167]

Brilliant video lads lovely straight forward set up ye have ye have great friends helping ye out well done

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Thanks very much Padraig for tuning in again 😊🙏🏼 We do try to keep it simple for everyone. Yes we’re very blessed to have great people to row in when things get tough, wouldn’t be able to do it without them 😄

[@markcolgan5465]

The jackets are the best ever.

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Yes they're a great job altogether. The calves we put them on are flying it and haven't had a setback at all thankfully!

[@gerryoconnor8751]

Ye are running a mighty show. Those calves are a credit to you and what you bought was money well spent.

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Thanks very much Gerry - it’s really a team effort and we’re blessed with such great help. There’s no way we could do it ourselves 😊 Yes sometimes you’ve got to spend a few pound to make life easier for everyone 😄

[@gerryoconnor8751]

@@keanefamilyfarm I have been the same with a great man who helps us, he knows what he's at and never has to be told what to do. He just does it. Hence we haven't lost a calf that was born alive in 3 years. 2 or 3 still births every year but that's it.

[@garymadden2656]

Great video lads and good luck with all the new calf’s I hope it goes smoothly 💪👌

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Thanks a million Gary, much appreciated 😊 Yes it looks like there’s a dry spell coming so that’ll do a great job on the calves that are out please God 😄

[@smalldairyfarmer]

Great to have nine neighbours ya once a day is handy i only bought calf jackets last year found them great

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Oh we’re so blessed with great neighbours & friends. People are great for rowing in when you need them 😊 That’s good to hear, I wasn’t sure whether it was a good use of €300 but I think the calves are flying it with them on!

[@HootMaRoot]

You guys seem to it all in hand. One bonus about having the calves spread out, you might find one set a calves might get on better in different area to where you had been keeping your replacement heifer calves

[@keanefamilyfarm]

I think it’s all trial and error isn’t it - sometimes the best things you learn are from mistakes made 😅 That’s a great point actually, wouldn’t have even thought about that. Thank you 😊

[@paulmalone4587]

Keep up the good work

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Thanks very much Paul 😄

[@Monagarrow]

Reared an extra 200 calves this time last yr, ye'll get through it no fear!

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Oh that’s not for the faint of heart! Thanks a million, the weeks definitely go quickly that’s for sure 😅

[@gerryoconnor8751]

Tough going but it's surprising what we can do when we have to 😅

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Haha that is very true 🤣

[@klaasvandecasserie8787]

When life gives you lemons...👍🏻

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Have to find the lemonade 😅🙌🏼

[@paddy294]

I’m a new subscriber to your channel

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Hope you’re enjoying the videos Paddy - thanks for subscribing 😊

[@eire77]

will you reduce cow numbers in the future in case the same thing happens again having to rear all those calves .

[@keanefamilyfarm]

Good point - I don’t think it’s on our radar for the moment with the financial obligations we have now (capital expenditure and new house build soon) but it is something we’d consider in the future 😊 We definitely won’t be going up cow numbers I’d say 🤣