Cleaning Calf Barn and Herd Health

[@kensmithler5965]

Great video especially the drone footage. That gives the complete picture of a job. Nice variety of the daily chores and the cows trying to get their star moment was comical. Beautiful work Jan, happy we are getting to see you more often!

[@billjoat]

All those cows want to be the next youtube star. Trying to get their faces out there!! One of my most favorite tools also. The bed buster. You know it has to make that sand nice and soft when they come back!!Gosh I understand the coment about the mats and as far as I know you're pretty much right on point and it is a sad situation for us to be in. With every thing that's throwaway now, It all gets more and more expensive and the quality tanks.

[@WhirlyPearly]

I think the 17 yr old is the star or the barn :0)

[@janetstewart6977]

It amazes me how the girls are able to find your camera wherever you put it…..too funny. Great vlog Jan! ❤️

[@timothymbonham4453]

Being able to see an unusual item (possible predator!) is very important to a herd of prey animals. The ones that did NOT develop that ability didn't survive to reproduce.

[@heathergingrich6170]

I am always amazed at how curious cows are. They know what a camera looks like but move it somewhere other then your hand and they just can't help themselves checking it out...lol

[@harveypenner2386]

Thanks for the Day to Day videos!

[@debpeters7422]

I love the way you talk to the cows...😅 Thank you for respecting and caring for them. Love your videos. Always looking for the next new one. Thank you! Merry Christmas!

[@---ROWLEY---]

The state of the world and the quality of everything. I felt that man. I feel the same.

[@anthonyklein1879]

It's an amazing farm. I love how all the buildings match too. My OCD thank you lol

[@PartyOf8Please]

Can you use mats like the ones on the deck? They’re subjected to worse than what’s in the pit so maybe they’d work down below. Just a random thought! Thanks for all of the videos, Jan!! Keeps us entertained on these cold winter days! 😂

[@SandySwauger9644]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@x_Dude1]

When the cows are all laying in their beds, looks serene.

[@nancysmith8095]

These are the best videos n Dairy farming on KZbin.

[@michaelgray8301]

Hello 👋 from Kentucky

[@PEG-s4n]

GOOD DAY TO YOU ! ! ENJOY

[@billjoat]

One quik question. Was the quik pic of the black foor sprayed down? I think that a spray bedliner material would work. Acid etch the floor, and have a company spray it. dries in a day. May need a temporary parlor for a couple of days.

[@PgP736]

❤ from Norway

[@rosemarymurphy5767]

Hello Jan, glad to hear that 99% cows are with calf. Need to fill the dump truck with manure and dump it in the pile. Jan , ask 10 th generation dairy farmer Eric he could tell you what mats to get for the milking parlor . He is on KZbin.

[@timothymbonham4453]

Eric doesn't get near the cold that Jan gets.

[@robertd-dh8qm]

Love the videos bud 🚜👍

[@belfast479]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to you and all, Jan. Best wishes and prayers going forward!

[@jeffharper6259]

Thank you as always for providing us with yet another entertaining and educational video Jan, best wishes for 2025 from Ontario!

[@franciscosandiego3026]

Great video brother from the imperial county ca 🇺🇲🎄🎄🎄

[@piperdoug428]

oh that warmer weather, this yoyo in SW Toba is nuts

[@omarkhalaf1408]

What a great job there Keep going guys Best life ever ❤️

[@caseywirtel561]

Morning Jan 😊

[@frankrizzo3915]

Great Video!

[@gurpreetcheema6505]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@patricksmith3135]

Would those spotty mats clean up with some brushing? Maybe a stiff brush and more concentrated cleaner and schedule that chore when you are away from the parlor (LOL).

[@jamesdavidson81]

My Australian brain cannot comprehend 0° being described as soft and warm.

[@TangoDelta8111]

I bet you havent faced -40c either. If you have, you would understand😂😂😂

[@christinelips3657]

You have some pet pigeons in the barn, you see them as you are cleaning the beds.

[@TangoDelta8111]

I saw that too. Hope they dont have a roost inside or they will crap on the ladies 😢

[@asquithmainlines699]

Jan, in all your travels have you ever been able to demo the Nedap Augmented Reality cow control? I watched a video on it the other day. That is some next level technology for sure. Of course bells and whistles always come with a price. Thanks for getting us through the winter… One video at a time.

[@kevinchesnut8832]

I like watching your videos I am a retired farmer I ask a question once in a while but I probably won't anymore because when I do I always get attacked on here by a few idiots who think I care about what they have to say

[@jaredjames8091]

Another great video; thanks! Any update on Mirjam and her cheese making adventure?? Thanks!!

[@Well_I_am_just_saying]

You should be able to find some high quality mats if you shop around and do some research.

[@stlukes09bymycreator98]

🇺🇸🙏🇨🇦🫵❤️👍 WELCOME TO AMERICA 😂 ALL THOSE WHO WOULD LOVE TO BE THE 51st STATE ………. JUST JOKING 🤣😂 LOVE ❤️ YOU GUYS !

[@oshkoshdom2197]

Have you tried what we used in restaurant kitchens for floor matts? They are a honeycomb rubber that is resistant to grease and oil and hose off very well?

[@DIGGER19860]

what about horse stall mats? the harder rubber ones. they probably arent as porous as the foam pads and wont grow bacteria as easily who knows. they are heavy af.

[@andrewmaiden3738]

I started to get a red blush appearing in a new bathroom following som building work. A biologist friend said he thought it was from bacteria within the disturbed old building materials. I was using various bleaches to tr and kill it. He advised using a disinfectant on a 50/50 split with 20% distilled white vinegar. Circa 3 weeks of meticulous spraying etc, gone.

[@troypersson7630]

You may have answered this already but in the last video when all of those heifers went running back to the corral it made me wonder what you do with all of them. I know you cull cows and have to replace them but that was a lot of replacement heifers, are you guys expanding or do you sell your heifers? Lastly that is some very nice compost in the making, you may have to bag it and sell it, just kidding it will make a nice addition to your sandy soil.

[@JohnDeer-n6d]

Nice videos.enjoy them very much

[@robertmarino2158]

Jan , quick question , while you talk to the cows daily , Neline talks to the calves & goats, what procedure if any ,will Miriam doing cheese wheels talk to them? Sounds silly but ? Stay safe everyone , enjoy .

[@r0dani3lb]

Just out of curiosity, what are you doing with the discarded straw ? Thanks a lot for videos !

[@adambrown4484]

Good Day … Suggestion industrial rubber dishwasher mats they have holes to allow floor underneath to breath and dry. Best guess mold under foam or in foam Lady number 1267 beautiful colour

[@dennislamers986]

Jan could you spray a chlorine or another chemical after hosing it down and checking what happens after a couple hours?

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD JOB1

[@jeffstevens3420]

Line-x the floor. They can do any color you want now days. And it's a lifetime warranty. If it messes up, they redo it for free

[@stormhunter8109]

When u were cleaning out the bedding area at the 10 minute mark, what kind of critters were out in the hay area?

[@wadesfarmstead]

I am one of the ones that complained about the parlor mats before you changed them last year and I was thinking about saying something about the newest ones but you did before I did lol. Have you thought about putting a solid mat in there so liquids don’t collect under the mats ?

[@edmo43]

My friend thanks for another great video; Jan, any update for the cheese making adventure?

[@TheWinnipegstorm]

Could you apply something like a Rinoliner to the floor? Also..what about something like the mats that they put in horse barns for the floor?

[@timothymbonham4453]

Probably not soft enough for what they want.

[@johncox4249]

Have you tried spraying a dilute bleach solution on the floor mats?

[@ygrittesnow1701]

While you aren't real big on automation. You have incorporated a feed pusher into your farm. Have you considered a Lely scraper for maintaining the alleys like they were doing on 10th Generation Dairy Farm? Seems a consistent and repetitive task that could be done for you.

[@shereemorgan1430]

Do you ever have dwarfism in your herds. Happy Holidays to you and your family 🌲🎁🕊️!

[@annglowacki7475]

Can you compost the bedding into nice “dirt” and spread that on your fields improve the sandy soil? I know they do that at zoos with their bedding materials and boy does the “dirt” look rich and awesome.

[@marystuart346]

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[@edandrenateburns3170]

Yes, i agree , its a throw away society these days

[@Sheephappensranch]

Ya it is absolutely crazy how ‘cheap’ everything is made these days, but yet costs so much What about the anti fatigue rubber floor mats? It may be an option as they last years in horse barns in the wash racks. Not the same chemicals around but do handle the horse shoes and constantly being wet

[@08Roadgl]

Need a cheese building update!

[@gonzokompadre]

Jan, you never mention (or at least I haven't seen it mentioned) if and when you sell steers or even some heifers...it seems like the corrals are bursting with animals...they can't all be replacements, can they?

[@colinkulasik1128]

Reference min 12, Jan how do you separate the milk from the chocolate cows ?😅 *First few cows in group 2

[@ThyBountyHunter]

Wondering can you give the mats a light scrubbing with a diluted bleach solution.

[@carloscampos1428]

Hey Jan, saw a wrap on a cow foot. Can you make a video about hooftrimming/hoofcare on your farm? You got a treammer comming on a schedule or you do it yoursfelf and what's the chute situattion. Very curious since i'm one. 😃

[@timothymbonham4453]

They have a professional farrier that comes by about 3-4 times a year to take care of the hooves. They do not do it themselves.

[@colinkulasik1128]

What about epoxy for the floor in the parlor?

[@danhei]

So how many hours have you got on the NewHolland 130. It seems you guys are running that thing a lot. As you have stated in the past, take care of your equipment and they will last a long time. Cheers from Regina.

[@francocecchetto2554]

I know at the end of the video you talked about the floor mats in the parlor. Have you thought of epoxy floors

[@skylerwaldner8586]

There's a very good chance that it could be the iodine because we have turkeys here and I guess we put it in there water and it makes a mess

[@fritzmusic]

Can you not use truck bed liner in your milking parlor professionally applied?

[@marisuelarkee709]

I would try horse mats

[@ksoft5]

Very nice, please give a try to Cow Master Herd Management app

[@anthonyklein1879]

In America you hear 0 degrees thats way too cold lol

[@chrismurphy110]

we have cow farms here in the uk but no were the size of yours

[@richardplatt288]

Resin floor

[@michaelc.3812]

Jan, would you mind helping sister in methods for camera stabilization? It’s VERY difficult to watch video that is “herky jerky” 😊. If she is like my sister, forget trying…. 😂

[@PEG-s4n]

HAVE TO SAY YOUR COWS DEFINITELY KNOW YOU

[@pieterannekevisser8141]

Why don't you have alley scrapers

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤️🇨🇦

[@dieterlethmate2348]

Sand mats so you think your at the beach 😅

[@pietervanommen]

Why not an epoxy floring with drainage gutter in the middle? Workshops also use these and seem tough

[@aflea8272]

im sure they want something squishy for the feet then a hard floor. but i do think it may be a water sitting on the mat kinda thing. could use something that drains and dries faster.

[@edwardoberg6530]

Why couldn't you use the same matts as what the cows are standing on for your parlor?

[@AT4AFT20]

was that a pack of rats going by while you were scrapping at the 10 min mark

[@davidwpinkston4226]

you have enough cows interested in milking, allow them to comment

[@madhungarian3024]

So what happens to the cows that fail preg check? Mcdonalds, i suppose? Seeing as how a business can't really keep too many non-productive employees around.

[@timothymbonham4453]

They get re-bred to try again. But if they consistently have fertility problems, yes, they get culled.

[@allansm555]

Try showing the cows KZbin video’s while you milk them.

[@notsoserious0944]

Feeding some fat pigeons as well...

[@leeingraham825]

Try bleach