MASSIVE BULL TO THE RESCUE!?... TWO BIG FARM PROBLEMS!

In today's video we have two problems... Fertility and Mobility.
Let's try and solve both.
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[@anniebooo]

Fert Stickers on the back of the cows. The NZ Once a Day Farmer, look at some of his older videos before he got collars. Best regards, Annie

[@mcalan20]

Happy place

[@marjoriebell4956]

Cows looking fantastic! Loved how the one highland calf got away 😆

[@decullagh7764]

Was in the farm shop on monday got a picture with tom thanks tom

[@graememckay9972]

Popped into the farm shop on Sunday. My boy said "are you going to be a fan boy if you see Tom, SO EMBARRASSING" he then bought a hat and said "can't believe I'm going to meet a real youtuber". Had to explain that it was a working farm and you might not be there. Then saw a black lab taking a lady for a walk and I think it was your Mrs P but she disappeared quick, probably because she was avoiding sad fan boys like me. Shout out to the young lass serving the breakfast barms. She was just about to give us ours when she apologised and said she didn't think the sausages were right and didn't want to serve us them. Shows she takes her quality control and customer service seriously. Bacon was lovely as was our first raw milk purchase. Honeycomb milkshake was delicious. The goats outside your mums window were super friendly too. I couldn't hang around because my curiosity wanted me to be naughty and start exploring the farm and our motorhome was blocking your car park. Lytham and St Annes were lovely towns too.

[@hollys89]

Isn't the old adage "out of the mouthes of babes" lol they can always find a way to embarrass the parent's have a nice day!

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

Thank you so much for coming Graeme, really appreciate it. That would have be penny, new lab puppy 🙈

[@graememckay9972]

@@TomPembertonFarmLife It wasn't hanging about. If Jo's ponytail swung any faster she'd have taken off.

[@kathmullholland7348]

Hav you seen farmer p. And the way he uses chains on his gates.😊

[@mott2945]

@@kathmullholland7348 famer p used to be great content not no more it’s awful 👎 toms is on another level compared to Ians and I’m not being funny saying this as I know Ian is a nice gentleman however I’ve stopped watching his channel as his content has become so boring and screams of cheating the edit

[@yvonneward]

Awesome video Tom love the raffle idea I’m sure a harness type contraption can be put together a bit like the horses martingale I’m so excited to find out how many coos are in calf and whose calves are whose (AI or Junior/Nigel ) x

[@annahkurtin5345]

Benjamin Franklin (President of the U.S.) said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

[@krat5576]

Tom this is probably a question you answered before but what is the secret tape-on-a-cows-tail code?

[@shammamurphy4172]

The cows lifting their tails going through the foot bath was just the best - like ladies lifting their skirt over a puddle 😂

[@kirkforster5254]

Hey Tom most farmers paint the cows tails or use heat detection stickers

[@mea3665]

Glow in the dark orange would be fun ! Night time pasture fun !

[@trippinggauntlet4520]

Having just seen sheep, lit up with colour changing lights to a soundtrack as an art installation, this idea appeals to me so much. Maybe I should mention the sheep weren't real.......but it was really good

[@reginatafoya5138]

I cant remember when I subscribed its been a couple few yrs now. You and your father have done so many great things on your farm its just amazing. Im so excited to see the new parlor.

[@daveadams4128]

For the Raddle, mix it thinner & get a cheap garden spray pump applicator & spray the bull each day

[@agecard16]

Chin ball!!!!

[@bobuncle8704]

I remember the fun you had setting that foot bath up for the young stock several year ago. A great example of why to not throw things away. If you could teach Nigel to write, he could keep his own chart😂😂😂

[@jacksrus]

Mark a notch on his own bedpost 🤣

[@seamusmurphy6050]

😂😂😂

[@mrspaulaenglish]

I’m Australia we put a sticker with a paint coat that rubs when other cows Mount. You put them on cycling cows to identify them.

[@caroldocherty6810]

It annoys me when Dr Pol always says Angus bulls are dangerous. In effect any bull can be dangerous when his hormones are going crazy. I understand though that in the USA a lot of the bulls never have much human contact. I have my Angus bull Hercules he is a big big boy and I hand raised him. He loves me and will follow me around. I have fallen asleep on top of him. My brother runs our farm and sadly Herc is not a fan of his. I keep telling my brother to stop singing the Mc donalds song when he goes past him lol

[@AlleyCat-1]

I had a mini jersey bull that we hand raised. Could lead him with a halter & lead rope, taught him to lift & hold his hooves. And by the time he turned 3, he got dangerously aggressive. Took him over to my folks pasture to service his girl's & then he went from being happy being with the girl's to not wanting anyone around his fence & focused on stalking my dad, the neighbor kid's & then when we brought him back home, same way. We use to love on him all the time.😥 But I think his "brother" kept him in line.

[@richpbrown2]

Think you need to make the raddle thicker so it’s more like butter and it then won’t rub off as easily and last longer

[@davidmarshall5603]

Great video. You need to get 50-gallon drums filled with water, and you can use them all around the farm to tie up tempry fencing

[@gregedmand9939]

Well... This was an entertaining episode! It looks like "March Madness" is well underway. Lots of construction noise. Leaping Highlanders. Flashing bright colours. Best of all... Dancing - arm waving Tom and Luke.

[@jesshobbyhangout]

other sheep farmers use marking sprays and they can last more than 1 full sheep cycle. not sure how well it might work on cattle but i saw sandi brock using it in her breeding videos. she is in canada so i dont know if those sprays are accessable here in the uk

[@hergebreaux57]

🪣 🪥 That with garden pump sprayer or a long handled deck brush and bucket.

[@alexandradufton4260]

Cammy the sheep game might know of UK ones

[@willspeke2728]

Have u ever had a bull fall in the pit? It happened once on my uncles farm save to say he's lucky he earned his keep cuz it was not a cheap fix lol they dnt fall out a pit as easy as they fall in lmao

[@daniellejohnston767]

When I worked at my relatives' dairy, they kept the cows in two groups. The one group was the older cows that wouldn't catch with AI, so they always kept a bull with that group. They also had an electronic sorting gate when they exited the parlor, so when we were milking and we saw a problem we could enter into a keypad that would put them in a holding pen for a better check. The farmer could also pick cows that he wanted to AI beforehand and they would be put in the holding pen as well. The funniest thing was it was a rotary parlor and the bull was shorter then the rest of the cows. He liked going around for a ride and would usually be the first one on and last one off. He would duck under the push bar and we had to back him off at the end. It was always a bit of a surprise when you were in a groove and you look up to find there was something other then an udder before you.

[@munirahbakar4123]

Thanks for sharing! Had a laugh reading about the bull in the milking parlour 😂

[@TomPembertonFarmLife]

What a boy the is 😂

[@AreYouKittenMeRtNow]

Hilarious I love it

[@paddy582]

Tail paint the cows, when it runs off you know bull has been with them

[@Barbaracoyle]

Y'all are so funny. I'm a new viewer from San Antonio, Texas. Longhorn state. Beautiful country site there. We were station in mildenhall England.

[@astonmcleod5344]

Tom, Have you ever listened to Doctor Temple Grandin? She is a genius for observing animal behaviour and livestock handling systems, removing stress and making life better for livestock.

[@rosemarymurphy5767]

Never thought of putting Agrimark Raddle on bulls front quarters to see if cows been mess with.Good job well done . Do 😮like the video their is always something different in each video .

[@aprilmapp3140]

I dont have a farm but love watching your cows.Thank you for showing your farm.x

[@colinbrown5597]

Tom, another great explanation of another day of life on a dairy farm. Keep up the great work. Be well and safe travels!

[@juliewetemans8240]

We use to paint the cows top of tail on their back. But them started using stickers on cows that scratch off from bull moving. There is a bright colour under them..

[@johnearle6667]

Watched a video on you tube recently of a dairy farmer in limerick Ireland who was using the used detergent from the milking parlour to foot bath his cows instead of formaline

[@alicampbell5347]

Wow just wow. I had a dream awhile ago I was working with you guys on the farm and you raddled the bull with orange paint . My mind's just been blown 🤯🤯

[@Danfazza-ey6mx]

Big Nige got tango’ed…. 😂❤

[@robpooley7680]

With all the stress of the bale its understandable fertility has suffered their all under stress like yourself chucking bull in is prob sensible, I know doubt activity collars will help be interesting to see how much improvement you get with them in time to come

[@clarkkent4683]

A lot of dairy jobs around at the moment but all require you to have a years experience pretty much, could you state what would be expected to learn and perhaps how it could be learned please?

[@kathywrath33]

I am 68 yr and remember, when I was 8, my uncle using a blue dye on his bull so he would know which cows were “served”. I had no idea what he was talking about. I was 8! This was on a Canadian dairy farm

[@jordanwaite2080]

looks like the calf shed need renovation! new project ??😅😅

[@elizabethcrocker6418]

Hi Tom Could i ask why dairy cows are thinner than meat cows/ Thank you

[@valerieforde1034]

hey tom can you send me a book for april 17 for my son he loves youre channel and farming simulater map

[@sheeepguy7311]

With the raddle mix grease with the oil and sticks and stays longer the bull

[@jamielee9350]

Hey Nigel..... " YOU BEEN TANGOED "🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasryan3742]

Put paint on cows shoulders and it will be scratched off by the bull

[@brendanoneill1466]

Lots of great info. Glad you were able to set up a stop gap until you go back to your self filling foot bath. Could all of the activity, building, demo have an impact on the cows fertility? Maybe as things settle a little, or at least around their beds/stalls, things will just get better and better. And wow, Nigel is getting to be a big boy.

[@hollys89]

Great question Brendan

[@ghostrider7688]

Course it Brendan , the cows 🐄 handling a lot of change n stress

[@ericspikes9325]

Cross your heart breeding harness Google it there have them for cattle goats pigs sheep

[@andrewduke1489]

Morning Tom

[@alexjackson7266]

How many different breeds of cattle do you have? What breeds do you have?

[@maryrybicki9034]

We sheep sheppards have been using marking harnesses for ever.Me 39 yrs

[@Tommymellett]

Good video Tom

[@madmesmith5187]

Lard or cooking oil, not sure what engine oil you use but it made my eyebrow twitch.

[@ulsterlad2256]

Maybe chuck a go pro on the bull 😉

[@Michael-8903]

1:07 Already time for repairs 🫣 2:31 Hopefully you had juce left to start🤞

[@hughbarr7812]

Where did you get the barrel spanner from?

[@kyleshaw3829]

Tom try using sheep keel it will stay on better

[@SuperMurf44]

Hello from Montana..maybe a bit of rubber mat in the bottom of the foot bath. might give better footing and more confidence to the cows when walking through..

[@addamwhitehead5062]

Hi Tom here in Australia we paint our cows tail section to where the bull or another cow would jump, if the paint has been rubbed off or ruffed up its a good indication of the cows coming into heat or is in heat.

[@MrEvad3]

Never seen raddle made up with engine oil before but it works I guess! I've always used vegetable oil. Nice idea though, I'd just say your mix was too watery, I'd describe your mix as liquid rather than a paste. Mix it much thicker and it'll last a bit longer plus it's easier to get on. Never seen anyone be able to use raddle and not get themselves covered though so you were bang on 🤣

[@nancydenmark1614]

I’d think using anything but a petroleum product would be better so the animal doesn’t absorb the product into their body.

[@tmyersf4]

@@nancydenmark1614 Don't worry Nancy... Tom changes the oil filter on the bull every week. 🤔

[@nancydenmark1614]

@@tmyersf4 unfortunately the oil filter in this case is the kidneys and liver but oh well

[@jermynpedretti4761]

Good morning Tom!

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Your dance clearly had the highlands baffled. 😂

[@williamgarcia210]

Hey Tom, if I can make a suggestion? Instead of using motor oil mixed with the Raddle use an inexpensive food grade oil. You never know if the motor oil will cause any issues in your cattle ingest some. Better safe than sorry.

[@markguest9780]

Why are your cows so thin?

[@chuckyc6912]

Very interesting good video

[@lesterhertel2945]

Another very interesting video

[@maryrybicki9034]

I v alwas used a gate to sort weaners

[@middaynapping7840]

Nigel is a beaut ❤❤❤❤❤

[@radharcanna]

I was somewhat worried when I saw you had Nigel in the milking parlour. Surely Tom knows where milk comes from!

[@johnwarwick4105]

That bulls milk is worth more 😂😂

[@rogerfleury3591]

2nd! GOOD MORNING TOM,LUKE,HIEDI,AND THE GINGER GUY WITH A MUSTACHE! The progress is amazing! The new parlor is going to be a game changer. Then on to the next project. Planning a trip to visit the farm. Will be in the spring sometime. What do you charge for a week in your house you have fixed up? Roger in Pierre South Dakota USA

[@caroldorsett8170]

So much fun watching you. I live by if it can’t be fixed with balling twine and duct tape why get a new one.

[@harezy]

6:30 He lost that paintball match 😂😂

[@WayneRigley]

Transmitter on the bull NFC tags on all the others.. you will know exactly who and when the party was

[@sheilaphillips2174]

The Hoof GP sent me.

[@abbasssibatra8682]

👍

[@michaelraby7043]

I see sheep breeders put paint on the backs of their sheep and can tell if they gotten breed by the paint being smeared. Use different colors if you use more than one bull.

[@bobsheppard3287]

Thought you might have had a new AI stall then 😂😂😂😂 or are you selling bull milk ❓❓👍👍😂😂😂😂

[@billsauberlich7337]

Bummer that black calf snock thought the gate,only think worse would be if you didn't have it on vidio, good content lol

[@mythirdlifeJS]

Wow anyone else feeling Toms pain of not having the parlor? I pray that there isn’t any delays with the new one.

[@pike_dave]

Hi Tom. Quick question: When the highland beef makes it to the farm shop, will it be labelled up as Highland beef?

[@Alex2Bucket]

Hi Tom. Have you considered using Heat Detector Patches/Scratchies? They're super common in Australia, but cows aren't housed like your cows are. We apply them at the start of AI. Once cows are AI'd, we run a roll of paint over them in the AI race. Then during milking, all we have to do is look for scratched detectors to know who has been on heat since the last AI. They come in lots of different colors so you can always reapply a new color at the end of your first cycle so you can tell which cows are apart of what groups. Have to spend a bit of time to apply them initially, but makes it easy for all employees to see heats. I guess it won't determine whats been mounted by a bull or just another cow though.

[@adambutch8832]

All creatures do prostrate to God. Al Quran Chapter 22 Verse 18 So let us give them the chance for them to live so that they may keep prostrating to Allah. Because Allah loves people who possesses compassion to understand these creatures with respect. There is no necessity to eat them, follow Nabi's SAW example, live with the abundance that Allah is giving that is wheat, dates and water. Hadith ref Sahih Muslim If there was no animals, Allah SWT would not send rain on earth. Hadith Sunan Ibn Majah Volume 4019 Even the Prophet desired to be a plant that we can pick up. Sahih Tirmizi Without those animals, the earth would not be able to replenish it's breath.

[@laurelsemcek4693]

I don't know how it would work on bovine hair but, Sandi Brock from Sheepishly Me uses spray paint. But u would spray it on your bull.

[@Lene-ce7nt]

Nigel is looking really good. So the next projekt has tobe a new calf building. Looking forward to new smoke bombs.😉😆

[@joedanson5379]

Adrian from IfarmWefarm paints the cows I think doesn’t to see when it gets rubbed when they are bulling? Could paint them all during one milking then just monitor if it’s rubbed off, and change could each week to know who was served each week?

[@stevewareing8525]

Tom you've done it again. Taking a tried and trusted fertility marker for sheep and making it work for cattle, ok so you needed to paste more on than usual to see if it worked and by the look of the video it was a 60/40 + success. Talk about thinking outside the box! As a stop gap method while all the changes are going on I reckon your decision was nothing short of genius! Glad to see you managed to wash off the residue dude. Not a good look being covered in Raddle and looking like an Oompa Loompa. 🤔🤣

[@Sam-iu3co]

Hello tom

[@williamhawks2372]

I feel very sorry for the 🐄 cow and you not going guess what cow 🐄 got knocked up The bull very naughty, naughty, naughty

[@GrampiesCorner]

"Farming Genius", might be stretching things just a little!!😂🤣😅🤣😂

[@kathybrandt6060]

Hello Tom, about the bull marking, the ladies, sandi Brock puts paint on the ladies backside and lets the ball rub it off. Sandi says it’s much easier than trying to mark the boys.

[@joshuamckernon2978]

Tail paint for the cows.... take rattle and paint the cows instead..when it's rubbed off indicates heat usually

[@paulwalsh548]

You seem to have short term memory, as you already had a downer cow from nige trying to service her and specially when those floors super mucky, i just hope nothing happens but just fair warning, back in the day we used pad's with dye in them on the back of cows so when they were bullen we knew when the dye buble burst open. Don't even know what they called been good 30 yrs so don't know if something like that still exist.All it was was a dye bubble and pad and all you had to do was use some special glue stick on the top of the tail and then just watch out for the busted ones.

[@philipasbury9173]

Use Estrotec scratch cards Tom on your open cows. That way you won’t need to raddle the bull weekly. Much safer.

[@cynthiahodgkinson]

@Tom Pemberton what if you were to paint the girls backside and if it's smeared then would you be able to know if they were serviced?

[@marcamp5450]

Video called “once a day farmer” in Australia does that. There’s a color pack placed on cow. Bull visits and cow has smeared paint.

[@cynthiahodgkinson]

I was thinking more of painting the actual bums of the girls like Sandi Brock does her ewes. I just don't know if it would work the same or not.

[@beardy4831]

For the rattle, maybe a vegetable based oil instead of motor oil? Maybe that's a terrible idea for some reason, but it seems like motor oil residue isn't as good for the cows skin and maybe for the muck system. Its a really small amount in the big picture, but maybe someone more knowledgeable can provide better experienced input.

[@nielsleenknegt5839]

Sandi Brock uses paint on her ewe's back instaid of a harnass on rams, so when there is mounting, the paint gets smeared off, I don't know anything about sheep, and even less about cows, but might be something to think about?

[@stlukes09bymycreator98]

👍🌟👍🌟… 🇺🇸🤜🤛🇬🇧 … Great Job guy’s

[@cillianh5841]

Tom could you maybe pick the best cows to get replacements from and only sex semen them if 65 were sexed that adds up to a lot of wasted money? No criticism just a thought

[@jococentralcoastaustralia7149]

Mate, just put a white board up with all the cows names. Give Nige a marking pen and he can tick them off as he goes through the herd 😂😂

[@jococentralcoastaustralia7149]

Maybe us blokes should start rubbing different paint colours on our bellies😂😂

[@billjoat]

Great times!! A compliment from Dad and you're a farming GENIUS!!

[@heimdalseesall6610]

Do good things, and good things will come. You've earned it all Tom!

[@timothystanleyjafo8503]

Here is a great idea I was told years ago ....If you are going to paint rattle Ect. First wipe Not wash dish soap on your hands like a skin cream stright no water let it dry then use gloves after you are done it will be so easy to wash off any paint ect. It makes life easey.

[@kezzatries]

Try a sack, close weave, that can be strapped to the bulls chest. Fill the sack with cotton wadding and string line chalk, your colour choice. You can make the part of the sack that contacts the bulls chest out of leather or canvas, so that the chalk only goes outwards towards the cows rump.

[@nomis19821982]

Hehehe the highland calf was like mummy nooo ha stupid huumoon . Never a dull day in farming