We have lice?…..

Hi! Join us for a day in the life of a small dairy farmer. With just around 70 cross breed dairy cows there is always something to keep us busy! Today it’s lice! And those nasty little things have taking a liking to our girls🐮 see how we manage lice in the winter months.

[@markreetz1001]

Do you get hazard pay dusting the ones with loose tails? I lol'd when one of them started swinging her tail like a cat-o-nine tails. They have a knack for hitting your head or face! You asked how cows get their collars off. I know cows are very dexterous with their hind hooves. I watched a full grown adult cow swing her rear leg around and scratch around her eye with the point of one of her hooves. I thought "hell, I can't do that!" lol! It was quite amazing. They might be able do the same with their collars. Great video Tay. Really enjoy seeing your work around the farm.

[@1striperon]

My favorite milk room sign: Dairy farmers work 8 hour days, ….. one before lunch, and one after lunch. 🙂

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank You. Lots of memories. Wonderful

[@peterbone3922]

Good viewing again thanks for sharing your busy work on the farm 🚜

[@rayeddy528]

Very enjoyable video ! Thank you Taylor!! You have dairy farming down to a science !! Stay safe and God bless you and yours !!!! Eddy

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! Have a lovely rest of your day!

[@larry323]

Hi Tay I wish I had your energy!! You know what you're doing and you do it fast. Brent is lucky to have such a good worker. Take care!

[@tayfarms]

Hi! Thank you so much that’s so sweet of you to say. You take as well and thank you for watching!

[@NutsNBolts24]

Couldn't recall when you showed that bale feeder on a previous video. But today it popped in my head. Pretty sure it's manufactured name is Rissler. I don't know if anyone else makes them, good solid machines that obviously fit a tight lane.

[@ashleyswearingen2120]

Don’t know if I have had to depose my cows but maybe an old style flour sifter would sprinkle the powder on easy. Just one of my crazy ideas. Enjoy your shows reminds my of the glory days of family farms

[@tayfarms]

That’s a great tip! I’m so glad you enjoy watching! Thanks for commenting 😀

[@nicholas-qx9pw]

After watching that cow wag her tail which resulted in you getting to breathe in a snootful of lice dust, I would recommend you wear a dust mask to prevent ingesting the dust chemicals.

[@duanebolen543]

When I was milking cows for a farmer I had a transfer that I had to put the milk in and we milked with buckets and then dump the milk into the transfer I see you have a pipeline which I didn't see before and we also had Thai stalls like you have but our water cups were on the other side of the post they weren't in where the cows could actually step on them so it's nice to see all the things that you do around the farm so keep up the great work

[@tim7409]

I just love your videos and look forward to them each day. I have learned so much, so a big THANK YOU for that. Enjoy learning about each cow and her personality. You both work very hard and do a wonderful job taking care of the girls. You have a beautiful farm too. Again Thank you.

[@tayfarms]

Thank you! So glad you enjoy watching 😀 have a wonderful week!

[@berniebuker1650]

I learn something every time I watch your channel. 👍

[@tayfarms]

I’m glad! Thanks so much for watching😀 see ya next sawdust run!

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Tks for sharing. It's always seems there's something that needs to be done on a farm. Thank you for all the hard work you do.. Lice is a never ending problem with animals.. but just got to deal with it..

[@tayfarms]

Lice are definitely a pain! Thanks for commenting!

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

@@tayfarms your welcome Miss Taylor.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Taylor

[@patrickbrazil1313]

Good morning Taylor hope your day is going well. That's another good and very interesting 👍 video..please keep them coming 👍 they're great. Regards and all the best pat Brazil

[@tayfarms]

Hi! Thank you. You have a wonderful day too!

[@d.g.n9392]

Learned a couple new things today. Always enjoy your work routines. 🙋‍♂️🐈🐈

[@tayfarms]

I’m glad thanks so much!

[@kellydorney3514]

So nice to see your routine and as always, am impressed with your determination and commitment to the farm! Dairying has been a part of my life for generations, and know the small farms are a dying breed. Could feel the humid coolness in the milk house and its unique smell. Also enjoyed the setup and relate so much. Felt like I was milking too and there is nothing to compare to cold whole milk from the bulk tank. Thank you again and may God Bless you! 😆

[@tayfarms]

Hi, thanks so much! Once farming is in your life I believe it’s there forever 😊 so glad you enjoy watching. Have a wonderful week!!

[@kellydorney3514]

@@tayfarms Yes, it sure is! Now we have a cow/calf herd and finish steers. But the milk house still has the milking units hanging and the bulk tank ready. 😊

[@PeggyMeche]

As I under in Maine lice are dormant in Summer and in winter they thrive

[@johndeere1951a]

Just a few drops ! of oil in those bearing oilers on the fan motor Use a screw driver tip as a dropper.

[@dennisdole1764]

Another great video Tay! Love watching milking ❤

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!! Have a wonderful week

[@tayfarms]

Thank you!! Have a wonderful week

[@luacreskid]

Milk house coffee brings back memories.... a farmer Americano

[@danielsemrau3167]

Hi Taylor when we had cows with lice we got a garden powder pump sprayer on the cows and it works very well and fast. Taylor I'd love your farm videos Thank You.

[@desross2002]

The liquid de-licer is effective for internal and external parasites but less effective for externals. The powder woks a lot better if you don't have issues with internals. Awesome video as alway Taylor. From your fellow small tie-stall dairy farmer from Québec

[@tayfarms]

That does seem to be the case! Thanks so much for watching! Have a great week 😃

[@davidgardner262]

I remember my Dad having to powder the cows for lice during the winter months. He made his own powder shaker from a pint jar and a lid he’d had poked a bunch of nail holes in. Worked really good, and he kept his hands nice and clean. Funny how many hats a dairy farmer wears in a days time😄Laborer, vet, mechanic, electrician, plumber,……etc.

[@tayfarms]

That’s a great idea! Yes farmers definitely have to be a jack of all trades😄 thanks so much for watching

[@glcmranger421]

I was thinking about one of those parmigiana cheese shakers watching Taylor. Your idea is better, because a mason jar will hold three or four times the volume.

[@russellsteele4404]

We have a liquid pour on here for lice stay safe God Bless

[@richdillon2157]

Hey Taylor, Don't know if you have Rural Kings or Tractor Supply, But they always have Lice Dust, They also have the Liquid too. Even have the dust bags you can hang up. Next time I'm at Rural King I'll look at the price for you or you might be able to go on line and get it. Enjoyed your video, Thanks for sharing.

[@waynedavidson4452]

I really enjoyed your video I always do looks like you're having a busy day hope everything is going well with you always be careful you never know when a cow might kick you or step on you people that have never done that do not realize how easy it is to get hurt just be careful I hope you have a great week

[@tayfarms]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoy watching! You have a wonderful week as well!

[@randyvoiles6579]

Hehehe awesome footage 💪 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥

[@bobfellows6000]

See all the comments on lice treatment. On our small home farm did the powder also. But see the bottles of dip on other channels for lice and flies. Just run stream down the back. Seems to do wonders for them. Might be more expensive but round the year protection. Just a thought Bob in Pennsylvania

[@tayfarms]

Hi! We actually used to use the liquid form every year. For some reason it stopped being effective for us so we switched to powder seems to be working well. Not sure why it stopped working 🤔 thanks so much for watching and commenting!! Have a great day

[@tommy..980]

Morning Taylor.. Very interesting and informative video.. I was wondering do your Cows get abscesses on there hoofs and does a Ferrier comes out on a regular basis?? Thanks

[@drdulas5055]

Great job Tay!!

[@tayfarms]

Thanks 😀

[@travisbradley9458]

Such an informative video. I can remember my Uncle doi g that to his cows. They were docile enough to not want to try to run. We had stantions instead of the colloar and chain that you use. Love your videos. Reminds me of my yputh on the farm. Enjoy your videos. God bless you and your family.

[@tayfarms]

Thank you, I just love that these videos can bring back good memories for you all!

[@bubbagartland7768]

great stuff...love the tri colors in our meat goat herd... we have all black kiko bucks to throw in the color...we run tree dogs at night and im very intertest in what everyone wears when it gets real cold...does everyone wear long johns, what kind of boots everyone sporting, wool socks . the wind is what really gets me. hard to hear the dogs. You all let varmint hunters on your farms ?

[@williefreitag8215]

Good morning tay great video thank you have a wonderful day from Minnesota

[@tayfarms]

Morning! Thanks so much for watching!

[@williefreitag8215]

I hope you will get rid of them lice darn bugs i always felt bad for the when they had them when i milked cows now just have beef cattle we use the pour on stuff that works really with them

[@williamkemm673]

You are so informative young lady and you certainly know you're literature! Also I haven't had count chocula in years and years but you make me want to go buy some

[@drknockers5716]

Great video thank you

[@lindaholt2376]

Thank you for showing that. I always wondered how it worked in the process of feeding them the hay (round bales) in the barn😊

[@johnhenderson299]

Great video

[@anthonylentini6278]

nice video

[@barnexplorer5708]

Suggestion, Use Cedar shavings for bedding. just for a couple of months. cedar is hard on a field, but the dust helps the cows.

[@lindaholt2376]

Is there anything you can’t do😊 you are amazing! You figure out everything. ( oiling the fan) ♥️

[@tayfarms]

😄 thank you, that’s very nice of you to say! Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@GiGiGoesShopping]

So many " uuummms" 😲

[@glcmranger421]

Tay, you crack me up! Cows saying, “Oh, I got my two ounces! I better stop now.” Also, I prefer Frankenberry, but Count Chocula is a close second! 😂 Take good care, Taylor.

[@tayfarms]

😆 thank you! I gotta admit Frankenberry is pretty tasty😄 have a great day!

[@nash9229]

Wish the place i worked at had a tap for the bulk tank...Captain crunch everyday...the soar mouth was worth the taste

[@snakeboren4814]

At least U got plenty of Milk 4...UR cereal Tay...Straight from the Tap!!!!

[@tonymckenzie8460]

I really love you

[@garyscott7625]

Good morning, I really enjoy watching 👀your videos. A name for a new cow could be Buffy.? Have a great day.

[@tayfarms]

Morning! I’m so glad you like watching , Buffy is a great name! You have a wonderful day as well 😀

[@FabianPatscheider-zu7iq]

❤❤❤

[@kennethdean2417]

Taylor It’s too bad that the Moo Moos don’t understand that all you are trying to do is keep them safe and healthy Other than that you are so incredible at your job Keep up the great work😊

[@tayfarms]

Thanks so much!

[@snakeboren4814]

Holy Head Itch !!!!

[@richardspeakes2883]

Good morn kitten

[@stuartsplace100]

that little cap u flip is where u oil the motor,should be one on each end,some hav greese inserts

[@joshk.6246]

Nice thing about lice, they are species specific.

[@tayfarms]

Thank goodness!😅

[@williamhawks2372]

Hi how are you doing I can remember that my grandpa use bag for the Fly all do walk out Sid and walking in or what every day and how have you been hope everything is going good with you

[@johnd4018]

Would guess that if youre not supposed to put the louse powder on "right before milking", you probably shouldnt put it on "while" youre milking (unless I am misunderstanding your process, you would be going from the powder application right back to the milkiing machines. I see cross-contamination issues there)

[@tayfarms]

We applied it after the machines were at least six cows away from the cows being treated. And as I said in the video the instructions never said not to use it before milking them WE just thought it would be better not too. the powder we used is for a dust bag which cows can use whenever they like. So I don’t think the cows are avoiding itching on a dust bag right before they come inside to be milked.

[@johnd4018]

@@tayfarms Wasnt referring to the cows, I meant that *you*shouldn't be handling insecticide while milkig is all.

[@patrickbrennan6449]

We use a liquid pour on to delice the cows. 10 ml each cow. Did ye ever use a liquid pour on? Just along cows back bone or spot on which is one point on cows back.

[@colmanlong1032]

Nice video,when do ye dry off the cows.

[@user-xn4ce5ip9s]

Hi guys,a flour sifter would make a great help for spreading lice powder o k

[@CurrentChoices]

flour sifter to powder the cows?

[@barnexplorer5708]

winter always has its own problems. my next video im posting your channel.

[@br927]

You would be good at harnessing a horse, the way you get the milkers, same way with a harness! I tell people I'v milked cows with one hand & eat sandwiches with the other! ( I have a funny story about that!) I also had a milk stool, one you strap to yourself! Do you have an oil drip system on the barn cleaner chain?

[@tayfarms]

😄 I’ve seen some of those milk stools I don’t think I would have the coordination for that though! No we don’t have an oil drip, just grease it when need be. Thanks for commenting! Love to hear that sandwich story

[@pyroman6000]

Careful, Tay- you'll be paying Matt Groening royalties for changing your name to The Itchy and Scratchy Show.

[@tayfarms]

😂

[@bustersmith5569]

can you still get parts for your floor cleaner ? for the trench cleaner ??

[@lawrenceluckey5984]

What size is your bulk tank mine was 15000 lbs and yours looks like it is about the same size We used Co-ral on our cows they had a rub that we would charge by pouring the liquid on the rub

[@tayfarms]

Ours is 13,000 lbs. I believe. Thanks for commenting!

[@1945thom]

Is there a practical way you can add value to your milk, such as separating the cream from the raw milk? Would it be worth it?

[@williamkemm673]

I now look at your lead photo of the video and how fitting of your dilemma

[@robertdouglas4130]

I don't remember hearing how many cows you milk and how long milking takes.

[@ibkhansen8036]

Hey there the cow that has a horn why haven't you gotten it out (with the help of a veterinarian) Can you put an anesthetic around the horn and scrape it away and bake for firewood where the horn is then no more horn grows there

[@tayfarms]

Hi! We have had a vet cut it off and it just keeps growing back 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ibkhansen8036]

@@tayfarms Is it then . became a fire where the horn grows from?

[@MrGlodie]

do you ever have to doing the milking alone ?

[@tayfarms]

I never HAVE to but sometimes I chose to milk alone. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@deereman2479]

Morning, you are very pretty lady, do u do all the farm work?

[@russellsteele4404]

Taylor what do you do with your calves if you don’t mind me asking

[@tayfarms]

Hi! We sell them to local beef farmers and take some to the auction. Thanks for watching!

[@russellsteele4404]

@@tayfarms do you mind me asking how much a calf makes here in Northern Ireland we get abt £185 for a day old bull calf we keep the heifers for our own stock

[@tayfarms]

@@russellsteele4404 we actually breed with a Hereford so for our beef cross calves they go any where from 150 to 350 dollars. About a week old

[@russellsteele4404]

@@tayfarms that’s a very good price but its all needed at how prices of fuel and everything is thank you stay safe👍

[@LIAM-pi4hl]

I guess u won't have any lice now either 🤷

[@lawrenceluckey5984]

The best milk in the world comes straight from the bulk tank

[@tayfarms]

I agree! 😃

[@taggunter975]

Awesome job

[@ronaldseitz3677]

Are you single,