First Calf Born on our Farm!
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Twelve years of planning and hard work, and now we have the first calf born on the Thomarosa! Join us for the miracle of birth as Buttercup gives birth to her calf and she becomes our first milk cow!
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Calving never gets old. We’re happy for you, and we appreciate the vast amount of work you’ve done to get to this point. Your timing is excellent since our world is finally paying more attention to the availability and quality of food. Hope your dairy is an unmitigated success.
Jim Huskins thank you! Your comment means a lot to us!
Your cows are beautiful!! You can see the great care they get! Beautiful baby. Great job!
Denise Kirk thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching!
Woo Hoo! Nothing like new calves on the farm. Buttercup did amazingly well for her first calf! Too exciting, glad for you all! Congratulations!
She did great! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations Thomarosa on your First of many new borns... we always enjoy whatching your channel... keep up the good work.
Marinaldo Bomjardim thanks! We’re glad you’re along for the journey!
@@vnthomas16 thanks to reply.... but your journey is exactly what we"re planning for our retirement in our farmstead... keep up with the videos...
And so it begins, now you will feel the reality of running your own dairy. Congratulations on your first born! Keep up the good work and get ready for more to come! Looking good guys!!
Thanks! Yes, it’s nice to milk our own cow instead of other people’s cows! That said, we’re blessed to have many dairy farmer friends who’s farms we worked on as mentors!
Love his name. Congratulations!
First in the new barn, Wow!
56jcarr thanks! We think the name is fitting. It just came to us, as we listened to the rain pound the tin roof. Thanks for watching!
Great bull calf, always nice to experience the first born on your farm, I could tell by the smiles on your face. NICE!!!
Don Macdonald we were happy everything went well and there was no problems!
Congratulations guys. That’s awesome.
Congratulations on your first calf, best wishes from the UK.
Neil faulkner Thank you!
Have seen thousands of calves born, but lever boring to watch. Beautiful heifer and calf. Back in the mid 70s when mom and dad bought our first cow, her name was Buttercup and 2nd was Carmella. Congrats on your first calf and now you have milk.
Many blessings.
Jim's In Town Gardening thanks for sharing your memories! Yes, life is so beautiful! Thanks for watching!
First calf is magic! Wait till you drink the milk. Very nice udder on a first calf heifer. Congratulations!
Dennis Roitt oh man, we’re both looking forward to that!
Took me back 60 years ago. Our last dairy cows. Also Guernsey. Dad would milk by hand. He would rest his forehead against cows side to steady cow and rest his back. Cats would line up. He would squirt a treat. If not quick enough cats would claw his leg and bite.
David Els that’s a Jersey.
Thanks for sharing your memories. Yes, she is a Jersey. Interesting, when we visited the Isle of Jersey, they dairyman there told us that if a Jersey has white markings, it means there was some Guernsey blood in her from way back when. I don’t know if that’s true, but it makes sense because Jersey and Guernsey are neighbors only a few miles apart. We have two Jerseys with white markings (they’re half-sisters).
Congratulations! Now the punch list to finish the barn just got accelerated. PaulL
It’s a pretty big punch list, but we’re working through it! Haha!
yeah!!! woot woot!!! CONGRATS!!! Love the name too. Many more to come!
hype571 Thanks! And thanks for watching!
What a little cutie! Congrats on the first calf of many to be born on the Thomarosa. Cute name.
Jeanne L thanks! Yes, he’s cute!
Congratulations all around. Buttercup did extremely well. Great maternal instincts. Rainy looking very healthy. Glad you got to document and share this major milestone. 😀🐗👍
Thanks! It all happened pretty fast!
Buttercup-Happy birthing day! You did great MaMa-good work love! Happy birthday Rainy! Welcome to the world. You are proof 2020 will be okay. Love to everyone on this beautiful peaceful farm! ☘️
Bridgette R. Thank you! Your comments always mean so much to us! Love from the Thomarosa!
So now the real work begins, 14 times milking and chorus everyday welcome in the dairy all the best wishes and succes, greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Menno Reuten thank you for your kind words!
Youre welcome, i have respect for people like you to chase there dreams
How very exciting! Thank you for sharing this process!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations! Onward and upward!
Thank you!
Congratulations!!! You're now officially grandparents to a bouncing baby boy!! Never ceases to bring a tear to this ol' fella's eye.
I have great memories and some sadness from the past. Way to go guys.
Thanks.
PS, I expected to see a cigar (even a candy one, 😂) somewhere in the vid, 😂
We definitely felt the stress of expectant parents! So thankful everything went well. Rainy is exactly a day old now and doing great! Thanks for your supportive comments! Cheers!
She is so cute how she worries about him jumping around so soon. Congratulations! He's beautiful.
RoseThistleArtworks he’s fun to watch! Sometimes Buttercup gets distracted, but she does a pretty good job of keeping an eye on him!
And so it begins , Very cute calf. Thanks.
steve mccoy Thank you!
Salut vous super tank you vidéo magnifique
awesome! great to see calf's bonding with mom
Subrata Mu he’s doing great!
Troy and Torie say TWO THUMBS UP, Team Thomarosa!!!
Thanks, Troy and Torie! It was quite a day for sure! Now looking forward to all the amazing dairy products. YUM!
Applause!! We are excited for you.
David J. MacKinney thanks! We appreciate your support!
How exciting! Congrats all around :)
Thank you!
Awesome news and congratulations👍👍
Fiona C Thank you!
That’s incredible! Such an amazing thing to see! It’s really incredible that creatures are able to give birth to living things. It’s fascinating how the calf knows what to do right away. Try to walk and get milk.
planejet42 isn’t life just a miracle?!? It was amazing! Thanks!
congratulations for your first calf from Marrakech the south of Morocco
Wow! Morocco! How did you find our little dairy farm in the US? I looked up Marrakech, and was really impressed by the beautiful 12th century Mosque Koutoubia! Our state was founded in 1889 and it always amazes us how recent our US history is compared to the rest of the world. شكر shakar (Thanks!)
That’s beautiful
Yes! Life is such a miracle. We are so blessed! Thank you for your support!
Congratulations! Great work.So glad you didn't have to pull it or have any after birth problems.
She did great! We’re all happy there were no problems! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
congraduation guys, your on your way, love watching your videos I too once had my own little dariy farm but had to give it up do miss it , looks like the little guy is feeling good, good luck on the next one.
Rex DeLong Thanks! Yup, the next one in about 2 weeks!
Just recently I have discovered this channel. I find totally amazing what have you done. This episode I found it simply spectacular. I wish you best of luck.
Thank you for your support! We appreciate it!
Congrats thanks for sharing 👍
matthew johnson you’re welcome!
Happy for you good job
Gui Hoo thanks!
Congrats :)
Strip Bear Thank you!
We you be dehorning the new calves
Sierra Sparrow yes we will. We will use lidocaine for pain management.
Congratulations,
Timothy Hanneman thanks!
Pretty kool.
Eddy Meyers thanks!
Congratulations on your new calf
Nazarello thanks!
Nice, slowly but firmly she will make a lot of milk. If she is nursing make sure she doesn't get mastitis. Also, make sure she is eating well. They usually loose a lot of weight during the first weeks of lactation. Good luck !
Thanks!
I’m been Watching u guys videos. Just now a new subscriber. Again congratulations
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you along on the journey!
I have always figured if they aren’t progressing after an hour to hour and a half for a first calf heifer I step in she did great congratulations
She did wonderful! Everything went quite fast!
She’s a good momma. Got right to cleaning the calf up, once you guys showed her what was what! First calf heifers can be so fickle.
Ryan Grider so far, so good! They’re both still trying to figure things out!
Congratulations! Now your twice daily routine begins.
guernseygoodness you gonna come over and relief milk? Haha!
Wow! Either she took to being milked really well or you cut out the part where you get crap kicked out of you and she kicks the machine off many times. I know, I have started many heifers for their first time in the barn. But all looks good. Keep up the good work!
She did wonderful the first time milking! We’re actually milking two now, and both are doing really well. Very calm and they just stand there. Couldn’t be happier! Thanks for watching!
Congratulations! Sitting here watching this with daughter, Lydia, and we were testing our "calf expertise" trying to guess heifer or bull based on how the calf looked and acted. We both guessed correctly! Ha. Buttercup looks to have a nice udder with relatively minor swelling. Do/did you make use of oxytocin injection at first milking? We make it a practice here. Helps mama to flush her udder to make her comfortable and insure a good colostrum supply for us to feed the baby. Also help the uterus to contract and shed the placenta. Not sure if oxytocin is accepted organic protocol. Thanks for the video.
Keith-
Keith Fink good guesses! No, we didn’t use oxytocin. I believe you can in organic as long as it’s not routine. We did two milking yesterday about 6 hours apart, about 10# each. We milked this morning and got 20#. Plus the calf is nursing, but he’s not taking too much right now. This morning we also rubbed her udder with uddermint to help with some edema. Seems to help. She shed her placenta pretty quick too, within 4 hours.
Sorry i just want to hug and squeez that calf and take it home.....just awesome.
Rainy is super cute, and then Dodie came along and stole the show!
I thought Jerseys just had heifers.
It can go any way. Luck of the draw! Thanks for watching!
I like to see calf born
The miracle of life never gets old.
@@vnthomas16 Interesting to see farm animals for city people like me，and Jersey cows are beautiful
Congratulations! You are officially dairy farmers. How long will you leave the calf with the cow? Every farm is different.
Green Pastures Farm great question! They’ll be together all the time probably for the first week. Then we’ll share milk, keeping the calf penned at night and then milking first thing in the morning. After milking the calf and momma can run together all day. Probably wean around 5 months. Thanks for watching!
Hey y'all!
I hope you don't mind me suggestion that for the next calving session, you will take the time to LIVESTREAM it and allow for DONATIONS for those enjoying the livestreaming!
Every little bit helps.
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY
I don’t know if we have good enough internet to livestream! Haha! Besides, I don’t think we would ever charge for our videos. Thanks for watching!
@@vnthomas16
No, not 'charge' for them.
When you livestream, your subscribers can donate money to you and your channel (better cameras, better mics, pay for Net service, other bills). It can be .99 to whatever they want to give. No coercion, no requirements, just people with a little extra jingle in their pockets to give to your channel.
That was awesome, no problems at all!!! Silly question on my part, did you milk buttercup before or after she birthed or both? That's what you were feeding Rainy, right? So I guess it was before she gave birth?
Rainy looks so much like a deer...amazing.
Steve no, we didn’t milk her before. The first time we milked her was about an hour after she gave birth. We bottle fed the colostrum just to ensure the calf got enough in a timely manner, but otherwise he’s been nursing on his own and we haven’t been feeding him.
That's awesome, congratulations! I like your inflations and milk hose. Are they silicone? Do you use the Nupulse standard claw? How do you like them so far?
The Unconventional Dairy yes, both the hoses and inflations are silicone. I’m a big fan. I use a NuPulse standard claw with DeLaval 06 shells. I like vacuum operated pulsation too. Thanks for watching!
Momma looks like she's doing a good job. How long does it take for a Guernsey to clear their milk so it can be processed further for use in products? Very glad for you that calving went smoothly. 😁
Those are Jersey's.
After about 3 days the milk should clear up and we can use it! Thanks for watching!
Oops! Don't know much about dairy breeds..Jersey Jersey Jersey. O.k. got it!😁
how long before the next one calves i love your channel
Charles Willis about 2 weeks! Stay tuned!
So is Buttercup officially a cow now?
She sure is! Thanks for watching!
Do y’all plan to sell the bull or keep him?
We will keep him and possibly harvest this winter or next winter. We will see. Thanks!
Clover Mountain Dairy, ok keep up the good work y’all
isnt that called freshen when theyr born
Indeed! “Freshen” is a common term for when a heifer/cow gives birth and begins producing milk. Thanks for watching!
You all need to stop using the wood shavings when thay calve tha calf gets then in there airway and can die from it. Use straw.
David Dobson thanks for the comment. Yes, straw would be ideal, but sourcing certified organic straw in our area is difficult. We still working on it, and might have some before the next calf. Thanks for watching!
That was awesome but disgusting all at the same time lol.
Kelley Doern disgusting?!? Life is beautiful!
city slicker.
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