I got a big lump in my throat, not for Sammy who would have gone to the butcher even if he hadn’t been getting dangerous, but for you. ❤

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! I've had to respond to many of the same comments, about why we name our cattle, or folks telling me to never name an animal that is being raised for food. I feel that giving our cattle names is a good thing, it helps us to form a more personal bond with them, and to care for them better, as individuals. That naming carries right through to the dinner plate. We'll be enjoying Sammy burgers and Sammy steaks soon, talking about Sammy's life while we're eating. That's not a sad thing for us. I've also had to respond to numerous comments stating Sammy was some kind of pet, and for that reason he should not have been slaughtered. Sammy was never a pet. In fact, he would have made an awfully dangerous pet in his later life because his familiarity with people and his size made him dangerous to be around. He would run toward us and kick up a leg, potentially injuring us if we weren't aware of where he was, and he tried to ride us when our back was turned to him. Our business is raising animals for food, and on a small farm (on any farm, for that matter), it's a frugal existence. Animals are not kept for pets, especially cattle, if we wish to remain financially viable. I chalk much of this misunderstanding up to exactly what I talk about at the end of the video; the growing disconnect of the general population from the sources of their food and other consumer goods.

@thomasbooth9079

3 жыл бұрын

We raise our own steers to be butchered as well, there’s no reason for us to have them other than for meat, they definitely aren’t pets and can be dangerous even if they are nice. We try to make their life as nice as possible while we have them. You take good care of them, they have a good life while they are here and then move on to their next purpose. We also name them but the names are usually like Chuck, T-bone, Sir Loin......

@mattmcclure1646

3 жыл бұрын

Grew up on a Dairy farm had a couple of 🍼 Calves a year like Sammy all ways hard but you know 😏

@brentwoodhouse3193

3 жыл бұрын

Growing up some of the best steaks 🥩 and burgers 🍔 had names like Bernard , Walter and cheesesteak my Herford steers. Oh ya a heifer named Belinda that didn’t breed was tasty as well. Named beef was always the best!

@farfaraway7066

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think there is any need for explanation. If somebody doesn't realize they are in essence eating Sammy every time they eat a burger they are missing the picture and they probably should not be watching your videos and stick to growing corn or something...hmmm, I wonder f an onion cries when you rip it from the ground? . Personally, I enjoy a good burger, corn and onions too and I am thankful for the farmers and ranchers that bring it all together. Don't listen to those people

@killjoyreturns4464

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on. I really hope you don't have to appease the overly sensitive or the growing outrage mob of people who are totally disconnected from existence and want to adopt the Bill Gates model of frankenfood, GMO plants and bugs. Love your channel

When I was young, I remember my dad crying in the empty feedlot after selling cattle. It's part of raising and selling livestock but it's still not easy.

@harwinbrewing5072

3 жыл бұрын

Your dad is a great man! Shows just how much he felt for those cattle and, therefore, how well he would have looked after them.

@pauriccassidy251

3 жыл бұрын

I’m attached to a calf that is only a month old and was a twin and both the mother and other calf died but I know I will have to sell this calf

@beybladeheaven1011

2 жыл бұрын

who forced you to do that could have quit after first cry.

@larrygeran3156

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, so true!!

@khakissargoccio

Жыл бұрын

@@beybladeheaven1011 You genius, who would've thought? That's like telling people to work in some other jobs instead of staying in the poorly paid fast food industry flipping burger, well they would if they could, you're not the only smart one on this planet who can figure this out, OK? Have you ever thought the OP's family probably had their whole life saving invested in the farm?

First time we processed chickens here , I opened up the freezer to find my daughter had put their names on the wrappers.

@aguywhodoesstuff1116

Жыл бұрын

uh...

@bettywood-miller8035

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh😢😊

I'm only 17 and I've done this with my steers that I named and raised. Its good to know people out there share the same level of respect for their food as I do.

When we started raising rabbits for meat someone told us that it's harder to process named pets. When the first litter was born we scratched our heads on what to call them.... Numbers maybe? Then came a friend. She came over, looked at them and even held one and started to smile. She put that one to the side and said "you will be called "snack" because you're snack sized now. Then she proceeded to name the rest of the litter breakfast, lunch & dinner. She continued to be the next few litters towing names associated with food. That first year was interesting and it taught us to be more comfortable with them being food. Now to today were ok with giving them names and my now 6yo even helps with the names. A few weeks ago we had a dish made with rabbit and she asked which rabbit it was. We told her it was "sassy" her response was "oh. She was a good rabbit........... Thank you sassy you're very delicious". She knows the difference between ones we keep and ones we process. And the ones that we keep get tattoos so she knows that they're pets. And come processing day she is the one to pick them, she loves on them and checks their ears for a tattoo to make sure we don't eat our pets. But... Like sammy's mom there can be some bad mom's. My wife and daughter were bit a few times by one mom. What did my daughter do? She asked " she's not a good mom and she's mean! Can she go next and we make another one a pet? (Some of our breeding stock are considered pets to her). I completely understand your feelings and if out plans work out we will move, get some farm animals and raise them for food. Hopefully what has been taught to our daughter now will help in the long run. She says that she's the only one in her class that knows where her food came from. When her teacher asked that question she raised her hand and replied " yes ma'am I do! My food comes from our back yard and our garden... Doesn't yours? ".

@c.c.c2062

2 жыл бұрын

Rabbit tastes good.

Your compassion for your animals shows in the life you gave you cattle! Give your animals a good life, we all die in the end!

The fact you feel terrible taking a steer to the butcher is exactly why you guys are the very kind of people who should raise our food. I'm a hunter, and I am almost sick along with the adrenaline when I take a deer. It's why I'm so precise that I never shoot unless I know I can do it with a single shot. I probably let 3/4 or more walk because of it(I'm a terrible shot and I know it). Your steer had the best life any steer in his circumstances could have. His energy will become yours and sustain you and yours. God Bless.

I had this experience during my high school years in the 60's when I was in 4H. I raised Hereford steers for the meat animal sale for five years. I lead them to the truck and said goodbye. It would take me several days to even talk to anybody. My family gave me the space I needed. Looking back I wouldn't change a thing because I learned some valuable lessons and skills that I still use today. How lucky we are to have people like you and your family to teach a community that has distanced itself from this kind of life style. Thank you.

I actually cried when the lady said “bye sammers”

I remember on the farm it was my job to feed our butcher steers. I would feed them and care for them for 8 months. As butcher day got closer it became harder and harder for me. My uncle always shot the gun to drop the animal and my dad always slit the throat. There was one steer that I called firecracker that I named because he was born on July 4th. When it was his turn to be shot, he dropped to the ground and my dad handed me the knife and said dont just stand there son slit his throat. I was only 10 years old and I am 63 now but I will never forget that moment of slitting his throat and rubbing his eyes and telling hm how sorry I was. I didnt speak to my dad for 2 days but I guess he was teaching me a lesson that life is hard on the farm. My mother told me that maybe I shouldn't name my steers every year because I knew what would happen to them. But the rest of my years on the farm I named them all and played with them as they grew up. Its human nature I guess to become close to even the animals we eat.

@tonyjones629

Жыл бұрын

@@mAdDiE_hOrSeGrL51 Then you would not eaten for year. The animal has a purpose in life.

@vanshjainxyz2519

10 ай бұрын

July 4 today😅

Well said Pete! The non-farming community truly needs to understand the entire process.

@levihoblet8267

3 жыл бұрын

True

It is hard to describe the mindset of a farmer when livestock is sent to be processed. I think there is a sense of detachment at the point where the animal steps onto the trailer, but not necessarily an end to compassion. You hope they are treated well for the last hours of their life, and that they pass painlessly. Then you spend most of your time thinking about their lives and the joy of having them on the farm. I still remember all of our cows in vivid detail - though there were only 56 at the peak. They were dairy cows, so the bonds were much stronger because we interacted with each one twice a day at least, and they lived long lives and had many calves. For the ones that return as beef, you think about the animal out in the fields and it makes you happy. I think that the fact that you give a cow, pig, or chicken a good life and treat them well translates down into the meat they provide, and it all feels very balanced. Both their lives and their deaths were meaningful, and I think that is a precious thing for a farmer to take part in.

Your video and talk about "Sammy" is spot on as to what hundreds of 4-H'ers, FFA and hobby farmers already know. Everything in life has a cycle and the cycle has to be completed, on way or another Thank you Pete, Hillary and family for another great video.

As a fellow farmer I agree we all need to appreciate the sacrifice and say a prayer of thanks.

I’m torn by this stuff. I freaking love eating meat, but dang. RIP Sammy. He was a real one.

Have not watched the video yet, but it deserves a like in memory of Sammy.

@norbertholtz4005

3 жыл бұрын

Don't fall in love with you cows

@davidhintz1

3 жыл бұрын

@@norbertholtz4005 Allerdings

Pete you gave him more life than his mother would have....I think your attachment is spot on...you gave of yourself to care and raise him....from what I have seen in your videos you are a great farmer....he was special to you and the family....you do not name the pigs chickens or turkeys that go to the abattoir you respect the animals and what they provide...God Bless stay safe

Great video. Thanks for posting. These animals are not pets. They were raised for other purposes, and you give them a happy and healthy home for the duration of their lives. That is pretty darn great.

Well said Pete. For those of us who eat meat we must confront the reality of our choices. This is the reality. Sammy had a great life because you cared for him. It wasn’t easy watching and having to say goodbye, but it was his time. Truthfully he was becoming more and more dangerous every day and I’m glad you were never hurt by him.Thank you for what you do Pete. I look forward to seeing you grilling and enjoying some Sammy burgers in the future.

That was a sad video. I know it just business, but as humanity we are built to feel. I love all of your videos and I appreciate what you do, you feed America and you are our Hero's.

Hit the nail on the head at the end Mr. Larson. Appreciate you sharing all sides of farming .

@dukeallenso3334

Жыл бұрын

Shutup wierdo

I don't have a problem with what you do and how you do it. There are farms where I couldn't say that. I wish all farms were run as ethnically as yours.

@biggins25801

3 жыл бұрын

As a farmer, I get so frustrated seeing herds that are being neglected and mistreated, and it is happening more often. But there are a few of us who still treat or animals as good (or better) than we treat ourselves...

@patraic5241

Жыл бұрын

@@jaybennett236 lol Thanks for the spelling correction. I'm good at many things in this life. Spelling is not one of them.

@joesantamaria5874

Жыл бұрын

@@jaybennett236 smarty pants. 🤡

@eoincollins1883

Жыл бұрын

@@jaybennett236 lol

when you shut the door at the butcher and turned to look at the camera thats when I knew that you are a good farmer and have a good hart. I wish there was more farmers out there like your family.

This is important for everyone to see and understand. Thank you for sharing the difficult, but necessary, parts of farm life. I didn’t need this video to tell me what I already know about myself, which is that I am not a fit for the harsh reality of harvesting these animals. If I ever own livestock, which I someday hope to do, it will be for breeding, dairy, or fiber - not meat. My temperament is such that they would become beloved pets, and every trip to the butcher would be fraught with heartbreak. While I know I couldn’t bear it, I am very thankful for kind and ethical farmers like you who do what I cannot.

Thank you for explaining the end of Sammys journey.

I know this is so hard. You pour lives 100% in the lives of your animals. It's all so good. Thank you so very much again ✝️ ❤

Watching this video made me sad. Clearly you loved Sammy, but sometimes being an adult means you must do things that make you sad. It was a sad day when I had to put down my childhood dog (her name was Sammy too) but it was the right thing to do, even though it was very sad. Thank you Pete for your authenticity in your videos, that is why I keep watching.

Well-said sir! I'm an ardent omnivore and I am personally thankful for farmers like you!

@watchensee

Жыл бұрын

Omnivore is what nature designed us to be, that's why herbivore humans have to take so many supplements and they get malnourished. 🙁

We did three this past year. None of ours were friendly, one was down right dangerous. It was not that emotional for us, but yours are so mellow.

@katieandkevinsears7724

3 жыл бұрын

Dexters are mellow. We have two. They make awesome meat too.

Perhaps counter-intuitively, being around death helps us to appreciate life, and to understand that creatures like Sammy, whether they knew it or not, made a sacrifice so that we could continue on. The same holds true for our parents, and their parents, and their parents before them. In the end, the whole purpose of thousands, or if you like millions, of years of human work, struggle, and death, was to produce us - we, the living. Sammy is a reminder that we should appreciate, and strive to be worthy of, all those sacrifices. And Pete, when you told your story of how you started this farm, and what you did it for, I think you and your family do both.

I have to say, the character and genuine human nature, gentle and wonderfully intelligent nuance of your videos is truly wonderful. I fine it calming and comforting. You and your family are such gentle and good souls.

Farming is a trade for thousands of years. We are blessed that our country treats animals humanly as possible. I served in combat and seen what death is about for 2 legged animals. At my age of 69, now I feel life is so vulnerable and short. Pete does a great job with animals and I salute you for that. A great video.

I grew up on a farm here in mid western Illinois. We had the cow pigs and chickens. Your husbandry skills are very impressive and are a great example for others. Good job there citizen.👍🏼

One has to "look at it this way". These animals will never know sickness or hunger or prolonged pain....ALL thanks to you and your family. They have their life and they depart it for eternal rest. How many of us, humans, will be able to say that following our demise? Of course, there will be sadness, on the part of everyone who raised these animals. And your family shows it. Bless you for being a kind caretaker and being humane to these creatures.

The sweet side is he loved you and gave of himself…and caused me to subscribe, You two are sweet…🤗

just the sheer amount of emotion you show when selling of animals like Sammy just makes me so appreciative of the way you handle the animals.

Thankyou for bringing us closer to farming reality....and life as a consumer of meat products. Your video was as thoughtful and as sensitive as it needed to be. Now that is reality TV! Well done.

We name all of our cows, we let our children name them as well, sometimes a name comes from their personalities. We care for our cows until its butcher time. The last 3 we butchered were our pets. The one we had troubles loading weighed in around 1100 pounds, we tried pushing him with a gate, he kicked the gate and then fell on top of my foot in which the gate landed on causing me to break my foot. Hauled him to the butcher an hour away and couldn't get my boot off when we got home 2 hours later. Great videos. I enjoy them all.

There is nothing wrong with caring about your animals. It is how you do such a good job of giving your animals a good life. Thank you.

I think its so important for people to know how much we truly care for our animals, and how much of an emotional impact it has on us. Its hard to take a cow or steer that you cared for and fed for two years and to know why we do it. Thank you for being so open in showing what goes on for those who don't know how us small cattlemen do things.

We (my gramma) always made our meat animals pets so when the time came they always were led easily, They were important to us….❤️

The look on your face at the 11:00 mark is why you are the right family to be doing what you are doing. You care and it shows. Thank you for being you and bringing us along. I have been addicted to this channel since I found it.

Great video and the subject context was great, I wish more people would understand especially as small farmers what we go through when we slaughter our own, or we send animals to slaughter. I have a Sister in Law that learned the hard way on her butt, I always told her how dangerous her bottle fed calf that she would allow to push her butt with his head would be one day. . I watch him pick her up and toss her head over heels, almost landing her head, a few weeks later he was off to the butcher. All this is why its is upsetting to see people waste any kind of meat on their plate. We did from birth to the freezer on our farm. Keep on teaching.

I am a meat eater and I appreciate your thoughts..It is still difficult Im sure to raise an animal and then have to part with it because you put so much work into each one..After doing it for a number of times maybe it becomes easier i dont know though..Im not a farmer but am a consumer..Thank you for the work you do and the videos.....

Pete you are so good to your animals

Bumper sticker I saw recently: "If you eat you're involved in farming". I don't enjoy sending ours off to slaughter either but it's part of what's done to feed families. Thanks for your transparency and thanks for not feeling guilty!

Great video! When I was a student in the Ag Dept at a major U. we lived on a small acreage and raised much of our own food, chickens, sheep, a couple of turkeys, a dairy goat and a steer they named Jake. Jake was well cared for and basically a pet though the kids were not allowed out on the pasture by themselves just in case. Anyway one day the mobile slaughter showed up and took the steer. After he'd been processed they called and my wife took the kids to get him. My eldest looked at the packaged meat and said, "Are we getting Jake back in packages?" The answer was yes, then they helped load the car. We never had any issue with naming those animals intended for the table.

I love the respect you show the animals. I tell my kids this is farming. We will give our animals the respect they deserve but they serve a purpose on our farm. Bottle calves have always been the hardest to let go.

I shed a tear for Sammy. His role in his life is still to come. Meat to feed your Family.

@ImpHalla66

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 How to get blocked in 2 seconds or less.

@pixaxeprepper384

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 It's terrible that you use profanity and think that way.

@howardweinstein1324

2 жыл бұрын

Poor Sammy.,I hope he taste good!

@ImpHalla66

2 жыл бұрын

@@howardweinstein1324 I’m sure it did. 🥩

@calebmanuel17

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 yum yum Sammy meat

My grandfather worked in a slaughter house in the 30’s. He raised me but I lost him long before I could ask any educated questions. But he told me the cows walked down an alleyway and turned a corner and were hit in the forehead with a heavy mallet. He said they dropped unconscious immediately and their throats were slit. He said they never saw it coming. I think we owe our food animals a good life and a painless and calm slaughter. We have the technology and equipment to do it. I’m always thankful to see it done right and with respect. We owe these animals are lives and our health.

I agree. It does not matter if you name them or not, they are raised for food. I feel it is the way you take care of your livestock that is more important about humanity than it is that you interact with them. Love your videos. Thank you for sharing.

There is nothing more to say, you are just more aware of what goes on in turn makes you appreciate the meat more. This is a big lesson I wish the general public would learn. Cheers to another healthy beef in.

He had great life and that’s the cycle of life. Thanks.

We as kids and teens never had to get attached to the calves. When a calf was born my father or grandfather called the butcher and the next day it was gone. I never felt guilty and neither should you! Thats life and if someone doesn't agree with it too bad. Thats life! You're a good man Pete.

I think animals serve many purposes comfort, teachers manners as we humans get all this and more. Sammy earned his keep God Bless Sammy

I think you are a good man and your family is wonderful. Thank you for being a part of our food supply and for showing us what it’s like to be an American farmer.

You raise these animals with grace and dignity. You treat these animals well, and are sad for their sacrifice. It’s part of the circle of life.

You are a real farmer and I look up to you

The meat that I eat comes from family farms, it’s not about tasting better, or if it organic or not, for me it’s more about having a good life and a good death with as little stress as possible no matter what kind of animal it is. The fact that you showed a little more emotion with Sammy just means you cared about him. And that’s never a bad thing. If I wasn’t over 500 miles away I’d come buy meat from you.

Great video. I remember when my oldest kid, who is now 12, was old enough to notice a steer missing. I had told her where he was going, but she didn't quite get it. One night at supper she asked me where Gibbs (the steer) was. I told her that he was on her plate. Her response was " ohhhh, Gibbs is good". Now her and my 7 year old son are involved in alot of the day to day stuff on the farm.

That's some compassion there. Out of all the channels I've seen and watched in farming you are the only one that seems to be true and thoughtful. Really glad I found the channel. I've just sent two weaners off that I've raised from my sow and it's been ten years since we sent our first off but it never gets easier sending them iff

I don't know you! I've never met you. But when I see the reactions of your cattle when you approach them I can say that they are treated with respect and kindness. I grew up in a rural farming region in Belgium and we treat the animals just as you do. And as you rightly say, these days people are detached from the animals they feed upon. Bless you!

I remember those days. Parting is such seeet sorrow. All our calves were bottle fed. We had a dairy farm. But that did nothing mean we liked every calf. Not every calf is a nice sweet calf so sometimes we were very happy to see some leave to butcher. We all like beef very well. You are right. Part of the reason for having cattle is to have our own cattle.

its sad to see Sammy go to the butcher but that's farming, if it were easy every one would do it. Great video, your my favorite youtuber.

Thanks to the farmers like you, so we have meat to eat.

Anyone who claims you should not name and have fondness for animals you talk to every day, knowing their individual personalities and histories since birth, should rethink. They are not pets, but you care about them. I admire what you and your family have built, and that includes your encompassing kindness. The animals recognize it, respond to it, and have better lives because of it. Adding more kindness and caring to the world is always a good thing.

That's how the food chain works. Good video Pete.

Don't struggle with what people say. Full respect!

2 bad days for the boys one bad day for the ladies! A good life!

Compared to the average beef cow, Sammy lived a charmed life.

Excellent video that is what farming is all about you feed the animals and they feed you in the end

This is life, everything we consume whether its plants or animals was once alive, people want to make arbitrary distinctions on why their diet is better than someone elses, but its all just personification of animals. What matters is how well you treat these creatures while they are alive and how much respect you show to them along their journey. You guys are a great example of ethical farming, not the souless factories where the animals never get to be themselves, much less see daylight or nature.

I am thankful for you and all other farmers that puts food on my table. Thank you for all of your hard work. God bless you and your family!

We raised meat chickens for the first time last year. Processing day was hard, but knowing what they had been fed, that they were well cared for and dispatched humanely and quickly, made us grateful for the work we put into raising them. We thanked God for the bird's lives and for His provision. It has really connected us to our food in a way many will never know or appreciate.

You are a wise man who does the right things with their livestock from birth until the end. Thank you for your realistic approach and for sharing your belief and practices.

Thank you for educating and showing the process. Take care

You are soi right hen you said that people who consume meat, should be participating in the whole process of it. Most city people don't know and the worse part is they refuse to know, how their meat end up in their plates. Myself being a city person, have been at this process at my relatives when I was a kid (kind of a 100 years ago) back in my home country (Uruguay), the beef there is out of this world. In there I've learned how to raise cattle,ships and all kinds of domestic birds. The not so pleasant part was to slaughter them and the preparation of the meat to be consumed. Today I'm a retired plumber doing slaughtering only when I visit my friends in Cuba. At 73 I realized that children of all ages should be learning this process, as much as the farmer's kids do all over the world, avoiding the industrial slaughter houses where animals are abused and mistreated in the name of pure profit. The way you do it should be the way everybody else who consume meat should do it. My wife was a farmer in Nova Scotia and she understands very well what's going on in your farm and we both enjoy your vlog immensely. You are one of the last dinosaurs still doing the right thing to provide high quality sustenance. Keep your show on the road amigo, you are good. Greetings from Toronto.

I really admire this video. I'm weeping, of course, but I do admire you for showing the process and even your very sad face when you put him in the stall at the butcher. How difficult, but as farmers like you and Joel Saletan have shown, there's a good way to do farming and this is it. But man, something about that name Sammy just slayed me.

Sammy's hiding. Thank you for the video. We are all good for something.

Oh how I know the feeling as I had a small herd and named some of the cows and steers. Thanks for your vlog. Brings back good memories for me.

Slaughter day is never my favorite day, however it is a part of the process that can't be skipped. Thanks for sharing 👍

Pete thanks for showing so many what it was like for generations of small farmers and the communities they supported and who supported them. For all the care and hard work you and your family put in, the rewards are priceless. And I must say tasty as well!

It's always difficult. Even my grandfather, a life-long farmer, had difficulty differentiating farm animals from pets. You do what you have to do, and justify as you must.

I don't have a problem with Sammy going to the butcher. That being said, he had a safe humane life on your farm. You raise beef to eat. I get it. If he was abused, neglected or butchered in a sadistic fashion, then I would have a problem. I've learned a lot from your videos, in 2 yrs, I'm moving from Miami fla, to Ocala Florida and am going to set up a 15 acre mini farm as a retirement project. Your's is the only farmers video that I subscribe to, because of the way you present yourself and your farm. Keep up the good work, I'll be paying attention to your future videos.

Your videos are great. Very informative and with a human touch. After watching and listening to your last statement there, I have a kind of a satisfaction of myself for being a vegetarian for last 18 years.

You show great respect and even affection to your animals. I've seen people abuse their animals to death. You have nothing to feel bad about. Thank you for all the time you share with us.

Well said. "We distance ourselves from what we eat from where it's procured". If we eat meat, we must know and be part of this entire process.

Pete, you and your family gave Sammy an extra special life. I know it had to be real tough today but like you said that's part of the cycle of life for cattle. We will all miss him and his personality but we understand. 🐃

Sammy had a good life. He got to run , jump, and play. It’s the cycle of life. You and your family take wonderful care of your livestock ;though I know how it feels to see the special ones off to market.

Pete, thank you for this video - not easy, I'm sure. My heart goes out to you and your family who raised the wee calf Sammy. Yours in Gratitude

I couldn't agree with you more about your views on raise meat animals. I think you do a great job giving your animals a good and peaceful life, and it is obvious you care about their wellbeing. Even though may Dad and Father, and his... were all hunters, and ever raised poultry, I was not exposed to it growing up. I bet the vast majority of Americans have never had the opportunity you find so common. I appreciate you sharing this with us.

Well, you do what you have to do Pete. It's a part of you're business. I think you're a great farmer.

I’m a SoCal person but what you and your family farm is great! I’m not a farmer but you make it look worthwhile! Keep going!

Perfect video my friend, well said thoughts in the end, words so true in todays world. The care you you give to the animals during the stay at the farm, is spot on. That shows in the loading process as well as the daily care. Thank you for the true and honest video, and for bringing us along!

Thank you for your excellent comments on life on a farm. Few who don't raise their own meat can understand.

Pete you are such a humble honest talented with a sense of humor person! Keep up your great work in this world! Love watching your videos, thank you!

Here here. You are so right that that those who eat meat have to be aware of the process. Its how a reasonable and responsible person makes informed decisions. Thank you for what you do. I am happy to support our farmers. It's not an easy life, and you're subject to markets that are driven by uninformed consumer decisions. I believe that your VLOGS are a great way to inform consumers. I just wish there were a way to get the general population to engage with channels like yours. Keep up the great work!

Yeah it's a difficult thing to face what this video shows. I think it's the naming part that makes it so personal. I can tell Sammy was a good friend. 😥

I couldn’t do that. I was tearing up. That being said, I eat quite a bit of beef. I am grateful to the farmers that can do the hard jobs so I can have food on my table. I worked in a hospital lab drawing blood and ppl said they couldnt do it. I guess we all have our needed place in society.