Josh I let my bull calf get to near the same size as yours and my neighbor steered my towards a “California Bander” for bigger sized calf’s and I borrowed it and it worked great. From banding to falling off was 22 days. Just an idea for you

Great video. I really enjoyed watching y’all work the herd. Thanks for the content.

When I was in high school, daddy and I went to the neighbor to help deliver a new calf. Daddy had his arm inserted up to his shoulder trying to position the calf and was having trouble. Gary, our 18 year old neighbor told daddy to step aside and he would give it a shot. Soon Gary said frantically, I can't feel that calf any where. Well, we were were pretty sure it hadn't disappeared. Daddy told Gary to step aside and he would try again. Well, when Gary removed his arm it was a dark green from the tip of his finger to his shoulder. You see, there are two routes of entry to the south end of a north bound cow. Seems as though Gary took the "dirt road". Well, needless to say, daddy and I were soon rolling on the ground in laughter!! Gary, quite embarrased told us to "TELL NO ONE". Like that was going to happen. The next day at school, I told anyone that would listen our story. That has been over 50 years ago and I still remember like it was yesterday. Good times!! and Gary remember, we were laughing with you not at you.

I wish all farmers would be gentle with the cows. Thank you for being kind to them.

Just one thing. Use a pair of side-cutters for clipping the old tags out of the ear. Less chance of you or the cow getting cut, if she jerks her head. Oh; and put the entrance to your holding pen next to the fence. Cows will follow the fence strait into the pen.

@awy1977

3 жыл бұрын

Or, tag companies make tag cutters. Basically a plastic hook with a blade on the inside. hooks right around the stem of the old tag, one quick pull and it cuts the tag clean away. Upside is, once you got it hooked, if the cow jerks her head, it cuts it right off.

Even experienced farmers have issues with some cows But calm and less yelling and screaming at them makes it work 😊

You treat your cows so well, this is a stellar example of how to handle your cows, without using electric prods or abusing them in any way!

thanks for sharing！

Great Job Josh! Staying calm is always best. I recently sold our entire herd, and the buyer was happy seeing how calm the cows were. Just a note of how I tagged the cattle my first two numbers was for the cow, and the third number was for the year. I would also use red tags for the bull or steer calves. On the backside of the tag I’d put the name of our farm. This made it easier to quickly identify them when they got out or another herd broke in, and just a tad of security against rustlers stealing them as we were well know at the auction barns. I also got a better price on steers if they were knife cut over banding. At the auction when they asked about their shots I’d tell them also about being knife cut (usually by the vet). We had been raising Missouri beef for over 100 years. We quit because of COVID.

Great job on cattle handling! All your pre-work and education on it really shows.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Nice equipment

So many good things going on in this video..... One is how low-stressed all the cows we're around the equipment. Another, you and your stepdad just proved you don't have to scream and yell to get them to go where you want and it was very calm looking for both sides. 🚜-Woooo!!

Good of Barry to help. Know the first time had to be a little anxious but looked like it went well overall. Officially through the Chute once now Josh. Awesome man! Wooooo!

Josh have you ever tried the Z tags? we tried them due to cows pulling out the two piece tags. They have worked great so far. Only lost one tag in 5 years. Another tool that is real helpful is the ear tag remover. It is basically a flat plastic hook that has two razors set back in the crook. Just hook the tag and pull and it slices right through it. Almost impossible to cut yourself with it too if the cow throws their head around. Really affordable too, only about five bucks. The only down side is it has a magnet in the handle that is supposed to be used to hold it to the squeeze but it is under sized and the cutter kept falling on the ground. Works great in the back pocket though and never snags coming out.

Donkeys are like nope don't think so scooter!

That equipment makes it easier to take care of them cows. Nice

The gravel around the head chute is a nice touch! Very nice setup

That’s awesome that you did the fecal egg count reduction test before you treated. That’s good management. You can learn how to knife cut them; it’s simple and in my opinion way better than banding.

Around 3:25, if there is nothing preventing the swing gate from going backward I would watch putting my hand or arm in there where if a cow pushed back it would pin it against that support bar.

@Charlie-Oooooo

3 жыл бұрын

Good catch! If I'm gettin you right, reachin over the top of the bars would sure be better. And maybe putting a rope loop handle or something else to pull would be even better as he could keep his hand/arm totally clear from possible pinching by the tubing. Nice call!

@TheJohnnybravo4

3 жыл бұрын

It has a catch that prevents it going both ways

@Charlie-Oooooo

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheJohnnybravo4 👍

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

System has a catch that holds the swing gate back from being pushed open my brotha

@Charlie-Oooooo

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer that's awesome cause we don't want anything to happen to that guitar strummin arm!!! 🤠🎸🎵🎶

You look so much happier. You are totally in your element

If you ever try the z-tags, you'll chunk that y-tex tagger in the river. The z-tag system is all one piece, and you can tag and pull back without tearing the ear. The y-tex tagger tears the ear if you don't release your grip fast enough.

Roll em roll em roll em keep those doggies rollin ...chute nice 👍 job

It’s a good day to watch this, I’ve got beef ribs cooking right now.

I love this channel!! Born and raised in Philadelphia, never been to a farm but for some reason I love this channel.

Get the California bander...It is AWESOME on larger bull calves and ram lambs!

They did real well, and so did you!!👍😁 I watch Dusty Baker work his Bison and that's a days chore right there!!! Big Joe gives him trouble every single time LOL.

Josh you and your step dad did a great job All the best and good luck with the cattle

Lol the donkeys wanted to be involved too typical right in the middle

That worked a whole lot better than the old headgate we have! Great video with a lot of great information, as always! Thanks again for sharing the things that you do!

Hi....... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

The cattle handling equipment was a good investment good video brother

You need a XL Bander, it a little bigger than the standard one. Even then some times they are a bit big. What I do is pull the skin through the bander. Then work the testicle through one at a time. I have banded some that were been 800 lbs.

They are big 🐈‍⬛ the younger #25 didn’t want to leave the cattle master. She liked the attention.

WOOOOOO! When is the "How to Clean Manure Splatter on Cattle Handling Equipment" video coming out?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

bhahhaha....rain!

@johnsadler8637

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanneshannon5607 oh yeah. I was the guy out behind pushing them through while Dad worked the chute and front end. I had a T-shirt or two that I retired immediately after the last animal went through. Not a fan of the green liquid form. 😉

@johnsadler8637

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeanneshannon5607 Yep. The paddock we collected into before we brought them into the corral wasn’t usually pastured, so always had lush green thick grass. The cows, naturally, really chomped down. Which rapidly translated to fairly liquid, green piles. One of the first cows into the chute dropped a big pile. The next one hit the headgate hard and her rear hooves slipped backwards hard, making really effective shovels for about a 45 degree launch angle. Painted me good from waist up. All the way up. I had to clean my face and hair. Good times!

Really enjoyed this video Josh and I to do this in my younger life WOOOOOO 🇺🇲

Josh you can use a banded on those big bulls. Use pliers or your hand and pull them thought the banded one at a time. I have done it many times. Woodie

You have a very nice step father Josh.

Good job working your cattle for the first time.

Great video loved it. Nice smooth low-stress set-op.

Hello from Minnesota. Cool video. Looks like an all day event.

Great job! One thing I'd suggest is to not use the 180 degree sweep to hold cattle only use it to move them. If your alley headed to the squeeze chute will hold 3-4 then that's all that needs to be in the sweep at a time. Everything you can do to cut down on stress is better on you and the cattle. Keep up the good work

Great job!

Was hear You made it look easy. Wooooo!

Glad you care about the cows stress level you managed this as comfortable as you possibly could for the cows. Great video

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chloe

Awesome System!! 😀

Great job Josh..!!

You need a California bander

Get a bigger bander works great have used one for many years

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Great video 👍👍

Looking good be safe

Love it great content Thanks Josh….

Nice handling

Great video. One thing on the sweep don't put your arm between the top bar and sheeted part to move the gate if the latch don't catch it's a good way to break an arm.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

swing has a catch that prevents it from swinging backwards

I like that sweep chute

Look at a Callicrate banner. It’s a little pricey but does any size banding!

If you send them out of the side that is more for emergencies

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

depends on your handling setup for sure

Good video

A California bander is what that’s for

It's been a hot minute since I watched one of your videos. There was something super nostalgic about that opening theme.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother.....I think its due to the variety of content I make on the channel...it's not just combines driving in circles and fixing grain bins all the time. This is the new face of small farming in our country...lots of folks watch for different reasons I guess

Living the dream haha

Been a long time since I've seen a working chute that clean! Haha...you didn't want to put any fly tags in those cattle? In Western KY, fly tags are a must to help keep down the pink eye!

Wooo whooo Barry!!!

Josh, what about the cow with the limp. Did you see what was going on?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of folks very concerned with the cow that had a limp, she was the first cow we purchased. She was bought at the sale barn and was a "cull" from another's herd. She had this foot trouble last year and also lost her calf. More coming on this situation.....she showed some improvement, however had a similar issue last year at this time. Ultimately she will be culled...whether to the sale barn or to the butcher shop. Again...she's showed some improvement, but spending $400 on a vet visit isn't fiscally intelligent, most likely she'll be going to the butcher if I can get an appointment. Remember these are animals that I care dearly for...however this is a working farm and the ultimate end goal of raising cattle is beef. Sometimes tough choices have to be made, just part of running the farm and creating food for our families

@jims3650

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Josh I know, sometimes you have to send things to the butcher. I work and live on a farm myself.

@markschwendinger1355

3 жыл бұрын

Nice work good thing you could take your time better be careful should sort calves from cows thats how calves can get hurt by a big old cow

Your step Dad sounds as nice as you are. My kids had a stepdad for a short time and they hated him with a passion, I grew to hate him and that's why he is my ex. Xx

When you get single, band yourself and save future grief!!! LOL

Josh that worked pretty well. Glad you bought your system to do the cattle that sweep gate is slick. Don't forget to give your pizza pan a good rinse before you cook a pizza on it. Do you feel a little nervous of cattle banging their heads into you? Did any of them throw out an odd random kick as they came out the end of that press? I'm up on free range there are usually ~150 cows with calves, and some a few bulls it sounds kind of prehistoric around evening till dusk with the cattle mooing loud to come together overnight in to a herd are this helps prevent wolves mountain lion and bears from having a nice bovine meal. I suppose coyote can randomly spook a cow or calf into a fatal situation but the cattle free ranging around here are pretty used to open range and aren't as people and animal friendly as yours. Maybe the cowboy who rides range has a better relationship than the rest of us these are large cattle & I mean truly on the big size no exaggerating.These guys make me long for the days I walked around Scottish highland cattle, even the bulls quickly warmed up to me. Nice Vlog great to see you using your new setup.

Cowgate2021!

I like cow #22 ❤

Get a California bander. You won’t regret it

Worming pour-on needs to go on all the cattle,not just the ones showing symptoms.Nicely designed crush,locking the body.They will get stroppy,stay away from those hind legs.

You want to keep an eye on the bulls that they don't get the heifers in calf

No fly tags? What are you using for fly control?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

it's normal for the cows to have a few flies on them...what's not normal is instilling a systemic pesticide into the animals that I plan to eat and or feed to the rest of the world. Our fly load is very low here on the farm because we move our animals almost daily

If you're going to cut the bulls, might as well eat the byproduct on your cooking segment.

Y’all made that look smooth. I like that set up. Wonder how much something like that cost?

Nice 👍👌 🇮🇳

Dang it Josh! Now I have to buy a darn chute and catch pen! Your fault again 😁 Questions, 2 years later are you still satisfied with the system? I have just a hand full of south pole so I could probably settle for the series 3?

Good video, does this system work well on small cattle, Dexter size. Blessings.

Watched a young steer get his leg snapped in the chute once. Off to processing.

sounds like it’s time for an eggmobile to sanitize those pastures

Josh you should learn to cut the calves yourself so you don't need a vet to do it. I agree though that a bigger bander is great. I have 3 sizes of banders to cover from new born to about 800 pound bulls. I have a few to big for my biggest bander sometimes and I cut them myself. I maybe have 2 to 5 I have to cut every few years.

Hi Josh - What brand are the corral panels (silver panels)? Are you happy with them? Where can I buy them? Thank you.

What short britches do you have they look awesome..

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Truewerk...there's actually a link and a coupon code for ya down in the video description ...click show more!

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Why wait till there this size to try an make into a steer ..? We jus carry the rubber band tool with us An when a bull calf is born , it’s so easy to put band on it right then an that’s it that’s all .. no fuss no muss an no cost from the vet doing ! Sending them to the market not made into steers , you will not get a price like you would if they were already steered .. no one needs less money in this farming business .. you are fortunate to be able to afford a set up like to work with cattle as most guys starting out have to go for years with out ..

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Band at birth...ya cut out the testosterone that helps these little steers grow faster. Most band at birth and ear tag...then put a testosterone supplement in the ear of the calf...seems that nature already has a way. I've researched and found a bander that will take care of my needs...we'll run them back through the chute and band the calves next month

@DarrensTruckzs

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer well maybe with your breed of cattle you need that for them to grow ,, our breed we don’t An far as I’m concerned only minuscule amount of testertone , it don’t make a difference , want your calf to grow faster ... put a creep feeder for calves only out about the right type of calf grain to them while on mommas milk An grass an watch the weight gain An growth you get then !!!

How much did your chute cost

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

2 жыл бұрын

prices in today's economy are all over the place...check your local co-op, tractor supply or rural king my friend. Cattlemaster series 6 with sweep chute

Hey Josh, quick question. How come you don’t eat tag earlier or when they’re born. That would make it a whole lot easier on you. Ask Mike from 0WL on that one.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Ever had an angry mama cow bust your butt? These angus cows do not like you messing with their newborns

@s.hinote2984

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I do mine as soon as they drop band and tag boom done. And I’ve never heard of someone calling a vet to come cut their bulls for them seems like a waste of money

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Have you considered a cattle management app?

@StoneyRidgeFarmer

3 жыл бұрын

I just use a notebook my friend....easy enough

So what part of all this were you eluding to in your title, "This Could Have Been Bad"?

Why tag the cows/heifers on one ear and the bulls/steers on the other? All you need to do is glance 'down under' to determine what they are. I am on old hog farmer and it just seems odd to me. Other than that, I really think your new system is great. It worked just as you intended and it was very low stress for the animals. Keep up the great work.

@FreeAmerican-mm2my

4 ай бұрын

Rotating ear side and even tag color is common in cattle. It is easy to determine cattle sex, but not so easy if you have 30 plus pinned up together.

We got cow kisses from almost all of them. Did u rent that equip. or purchase? I bet the vet can do a lot for u at one time, like vaccines etc. Could u put like a telephone number on the reverse of that tag or how does one contact u if they get out and are found.

I've never used a squeeze Chute to work cattle we always did ours with her with heading and healing and by horseback but we did a lot more several times a year across the association. But I spent my day helping in the clinic today so I saw my share of cats and dogs spays and neuters and shots and all that other good jazz and then horses this afternoon

California bander is my go to for the bigger calves. Just give them a tetanus shot after you ban them. Ps. Have someone pulling there tail up over there back while you are applying the ban…

If you sale your calves at market with there balls they wouldn’t bring as much money as they would without there balls

A very "piercing" video :)

My dad did that without a head holder or medical training. I understand your compassion but you could easily castrate them yourself Josh. Free dog treats 🤷🏻‍♂️

Who's keeping the records ? Being a nurse you surely realize how important record keeping is. Same with your cattle. I'm sure you keep shot & vaccination records on your dogs.

Why are you having a veterinarian castrate your bulls? Rather than doing yourself. I’m in Far Northern California, we would just do ourselves. Thought with the price better off taking to Auction in tack.

Good to give a tetanus shot when you band.