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Come and check out what we are up to on our mixed farm in England. Cheers 👍

Spreading Fertiliser

Spreading Fertiliser

2023 a year on the farm

2023 a year on the farm

Storm Henk on the farm

Storm Henk on the farm

Agritechnica Part 2

Agritechnica Part 2

Agritechnica 2023 part 1

Agritechnica 2023 part 1

TB test results day

TB test results day

2022 on the farm

2022 on the farm

A trip to LAMMA 2023

A trip to LAMMA 2023

Before Milton Keynes

Before Milton Keynes

Winter cattle routine

Winter cattle routine

Ultra Tour of Jersey

Ultra Tour of Jersey

What is a ‘cattle crush’

What is a ‘cattle crush’

2020 a year on the farm

2020 a year on the farm

R.I.P OIlseed Rape

R.I.P OIlseed Rape

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  • @naturestimeline
    @naturestimeline18 күн бұрын

    Wahoo Headys Farm is back. Damn black grass. 😂

  • @peterhumphreys1271
    @peterhumphreys12712 ай бұрын

    That's terrible, we all feel for the farmers at the minute. Fingers crossed we get sunny days.

  • @blackmountains6645
    @blackmountains66453 ай бұрын

    Thank you - really useful. I used to walk my late dachshund (always on a lead) through a field with cows in. At the time, I didn't know the dangers - as long as I left them alone, I assumed they'd do the same and in fairness - that's exactly what happened. The most they'd ever do was glance in our direction and then carry on eating the grass - they didn't even approach us like in this video. I wouldn't do it now, it's not worth the risk.

  • @charliedoherty5965
    @charliedoherty59653 ай бұрын

    Hi all..how much is straw in ur part of the world

  • @austinmetro6317
    @austinmetro63173 ай бұрын

    Very clever. I like it1😊

  • @JN-hw3uf
    @JN-hw3uf3 ай бұрын

    All in one

  • @naturestimeline
    @naturestimeline3 ай бұрын

    Brilliant stuff but yes, what a year of contrasts. Incidentally sounds more likely it will be Rooks you had a few issues with, rather than Crows but incidentally they really go for wireworms and crane fly larvae (leatherjackets) like it’s no tomorrow. I can never get enough of seeing Sunflowers and other wildlife habitats on farm when carrying out my studies. You have a beautiful farm, Richard. Take care and best wishes, Tony.

  • @stuartwarrick6444
    @stuartwarrick64444 ай бұрын

    Morning Richard, it’s Stuart here we worked together at sheepdrove just seen your video and channel, it’s great hope you and your family are well and looking forward to watching your videos as you record them.

  • @headysfarm
    @headysfarm4 ай бұрын

    Great to hear from you Stuart, I learned so much that year at Sheepdrove, I can’t believe it was 17 years ago! I hope you and your family are well, are you still farming in Northamptonshire?

  • @naturestimeline
    @naturestimeline4 ай бұрын

    I’m sure timing is everything when it comes to the farming calendar but increasingly we clearly can’t rely on it. Patience is key and as the sun eventually gathers strength so will you and your crops. I think a few more hard frosts and even a bit of snow in the next couple of weeks then some warm sunshine will soon cheer our food and wildlife producers up no end. All the best, Tony.

  • @naturestimeline
    @naturestimeline5 ай бұрын

    Lol. And the reality right now is that we all probably wished all the recent deluges were just a dream. Never fear, the frosts have finally arrived and snow might yet be our next issue. Best wishes, Tony.

  • @naturestimeline
    @naturestimeline5 ай бұрын

    Love this, truly educational. I walk around or through many a farmer’s field but did I ever consider all the different grass crops or systems, nope. Don’t get me wrong I know a little bit about this stuff but understanding a bit more never goes a miss. Best wishes, Tony.

  • @naturestimeline
    @naturestimeline5 ай бұрын

    Madness. I only recently discovered your KZread channel but I look forward to going back over some of your old footage and as and when you upload new. Best wishes, Tony.

  • @2spoons
    @2spoons5 ай бұрын

    Sincerely hope you have fields to defend... I live in the countryside too and all local farmers have been talking to me of the damage dome recently from poor drainage ... and floods to the villages etc ..... and why do we all accept a hose pipe ban's in the summer (Government might want to reconsider more Reservoirs etc) with a 40º Summer expected

  • @headysfarm
    @headysfarm5 ай бұрын

    Yes it’s crazy. Thanks for watching

  • @johnarnell4241
    @johnarnell42416 ай бұрын

    Crawfords farm posted a video yesterday that seed merchants are buying previously rejected spring barley they had because no one has winter crops in.

  • @shelleysanders9666
    @shelleysanders96666 ай бұрын

    Totally right! (Nice horned ?Hereford X there in the background)

  • @shelleysanders9666
    @shelleysanders96668 ай бұрын

    Phew! It’s such a horrid roller-coaster for farmers.. (in my area, the S.W., it’s every 6 months)

  • @headysfarm
    @headysfarm8 ай бұрын

    We are luckily in an edge area. Testing every 6 months just doubles the stress, and anxiety. 🤞a vaccine rollout can be established soon!

  • @pootlingalong8928
    @pootlingalong89288 ай бұрын

    Thank you for some common sense around cattle in UK. So many videos on YT about charging cattle - usually because the person filming runs!

  • @2spoons
    @2spoons11 ай бұрын

    Blackberrys is runners food too...... packed with energy!!! Enjoy!!!

  • @2spoons
    @2spoons11 ай бұрын

    Just watched your Cattle Crush video too, and thats fascinating may be it should be called the 'Cattle Hold'

  • @2spoons
    @2spoons11 ай бұрын

    My uncles a farmer..... I'm not sadly But he has this post covered on broom ends (bad and very basic description but you can buy this its about as wide as a pool table and has about 5 posts where the cows can scratch themselves again.... not your farm land equipment Sadly everything costs money but he tells me they work...... god knows where his money comes from he has x3 of these scratch post things..... bit more than the cost of a new valve 😅 😂 🤣

  • @2spoons
    @2spoons11 ай бұрын

    Still a superb presentation ..... and learning from you (no dog)..... I ran through the electric fence and no cows to be seen..... ran to the next field.... fine the following field has sheep in a pen..... not this time..... calves, cows and a Bull...... so no chance am I running through that field...... mums are seriously defensive with their calves.... and Dad..... (the Bull will not keep his eyes off you or move)..... so on this occasion ran back though two fields to find the cows are grass feeding and I have to WALK through a herd not paying attention to any and I'm away.... over all stiles and all gates closed!

  • @KiCkFLiPKiCkFLiP
    @KiCkFLiPKiCkFLiP Жыл бұрын

    Truly informative!! Very handy for those fields in Sussex. Thanks

  • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
    @JohnSmith-uy7sv Жыл бұрын

    Wow, get to the point faster next time. 😁 I thought you didn't know what you was talking about and this was another clickbait video. But you finally proved it in the last few minutes. like I have said for a long time. Cows are stupid. They are always looking for something to eat is my version. If you move, they move, if you walk, they walk, if you run, they run, if you stop, they stop. You can push yourself into them slightly and they will get out of your way. They are just stupid. Thanks. 🥰

  • @carlosmarchan5527
    @carlosmarchan5527 Жыл бұрын

    Lonely sheep 😢

  • @Mr_Mace
    @Mr_Mace Жыл бұрын

    I'll be sure to keep an eye out when on my country walks for the rest of my days 🐑

  • @thra5herxb12s
    @thra5herxb12s Жыл бұрын

    I was brought up in the countryside and knew about this, but newcomers to the countryside would just have a giggle and walk off. It wont thank you for standing it back up, but you will save it's life. I was just reminded of this again today.

  • @Horizon344
    @Horizon344 Жыл бұрын

    I found a sheep like this once & didn't know what to do thinking it had broken its leg or something. As I approached it to try to help it went into a mad panic, so I retreated not wanting to distress it & left it hoping for the best, as there was no one I could call to help it at hand. I hope someone else came along soon afterwards who knew what to do & saved it. After watching this, if I ever see it again I'll know what to do next time

  • @williamtomlinson994
    @williamtomlinson994 Жыл бұрын

    Worked on a farm for many years and I believe you're an idiot, cows never attack even with a dog.

  • @shelleysanders9666
    @shelleysanders9666 Жыл бұрын

    A good video! An ex-boyfriend of mine (with a small Ped.Hereford herd) told me to talk to the cows all the time when near them which reassures them. (Surprising how many farmers u see who don’t)..

  • @Adulto357
    @Adulto357 Жыл бұрын

    Finally, someone understands.

  • @JoeGuyWhosThere
    @JoeGuyWhosThere2 жыл бұрын

    I love REX from ror2

  • @silviopozza8413
    @silviopozza84132 жыл бұрын

    Awn poor little animal

  • @danbeasley8465
    @danbeasley84652 жыл бұрын

    You might have saved lives with this

  • @karlaborges8043
    @karlaborges80432 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! I will put in practice soon 🤩

  • @jerryrilea1018
    @jerryrilea10182 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for everything! Here’s a little something for you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5mmmdKmiLnOZaw.html

  • @petethompson1282
    @petethompson12822 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks, i go walking a lot and we always get nervous when we come across a field with cows in. Would be good to know how to deal with bulls as we got to a field with one in that saw us from half a mile and started to charge. Just jumped over the fence in time!

  • @Aperegrine90
    @Aperegrine902 жыл бұрын

    This is really useful, thank you. Used to attend agric college and have lived on farms but as I’ve got older I’ve become much more hesitant around cattle, particularly with my dog.

  • @DJAatash
    @DJAatash2 жыл бұрын

    Those are beautiful cattle. It must be hard work but a privilege to work with them.

  • @jkvoot
    @jkvoot2 жыл бұрын

    nice vid! I just want to say that if the cow has a cattle nearby, be careful walking towards them! I did this with my dog on the mountain and it was going well until I tried walking towards this huge cow with a bell around its neck and a calf behind her. The calf somehow got scared or something and decided to run around the big cow and towards the rest of the herd behind me. The big cow trying to protect its calf immediately charged towards us. It was only 1 - 2 meters in front of us before charging and was way faster and more explosive than I imagined cows were. I jumped backwards as her head was ramming my hands pushing against her head (serious power). After 2 seconds the huge cow quickly turned and ran after its calf!

  • @mervynforsythe50
    @mervynforsythe502 жыл бұрын

    You were very lucky a cow protecting a calf will kill you, they weigh around 8 900 hundred kg and can run at 20+ on rough wet ground can you. Do not go into a field with animals you don't know , if you do always have an escape route. If you are walking a dog on farmland you must lift any poo as it can cause pregnant cows to abort and a dog chasing cows in calf can cause them to abort their calf and don't forget a farmer can legally shoot a dog chasing his animals.cows or sheep.Enjoy the countryside wisely.

  • @Farmer_drifty
    @Farmer_drifty2 жыл бұрын

    This has really helped thank you

  • @pipb3141
    @pipb31412 жыл бұрын

    Great video, and I am sure it will work most of the time. But yesterday we walked through a field of cows who started walking behind us. We walked calmly and quietly and tried to ignore them. At one point they all stopped, and we carried on towards edge of field, still walking and not speaking, and not making eye contact. Then we heard hooves - all of them, about 50 youngish Friesian cows, all charging us at full speed. At that point we ran. Made it to gate at end of field in nick of time. I think they would have trampled us. What else could we have done? (We had no dog, cows didnt have calves, just 2 of us)

  • @noellealdi881
    @noellealdi8812 жыл бұрын

    Dude that’s literally the scariest thing

  • @henharr1590
    @henharr15902 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @pavankumardittakavi5325
    @pavankumardittakavi53252 жыл бұрын

    This video made my day. It was amazing. Thanks a lot and a lot of love from India!.

  • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
    @JohnSmith-uy7sv Жыл бұрын

    I will buy you a giant slurpee. Woo Hoo. 🤪 7 11

  • @wac74
    @wac743 жыл бұрын

    EXCELLENT THANK YOU

  • @webmwithsound
    @webmwithsound3 жыл бұрын

    ive never really feared cattle or any other farm animal. i did grow up camping on a farm with horses, chicken, sheep and cows when i was younger so it probably helped.

  • @samjones4323
    @samjones43233 жыл бұрын

    Block the gates they should walk the fields n av some respect 😂😂

  • @heidi1258
    @heidi12583 жыл бұрын

    You’re very brave. But thank you for this very informative 🙂

  • @rishigembali6066
    @rishigembali60663 жыл бұрын

    Why can’t farmers keep their cattle in a private field?

  • @headysfarm
    @headysfarm3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, these are private fields, they just have a ‘right of way’, permission to cross the field. They are not a public areas, but a business asset to the owner who need to make a return on their investment. In some areas there are so many footpaths that finding a field without a ‘right of way’ is a challenge.

  • @rishigembali6066
    @rishigembali60663 жыл бұрын

    @@headysfarm if a cow was to attack a Walker would the farmer by responsible?

  • @alansmith1716
    @alansmith17163 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I live Bucks and often run off road and to tend avoid big fields with cows in. Sometimes they collect around a gate and it's difficult to get through. Do you have any suggestions?

  • @geoffkitson7028
    @geoffkitson70283 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. When the cows come close I run! Today, one young cow was bucking just metres from me and my dog, very intimidating!

  • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
    @JohnSmith-uy7sv Жыл бұрын

    walk towards them slowly and clap your hands and make loud noises. They will get out of your way. They are stupid and just having fun.

  • @mehitabel1290
    @mehitabel1290 Жыл бұрын

    @@JohnSmith-uy7sv But unfortunately, they are large animals and happen in herds. Twenty or so animals weighing around 1000lbs "just having fun" can be pretty intimidating................ Or dangerous.

  • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
    @JohnSmith-uy7sv Жыл бұрын

    @@mehitabel1290 and....... numbers and size and color have nothing to do with their stupid curious brains. They don't eat animals. Only grass and hay. They have no interest in eating dogs or people. If you would watch some of the other videos from the UK you would totally understand. You run, they run, you stop, they stop, you walk, they walk. They just need something or someone to follow and have fun or eat. They are eating machines. 😁

  • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
    @JohnSmith-uy7sv Жыл бұрын

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    @JohnSmith-uy7sv Жыл бұрын

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