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This man brought 2 calves to the hoof trimmer, he drove 1,5 hour to get here.
Eddie trimming the claws of the 2 calves.
Lunch at the red barn.
One of the windmills they use to pump drinking water for the cattle.
Our vet did a farm call. He was checking if our horse's stomach was twisted and if he felt anything unusual.
The Old English Bulldog is a rebreed of the 17th and 16th centuries English Bulldog. We breed them, to avoid the problems English Bulldogs have nowadays (too short nose causes breathing problems and because of heart problems, the condition is poor) After many careful crossings with the English Bulldog, Bullmastiff, American Bulldog and American Pitbull the Old English Bulldog could occur.
I going to take you through the live of young stock. It starts with the birth. The feet of the calfs are coming out and are pointing in the right direction.
I am going to take you through the process of hoof trimming. Here you can see the empty hoof trimming stand.
Bringing our cows in so we can spray them for lice and flies and then branding our calves.
He is giving him a shot.
This is the same filly, I'm gentling her so she'll be used to human contact and easier to work with when she's old enough to saddle and ride
Rainbow Bulls Loebas is 5 years old and our stud dog. He has brought many offspring. Loebas is an Old English Bulldog, as we like them; he exudes power, has an honest character and is easy to handle. These features we see back in his pups.
The newly born calf has just arrived. Everything went good and the cow and the calf are both in good condition.
This is a cow in the trimming stand.
putting the shot into his neck.
The filly has gotten more used to me and I have gained her trust. #friends
The brush for cleaning the weaning
The mother of Loebas is Bullforce Lay.
After calving, we immediately give the first milk of the mother to the calf. The first milk is really important because it holds all the antibodies which will keep the calf healthy.
This cow was crippling. It became clear that it had to do with an Infectious disease. The best cure for this is using medication directly on the hoof and covered with bandage.
He is piniching his nose for he can get the tube down his nose.
The brush is cleaning the weaning
Directly after milking the first milk is being fed to the calf. The milk has to be at body temperature.
This is the claw before trimming. Before you trim the cow you must take good notice of the way the cow walks. Also the color difference is a good indicator of any infection.
The brush is cleaning the weaning
Feeding the first milk to the calf.
After all the procedures the cow is ready to be trimmed. For the trimming we use an electrical trimmer which is much faster to use than a knife.
The calf is being put in a pen where he has less change to become sick of other cows wich may infect the calf. The bull calfs are being sold and raised for the veal and meat. The female cows are raised so they can become dairy cows.
Trimming in progress.
He is blowing into the tube to get the lubricant to go through.
Taking care of a cow in the shoot.
He then puts some water through the tube to get all the lubricant out of the tube.
Calf in a pen
This is the claw after trimming as you can see. We start off with the claw length. Then we equalize the hight of the both claws. And we make some space in the middle.
Calves waiting for milk.
Feeding cows pellets in the parlour, which gives us the possibility to feed every cow individually. Also the cows will go to the parlour faster because they enjoy eating them.
Once the calf is older it stays in a larger straw pen in which the calf has more space.
This is where the cows are being fed concentrate during the milking process.
Here are the levers for the hydraulics. These makes hoof trimming a much safer operation for farmer and cow.
This is the accommodation Sailingschool Pean. The place where the diners where organized. An ideal location for events like these, the flag in middle is the Frisian flag.
The lubricant was to help everything in his stomach to move through. He was checking to see if it was coming through. The next day none of it came through, so he came back and put him down.
Give the calves milk.
Clean the udder
As you can see all the calfs are wearing collars. These collars allow the farmer to keep track of the milk intake of each calf.
It is hard to resist cute dogs like the ones on the farm of Lysbeth and Dennis.
Vaccinating the cow.
They are pinning a break in the dogs leg with a pin.
Calves drinking the milk
This machine is making the milk for the calfs.
Spring is the season in which new live begins. All these sheeps are pregnant or already have lambs. Sheep have the important task to mow the grass on the sea dikes. Their low weight and good protection for the cold winds make them ideal for this task. Cows and machinery are to heavy for this task.
Banding one of our December bull calves. When this process is complete the bull calf becomes a steer.
Young stock on the dairy ‘de Boer’. They are located in the old barns behind the house. These barns are typical for the area, most of them are renovated and used for storage of equipment, fodder and young stock. They are to labour intensive and to small for dairy cows.
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Vaccinating one of our calves.
The vet is pushing the pin down to where the break ends on both sides.
Putting new reed on a roof is a lot of work, a major disadvantage of this great isolating roofing material.
Brushes for the horses.
The pin in the dogs leg.
Stitching the leg
This is a cone that the vets put over the dogs or cats head for they do not mess with the wound or take out the stitches.
Mowing the grass
The processes of healing. This is what they call granulating.
The processes of healing. (2)
Cows on the farm of family ‘de deelen’. A whole new barn was raised. You can see the new developments, like this feed pusher for example.
The processes of healing. (3)
As the wound begins to heal the outer layer of skin start to come back and so does the fur surrounding the wound.
Here is where the calf will be caught and then tipped sideways. After that they will be vacinated, branded, and banded if it is a bull calf.
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