Dirty Jobs -at a Dairy

[ga. prime]

Saw the TV show "Dirty Jobs" this afternoon. Episode had Mike(I think that's his name) at a dairy singeing hair off udders, helping pull calves, doing some AI work, and even helping with a c-section. A good entertaining show.. You can probably catch a repeat this week if you missed it.

 

[ga. prime]

They're Holsteins. It's a big dairy. They have three or four veterinarians on staff. They've been around a while. They know what they're doing.

 

[1982vett]

Not the kind of drivel I'm going to watch for "entertainment". I've had to work at a few nasty jobs, remodeling fastfood resturants comes to mind.

 

[ga. prime]

:lol2: One man's drivel is another man's entertainment. You should call Mike at "Dirty Jobs" and ask him to come help you do some re-modeling. He's looking for ideas for new shows.

 

[hillsdown]

Saw the TV show "Dirty Jobs" this afternoon. Episode had Mike(I think that's his name) at a dairy singeing hair off udders, helping pull calves, doing some AI work, and even helping with a c-section. A good entertaining show.. You can probably catch a repeat this week if you missed it.

We have had this brought up a few times and yes it is a good tv show. I really like the one where he was preg checking cattle,,,he actually got quite good at it after a while.

BTW for those of you that think you know dairy , unless you have actually had an intensive high producing , one singulary supporting many households YOU DON'T............they are extensive, high maintenance and sh@t happens..but run properly they are a money maker ,a great place to work/live .

FWIW, also where you get your all your dairy products from..

God bless the dairy farmer.... :tiphat: it is defiantely a 24>7 job.. :nod:

 

[1982vett]

Yea. That came off a little harsher than it should have. That is just another "reality" show I can live without.

Since I've hung my hammer up, don't expect Mike to be calling.

 

[angie1]

I love that show ~ don't get to watch it unless I am at my moms though. The stuff is interesting and Mike is hilarious!! :nod: I saw the dairy one on youtube or his website, I can't remember which. His bloopers are tremendous fun! :lol2:

 

[CKC1586]

Saw the TV show "Dirty Jobs" this afternoon. Episode had Mike(I think that's his name) at a dairy singeing hair off udders, helping pull calves, doing some AI work, and even helping with a c-section. A good entertaining show.. You can probably catch a repeat this week if you missed it.

We have had this brought up a few times and yes it is a good tv show. I really like the one where he was preg checking cattle,,,he actually got quite good at it after a while.

BTW for those of you that think you know dairy , unless you have actually had an intensive high producing , one singulary supporting many households YOU DON'T............they are extensive, high maintenance and sh@t happens..but run properly they are a money maker ,a great place to work/live .

FWIW, also where you get your all your dairy products from..

God bless the dairy farmer.... :tiphat: it is defiantely a 24>7 job.. :nod:

You got that right!!!! My parents gave us a good life thru their hard work.

 

[bigbull338]

i seen dirty jobs at the dairy.an mike was like you mean i gotta do what.an he was getting in the middle of it.i loved it when he was cleaning an working on the manure storage tanks.

 

[Lammie]

The best one is when he was counting snakes. He had to turn over rocks and stuff and count the number of snakes and then I think he had to make them throw up so the reseachers could see what they ate. He got bit like 267 times. It got to be a scream every time one of them would chomp into him. I know it hurt like crud.

I wonder what kinds of shots he has to take for some of this stuff.

I still think he's hot. :heart:

 

[TexasBred]

Dairy work wouldn't quality as a "dirty job". Oh yeah you get manure from heat to toe, kicked a few times, blood splattered on you etc. etc. etc. but it's definitely a labor of love. Heck when I dairied I could clean out a uterine infection with one hand and eat a hamburger with the other and never give it a second thought. I won't go into how hard dairy families work cause the folks that matter already know that. Wish they would just do a show on "dairy life" period and cover about 7 days.

 

[Lammie]

It is not something I would care to do for a living. Lots of dairies have closed around here. There is a small dairy down the road. Woman that owns it is in her nineties now. Says she has worked three husbands to death. She is interesting to talk to.