Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Yes that's what they're on now, clover by day and very open clover free sward by night.
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Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Thank you, I seem to take quite a lot now.
The staff taking a dip on a hot day
New scraper. A real one too! We've never had one before that wasn't home made.
rc mx110
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Nice bulls
dinderleat
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- Wells
A zoro out of a 2nd Calver lake mead rancher did 8182 4.3bf 3.46pr as a heifer
jimmer
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- East Devon
are your zorros coming big , my first batch were on the big side but seem to be ok now
dinderleat
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- Wells
Feet were out so I left her for five mins went back and she had spat it out, no on the whole they have been fine haven't touched any so far only three calved all heifers
dinderleat
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- Wells
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
bet that group are quite a handful !
Friesianfan
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- Cornwall
No, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.
cattow
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- Leicestershire J11 M42
Too late for spring calvers too early for autumn another month/6weeks you'll be sold outNo, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.
Friesianfan
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- Cornwall
Hope so, anyone got any ideas where to advertise them? They are in mole valley newsletter and with bacaToo late for spring calvers too early for autumn another month/6weeks you'll be sold out
No, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.
I would be round in a flash if you were in lancs.
Friesianfan
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- Cornwall
Could get them to lancs quite easily, dealer that buys my fat bullocks takes lorry loads to Preston twice a week!
Sorry its not the logistics,but I'm not a fan of moving stock from one end of the country to the other.
cattow
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- Leicestershire J11 M42
what about Sedgemoor market isn't there a top 10% sale coming up with bulls in ?
Mr Jones
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This forum and many others like it are as good a place as any, or if you are on twitter or know someone who is try and contact the many dairy farmers who post on there.
No, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.
I would have been if you were in Scotland
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
Shutting cows out last night
Following cows home again now
Following cows home again now
Cows 'n grass
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- Modbury, South Devon
No, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.
I'm not interested at the moment I'm afraid, we're just taking our bulls (all jersey) out and now just have to try and keep them out of the cows in somewhere else until 1st of May next year.
My herd is all spring calving jerseys but longer term I have grand plans to have a smaller autumn calving herd. This herd would essentially be a flying herd made up of all F1 crosses bred from the jersey herd and not calving until they are 29/30 months. I have 1 BF cross in the herd at the moment and some days I think I would quite like a while herd of them
If this plan ever comes together then then autumn F1 herd would probably all come from natural service bulls, probably BF, and would all be put to a blue bull each year with calves sold at a couple of weeks old so I would be looking for a regular supply of good Friesian bulls.
Can you tell us anymore about your herd? Production? System? Inputs? From the photos of your cows it looks quite a hard farm
How far the wrong side of the Tamar are you?