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[Cows 'n grass]

graze clover during the day n no clover at night, or vice versa

Yes that's what they're on now, clover by day and very open clover free sward by night.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I love your photos. I think I have said that before though!

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]

 

[bigw]

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Nice bulls

 

[dinderleat]

A zoro out of a 2nd Calver lake mead rancher did 8182 4.3bf 3.46pr as a heifer

 

[jimmer]

A zoro out of a 2nd Calver lake mead rancher did 8182 4.3bf 3.46pr as a heifer View attachment 61501 View attachment 61500

are your zorros coming big , my first batch were on the big side but seem to be ok now

 

[dinderleat]

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]

The moment you realise they are both heifers

 

[holywell farmer]

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bet that group are quite a handful !

 

[Friesianfan]

bet that group are quite a handful !

No, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.

 

[cattow]

No, they're good as gold. Would rather they were sold and working now though. Doesn't seem to be much interest.

Too late for spring calvers too early for autumn another month/6weeks you'll be sold out

 

[Friesianfan]

Too late for spring calvers too early for autumn another month/6weeks you'll be sold out

Hope so, anyone got any ideas where to advertise them? They are in mole valley newsletter and with baca

 

[Blue.]

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]

I would be round in a flash if you were in lancs.

Could get them to lancs quite easily, dealer that buys my fat bullocks takes lorry loads to Preston twice a week!

 

[Blue.]

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]

Hope so, anyone got any ideas where to advertise them? They are in mole valley newsletter and with baca

what about Sedgemoor market isn't there a top 10% sale coming up with bulls in ?

 

[Mr Jones]

View attachment 61874 The moment you realise they are both heifers

Could get them to lancs quite easily, dealer that buys my fat bullocks takes lorry loads to Preston twice a week!

Hope so, anyone got any ideas where to advertise them? They are in mole valley newsletter and with baca

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.

 

[bigw]

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]

Shutting cows out last night

Following cows home again now

 

[Cows 'n grass]

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?