All things Dairy

[moorender]

Would a strand of electric work?

Would a side of cows like a shock during milking?

 

[Sid]

I am very easily persuaded when it comes to pretty cows, add red into the equation and I'm gone...

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Red ones

 

[Jdunn55]

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Red ones

Was lucky enough to visit Molly a few years ago. Beautiful herd of cows, far from everyone's cup of tea, but she knows what she's doing that's for sure. Got to see the great lexi before she passed, along with hearty and several of her other daughters. Lexi really was a cow that stuck with me, an absolute tank and just stunning.
The whole herd is an absolute credit to her, really has built the business up off her own back.

 

[Sid]

Was lucky enough to visit Molly a few years ago. Beautiful herd of cows, far from everyone's cup of tea, but she knows what she's doing that's for sure. Got to see the great lexi before she passed, along with hearty and several of her other daughters. Lexi really was a cow that stuck with me, an absolute tank and just stunning.
The whole herd is an absolute credit to her, really has built the business up off her own back.

She had a cow and heifer at dairy day.

 

[Jdunn55]

She had a cow and heifer at dairy day.

Would love to see autumn one day a real stunner of a cow, very good milker but the commercial breeder in me says she could do with some fat %, I have a feeling that isn't top of the priorities for her though

 

[som farmer]

Would a side of cows like a shock during milking?

son used to do a bit of relief milking, he was milking, when he received a big shock, both sides of cows just collapsed. He restarted the pump, and everything functioned correctly, l drove over straight away, very worried. Arrived the same time as the elec board, the neutral cable, on the high voltage line, had snapped, earthed out on the parlour, and blew the supply to the local town. When l told him what had happened, he was shocked, had to sit down, as he was a funny white colour. I gathered son was extremely lucky.
Not quite sure of the details, but if it had been either of the other 2 cables, nothing would have happened, it was the 11,000 volt line.
Son didn't relief there again, he'd only done it, as a favour.

 

[som farmer]

chicory and grass, coming back nicely, the grass and clover, at long last, the chicory kept going. Cows will love it, only problem, nearly half the herd is dry, and we have acres similar, pity couldn't have had the rain a month ago.

amazing growth, IRG, drilled 2 sept.
it's surprising what we can grow, if we get the rain, 70mm, since last monday

 

[Jdunn55]

Would a strand of electric work?

Considered it and decided against it, as I reckon it will put cows off coming in the parlour whereas I don't normally have to go and get any cows in, will cause shitting etc

 

[Beef farmer]

not a bad looking cow for a bunch of empty misfits

 

[Jdunn55]

View attachment 1063736not a bad looking cow for a bunch of empty misfits

White one in front looks good too

Sexed semen this time round?

 

[Beef farmer]

White one in front looks good too

Sexed semen this time round?

I'm not fussed if it's an Angus bull or heifer, as long as its out.

Yeah the one in front is a vg 93.75 red carrier, should click over 100 tons this lactation.

 

[Jdunn55]

Fresh grazing for the calves. They've been told to eat slowly...

 

[Spudley]

Reseed?

 

[Homesy]

Fresh grazing for the calves. They've been told to eat slowly...

Get the electric fence up and strip graze. Make far better use of it.

 

[Headless chicken]

How long will it take a cow to transition back to grass from a tmr? We’ve got grass growing now for the first time in months. Seems so wrong to keep them housed but don’t want to be chopping and changing their diet. If weather plays ball I see no reason to not have them out until end of October, giving us 3 weeks fully housed prior to service.

 

[lazy farmer]

How long will it take a cow to transition back to grass from a tmr? We’ve got grass growing now for the first time in months. Seems so wrong to keep them housed but don’t want to be chopping and changing their diet. If weather plays ball I see no reason to not have them out until end of October, giving us 3 weeks fully housed prior to service.

All depends what yield you are targeting. I know one herd that grazes right up to service. And it works brilliantly but only 600kgs of solids. I know another higher yielding herd who wouldn’t dream of having there’s out after calving. @frederick

 

[Headless chicken]

All depends what yield you are targeting. I know one herd that grazes right up to service. And it works brilliantly but only 600kgs of solids. I know another higher yielding herd who wouldn’t dream of having there’s out after calving. @frederick

This is one of the major things holding me back. I want/ need more yield than we’ve had previously but seems criminal housing if we have grass

 

[Beef farmer]

How long will it take a cow to transition back to grass from a tmr? We’ve got grass growing now for the first time in months. Seems so wrong to keep them housed but don’t want to be chopping and changing their diet. If weather plays ball I see no reason to not have them out until end of October, giving us 3 weeks fully housed prior to service.

1 hour

 

[Sid]

Going to have to put the mower through some of grazing if carries on like this!

 

[Headless chicken]

1 hour

Out they go then