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Big_D

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Location

S W Scotland

• Jun 19, 2018

• #20,881

Was quite unusual to find a brown and white belted Galloway this morning, even more so when a second one popped out, black and white this time

 

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jondear

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Location

Devon

• Jun 19, 2018

• #20,882

nonemouse said:

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Cows seem happy with starting a new field this morning, hope they remember where the robot is

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Grass like that is a distant memory now !

 

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applejack

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Location

just south of middle england

• Jun 19, 2018

• #20,883

Big_D said:

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Was quite unusual to find a brown and white belted Galloway this morning, even more so when a second one popped out, black and white this time

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Nice cow @Big_D .

 

Big_D

Member

Location

S W Scotland

• Jun 19, 2018

• #20,884

applejack said:

Nice cow @Big_D .

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Thank you

 

TheRanger

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Location

SW Scotland

• Jun 19, 2018

• #20,885

Big_D said:

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Was quite unusual to find a brown and white belted Galloway this morning, even more so when a second one popped out, black and white this time

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@topground

 

Agrispeed

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Location

Cornwall

• Jun 19, 2018

• #20,886

Has anyone tried a probiotic teat spray? I've heard good things about them but can't find anyone selling them. Always like to try something new...

 

Headless chicken

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Location

West Wales

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,887

Agrispeed said:

Has anyone tried a probiotic teat spray? I've heard good things about them but can't find anyone selling them. Always like to try something new...

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Pruex have it I believe

 

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vantage

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Pembs

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,888

Pre mowing what was silage ground.

 

Grazer

Member

Location

SW Scotland

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,889

23 days after 1st cut!

I worship this field in the winter for being so sandy you can travel any day with a tanker and not leave a mark.

It gets balanced up in dry weather though.

 

Beef farmer

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North cornish coast. It's always windy here

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,890

Grazer said:

View attachment 683998 23 days after 1st cut!

I worship this field in the winter for being so sandy you can travel any day with a tanker and not leave a mark.

It gets balanced up in dry weather though.

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You wouldn't trust that reading either

 

Grazer

Member

Location

SW Scotland

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,891

The stubble read 2115 straight after mowing, which I thought was a bit 'safe' by the contractor.

 

Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,892

From piles to tracks.

Now we have to run the vibrating roller ver them maybe add some fines in places.

 

Cows 'n grass

Member

Location

Modbury, South Devon

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,893

Big_D said:

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Was quite unusual to find a brown and white belted Galloway this morning, even more so when a second one popped out, black and white this time

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What does a Belted Galloway calf out of an Ayrshire look like when it gets bigger?

 

Cows 'n grass

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Location

Modbury, South Devon

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,894

Sid said:

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From piles to tracks.

Now we have to run the vibrating roller ver them maybe add some fines in places.

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Robot farm? Just wide enough for two cows to pass one another.

 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,895

Cows 'n grass said:

Robot farm? Just wide enough for two cows to pass one another.

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Yep correct.
That is a spur. Ring main track will be wide enough and deep enough to take wheeled traffic.
6 mile haul of own stone. 5 dump trailers 14 tonner digging and loading. 8 tonner making tracks.

 

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vantage

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Pembs

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,896

Sid said:

Yep correct.
That is a spur. Ring main track will be wide enough and deep enough to take wheeled traffic.
6 mile haul of own stone. 5 dump trailers 14 tonner digging and loading. 8 tonner making tracks.

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Sounds expensive! We were lucky in having hard slate stone and soft sandstone on farm.

 

Happy hillbily

Member

Location

Uwchaled, North Wales

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,897

Hopefully the end of the streak of endurance bull calves

 

Sid

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

South Molton

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,898

vantage said:

Sounds expensive! We were lucky in having hard slate stone and soft sandstone on farm.

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We have stone....its just on the wrong farm lol

Costing approx £5/m

 

Big_D

Member

Location

S W Scotland

• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,899

Cows 'n grass said:

What does a Belted Galloway calf out of an Ayrshire look like when it gets bigger?

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No idea! Got one out of a Holstein which is very fleshy at 2 years old but slow to grow stature wise

 

Whitewalker

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• Jun 20, 2018

• #20,900

Cows 'n grass said:

What does a Belted Galloway calf out of an Ayrshire look like when it gets bigger?

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Class ..... we do an odd beltie to the bf just for fun .