happycows
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Xbred bull calf 26 days old. Trying to decide if it’s worth taking it and 3 mates to Holsworthy tomorrow.
It’s depressing when you do something well, to get stones thrown at you.
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Xbred bull calf 26 days old. Trying to decide if it’s worth taking it and 3 mates to Holsworthy tomorrow.
It’s depressing when you do something well, to get stones thrown at you.
Bigger than some of my coosView attachment 841044
Xbred bull calf 26 days old. Trying to decide if it’s worth taking it and 3 mates to Holsworthy tomorrow.
It’s depressing when you do something well, to get stones thrown at you.
happycows
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Bigger than some of my coos
Just contemplating 350 litres @31ppl of milk and a £20 share of a Tb test and run it too the 4th of December Christmas show.
Nothing more than a vanity project even if it did well.
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get it gone, beef job may stay crap till xmas
Some do die too.
All these ideas are great until milk price hits the floor then theres no money to keep to rear these calves at a loss i dont think thetes anywhere else in the world where farmers are being forced in to doing something knowing beforehanf there going to loose money just to keep public image good i think its now become a fad if one dairy or co op puts a standard in the rest will follow as there afraid of losing market share the farmer ends up paying.ive also not seen one protest or group complaining of the calf issue
farmer on a bike
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I guess you didn't drive down the M5 at Birmingham.
Giant Anti-Dairy Billboards Appear On UK's Busiest Motorway As Part Of Vegan Campaign
More than 1.5 million people are expected to see the boards
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I wonder how many people will be killed on the motorway by being distracted by this?I guess you didn't drive down the M5 at Birmingham.
Giant Anti-Dairy Billboards Appear On UK's Busiest Motorway As Part Of Vegan Campaign
More than 1.5 million people are expected to see the boards
Holsteinfriesian90
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Xbred bull calf 26 days old. Trying to decide if it’s worth taking it and 3 mates to Holsworthy tomorrow.
It’s depressing when you do something well, to get stones thrown at you.
That’s some calf. I’m guessing a limo out of a fleck?
Headless chicken
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Xbred bull calf 26 days old. Trying to decide if it’s worth taking it and 3 mates to Holsworthy tomorrow.
It’s depressing when you do something well, to get stones thrown at you.
get it gone. As soon as the passport arrives mine are gone this year.
They want people to stop eating meat will they dont think so they have told us for years that cigarettes soft drinks alchol is bad for us what do people do.Seriously has anyone seen a protest or any group complaining of the bull calf issue im convinced its just a marketing stunt between milk buyers to get market share.If people are so high on morals why do we buy our clothes made in china and far east cause there cheap no one complains of labour exploitationI guess you didn't drive down the M5 at Birmingham.
Giant Anti-Dairy Billboards Appear On UK's Busiest Motorway As Part Of Vegan Campaign
More than 1.5 million people are expected to see the boards
happycows
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- North Devon Cornwall border
Are you finding buyers ok or market?
I’ve sold mine privately this morning.
2 red limo bulls, blue bull and blue heifer. £200 each. Not particularly happy but no commission or diesel to market.
Headless chicken
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About half have gone private sale the rest are going to the mart but luckily it’s only 2miles away. Prices are crap but better than keeping them
Between £5 and £70 on what our neighbouring calf rearer is purchase them for
happycows
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Son took 5 blue heifers from where he works today £70-£130. Out of big Holstein cows 3/4 weeks.
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is BBlue over used ? getting reports of a lot of cheap bb hfrs, some other cont crosses holding better on price, bb has been the choice breed for a very long time, and wondering if it's popularity is waning a bit, they are reliant on expensive feed to finish.
Short gestation compared to limmy, easier to rear and easier on cows than a char.
What breeds are you using? Think we'll reduce numbers of blues and increase Hereford and may try a handful of Angus, if we're STILL under tb going back too veal
Our Hereford crosses have been the least valuable calves this year