Mr Jones
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- Location
- Llancwmbwlchrhydyfoncenfach
Have around half a dozen young cows due to Milkman in June and July. Any opinions if you have any currently milking?
British friesian bulls
- Thread starter Friesianfan
- Start date
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Put a kick bar on
You've now got two problems
Cow what kicks and cow what kicks with a kick bar on
You've now got two problems
Cow what kicks and cow what kicks with a kick bar on
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Milked a herd back in early 90s that had cows 5/6/7 lactations old and still had to put kick bars on them
Made decision there and then to never use one
Made decision there and then to never use one
Martyn
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- Location
- South west
I don't own a kick bar, I have one cow that has kicked since she calved in two years ago, she's bound for st Merryn tomorrow, other than that all caem I think those first few quiet milking bring heifers into milk are essential to settling them for life! I have plenty of cows that will walk right through you or lick you to death!
I have plenty of them, nick your hat whilst bent down putting a cow on
- Location
- somerset
2 iffy last spring, 1 hfx, and 1 nor x, can milk them w/out a rope, just mustn't teat dip afterwards. Most hfrs now, just put units straight on. The hfx, not our breeding, and 3/4, flighty in the yard, very unusual for a norx, mothers an nrx, and quiet as a lamb, throw back from somewhere.
Just had a nz friesian calved yesterday wildest animal i ever had tried to kill me and her calf. Fully sure she wud be dangerous to milk to mt surprise she never even kicked.She also is a super looking heifer
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Disagree massively, case in point 1253, milked her for two consecutive milking last week with kick bar, next milking mo kick bar and hasn't needed one since.
I milked for a pedigree holstein herd who didnt use kick bars, fine except you had to wait with some of the heifers whilst they settled in and couldnt leave their side. Now I milk for a pedigree friesian herd where we have access to a kick bar if we want. If i havent got anything better to be doing i dont use it and wait with the heifer so she doesnt knock it off, if I've got cows waiting to be milked who waiting to be dipped etc, the kick bar goes on as to me it's more important to dip them within 30 seconds, and get them in and out asap than it is to refuse to use a kick bar because of my pride
Should add it's probably a maximum of 10% of the heifers who need a bit of extra watching over, this ginger ninja was an angel and barely moved a muscle
- Location
- somerset
local 'estate' used to keep belted galloways, if you had a dead calf, the digger driver would dig a hole next to it, cow would be trying to destroy the digger, you didn't dare get out. Now, they were truly evil.
I didn’t think they were very maternal, know someone who did milking while travelling and said they just calved and walked off.
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
lizness
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- Location
- North East
We have a couple of Bradley's. The last time we used 'Bull of the Day'. This slightly reassures me for when they will calve, one due about April and one probably August time. They are both off about half and half holstein friesians. The first Bradley to calve also has a Patrol half sister (same cow) so should be interesting how that works out.
TheRanger
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Does anyone have a link to the base figures for a British Fresian proof?
i.e. for +200 kg milk, what is the base figure?
i.e. for +200 kg milk, what is the base figure?
TheRanger
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Is anyone still milking any Langley Centrello daughters and how are they doing
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
Did anyone actually get a free gilet from watching the webinar? Or was it just a con to get us watching.
- Location
- South Molton
Average milk, average size. Cows you don't really notice if that makes sense, apart from the couple were tb reactors and the one that was a PI.
- Location
- South Molton
I got a box full of gilets with my big order as compensationWas thinking the same thing, especially since they got the BiG order from @Sid
RPB
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- Location
- North Wales
Reach out to your local advisor if you didnt recieve yours and watched the webinar from start to finishDid anyone actually get a free gilet from watching the webinar? Or was it just a con to get us watching.
