Durry cows
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- Location
- Derbyshire
They look fantastic
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Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
They look amazing, you're crossbreed aren't you?
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Just been to check her, she's eaten, drank, calves we're sucking and she's just chased the dog across the field so I think she's doing OKCongratulations.
Ps better make that 3 bottles of calcium
Best part is she's cleansed x2
Hereford Bull in the back right?
Spudley
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- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Two Hereford bulls. We never AI heifers, would rather know they're going to be OK before we get heifers from them.
They're viking reds and monty x red x freisians. And the blasted Ayrshire that won't get in calf
They're viking reds and monty x red x freisians. And the blasted Ayrshire that won't get in calf
Most experts tell us to breed replacements from heifers for max. genetic gain, but yours sounds a good approach.Two Hereford bulls. We never AI heifers, would rather know they're going to be OK before we get heifers from them.
They're viking reds and monty x red x freisians. And the blasted Ayrshire that won't get in calf
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
Two Hereford bulls. We never AI heifers, would rather know they're going to be OK before we get heifers from them.
They're viking reds and monty x red x freisians. And the blasted Ayrshire that won't get in calf
How do you find the montys?
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
What do you reckon your total intake is?
if I work that out assuming 25% protein grass your total protein % is like 23%. Maybe room for savings with less purchased protein?
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
It’s been awhile since I’ve been around non Jerseys. I’ve never taken a picture of older heifers like that as they run over and try to lick you as soon as you are spotted
Ducati899
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- Location
- north dorset
Two Hereford bulls. We never AI heifers, would rather know they're going to be OK before we get heifers from them.
They're viking reds and monty x red x freisians. And the blasted Ayrshire that won't get in calf
We have never ai’d a heifer for that exact reason
Hereford or Angus bull here
Farmer Keith
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Also never AI’d a heifer, especially now sexed semen works so well. Top 30% of cows to sexed everything else to beef.We have never ai’d a heifer for that exact reason
Normally work on 15kgdm of grass. Usually would be on 16% cake by now and a bit less of it but with it being so dry don’t think the grass is as high in protein as not so lush
- Location
- Northumberland
Some steers ready to be off.
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Fair old mat of clover !!
Spudley
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- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Only milking 6 so far, from bought in cows, they were quite wild as heifers but all are very quiet to milk. They milk better than I thought and the quality is very good. We will calve more from our own cows next year so hopefully I will still like them.
Grazing the new land?Two Hereford bulls. We never AI heifers, would rather know they're going to be OK before we get heifers from them.
They're viking reds and monty x red x freisians. And the blasted Ayrshire that won't get in calf
Princess Pooper
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- Location
- East Mids
Sorting through some old papers today from the 1990’s. The AI paperwork had licence no etc on. Interesting comparing the feed price / milk price, admittedly our constituents weren’t very good in 1995 which is when I think the costing were from. At least we don’t have to deal with the red tape of milk quotas any more!
- Location
- Bedfordshire
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Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Had a couple of heifers going through the fence today. Shocker was working ok, but no shock at the end of the fence, did all-sorts, even poured water on the buck rake tine I use as an earth rod, but still no shock. Found the fault eventually
Looked ok but
Looked ok but