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- somerset
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
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- somerset
4th dry summer here, in the last 5, farmed here 60 yrs, and never seen a run like this, we have springs, and streams dried up, that l have never seen dry before, including 76.
More concerned about how much rainfall, we need to get back to 'normal', that would have to be horrendous amounts.
Happy at it
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- Location
- NI
Crazy the difference of being a few miles up the country can make, as yin ewe said I'd happily work with years like this (so far anyway).
Grass has done well with little fert, and keeps on coming. This was cut 14 days ago, no fert or slurry as I had planned to re seed, but will put a bag on it and see what happens in 4weeks time.
New measuring device instead of a boot.....
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- South Molton
Won't take that much, what ever the experts say you can probably half!
Happy hillbily
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- Uwchaled, North Wales
Glad of some more rain these last few days, but glad it's stopped, a right old miserable day yesterday .
93mm in July and 48 since sunday.wish I had some slurry to make this grass grow.
93mm in July and 48 since sunday.wish I had some slurry to make this grass grow.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Don’t sell any culls buy anything you need and sell anything you want shifted. Get youngstock/ beef onto your dads holding if your able to do so.Well if I wasn't worried about my tb test in a couple of weeks tine, I certainly am now
Badgers out in the middle of the day are almost always sick
edit - fence off the area near to them to try and limit contact. I’d also be very mindful of how your feeding anything ie not putting silage out in rows in the field
Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
I'm going to speak to the vets in a minute and see if I can get my youngstock tb tested next week instead and get them shifted off farm - they've been away from this set so fingers crossed they'll be OK
Sets are already fenced off as best I can and definitely won't be feeding out in rows anymore and will Scrape out feed passage daily incase the little barstewards go in their overnight, then it's it's case of wait and see
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- somerset
l really hope you helped it on its final journey.Well if I wasn't worried about my tb test in a couple of weeks tine, I certainly am now
that one looks a TB cert
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
It’s fotatlly sh!t and sadly part of the roullet wheel were all on. Agreed that’s your best bet testing you gstock first. We will be doing the same come herd test in October.
Princess Pooper
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- East Mids
Sorry to see that, very worrying. Is there a 'badger found dead' scheme near you (via APHA?) . If we find a dead badger we can get it bagged up and it goes for post mortem.
Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
I have no idea tbh
Very worrying, just got to see what happens. Worst come worst, I'll secure the yard up and house ayr including youngstock at dad's
Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
I agree, I've seen a few at night and know we have sets on the farm, but that one looks horrific
Funnily enough I've had a MASSIVE rat population explosion so will be off to wynnstay to get lots of poison for my rats
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- somerset
they soon stopped that around here, to many roadside kills. We farm close to the A303, you don't travel far, without seeing flatpacked badgers, deer, foxes pheasants etc, then there are those that are hit, but make it off the road. One has to admit, that road is a good control method. We have 180 acres here, sandy soil, and we have 18 different groups of holes, now we are in a cull, several have been unused. Around us, it seems to be 'badger heaven', and we are worried, that by culling the 'clean' badgers, they no longer keep the sick ones out.
The other thing about the cull, is the very noticeable increase, in wildlife.
We test in 12 days time, everything is crossed.
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Cornwall
I agree, I've seen a few at night and know we have sets on the farm, but that one looks horrific
Funnily enough I've had a MASSIVE rat population explosion so will be off to wynnstay to get lots of poison for my rats
Be careful where you put it. I hate using the stuff as I’m afraid the dog will eat it.
Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
Im the same, dog will be bored in his house for the next few days whilst i sort out my rats
Except from supervised outside time (milking at dad's etc)
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- somerset
both our dogs got at poison, one chewed through the plastic lid, and got some, the other one must have got it from a dead rat, they cannot get to the poison in bait boxes
the useless one survived, the really useful one didn't. Really upset me
the useless one survived, the really useful one didn't. Really upset me
Dead Rabbits
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- 'Merica
Forget your gun today ? Looks too aliveWell if I wasn't worried about my tb test in a couple of weeks tine, I certainly am now
Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
I'm not allowed a gun unfortunately
And since you never know who's reading
Edit: even if I did have a gun I would never do such a disgusting thing! Badgers are beatific creatures and are of utmost importance the British ecosystem, I can't believe you would suggest such a hateful crime!
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Holsteinfriesian90
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- Cornwall
I'm not allowed a gun unfortunately
Probably for the best with all the reps you have call in your place.
