@unlacedgecko does maybe even multiple moves but not dairy
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Visited a farm where they are giving fresh grass 4 times a day, we do it 3 times on robots using gates and paddocks
We have started doing it this year, only 65 acres so nothing is far away so just manually lift the fence. It is extra work but cows are milking better than last year and are in great condition too, it definitely increases intakes. There is a farm near dartmoor that do it but pre-mow every break also, I believe they do 5000 litres with no cake fed.
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I don't have battlatch. It's all wire lifters here.
On daily moves at the moment as I'm installing infrastructure. Once I get lane ways finished this month the finishing block will be on 4x per day moves.
Rest of the farm won't have laneways until later in the year. Maybe even next year.
I like the lifters better than the battlatch as they have an audible sound the stock soon learn. And there's no loss of voltage in the rest of the fence.
Sorry obviously got mixed-up
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No. I did some multiple moves per day last summer on summer cover crop, and the areas where I have lanes already installed.
They work really well, and I'm excited to use them across the rest of the grazing platform. But I've some fences to build first.
Quite correct. Luckily visited with the discussion group. Unsure about the cake, but the first round was grazed, then all pre mown.
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- Pembrokeshire
Write the date or service day on cow where it can’t be rubbed off
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Ducati899
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if its the farm l watched on u'tube, they said near dartmoor, it wasn't, a very distinctive land mark, in the background, said otherwise, l can see it from our farm !
you need the time to do it though, but any move will stimulate eating, and the more they eat, the more they give. Years ago, farm walk, they had a grass silo, long conveyer, blend/cake dispenser, that ran every 4 hrs the cows were housed, ultra modern for 40+ yrs ago.
With modern ideas, should be easier with auto gates. Our grazing system is elec fences, with back fence, we can adapt to weather, amount of grass etc, auto, would need more set paddocks ?
Thats the video I have seen, 60 cows, supports 2 families incomes full time if I remember right.
Jdunn55
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Spudley
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Ha all finished and in the house at 6.30.
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- South Molton
I'll take your 4 drinks and raise you 3 pastys at Devon County show. £21View attachment 1113045Costa between milking’s, not much milk. There’s another bubble drink that eldest is drinking so 4 drinks 16 quid
And a near 2 hour queue to get in! Ridiculous!
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Watch in case you get lazy.
Watching the cows milking while sat down with a cup of tea…I’ve got tea, not the cows
Cows 'n grass
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Is that a stretched image or a very tall and narrow cow?
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night down the pub ? Or a romantic meeting ?