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Did he take a sample to test? Can often get some scours with a change of diet for example from cows milk then onto powder can upset them but takes a couple of days to show generally. A good cocci sign is straining when trying to poo and blood when severe. if they are drinking well and aren’t...

Yes our machine restricts the allowance. To 6litres each per day. But that is infitimately adjustable. We have a plan B which are allowed 7.5 litres for poorer calves or shy ones which will only come in twice a day

Ours have about 30-35 kg powder each. They are 2-4 weeks when we get them. Trying a better powder this spring 24-20 alongside a normal for us 22-19. We can see the difference in the powders at the moment will be interesting to see when everything is weaned.

Once you have claimed all of your grant for that parcel then you can put in a new application with that parcel on it. can put in as many claims as you like a year. I usually have a new one waiting to go as soon as I’m paid for the last one. have 2 agreements at the moment. Will be putting in...

Up to 2 months they tell you. But I’ve had between 3 weeks and over 2 months because there was a problem with my photos but they didn’t tell me. I only found out when I chased them at the 2 month mark. Being paid this week for a claim put in feb 27th

The age it is let it get hungry and just put a bucket of milk in its pen to drink instead of water and cake. They always come round to feeding off a teat when we have had one like this persistence but don’t let it stress out when trying. let someone else try as well. Have had some that refuse...

Are you back fencing or letting them have a bit more space to calve in? How are the new genetics going with it compared to the inherited ones you had there?

Lack of trackways here for that and roads through the farm. Otherwise it could work.

That’s the trouble there was plenty of grass out there but I was optimistic that surely this weather can’t keep going on like it is and got them out. With the added pressure of shortage of shed space and straw at £135/tonne.

Have got 2 bunches of youngstock. One bunch were out for a fortnight then I rehoused them in a not ideal shed due to the continued forecast. The other bugger ones I have taken off of their grass rotation and have parked on a sprayed off fodder crop field with ring feeders with haylage I had...

WTF last claim went in over a month ago and it’s still checking application. Reckon I need to make a phone call. Could do with it in the bank.

Yes that would be an issue if rearing Ayr. We do it in 2 blocks summer/autumn and spring. Roughly 300 each block and 2 farms each block.

We buy ours direct from farm. Works well the farmers like it because we go and get a trailer load at a time and works well for us as all animals have the same disease status. Get a lot less treatments than when we used to buy out of market or dealers. like has been said there are always some...

Last year I was shifting twice a day. First thing in the morning and early evening. (Can’t remember the exact times). Started off splitting the daily allocation in half. But got an uneven impact with the day section being hammered and the night with leftovers. Switched to giving 2/3rds in the...

Time will tell with SFI and straw supply. Good crop of wheat will still beat sfi. Supply more factored by weather I think than sfi will.