- Location
- South Molton
De Laval colour code.
Red acid
Blue alkaline
Grey teat dips
Are others same?
Red acid
Blue alkaline
Grey teat dips
Are others same?
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- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
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Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
We use a great/blue coloured pre dip through winter. In the past year I have found bloat oil (green) and ad blue in our pre dip drums.
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
I know when I was at college a pallet of genus branded post dip chemicals were wrong and burnt all the cows teats (typically happened on my week to milk) at first I got accused of mixing the pre and post dip up which apparently had a similar affect if they're mixed together (which I didnt know!) But once we opened the rest of the cans and realised they were all the same I was let off the hook, they were not fun to milk for the rest of the week 
Homesy
Member
- Location
- North West Devon
What make is your bloat oil and where do you get it from ?
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Winter arriving again tomorrow and Wednesday, then the drought begins!
Hopefully get a chunk of ours out later in the week, average covers 2500.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Yea they'll be back in tomorrow
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Can't see the grass for cows!
Spudley
Member
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Nice! It's the best day of the year.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
That's the idea
You can't see the mess they made then
Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
With the forecast looking good for the next ten days we're out full time now. There's not to many in the milking group yet but numbers are going up quickly.
Holsteinfriesian90
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
Have you calved in any Joseph’s yet?
Cows 'n grass
Member
- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
No I don't think I have yet. I didn't have many this year and I know I sold a couple but I have quite a few to calve next year
They are well grown animals but I suspect the J x BF will be slow to mature and probably won't excel ad heifers
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
I think you wouldnt be far wrong there, but the number that will still be there in the years to come will hopefully more than pay for the little bit less milk in the first lactation. Having said that, the joseph heifers that have calved so far seem to be flying on so you never know! Will certainly be interesting to see what happens when crossed with jerseys
- Location
- somerset
just be grateful he checked, plenty wouldn't, or say if they f'd it up.
Cant beat a lockdown road crossing
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
He is a she, and in fairness she is very good. She just makes us laugh with her 'blondeness' sometimes.