- Location
- East Lancashire
We’ve had a few near misses over the years. We certainly don’t have French windows
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Milkcow365
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- Location
- Sw Scotland
30 Incalf heifers for sale 15 of them fleckvie 15 Holstein x friesian on the smaller side ideal for grazing but still able to milk well. All Incalf to Hereford due very soon. Pm for details please don’t want to bung this thread up
Grass after maize. Won't be able to get any slurry to it now. Hasn't had a day it didn't grow I don't think
Graze or cut?
Plenty of grass here too, but weather is just too bad to sneak out.
Cut. I'd love to cut it 10th march and then again 25th April, before back to maize. Got a lot of slurry to utilise somewhere
I’d be happy with the 25th April here as our Italian didn’t go in until October, but it’s still there and not washed away!
Looks to me like you could’ve done with some sheep on that
Its a no from meLooks to me like you could’ve done with some sheep on that
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
frederick
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- Location
- south west
Looks great for 60 pounds.
Is that heifers in which case how do you mix the milk.
Secondly one of your teat drum has only half the top cut off. What's the adcantage
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
We are using a flood hose to mix the powder. The drums with half lids only have teats on 2/3 of the which are reachable. The reason is simply to cut down on potential bird poo and straw getting into the milk drum as they have access to milk 23/7.
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Not sure how often we will flush.
Why 2 drums? Would one surrounded with teats not be enough for your pen size?
We are going to change to a barrel per pen and leave it in there for the whole season this year. So a few questions.
Why have your teats so high up?
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
The drums are from when we did used to have 20 plus calves on one drum so needed to fill it. Plus they have to suck harder which apparently is a good thing. Two drums means that a pen of 22-24 calves can all drink at once. Can’t get that many round one drum without bullying. Despite being ad-lib they all like their breakfast at the same time.
Could you have 4 drums spread out and have 40/50 in a pen? Or do you feel they would all favour 1 drum?
What stops the drums falling over? Sat in a tyre?
Do you weigh them down with something to prevent them being knocked over?
Grassman247
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a cambridge ring roll is the best way
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Tend to find the bedding is enough as it grows with the calves.if not then a concrete block will Do the job.
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Not sure our calf rearer would fancy a group of that size. The shed is 3 bays wide and lends itself to 3 groups