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Happy hillbily · Mar 13, 2024

Purbeck said:
Oh joy!

We find they're tolerable, providing they have a favourite stand.

If they're not fussed where they park up for the night, they tend to have an early morning outing up to market...

She has two stalls where she will lie, only sh1ts in the cubicle front doesn't pee, so she is clean coming into the parlour. But the amount is unbelievable, I think she must only sh1t in the cubicle and nowhere else. Now if I could only train her to sh1t in the corner of the yard, and the rest of her mates as well , I could get rid of the scraper tractor

Jdunn55 · Mar 13, 2024

Finally sorted some fencing out and managed to get 30 odd heifers out

Some culls gone too, including an old girl

All in all, 50 less mouths to feed either at all or by tractor which should help the bank balance

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Hopefully get another group out tomorrow

Jdunn55 · Mar 13, 2024

Its a terrible photo, but 4 of my favourites into the close to calving shed, Carrie who's my oldest cow, amelia, a holstein heifer and then Bertha!

Spudley · Mar 13, 2024

Bertha! Was she easier to get in calf this time?

som farmer · Mar 13, 2024

sounds a bit more positivity from you, certainly hope so.

Grassman247 · Mar 13, 2024

Trying to keep up with @Beef farmer on the money spending front. As soon as weather drys up it’s go time. Just got to get wash down hoses on and it’s good to go

Jdunn55 · Mar 13, 2024

som farmer said:
sounds a bit more positivity from you, certainly hope so.

I have good days and bad days, today was a good day, yesterday was a bad day, day before was a good day etc. I know we all get them I suppose mine just seem to be at constant opposite ends of the spectrum

Just putting a bit of a plan together to move things forward. Whatever I do it's going to involve selling a portion of my cows which I'm not looking forward to but if it means I can keep the other portion than that's better than no cows.

Jdunn55 · Mar 13, 2024

Spudley said:
Bertha! Was she easier to get in calf this time?

Yes, easy this time, 2nd or third service I think. Definitely wasn't first but I served her very quick after calving, she's gained just over a month this time on last year.

Bert Jansch · Mar 13, 2024

Jdunn55 said:
I have good days and bad days, today was a good day, yesterday was a bad day, day before was a good day etc. I know we all get them I suppose mine just seem to be at constant opposite ends of the spectrum

Just putting a bit of a plan together to move things forward. Whatever I do it's going to involve selling a portion of my cows which I'm not looking forward to but if it means I can keep the other portion than that's better than no cows.

Sounds like a plan

Jdunn55 · Mar 13, 2024

Who needs a hoof trimming crush...
Nice stone in her foot removed out in the yard

Beef farmer · Mar 13, 2024

frederick said:
Dont think you can moan at that too much. You would take a while to do a 1000 cube with your one tanker. When we are on the longer hauls that would be 10 days work.

Our contractor bill will be £2/cube
The umbilical is bought and paid for, so it doesn't cost anything... right?

Bert Jansch · Mar 13, 2024

Talk about first world problems!

Need some kind of military helicopter to get my sh!t out!

frederick · Mar 13, 2024

Beef farmer said:
Our contractor bill will be £2/cube
The umbilical is bought and paid for, so it doesn't cost anything... right?View attachment 1169690

That's a good days work.

How many acres covered.

Beef farmer · Mar 13, 2024

frederick said:
That's a good days work.

How many acres covered.

Lots.

som farmer · Mar 13, 2024

Jdunn55 said:
I have good days and bad days, today was a good day, yesterday was a bad day, day before was a good day etc. I know we all get them I suppose mine just seem to be at constant opposite ends of the spectrum

Just putting a bit of a plan together to move things forward. Whatever I do it's going to involve selling a portion of my cows which I'm not looking forward to but if it means I can keep the other portion than that's better than no cows.

2 good days, = double the 1 bad day !

really glad you have a plan, and really hope it works out.

just drop a couple of gears, settle down, and start making some cash !!

Princess Pooper · Mar 13, 2024

Don't know if those not on Twitter would be able to see this, but thought of @Jdunn55 when I saw this

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767702897263890603

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One of the favourites?

Spudley · Mar 13, 2024

My daughter showed me this earlier. Her ayrshires like jam sandwiches and chocolate chip brioche.

sidjon · Mar 13, 2024

Grassman247 said:
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Trying to keep up with @Beef farmer on the money spending front. As soon as weather drys up it’s go time. Just got to get wash down hoses on and it’s good to go

What was the price per standing for the total build? I may have a opportunity as of today, but it needs a parlour ( ex dairy farm, not milked since they lost cow's to f and m 2001, just need a rough figure, last parlour we put I was 08 so a bit out of date.

Grassman247 · Mar 13, 2024

sidjon said:
What was the price per standing for the total build? I may have a opportunity as of today, but it needs a parlour ( ex dairy farm, not milked since they lost cow's to f and m 2001, just need a rough figure, last parlour we put I was 08 so a bit out of date.

Not easy to answer that as we’ve done more than just put a parlour in, complete greenfield site

crashbox · Mar 13, 2024

Beef farmer said:
5 tankers 3000g upto 3750, 1.5 mile down the road.
Spreading 170m³ an hour, could do 250 easily but cant get enough tankers. Will bust 1000 m³ today.
6 and 5 inch pipe, moves some stuff.

As above. One that's too big

Would a separator help?

Some grass there Beefy

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