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Snow forecast today
Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts
- Thread starter Anymulewilldo
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- Location
- Fife
Can't wait
Thought i would wake up to rain still dry here air feels like a wet day to come though
- Location
- Yorkshire
Rain here and nothing but shower forecast for next two week
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Keeping my fert in the bag for now till midweek at least . Would hate to see it wash down the burn !
- Location
- Cheshire
I’d love to spread mine but I’d need a hover tractor for at least a week yet!
- Location
- Scot Borders
Just chased mine up from merchant. Need to get something on by the end of the week or going to have zilch to graze for lambing
- Location
- North of Perth
Put some more on the WB yesterday.darent go on the grass fields yet.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Got stuck with the bike in one of the parks I usually calf cows in yesterday. Can see them having to calf on the hill this year 
- Location
- East Ayrshire
Found this bonus calf in the cubicles on Saturday. Due to start Tuesday/Wednesday this week so not ridiculously early. The bonus part comes because I thought the cow had lost her calf - she acted like she was bulling during the winter (2 months post scanning) so I got the vet to PD her when we were blood testing four weeks ago and he reckoned he couldn't feel anything
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We often have them like that we call it recreational sexView attachment 1171749
Found this bonus calf in the cubicles on Saturday. Due to start Tuesday/Wednesday this week so not ridiculously early. The bonus part comes because I thought the cow had lost her calf - she acted like she was bulling during the winter (2 months post scanning) so I got the vet to PD her when we were blood testing four weeks ago and he reckoned he couldn't feel anything
- Location
- Scottish Borders
That sounds nice. Can humans do that too?
livestock 1
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Yesterday was tempting to put some fert on but still had the feeling it was cold enough and wet enough. Today we are back to cold rain so maybe better not on. March fertiliser here has a 50/50 success rate usual protocol lately has been to put it on in April but a couple of years we missed the rain doing that so it didn’t get washed in for a few weeks. If you can believe that
Rich_ard
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I got muck out yesterday.
Its arrived cold with it as well
- Location
- Northumberland
No, no, no. If you don't put it (urea) all on in March, it'll disappear into the air.
Went over the wheat for 1st time yesterday. Barley and silage ground had a fortnight ago. Nowt on grazing. Looks hungry, but always shoots away by the time it's fit to carry cattle. Not uncommon to get a few out in March. Mid April?
livestock 1
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We are filling a shed full of cows and calves that was destined for stores. There’s a few stores in with them we intended putting more in but that’s out the window. We still haven’t been dry enough to get any fert on I would say September was the last time we could travelNo, no, no. If you don't put it (urea) all on in March, it'll disappear into the air.
Went over the wheat for 1st time yesterday. Barley and silage ground had a fortnight ago. Nowt on grazing. Looks hungry, but always shoots away by the time it's fit to carry cattle. Not uncommon to get a few out in March. Mid April?
Stw88
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- Location
- Northumberland
Unless it’s young grass I can’t see the benefit of spreading fert in the uplands early on. Anytime I’ve had a bit left from putting an early dose on some seeds and spread a couple of strips in another field there’s never been much benefit Especially for the price of it.