I’ve stopped using my dribble bar because of this,my slurry is too thick,you cover everywhere and end up with a different problem.
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
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TheRanger
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Managed to get 10 load of slurry out that should see us not overflowing until the end of April. Made a bit of a mess but needs must. Spread on our only accessible bit of grass that hasn’t been reseeded in the last 10 years, so has a bit of a sole to it. Hellish rain forecast next 48 hours. Meant to be getting youngstock on there as soon as it dries up, how long after slurry can I safely graze it? Usually only spread on the silage ground this time of year.
TheRanger
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- Location
- SW Scotland
When you get 18L of liquid gold off of a fresh calved heifer you know she’ll be a milker, only calved this morning.
- Location
- Co. Antrim
Don’t think that was the whole story all the same think it was some badly mown grass at 1st cut was also at play, we’ve no issue with the dribble bar but we do water it down for after 1st cut but it’s easy done as the store that collect water is beside he slurry store
I’ve seen that article shared on social media. Funnily enough it was shared by people who sell those Splash It things that bolt on the bottom of the dribble bar pipes. Make of that what you will…
Ducati899
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- Location
- north dorset
- Location
- East Lancashire
Christ! Bad enough hooking some of them up once!
- Location
- East Lancashire
This is what they do. Give it half an hour and it will be all rain.
- Location
- somerset
was getting some fish and chips, and knacker man pulled up right by the door, 3 people walked straight out, if l hadn't paid, l would have as well, it was vile.
no real rain, 1mm since fri, ground is drying out nicely.
fert for all first cut, can't get slurry out, hoping its better conditions for after.
resorted to hauling it out in a trailer, and tipping where we can get to, had to change the cropping around a bit !
frederick
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- Location
- south west
Did it test as liquid gold
- Location
- Co. Antrim
Were the same here 8 years now and never had any trouble there’s been a few years we haven’t spread maybe after 1st or 2nd cut as it’s been too dry but that’s not very oftenwe’ve been doing it with dribble bar close to 10 years and never had a problem
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Anyone else had an email off apha wanting to fill a survey on their feed bin, seems to be scraping the bottom of the barrel ?
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
We had one as well.
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
Looking like the jet stream is on the move bringing drier weather.
- Location
- East Lancashire
I really really hope so.
organicguy
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- Location
- North East of the south west
Yes, had it today.
Friend said his bin is too old so he won't be replying until forced to do so!
TheRanger
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- Location
- SW Scotland
No idea, I just sell the 1st/2nd colostrum from heifers to suckler farmers at this time of year. 1st milking from older cows does all my own as it usually tests the best and cows are vaccinated with a scour vaccine, the heifers aren’t.
Good article. Jessica is a neighbour of ours. She did a PhD at Hillsborough so knows what she talking about. The whole thing sounds like a nightmare.
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
Do you drink it?
TheRanger
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- Location
- SW Scotland
No chance
