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Weve a couple of water troughs fed by separate springs to supply the cattle whilst out, both managed to get through the hot weather only to dry up late August. Today is the first day I've noticed a trickle of water in one, the other is still dry. Neighbours cottage have a bowser outside so I...

Does supplementary feeding make cattle lazy grazers? I've got two small bunches of yearling stores which I recently started giving a pound or two of concentrate both groups on aftermath. The thing I've noticed is that everytime I pass they seem to be near the gate, the evidence suggests that...

I have a Calving Jack and a 3+2 pulley and blocks, I will always use the blocks with an assisted calving whilst the chap who helps me will always go for the calving jack. What's every one else preference?

4.00pm today I find a calf pottering about the yard, no calving pen ready,nothing ready at all(quite normal actually) perplexing thing is it's 5-6 weeks early according to my normally reliable calving record and diary. Its full term and a nice heifer out of a good cow. I think there will need to...