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I have 330 spring calving cows. Drying whole herd of before xmas and starting on 1st feb again. Always sell my empties in oct. have a low replacement rate. Was going to keep my empties next year and milk them right through. Hoped to get them back in calf the following yr. would this work will...

was hoping to make something to brush 300 cubicles 0nce a day. Passages are narrow. No room for merlo. Was going to rig a small hyd pump on lawn mower and mount a brush. Like the pic above. Would it work how would i control lifting it up and down? Saw this pic on here years ago.

Got a load of it today for cow lanes. Should i cover the whole lane or just do a strip up one side? Its very heavy whats the best way to roll it out?

Im a spring calfing herd of 310 cows. Ai'ing the herd at the minute. Always stop breeding on the 15 july. Does away with any late calfers. Is there any short gestation bulls i could uses? Could breed on for another few days and still calf with in my time frame. Currently using aa straws.

Housed my feb/ march born dairy calfs in mid nov. Dosed them with bimeda plus injection. There are all coughing a bit at min. Should i dose them again or not worry? Done for ibr. House is fresh enough. Silage is average no meal. Getting breeding cows minerals twice a day. No temperatures but...

Have a 6400 JD and mc connell hedge cutter. Was going to cut a few neighbours hedges. What would I charge. Is there any profit in it? Not much work on at the minute so just an idea to make surplus cash.

Have a mc connel pa93 hedge cutter. In round 30 years old. Was going to change oil in tank. There is no sight glass or dipstick. Do I just fill tank? Is there a filter in tank?

I have bought a 6830 second hand and a new 2250 Conor tanker. What tyre pressure should I run the tanker at? What pressure should the 6830 be run at it does other general farm work aswell. ?

Have a 120 ltr footbath with 265 cows going through once a day, 3 times a week. I am putting in a full jam jar of copper sulphate. Is that enough?

Wanting to build a new calf house for 150 calfs. Reared in pens of 12 using hang on gate feeders. Want to be able to clean out with merlo, bed using spread a bale on merlo. What style is best for ventilation and air flow? Old calf hse is done it's an old low pig hse. Want to use shed for...

Have some in calf heifers that I was hoping to sell at the mart. They have got some ring worm round their heads. Is there a quick cure to get rid of it? Want them away in 2 weeks before they calf.

Been milking 250 cows for a while now. Spring calfing. Dry farm. Have got more land round yard recently. Have a lot of young stock in pipeline been lucky with heifer calfs. Milked 260 last year. Currently milking 270 at min. Should I push on to 350 cows or sell of surplus stock each year...

Am reseeding some fields that were in stubble into grass. Have had trouble before with frit fly and leather jackets. When would be the best time to spray?

Had some of my dairy cows test positive for johnes disease. One calfed today. I calfed her seperate and dumping her milk. She had a heifer calf is it infected or can u keep it.

Have the option to buy 55 acres. 2 miles from yard. Needs some drainage. Only 50 acre farmable. 5 acres needs whines pulled and rock dug out. £8 k / acre. Milking 280 cows. We need more ground. Would I be better with less cows? Bank will lend money no problem. Young don't like to standstill either.

Have a plant Mec road brush on bucket of merlo. Does nothing but bounce along when in use. Still brushes ok. Have tried different settings and angles on bucket. What is wrong? Really annoying to use. Brush is only half wore.

Haven't foot bathed my cows before as never had dermatitis is the herd. Milking 260 at the minute. Have a few cows with a bit of dermatitis want to try and get it under control before it spreads. What's the best product to use? Have got a foot bath organised.

Have a 250 cc honda quad. Has got 250 hrs and is due its first oil change. Is it ok to use 15w 40 oil in it ? Have a 200 litre barrel of it so it would be handy!

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Have a clamp of second cut silage half full. Going to clamp third cut shortly on top of it. Was going to roll straw bales down it between loads to stretch it out. Be for dry cows only. Thought it would be handier than feeding in winter. Don't own or want a wagon. What's ur thoughts. Will the...