Did he take a sample to test? Can often get some scours with a change of diet for example from cows milk then onto powder can upset them but takes a couple of days to show generally.
A good cocci sign is straining when trying to poo and blood when severe.
if they are drinking well and aren’t...
Yes our machine restricts the allowance. To 6litres each per day. But that is infitimately adjustable. We have a plan B which are allowed 7.5 litres for poorer calves or shy ones which will only come in twice a day
Ours have about 30-35 kg powder each. They are 2-4 weeks when we get them. Trying a better powder this spring 24-20 alongside a normal for us 22-19. We can see the difference in the powders at the moment will be interesting to see when everything is weaned.
Once you have claimed all of your grant for that parcel then you can put in a new application with that parcel on it.
can put in as many claims as you like a year. I usually have a new one waiting to go as soon as I’m paid for the last one.
have 2 agreements at the moment. Will be putting in...
Up to 2 months they tell you. But I’ve had between 3 weeks and over 2 months because there was a problem with my photos but they didn’t tell me. I only found out when I chased them at the 2 month mark. Being paid this week for a claim put in feb 27th
The age it is let it get hungry and just put a bucket of milk in its pen to drink instead of water and cake. They always come round to feeding off a teat when we have had one like this persistence but don’t let it stress out when trying.
let someone else try as well. Have had some that refuse...
Are you back fencing or letting them have a bit more space to calve in?
How are the new genetics going with it compared to the inherited ones you had there?
That’s the trouble there was plenty of grass out there but I was optimistic that surely this weather can’t keep going on like it is and got them out. With the added pressure of shortage of shed space and straw at £135/tonne.
Have got 2 bunches of youngstock. One bunch were out for a fortnight then I rehoused them in a not ideal shed due to the continued forecast. The other bugger ones I have taken off of their grass rotation and have parked on a sprayed off fodder crop field with ring feeders with haylage I had...
We buy ours direct from farm. Works well the farmers like it because we go and get a trailer load at a time and works well for us as all animals have the same disease status. Get a lot less treatments than when we used to buy out of market or dealers.
like has been said there are always some...
Last year I was shifting twice a day. First thing in the morning and early evening. (Can’t remember the exact times). Started off splitting the daily allocation in half. But got an uneven impact with the day section being hammered and the night with leftovers. Switched to giving 2/3rds in the...
This weather is a struggle with them out. Shifted them first thing then with the rain all morning shifted them again at lunch. Went back late afternoon and they have definitely muddied it nothing deeper than good depth. Probably looks worse than it is but will need a bit of seed to freshen it...
Have got some youngsters out which have joined with the outwintered mob of 18 month old ones. Shifting them twice a day with a back fence is helping even if it’s not perfect. Straw at £135/tonne makes it worth the extra work.
We have about 120 on milk at the moment are pen sizes range from 10-17 depending on pen size and feed system. Bugger pens on automatic machine smaller ones on manual. Both ways work well here for me. As ever it’s about context.
1 group out of their holding pattern and spring grazing started properly today. This hasn’t been touched since September. 2 age groups mixed together and 85 head in this mob.
going to put them on twice daily due to ground still being tender and wanting to increase the animal impact on the...
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