Had a second Calfer get knocked into a feed trough upside down.. . took feed barrier out and it was up walking so put it in a pen by itself. Now it’s just sat down looks fine but won’t get up! eat and drinks loads but when I try the cow lifter on it it won’t attempt to use its front legs and...
8m away from my house there is a large old sycamore tree. Over the last 8months I have noticed some large cracks appearing in my house. I think the house will have to be underpinned. My insurance broker is being a little bit vague, where do I stand? What is my next move??
This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...
Hi all, had a heifer calf die today, she was 3 weeks old but was premature (about a month early) i noticed she didn't drink this morning and tubed her along with some electrolytes took her temp (normal 38 degrees so didn't give antibiotics) but was looking OK so was feeling hopeful I'd caught...
Thinking of getting one. As we are aiming to treat any cows with a bad case of mastitis( haven’t really had one for a while) with anti inflammatories and fluids and no A/bs
any help appreciated
Thank you.
Interested in this concept. We only plant around 20ha a year for forage, and I saw something about inter cropping beans into maize and the beans climb up the maize stalk. Whether it would work or not would be the question, higher protein would be one good thing, something that Maize severely...
Get ready for the Pigouvian tax,
I've warned before about how fast the artificial meat business is developing. Most peole don't seem to have a clue as to how things are going to change (I'm just the messenger - don't shout at me.)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58032552
In the past few days we’ve noticed a lamb that isn’t very healthy looking.
It was out in a field with its mother and brother; but whilst the brother is thriving well, it isn’t doing as well.
We think it wasn’t getting enough milk as it is very skinny looking.
We brought it inside to see if it...
I know there have been a few conversations on this topic several years ago, but none seemed to address my problem. Two cows calved and owing to various reasons, they weren’t taken to join the milking herd for three days. They were milked once a day with a little mobile milking unit, but their...
I got a bottle calf tonight. This is my first calf ever. I got it from a family member that has had calves forever. She’s a twin to a bull calf. She is weak and much thinner than her brother. I gave her her first bottle tonight. She didn’t drink very much at all. I mixed up 1 quart. She maybe...
At some point my right arm has stopped working, if I have a long day nailing post and rail I am really struggling with sharp pain from my forearm past elbow on the outside of my arm. it’s strange I can move my arm and I have strength but it hurts to grip and is generally very painful, it’s at...
Why can't meat be protected as a brand like Hugo Boss (in the news at the moment). Hugo protects his brand like a pitbull and has recently forced a brewery in South Wales to rebrand some "boss" beers. This caused Joe Lycette (legend) to change his name to Hugo Boss.
All this seems a bit...
Hi I'm looking for advice please, I'm planning to buy in some beef cross heifer calves to build up numbers. This is something we've never tried, I'm looking for advice on the daily routine required to successfully take a 2-3 week old calve through to post weaning and thrive beyond.
I've found a...
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Eh up!
The idea of starting a thread about Holistic management has been on my mind for ages, if I am honest.
Lets start by me putting my cards on the table - I have NO formal training, NO books, and NO interest in starting big wars on which way is best.
I do, however, completely and...
Last week i upgraded my phone from a Nokia nearly as old as me to the cheapest smartphone on the market so now i have the TFF App and find myself taking photos of everything.
So i thought I'd start a dairy specific picture thread where people can post pics of cows, calves, bulls, parlours...
Just mentioned in Agricultural Matters it might be interesting if everyone just took a picture today of what you were doing, however mundane it maybe, would show the variety of work carried out, will start tomorrow.
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