All things Dairy

[vantage]

Where abouts are you @vantage

Just outside Maenclochog.

 

[boyo]

Do i know you then? Im down in milford

 

[vantage]

Yes,you were in dairy celts when I drove a gang of us up to N Wales .l enquired about your wagon a couple of months ago,who did your silage?

 

[boyo]

No....i never went to north Wales on that trip. But i was in celts. Shouldnt have stopped going

you got me now then!

 

[vantage]

No....i never went to north Wales on that trip. But i was in celts. Shouldnt have stopped going

you got me now then!

My mistake,did you go to the visit to Hereford and the cider apple guy?

 

[boyo]

My mistake,did you go to the visit to Hereford and the cider apple guy?

Yes. I was on that one

 

[vantage]

Yes the guy with the cider apple orchards has to be the happiest farmer I've ever met!

 

[boyo]

I think id be happier coming into a fridge full of that every night.

 

[sidjon]

Do they get the bolua at drying off? Do they get anything else close to calving? Minerals in a TMR, iodine on their backs or mgcl in the water

Not a thing for the cows, all cattle are on self feed, it's only the R2s which have the iodine problem on an other farm , but are on 1st cut silage and are bolused at end of December for 1st of March calving. Always use to pour on iodine , but dad is in his seventy and for safety went to bolus.

 

[Maxxum-man]

Anyone know where I could find a new one of these? It's on the churn lid which is for our dump line in the parlour,

 

[nonemouse]

Cows seem happy with starting a new field this morning, hope they remember where the robot is

 

[Tim G]

Our attempt at rivaling @Bald Rick 's new parlour thread. Put half of the parlour into its temporary home to get us going until new shed is built.

 

[vantage]

Not such a lovely day on top of the hill today!

 

[Happy hillbily]

Not such a lovely day on top of the hill today!View attachment 683244

Lucky you, not had any proper rain since we had a few thunderstorms a few weeks ago, the ground is hard (im struggling to get the electric fence posts in) grass growth is going backwards, the fertilizer i put down 3 weeks ago is still visible in the field, and dosent look like much rain forcast for the forseable future

 

[dinderleat]

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Our attempt at rivaling @Bald Rick 's new parlour thread. Put half of the parlour into its temporary home to get us going until new shed is built.

Are you planning on milking many? Are you home processing?

 

[Tim G]

Are you planning on milking many? Are you home processing?

Not many really. I always fancied three or four, but we've been advised we will need around 15. Our first three in milk come in a fortnight, we've two more dry cows currently that should calve early next year and we will see how it goes. We are just going to bottle it and sell initially, probably do cream and butter as we get going.

 

[dinderleat]

Sounds like your going to have some fun, good luck

 

[Milkcow365]

Bit of milk in 1st cut

 

[Sid]

View attachment 683578 Bit of milk in 1st cut

Have you got enough of it will be this years challenge don't you think?

 

[Milkcow365]

Have you got enough of it will be this years challenge don't you think?

I should be ok but everyone I speak to is looking for acres to cut