All things Dairy

[pappuller]

Well done you have worked out how to take a "selfie"

If that was a selfie I would be working in other industries

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Had a mate sent this over from down country, the good lord must have picked his target
Anywhere near you @Sid , @jimmer ??View attachment 694202

What's more shocking is @Princess Pooper has liked it

 

[pappuller]

What's more shocking is @Princess Pooper has liked it

Aaarh but i think prince pooper is out of action at the moment!!!!

 

[Friesianfan]

Goonhilly Zebedee off to the nicest man I’ve ever sold a bull to. Bought a cheque and a bag of lollies for the children

 

[vantage]

Goonhilly Zebedee off to the nicest man I’ve ever sold a bull to. Bought a cheque and a bag of lollies for the children View attachment 694960

His wife is a dentist!

 

[happycows]

Damn cows. Dried last half a dozen off today of this year as short on space in milking shed. This ones done a 17 month lactation and 18500l. Goes out field for a break. Clears sheep netting, 2 strands of barb and a solid hedge and is back in the yard with huge trail of blood down the road before I get there.
Punctured a blood vessel in her udder so emergency first aid.
Put them out, they look so happy out in the field they say.......3 bloody minutes...... that’s how much they love it in the field.

 

[vantage]

Damn cows. Dried last half a dozen off today of this year as short on space in milking shed. This ones done a 17 month lactation and 18500l. Goes out field for a break. Clears sheep netting, 2 strands of barb and a solid hedge and is back in the yard with huge trail of blood down the road before I get there.
Punctured a blood vessel in her udder so emergency first aid.
Put them out, they look so happy out in the field they say.......3 bloody minutes...... that’s how much they love it in the field.

View attachment 695124

Ouch! Good job of temporary repair.Hopefully will heal ok and return to lactation in due course.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

It's going really well thank you. Cows are all dry or very close, could do with a shower, no different to the house chaps.

Not being in dairying for decades could be more of an advantage than not.

It is. You ain’t constantly looking at how it used to be

 

[buffalo_soldier]

About a week earlier than it should have been but calving 2018 is a go.

 

[The Happy Herdsman]

About a week earlier than it should have been but calving 2018 is a go.

View attachment 695370

Same here. Both 6 days early but a nice pair of heifers. More bagging up now so there goes my early finishes!

 

[bigw]

Another lovely day, cut 2nd which has bulked surprisingly well.

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

6 weeks growth
Not impressive at all
Cracks in the ground go down around 14inchs deep

 

[applejack]

Some great pics @bigw

 

[bigw]

Some great pics @bigw

I feel a little guilty posting pictures of green grass though.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I feel a little guilty posting pictures of green grass though.

Some of us have posted enough pictures of cows out Dec/Jan/Feb so it's only fair really.

My cows aren't even going to have any docks to nibble next round because even they're dying back now.

I'll never be quite as scathing about cocksfoot any more, it's the last green thing on the farm.

 

[Durry cows]

Some of us have posted enough pictures of cows out Dec/Jan/Feb so it's only fair really.

My cows aren't even going to have any docks to nibble next round because even they're dying back now.
View attachment 695544
I'll never be quite as scathing about cocksfoot any more, it's the last green thing on the farm.

What are you doing feed wise buying in? Currently buying Maize silage here and scratching head for winter...

 

[Cows 'n grass]

What are you doing feed wise buying in? Currently buying Maize silage here and scratching head for winter...

Lots of cake, lots of PKE and a bit of silage. I've done 90ac whole crop and bough a lot of hay.

I've always scraped through before and I will again this time somehow.

 

[Durry cows]

Lots of cake, lots of PKE and a bit of silage. I've done 90ac whole crop and bough a lot of hay.

I've always scraped through before and I will again this time somehow.

Sounds good about a month ago I thought this would all blow over it would have rained by now and every thing would be fine...oh to be young and foolish it’s looking little more serious now Maize 47/ton hay easy 150 grains 45-50 etc did I mention running high stocking rate...

 

[TomB]

First pen full of autumn/summer group calves. Pity that their mothers are going straight onto full winter ration and housing.

 

[Beef farmer]

Sounds good about a month ago I thought this would all blow over it would have rained by now and every thing would be fine...oh to be young and foolish it’s looking little more serious now Maize 47/ton hay easy 150 grains 45-50 etc did I mention running high stocking rate...

Wait till this years maize averages only 8ton acre