All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
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Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Some real variations in that lot Headless
Variety is the spice of life
jimmer
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- Location
- East Devon
70 more similar sized turned up a few days ago, and the little brown cows are looking greatHope they doing you proud
Will get tank sample in next few days
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
At times this week what with trying out an apprentice for sept and my son being home from college there were potentially 5 people available to help with calving.
So can some body please explain why we have 4 cows calve all week and this weekend we have had 6 when there’s only 1.5 people on. The same happened 2 weekends ago when I was on. Last week when 2.5 were on 1 bloody calf.
Thank god there’s only 9:left.
First world rant over
So can some body please explain why we have 4 cows calve all week and this weekend we have had 6 when there’s only 1.5 people on. The same happened 2 weekends ago when I was on. Last week when 2.5 were on 1 bloody calf.
Thank god there’s only 9:left.
First world rant over
frederick
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- Location
- south west
Dont worry nothing here for a week then one bank holiday friday and one today. Only one left.
But why do the bulls get very few in calf for the last fortnight but always get one in calf on the last day.
Mr Mackay
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- Location
- HMP Slade , Shropshire
Home reared or flying??
- Location
- Northern Ireland
I always think they cross their legs until it's my weekend (where there's 1.0 on).
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Home reared or flying??
Been flying up until 2 years ago so we will calve our first crop of home reared this year. Very excited to say the least
1.0 on here for calving all the time, so little difference when they calve!! Had 3 heifers calve last Sunday, neighbours Angus bull must have been having a good day while on his summer holidays last year!
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
It's nearly always the way. I have four people on one weekend and only two on the other and right through calving it has been manic on the weekend with just two of us and very quiet on the other.
However, today is my first calf free day which is very well timed.
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
You truly must be contented if that's your biggest gripe [emoji23]
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
Because it Sunday we'll call this holistic grazing
Any other day I'll stick to calling it a residual f*#k up...
Any other day I'll stick to calling it a residual f*#k up...
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
What happened there
jimmer
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- Location
- East Devon
Might be same as mine
Stood in the shade for most of the day
buffalo_soldier
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- Location
- cumbria
Poor job up here as well. Reinforced my decision to just give them a pre milking buffer and send them back to it tonight.
Shed is hot as heck.
Shed is hot as heck.
More to life
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- Location
- Somerset
You must be due to go dry in 6 ish weeks.
buffalo_soldier
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- Location
- cumbria
Yep, be something like that.
Wishful Thinker
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- Location
- Northern Ireland
Finally settled. Gave me an education yesterday, I thought finished bull beef was hard to work with but no it turns out 8month old dairy heifers win hands down. Between not getting them on a trailer to them breaking through electric and 2 barb fences before stopping was definitely a learning curve.
Mine will go out this next week,into a freshly sheep fenced field,grazed end Feb by cows. Hoping for no drama!