All things Dairy

[I thats it]

Incalf hiefers on the hill tops

 

[Martyn]

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How old are they?will be fair animals once calved in and grown through first lactation!

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Yes a nice calf. I was surprised he had so much white as James is very black. He will probably be genomically tested.

Was Joseph quite black? Several of his calves have come out quite white.

 

[farmerste]

Other than getting rid, how would you stop cows throwing silage onto their backs? Have one at the moment that is really bad for it, she makes a considerable mess and is wasting quite a lot of the stuff

Also makes scraping up a PITA with a hand scraper.

we used to have one that did the same, the amount she could chuck out was unbeleivable,trouble was she was a good cow so had to put up with it for a few years, She went eventually as couldnt get her back in calf one year.

 

[Stuart1]

Other than getting rid, how would you stop cows throwing silage onto their backs? Have one at the moment that is really bad for it, she makes a considerable mess and is wasting quite a lot of the stuff

Also makes scraping up a PITA with a hand scraper.

I have one, put a anti suckle ring in her nose and she stopped

 

[Spudley]

Other than getting rid, how would you stop cows throwing silage onto their backs? Have one at the moment that is really bad for it, she makes a considerable mess and is wasting quite a lot of the stuff

Also makes scraping up a PITA with a hand scraper.

Fit a sucking preventer

 

[I thats it]

How old are they?will be fair animals once calved in and grown through first lactation!

The fleck crosses are big, probably too big, first 2 have calved both doing over 30 litres. These should be finished calving by mid November and calve in at 24-28 months

 

[Tim G]

I use the the animal house stabiliser. Happy to talk to you about it.

Would you post on here or prefer to pm?

 

[Friesianfan]

Goonhilly Joseph heifer calf from goonhilly Dyna winnie

 

[Big_D]

High tide today

 

[farmerste]

treated the feeder wagon to a new set of knives,did well....only sliced my hand twice whilst removing the old ones

 

[Monty]

A few pics from fetching the cows up today

Dozy Rosy at the far end of the field bringing up the rear. Rosy really loves her apples

Not sure what's so special about this hedge

Betty following me in the orchard

Last heifer to calve (milo). Still likes to kick the units off before she's fully milked out after 8 weeks

Some weaned heifers

 

[Happy hillbily]

Farmers version of jenga tonight.
Trying to get 14t of straw on top of the silage from the front

 

[The Agrarian]

Moving IC heifers on our little rough hill.

The smallest grazers of the season...

 

[Cows 'n grass]

It's not feeling very autumnal here right now. The grass is all wilting again after lunch, I think it's only the heavy dews that are keeping it green.

PDd all the cows this morning. 10% empty, not brilliant but I shortened the block from a drifting 15/16 weeks this year back to 11 weeks so if you ignore the ineligible cows then empty rate would have been near 5% with zero intervention.

 

[Beef farmer]

It's not feeling very autumnal here right now. The grass is all wilting again after lunch, I think it's only the heavy dews that are keeping it green.
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PDd all the cows this morning. 10% empty, not brilliant but I shortened the block from a drifting 15/16 weeks this year back to 11 weeks so if you ignore the ineligible cows then empty rate would have been near 5% with zero intervention.

All i read there was you have 55 cows for sale. So about 30 1st-3rd lactation 4 quater cows..

 

[Rossymons]

It's not feeling very autumnal here right now. The grass is all wilting again after lunch, I think it's only the heavy dews that are keeping it green.
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PDd all the cows this morning. 10% empty, not brilliant but I shortened the block from a drifting 15/16 weeks this year back to 11 weeks so if you ignore the ineligible cows then empty rate would have been near 5% with zero intervention.

If you didn't include them at the start then don't include them at end. Those are good results, you and your team deserve a pat on the back for that.

Cracking pictures too

 

[organicguy]

It's not feeling very autumnal here right now. The grass is all wilting again after lunch, I think it's only the heavy dews that are keeping it green.
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PDd all the cows this morning. 10% empty, not brilliant but I shortened the block from a drifting 15/16 weeks this year back to 11 weeks so if you ignore the ineligible cows then empty rate would have been near 5% with zero intervention.

You gone organic?

 

[Cows 'n grass]

All i read there was you have 55 cows for sale. So about 30 1st-3rd lactation 4 quater cows..

Bulls back in 10th October?

 

[Beef farmer]

Bulls back in 10th October?

10th November please. Max 45 days