Headless chicken
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- West Wales
Mostly yeah but some November’s too. Had a crap year for heifers last year and then they really struggled to get going. Probably 80kg differenceMotley looking crew they all last aug/oct born?
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Why aren’t you grazing them?
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lack of suitable grazing means they’re staying in and the R2’s are going out this year. Home is full with cows which means these are on rented ground. They normally go to a block just opposite us but theR2’s are there this year.
The grass really wasn’t good enough which meant feeding them with the snacker all summer. Coupled with poor water supply over there it can be a real headache. We’ve got less staff than ever and milking more cows so we’re just feeling our way through what’s best.
We handed back a block of land last year because i was looking at my invoice at the end of the month and it was Constant fuel, garage Sarni and a bag of crisps. It wasn’t good for me or the animals.
That would feed nearly 5 of my cows per day. Wowzers.
it needs some seriously careful costing but it all depends what price we put on animal performance now. It’s not ideal I’ll be the first to admit but for the moment it’s a means of buying in labour in effect.