All things Dairy

[som farmer]

we bought some really nice hay, for the dairy, mediocre hay for later use, broke a mediocre bale, put into cows, chomped it up just the same !

 

[frederick]

When the only green thing your cows eat is hay! View attachment 884005

No longer milk from forage, more like milk from the cheque book. ???View attachment 884006

How long will that heap last 4 or 5 days?

 

[Beef farmer]

Did you get much rain today?

????? nowt

 

[Beef farmer]

How long will that heap last 4 or 5 days?

600 bales. I hope nearer 30. Banking on it getting me to dry off.

 

[Beef farmer]

How long will that heap last 4 or 5 days?

Goes right back through the shed.

 

[Sheepykid]

????? nowt

We are probably a bit more inland than you. It barely damped the dust for half and hour with us either. Quite disappointing.

 

[Beef farmer]

We are probably a bit more inland than you. It barely damped the dust for half and hour with us either. Quite disappointing.

We had tractors going through winnards perch and it was proper wet, so your inlaws will be happy

 

[More to life]

They are! They are that green and alive still that one tried to jump out

Rumor has it some escaped and spent the night out on the tiles.

 

[Beef farmer]

Rumor has it some escaped and spent the night out on the tiles.

Couldn't stick the night. An afternoon on the tiles was well enough

 

[pappuller]

Only thing they will fire up is the bulk tank paps

Would imagine theyll only need to put the wrapper on at the dairy

 

[Beef farmer]

Would imagine theyll only need to put the wrapper on at the dairy

I'm hoping that is a positive to come from all this. Were just shy of 5%. Could 10kgdm hay make that 6%?

 

[Sheepykid]

We had tractors going through winnards perch and it was proper wet, so your inlaws will be happy

Yeah. Spoke to them this evening. Said it was wet but not sure how much good it’s done. Think he is a bit unsure how it’s going to go with more mouths to feed again.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Think I may knock pre mowing on the head now

 

[coomoo]

Found a stone ? then a sole ulcer ?‍

 

[pappuller]

Found a stone [emoji3] then a sole ulcer ?‍View attachment 884518View attachment 884519

Looks a big ol' hoof

 

[coomoo]

Looks a big ol' hoof

Yep and likes to be seen too often aswell

 

[pine_guy]

Found a stone ? then a sole ulcer ?‍View attachment 884518View attachment 884519

Clog on? I'm still in the learning stages of cow feet. Hardly had to touch my sucklers. 15of the heifers from the heard I bought all had there feet lifted not long after arrival to revile soul ulcers, same place/claw/foot on them all. Still finding odd ones. Assume/hope it was something at their old home.

 

[coomoo]

Clog on? I'm still in the learning stages of cow feet. Hardly had to touch my sucklers. 15of the heifers from the heard I bought all had there feet lifted not long after arrival to revile soul ulcers, same place/claw/foot on them all. Still finding odd ones. Assume/hope it was something at their old home.

Not on this one enough height to use and modelled our well. Just watch sharp turns into and away from parlour. I put rubber matting on exit from parlour and it made a huge difference.

 

[Cowabunga]

I'm getting an unusual number of cows slipping and falling in the cowshed over the last few weeks. The concrete is grooved and seems OK. Cow's feet may be hard due to the dry weather but had no problem two years ago when it was much drier for longer than so far this year.

 

[coomoo]

I'm getting an unusual number of cows slipping and falling in the cowshed over the last few weeks. The concrete is grooved and seems OK. Cow's feet may be hard due to the dry weather but had no problem two years ago when it was much drier for longer than so far this year.

Run them through foot baths with only water in twice a day.