All things Dairy

[Headless chicken]

Do any other block calvers get nervus when they had all their cows dry for the first time. Currently trying to get through a long list of jobs befor calving starts, like everthing cash flow costs always greater than i had hoped, is it normal to kind of want to start milking again very soon! Always anxious i may of cocked up AI dates, or scanning not right!

yep we’ve got another month to go and the bills keep flying in. Still got some in milk and some culls to go but not much milk in the tank.

 

[lazy farmer]

How long have you hated the start of calving?
I love getting going again, presents the opportunity to better previous years results and the farm feels alive when the cows are all in milk and tipping away nicely.

Ever since we totally dried off. It’s easy being a dry stock farmer.

 

[Rossymons]

Ever since we totally dried off. It’s easy being a dry stock farmer.

If you don't like milking the cows you should get robots

 

[lazy farmer]

If you don't like milking the cows you should get robots

Don’t get me wrong. I love it once we are going but 60 days of basically working 3hrs a day if at all does make one LAZY !

 

[Ducati899]

@Bald Rick hows you’re little joz going these days?

 

[pappuller]

@Bald Rick hows you’re little jiz going these days?

 

[Ducati899]

I nearly wrote that

 

[Bald Rick]

@Bald Rick hows you’re little joz going these days?

As with all robots, it has its brainstorms but mainly working ok now we've understood it's foibles. Worth about 0.5-0.7 litres/cow/day so one of the few machines on HP that actually more than covers the monthly outgoings

 

[Beef farmer]

As with all robots, it has its brainstorms but mainly working ok now we've understood it's foibles. Worth about 0.5-0.7 litres/cow/day so one of the few machines on HP that actually more than covers the monthly outgoings

Is the 0.5 liters/15p cow day allowing for them eating an extra 3kg ration?

 

[vantage]

Is the 0.5 liters/15p cow day allowing for them eating an extra 3kg ration?

Surely 20p cow / day with baldies milk quality?

 

[Beef farmer]

Surely 20p cow / day with baldies milk quality?

Ah he's always saying he's being fingered, so only allowed 30p

 

[Rossymons]

Ah he's always saying he's being fingered, so only allowed 30p

Wish my choice of lifestyle warranted a contractual bonus

 

[pine_guy]

Nothing more pleasant Than moving some stock on your own with just the dogs to keep you company.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Nothing more pleasant Than moving some stock on your own with just the dogs to keep you company.

When it's just me and the dog moving young stock along a road the term " retreiving" would usually be more accurate than "moving".

 

[it's not over]

Where can I get milk rite liners online. Was posted abox by my local supplier. Liners were manufactured 8 years ago in old style Avon bags. That's him finished

 

[Bald Rick]

Is the 0.5 liters/15p cow day allowing for them eating an extra 3kg ration?

Tmr amount is largely the same. All the pusher does is keep it in front if them through the night
Even at 15p, that's £450/month/100 cows

 

[vantage]

Where can I get milk rite liners online. Was posted abox by my local supplier. Liners were manufactured 8 years ago in old style Avon bags. That's him finished

They’ve just been bought be Delaval.

 

[lazy farmer]

Tmr amount is largely the same. All the pusher does is keep it in front if them through the night
Even at 15p, that's £450/month/100 cows

There’s logic in there



Somewhere......

 

[Bald Rick]

There’s logic in there



Somewhere......

Plus it minimises waste at the feed face.

 

[Beef farmer]

17 days early the pair. Who doesn't love a tb test! Obviously the wet mess around the water trough is better than the forage rape avaliable!