All things Dairy

[lazy farmer]

It was so foggy here last night when I let the cows out they had to walk round the edge of the field to see where it was!

what time was that!

 

[sidjon]

Ummmmm it looks good, makes me feel good and is persistent where we use more slurry than bag.

Do the cows like it? They eat it down well.

Its not tonic, I wish it was. Its the variety that I cant remember but heads in 24 days. Tonic is near 10 days slower heading

Was it Boston?

 

[Spudley]

what time was that!

About 6 pm!

 

[Ducati899]

All go

 

[lazy farmer]

All go View attachment 966987

Same here. Had the option of picking ours up tomorrow but it’s my weekend off sooo......

 

[Ducati899]

Same here. Had the option of picking ours up tomorrow but it’s my weekend off sooo......

Yep I’m off tomorrow too so planning on sitting in a garden drinking beer and eating burgers off the bbq

 

[lazy farmer]

Yep I’m off tomorrow too so planning on sitting in a garden drinking beer and eating burgers off the bbq

Yeap a Lie in followed by friends beer and burgers in the garden

 

[pine_guy]

Settling in well and milking well now.

Lovely. I do like Ayrshires.

Proper cows

As long as not crossed with red and white Holsteins.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Milking took a bit longer tonight as these girls arrived. Hope we can continue to do as well with them as the breeder.
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Nice. Love an Ayrshire. Have you bought a whole herd.

 

[pine_guy]

Nice. Love an Ayrshire. Have you bought a whole herd.

Yes, well the milking portion and dry cows.

 

[upnortheast]

Yes, well the milking portion and dry cows.

Looks good
Damm annoying when folk take photos of cows so the tags a not readable

 

[lazy farmer]

Yes, well the milking portion and dry cows.

Forgive me if I’m totally wrong. But didn’t you start out with the aim of being a block calver ?

 

[pine_guy]

Forgive me if I’m totally wrong. But didn’t you start out with the aim of being a block calver ?

Yes, and still heading that way. But just had to farm with the cows that got me the contract. And last year between starting on the back foot, staff problems due to illness, we just fired a bull in. I’m just happy most of them got back in calf. We intend to start serving in the beginning of July and will probably have a smaller second group six months later on.
I bought these cows as we had no young stock last year, so no replacements. But also, with the strong milk price and heading into posative seasonality next month, I want to maximise the potential profit there.

 

[som farmer]

Settling in well and milking well now.
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we bought a bunch of ped aryshire, milkers and bullers, from a dispersal, very pleased with them, except they don't want to get in calf, our fertility is very good, and these distorted our aut block figs, they are milking well, so have re-served them for the spring block, any ideas ? The one exception, from the same herd, an xbred one, calved earlier than due date, but full time calf, milk fever, displaced abomasum, a really rough time, but must have been served by our bull, within 2 weeks of calving, bull was gone, for it to be later, 3 out of the 5 bullers not in calf, and a bull was with them for at least 4 months. A real pity.

 

[pine_guy]

we bought a bunch of ped aryshire, milkers and bullers, from a dispersal, very pleased with them, except they don't want to get in calf, our fertility is very good, and these distorted our aut block figs, they are milking well, so have re-served them for the spring block, any ideas ? The one exception, from the same herd, an xbred one, calved earlier than due date, but full time calf, milk fever, displaced abomasum, a really rough time, but must have been served by our bull, within 2 weeks of calving, bull was gone, for it to be later, 3 out of the 5 bullers not in calf, and a bull was with them for at least 4 months. A real pity.

How longs a piece of string Vet in the yard around the time I was starting to think about these said they get in calf for fun

 

[In the pit]

All about body condition score at calving and 6 weeks later

 

[som farmer]

calved them all here, so no worries there, if their had been, the others would not have held well. Disappointed more than anything else, they are nice cattle, we have quite a few Ayrshire x hfrs in the pipeline. The only one to have any problem, got i/c straight away, when she shouldn't have done..

 

[Sid]

we bought a bunch of ped aryshire, milkers and bullers, from a dispersal, very pleased with them, except they don't want to get in calf, our fertility is very good, and these distorted our aut block figs, they are milking well, so have re-served them for the spring block, any ideas ? The one exception, from the same herd, an xbred one, calved earlier than due date, but full time calf, milk fever, displaced abomasum, a really rough time, but must have been served by our bull, within 2 weeks of calving, bull was gone, for it to be later, 3 out of the 5 bullers not in calf, and a bull was with them for at least 4 months. A real pity.

I had similar issues with pedigree Ayrshire bulling heifers I bought.
Didn't calve down until they were nearly 3.
First and second cesareans ever on the farm.
Another one we had to cut up the dead calf as pelvis was odd shape.

Have some others from another herd and they have been fine.
Wouldn't be my first choice of breed tbh

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I had two Ayrshire X cows. One didn't get in calf last spring but did when we put bulls back in Oct, she (531) has since gone on to another forum members farm. I don't know if she's still going?. The other lost her calf in Jan shortly after drying off and never came into milk so her and a couple of mates are running with a bull and tidying up some steep orchards.

They were both 2008 born though and had 10 good lactations though so I can't complain too much. I've got a bunch more to calve next spring.

 

[Beef farmer]

Shes still going