All things Dairy

[pellow]

That sheds probably only 120 by 30 and because it's only 10 feet to the eaves you can use some pretty small steals

My mistake, I thought Beef Farmer was talking about wesleys shed, Martyns photo hadn't loaded

 

[Beef farmer]

Bit light on the shed price I would have thought, looks like its 180 x 100 ish with a lean too, probably going to be nearer 100k

Wesley, have you thought about using a generator? There is a guy not far from here bought a generator to run his dairy unit as he doesn't have a connection

Those sheds are non ce marked made from 5inch steel. .there 9ft tall, its frightning how little steel is in them

 

[coomoo]

Long story...started trying to sort out electric last May, turned out the person from WPD doing the work was signed off on permanent sick leave & hadn’t actually done anything towards it despite implying she had. To make matters worse no one took on her work, monitored her email or phone/answerphone. Then all the covid, very busy etc excuses came. The manager couldn’t organise a p’ up in a brewery. After months & months of chasing & countless calls we’ve not long had a quote & the paperwork to sign.
Had a change of builder after turning up 6 months late & not being happy with a few things so only really started building last April. Would’ve been September startup If we had electric. It plays on your mind a bit, its been a long struggle.

Sick of the covid excuse’s here, all it’s meant the whole way through is things take 10 times longer. Certainly looks like it’ll be worth the wait @Wesley

 

[coomoo]

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It begins the grass working it’s way up to me. What’s the wooden looking/clad buildings in the village?

 

[Beef farmer]

It begins the grass working it’s way up to me. What’s the wooden looking/clad buildings in the village?

Thats what you build when your young and hip and want to have a 2nd home in Rock

 

[Tim G]

Thats what you build when your young and hip and want to have a 2nd home in Rock

When I visited Rock, I thought everyone must have shares in stainless steel or glass manufacturers. And it seemed the must have home accessory was an outside shower.

 

[Beef farmer]

When I visited Rock, I thought everyone must have shares in stainless steel or glass manufacturers. And it seemed the must have home accessory was an outside shower.

If you don't have an outside shower your not worthy.
And a f**ked land-rover 90
Stupid dog
Pink/yellow shorts

 

[In the pit]

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Knew you couldn’t resist scratching the itch

 

[andyt87]

Anyone else had horned calves out of Oakchurch Darcy? Got a 20m horned steer out of a Pp Hfd x BB suckler. We had 2 heifers served the same day to Angus, one Darcy, one to ABS Espresso. Espresso calf is polled out of same bred Pp heifer.

Unsure whether there might be a chance straws got switched? Don't really know if there's lim or other blood added in the ABS side of things for calf value

 

[nonemouse]

Anyone else had horned calves out of Oakchurch Darcy? Got a 20m horned steer out of a Pp Hfd x BB suckler. We had 2 heifers served the same day to Angus, one Darcy, one to ABS Espresso. Espresso calf is polled out of same bred Pp heifer.

Unsure whether there might be a chance straws got switched? Don't really know if there's lim or other blood added in the ABS side of things for calf value

I’ve a espresso bull calf at the moment looks to have horn stumps only 2 month old, that’s first one out of 50 - 60 calves

 

[Jdunn55]

Back out again only on half an acre for now, been a long old winter - total of 28 days inside not bad for being rubbish!
Royal Cornwall might not be such a stretch after all, she's due in April so would be 2 months fresh going to treat myself to some new waterproofs today as I think mine have given up!

 

[ImLost]

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Pretty sure I have asked you this before, but how many to the acre/day do you run at?

 

[In the pit]

For me 210 cows and there getting 2 acres a day which gives them a bite a day on the first round til 10 april
Mid day I bring them back in

 

[coomoo]

Back out again only on half an acre for now, been a long old winter - total of 28 days inside not bad for being rubbish!
Royal Cornwall might not be such a stretch after all, she's due in April so would be 2 months fresh going to treat myself to some new waterproofs today as I think mine have given up!

What are the goats up to

 

[Jdunn55]

What are the goats up to

If you find out let me know

 

[Wesley]

A bit more up to date photos
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With some of the dirt we dug out from the site we made 3 banks of this

 

[coomoo]

A bit more up to date photos
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If you could use the water trough in another shed I would 110% go for stainless with a bung. I’ve those tipping galv ones never keep clean enough imo

 

[Splitpin]

A bit more up to date photos
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Looks like Farmer in the background got some hard ground to farm, give that chap a medal

 

[Wesley]

If you could use the water trough in another shed I would 110% go for stainless with a bung. I’ve those tipping galv ones never keep clean enough imo

Completely agree, but thats one of four that came out the original shed. They’ll be replaced with stainless as soon as they start to rust out (which i’m sure won’t be long). It’s a bit of a cost cutting exercise after finding out the price of stainless.

 

[Wesley]

Looks like Farmer in the background got some hard ground to farm, give that chap a medal

Rumour has it that he’s the wealthiest land owner in Upottery & owns houses all over the place So you shouldn’t feel too sorry for him.