All things Dairy

[Beef farmer]

View attachment 603192 some positive news for a change. This old cow developed arthritis in her hip in July.,but she was 5 onths in calf so we kept her going in the field with my boys feeding her some corn every day. Last night she had this lovely Chad heifer!

Will you just suckle some calves on her now?

 

[Friesianfan]

Will you just suckle some calves on her now?

Yes for the time.see how she goes

 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

View attachment 603192 some positive news for a change. This old cow developed arthritis in her hip in July.,but she was 5 onths in calf so we kept her going in the field with my boys feeding her some corn every day. Last night she had this lovely Chad heifer!

Gorgeous looking creatures. Hope they do well for you! I don't normally like fresians, but would definitely make an exception for these beauts

 

[mr grumpy]

About 9 months ago Lorna and I decided it was time we looked at getting our own place and started on the journey of finding our own dairy farm , we are lucky enough to have secured the tenancy on a farm in East Devon ,and today sent our first milk
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Congrats @jimmer. Didn't just pass you at summerlease vets did I?

 

[Beef farmer]

Congrats @jimmer. Didn't just pass you at summerlease vets did I?

He has bought holstiens....

 

[mr grumpy]

Well I was there for the same reason

 

[More to life]

He has bought holstiens....

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

View attachment 603192 some positive news for a change. This old cow developed arthritis in her hip in July.,but she was 5 onths in calf so we kept her going in the field with my boys feeding her some corn every day. Last night she had this lovely Chad heifer!

Beauty calf.

 

[jimmer]

Congrats @jimmer. Didn't just pass you at summerlease vets did I?

Probably
Had to get some oxytocin to jab a bloody cross breed

 

[DairyGrazing]

Probably
Had to get some oxytocin to jab a bloody cross breed

Good luck with that, did you pick up a strong needle as well?

 

[glow worm]

Good luck with that, did you pick up a strong needle as well?

Strong syringe needed more than needle and long arm when the syringe breaks leaving the needle in situ!

 

[jimmer]

Good luck with that, did you pick up a strong needle as well?

Strong syringe needed more than needle and long arm when the syringe breaks leaving the needle in situ!

Vaccination gun and 3/4 inch luer lock needle

 

[Gruff10]

So, about September last year I spoke to my milk buyer about going spring calving and he said yes fine. Then last month I thought it would be better if I just checked up to see if everything was still ok and he’d completely changed his mind and said no way. We would’ve been completely spring calving next year & drying off winter 2018 but start of November we bought some heifers to milk over the winter but not sure where to go next do I serve them asap to get them as autumn calving block or do I calve in 2 blocks with a little gap in the spring? I don’t really want different groups of cows/heifers/calves.

 

[Gruff10]

Ps sorry for the long winded slightly jumbled post

 

[Rossymons]

Try split block but breed all your replacements from one block and the other to beef.

 

[lazy farmer]

Ps sorry for the long winded slightly jumbled post

who's your buyer? what would the penalties be ?

 

[supercow]

Getting there! Cows almost in the hotel extension!

 

[lazy farmer]

easy fix cubicles?

 

[supercow]

Ye! Look very comfy, easy fix beds aswell. Proper Yorkshire boarding aswell and not just a single plank of wood! Vet was impressed because he says too many farms classify one single plank as Yorkshire boarding.

 

[coomoo]

Getting there! Cows almost in the hotel extension!

Wow looking good, what’s along front of cubicles?