All things Dairy

[mixed farm]

She is a tad camera shy but I'm quite chuffed with her.
5kg MS in not too many litres and pd+ to 1st service.

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Unbelievable figures. Really impressed. Just wondering how much of that is down to feed? What would she do on good silage or grass and plenty of concentrates?

 

[Cuthbert]

Yeah, but this one didn't even calve this year so she must have been milking 22 odd months so she'd had plenty of opportunities with the bulls.

Too many mouths on the farm at the moment though so I'm having a good tidy up.

Shame to sell her keep her as a pet can only give you good fortune

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Shame to sell her keep her as a pet can only give you good fortune

I've kept a few on as pets in the past just tidying the orchards around the house and I find it just as sad to see them quickly go down hill which they invariably do at that sort of age. I don't know if it's a jersey thing but it's often arthritic hips that finally kill off good old cows.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

We had a old pre 96 cow 2 or 3 years ago I wanted to keep so she was just kept dry and ran with the cows but she was the same went arthritic and it was the kindest thing to let her go still felt guilty though as she never gave us any grief.

 

[s line]

Do you by any chance know how much a set of them clippers are ?

No sorry

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

This girl is usually in the cubicles because she can't stay clean on the straw yards. However, she's giving about 64-66 litres so had to go in the highs. After one weekend on straw she looked like this....

So I clipped her out
Then she looked like this...

Then I pressure washed her a bit
So she looked like this....

But then she started getting mucky again so she got given a private room for some tlc

Came out last night as clean as can be
Just takes 3 feeds a day to keep her full :/
And two McCormick and one Solaris heifer calves a nice even bunch

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

Quick look a latest milk records and she's competition for your cow @buffalo_soldier shes also doing a tad over 5kg milk solids a day
Last recording 66litres 4.35 and 3.29
5.0424kg

 

[Leaky]

To be fair heifers at Carlisle must have been £300 back on a fortnight ago when milk prices were just rumours yesterday they were fact and at the front of may conversations maybe not a surprise trade was down. Knee jerk reaction? Time will tell

 

[buffalo_soldier]

1 heifer 2 second and 1 3rd averaged me £1050
They where from a farm next door that I normally buy from and he wanted £1500 at home so we disagreed

That's disappointing to read. Were they fresh calved?

If all goes well I will hopefully have surplus next year.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Quick look a latest milk records and she's competition for your cow @buffalo_soldier shes also doing a tad over 5kg milk solids a day
Last recording 66litres 4.35 and 3.29
5.0424kg

Good work.
That's what I like about this job, there is always someone just that bit better.

If I get chance I may up the ante a bit

Unbelievable figures. Really impressed. Just wondering how much of that is down to feed? What would she do on good silage or grass and plenty of concentrates?

Good forages definitely help the Job along.
Silage is just over 12me, protein was 17 I think.

 

[jimmer]

Good work.
That's what I like about this job, there is always someone just that bit better.

If I get chance I may up the ante a bit


Good forages definitely help the Job along.
Silage is just over 12me, protein was 17 I think.

Just imagine if we're down south and could multi cut and turn out early

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Just imagine if we're down south and could multi cut and turn out early

I tried my damdest to keep up with you southerners this year.
Despite a couple of victories, the battle was lost[emoji26].

Don't know your born you lot[emoji16].

 

[jondear]

Just imagine if we're down south and could multi cut and turn out early

Our neighbor still has his cows out!

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

Good work.
That's what I like about this job, there is always someone just that bit better.

If I get chance I may up the ante a bit


Good forages definitely help the Job along.
Silage is just over 12me, protein was 17 I think.

Like yours she's a one off
Our high yeilders ration is
2kg molasses
0.6kg wheat straw
1kg wheat
10kg blend
21kg grass silage and 16.5 kg maize
Like you say good quality forage is the key, the maize and grass this year is a one off
Grass isn't as good as yours though @buffalo_soldier 12me 16 protein

 

[pappuller]

I know how @Princess Pooper likes photos, so heres my offering for today.

 

[multi power]

I know how @Princess Pooper likes photos, so heres my offering for today.View attachment 609060

I like your thinking, I'm 3 foot away from the log burner myself

 

[pappuller]

I dont think it will be going out for a few days if the weather mans got it right.

 

[multi power]

I dont think it will be going out for a few days if the weather mans got it right.

Ours seldom goes out all winter

 

[Princess Pooper]

I know how @Princess Pooper likes photos, so heres my offering for today.View attachment 609060

oooh lovely thanks!

 

[DairyGrazing]

Like yours she's a one off
Our high yeilders ration is
2kg molasses
0.6kg wheat straw
1kg wheat
10kg blend
21kg grass silage and 16.5 kg maize
Like you say good quality forage is the key, the maize and grass this year is a one off
Grass isn't as good as yours though @buffalo_soldier 12me 16 protein

Could you not drop some blend up the wheat?