No. 600mm x 2We have no services this way to dig up anyway
Would a 450mm twin wall be big enough ?
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- Location
- Northern Ireland
Any tips or techniques for trying to save a quarter after it has been tramped on? Can just about get the cluster on but it’s slow to milk out. Apologies for the poor picture
Always let it heal and hope she spins on 4 next season
- Location
- Northumberland
Should a slurry pipe be put in level with weirs ? or with a fall ?
- Location
- Shropshire
Sudacrem or any good thick antiseptic cream and metacam take the swelling down and keep it from hurting her to much stick a antibiotic tube in don’t milk it on for 5 or 6 days but keep it creamed up every milking then get her back milking
- Location
- Scotland
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- Location
- Northern Ireland
how do you dry off an individual quarter mid lactation without using a dc tube?
I think the test end is going to try and heal closed so that could be an issue if I don’t milk the quarter for a few days
- Location
- South Molton
If you want to prevent infection don't "fiddle" with it.
Stop milking, and the swelling should prevent contamination.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
I'll kill myself before I kill big Bertha I'm afraid.
That’s a bit extreme!
lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
how sloppy is the dung normally ?and what % fall is it ?We have no services this way to dig up anyway
Would a 450mm twin wall be big enough ?
Had one that looked very similar last year, I kept milking it and kept it clean, she didn't like it much but stood the clusters on and is now fine.
Good luck!
Spudley
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- Location
- Pembrokeshire
My 14 year old daughter lost her favorite show cow back in the winter. She was really upset about it for a long time, I was actually quite worried about her.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
I love this cow, she literally is my baby, right now theres absolutely no way I would part with her, I could do with some good news occasionally and finding out shes in-calf would make my year without a doubt.
When I lost my last holstein from dads herd I was beyond distraught, I hope your daughter is ok
Homesy
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- Location
- North West Devon
The bigger the pipe the better. Be careful with diagonal slopes. The liquid can leave the solids behind and you end with a blocked pipe. You might be better going straight down and then straight across. Get some proper advice.We have no services this way to dig up anyway
Would a 450mm twin wall be big enough ?
Happy hillbily
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- Location
- Uwchaled, North Wales
Depends a lot on the weather because of the huge outside yard. I'll have to check but i think the fall is 10%
- Location
- Shropshire
Usually just bit stiff drawing out first time maybe poke with a tube tip to open it but I think milking it makes the healing process take a lot longer and causes more damage swelling and pain
- Location
- Shropshire
I’ve had fully torn teats stapled or stitched and not had one fail to come back into milk yet doing that method vets look at you a bit sideways when you ring for a teat to be stitched most just leave it to fester or 3/4
- Location
- Shropshire
You need a woman or a man or whatever it is that floats your boat I like my cows but life goes on
- Location
- somerset
used to put a canula up them, with a plug, on the end, just take the plug out, at milking time, milk runs out, but it does increases the chance of mastitus.
not so easy to do though, cow usually objected, sometimes, quite a lot.
haven't used one for years, quarter will usually dry itself off, and usually ok next calving.