All things Dairy

[MrA.G.]

Red tractor inspector and her assistant checking for any issues

 

[frederick]

Bit more progress today, pads in and first stretch of channel in.View attachment 989558

Who's precast channel

 

[vantage]

Who's precast channel

Westcountry precast, the only firm that does V sand channels.

 

[pine_guy]

Well the monsoon seems to have past

finished the night off with a nice Ayshire heifer calf

 

[Beef farmer]

Midnight express part 1.

next years replacements are starting to arrive

 

[supercow]

When will you be in ?

Electrician coming next Monday Tuesday, be when the lights are fitted.

 

[lazy farmer]

Electrician coming next Monday Tuesday, be when the lights are fitted.

Cows don’t need lights. Let them
In now if their unhappy with their current living accommodation.

 

[vantage]

Cows don’t need lights. Let them
In now if their unhappy with their current living accommodation.

Quite right. But farm assurance does!

 

[supercow]

Cows don’t need lights. Let them
In now if their unhappy with their current living accommodation.

Also waiting on the fabricator finishing installing the gates, the grooves in the concrete,

 

[lazy farmer]

Quite right. But farm assurance does!

Never been asked by rt about lights

 

[supercow]

Quite right. But farm assurance does!

Wonder how the electrician would wiggle through 230 cows with his cherry picker

 

[Happy hillbily]

Got sent this yesterday. Down Machynlleth way apparently.

 

[Ball acre]

Got sent this yesterday. Down Machynlleth way apparently.

Brilliant. They look like they're enjoying it. Hope they all made it safely.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Quite right. But farm assurance does!

Never been asked by rt about lights

Don’t think it is a thing, or at least I went to look around a lads cows one night pre covid and we had to take torches as his shed had no lights. The led salesnakes would have a field day, must be at least 5litres per cow per day in going from no lights to fancy ones.

 

[Beef farmer]

Wonder how the electrician would wiggle through 230 cows with his cherry picker

They will

 

[vantage]

Never been asked by rt about lights

I had a fail with my new shed, no lights. Pathetic really. Sparky fitted one small floodlight, with a plug, to “conform”.

 

[pine_guy]

I had a fail with my new shed, no lights. Pathetic really. Sparky fitted one small floodlight, with a plug, to “conform”.

Only ever check mine sent over a feed trough

 

[coomoo]

Holstein as a group calved in

717 50/50 homebred quentin 3rd

 

[Homesy]

Anyone else struggling to get Calciject no4. Nothing local. Did get 3 bottles off Fane Valley online but they are restricting it to 3 bottles every 6 weeks !
Worlds gone mad. What's next ?

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Anyone else struggling to get Calciject no4. Nothing local. Did get 3 bottles off Fane Valley online but they are restricting it to 3 bottles every 6 weeks !
Worlds gone mad. What's next ?

Vet said he’s got a job to get hold of it. Like you say it’s gone mad.