All things Dairy

[organicguy]

Sorry you've lost me?
Doesn't take a lot to confuse me mind

Hanging baskets and whitewash make it look like a house!

 

[Jdunn55]

Looking smart with the hanging baskets outside. When is the open day?

Hanging baskets and whitewash make it look like a house!

Ah got you now, thank you! Could do with another coat of white really, bit patchy for my liking and the grey needs a pressure wash again because the cows unfortunately don't understand my need for tidiness
Just this building that's done so far, but thought I'd start with the parlour as it's the most important one so no open day until the rest are sorted

 

[In the pit]

Ah got you now, thank you! Could do with another coat of white really, bit patchy for my liking and the grey needs a pressure wash again because the cows unfortunately don't understand my need for tidiness
Just this building that's done so far, but thought I'd start with the parlour as it's the most important one so no open day until the rest are sorted

Farm assurance standard now

 

[dinderleat]

Ah got you now, thank you! Could do with another coat of white really, bit patchy for my liking and the grey needs a pressure wash again because the cows unfortunately don't understand my need for tidiness
Just this building that's done so far, but thought I'd start with the parlour as it's the most important one so no open day until the rest are sorted

Is it the picture or have you got a fair slope on the yard?

 

[Jdunn55]

Farm assurance standard now

I doubt it, they would probably want me to disinfect the leaves on the tree in case they fly into the parlour and get sucked up the clusters

 

[Jdunn55]

Is it the picture or have you got a fair slope on the yard?

Just the picture, I'm hoping to get the concrete redone next year though as it all drains the wrong way and there's massive holes in it where its broken up and cracked, there's also a massive slop going down to the feed passage which gets like an ice rink so want to try and flatten that out a bit if I can

 

[s line]

Has anyone on here tried Wagyu?

Thinking of trying a few inseminations. Are there any schemes for the calves?

If so which bull's to use.

 

[happycows]

Sorry for the slightly graphic picture.
5th calver calved 6 weeks doing 48l looks perfectly healthy. Eating and going to the robot overnight.
Can’t see any signs if injury so assuming it’s further Down.
Can’t see vets will be able to do anything.
Any suggestions other than chapel and .

 

[Sid]

Sorry for the slightly graphic picture.
5th calver calved 6 weeks doing 48l looks perfectly healthy. Eating and going to the robot overnight.
Can’t see any signs if injury so assuming it’s further Down.
Can’t see vets will be able to do anything.
Any suggestions other than chapel and .

We had a cow two weeks ago just the same. Kept her in and by the evening she was fine.
Not had any issue since.

 

[Homesy]

Sorry for the slightly graphic picture.
5th calver calved 6 weeks doing 48l looks perfectly healthy. Eating and going to the robot overnight.
Can’t see any signs if injury so assuming it’s further Down.
Can’t see vets will be able to do anything.
Any suggestions other than chapel and .

Had one similar a while back. Carried on for a month or so. Went on fine and sold in the barrens a couple of years after.

 

[easy farming]

Has anyone on here tried Wagyu?

Thinking of trying a few inseminations. Are there any schemes for the calves?

If so which bull's to use.

We have been asked for calves from a farm caravan park which will rear them and sell them through their own shop. Have about 10 in calf to Wagyu, first time we have used them so no calving experience until next year
We used LIC semen, bull called Brilliant.
I wouldn't recommend using it unless you have an outlet, gestation length longer than Hereford and all reports say nothing to write home about conformation wise.

 

[s line]

We have been asked for calves from a farm caravan park which will rear them and sell them through their own shop. Have about 10 in calf to Wagyu, first time we have used them so no calving experience until next year
We used LIC semen, bull called Brilliant.
I wouldn't recommend using it unless you have an outlet, gestation length longer than Hereford and all reports say nothing to write home about conformation wise.

OK thanks for the information.

 

[lazy farmer]

Sorry for the slightly graphic picture.
5th calver calved 6 weeks doing 48l looks perfectly healthy. Eating and going to the robot overnight.
Can’t see any signs if injury so assuming it’s further Down.
Can’t see vets will be able to do anything.
Any suggestions other than chapel and .

We have used a homeopathic remedy in the past for cows with serious bleeding from the nose. From a time when we used to get pneumonia in calves. Had really good success with it. Not needed it for yrs news thankfully.

 

[happycows]

We have used a homeopathic remedy in the past for cows with serious bleeding from the nose. From a time when we used to get pneumonia in calves. Had really good success with it. Not needed it for yrs news thankfully.

Any idea what it was called?

 

[lazy farmer]

Any idea what it was called?

apologies have spoken to dad and I mis remembered I was thinking of was for cows with stomach ulcers and them passing blood out the back end. (Ornithogalum was the treatment and it worked very well)
Have done some research and the treatment for lower down nose bleeds and Ipecacuanha comes up as the most appropriate remedy.

we use ainsworths homeopathic remedies
If you want contact detail details pm me.
I know many/ most don’t Believe homeopathy works at all. But the fact my old man is still here is truth to the fact that it does.

 

[Jdunn55]

quick question, what percentage of starch/sugar does everyone aim for across their diets? Am I right in thinking it's between 20 and 30%?

 

[lazy farmer]

quick question, what percentage of starch/sugar does everyone aim for across their diets? Am I right in thinking it's between 20 and 30%?

Oh no not something else to worry about that I didn’t know I needed to worryabout before.

 

[som farmer]

quick question, what percentage of starch/sugar does everyone aim for across their diets? Am I right in thinking it's between 20 and 30%?

ask the computer programme, all the reps use, or simply ask them, if they start to mention little bags, of this or that, to balance the ration, switch off ears.
The exceptions, are minerals, bicarb, and urea - presumably no longer a cheap source of protien.

 

[More to life]

quick question, what percentage of starch/sugar does everyone aim for across their diets? Am I right in thinking it's between 20 and 30%?

Yes that's the safe range

 

[Jdunn55]

ask the computer programme, all the reps use, or simply ask them, if they start to mention little bags, of this or that, to balance the ration, switch off ears.
The exceptions, are minerals, bicarb, and urea - presumably no longer a cheap source of protien.

I would but its Sunday and I'm inpatient