Meadow quality?The only problem is, where else can I go and buy 18 continental bull calves in one batch in the midlands? Without buying every other calf in the place...
Meadow quality?The only problem is, where else can I go and buy 18 continental bull calves in one batch in the midlands? Without buying every other calf in the place...
I’d rather buy straight from the market than one of the rearing groups. I’ve been down that route and it cost me a lot of money in the end.Meadow quality?
Why is that, paying more for poorer quality? We used to by from southwest rearers in batches of 50. Good thing until TB got hold but you used to get a few more plainer sorts towards the end.I’d rather buy straight from the market than one of the rearing groups. I’ve been down that route and it cost me a lot of money in the end.
Cattle weren’t what they were sold as. Supposed fully weaned, vaccinated and ready too go. They made that much noise the first night I ended up getting up and giving them milk at midnight, I’ve never used so much drug on a batch of cattle for pneumonia. I tried a second batch as they did me a discount due too the issues I had and they were almost as bad. Plus the cattle that were delivered weren’t the cattle I’d been too look at, 5 had been swapped. Pretty obvious they had used mine too make another order up and then stuck some lower quality ones in. Took me ages too get the disease they brought with them out of the calf sheds. So decided that was it, I’ll buy them myself like we used too and go from there. I know I could try a different firm but once bitten twice shyWhy is that, paying more for poorer quality? We used to by from southwest rearers in batches of 50. Good thing until TB got hold but you used to get a few more plainer sorts towards the end.
Looks sunny ☀ pissing down foggy freezing , everyone got it’s back up this morning . Urgh
Yeah boiling here, waterproofs and jumper off, only overallsAre you earlier than usual?
Half of those today early March half mid FebruaryWhen were they born ?
Meadow ...what ?Meadow quality?
What did your calves average today?I’d rather buy straight from the market than one of the rearing groups. I’ve been down that route and it cost me a lot of money in the end.
£289 in the end. A bought a handful of Simmental heifers £255-£280 to grow on for sucklers so they got my average back nicelyWhat did your calves average today?
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What are nice Hereford bull calves?£289 in the end. A bought a handful of Simmental heifers £255-£280 to grow on for sucklers so they got my average back nicely
£250-£270. For something with a nice back on it. Nice back end but not the big top end calves, they were £280-300+What are nice Hereford bull calves?
Not the best just good straight calves?
Bag and half of powder to rear them or more?£250-£270. For something with a nice back on it. Nice back end but not the big top end calves, they were £280-300+
Nah, bag and a half would see them well reared. 4-5 week oldBag and half of powder to rear them or more?
£50 for good stuffHow much is a bag of milk ?
£40-45. I have a suckler calf which lost his mum and has been on powder since three days old has just started his third bagHow much is a bag of milk ?
Just look at the live calf and forget about the powder... the alternative would be a high SCC dairy cow out of the culls and do you really want that bother??£40-45. I have a suckler calf which lost his mum and has been on powder since three days old has just started his third bag
£40-45. I have a suckler calf which lost his mum and has been on powder since three days old has just started his third bag
Should you not have asked it’s age before telling someone when too wean their calf?That calve should have been on pellets and weaned weeks ago!
How old is it now?