Countryfile tonight

[Cab-over Pete]

On a similar subject, when you see a big chook shed where they have access to the outdoors, you only ever see a few outside at any time.

I wonder if it’s the same few who are out all day every day or whether it’s every chook outside for just a short time each day?

I really ought to have better things to require my brain power.

 

[7610 super q]

On a similar subject, when you see a big chook shed where they have access to the outdoors, you only ever see a few outside at any time.

I wonder if it’s the same few who are out all day every day or whether it’s every chook outside for just a short time each day?

I really ought to have better things to require my brain power.

Probably the same ones that venture out every day. If the chicks haven't had access to " Outdoors " early in life, they aren't interested later on. When we started getting organic poulets it was noticeable how many more went outside. We had one flock where everyone went outside, and the shed was empty.

 

[jondear]

It didn't go down to well visiting this farm again the general public don't like it .

Countryfile fans all have the same complaint about 'cruel' dairy farm

COUNTRYFILE fans all had the same complaint about a ‘cruel’ dairy farm – and were stunned to recognise the man in charge. Sunday’s edition of the BBC show saw Charlotte Smit…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[betweenthelines]

Ignore it. Half a dozen comments in a newspaper hardly constitutes a public outcry against zero grazing.

And why have they commented to The Sun rather that the BBC? I suspect they are the more active "animal rights" activists pushing their own agenda.

 

[lloyd]

Probably the same ones that venture out every day. If the chicks haven't had access to " Outdoors " early in life, they aren't interested later on. When we started getting organic poulets it was noticeable how many more went outside. We had one flock where everyone went outside, and the shed was empty.

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Where's the hot air balloon supposed to land?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Poor old BBC can’t win! I was very surprised seeing them sing the praises of the indoor cow system. In fact the whole episode was very pro live stock

 

[uztrac]

On a similar subject, when you see a big chook shed where they have access to the outdoors, you only ever see a few outside at any time.

I wonder if it’s the same few who are out all day every day or whether it’s every chook outside for just a short time each day?

I really ought to have better things to require my brain power.

Similar here in Norfolk,a local free range egg producer seldom has any chickens outside pecking & scratching around even though all areas of the sheds are fully open for the birds to roam onto pasture,strange !!

 

[Sid]

Ignore it. Half a dozen comments in a newspaper hardly constitutes a public outcry against zero grazing.

And why have they commented to The Sun rather that the BBC? I suspect they are the more active "animal rights" activists pushing their own agenda.

Ignore the consumer at your peril!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

What’s the advantage of keeping them like that?

 

[Raider112]

Similar here in Norfolk,a local free range egg producer seldom has any chickens outside pecking & scratching around even though all areas of the sheds are fully open for the birds to roam onto pasture,strange !!

They are allowed out so that they are free range but not encouraged to go out.

 

[Raider112]

They get a lot of rain there, if they go out 200 cows milked twice a day means 800 cows tramping over the same ground every day, imagine the state of his fields in a wet summer.

 

[upnortheast]

I know there are plenty of farmers doing a fantastic job keeping their cows in 24/7 yet I can’t help thinking out at grass is their natural environment, it’s an easy target for the antis

Thing is anyone involved with cows is well aware that the idealists view of cows at pasture is not what happens in reality .
Many days it`s pissing with rain, cold wind, clarty, too hot etc etc.
During a very hot spell a couple of years ago our urban based customers were saying "bet your cows are loving this weather " In fact they were all back in the shed during the middle of the day & went out when it was cooler.
Whenever we have none farming visitors & explain why having the cows at grass for 180 days of the year is not all it`s cracked up to be ( on this farm ) & the benefit of having an airy comfortable cubicle shed available for the cows to come into they "get it"

 

[matthew]

What’s the advantage of keeping them like that?

No badgers pi$$ing on their feed?
Cattle in hermetically sealed boxes, while badgers have the right to roam.

 

[JP1]

Jeremy Clarkson 'did more for farmers in one TV series than Countryfile managed in 30 years'

James Rebanks, a sheep farmer and prize-winning author, criticised the BBC show for focusing too little on agriculture

www.telegraph.co.uk

James Rebanks 100% correct

 

[Henarar]

Thought it was quite good yesterday

 

[JP1]

Thought it was quite good yesterday

Not seen it yet

 

[ajcc]

Thought it was quite good yesterday

Yes I caught it and there was some interesting stuff actually informative about agriculture!

 

[Still Farming]

Automation of Combine and collecting tractor and trailer was very good ,until Mum turned round and said ,"more put on the dole"?

 

[Shughie McFee]

ok apart from the wild oats

 

[primmiemoo]

Does anyone know what's actually in the nutrients for the intensive hydroponic systems that were shown? What are they derived from?