Cows have to be out!

[topground]

Cows have to be out , no plan B.
Strip grazed and back fenced daily.
Ground sodden so cutting up.
What would you do?

Will it recover?
How best to speed recovery if it ever stops raining?

 

[beardface]

Daily or half daily moves if its that bad I'd say

 

[steveR]

Will it recover?
How best to speed recovery if it ever stops raining?

Aerator.

 

[Nearly]

Similar here. Not going to put bulls in with cows and calves in shed.
Looking at Sunday, no later.
2 groups of 20 at opposite sides of farm and haylage in feeders.
Usual procedure really but won't look at the ground.

 

[Werzle]

Cows have to be out , no plan B.
Strip grazed and back fenced daily.
Ground sodden so cutting up.
What would you do?

Will it recover?
How best to speed recovery if it ever stops raining?

Spread them out as thinly as poss and dont look at them too much

 

[Andrew1983]

Sacrifice paddocks close to buildings is my plan with them able to run in and out. Have to get some out next week as straw is disappearing fast. Once it dries out enough to move them on will evaluate the mess, can either rub with PH, broadcast seed and roll or even just roll it if could get away what that.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Divide your total grazing area by 30 days and give them 1/30 of it a day, you’ll be suprised how it grows back. Beauty of beef cattle is they don’t need to come off to milk twice a day!

 

[unlacedgecko]

Spread them out as thinly as poss and dont look at them too much

Terrible advice will lead to wide spread poaching and overgrazing.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Cows have to be out , no plan B.
Strip grazed and back fenced daily.
Ground sodden so cutting up.
What would you do?

Will it recover?
How best to speed recovery if it ever stops raining?

Use a sacrifice paddock on as small an area as possible.

Or

Move them twice a day, all in 1 mob.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Unless they’ve got plenty of poke one a wet clashy day they’ll be wowling about all over then come and stand and the gateway

 

[Mc115reed]

Do they reallyyyyyyyyy “have to be out” .. nobody’s holding a gun to your head… there’s always an option youv just not thought hard enough about it yet

 

[Werzle]

Terrible advice will lead to wide spread poaching and overgrazing.

rubbish

 

[topground]

Do they reallyyyyyyyyy “have to be out” .. nobody’s holding a gun to your head… there’s always an option youv just not thought hard enough about it yet

Thanks for your kind advice!
Should never have been in.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Do they reallyyyyyyyyy “have to be out” .. nobody’s holding a gun to your head… there’s always an option youv just not thought hard enough about it yet

Sell them

 

[Still Farming]

Lot around here run out of grub, terrible wet to turnout and more storms coming, plus full up with Muck and no where to shift/spread?

 

[Cowlife]

Feed soya hulls?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Divide your total grazing area by 30 days and give them 1/30 of it a day, you’ll be suprised how it grows back. Beauty of beef cattle is they don’t need to come off to milk twice a day!

4x moves a day.

This was grazed 30 days ago.

 

[Farmer Keith]

4x moves a day.

This was grazed 30 days ago.

How are you doing water?

 

[Nearly]

These are 2 months old plus.
They could stay in but the bulls need to be in and injuries occur if the bulls and cows are running in with the calves.
My choice.
They'll wander south after the weekend and join the 6 outwintered bulling heifers that haven't made as much mess as 2 years ago.
The heifers already have a feeder that I can fill over a gate so they'll all get a top up.

 

[Jimdog1]

Terrible advice will lead to wide spread poaching and overgrazing.

. I bet even your favourite egg is poached!