Every day with them outside now is a bonus

[Northeastfarmer]

Mine are still out....long may it continue

 

[czechmate]

Can't believe so many people leaving those poor cattle outside, and how much money is being wasted feeding the cold

We normally manage to keep most out until after new year. When they come in, hay usage doubles, then you have straw use, bedding, mucking out. Only good thing would be extra muck for the cereals.

 

[Henarar]

Mine are still out....long may it continue

just looked at the forecast and there is rain every day for the next week or so, I can't see them staying out to much longer but that said its going to take a bit of getting wet

 

[Northeastfarmer]

just looked at the forecast and there is rain every day for the next week or so, I can't see them staying out to much longer but that said its going to take a bit of getting wet

You’re the other end of the country to me...let’s hope you get all the rain

 

[Dave6170]

Thats all ours inside now. Ground is still ok bit sticky on top though

 

[Henarar]

You’re the other end of the country to me...let’s hope you get all the rain

most likely will as we seem to have been missing it since june when we wanted it, it will come now its to late to do any good, still already gained three weeks with 2/3rds of the cattle out so can't grumble

 

[Bill dog]

Bringing my lot in today. Don’t see much point in making a mess . Considering I brought them in on the 15 th Sept last year, I’m delighted to have had them out as long !

 

[puppet]

Most in today as scanning due and the fields are starting to cut up quite easily now

 

[scholland]

Much better for mature Cows to be out with a belly full of not very good quality feed.

 

[scholland]

 

[Old Tip]

My cows on the hill enjoying a bale of best Norfolk hay supplied by our good friend @Will 1594

 

[glensman]

View attachment 736102 My cows on the hill enjoying a bale of best Norfolk hay supplied by our good friend @Will 1594

nice country

 

[Old Tip]

nice country

It sure is

 

[willie waver]

mine are still out, making a bit of a mess now but too scared to bring them in because of how wet and warm it is

 

[Samcowman]

Still got about 50 dry cows out and some long keeping stores. Stores are going round some old pasture then in about a week will be going into some overseeded grass which hasn’t been grazed since September so a good bit of feed there.
Cows are on a rotation so will keep them moving for as long as possible. A lot cheaper having them out.

 

[Nithsdale]

2/3 of our cows came in 10 days ago... brother reckons 10-14 days later than last year

The rain we have had since Friday, I'm very glad they are in.

The last 1/3 will stay out til the inside cows are weaned .. can't do that til we shift a good number of stores (which are usually all gone by now!)

 

[Spartacus]

Ours are still out, last year and most years recently they have been in from the sale onwards (around 10th October). We were going to fetch them in judging by the forecast early this week but the tractor was in bits so we couldn't get them in, turns out a good thing out was as after the Friday forecast for rain we are meant to dry up again so hopefully they will be out a good couple of weeks still.

 

[Whitepeak]

Ours will be in at the weekend, we’re TB testing next week which is forcing the issue slightly, however mid-November is usual for us. Have tried keeping them out into December but lost too much condition on the cows.
Still plenty of milk cows going out during the day locally.

 

[Andrew1983]

Moved 50 cows next to forage crop yesterday, I set up a e fence today and let them in. They came rushing in, got stuck in and by the time I got back down to farm and looked back up to the field they were back out an grazing grass again! They can't have eaten it all so must prefer the grass!

 

[dt995]

Squelchy out there. Rained heavily here every day for over a week. Deeply jealous of any who can still have cattle out now.