Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
What dealer? Something a bit odd about that sale we were interested in the west dung spreader but we rang kivells and they said that wasn't in the sale either not sure what was going on.
Getting rid of the diet feeder?
- Thread starter farmer on a bike
- Start date
What dealer? Something a bit odd about that sale we were interested in the west dung spreader but we rang kivells and they said that wasn't in the sale either not sure what was going on.
buffalo_soldier
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- Location
- cumbria
Bloody cheeky that.
If something is advertised for sale, it should be in the sale.
Let the dealer come and buy it then if need be.
If something is advertised for sale, it should be in the sale.
Let the dealer come and buy it then if need be.
farmer on a bike
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Currently thinking of staying as we are this winter and then reevaluate again. We have just reformulated the cow diet with Jo Scammel's help and cows are immediately more comfortable. That wouldn't be as easy with a box or blocks in the passage.
frederick
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- Location
- south west
What have you altered in the diet. And what do you mean by more comfortable.
farmer on a bike
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Reduced rape and urea, put in some soya and sugar beet. Added iodised salt and dolomitic lime instead of straight salt and lime.
Cows swishing tails much less (there were few flies and they were making themselves mucky). They are also now lying better and more comfortably. It seems clear that we had a sub-acute acidosis problem.
We had a slight milk dip but now recovered although protein has dropped slightly. I am hoping they will continue to improve from here.
My new feeder wagon is working great. 5 minutes with a picket knife and in for breakfast.
Won't be so great on Christmas morning when I come out and find them all asleep up on top of the sheet.
Won't be so great on Christmas morning when I come out and find them all asleep up on top of the sheet.
Do you not land up with a lot of dirty water to deal with @Beef farmer
Yeah loads. Swingers are hopefully being delivered up next Monday, 3500000 gallon lagoon, all the ground is there for umbilical, so use it to grow grass Feb onwards. Was Thinking of putting another rota Rainer in, but it's ball ache, and the umbilical boys will pump all of our extra water that we store for a couple of k. No risk and easy. Also utilised. The rota Rainer at home goes for a bit every day, no one likes moving it, and it often gets forgotten about. Next spring will divert all effluent at home into slurry pit, so it's there for the umbilical
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
Cheap feeder for sale 
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
I really like that, especially after faffing about most of yesterday trying to get mixer wagon to work
How many hours a day do you have to run the rota Rainer? NC pulse jet would probably only need moving every few weeks on your light land
An hour maybe. Would rather keep it all stored up to utilise in the spring. Even effluent grows grass in the winter, so would be massively beneficial in March.
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Operator or machine error?
Are they the lovely Irish cows.
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Machine I believe, but ultimately system error, a system that relies on one particular machine with no back up plan
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Brilliant and true answer!