Happy Calving 2017

[Gatehouse Farm]

That's what we like to see, that all important first feed.

 

[sodbuster]

How many use calving in total???

About 380

 

[sodbuster]

That's 17 since 10pm last night

 

[Samcowman]

That's 17 since 10pm last night

That's some going. Is that a 12 week block or even tighter?
The most we had was 14 in one day and that was plenty.

 

[Old Tip]

Having calves nearly every day at the moment, need to get some out soon. Now it's stopped raining.
This heifer was trying to calve with her backend wedge against a gate, managed to get her up gently and five seconds later the calf landed on mums breakfast

 

[Old Tip]

That's 17 since 10pm last night

Good god, are they in or out !

 

[sodbuster]

12 week block all calving inside. there is another 50 for the Autumn but I'm thinking of rolling them over into spring. They haven't stopped yet I've started to lose count now

 

[choochter]

12 week block all calving inside. there is another 50 for the Autumn but I'm thinking of rolling them over into spring. They haven't stopped yet I've started to lose count now

what do you do with your bulls for the other 40 weeks of the year?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

what do you do with your bulls for the other 40 weeks of the year?

Give them a rest

 

[HillLuing]

Funny question the Mrs asked me earlier!

Do you actually enjoy calving???

What's everyone's answer to this???

 

[sodbuster]

what do you do with your bulls for the other 40 weeks of the year?

Try to keep them away from coos as much s possible. They are wintered separate from cows but are currently running with the cow's as we need the shed for calving

 

[sodbuster]

Funny question the Mrs asked me earlier!

Do you actually enjoy calving???

What's everyone's answer to this???

Look forward it but can't wait for it to end

 

[farmerman]

About 380

Don't you struggle calving that many? You must have some employees with all them

Do you find you get many dopey buggars that struggle to suck or find the old Milky Way? With them numbers only takes two of the 17 you calved last night then another 2 next day and then your in a whole lot of mess and stress lol

 

[Samcowman]

Funny question the Mrs asked me earlier!

Do you actually enjoy calving???

What's everyone's answer to this???

Look forward it but can't wait for it to end

Same here spend all ages not being able to wait to start about 5 weeks left now and can't wait to turnout.
What breeds are you running? Hope you don't have to intervene too much with that many calving down every day

 

[sodbuster]

Just me and dad for all the cattle. Got a couple lads here to help with lambing at the moment also but they don't get involved with the cow's. No suckling dopey calves so far. Using char SIM lim and Angus bulls and mostly Angus and lim x cows. I use rumenco's lifeline pre Calver mineral I think its great. Off to bed now dad is on late checks tonight but I'm up a 2am to start again.

 

[HillLuing]

Just me and dad for all the cattle. Got a couple lads here to help with lambing at the moment also but they don't get involved with the cow's. No suckling dopey calves so far. Using char SIM lim and Angus bulls and mostly Angus and lim x cows. I use rumenco's lifeline pre Calver mineral I think its great. Off to bed now dad is on late checks tonight but I'm up a 2am to start again.

Guess with that many going in one go use check pretty much 24/7 every hour or so???

 

[sodbuster]

We burst water bags as we see them to avoid suffocation and seem to manage to be able to leave them for around 3 hours or so

 

[eatbeef]

Another one come last night, big heifer had to have a little pull

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Just me and dad for all the cattle. Got a couple lads here to help with lambing at the moment also but they don't get involved with the cow's. No suckling dopey calves so far. Using char SIM lim and Angus bulls and mostly Angus and lim x cows. I use rumenco's lifeline pre Calver mineral I think its great. Off to bed now dad is on late checks tonight but I'm up a 2am to start again.

Sounds like you got plenty to keep u occupied!

Which bulls do u put on your Angus x cows???

H-C

 

[Haydn Lloyd]

Whats people's take on twins what are your thoughts that some herds have a lot of twins