Heat detection stickers

[Cowwilf]

What's the trick to get the things to stay on?

Yesterday I put 15 on my bulling heifers this morning 10 still have them on. I tried clipping the hair for the first time thinking that might help, I also got them warmer than normal by placing them in range of a fan heater, can you get them to warm?
Does anyone use extra glue? Is there a better way without daily chalking?

 

[alan6430]

Bull

 

[Cowwilf]

When they're available sexed maybe.

 

[Clay52]

When they're available sexed maybe.

Tried kmars and stickers on heifers. Just went back to paint. They love pulling them off each other.

 

[multi power]

When they're available sexed maybe.

Why put sexed on heifers, after all they are unproven

 

[Clay52]

Why put sexed on heifers, after all they are unproven

If you are keeping heifers from your best cows by good bulls the heifers should on average be your best genetics. Makes sense to try and get heifers from them.

 

[thom]

What's the trick to get the things to stay on?

Yesterday I put 15 on my bulling heifers this morning 10 still have them on. I tried clipping the hair for the first time thinking that might help, I also got them warmer than normal by placing them in range of a fan heater, can you get them to warm?
Does anyone use extra glue? Is there a better way without daily chalking?

Carpet glue ,the spray on type you'll get it in any hardware , spray it on leave it for 2 minutes then put the sticker on .

 

[Cowwilf]

Carpet glue ,the spray on type you'll get it in any hardware , spray it on leave it for 2 minutes then put the sticker on .

And it comes back off ok when you want it to?

 

[multi power]

If you are keeping heifers from your best cows by good bulls the heifers should on average be your best genetics. Makes sense to try and get heifers from them.

Yes they "should" be but it's not always that way in practice, IME 10% of the heifers here are not worth keeping for a second lactation, however it is improving

 

[thom]

When the cow is bulled just pull it off, it takes a strong pull

 

[Clay52]

Yes they "should" be but it's not always that way in practice, IME 10% of the heifers here are not worth keeping for a second lactation, however it is improving

If your heifers are not on average your best genetics there is something wrong. A few duds don't change that. That's just breeding.

Just cull the dud bloodlines. It's not like we can afford to wait and only breed from animals that make it 3rd and 4th lactation. Even then I'm sure we have had dud cows from some of our best cows.

 

[Will Blackburn]

We add kamar glue but the carpet glue suggestion sound good.

 

[bovine]

When the cow is bulled just pull it off, it takes a strong pull

No, stick another one on top. They layer quite well. Detect returns.

 

[Cowwilf]

Carpet glue ,the spray on type you'll get it in any hardware , spray it on leave it for 2 minutes then put the sticker on .

Thank you for your suggestion I've replaced the missing ones today and used some carpet glue they seem to of gone on well!

 

[thom]

Hope it works well for you

 

[vantage]

Tried kmars and stickers on heifers. Just went back to paint. They love pulling them off each other.

Tried paint here,waste of time ,heifers were licking it off straight away
Carpet glue and kamars sounds good

 

[Clay52]

Tried paint here,waste of time ,heifers were licking it off straight away
Carpet glue and kamars sounds good

Yes, I have seen other heifers lick the paint off. Mine don't seem to so it works for me.

 

[cornishfarmer]

I use kamar glue and that works well. If but you warm the stickers up a bit ie by the Rayburn the night before you use them it makes the glue a lot stronger, I found if you clip the hair too tight the glue doesn't have much to stick to

 

[Cowwilf]

Hope it works well for you

It is doing, They even stay on when rubbed now! Thanks again.

 

[cowgirl95]

The only way to get them to the right temperature is to stick them down your knickers for half an hour before using them they don't come off then !!!!