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How to, go from all year calving to jan-feb calving
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<blockquote data-quote="daveydiesel1" data-source="post: 9173007" data-attributes="member: 143714"><p>Im trying to sort out the problems i already have, this is 1 of the ways im thinking of doing it by having certain times of the year more focused on breeding/ calve rearing etc instead of it being ayr and then things slip through the net as busy at other times. As for time of year the idea is get them calved and feed the best silage as can keep it for that time then, get a few good months milk, then out to grass to get more good months <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤞" title="Crossed fingers :fingers_crossed:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f91e.png" data-shortname=":fingers_crossed:" />and by the time the grass quality starts to drop and back into house where the milk normally drops off a fair bit the cows will be reaching the latter end of lactation any way. Have a time of drying off the cows say over a month-6weeks and keep a tighter eye on cows being dried off at correct times instead of again some slipping through resulting in not having a long enough dry period. Get the foot man in and do all dry cows so starting off lactation on mostly cows with no sore feet. Batch drying will suit for any vaccinations that need done as most comes in batch bottles and doesnt suit 1 cow dried this week 2 next week etc. Have a more focused calve rearing time where cleanliness can be kept to a better standard as your not rushing away to work at grass or barley etc. Mabe i come across as a total numpty but these are some of the positives iv been thinking about, certainly theres negatives aswel, but im all ears to others opinions and open to advice as per me starting a thread on here asking about it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="daveydiesel1, post: 9173007, member: 143714"] Im trying to sort out the problems i already have, this is 1 of the ways im thinking of doing it by having certain times of the year more focused on breeding/ calve rearing etc instead of it being ayr and then things slip through the net as busy at other times. As for time of year the idea is get them calved and feed the best silage as can keep it for that time then, get a few good months milk, then out to grass to get more good months 🤞and by the time the grass quality starts to drop and back into house where the milk normally drops off a fair bit the cows will be reaching the latter end of lactation any way. Have a time of drying off the cows say over a month-6weeks and keep a tighter eye on cows being dried off at correct times instead of again some slipping through resulting in not having a long enough dry period. Get the foot man in and do all dry cows so starting off lactation on mostly cows with no sore feet. Batch drying will suit for any vaccinations that need done as most comes in batch bottles and doesnt suit 1 cow dried this week 2 next week etc. Have a more focused calve rearing time where cleanliness can be kept to a better standard as your not rushing away to work at grass or barley etc. Mabe i come across as a total numpty but these are some of the positives iv been thinking about, certainly theres negatives aswel, but im all ears to others opinions and open to advice as per me starting a thread on here asking about it [/QUOTE]
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