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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7933655" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>dec milk, we banked 33.5ppl, jan will be + 2.2</p><p>but, we are required to keep milk out for 4 days post calving, so we use that, as we block calve, very soon adds up. We will have reared up about 65 calves, as sold a few, for the cost of the formic acid, £72 ish, from memory.</p><p>As a student, they just 'stored' the colostrum, in barrels, without any preservative, you got a crust on the top, mix thoroughly, 50% hot water, calves drunk, and did well on it, but most definitely not recommended after a late night. It was gross, but the calves did very well. Tried it here, when l finished college, dad didn't think to much of it, so stopped, couldn't really blame him, l agreed.</p><p> But a very cheap, efficient way to feed calves, if you are close to a block calving herd, might be worthwhile asking, there's no real expense to it. Not sure how many keep it out for 4 days ....</p><p>One other point, we actually have a job to get more than 2 litres a feed, into them, not till 5/6 weeks, will they take more. There again, colostrum is 'rich' stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7933655, member: 86168"] dec milk, we banked 33.5ppl, jan will be + 2.2 but, we are required to keep milk out for 4 days post calving, so we use that, as we block calve, very soon adds up. We will have reared up about 65 calves, as sold a few, for the cost of the formic acid, £72 ish, from memory. As a student, they just 'stored' the colostrum, in barrels, without any preservative, you got a crust on the top, mix thoroughly, 50% hot water, calves drunk, and did well on it, but most definitely not recommended after a late night. It was gross, but the calves did very well. Tried it here, when l finished college, dad didn't think to much of it, so stopped, couldn't really blame him, l agreed. But a very cheap, efficient way to feed calves, if you are close to a block calving herd, might be worthwhile asking, there's no real expense to it. Not sure how many keep it out for 4 days .... One other point, we actually have a job to get more than 2 litres a feed, into them, not till 5/6 weeks, will they take more. There again, colostrum is 'rich' stuff. [/QUOTE]
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