Jersey Thread - For all things Jersey

Homesy

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North West Devon
I graze my cows, and to be honest, the odd danish we have used has not coped,
Ours walk up to 3 miles a day, we have 3 cows in their 10th lactation
That's interesting. My experience with my Danish Jersey X has been the complete opposite. I have 30 odd 4 lactation and down and have yet to put a block on a single one. Over the past 5 years I have had a similar number of imported Irish Jersey X and all bar one have been blocked. Never tried the American or Canadian but they look a bit frail to me. Lots of milk yes, but the components are definitely behind the Danes.
 
I have one Pedigree Jersey I bought last year which calved a few days ago. I do I need to register with the Jersey Cattle Society to register the calf it or will Holstein U.K. register is as a one off? I’m a pedigree registered Holstein herd already. Thanks.
The Jersey Cattle Society used to allow non members to register a few calves annually, without having to join. Why not ring them and see if this is still the case? Their number is 01926-484035.
 

Spudley

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Location
Pembrokeshire
Failing that, if you have any children you might be able to do a junior membership and register the calf in their name. We do that with our friesians, we only register one or 2 calves per year and they go in my daughter's name as she is an hyb member.
 

John1975

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Ours hang together and invade when milking. All jerseys will be milked before we've got 3/4 of the herd milked
 

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John1975

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Did you notice they hate going in first or last dont want to be near gates i thought only mine did that
Definitely not first, if they go first they can run up on the rubber floor, and miss the gates ending up with to many in the row. Last yes, they don't like the sliding door going past them
 

som farmer

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Livestock Farmer
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somerset
Feb-april calvers are £800 for ai bred groups privately. That's xbred not pure. Markets are considerably less, but might just be odds and sods
to early to sell spring calvers, as we found out, on the other hand, the cows we bought, were less than expected, so, while annoying, in the round, not a total f-up.
 
to early to sell spring calvers, as we found out, on the other hand, the cows we bought, were less than expected, so, while annoying, in the round, not a total f-up.
Is it too early? Price of straw these heifers will cost over 250 quid to get to milk. 800 plus 250 is 1050. They don't all make the parlour, so 1100. Buy fresh xbreds in March for 1100 all day long
 

som farmer

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Livestock Farmer
Location
somerset
Is it too early? Price of straw these heifers will cost over 250 quid to get to milk. 800 plus 250 is 1050. They don't all make the parlour, so 1100. Buy fresh xbreds in March for 1100 all day long
reckon on a 1/3rd of hiefers, have a fault, 3/4, slow, bad calving, wild, low milk, to many things can go wrong, the problem is, we are well over target numbers for spring ! Kales grown well, hays looking a sensible price, so all options are open, be a lucky streak, and milk price may jump up !
 

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