Northern Ireland Milk Price Tracker

[clem dog]

No purebred holstein, roughest we've had in 7 years. Here goes again.

Pure holsteins are generally not too bad
I remember we had one heifer calf years ago and she was a pure bitch for a few weeks. We had to tie her over the back and pull her down or she would have definitely broken someone's arm. We persevered for a month and she settled down a bit but would nail you if you broke concentration for a moment. It ended up I was the only one who could milk her. She dried off and calved down again to be the same lunatic as she had previously been. Two weeks and she was sold. A dealer was summoned to buy her and he brought a man with him at milking time to see her in action, he said ill work with her. He was milking in a byre and dad wasn't happy selling to him incase he got injured but the man got along just fine and said she was like a lamb with him. I thought he was crazy. But it goes to show a different man and a different place can work wonders!

 

[thewalrus]

I’ve a third lactation cow I need to put 2 kick bars on. Bloody thing keeps getting in calf

 

[The Agrarian]

Holstein is to my mind generally a quiet breed. I've also got loads of crossbreds, (some of montbeliarde fame) and I can truthfully say that I see no correlation with breed in the ones that kick, or ones that will jump hedges.

 

[it's not over]

I can suffer a kicker only so long,start to over run on the milking.just when you her sorted another bastxxd appears. I can take my chances pretty well but it's the flying kick bar coming off that I hate most. It's like a hand grenade,shrapnel everywhere,I really hate getting the kick bar in the face .

 

[The Agrarian]

Well. You did say you'd rather jump off a grain tower onto a gate, than leave the pit floor.

 

[it's not over]

.war wounds the mark of a man

 

[The Agrarian]

You're romanticising it.

 

[Aircooled]

Br friesian here. Mostly quiet but probably livelier than Holsteins but have a strand of weeton jackson that are kickers. Put in acr's last year and the kick offs increased with the cords making it easier for them. Any one tried bicycle tube for covers?

 

[yin ewe]

I’ve a third lactation cow I need to put 2 kick bars on. Bloody thing keeps getting in calf

Glad I'm not the only one who says I'll just give her one more chance.

 

[Wee Willy]

You know nothing about kicking until you’ve trained an Irish half jersey. Evil little leprechaun with very sharp heels.

 

[thewalrus]

Glad I'm not the only one who says I'll just give her one more chance.

She’s in calf again too

 

[it's not over]

Seen this little mucker today.

 

[mixed farm]

Seen this little mucker today. View attachment 789482

What is he? I'm no David Attenborough!

 

[it's not over]

Baby fox.never seen one before.ive a funny feeling it's hungry because mammy didn't come home

 

[Bogeyman]

Are DF the only buyers to have sent out the cheque if not how are other prices doing . DF down .2p/l..

 

[The Agrarian]

Productive day today. The wane tain the grape off me at yin stage to show me how it's done.

 

[flatliner]

Are DF the only buyers to have sent out the cheque if not how are other prices doing . DF down .2p/l..

Glanbia - 25.5ppl

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Productive day today. The wane tain the grape off me at yin stage to show me how it's done.View attachment 789604

Why do you put them on plastic? Would they not keep drier on just the stones?

 

[The Agrarian]

Plastic perforated with the grape. Then just clean 2" underneath. Keeps the stones clean. Used to be topped with dust, but found ourselves digging it off because it sealed over.

 

[Happy at it]

I know there's talk of new entrants at the minute, but there has been a fair number of dispersal sales recently, with another established herd being advertised in the paper today. Suppose the trade is bringing them out, but it's always sad to see...