Headless chicken
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just wondering where others on here buy and sell their dairy cows? People seem to think their cows are made of gold sometimes! Others seem to get them for a pittance.
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To buy cheaply you need to employ @Beef farmer as agent.
He might not like the standard and weight of the stock.
Headless chicken
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Well if I'm honest this was my next plan was to just offer him commission on every load he sends into me
There's 40 being pd end of the month. I might not need them. Aug calving, 2.3.4 calvers. Lic breed, but not your sort of cows.
Headless chicken
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There's 40 being pd end of the month. I might not need them. Aug calving, 2.3.4 calvers. Lic breed, but not your sort of cows.
My sort of cow is adaptable. I love my fleckviehs I really do but my wallet doesn't. with the year we've had I am interested in rats to Holsteins.
Headless chicken
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@multi power has got a stock box we won't take long to fetch them from you
Trying to get grass rats to lie in cubicles set up for 700kg cows will make a man turn to drink. All my cubicle are now set for the smaller cows, of the few big ones that are left, a few hang out the back. Saving a few quid short term may not be that great a saving.
The Irish lorrys will be practically coming past your door empty....
Headless chicken
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I would guess mine would top out at the 600kg mark with the odd exception and I'm fairly sure they're empty this year anyway. Always amazes me how adaptable small cows are mind. I bought some from a spring calver 2 years ago and dad nearly had a fit when they were delivered. They came to a similar size to my average by the winter
multi power
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I'm sure that's the most economical transport, but i was getting all excited about a road trip, seeing as i don't get out much
I would guess looking at pics you've posted hat your cows are heavier than you are allowing.
And don't go saying that your bigger cows aren't incalf, people get upset.
Headless chicken
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I would guess looking at pics you've posted hat your cows are heavier than you are allowing.
And don't go saying that your bigger cows aren't incalf, people get upset.
I may be wrong but the bigger ones just tend to be the ones that hang around long enough to take a picture!
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Depends what your wanting, fresh, ic heifers, stale or dry. Remember you do usually get what you pay for, we are going to import a part load of flecks for September calving.
Headless chicken
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I'm not that fussed but preferably August calving. That said I won't be totatlly dry this year again so some extra June July milk wouldn't be a bad thing. Importing via who?
Headless chicken
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I would guess looking at pics you've posted hat your cows are heavier than you are allowing.
And don't go saying that your bigger cows aren't incalf, people get upset.
Culled a fleck the other day. She's been giving buga all milk for a long while. In some serious condition and she killed at 360kg. Would she killed out at 55%? If so she would have been 650kish live
She was 750kg live then.
You sound like @More to life
Headless chicken
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Was she my maths must be off. Tbf i wouldn't know on killing out percentage etc. she was like a tub of butter mind.