All things Dairy

[Wesley]

Decided to give this field a break from maize. Finally managed to get the spring barley in

then its wait for this & another field to die off a bit & going to see what happens if we go straight in with a claydon with some more spring barley

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

OK so I may owe the bull an apology...

Just calved a heifer who's had a limo calf and should have had a friesian, checked my records and they were ai'ed at the same time

Will have to give disciplinary action to my AI man

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Your not the only one I’ve done that before when busy.

 

[Jdunn55]

Your not the only one I’ve done that before when busy.

It's easy done trouble is I spend half my life trying to do about 6 things at once so not ever concentrating on what I'm doing

 

[Jdunn55]

How you lot cope with calving 50 in a day I'll never know

Newbarton GTW Kitty fresh with Newbarton Jake Kitty

Seem to have calves coming out of my ears at the moment!

 

[Happy hillbily]

My contribution for the night.
Another bull calf, yepee

 

[Tirglas]

My contribution for the night.
Another bull calf, yepee
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Big titty cow girl

 

[Jdunn55]

Group of 8 freshly calved cows heading to Exeter with Kivells on Friday 24th April.
All 3rd calvers with the exception of one first calved heifer (black heifer on the far right of the group photo), yielding an average of about 28 litres as a group. One is scanned incalf and 3 have been served already. Been grazing since calving and are currently out day and night with limited access to some maize in ring feeders with cake fed to yield in the parlour. Would likely do more litres on a more intensive system.
Really nice cows, only for sale as I have far too many due to calve in the next few months so am selling my non-pedigree cows as they calve in, really like this group and have done me exceptionally well until now.
Any further info please feel free to message, any shares would be greatly appreciated, any support (ideally with bids!) on friday would be very welcome by both me and my bank account

 

[som farmer]

Group of 8 freshly calved cows heading to Exeter with Kivells on Friday 24th April.
All 3rd calvers with the exception of one first calved heifer (black heifer on the far right of the group photo), yielding an average of about 28 litres as a group. One is scanned incalf and 3 have been served already. Been grazing since calving and are currently out day and night with limited access to some maize in ring feeders with cake fed to yield in the parlour. Would likely do more litres on a more intensive system.
Really nice cows, only for sale as I have far too many due to calve in the next few months so am selling my non-pedigree cows as they calve in, really like this group and have done me exceptionally well until now.
Any further info please feel free to message, any shares would be greatly appreciated, any support (ideally with bids!) on friday would be very welcome by both me and my bank account
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Get them in mkt, to give kivells long enough to give them a full wash, cut and trim, you will be surprised how better they will look. Thursday perhaps, or 6.00 friday morning.

they look good now, but even better after the beauty clinic.

good luck.

 

[Jdunn55]

Get them in mkt, to give kivells long enough to give them a full wash, cut and trim, you will be surprised how better they will look. Thursday perhaps, or 6.00 friday morning.

they look good now, but even better after the beauty clinic.

good luck.

Lorry is taking them up tomorrow lunch time to get them settled and then I've said clip and wash them Friday morning

 

[In the pit]

A favourite of mine but probaly heading down the road this year if she’s empty

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Group of 8 freshly calved cows heading to Exeter with Kivells on Friday 24th April.
All 3rd calvers with the exception of one first calved heifer (black heifer on the far right of the group photo), yielding an average of about 28 litres as a group. One is scanned incalf and 3 have been served already. Been grazing since calving and are currently out day and night with limited access to some maize in ring feeders with cake fed to yield in the parlour. Would likely do more litres on a more intensive system.
Really nice cows, only for sale as I have far too many due to calve in the next few months so am selling my non-pedigree cows as they calve in, really like this group and have done me exceptionally well until now.
Any further info please feel free to message, any shares would be greatly appreciated, any support (ideally with bids!) on friday would be very welcome by both me and my bank account
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Hope they sell well. Who is the Bluey one by?

 

[Martyn]

Hope they sell well. Who is the Bluey one by?

That was my favourite

 

[Jdunn55]

Hope they sell well. Who is the Bluey one by?

Thanks, Welcome-tel Bromley is her sire
Grandsire was a blue

Milking 24 litres calved January 29th and served 15th February to my friesian stock bull and has been scanned back in calf

 

[pappuller]

What

Group of 8 freshly calved cows heading to Exeter with Kivells on Friday 24th April.
All 3rd calvers with the exception of one first calved heifer (black heifer on the far right of the group photo), yielding an average of about 28 litres as a group. One is scanned incalf and 3 have been served already. Been grazing since calving and are currently out day and night with limited access to some maize in ring feeders with cake fed to yield in the parlour. Would likely do more litres on a more intensive system.
Really nice cows, only for sale as I have far too many due to calve in the next few months so am selling my non-pedigree cows as they calve in, really like this group and have done me exceptionally well until now.
Any further info please feel free to message, any shares would be greatly appreciated, any support (ideally with bids!) on friday would be very welcome by both me and my bank account
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What are you hoping to average price wise ? Jobs just a bit up and down ATM up here.
Good luck

 

[farmideas]

View attachment 49356 A couple of pics of milking cows about 10 mins ago whilst out looking for anything bulling.

A happy sight in Modbury. Do you use a back fence? Giving the sward extra time to recover

 

[Jdunn55]

What

What are you hoping to average price wise ? Jobs just a bit up and down ATM up here.
Good luck

Thankyou, hoping for 1200 minimum really

 

[Martyn]

They should make £1400 I would think

Thankyou, hoping for 1200 minimum really

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[Jdunn55]

They should make £1400 I would think

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I'm trying to keep my hopes down rather than up, fields man reckons said 1300 on a bad day. I'm hoping that because it's raining on Friday everyone will go to market

I don't want to sell them tbh, but if I keep everything I have atm, I've got 160-170 to calve down in the next 12 months and there's just no way me or the farm can cope with it
Plus I could do with the cash for stuff like reseeding, bale wrap etc

 

[DairyNerd]

I'm trying to keep my hopes down rather than up, fields man reckons said 1300 on a bad day. I'm hoping that because it's raining on Friday everyone will go to market

I don't want to sell them tbh, but if I keep everything I have atm, I've got 160-170 to calve down in the next 12 months and there's just no way me or the farm can cope with it
Plus I could do with the cash for stuff like reseeding, bale wrap etc

What numbers are you wanting to milk?

 

[Jdunn55]

What numbers are you wanting to milk?

Do you want the honest answer or a lie?