dried off cows cow full of milk

jersey101

dried off some cows yesterday that are due to calf in september and one of them is after filling up with milk. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks

stanflt

jersey101 wrote: »

dried off some cows yesterday that are due to calf in september and one of them is after filling up with milk. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks

I hope they have no access to grass- if only feeding hay they will be dry in seven days- leave in shed alone and they'll be fine

whelan1

make sure they have water, if possible keep them away from where milking machine is as this will stimulate milk let down

jersey101

stanflt wrote: »

I hope they have no access to grass- if only feeding hay they will be dry in seven days- leave in shed alone and they'll be fine

have them in a paddock i took bales off a week ago no grass on it only around the ditches

stanflt

jersey101 wrote: »

have them in a paddock i took bales off a week ago no grass on it only around the ditches

Any grass will bag them up

jersey101

thanks for that, ill see if i can do anything better for them, only young and finished up in ag college there in may and there wasnt a thing done about winter milk and my father is taking a step back and dont want him to think im not capable

stanflt

jersey101 wrote: »

thanks for that, ill see if i can do anything better for them, only young and finished up in ag college there in may and there wasnt a thing done about winter milk and my father is taking a step back and dont want him to think im not capable

Best of luck to you and I wish you every success- I'm only a gosson too

Where you based

jersey101

stanflt wrote: »

Best of luck to you and I wish you every success- I'm only a gosson too

Where you based

Based in wexford, not too far from enniscorthy

pakalasa

jersey101 wrote: »

..my father is taking a step back and dont want him to think im not capable

Don't be afraid to ask your father. Probably the best adviser you will ever have.

mf240

Hes probably waiting to be asked and saying to himself that he doesen't want ya to think hes bossing.

Its too late now but if you leave a small paddock ungrazed without fertilizer untill now. its a godsend for dry cows. a strip a day keeps gut full but no real feed in it at the same time.

jersey101

mf240 wrote: »

Hes probably waiting to be asked and saying to himself that he doesen't want ya to think hes bossing.

Ah well he reckons they will be okay but i try to ask him as little as possible because it normally just ends up in a big a big disaggrement were i want to do it a different way than he has always done, i do take some of his advice on board.

Mulumpy

jersey101 wrote: »

mf240 wrote: »

Hes probably waiting to be asked and saying to himself that he doesen't want ya to think hes bossing.

Ah well he reckons they will be okay but i try to ask him as little as possible because it normally just ends up in a big a big disaggrement were i want to do it a different way than he has always done, i do take some of his advice on board.

As much as I gave out about my dads ways and means when I was younger. Its funny how when he's not around now I still copy a lot of things he did. No one knows your farm like your Dad.

whelan1

jersey101 wrote: »

mf240 wrote: »

Hes probably waiting to be asked and saying to himself that he doesen't want ya to think hes bossing.

Ah well he reckons they will be okay but i try to ask him as little as possible because it normally just ends up in a big a big disaggrement were i want to do it a different way than he has always done, i do take some of his advice on board.

i can honestly say i have never had a disagreement with my dad, he knows our farm inside out, if i ask anything he is always there to help, i am sure your dad is the same , he doesnt want to see you fail, but sometimes change is hard.... i explain my reasonings for doing something and always say maybe we could try this.... if you go in looking for a row you will get one

greysides

pakalasa wrote: »

Don't be afraid to ask your father. Probably the best adviser you will ever have.

Completely agree, probably the only completely on your side too.

To be honest he's already done more for you than many will receive, by stepping back in time to give you a good shot at it. The best farms I visit are the ones where that has happened and the 'senior advisor' is still involved and ready with the advice. It takes the combination of youth and energy and matches it with experience. A great combination.

jersey101

Thanks for the posts lads, don't get me wrong i get on very well with my father we're always bouncing ideas of each other and doing things alot better than they have because there is two working here now instead of one, but its hard for him to make to much change because the last few years have been tough as we have lost alot of animals, i mean alot, due to staf aurus, and two salmonella and ibr outbreaks and trying to turn and tillage farm that we moved to into a good dairy farm and things are finally going good for once in the last 8 yrs and he doesn't want to mess with it too much incase it goes down a bad road, so a few disagreements are going to be inevitable

Timmaay

jersey101 wrote: »

only young and finished up in ag college there in may and there wasnt a thing done about winter milk

I'm amazed no one has picked up on this so far, considering the debate raging tonight over on some of the other threads :P

just do it

Ah sure everyone has to make the mistakes to learn from them, even if the advice is it will go wrong. Don't worry about the wrong ones, in business they say a good manager only makes 7 out of 10 good decisions.

You're on the right road when you're willing to ask for advice in the first place. But be warned, the black and white cow boys will be after you with a username like that!