Calf Blankets

blackdog1

I was watching ear to the ground last week and I noticed the guy raising rose veal used these. In this windy weather they would be ideal. I've looked for a few online but they looked quite expensive. The ones he had were just a canvass tied with cable ties. Anyone know where you could pick a few of these up?.

Count Mondego

I bought a few about 2 or 3 years ago. Got Fane Valley to get them through a crowd in England. Found them usefully alright. The straps were shyte though and kind of worn out after a few uses. One bitch of a cow ate the thing clean off her calf. Haven't had to use any yet this year but worth having all the same.

You'd want to let the cow get to know the calf again after putting it on, can confuse them so leave them.in the crush for fifteen minutes. One nearly attacked the calf after it went on.

blackdog1

Count Mondego wrote: »

I bought a few about 2 or 3 years ago. Got Fane Valley to get them through a crowd in England. Found them usefully alright. The straps were shyte though and kind of worn out after a few uses. One bitch of a cow ate the thing clean off her calf. Haven't had to use any yet this year but worth having all the same.

You'd want to let the cow get to know the calf again after putting it on, can confuse them so leave them.in the crush for fifteen minutes. One nearly attacked the calf after it went on.

Dairy farming so shouldn't have that problem as calf only stays a day with mother. Cheers

ganmo

They're 40ish quid.
There's different ones, some have elastic to let the calf grow etc. think 'cosy calf' would be considered the best of them...or at least they're the ones advertising

farmerjj

There,s plenty of way,s to waste money in farming, think this could be one more way.

frazzledhome

Is this how evolution has progressed that calves need coats?

If a calf is weak or slow we isolate under a lamp for 2-4 feeds and then back to pen of weaker/slower drinkers

Dairy calves

Deepsouthwest

Surely unnecessary in this country

whelan2

bought 1 on ebay a few years ago, use it on weak suckler calves, use about once a year

farmersfriend

frazzledhome wrote: »

Is this how evolution has progressed that calves need coats?

If a calf is weak or slow we isolate under a lamp for 2-4 feeds and then back to pen of weaker/slower drinkers

Dairy calves

We put an old jumper on a weak calf, dairy calves. Works very well.

Greengrass1

frazzledhome wrote: »

Is this how evolution has progressed that calves need coats?

If a calf is weak or slow we isolate under a lamp for 2-4 feeds and then back to pen of weaker/slower drinkers

Dairy calves

Maybe your cows might like them 😀😀

snipey

i use the old 25 kg calf nut bags and use good masking tape to seal the breeze.