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White Clover

Milked out wrote: »

A few cans of Alamycin spray will help too

Alamycin is an antibiotic be sure to record use and watch withdrawals.
Repiderma is a better choice.

White Clover

visatorro wrote: »

bought cows in from Holland in the nineties, reckon that's where it comes from. one or two every year will get it. we found the formiline hardened the hoof and kept it away. footpaths and time in a paddock are what we found worked. HR bull I bought last year has it now. first bull I seen with it. hopefully he'll be better come may.

probably not a bad point made about the hoof care lad not disinfecting his gear.

Doubt it was hoofcare guy. That's a handy excuse. Kev said he only lifted one cow all year. So.....

jaymla627

alps wrote: »

Ohh Lord I didn't day to use it....just said it works....

Euthroycin i think its spelt is another one ment for pneumonia in birds, comes in 100 g statches, mix it up with intra hoof care soloution and it usually cures morto in 3-4 days brilliant stuff

kevthegaff

One of my last posts was frazz explaining slurry heel which never i had problems with in terms of lameness, bang 3 weeks later I have 5-6 cows with mortalario...jinxed

trixi2011

alps wrote: »

Lincocin powder in a footbath with wash up liquid to help it stick.....then keep a small amount of stronger solution in a sprayer and do the effected ones for a few days...great result.
Ffs don't let someone teat spray with that sprayer....

+ 1 on the lincocin in the sprayer but would think its too expencive to be using in the footbath if only a few cows effected . Often used lincocin powder with a badage or wrap which seemed to work well

Injuryprone

I've a neighbour who has used a product called mortastop and while I'd normally be sceptical on these 'magic potions', he said it cures them pretty well.

Deepsouthwest

Brown Podzol wrote: »

If you look at his type figures on ICBF, they are small ,shallow and rounded with terrible udders.

And unfortunately he's after taking a bit of a fall in ebi, and when that starts they generally keep slipping, hope I'm wrong, cos I used him for 2/3 yrs. still nice production figures though

frazzledhome

Cows milked, grub time.

Happy Christmas to all

whelan2

frazzledhome wrote: »

Cows milked, grub time.

Happy Christmas to all

Heading out now, turkey in the oven, hope everything goes to plan

frazzledhome

whelan2 wrote: »

Heading out now, turkey in the oven, hope everything goes to plan

All will go to plan, you've all the evening to enjoy family, or are you looking for an escape.

Kids woke at 2 am, we finally relented at 3.30. Went to yard at 4am had cows milked, cubicles done and all fed by 6.30.

Milked out

After the dinner here, will head out and waddle around the yard for an hour or so soon enuv and back in again and prob conk in front of fire. Happy xmas folks

freedominacup

Milked out wrote: »

After the dinner here, will head out and waddle around the yard for an hour or so soon enuv and back in again and prob conk in front of fire. Happy xmas folks

Just waiting for my turn in the shower. Two workmen beat me to it. Heading to the sil then for the dinner. Sixteen for dinner there.

Greengrass1

Someone bring me a calving jack, I'm fit to burst.

Happy Christmas everyone. Myself and dad tucking into the jameson here

C0N0R

First two courses down will milk soon then back in for the bird and the pudding, not a bad auld day!

frazzledhome

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Someone bring me a calving jack, I'm fit to burst.

Happy Christmas everyone. Myself and dad tucking into the jameson here

I've only 2 nips left in the bottle I opened last night. Giddy up

Greengrass1

frazzledhome wrote: »

I've only 2 nips left in the bottle I opened last night. Giddy up

God bless the man that gets into rounds with you 😂

freedominacup

Greengrass1 wrote: »

God help the man that gets into rounds with you 😂

Fyp

Greengrass1

freedominacup wrote: »

Fyp

Low cost by default not by nature 😂

kevthegaff

Off to leopards town today, know as much about horses... pints galore!

freedominacup

Just in from the yard. No early start today. I think I've just about worked off the turkey.

whelan2

frazzledhome wrote: »

All will go to plan, you've all the evening to enjoy family, or are you looking for an escape.

Kids woke at 2 am, we finally relented at 3.30. Went to yard at 4am had cows milked, cubicles done and all fed by 6.30.

Scrapers didn't work. Was very close to ringing repair guy. Got them going by resetting switches inside in control box. Delayed us by about 20 minutes

frazzledhome

whelan2 wrote: »

Scrapers didn't work. Was very close to ringing repair guy. Got them going by resetting switches inside in control box. Delayed us by about 20 minutes

One certainty with scrapers is they'll let you down on Sunday, Christmas Day or when dressed up to go away

Greengrass1

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=325807054282797&id=166453553551482

Great idea with the 3 levels on the mast of the post driver and having a bar on the post driver for getting stake height right

frazzledhome

freedominacup wrote: »

Just in from the yard. No early start today. I think I've just about worked off the turkey.

Late start here, I've milked and all cubicles bedded with milkers fed. On my own till Monday, hadn't the heart to call older boys to scrape and lime drys, enjoying santys toys.

Went in for cuppa, house like Marie Celeste. Rang Mrs Frazz to be told they've moved all young stock that are on grass and are feeding and cleaning cubicles for heifers.

Best Christmas present ever.

frazzledhome

Greengrass1 wrote: »

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=325807054282797&id=166453553551482

Great idea with the 3 levels on the mast of the post driver and having a bar on the post driver for getting stake height right

I have two sewer rods joined and cut for height but not level. That's a great idea. Some post driver. I'd love one of the vector side mounted ones.

Greengrass1

frazzledhome wrote: »

I have two sewer rods joined and cut for height but not level. That's a great idea. Some post driver. I'd love one of the vector side mounted ones.

I'll be doing that.
Few hundred stacks to drive between now and start if calving

Bullocks

frazzledhome wrote: »

I have two sewer rods joined and cut for height but not level. That's a great idea. Some post driver. I'd love one of the vector side mounted ones.

Would the bubbles stay plumb and level if they're attached to the driver getting knocked around the place all the time though

Mehaffey1

Nice day on the farm temps heading towards 30 degrees. Cows producing nicely at 1.8ms per cow and holding the El Niño at bay out on the paddocks anyway, going into a cover of 1600 available tomorrow even if it is very seedy. Doing a vat wash now then a few fences and check the herds then lunch. Afternoon milking then off to the 6th, got a wee 3 days away booked at a spa resort for me and the girlfriend. Nice to get away from farming for a while over the new year

Timmaay

frazzledhome wrote: »

Late start here, I've milked and all cubicles bedded with milkers fed. On my own till Monday, hadn't the heart to call older boys to scrape and lime drys, enjoying santys toys.

Went in for cuppa, house like Marie Celeste. Rang Mrs Frazz to be told they've moved all young stock that are on grass and are feeding and cleaning cubicles for heifers.

Best Christmas present ever.

Every year on Stephens day its all go go go for me, helping out a large 5k race with the local athletics club, the young lad who relief milks for me, and I'd have known originally through running tells me lastnight he'd milk for me this morning for nothing as an xmas present, then comes down to the race and gives me a digout also. I must be paying him too well or something haha!

frazzledhome

Timmaay wrote: »

Every year on Stephens day its all go go go for me, helping out a large 5k race with the local athletics club, the young lad who relief milks for me, and I'd have known originally through running tells me lastnight he'd milk for me this morning for nothing as an xmas present, then comes down to the race and gives me a digout also. I must be paying him too well or something haha!

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