Dairy chit chat II

freedominacup

Mooooo wrote: »

Would molasses cause it to stick on bin/ feeder hoppers if coarse?

Not an issue here. No bin or hoppers.

Gawddawggonnit

freedominacup wrote: »

I'd prefer wheat but for some unfathomable reason the mill we are being supplied by doesn't have it available atm. Pita but I've tried a couple of other suppliers and wasn't happy with quality at all. We might go back to crimped wheat this year if cashflow allows it at the time. Also looking at cracked barley or wheat pitted with distillers draff.

You buffer feed with tmr on grass, I think?
And is brew still around 20/25%dm?

If yes, try and find spelt hulls. Spelt is now being grown for bread making and whoever is assembling would be only too glad to be rid of the hulls. Cost should be transport. Pit the brew with as much spelt hulls as the mix would take. For when grass is rich and low dm, that mix would be excellent...then drop soya hulls and increase grain maize with money saved.
If I’d access to brew I’d be on it.

whelan2

Is the milk really clear one day after calving with the cefimam dry cow tubes?

jaymla627

whelan2 wrote: »

Is the milk really clear one day after calving with the cefimam dry cow tubes?

Once dry 30 days it is, have even tested cows biestings with charm test and was negative, brilliant piece of mind not having to worry about a fresh Calver getting into the tank by mistake

whelan2

jaymla627 wrote: »

Once dry 30 days it is, have even tested cows biestings with charm test and was negative, brilliant piece of mind not having to worry about a fresh Calver getting into the tank by mistake

ye sent a couple of samples with milkman this morning to be sure but no answer from lab today.

Mooooo

whelan2 wrote: »

Is the milk really clear one day after calving with the cefimam dry cow tubes?

Get it tested if not sure, once they are dry long enough should be ok. The amount of antibiotic in them is less than others tubes which is part of the reason I think

Gawddawggonnit

What’s the story with Teat sealers?
Can’t get them anywhere.
Haven’t used dry cow tubes for a while, just sealers and no bother so far. I only need a couple a dozen every week. Back to antibiotics again...
Are sealers POM?

Mooooo

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

What’s the story with Teat sealers?
Can’t get them anywhere.
Haven’t used dry cow tubes for a while, just sealers and no bother so far. I only need a couple a dozen every week. Back to antibiotics again...
Are sealers POM?

Not here anyway available in coops etc. Boviseal is popular brand.

whelan2

Mooooo wrote: »

Not here anyway available in coops etc. Boviseal is popular brand.

Wasn't there a scarcity of boviseal recently?

visatorro

K.G. wrote: »

Any of you use a nice simple 3 way mix in the parlour.

Neighbour said the parlour was very dusty after it. Not sure what ratio it was mixed

Mooooo

whelan2 wrote: »

Wasn't there a scarcity of boviseal recently?

Dunno vets had it anyway, I got sureseal in the coop cheaper version I think, will we how they do. Used cepravin on all cows this year

GrasstoMilk

visatorro wrote: »

Neighbour said the parlour was very dusty after it. Not sure what ratio it was mixed

But if molasses would keep the dust out

Mooooo

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

But if molasses would keep the dust out

Generally for bins if getting coarse ration before we would keep molasses below 2.5% as it would stick. That was stuff we were pttingjn a wagon tho not thru parlour feeders

whelan2

visatorro wrote: »

Neighbour said the parlour was very dusty after it. Not sure what ratio it was mixed

Was that lakelands. Their coarse dairy ration is very dusty. We use it in the feeder wagon

K.G.

Mooooo wrote: »

whelan2 wrote: »

Wasn't there a scarcity of boviseal recently?

Dunno vets had it anyway, I got sureseal in the coop cheaper version I think, will we how they do. Used cepravin on all cows this year

Used sureseal as well and have had a couple cows break down with hard quarters.i thought i did a good job drying off but with the building busy a scraper issue wasnt sorted and slurry is backing up inplaces which us all contributing to less ideal conditions

kevthegaff

Mooooo wrote:

Dunno vets had it anyway, I got sureseal in the coop cheaper version I think, will we how they do. Used cepravin on all cows this year

How many milkings do ye keep out of the tank with cep ravin, cows were dried 1st December and calving 1st February.

simx

kevthegaff wrote: »

How many milkings do ye keep out of the tank with cep ravin, cows were dried 1st December and calving 1st February.

96hrs I think so 8 milkings

GrasstoMilk

K.G. wrote: »

Used sureseal as well and have had a couple cows break down with hard quarters.i thought i did a good job drying off but with the building busy a scraper issue wasnt sorted and slurry is backing up inplaces which us all contributing to less ideal conditions

Used sure seal last year. Never again! Not one cow calved down with any trace of sealer.
Rep told me we put it in wrong but it was just BS. We've been using sealer for nearly ten years now and never an issue.
Back to boviseal this year.

cycle4fun

Hard to beat Boviseal.

Gawddawggonnit

whelan2 wrote: »

Wasn't there a scarcity of boviseal recently?

That explains it.
Thanks.

Gawddawggonnit

Loaded out two artics of straw this pm. Shouted at driver to throw over the strap... Fcuk-witit threw me the ratchet and it hit me on the head. Goose head sized lump in my nopper.

Foound à shadow.......****.

Buford T. Justice XIX

https://twitter.com/HoardsDairyman/status/955556066930049025

whelan2

Just back from the pg meeting . They spoke of the new agrinet app, the moocall heat device, Shane leane who has recently joined pg from curtins farm and Seamus hughes. Really good informative meeting and great attendance. Worth going to the one in your area

Reggie.

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Loaded out two artics of straw this pm. Shouted at driver to throw over the strap... Fcuk-witit threw me the ratchet and it hit me on the head. Goose head sized lump in my nopper.

Foound à shadow.......****.

Did it knock any sense into ye

Mooooo

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Used sure seal last year. Never again! Not one cow calved down with any trace of sealer.
Rep told me we put it in wrong but it was just BS. We've been using sealer for nearly ten years now and never an issue.
Back to boviseal this year.

Feck ya and there was me looking forward to calving

awaywithyou

had 8 cows calve today... and 8 fcukin bull calves.......

K.G.

and so calving is about to begin.everybody wishes everyone happy christmas.instead i wish ye that all cows calve during the day,no mastitis in heifers,no downers,no cleanings kept,no scour in calves,all twins same sex,a dry march,no milk fever,all yer fr are heifers and no slip up with antibiotic milk.

Mooooo

K.G. wrote: »

and so calving is about to begin.everybody wishes everyone happy christmas.instead i wish ye that all cows calve during the day,no mastitis in heifers,no downers,no cleanings kept,no scour in calves,all twins same sex,a dry march,no milk fever,all yer fr are heifers and no slip up with antibiotic milk.

And many happy calvings to you

mf240

Happy titmas and a milky new year.

Mooooo

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