Dairy chit chat II

GrasstoMilk · 02-02-2017 07:58PM

One of the last cows due in April calver tonight here. She had held to her first serve.
Can't locate the AI book from last year.

Where do I go to in Icbf to find out what she was served with ?

freedominacup · 02-02-2017 08:13PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

One of the last cows due in April calver tonight here. She had held to her first serve.
Can't locate the AI book from last year.

Where do I go to in Icbf to find out what she was served with ?

How long dry.? Bastard of a thing when they end up with a short dry period.

Signpost · 02-02-2017 08:23PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Where do I go to in Icbf to find out what she was served with ?

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GrasstoMilk · 02-02-2017 09:48PM

freedominacup wrote: »

How long dry.? Bastard of a thing when they end up with a short dry period.

Dried December 3rd because we had no room to milk her on.

Freejin · 02-02-2017 10:32PM

I think it was on here I saw it, does anybody have some sort of dispenser for liquid detergents in the parlour? Trying to avoid handling as much as possible.

kowtow · 02-02-2017 10:51PM

Freejin wrote: »

I think it was on here I saw it, does anybody have some sort of dispenser for liquid detergents in the parlour? Trying to avoid handling as much as possible.

It was Buford.

He got them in his co-op, but I'm not sure which co-op.

I'm looking for 36 of them myself.

wats the craic · 02-02-2017 11:13PM

Water John wrote: »

Strathroy would surely position themselves where they would not be situated in the middle of any other processors catchment area. It would be semi neutral and readily accessible eg, off a motorway.

anywhere in the heart of glanbia country sounds good to me , maybe next door to belview lol

darragh_haven · 02-02-2017 11:20PM

wats the craic wrote: »

anywhere in the heart of glanbia country sounds good to me , maybe next door to belview lol

Portlaoise would be the spot. Motorway to limerick, cork, Dublin and Kilkenny/Waterford. And they alread have a large distribution center in Dublin

wats the craic · 02-02-2017 11:22PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Portlaoise would be the spot. Motorway to limerick, cork, Dublin and Kilkenny/Waterford. And they alread have a large distribution center in Dublin

be in the wexford , wicklow area where there main supplier base is in the south . i reckon

darragh_haven · 02-02-2017 11:24PM

wats the craic wrote: »

be in the wexford , wicklow area where there main supplier base is in the south . i reckon

That will be expanded in the next 18 months to cover a larger area of the midlands.

Water John · 02-02-2017 11:29PM

Craic, they won't isolate themselves in a corner.
They'll work liquid and manufacturing from one site.

freedominacup · 02-02-2017 11:30PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

That will be expanded in the next 18 months to cover a larger area of the midlands.

Say nawtin til ya hear more.

friesian13 · 02-02-2017 11:38PM

AI man tells me that fr2380 cant be got this spring.wonder whats the story.thanks.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 02-02-2017 11:51PM

Freejin wrote: »

I think it was on here I saw it, does anybody have some sort of dispenser for liquid detergents in the parlour? Trying to avoid handling as much as possible.

Yeah, I got them in the local Dairymaster shop for about a fiver. They should be in most Co-op stores I reckon.

wats the craic · 02-02-2017 11:52PM

freedominacup wrote: »

Say nawtin til ya hear more.

sure it all depends if farmers have the balls to jump ship or not

whelan2 · 03-02-2017 06:53AM

wats the craic wrote: »

sure it all depends if farmers have the balls to jump ship or not

I would be more concerned there would be something that would be brought up to stop suppliers leaving even though the msa will be up. Interesting times ahead

trixi2011 · 03-02-2017 09:28AM

Well calving 2017 is finally underway here 5 calves overnight , good to get back in to routine after a very long dry period this year .

Timmaay · 03-02-2017 12:47PM

We are go here also. Nice brown and white heifer off one of the jex I bought in. Needed a small help with the jack annoyingly. Pushing out calving that week not looking like the smartest idea now that the Sr is lower, will be a struggle to hit 30%grazed by the end of Feb.

Mooooo · 03-02-2017 12:52PM

Timmaay wrote: »

We are go here also. Nice brown and white heifer off one of the jex I bought in. Needed a small help with the jack annoyingly. Pushing out calving that week not looking like the smartest idea now that the Sr is lower, will be a struggle to hit 30%grazed by the end of Feb.

Is it dry enough to put youngstock out on paddocks?

freedominacup · 03-02-2017 01:08PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Is it dry enough to put youngstock out on paddocks?

Not today.

ted_182 · 03-02-2017 01:12PM

where would one buy the rubber strips for under doors to block draughts?

freedominacup · 03-02-2017 02:19PM

Things kicking off here too after two false starts. Two heifers in calving boxes and another just making a start.

whelan2 · 03-02-2017 02:27PM

None here today so far. Need a small break. Sold 5 calves yesterday.

Morris Moss · 03-02-2017 02:36PM

43 calved so far in two weeks here, losing the winter weight now haha.

Mooooo · 03-02-2017 02:39PM

3 last night, one of which appears to be an immaculate conception....

Keepgrowing · 03-02-2017 02:44PM

Not really going hard yet. Had our 1st this am and a heifer.

30% of herd in on straw and close to calving so we'll be busy by Sunday I'd say

leg wax · 03-02-2017 02:55PM

17 here since wed

i am fecked.

freedominacup · 03-02-2017 03:11PM

leg wax wrote: »

17 here since wed i am fecked.

I'd say the other fella would be told where to go if he rang looking for a hand this evening.

stanflt · 03-02-2017 03:32PM

blackdog1 wrote: »

Why so much Stan? New herd in your own name or are the older ones not lasting or being sold on for a good price and keeping younger stock?

Expansion expansion gone from 80 cows 6 yrs ago to 180 this yr

stanflt · 03-02-2017 03:41PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Fair dues good report and I'm only using it to make a point about these reports, not to bore holes in yours. I've been on your farm so know it's fact.

Just by way of yesterday's discussion regarding the relevance of this report. To the reader it reads fantastic but

are the cows being fed 1.5 to 2 tonne meal

How much grass

How many days grass

Is this a high input winter herd.

Stan knows the answers but I'm wondering if anyone else could ascertain if this is a profitable herd. It's a top performing herd, no doubt.

Cows fed 1.68 ton last yr with a feed cost of 5.4 cpl based on sold milk only

285 days at grass

4ton dm grass fed per cow roughly.

Wouldn't consider it high input winter herd as all cows just fed to their dm intake requirements- spring calvers get same feeding regime as winter millers as feed is fed thru feed to yield in parlour

Output including stock sales over 40 cpl in 2016

Drawing of 120k on 140 cows last yr

Draw your own conclusions from the above

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