Dairy chit chat II

Keepgrowing · 06-02-2017 04:33PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Mine were out and back in just before rain Arrived at 11.30 .be back out again after milking till 9 tonight .not arsed with been on front page of anything ,but am arsed setting my farm up for year and taking any chance to get grass into cows jack

Muppet

;(

Keepgrowing · 06-02-2017 04:34PM

jack o shea wrote: »

The wind and rain today will be a big blow to the muppets in the race to be on the front page of the journal with the cows out this Thursday, or were they on it last Week?

LMAO

mf240 · 06-02-2017 05:29PM

Have a few cubicles here not roofed yet . Cows have access to them and an existing shed. On a really wet day like today they all lie in the roofed shed but if it's anyway middling weatherwise they don't seem bothered.

mf240 · 06-02-2017 05:32PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Mine were out and back in just before rain Arrived at 11.30 .be back out again after milking till 9 tonight .not arsed with been on front page of anything ,but am arsed setting my farm up for year and taking any chance to get grass into cows jack

Won't be out till march here due to land type and being a bit laxadaisy .

Probably more chance of ending up on the front of one of the tabloids if I ever go back on the beer

mahoney_j · 06-02-2017 05:37PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Muppet ;(

U mean gob****e!!!!

Mooooo · 06-02-2017 06:42PM

mf240 wrote: »

Have a few cubicles here not roofed yet . Cows have access to them and an existing shed. On a really wet day like today they all lie in the roofed shed but if it's anyway middling weatherwise they don't seem bothered.

My niece said I must get umbrellas for the heifers out on the kale. Parlour and sheds separate here, after milking cows go back to shed but on dry days they'd lie down outside it or sometimes come up with new ways of opening gates....

GrasstoMilk · 06-02-2017 08:20PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Pm done finally. 1st year I've properly paid myself. Between all drawings, like for my dad also they come to 10c/l. Sobering enough that they are that high, anyone calling likes of 20c/l their cost of production must love beans on toast every day of the week ha.

I'm having beans and burgers again tonight

GrasstoMilk · 06-02-2017 08:26PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Lovely day for some fencing...

I laid out 30 stakes by our river last week. It burst its banks today

all washed away I'd say

darragh_haven · 06-02-2017 09:26PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

I laid out 30 stakes by our river last week. It burst its banks today all washed away I'd say

I'll play the role of your father.
*clears throat*
"What kind of an eejit are ya"

GrasstoMilk · 06-02-2017 09:33PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

I'll play the role of your father.
*clears throat*
"What kind of an eejit are ya"

He actually told me not to put them down there till I was going at it...........which thought would be the next day.

My bad

degetme · 06-02-2017 09:49PM

Lads 46% of herd calved and 6% went down with milk fever. Never have it so bad. No change in dry cow mineral. There are slightly flesher than other years.
Any of ye with milk fever?
using bottle under skin on any older fleshy cows. The two that went down we're 2012 born with three lactation done.

Mooooo · 06-02-2017 09:55PM

degetme wrote: »

Lads 46% of herd calved and 6% went down with milk fever. Never have it so bad. No change in dry cow mineral. There are slightly flesher than other years.
Any of ye with milk fever?
using bottle under skin on any older fleshy cows. The two that went down we're 2012 born with three lactation done.

Wasn't there extra k put out for silage?

mf240 · 06-02-2017 09:57PM

Are you feeding mag precalving.

High k silage will cause it.

degetme · 06-02-2017 09:58PM

Mooooo wrote: »

degetme wrote: »

Lads 46% of herd calved and 6% went down with milk fever. Never have it so bad. No change in dry cow mineral. There are slightly flesher than other years.
Any of ye with milk fever?
using bottle under skin on any older fleshy cows. The two that went down we're 2012 born with three lactation done.

Wasn't there extra k put out for silage?

Maybe a higher rate than normal alright. Anything I can do to counteract this? Feed straw or paddock bale silage that got no slurry. Pit is 72dmd

degetme · 06-02-2017 10:01PM

Agritech dry cow elite. No problem with it before. All calved cows passing cleaning no problem and all calves going well so far

blackdog1 · 06-02-2017 10:05PM

degetme wrote:

Agritech dry cow elite. No problem with it before. All calved cows passing cleaning no problem and all calves going well so far

Put some straw in and make sure call mag levels and lime are right..talk to a nutritionist or someone at agritech. Milk fever is very fixable and can be sorted quickly.

ted_182 · 06-02-2017 10:06PM

degetme wrote:

Agritech dry cow elite. No problem with it before. All calved cows passing cleaning no problem and all calves going well so far

An old cure would be not to milk suspect cows out fully for the first couple of days

degetme · 06-02-2017 10:12PM

ted_182 wrote: »

degetme wrote:

Agritech dry cow elite. No problem with it before. All calved cows passing cleaning no problem and all calves going well so far

An old cure would be not to milk suspect cows out fully for the first couple of days

Young cow calved at 3am this morning no problems and up and about. Went to milk her at seven and she couldn't get up. Vet out then. She was up for a few hours. She ate 3kg dairy ration morning and evening. Milked her mid day. Purposely left clusters on her for bare minute so as not to milk her out and she down again there again. Vet out again. Two mag bottles into vain. She didn't get up yet but is bright and alert

ted_182 · 06-02-2017 10:34PM

degetme wrote:

Young cow calved at 3am this morning no problems and up and about. Went to milk her at seven and she couldn't get up. Vet out then. She was up for a few hours. She ate 3kg dairy ration morning and evening. Milked her mid day. Purposely left clusters on her for bare minute so as not to milk her out and she down again there again. Vet out again. Two mag bottles into vain. She didn't get up yet but is bright and alert

Ugh some dose, what is your vet suggesting for prevention in the short term?

GrasstoMilk · 06-02-2017 10:37PM

degetme wrote: »

Young cow calved at 3am this morning no problems and up and about. Went to milk her at seven and she couldn't get up. Vet out then. She was up for a few hours. She ate 3kg dairy ration morning and evening. Milked her mid day. Purposely left clusters on her for bare minute so as not to milk her out and she down again there again. Vet out again. Two mag bottles into vain. She didn't get up yet but is bright and alert

We used to have an issue with that even a week after calving
Get straight magnesium and dust silage of the cows that are 7-10 days away

degetme · 06-02-2017 10:43PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

degetme wrote: »

Young cow calved at 3am this morning no problems and up and about. Went to milk her at seven and she couldn't get up. Vet out then. She was up for a few hours. She ate 3kg dairy ration morning and evening. Milked her mid day. Purposely left clusters on her for bare minute so as not to milk her out and she down again there again. Vet out again. Two mag bottles into vain. She didn't get up yet but is bright and alert

We used to have an issue with that even a week after calving
Get straight magnesium and dust silage of the cows that are 7-10 days away

Where you get straight magnesium? Asked a local merchants and they didn't hear of them

GrasstoMilk · 06-02-2017 10:53PM

degetme wrote: »

Where you get straight magnesium? Asked a local merchants and they didn't hear of them

Animal health in tullow would deliver it to you no problem I'd say

pedigree 6 · 06-02-2017 10:55PM

This won't help your current problem.

But does anyone here spray the grass crop with magnesium when growing for silage?

Thinking about it here as have spread lime this winter.

http://www.micromix.com/product/magnesium-express/

mahoney_j · 06-02-2017 11:10PM

degetme wrote: »

Lads 46% of herd calved and 6% went down with milk fever. Never have it so bad. No change in dry cow mineral. There are slightly flesher than other years.
Any of ye with milk fever?
using bottle under skin on any older fleshy cows. The two that went down we're 2012 born with three lactation done.

Use one of these on any problem cows when they are An hour or so off calving .calcium bolus

awaywithyou · 06-02-2017 11:16PM

degetme wrote: »

Young cow calved at 3am this morning no problems and up and about. Went to milk her at seven and she couldn't get up. Vet out then. She was up for a few hours. She ate 3kg dairy ration morning and evening. Milked her mid day. Purposely left clusters on her for bare minute so as not to milk her out and she down again there again. Vet out again. Two mag bottles into vain. She didn't get up yet but is bright and alert

Make a note of that cow and when she's sick to calve next year give her a calcium bolus.... bovikalc I think there called....

You feeding ration while there dry??

My vet is adamant no cow under 7 yrs old should be getting milk fever

degetme · 06-02-2017 11:23PM

awaywithyou wrote: »

Make a note of that cow and when she's sick to calve next year give her a calcium bolus.... bovikalc I think there called....

You feeding ration while there dry??

My vet is adamant no cow under 7 yrs old should be getting milk fever

she got one of them at 2pm today

no ration while dry

degetme · 06-02-2017 11:24PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Use one of these on any problem cows when they are An hour or so off calving .calcium bolus

she got one of them at 2pm today when she was up

mahoney_j · 06-02-2017 11:32PM

degetme wrote: »

she got one of them at 2pm today when she was up

Be careful not to overload on calcium as too much can cause heart problems

awaywithyou · 06-02-2017 11:35PM

degetme wrote: »

she got one of them at 2pm today when she was up

Prob too late tbh.... 12 hrs prior to calving is what's recommended...

degetme · 06-02-2017 11:36PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Be careful not to overload on calcium as too much can cause heart problems

how much is too much? shes after getting three bottles calcium into vain. one aswell under skin and the bolous and 6kg dairy nut

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