Dairy chit chat II

Buford T. Justice XIX · 18-02-2017 09:19AM

Nifty idea for feeding calves.

https://twitter.com/johnpaulleahy1/status/832524175797583872

kowtow · 18-02-2017 10:00AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Nifty idea for feeding calves.

https://twitter.com/johnpaulleahy1/status/832524175797583872

I saw that as well, brillliant idea but how do you wash it?

Buford T. Justice XIX · 18-02-2017 11:43AM

kowtow wrote: »

I saw that as well, brillliant idea but how do you wash it?

Unscrew the end piece, I'd say, and run water through it.

Timmaay · 20-02-2017 09:52AM

It's only mid Feb yet, but in terms of weather and grazing conditions, best start to a year I've ever seen! Average rainfall around here from Nov till now must be a 1/4 of normal however!

whelan2 · 20-02-2017 09:53AM

Scanning autumn calvers today, picked them out at milking and let them off to a paddock, first day out at grass in 2017, kick your heels up time

Keepgrowing · 20-02-2017 10:39AM

Another gang of fresh cows CMT'd and antibiotic tested, into tank this evening.
Giddy up

freedominacup · 20-02-2017 12:36PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Another gang of fresh cows CMT'd and antibiotic tested, into tank this evening.
Giddy up

So you antibiotic test everything? We did a batch over the weekend and were pleasantly surprised at how soon they were clear. Going to do everything from here on.

GrasstoMilk · 20-02-2017 01:11PM

freedominacup wrote: »

So you antibiotic test everything? We did a batch over the weekend and were pleasantly surprised at how soon they were clear. Going to do everything from here on.

Getting cows into tank here after 5 milking.
DCT says 9 milkings

Mooooo · 20-02-2017 01:22PM

You'd want to test before chancing it. Cow calved early here. 2 weeks later milk failed antibiotic test edit cepravin used

Keepgrowing · 20-02-2017 01:36PM

freedominacup wrote: »

So you antibiotic test everything? We did a batch over the weekend and were pleasantly surprised at how soon they were clear. Going to do everything from here on.

Write on board daily as they come to parlour then test each group after the required period. They'll pass Charm test quicker than antibiotic manufacture would suggest but if we CMT too soon they can fail. Best to wait requisite period. No cow to tank without antibiotic test EVER here. All penno cows kept seperate at all times of the year, the cost of a mistake is too high

GrasstoMilk · 20-02-2017 03:04PM

Mooooo wrote: »

You'd want to test before chancing it. Cow calved early here. 2 weeks later milk failed antibiotic test edit cepravin used

All tested here

mahoney_j · 20-02-2017 03:25PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

All tested here

Tested first collection here ,nothing after that cows in tank from third milking ,used cephaguard dct which has 24 hour withdrawl .if I use mastitis tubes or injections I allow 12 hours after reccomended withdrawl .has anyone failed a milk test by Creamry lab after passing charm test ,were told the Creamry test could override the charm test as its a longer and more sensitive test

Mooooo · 20-02-2017 04:28PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Tested first collection here ,nothing after that cows in tank from third milking ,used cephaguard dct which has 24 hour withdrawl .if I use mastitis tubes or injections I allow 12 hours after reccomended withdrawl .has anyone failed a milk test by Creamry lab after passing charm test ,were told the Creamry test could override the charm test as its a longer and more sensitive test

Lorry driver won't test tank with snap test as said it could fail delvo test in lab and didn't want to risk being caught in middle. Heard of a case disputed because the lab test was sensitive to even below the EU requirement dunno how it panned out

Buford T. Justice XIX · 20-02-2017 04:37PM

Passed my Bord Bia this afternoon. Now trying to get someone to collect my milk again.

Damn tired atm, up early every morning for the last week or 10 days trying to get the place sorted and all the bookwork squared away along with normal spring work and calving cows.

I won't need a sleeping tablet tonight:)

Signpost · 20-02-2017 05:08PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Passed my Bord Bia this afternoon. Now trying to get someone to collect my milk again.

Did they stop collected you while you didn't have it? Thats ridiculous how such a pointless inspection could if thats the case...

Nick64 · 20-02-2017 06:52PM

Just got a text from Glanbia about excess water. How could that be as I only ever milk myself and what's the story regarding fines etc?

kowtow · 20-02-2017 07:07PM

Ordered tags from mullinahone on 30th January, still no sign (although they charged me for them).

They say they will be shipped "in the next few days"..

whelan2 · 20-02-2017 07:09PM

Nick64 wrote: »

Just got a text from Glanbia about excess water. How could that be as I only ever milk myself and what's the story regarding fines etc?

Do you have a flush out system on the milk line? Do you have jars would there be any excess water remaining in them, is milk tank fully drained after washing? If milk supply is very low at the minute a small bit of water could result in the excess result

whelan2 · 20-02-2017 08:03PM

Scanned today. 4cows not in calf. 1 heifer not in calf. 7week breeding period so happy enough.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 20-02-2017 08:31PM

Signpost wrote: »

Did they stop collected you while you didn't have it? Thats ridiculous how such a pointless inspection could if thats the case...

We got a letter saying that once you had applied, your milk would be collected so I was in no hurry waiting for a call to get it done. A neighbour in the same boat was collected the day before I had the lorry in the yard and was collected but they changed the settings the night before I was collected so no one without the full cert would be collected.

I should have been done before Christmas but damaged my hip and wasn't able to do much and last month was hectic doing other bits and pieces. It was a bit annoying to be told one thing and then have a different rule apply without being told of a change though.

I'll be moving my purchases from them this year because of that, don't like being fcuked around especially at this time of year.

whelan2 · 20-02-2017 08:35PM

Think there should be no bord bia dairy inspections in February or March

GrasstoMilk · 20-02-2017 08:40PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Scanned today. 4cows not in calf. 1 heifer not in calf. 7week breeding period so happy enough.

Cut down to 3 here this year ðŸ™ˆ So far seen 3 cows bulling. Might calve same amount this autumn as last autumn if we're lucky

Timmaay · 20-02-2017 08:42PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Cut down to 3 here this year ðŸ™ˆ So far seen 3 cows bulling. Might calve same amount this autumn as last autumn if we're lucky

I thought if you were to be lucky you'd calf about 5 in the autumn, and shove the rest around ha

GrasstoMilk · 20-02-2017 08:46PM

Timmaay wrote: »

I thought if you were to be lucky you'd calf about 5 in the autumn, and shove the rest around ha

Still waiting for day I'll be that lucky Tim

Buford T. Justice XIX · 20-02-2017 08:58PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Think there should be no bord bia dairy inspections in February or March

Or from March to February either:pac:

Most lads due in Feb and March are either moving them earlier or later round here but I don't know how that works for certification if you go over 18 months, tbh

Nick64 · 20-02-2017 09:37PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Do you have a flush out system on the milk line? Do you have jars would there be any excess water remaining in them, is milk tank fully drained after washing? If milk supply is very low at the minute a small bit of water could result in the excess result

Routine the same. 700 lts of milk..... bit odd tbh

alps · 20-02-2017 10:10PM

Just to say...Mairead from agrinet tech support is some operator....not only will she sort the problem, but she's so pleasent and cheerful , you'd be in right good mood after...

Would there be an opening for farmer cheer up line...?

dar31 · 20-02-2017 10:18PM

alps wrote: »

Just to say...Mairead from agrinet tech support is some operator....not only will she sort the problem, but she's so pleasent and cheerful , you'd be in right good mood after...

Would there be an opening for farmer cheer up line...?

"Anything else I can help you with while I'm on the phone"
Great support team

freedominacup · 20-02-2017 10:27PM

alps wrote: »

Just to say...Mairead from agrinet tech support is some operator....not only will she sort the problem, but she's so pleasent and cheerful , you'd be in right good mood after...

Would there be an opening for farmer cheer up line...?

She's under as much pressure as any of us atm. I was having a fcuking meltdown today with reg problems and she got me squared away in no time. A young one in progressive got a serious rocket at one stage. Just don't need the tech letting you down when there's a lot of registrations to be done in a limited time. Nothing will get away in you faster than calf reg if you don't keep on top of it. Both of the women on support from ifc are very good.

Brown Podzol · 20-02-2017 10:38PM

Is there any hope that bird flue would do for crows what myxomatosis did for rabbits. I have every f'n crow in Munster eating and sh1tting at the maize pit or in the head feed.

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