Dairy chit chat II

whelan2 · 28-02-2017 07:13AM

mahoney_j wrote: »

A full jar

Tesco do their own brand coffee, Aldi and lidl are very cheap, we mix it up in a wine bottle and dose it down. No point buying nescafe or expensive brands

dar31 · 28-02-2017 07:46AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Tesco do their own brand coffee, Aldi and lidl are very cheap, we mix it up in a wine bottle and dose it down. No point buying nescafe or expensive brands

What size jar. Big difference in sizes.

freedominacup · 28-02-2017 08:11AM

dar31 wrote: »

What size jar. Big difference in sizes.

Party pack.

whelan2 · 28-02-2017 09:37AM

dar31 wrote: »

What size jar. Big difference in sizes.

will look later, not the massive jar

Buford T. Justice XIX · 28-02-2017 11:25AM

charolais0153 wrote: »

How would you find out your nutrient allowances for the year(n and p)? Also would you eat heavy covers first to stop them getting too heavy or lighter covers to get them growing again quicker? Thanks

The target is to get 30% of your ground grazed by 1st March so this will be well grown up towards 1,100 to 1,200 by the time you start there on your second round. Then into silage ground, iirc, and then back to your grazing ground to finish your first rotation around the first week in April.

If you haven't much grazed yet, I'd be saying go into light covers so they will have a good 5-6 weeks growth before you have to go into them again.

Timmaay · 28-02-2017 11:27AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Tesco do their own brand coffee, Aldi and lidl are very cheap, we mix it up in a wine bottle and dose it down. No point buying nescafe or expensive brands

Own brand coffee, eeewh. I dont care if it's just for the cows, that goes against my religion ha.

Wildsurfer · 28-02-2017 12:02PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Own brand coffee, eeewh. I dont care if it's just for the cows, that goes against my religion ha.

Coffee... Keeping me alive this month. I'll have to go on detox when these cows stop calving!whats your brand of choice Tim? I'm on Nescafé intenso at the moment and I break out the nespresso machine for the weekend as a treat

Timmaay · 28-02-2017 12:46PM

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Coffee... Keeping me alive this month. I'll have to go on detox when these cows stop calving!whats your brand of choice Tim? I'm on Nescafé intenso at the moment and I break out the nespresso machine for the weekend as a treat

I deliberately pick the weaker coffees ha, likes of strength 3 at most. I'll admit it's way more for the habit that I love coffee, rather than the caffeine ha. Use to just use a coffee jug with ground coffee, or a decent instant (in the tin jars), but got a gift of a very basic but good espresso machine at Xmas, complete with its own steamer etc. It's dangerous I'll admit ha, quick and easy to make a very very good coffee or latte, has me up to 4 or 5 a day at the min. On the plus side I've weaned myself off sugar in the coffee almost totally, a good coffee doesn't need any!

OverRide · 28-02-2017 02:43PM

There's actually some lovely columbian coffee in Lidl at the moment

Brown Podzol · 28-02-2017 06:13PM

Cow coffee, tax deductible expense.

charolais0153 · 28-02-2017 06:27PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

The target is to get 30% of your ground grazed by 1st March so this will be well grown up towards 1,100 to 1,200 by the time you start there on your second round. Then into silage ground, iirc, and then back to your grazing ground to finish your first rotation around the first week in April.

If you haven't much grazed yet, I'd be saying go into light covers so they will have a good 5-6 weeks growth before you have to go into them again.

Thanks ...a Lot of grazing to be done this evening so

Timmaay · 28-02-2017 07:48PM

Managed to hit 23% here, saving grace has been the maidens who never saw a bite of silage all winter. More land, a later breeding season start, and far too many cows didn't hold the 1st serve has crippled my ability to graze, last 2 February's that wasn't a problem, but the one Feb grazing is perfect I don't have the stock haha. Less learnt, don't react too quick to two poor springs in a row, I'll pull the start of breeding back to April 25th this year, alongside a full prescan of anything calved to help improve the 6week calving rate.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 28-02-2017 08:31PM

Brown Podzol wrote: »

Cow coffee, tax deductible expense.

I must get a Nespresso one, purely for LDA prevention:p

charolais0153 wrote: »

Thanks ...a Lot of grazing to be done this evening so

Only 4 and a half hours left, better open the doors now:D

Timmaay · 01-03-2017 05:23PM

Today's random rant. I priced up a 10teat jfc feeder in the local glanbia store. 200e and I wouldnt have it till next week and would still need to pick it up. Just ordered on online from agridirect.ie for 135e, with free delivery to my door. This explains why our yearly purchases from glanbia have gone from 20/30k+ to 2/3k...

PMU · 01-03-2017 05:33PM

robbery. 135 in stores in the west last year

kowtow · 01-03-2017 07:03PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Today's random rant. I priced up a 10teat jfc feeder in the local glanbia store. 200e and I wouldnt have it till next week and would still need to pick it up. Just ordered on online from agridirect.ie for 135e, with free delivery to my door. This explains why our yearly purchases from glanbia have gone from 20/30k+ to 2/3k...

Not a great advert for members thinking of buying that business back if lots of customers are of the same opinion!

whelan2 · 01-03-2017 07:21PM

kowtow wrote: »

Not a great advert for members thinking of buying that business back if lots of customers are of the same opinion!

I have bought a good few things from Magenta recently, I always check the price on Glanbia connect too, everytime Glanbia are more expensive

K.G. · 01-03-2017 07:26PM

Anybody use the "trusty tuber",looks the job.big gallon soft tube and dont need three hands to hold tube calf and bag

3 the square · 01-03-2017 10:34PM

stanflt wrote: »

Just finishing milking here- milk collected this am

Hey stanfit I'm looking at a new plate cooler at the moment
How many plates has your plate cooler does 72 sound right ?
weighs half a ton weight should be interesting putting that up on the wall

visatorro · 02-03-2017 08:38AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Today's random rant. I priced up a 10teat jfc feeder in the local glanbia store. 200e and I wouldnt have it till next week and would still need to pick it up. Just ordered on online from agridirect.ie for 135e, with free delivery to my door. This explains why our yearly purchases from glanbia have gone from 20/30k+ to 2/3k...

Paid 180 for a ten compartment one from glanbia. Needed it that day so didn't shop around. Magenta and agri direct can have good deals going if you look out.

orm0nd · 02-03-2017 11:15AM

whelan2 wrote: »

I have bought a good few things from Magenta recently, I always check the price on Glanbia connect too, everytime Glanbia are more expensive

most co ops are the same, 1 item 56e in local branch 32 from agri direct (bought 2 to save P&P)

a machinery part 170 + vat in north tipp

bought in uk for 40 sterling all in, he wanted 30 to post but would post to NI for 10

I have an a/c with dpd and they will deliver from N.I to my door for E3.85 ,

Signpost · 05-03-2017 01:03PM

One of the better cows had a slightly high SCC last year so I treated her and dried her early. Was looking ok this year but alas she got mastitis in one quarter. I've hit it with Tetra Delta and didn't clear it (went for 5 days on her) and then tried Cobactan but thats not clearing it either. TBH price or withdrawal not an issue if I can get it back right for the cow thats effected.
Anyone any good cures or other options I could try?

Mooooo · 05-03-2017 01:17PM

Signpost wrote: »

One of the better cows had a slightly high SCC last year so I treated her and dried her early. Was looking ok this year but alas she got mastitis in one quarter. I've hit it with Tetra Delta and didn't clear it (went for 5 days on her) and then tried Cobactan but thats not clearing it either. TBH price or withdrawal not an issue if I can get it back right for the cow thats effected.
Anyone any good cures or other options I could try?

Is it just a tube your using? Go in with tylosin as well as the tubes,. Did you test it.? If it's uberis it may be hard to clear. There is one injection I think don't know what it's called that can cure it but it's something like 60 quid a shot, vet should know

Keepgrowing · 05-03-2017 01:19PM

Signpost wrote: »

One of the better cows had a slightly high SCC last year so I treated her and dried her early. Was looking ok this year but alas she got mastitis in one quarter. I've hit it with Tetra Delta and didn't clear it (went for 5 days on her) and then tried Cobactan but thats not clearing it either. TBH price or withdrawal not an issue if I can get it back right for the cow thats effected.
Anyone any good cures or other options I could try?

I'm not being smart but I think she's yearning to be a happy meal. At the same here with 3 ladies decided to cut my losses this am so I put into cull group

whelan2 · 05-03-2017 01:29PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

I'm not being smart but I think she's yearning to be a happy meal. At the same here with 3 ladies decided to cut my losses this am so I put into cull group

Have one here waiting on withdrawal for mastitis tube to be up. Then factory

atlantic mist · 05-03-2017 01:38PM

Signpost wrote: »

One of the better cows had a slightly high SCC last year so I treated her and dried her early. Was looking ok this year but alas she got mastitis in one quarter. I've hit it with Tetra Delta and didn't clear it (went for 5 days on her) and then tried Cobactan but thats not clearing it either. TBH price or withdrawal not an issue if I can get it back right for the cow thats effected.
Anyone any good cures or other options I could try?

did you try synolux tubes? we find them very good.

blue5000 · 05-03-2017 02:52PM

Signpost wrote: »

One of the better cows had a slightly high SCC last year so I treated her and dried her early. Was looking ok this year but alas she got mastitis in one quarter. I've hit it with Tetra Delta and didn't clear it (went for 5 days on her) and then tried Cobactan but thats not clearing it either. TBH price or withdrawal not an issue if I can get it back right for the cow thats effected.
Anyone any good cures or other options I could try?

Selenium bolus, works better at drying off though. It's tied in with vit E which promotes healing.

GrasstoMilk · 05-03-2017 03:03PM

Get a sensitivity test done on the mastitis. You'll find out in a few days what drug to use

Buford T. Justice XIX · 05-03-2017 03:57PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Get a sensitivity test done on the mastitis. You'll find out in a few days what drug to use

A lot will depend on the age of the cow as well, you will generally get a better cure rate with younger cows than older cows.

The vet injected 3 cows Micotil at drying off for me on 3 high cellcount cows. One seems cured, one is pretty much the same and one is absolutely rank (she has a very low hanging udder though). Just waiting for the withdrawl to be up on number 3 and a cellcount reading on the second before I decide what to do, probably cull when calves are being weaned.

blackdog1 · 05-03-2017 06:23PM

blue5000 wrote:

Selenium bolus, works better at drying off though. It's tied in with vit E which promotes healing.

Some people swear by garlic boluses or in the water, I've used them with mixed results.

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