Dairy chit chat II

Reggie. · 03-05-2018 09:57PM

whelan2 wrote: »

you seem to be very unlucky on the farm. Hope you're ok

Your one to talk

Buford T. Justice XIX · 03-05-2018 09:59PM

whelan2 wrote: »

you seem to be very unlucky on the farm. Hope you're ok

Tiredness. It's been a long stressful winter trying to get the normal stuff sorted while running around trying to build a shed with animals outwintered waiting for the shed.

whelan2 · 03-05-2018 10:03PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Your one to talk

Twisted my ankle yesterday evening

Reggie. · 03-05-2018 10:04PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Tiredness. It's been a long stressful winter trying to get the normal stuff sorted while running around trying to build a shed with animals outwintered waiting for the shed.

Always good to take a breath

whelan2 · 03-05-2018 10:06PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Always good to take a breath

easier said than done

whelan2 · 03-05-2018 10:11PM

Bought 4 fr heifer calves in today to replace the ones I lost last week with the fertiliser overdose. ebi to 212 all pbr 320 euro each

RedPeppers · 03-05-2018 11:29PM

Had vet operate on cow with lda today first one we ever had here. How do people normally find these cows do after?

Reggie. · 03-05-2018 11:30PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Twisted my ankle yesterday evening

My god woman

kowtow · 03-05-2018 11:52PM

Clear tb test today and lease finally ready on outfarm. Left the boy out there ploughing for barley tonight. Hardly thought that would be a job for May but we must play the hand we are dealt!

Gawddawggonnit · 04-05-2018 05:36AM

kowtow wrote: »

Clear tb test today and lease finally ready on outfarm. Left the boy out there ploughing for barley tonight. Hardly thought that would be a job for May but we must play the hand we are dealt!

Cuckoo barley.

If barley isn’t planted before you hear the first cuckoo, you’re fecked...

trixi2011 · 04-05-2018 05:46AM

RedPeppers wrote: »

Had vet operate on cow with lda today first one we ever had here. How do people normally find these cows do after?

Depends on the cow really some straight up to full production others look like **** for a week and then get going . Have found if operation took to long more chance of bother

kowtow · 04-05-2018 09:49AM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Cuckoo barley.

If barley isn’t planted before you hear the first cuckoo, you’re fecked...

I'm sure of it.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 04-05-2018 10:25AM

kowtow wrote: »

I'm sure of it.

Wholecrop maybe? Earlier harvest and more time to get land in grass again?

whelan2 · 04-05-2018 06:28PM

Hows breeding going? 2 weeks in 75% ai'ed today. Just using spray on tail paint. Topped up every 3 days.

Waffletraktor · 04-05-2018 06:55PM

kowtow wrote: »

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Cuckoo barley.

If barley isn’t planted before you hear the first cuckoo, you’re fecked...

I'm sure of it.

He'll probably send the young lad out with a shotgun and earbuds until the sower leaves next.

visatorro · 04-05-2018 07:33PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Hows breeding going? 2 weeks in 75% ai'ed today. Just using spray on tail paint. Topped up every 3 days.

Didn't let bull out yet!
Going by this year I'm pulling breeding back a couple of weeks. Feck it.
Have you a new technician this year?

whelan2 · 04-05-2018 07:35PM

visatorro wrote: »

Didn't let bull out yet!
Going by this year I'm pulling breeding back a couple of weeks. Feck it.
Have you a new technician this year?

No same 2 as last year pc and dk

Keepgrowing · 04-05-2018 08:04PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Hows breeding going? 2 weeks in 75% ai'ed today. Just using spray on tail paint. Topped up every 3 days.

Starting Tues 8th. Let Bulls out to heifers today, first time in years we haven't Ai'd them. We usually truck them home for 12 days and synch them but we couldn't face any more bedding and foddering, sick to the whole of the yard.

Upgraded drafter to full EID job, a few more cows to map on to the system and we're yoked. We've been trying it out the last few milkings and all seems good. One more job made a small but easier.

whelan2 · 04-05-2018 08:26PM

What breed of bulls have you with heifers?

Keepgrowing · 04-05-2018 08:37PM

whelan2 wrote: »

What breed of bulls have you with heifers?

Xbred

GrasstoMilk · 04-05-2018 09:02PM

Going well. All heifers bred and cows numbers are getting smaller everyday.
Tech says conception rates seem to be good on farms that have bred early

Keepgrowing · 04-05-2018 09:14PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Going well. All heifers bred and cows numbers are getting smaller everyday.
Tech says conception rates seem to be good on farms that have bred early

I think he means non return rates. He could have no idea of conception yet

whelan2 · 04-05-2018 09:15PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

I think he means non return rates. He could have no idea of conception yet

But sure lads could let the bulls in after 3 weeks

Keepgrowing · 04-05-2018 09:20PM

whelan2 wrote: »

But sure lads could let the bulls in after 3 weeks

They could and many do but the tech can't make claims on conception rates this early. Some cows repeat at 28 + days

yewtree · 04-05-2018 09:38PM

Started here yesterday, bit of a slow start, the pre scan went OK about 10% had varying issues
Contract rearer looking after ai on the heifers don't miss that work.
Found it hard to source xbred bulls this year my usual sources have got out of keeping them

K.G. · 04-05-2018 09:52PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

whelan2 wrote: »

Hows breeding going? 2 weeks in 75% ai'ed today. Just using spray on tail paint. Topped up every 3 days.

Starting Tues 8th. Let Bulls out to heifers today, first time in years we haven't Ai'd them. We usually truck them home for 12 days and synch them but we couldn't face any more bedding and foddering, sick to the whole of the yard.

Upgraded drafter to full EID job, a few more cows to map on to the system and we're yoked. We've been trying it out the last few milkings and all seems good. One more job made a small but easier.

Had notions of snyching the heifers here to but as time is coming near i going ti let the herefords at them as i just couldnt face into aiing them now+they are now ending up in the wrong fields for the crush.absolytly hammered after this spring as the amount of trouble and work that was done was huge.

mahoney_j · 04-05-2018 09:54PM

yewtree wrote: »

Started here yesterday, bit of a slow start, the pre scan went OK about 10% had varying issues
Contract rearer looking after ai on the heifers don't miss that work.
Found it hard to source xbred bulls this year my usual sources have got out of keeping them

Meant to be vicious little fookers

charolais0153 · 04-05-2018 09:57PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Meant to be vicious little fookers

Ya. Where i was working there was a big more friesian type and a smaller jersey type. They were up the crush one day and the smaller lad was behind the big lad and the big lad came out with two back legs swelled to the last. Non stop pucking.

yewtree · 04-05-2018 10:01PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Meant to be vicious little fookers

In fairness they are a bit mental, but only keep for one season. Its the second year i find they get very cross. Kept a couple for a second season and they were unmanageable, only option was to hang them up, lesson learnt.
The reason I use them is calving ease, I find it gives heifers a great start. I also use to be able to pick them up at handy money but not this year.

kevthegaff · 04-05-2018 10:04PM

Started a 10 days ago first time ai ING myself, only 30% herd done. Getting better each day. I seem to be missing some, and cows arent cycling, a little low in bcs imo, using eik fr 2249, 4100 and some he

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