Farming Chit Chat

whelan1 · 19-07-2011 11:15AM

bought 1 kilo container of stockholm tar yesterday.... opened it this morning to put on the dry cows , now who in their right mind puts tar in a plastic bag in a tub:rolleyes: was not impressed also managed to get tar all over me trousers and wellies as it was really runny, no flies on me for a while so:o

weefarmer · 19-07-2011 11:25AM

whelan1 wrote: »

bought 1 kilo container of stockholm tar yesterday.... opened it this morning to put on the dry cows , now who in their right mind puts tar in a plastic bag in a tub:rolleyes: was not impressed also managed to get tar all over me trousers and wellies as it was really runny, no flies on me for a while so:o

Is there any tar or something that you can put on a cow which the calf is still sucking?

leg wax · 19-07-2011 12:32PM

fook fook fook, first sultan bull calf born,really small not very good but hardy,just up from field and cow stood on his hoof and pulled off the outer shell on his back leg.:mad:

whelan1 · 19-07-2011 12:43PM

weefarmer wrote: »

Is there any tar or something that you can put on a cow which the calf is still sucking?

spot on pour on or similar for flies

pakalasa · 19-07-2011 04:37PM

leg wax wrote: »

fook fook fook, first sultan bull calf born,really small not very good but hardy,just up from field and cow stood on his hoof and pulled off the outer shell on his back leg.:mad:

What do you men by the 'outer shell'?

leg wax · 19-07-2011 07:57PM

pakalasa wrote: »

What do you men by the 'outer shell'?

the part of the hoof that you pair,the hard outer shell see it below.

milkprofit · 19-07-2011 08:05PM

Make sure you use gloves when pulling ragworth

moy83 · 19-07-2011 08:13PM

leg wax wrote: »

the part of the hoof that you pair,the hard outher shell see it below.

We had a bb calf born on sunday night his hoof is the exact same way as yours today but i dont know what happened to him . They are fierce soft

dar31 · 19-07-2011 08:14PM

herd test today.
370 head throught the crush in 3hrs 15min for tb only. will be curious to works out what the vet makes and hr when the bill comes in.

mowers humming away outside the window knocking silage, hope them showers stay away.

whelan1 · 19-07-2011 08:35PM

milkprofit wrote: »

Make sure you use gloves when pulling ragworth

yup .... went out for a while this evening , getting closer to a ragworth free zone:)

blue5000 · 19-07-2011 08:55PM

At least you guys are only losing hooves, had a big stillborn blonde heifer calf this morning:mad:. Cow was off form the last few days too.

tismesoitis · 19-07-2011 09:15PM

leg wax wrote: »

fook fook fook, first sultan bull calf born,really small not very good but hardy,just up from field and cow stood on his hoof and pulled off the outer shell on his back leg.:mad:

hope he turns out ok legs! how did she breed the last few years. was she abit premature? we have a few calvin to him next month.

Bizzum · 19-07-2011 09:34PM

leg wax wrote: »

fook fook fook, first sultan bull calf born,really small not very good but hardy,just up from field and cow stood on his hoof and pulled off the outer shell on his back leg.:mad:

Looking at the pics, if thats all the damage, it's hard to see it having any lasting impact on the calf.
Keep an eye on the flies though!

leg wax · 19-07-2011 09:46PM

tismesoitis wrote: »

hope he turns out ok legs! how did she breed the last few years. was she abit premature? we have a few calvin to him next month.

the calf was on time but did look premature with the hair around the navel area

whelan1 · 20-07-2011 03:34PM

pakalasa wrote: »

What do you men by the 'outer shell'?

would you need to put a bandage around it , do ya think? maybe put some tar above the hoof or spray some alamycin spray on it to help it heal

Grecco · 20-07-2011 03:45PM

The Rats have stop taking the bait, Thats five days of constant topping up and refills of poison

who the fug · 20-07-2011 03:51PM

Grecco wrote: »

The Rats have stop taking the bait, Thats five days of constant topping up and refills of poison

They may have found something which tastes better.

pakalasa · 20-07-2011 04:27PM

leg wax wrote: »

the part of the hoof that you pair,the hard outer shell see it below.

Right, I've got you now. Never seen that before.
I take it he'll be ok. I've always thought that the hoove is soft & round to stop the calf breaking through the placenta in the womb. The bottom of it then wears flat from walking. Don't know how important that outer shell is though.
Might be one for the vet.

Grecco · 20-07-2011 08:21PM

who the fug wrote: »

They may have found something which tastes better.

I hope not, I could have picked em all off with a shotgun,
if only I had one

stanflt · 20-07-2011 09:39PM

had a calf with bad bloat today- vet left a ventilation contraption in her

keep going · 20-07-2011 09:47PM

i dont recomend 2cc of penstrep and it wouldnt work a treat,(just in case lost covey is reading this);)apparently it slows down the stomach for a while .works for me

weefarmer · 21-07-2011 12:03AM

stanflt wrote: »

had a calf with bad bloat today- vet left a ventilation contraption in her

Hi there im just wondering does bloat come on thr calf quickly or can they bloat over time, ive fed a few bucket calves this year for the first time, and they got everything in the same amounts and now one is well swollen around the belly and doesnt seem to go up or down, dad reckons some of them will just have a belly like this but im not too sure!

whelan1 · 21-07-2011 06:42AM

keep going wrote: »

i dont recomend 2cc of penstrep and it wouldnt work a treat,(just in case lost covey is reading this);)apparently it slows down the stomach for a while .works for me

do you put the pen strp in to the trochar canula thingy straight in to the stomach?

whelan1 · 21-07-2011 06:44AM

weefarmer wrote: »

Hi there im just wondering does bloat come on thr calf quickly or can they bloat over time, ive fed a few bucket calves this year for the first time, and they got everything in the same amounts and now one is well swollen around the belly and doesnt seem to go up or down, dad reckons some of them will just have a belly like this but im not too sure!

i had 2 this year and both are now deceased:rolleyes: it comes on suddenly , what you are talking about could possibly be an infection through the navel, had one last year with that also... we fattened it up and factory'd it

keep going · 21-07-2011 08:03AM

just inject into the neck,most antibiotics have an affect on the bacteria in the stomach.could be right about navel ill,i had one and a neighbour had one and both died.just slowly bloated but didnt have any gas

weefarmer · 21-07-2011 08:55AM

Ok thanks a lot, I think ill get the vet today, or neighbour first, he's as gud as a vet. Rather be safe than sorry

weefarmer · 21-07-2011 09:24AM

[/QUOTE]
i had 2 this year and both are now deceased:rolleyes: it comes on suddenly , what you are talking about could possibly be an infection through the navel, had one last year with that also... we fattened it up and factory'd it[/Quote]

Forgot to say these were birn in march, would she still get a naval infection now or would it have been there since birth, she's equally round and not just one side, ill try put a picture up later

whelan1 · 21-07-2011 10:44AM

i had 2 this year and both are now deceased:rolleyes: it comes on suddenly , what you are talking about could possibly be an infection through the navel, had one last year with that also... we fattened it up and factory'd it[/Quote]

Forgot to say these were birn in march, would she still get a naval infection now or would it have been there since birth, she's equally round and not just one side, ill try put a picture up later[/QUOTE]
in my one i assume it was there since birth, even though we do all navels with iodine , we must have missed this guy:rolleyes:

whelan1 · 22-07-2011 08:32AM

a cow crapped in my ear this morning, that was a first;)

snowman707 · 22-07-2011 08:37AM

whelan1 wrote: »

a cow crapped in my ear this morning, that was a first;)

tbh

i would rather crap than pi$$

am always wary about urine

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