td5man wrote: » Read this and went to check a friesian cow that was calving, while she wasnt as mad as chippy's i still wouldnt trust her. She didn't want any assistance until i started to pull with the calving jack, had a big heifer calf thats 80% heifers so far. Serious wind here for the last 10 minutes doesnt seem to have done any damage.
naughto wrote: » how could it be the wind if it was an internal wall looks like there trying to cover themselves for what could and prob will be coming down the line
wesleysniper38 wrote: » One of the reasons I got rid of anything even half agressive... a bitcj like that only needs to get lucky once. You need to be lucky all the time!
rancher wrote: » The wind was blamed for knocking the wall on those people in Connaught gold in Longford
1chippy wrote: » just had a great game of kamakazie tetris with a red limo cow. my father would distract her through one gate while i tried to drop another gate to tighten her in. pulled a huge limo bull and just about got the iodine on. we knew she would calve this evening because she started driving at the gate a couple of hours ago. she will be back to quiet in a couple of weeks but we wont be going near her for a bit.
ootbitb wrote: » Bought a five compartment milk-bar for e120 at a local store. Had to order it, took three days. Seem to be dearer online.http://www.milkingmachines.co.uk/uk2shop-54.htm
simx wrote: » have to buy a couple of milk feeders soon,agri direct have jfc 6 teat ones for 103e delivered, would rather one with each calfs section anyone know where id get one on te internet at the best price, anywhere youd get a jfc cheaper than that? thanks
whelan1 wrote: » guy arrived this evening looking for more milk for the calf:eek: said he hadnt see it drink yet and it has a hump in its back, like wtf.... he said sure he wouldnt be alive at this stage if he wasnt drinking.....
saranac1 wrote: » 8 trees down on our land today, serious gusts of wind yesterday and today, but ill be kept warm till 2020 with all this wood😜😜
awaywithyou wrote: » had a TB test today.... running cattle through our outside crush was serious craic in the weather we had...
whelan1 wrote: » my fr bull caught his ring in the thing that holds the cluster on when washing on the last jar in parlour and broke the jar... lucky he didnt do more damage....
hugo29 wrote: » Did you not take the jeep to him like the lad on first time farmers
whelan1 wrote: » went to run in 2 angus bulls that where outwintered, field about quarter of mile from yard, got them to yard and one of them point blank refused to go in to the shed, let rest of cattle out to him, still refused to go in, let a group of cows out , still wouldnt go in:mad: got a bucket of meal and he walked in after me, 5 minute job turned into 45 minutes .Then when milking, my fr bull caught his ring in the thing that holds the cluster on when washing on the last jar in parlour and broke the jar... lucky he didnt do more damage....
1chippy wrote: » Then when milking my fr bull caught his ring in the thing that holds the cluster on when washing on the last jar in parlour and broke the jar... lucky he didnt do more damage....
rancher wrote: » When I had sucklers, I'd always turn on the video recorder as soon as the cow calved to record the calving camera channel, then in three hours I would play it at four times the speed........saved a lot of time , 90% of the calves would have sucked in that three hours
dzer2 wrote: » Why the hell has he not put the calf on the heifer. I always give newborns 500mm of beastings out of freezer and then watch calf to see it drink if after half a day it doesnt I bring them into the calving shed put the cow in the heading gate and put the calf on for a drink
