Richk2012 wrote: » A pen of tramps ........ Every farm should have one !!! Ah i know what you mean. Have a few of them meself. Two older cows inparticular , will almost patrol the silage barrier at times to stop the younger cows getting a look in , even though they themselves are full .
1chippy wrote: » We keep a pen of what you can only call tramps togethter. They all seem to be the older cows which have a tendancy to bully any younger ones. you will find there is always one thats worse than the rest. People will probably say by putting them together i am just looking for punishment but they settle very quick and learn their places.
Bizzum wrote: » Did she come from a broken home? was she abused? has she issues with substance abuse........? It's societies fault ya know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
mf240 wrote: » leave them without silage and give it to them when your about to let in a new cow.
bogman_bass wrote: » is she a cow that got bullied a lot herself? Like kids, those that get bullied are more likely to do the bullying later on
dzer2 wrote: » Thats great offered me €1.10 so I will take that.
simx wrote: » Are they fr? Fleshy? €1.35/40 a kg if fairly fleshy,€1.10/15 if average enough
dzer2 wrote: » Lads anyone sell cull cows lately have a lad coming to look at 2 tomorrow just wondering what price per kilo they are making as I can weigh these in the morning.
pakalasa wrote: » The gang is led by a young cow that lost her calf early in the year. She wouln't be the matriarch or anything. I reckon it's pure jealosy. Christ it got savage yesterday. I'd say they would have killed her if I didn't seperate them again. Might be a problem yet as more cows calve and I run out of shed space.
Bizzum wrote: » ..Is it always the same cow/s that cause the trouble?
whelan1 wrote: » all donations gratefully accepted, around 15-17 degrees here, whats it like at home? getting rid of the cracks on my hands while i am here
just do it wrote: » Pak It's not just calved cows. It seems the hierarchy is reasserted even after the shortest period of time.
pakalasa wrote: » Anyone ever have this problem - I have sucklers calving now. I seperate them to calve but let the cow back with the rest of the cows for a few hours a day, to eat silage stretch the legs etc. Well all hell breaks out when I do it. There's only a gate seperating them when calving, so it's not like they are being re-introduced. What you reckon, jealousy ?? Seriously, I nearly got injured trying to seperate them this evening. They had a cow that calved yesterday pinned down to the ground this evening.
kevthegaff wrote: » jes got stuck in a field there, just got the neighbour to pull me out. havin a nice bowl of microwaved chicken soup:)
bogman_bass wrote: » its not that he is hard calved but he isnt out and out easy either and I would always err of the side of caution with heifers, especially when there is blue in them. Maybe thats just me. I think OZS would be a fantastic bull for second calvers or if you had a big roomy heifer. Maybe I'm overly cautious. what do people think?
freedominacup wrote: » I think we should organise a whip around and try to get the funds together to keep her out there for another few weeks. As soon as she left the weather improved it's probably gonna start p**sing down as soon as she come home:D
