Dairy Farming General

Greengrass1 · 11-05-2014 09:50AM

Anyone Ever mix some albex in the milk for calves for worms or do you dose individually

frazzledhome · 11-05-2014 10:09AM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Anyone Ever mix some albex in the milk for calves for worms or do you dose individually

Yes and I also do Vacoxin that way

visatorro · 11-05-2014 10:38AM

te="Viewtodiefor;90335900"]Get rid of her before she spreads it to others then you will be looking AT a huge problem! I know she be a nice cow etc etc but you got to look at the big picture[/quote]

I'm milking her into the dump bucket and washing out the cluster after. Will try tubing her once if no better after a week she's gone. She's the worst case iv had in a few years. The older generation used in keep a few of them because they Were good cows. We had creamery threaten that they wouldn't take milk because of high scc. Tried every Antibiotic going and the only thing that worked was the hook.

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 07:06PM

Anyone ever have a bloated calf? Have a 10 WK old JEX still on milk at grass and us like a ballon

Damo810 · 12-05-2014 07:41PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Anyone ever have a bloated calf? Have a 10 WK old JEX still on milk at grass and us like a ballon

Is it definitely bloat? Antacid should sort it if it is?

frazzledhome · 12-05-2014 07:44PM

Damo810 wrote: »

Is it definitely bloat? Antacid should sort it if it is?

Dose of soapy water or if you can catch her a penknife.

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 07:47PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Dose of soapy water or if you can catch her a penknife.

Ah I gave her cooking oil. Normally does the trick. May watch the cows now.
Some stink off her when she got the oil

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 07:50PM

Anyone watch feirmeo on SC4?
very good bit there about two loads who leased a farm 1000ft above sea level. Bought 290 Irish heifers over the winter.
Said the other herds they have are dried off during the summer

whelan2 · 12-05-2014 07:52PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ah I gave her cooking oil. Normally does the trick. May watch the cows now.
Some stink off her when she got the oil

hows the calves you dosed the other day?

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 07:58PM

whelan2 wrote: »

hows the calves you dosed the other day?

Lot better. Still scoury though. Have 3 on there own getting meal

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 09:18PM

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/farmer-writes-contract-rearing-gives-some-of-our-long-term-arable-land-a-break-157889/

Wonder will other tillage lads think about this option? Loads of tillage in this area

trixi2011 · 12-05-2014 09:24PM

dried off 70 cows yesterday and sold 30 empties and culls, down to 17 rows milking once a day feels like a holiday. I might actually have all my accounts done on time this month.

darragh_haven · 12-05-2014 09:40PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/farmer-writes-contract-rearing-gives-some-of-our-long-term-arable-land-a-break-157889/

Wonder will other tillage lads think about this option? Loads of tillage in this area

If the dairy farmer will pay a fair rate, why not

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 10:06PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

If the dairy farmer will pay a fair rate, why not

Lots of greedy tillage men around here. Most would turn there nose up at having cattle graze there ground.
Maybe I can make a deal with the lad who owns the 200ac across the ditch ðŸ˜Š

jack o shea · 12-05-2014 10:11PM

lads how long should a field sprayed for docks be left til cows graze it.

C0N0R · 12-05-2014 10:17PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/farmer-writes-contract-rearing-gives-some-of-our-long-term-arable-land-a-break-157889/

Wonder will other tillage lads think about this option? Loads of tillage in this area

Mite of missed it but where about is he and what sort of irrigation Does he have!

Greengrass1 · 12-05-2014 10:22PM

C0N0R wrote: »

Mite of missed it but where about is he and what sort of irrigation Does he have!

Dublin/Louth I think. Haven't a clue other than that. Seems costly at 400/acre

darragh_haven · 12-05-2014 10:43PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Lots of greedy tillage men around here. Most would turn there nose up at having cattle graze there ground.
Maybe I can make a deal with the lad who owns the 200ac across the ditch ðŸ˜Š

No tillage here..... absolutely none. Its dairy central here. Loads of lads looking for people to contract rear but don't want to pay for it.

frazzledhome · 12-05-2014 11:22PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

No tillage here..... absolutely none. Its dairy central here. Loads of lads looking for people to contract rear but don't want to pay for it.

Ah but you're in Cork, like!!!!!

darragh_haven · 13-05-2014 04:59AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Ah but you're in Cork, like!!!!!

I'm glad people are realizing that cork is, ya know, the best, like. At everything like.

And frazz. There's cork. And there's west cork!

whelan2 · 13-05-2014 05:07AM

jack o shea wrote: »

lads how long should a field sprayed for docks be left til cows graze it.

if it was doxstar , stock exclusion is 7 days, i googled it for you , quite handy google:rolleyes:

darragh_haven · 13-05-2014 05:10AM

whelan2 wrote: »

if it was doxstar , stock exclusion is 7 days, i googled it for you , quite handy google:rolleyes:

You know what they say about sarcasm. ......... its funny

Gillespy · 13-05-2014 08:50AM

We would see tumbleweeds in here if Google ever took off.:)

Another 'what a difference a year makes' for you, milk recording results up this morning. It was a week earlier last year but protein up a massive .51:eek: It was 3.02% last year. Yield up and SCC down too. Last spring really was the worst.

stanflt · 13-05-2014 08:54AM

Gillespy wrote: »

We would see tumbleweeds in here if Google ever took off.:)

Another 'what a difference a year makes' for you, milk recording results up this morning. It was a week earlier last year but protein up a massive .51:eek: It was 3.02% last year. Yield up and SCC down too. Last spring really was the worst.

This time last year my feed cost per litre was 10c it's 3.5 now

3 litres less per cow but much more overall profit this year

oooge1 · 13-05-2014 09:57AM

Gillespy wrote: »

We would see tumbleweeds in here if Google ever took off.:)

Another 'what a difference a year makes' for you, milk recording results up this morning. It was a week earlier last year but protein up a massive .51:eek: It was 3.02% last year. Yield up and SCC down too. Last spring really was the worst.

is your milk recording solids similar to whats on the milk docket ?protein on milk docket is .20 less than milk recording here.. why would that be??

Brown Podzol · 13-05-2014 10:36AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

I'm glad people are realizing that cork is, ya know, the best, like. At everything like.

And frazz. There's cork. And there's west cork!

And then there's de Haven boy.:rolleyes:

case 956 · 13-05-2014 10:37AM

oooge1 wrote: »

is your milk recording solids similar to whats on the milk docket ?protein on milk docket is .20 less than milk recording here.. why would that be??

milk recording samples taken In the evening when cows have milk less than the morning therefore higher solids over lower volume compared to am

Gillespy · 13-05-2014 11:01AM

Milk samples taken at both milkings. Everything apart from yield lines up with reality. Yield out by 2kgs but I choose to believe the lorry is the one wrong.

frazzledhome · 13-05-2014 11:08AM

Gillespy wrote: »

Milk samples taken at both milkings. Everything apart from yield lines up with reality. Yield out by 2kgs but I choose to believe the lorry is the one wrong.

Lorry issue easily sorted. Split the sample taken by lorry and analyse.

freedominacup · 13-05-2014 11:12AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Lorry issue easily sorted. Split the sample taken by lorry and analyse.

How did that work out for you?

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