When's calving starting 2020

whelan2 · 05-01-2020 9:29pm #1

Have a couple of heifers springing at the minute. Thought it would be a couple of weeks before there would be any calves . Trying to get everything organized. Wont be any cows calving until the end of the month. So when is calving starting for everyone else

tanko · 05-01-2020 9:33pm

Paddys day i'd say.

mahoney_j · 05-01-2020 9:39pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Have a couple of heifers springing at the minute. Thought it would be a couple of weeks before there would be any calves . Trying to get everything organized. Wont be any cows calving until the end of the month. So when is calving starting for everyone else

First one due 06/02 according to icbf but as per usual they’ll start dropping last few days jan ,

ABitofsense · 05-01-2020 9:51pm

6 Mar first due, 2 heifers

mr.stonewall · 05-01-2020 10:03pm

1st of April for the majority. Had one calve last night, down with milk fever but up now. Last of the autumn calvers (3) slowly making their way late spring calving.

awaywithyou · 05-01-2020 10:05pm

had 2 last weekend... 1 tues... 25 since thurs evening.... always start Jan 1st.... 7 heifers:rolleyes: one of them from a heifer that kept to sexed semen... if i had my way id scrap A.I. and go with bulls... used sexed on heifers... would have more heifers i think?

Mooooo · 05-01-2020 10:06pm

Feb 1st is the first due date so whenever they start

Millionaire only not · 05-01-2020 10:09pm

25/1 -onwards still milking lates , not looking forward to it yet !
I’m lazy as sin over Xmas !

valtra2 · 05-01-2020 10:21pm

2 down 50 more to go before 28 March.

GrasstoMilk · 05-01-2020 10:31pm

27th of jan.
Have a 2 heifers due on 6th and 8th of feb springing though and a few early Feb cows.
Still have 80 or so tails to clip, fencing and calf shed to get sorted

Base price · 05-01-2020 10:43pm

Have a HEx heifer that I bought in as a calf in February and put her treble suckling on Daisy - our old Jersey cow. She never showed any signs of bulling and tbh I thought that she must be a free martin even though her teats and vulva/hairs looked normal.

I have her in a pen for the Winter with Daisy, the two Shorthorns and a runt of a AAx bull that I put on onto Daisy after the other three were weaned. A neighbour called for a bale of straw on Friday, stood looking at them for a while and remarked to OH how the HEx heifer was well in calf as he could see the calf moving in her.

I'd written her off as a free martin and haven't taken much notice of her since. I'm in my place since Thursday and won't get too see her until Tuesday.

A pic of her after she was weaned off Daisy -

visatorro · 05-01-2020 10:59pm

Not long finished autumn batch. Middle of Feb according to the calendar.

tellmeabit · 05-01-2020 11:21pm

3 the 1st week of March.ðŸ€ž

squinn2912 · 06-01-2020 12:59am

I reckon 3 weeks. No scan or bulling date for the first and she’s mud fat so there could be work. Few days into giving minerals, gotta look about straw soon have enough to do the first 5/6. Silly season.

wats the craic · 06-01-2020 2:08am

27 of jan all calved i 11 weeks or so

whelan2 · 06-01-2020 2:44pm

A heifer calved this morning. Ugh not in the humour for this yet

bogman_bass · 06-01-2020 3:34pm

10th of feb till the 10th of April here

Buford T. Justice XIX · 06-01-2020 4:24pm

7th February here but we'll have 3 or 4 milking at the end of January. In one way I'm looking forward to it for a bit of structure to the day:rolleyes:

GrasstoMilk · 06-01-2020 6:58pm

https://youtu.be/Xo-SxBtb_i0

GrasstoMilk · 06-01-2020 7:01pm

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

7th February here but we'll have 3 or 4 milking at the end of January. In one way I'm looking forward to it for a bit of structure to the day:rolleyes:

Back to work probably today and I'm heading off tomorrow evening then to the IGA conference!
Concrete lads supposed to arrive this week to get walls and floor in for a new calf shed. Hoping to have the feeder in before calves start coming in 2 weeks or so. We've lots of fencing yo do aswell..wont be long coming around

Buford T. Justice XIX · 06-01-2020 8:30pm

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Back to work probably today and I'm heading off tomorrow evening then to the IGA conference!
Concrete lads supposed to arrive this week to get walls and floor in for a new calf shed. Hoping to have the feeder in before calves start coming in 2 weeks or so. We've lots of fencing yo do aswell..wont be long coming around

Just as soon as you reach the end of it, you have to start back replacing it again:D

High bike · 07-01-2020 7:02pm

23rd Jan here by the AI docket but prob nearer 1st of Feb

RD10 · 08-01-2020 2:35pm

Two calved before the christmas, one this month and rest from next month.
First year for a few years chancing charlaois on a few of the bigger cows. Using fiston.
Easy calving i've heard
Anyone ever have any bother with him?

Omallep2 · 08-01-2020 3:21pm

RD10 wrote: »

Two calved before the christmas, one this month and rest from next month.
First year for a few years chancing charlaois on a few of the bigger cows. Using fiston.
Easy calving i've heard
Anyone ever have any bother with him?

I've used Fiston without issue. I also have a few cows from him and although not the milkiest they are doing a good job and are docile.

tellmeabit · 08-01-2020 4:01pm

RD10 wrote: »

Two calved before the christmas, one this month and rest from next month.
First year for a few years chancing charlaois on a few of the bigger cows. Using fiston.
Easy calving i've heard
Anyone ever have any bother with him?

Used him on a good 2nd calver last yr, bit if a pull with the Jack, but nothing serious. Nice bull calf off him

Lady Haywire · 08-01-2020 5:35pm

At home we've nothing calving until the end of March, putting in data at work today & 90% held to first service so about 350 to calve in March.
Be grand :pac::D

whelan2 · 08-01-2020 5:47pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

At home we've nothing calving until the end of March, putting in data at work today & 90% held to first service so about 350 to calve in March.
Be grand :pac::D

Book your holidays for March

Lady Haywire · 08-01-2020 5:51pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Book your holidays for March

Not allowed! June will do me

Dunedin · 08-01-2020 10:32pm

3rd week of January here.

What disinfectant are people using in the sheds beforehand?

tanko · 08-01-2020 10:37pm

Dunedin wrote: »

3rd week of January here.

What disinfectant are people using in the sheds beforehand?

Kilcox extra.

whelan2 · 08-01-2020 10:38pm

Dunedin wrote: »

3rd week of January here.

What disinfectant are people using in the sheds beforehand?

Fairy liquid:) no I use interkokask

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