Flakes are no good for me since my cows have access to the river, if there is an alternative they will avoid the treated water that has a taint.
Beryl (Woodmagic)
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- Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Magnesium Deficiency - Autumn cases happening now!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13375
- Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Magnesium Deficiency - Autumn cases happening now!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13375
I was delighted to see Saffy’s prompt on feeding magnesium if there is a shortage in your farm soil. When I was chasing cows for samples for the bulldog experiment, the enormous number of cows reported to have been lost through magnesium deficiency depressed me. It was brought home to me that it is...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Short v Non-Short breeding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4198
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: sedgemoor and cirencester sales
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15042
There can be a variety of reasons for not being halter trained. The owner may be ill or even deceased. In my case I have a herd of thirty plus cows and very limited labour, it is just not practical and not necessary for my routine management. I certainly do not consider my animals are worth less, I...
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 51542
I agree with Margaret, but the difficulty is knowing whether you need to test. My last posting crossed with yours Liz hence I didn’t read your second till I had posted. Our testing is expensive; I think the first priority is all bulls, which is planned. While it is true that early cases could be mi...
- Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Making Hay Indoors - No I'm not joking!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6915
The idea of tripod hay was to enhance the quality. It was before the days of hay bales. When it comes to baling tightly the aim of hay dealers is to save on transport. As a buyer my response is split - loose light bales are usually good quality, but buying by the bale and not weight makes them expe...
- Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 51542
‘Where it came from, really makes no difference’ On the contrary it is an important factor if you are not going to waste a lot of money on unnecessary testing. I agree with Clive you need to test all bulls, but if you are aware of the original source, the only females that need to be tested are tho...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: PHA
- Replies: 57
- Views: 51542
I am surprised this subject hasn’t cropped up before; the Americans are keen to show that it originated over here; although I think it more likely it is home grown. It is essential we track any occurrences over here. The danger to the dam means it is more than likely to have been publicised if it h...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Making Hay Indoors - No I'm not joking!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6915
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Melton Sale 2009 - schedules available
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12865
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: I Didn't Want Twins
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17489
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: I Didn't Want Twins
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17489
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: The British Weather! - What to do about it?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5784
Putting a silage clamp in is expensive, but it provides me with a method of coping with contractors in our unpredictable summers, on a small farm. I confess I go for bulk rather than quality. My cows don’t calve until spring so winter-feed does not need to be high protein, but I do need to ensure I...
- Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Royal Show - worth a visit?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10632
It is very sad to see the last Royal, however two points were made in Saturday’s farming programme on the event. It is intended to have a cattle show in 2011, and also there is a smallholders exhibition planned for the future. We should obviously have a place in the latter, and it is to be hoped we...
- Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Board
- Topic: Happy Birthday Beryl - It is Beryl - Woodmagics Birthday!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5178
My thanks to all for those good wishes; I had a super day thanks to all my Dexter friends. My apologies for all the weeds in the pics., it has been too wet to mow, and I wont use weed killers. I always have some buttercups but I suspect the recent weather suits them. My cows that have calved to dat...