Farming ChitChat Ploughs On To Five

Kovu

whelan2

have a cow had twins last week, she loves 1 of them and doesnt like the other, I read here about putting salt on the calf, would we put it on both or just the 1 she doesnt like and how much salt? Is it just normal table salt

Reggie.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

The real pity is killing hungry juvenile Trout. Take a bow. Well done.

I've said my bit. The last word is yours.

And I have said mine Genghis. Water under the bridge. No pun intended

Jb1989

whelan2 wrote: »

have a cow had twins last week, she loves 1 of them and doesnt like the other, I read here about putting salt on the calf, would we put it on both or just the 1 she doesnt like and how much salt? Is it just normal table salt

Heard a tip on a different but related topic, more so about fostering, spray wd40 on a calf or two calves if fostering more and spray some on her nose, she has the same smell on her nose and calf, helps the bonding. Haven't tried it myself tho.

whelan2

Jb1989 wrote: »

Heard a tip on a different but related topic, more so about fostering, spray wd40 on a calf or two calves if fostering more and spray some on her nose, she has the same smell on her nose and calf, helps the bonding. Haven't tried it myself tho.

might try that tomorrow, these sucklers are very time consuming at the minute

Jb1989

Think about the good times when there haveing the time of there lives bonding on green grass

Reggie.

Jb1989 wrote: »

Heard a tip on a different but related topic, more so about fostering, spray wd40 on a calf or two calves if fostering more and spray some on her nose, she has the same smell on her nose and calf, helps the bonding. Haven't tried it myself tho.

That's an interesting theory

Genghis Cant

Jb1989 wrote: »

Heard a tip on a different but related topic, more so about fostering, spray wd40 on a calf or two calves if fostering more and spray some on her nose, she has the same smell on her nose and calf, helps the bonding. Haven't tried it myself tho.

I've heard of the same thing but using Vinegar.
Did the cow ever bond with the second calf W2?

whelan2

Jb1989 wrote: »

Think about the good times when there haveing the time of there lives bonding on green grass

seems along way away at the minute

Jb1989

Reggie. wrote: »

That's an interesting theory

Yea heard it last week
Have no evidence myself of it
But could help
But you can't bate getting her own milk through the calf for the number one smell that she would know

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

seems along way away at the minute

Ah but it will come. Just thought about how bare the fields look today and the memories of lush grass in them last summer. That time will come again

whelan2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I've heard of the same thing but using Vinegar.
Did the cow ever bond with the second calf W2?

they where born in the field last saturday, she let the 2 of them drink saturday and sunday, monday he looked empty and we stomach tubed him, looked ok on tuesday but he wasnt staying with the cow, now its at the stage where we brought them in and we had to leave the calf away from her for the night as she is head butting him, he is looking for a drink

Genghis Cant

whelan2 wrote: »

they where born in the field last saturday, she let the 2 of them drink saturday and sunday, monday he looked empty and we stomach tubed him, looked ok on tuesday but he wasnt staying with the cow, now its at the stage where we brought them in and we had to leave the calf away from her for the night as she is head butting him, he is looking for a drink

I think you've a job on your hands now at this stage. How would she be if you took away the two calves, penned them together in a corner of the shed where she'd be close to them but not able to do any harm. Then let them both suck, with supervision, and take them off again. Maybe a few days of this she'd take to him again?

Kovu

I wonder (bear with me on this as I'm kinda thinking out loud!) if you took both calves off her like mentioned above and gave supervised sucking. But in the meantime put an old jumper or something on the calf she has accepted and allowed him to keep it on for a few days before switching it onto the other calf when you let the two in with the cow full time. Would it fool her?

Kevhog1988

whelan2 wrote: »

they where born in the field last saturday, she let the 2 of them drink saturday and sunday, monday he looked empty and we stomach tubed him, looked ok on tuesday but he wasnt staying with the cow, now its at the stage where we brought them in and we had to leave the calf away from her for the night as she is head butting him, he is looking for a drink

I had a mare who wouldnt feed her foal before. We "hobbled" her aka tied all her legs & head up so she couldnt kick and then let the foal suck. Did this a few times a day for a few days and eventually she took to the foal.

Mad4simmental

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I think you've a job on your hands now at this stage. How would she be if you took away the two calves, penned them together in a corner of the shed where she'd be close to them but not able to do any harm. Then let them both suck, with supervision, and take them off again. Maybe a few days of this she'd take to him again?

+1 I reckon this is your best bet. I'd say it's to old for the salt trick but worth a go also. Don't spare it lash it on. Table salt is fine.

I said

Reggie. wrote: »

Not a bad result for an hours sneaking around a river

Is there enough out of the bottom two to cover a cream cracker?
Any wonder there is **** all fish left in the rivers.

whelan2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I think you've a job on your hands now at this stage. How would she be if you took away the two calves, penned them together in a corner of the shed where she'd be close to them but not able to do any harm. Then let them both suck, with supervision, and take them off again. Maybe a few days of this she'd take to him again?

ye i sort of lost ground on wednesday and thursday as i was here on my own, very busy and sick:rolleyes: will try leaving the 2 calves away from her today, thanks all

Reggie.

I said wrote: »

Is there enough out of the bottom two to cover a cream cracker?
Any wonder there is **** all fish left in the rivers.

Bit late jumping on the band wagon now I said

I said

Reggie. wrote: »

Bit late jumping on the band wagon now I said

Not at all only seen it at that hour last night.

naughto

Don't be daft I said Reggie never caught them he bought them on the way home from work.

greysides

Okay lads, I think we'll leave 'Fishgate' behind us now. Thanks.

Reggie.

greysides wrote: »

Okay lads, I think we'll leave 'Fishgate' behind us now. Thanks.

Reggie.

That's the gate re welded and back up. Bloody lowloaders

Jb1989

Reggie. wrote: »

That's the gate re welded and back up. Bloody lowloaders

We're you trying to put that single chop on a lowloader

Bullocks

Jb1989 wrote: »

We're you trying to put that single chop on a lowloader

I thought it was a dbl chop

Kevhog1988

Dont forget the clocks change tonight everyone.

Reggie.

Jb1989 wrote: »

We're you trying to put that single chop on a lowloader

That things just an ornament at this stage

Kovu

New fert spreader (well new to us anyway!) No experience with wagtails though, are they much different a spread to the spinner?

Yerman explained it to dad, but I asked if I could take a look into his cattle shed and had fun looking at his sucklers instead.

Waiting on two black neck pheasants to arrive now, to complete our little fowl venture!

Reggie.

Kovu wrote: »

New fert spreader (well new to us anyway!) No experience with wagtails though, are they much different a spread to the spinner?

Yerman explained it to dad, but I asked if I could take a look into his cattle shed and had fun looking at his sucklers instead.

Waiting on two black neck pheasants to arrive now, to complete our little fowl venture!

Well the wagtail spreads both sides were a small spinner usually spreads more to the left I think it is

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

Well the wagtail spreads both sides were a small spinner usually spreads more to the left I think it is

Sorted actually, I see a good few vicon spreader threads. The problem now is making sure the shaft can connect correctly with the Zetor, put a longer one on it at the dealers but haven't tried it for size yet.

Reggie.

Kovu wrote: »

Sorted actually, I see a good few vicon spreader threads. The problem now is making sure the shaft can connect correctly with the Zetor, put a longer one on it at the dealers but haven't tried it for size yet.

You'll be grand

Bullocks

Kovu wrote: »

Sorted actually, I see a good few vicon spreader threads. The problem now is making sure the shaft can connect correctly with the Zetor, put a longer one on it at the dealers but haven't tried it for size yet.

You can cut the shaft if it's too long

Jb1989

Bullocks wrote: »

You can cut the shaft if it's too long

Bullocks

Jb1989 wrote: »

I know , I know its never too long :rolleyes:

Jb1989

Bullocks wrote: »

I know , I know its never too long :rolleyes:

Like the woman said to the soldier! ;p

Reggie.

Jb1989 wrote: »

Behave

Jb1989

Reggie. wrote: »

Behave

You would've winked only I bet u to it

Reggie.

Jb1989 wrote: »

You would've winked only I bet u to it

This is true

Kevhog1988

Kovu wrote: »

New fert spreader (well new to us anyway!) No experience with wagtails though, are they much different a spread to the spinner?

Yerman explained it to dad, but I asked if I could take a look into his cattle shed and had fun looking at his sucklers instead.

Waiting on two black neck pheasants to arrive now, to complete our little fowl venture!

What other type of pheasents are you keeping kovu? hatching the eggs? Neighbour at home is breeding a serious amount of them.

Kovu

Bullocks wrote: »

You can cut the shaft if it's too long

:eek:

theemigrant wrote: »

What other type of pheasents are you keeping kovu? hatching the eggs? Neighbour at home is breeding a serious amount of them.

We've never had pheasant before, they're only for a bit of a hobby really, not for any financial gain at all, just hope to get them breeding and released. Have grey partridge as well but they haven't laid yet.

Reggie.

Kovu wrote: »

:eek:



We've never had pheasant before, they're only for a bit of a hobby really, not for any financial gain at all, just hope to get them breeding and released. Have grey partridge as well but they haven't laid yet.

So is Genghis still chasing whelan

A cow called Daisy

theemigrant wrote: »

Dont forget the clocks change tonight everyone.

Yep. And an hour less sleep is just what I want at this time of year. :rolleyes:

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

So is Genghis still chasing whelan

Yea he's grand with his tagged lady. However Mike went a little psycho and beat the bejaysus out of the other female and killed her in the process....:pac:

dzer2

Kovu wrote: »

Sorted actually, I see a good few vicon spreader threads. The problem now is making sure the shaft can connect correctly with the Zetor, put a longer one on it at the dealers but haven't tried it for size yet.

Cant see the shaft being a problem for you Kovu. Its just the spread distance and rate

Buford T. Justice XIX

Not sure if i'm after finding a 50 shades thread:pac:

Kovu

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Not sure if i'm after finding a 50 shades thread:pac:

For once, I didn't start it.

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

So is Genghis still chasing whelan

i was going

whelan2

cow has improved with the calf, but he is sucking her side rather than the teat

Mad4simmental

whelan2 wrote: »

cow has improved with the calf, but he is sucking her side rather than the teat

He'll find it one he grabs the teat he'll never go back!