When's calving starting 2021

RD10

Pic?

Limestone Cowboy

RD10 wrote: »

Pic?

Quality not that great.

Limestone Cowboy

tanko wrote: »

Good stuff, i couldn't have been more wrong. Is the calf off your new Sim bull?

Ya, let him off with a good few roan ones, this is the first roan he bred.

squinn2912

That’s a real nice calf

Base price

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Quality not that great.

She is a lovely calf and will be worth some money in time if you sell her.

Base price

A friesian cow calved a angus bull calf on Friday morning. OH put iodine on its navel and the calf was up sucking in half an hour. I noticed a fair few spots of blood in its dung a few minutes ago. The calf is otherwise healthy, sucking and doesn't have a temperature. Does it have a problem scour coming on?

whelan2

I takes a few days for things to be normal after being born. If it's not sick and dung was OK otherwise I wouldn't worry

Limestone Cowboy

Better pic.

patsy_mccabe

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Better pic.

Great timber under her, as they say around here.........

Albert Johnson

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Great timber under her, as they say around here.........

The cow made good work to calve her, that's a fine calf and hopefully a cow maker for the future.

Toplink

Any of ye plagued with Crypto scour this year? Past 4 weeks have been rough. Never experienced anything like it before.

lab man

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Better pic.

She'll be one for gort

whelan2

Toplink wrote: »

Any of ye plagued with Crypto scour this year? Past 4 weeks have been rough. Never experienced anything like it before.

Touch wood. None here this year yet. Hope I don't jinx it

Hard Knocks

whelan2 wrote: »

Touch wood. None here this year yet. Hope I don't jinx it

The mild spring brought allot of problems
Like to move calving to January to avoid Crypto

Sami23

Hard Knocks wrote: »

The mild spring brought allot of problems
Like to move calving to January to avoid Crypto

Why is that - is it related to air temperature ?

Hard Knocks

Sami23 wrote: »

Why is that - is it related to air temperature ?

With the mild spring, good quality first cut silage from last year Vets were busy around here with sections and crypto
We’d a bit this year for the first time in a good while
A friend was telling me he gives every March & April born calves halacur and had done for years but doesn’t to the Christmas calves

squinn2912

Hard Knocks wrote: »

With the mild spring, good quality first cut silage from last year Vets were busy around here with sections and crypto
We’d a bit this year for the first time in a good while
A friend was telling me he gives every March & April born calves halacur and had done for years but doesn’t to the Christmas calves

We had it with a f*** of a drop calf we bought in. Two others got a mild lick of it but we had the halacur right away with them. This all happened in autumn and obviously the pens were thoroughly cleaned but yea some of the later calves were a bit dopey so they got the halacur too and it tightened them up.

Limestone Cowboy

Another 1 waiting for me this morning

funkey_monkey

Seanhorse91 wrote: »

Caught a yearling heifer sucking an incalf heifer who’s about 8 weeks from calving. Brought her in, milk in all 4 quarters.
What’s the best thing I can do for her to ensure she doesn’t lose any quarters?
Milk her out, tube her and seal her? Or don’t milk at all?
Leave her be?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

If an in-calf cow is being sucked prior to calving how does this affect her? Does it have an effect on the calving date?

greysides

funkey_monkey wrote: »

If a cow is being sucked prior to calving how does this affect her? Does it have an effect on the calving date?

Her colostrum will be useless. Have surplus colostrum ready for her calf.

RD10

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Another 1 waiting for me this morning

Lovely animal. Heifer???

Limestone Cowboy

RD10 wrote: »

Lovely animal. Heifer???

Ya.

tanko

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya.

Is there much shorthorn breeding in the mother?

Limestone Cowboy

tanko wrote: »

Is there much shorthorn breeding in the mother?

Not much, mother is a lim out of a ch x sh cow.

Sami23

Bought a few bags of Rolled Oats in local co op today for a couple of late calves to feed with minerals. But when I opened the bag the oats don't seem to be rolled at all. Seem to be full oats.
Just wondering does this make much difference for feeding to the cows.
Cows on hay also.

White Clover

Sami23 wrote: »

Bought a few bags of Rolled Oats in local co op today for a couple of late calves to feed with minerals. But when I opened the bag the oats don't seem to be rolled at all. Seem to be full oats.
Just wondering does this make much difference for feeding to the cows.
Cows on hay also.

They'll pass straight through. They'd be fine for sheep but need to be rolled for cattle.

Sami23

Sami23 wrote: »

Bought a few bags of Rolled Oats in local co op today for a couple of late calves to feed with minerals. But when I opened the bag the oats don't seem to be rolled at all. Seem to be full oats.
Just wondering does this make much difference for feeding to the cows.
Cows on hay also.

Anyone

Lime Tree Farm

Sami23 wrote: »

Anyone

If it say's Rolled oats on the bag, then that's what should be in the bag. Check with wherever you bought it and get a replacement.

Anto_Meath

I do feed rolled oats to the bucket fed calves (an old man told me it helps stop them getting the belly bucket fed calves can get and I think it works) but the stuff you buy can sometimes seem to be poorly rolled it more like its chopped.

funkey_monkey

Sami23 wrote: »

Bought a few bags of Rolled Oats in local co op today for a couple of late calves to feed with minerals. But when I opened the bag the oats don't seem to be rolled at all. Seem to be full oats.
Just wondering does this make much difference for feeding to the cows.
Cows on hay also.

Can you not take them back? Has the bag been mislabelled or was the wrong bag picked up?

Reggie.

Anto_Meath wrote: »

I do feed rolled oats to the bucket fed calves (an old man told me it helps stop them getting the belly bucket fed calves can get and I think it works) but the stuff you buy can sometimes seem to be poorly rolled it more like its chopped.

Does straw not do the same thing really for the belly

Sami23

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

If it say's Rolled oats on the bag, then that's what should be in the bag. Check with wherever you bought it and get a replacement.

I wouldn't mind bringing it back at all but if it did the same job as the rolled stuff would just save me the bother.

Would it make much difference to the cows I wonder

Sami23

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Can you not take them back? Has the bag been mislabelled or was the wrong bag picked up?

It says Rolled Oats on the bags alright and the pallet was nearly empty so nobody must have complained about them before.

TooOldBoots

Oats do not crush the same as barley, they look intact after the rolling. Also there isn't as much "flour" in the oat as barley, more chaff which is good for a calf /pony/in-calf cow.

Anto_Meath

Reggie. wrote: »

Does straw not do the same thing really for the belly

Straw does but I didn't find it as good the year I fed it, I am happier with the results from the oats plus it help bulk up the meal and gets the calves eating meal quicker.

Sami23

TooOldBoots wrote: »

Oats do not crush the same as barley, they look intact after the rolling. Also there isn't as much "flour" in the oat as barley, more chaff which is good for a calf /pony/in-calf cow.

That's it there

tellmeabit

My cow that calved a week ago is sick, developed mastitis in a quarter. I was drawing on it as calf woudont have been able to drink the amount of milk she was producing. After couple days got another calf on her once a day to drink. Was then sick looking sick and found the mastitis. Was drawing it, she is on way 3 of shots from vet and tubes. Has appetite again, but seems a bit wobbly today producing froth when chewing and her dug is well back on what she should do. Anyone come across before. Was wondering would it be milk fever maybe.? Will be in touch with vet tomorro. She was to go out to grass tomorrow too.

Mooooo

What does the mastitis look like? Have you given her anti inflammatories? If it was watery it could be e coli and would make the cow sick. I'd say get the vet out as fluids is the main thing with e.coli, intravenous treatment as well if she is sick with it

tellmeabit

Ya it was watery alright, Not much coming today from any pap, will lock calf away from her on the morning. For few hours. Calf is well able now. she was on 2 bottles. Can't remember name now, they were new to me, maybe Tilmicosin. Will check in morning. Appetite back now alright and stomach filling up.

I'll see how she is in morning again.
Thanks

tanko

What age is she?

tellmeabit

Maybe 7.

tanko

Not too old so.
If it's ecoli mastitis that's a horrible ailment, can be difficult to treat. See what your vet thinks.

whelan2

If it's ecoli you need to strip it out often to get rid of the toxins. Every couple of hours

tellmeabit

Ya I was draining it couple times a day. She ok today, still dropping white froth. Bag empty all quarters. The other cow in with her has massive dug so think maybe both calves drinking the 1 cow. Separated this am. Drained 1/4 hardly anything came off white. No temp.
Will see how she goes during the day with calves away from her. I find the very little milk worrying, but sprayed teats to show me that she is not being milked. Vet a shout in the afternoon

tellmeabit

My girl with the DEP inside her has a string of slime 2 foot long hanging off her yesterday and tofay

Mooooo

tellmeabit wrote: »

Ya I was draining it couple times a day. She ok today, still dropping white froth. Bag empty all quarters. The other cow in with her has massive dug so think maybe both calves drinking the 1 cow. Separated this am. Drained 1/4 hardly anything came off white. No temp.
Will see how she goes during the day with calves away from her. I find the very little milk worrying, but sprayed teats to show me that she is not being milked. Vet a shout in the afternoon

I'd go earlier with the vet, e.coli can kill the cow if it is it

Sugarbowl

Sounds like ecoli. You need to get them fast. I had one few years ago like that - very sick - she went dry and never returned back to milk so I bottle reared the calf. Thankfully she recovered and has milk in all4 quarters again. Don’t know how she made it! We were giving her bottles of coffee to get the stomach moving if I recall- passing no dung either. It was misdiagnosed as a displaced stomach.

patsy_mccabe

tellmeabit wrote: »

My girl with the DEP inside her has a string of slime 2 foot long hanging off her yesterday and tofay

The cervix plug. I reckon 5 days from passing this, they calf. Interesting to see when your one calves.

Anto_Meath

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The cervix plug. I reckon 5 days from passing this, they calf. Interesting to see when your one calves.

I had a second calver passed the plug on Sunday (wasn't sure what it was) she calved herself last night. I was watching her very tight as I had to take a big heifer calf from her last year.

tellmeabit

Sugarbowl wrote: »

Sounds like ecoli. You need to get them fast. I had one few years ago like that - very sick - she went dry and never returned back to milk so I bottle reared the calf. Thankfully she recovered and has milk in all4 quarters again. Don’t know how she made it! We were giving her bottles of coffee to get the stomach moving if I recall- passing no dung either. It was misdiagnosed as a displaced stomach.

Oh. The cow herself is grand now again. Eating and drinking away. Finished work now so will check again. The shots she got were tylosin and colvasone