Cow collars

I would also check out bolus types. they are getting popular around here. I'll find out the name

Just put in sensehub collars in the last month, so can't really say too much only that it's picking up cows that are bulling hours before you'd know yourself from watching them.

Also got the drafting gate and generally draft a few cows just so they get used to it, hasn't missed anything so far.

Have SenseHub collars here going into there 3rd year

very happy with it, picking up cows before they get any way visably sick and picking up all the heats with no tail paint or watching

most annoying thing would be the collars banging off the troughs at milking

No licking barriers here so can’t say anything on that

Fairly certain I was told sensehub were 7 years for the collars, they have a 5 year warranty so I couldn't see them only lasting that length.

Done a deal on the cow manager system yesterday working out at 55 euro a cow upfront for 180 with vat reclaimed on hardware and 22 euro a year per cow subscription that includes all health fertility and nutrition modules plus auto drafting...

The whole system including tags is fully warranted with no quibble replacement policy, and at the end of year 5 you simply just keep paying the subscription per year and its still fully covered by warranty, option to drop tag numbers on the system by 20% and just pay the subscription on remaining tags in use

Does that mean you'll be paying 4K every year just for subscription? Do they all charge that much

Most of the people I know that bought collars dump them after a few years and go back to tail paint.

Same with auto calve feeders

I don't know about the collars but I will never be without my calf feeder.

A good few calve feeders are left idle around here that's only in a few years.

Would be the opposite around here, anyone that puts in an auto calf feeder would tell you they’d never be without it.

Jay, when you say includes auto drafting, does that include drafting gate ?

Have Sensehub and no hassle with locking barriers

I am, this is 3rd year now hard do without them now