Calf rearing. Beef farm
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Күн бұрынThis is our calves house. I'm currently rearing 33 young calves and also have 59 yearling bullocks who I reared on the bucket last year. These are the newest 15 calves bought from market. They are fed x2 a day with warm milk (Blossom) their pen was built and designed by my partner made from scaffolding, he also built and designed the bucket holders which work perfectly.
@colinmayes9446 3 жыл бұрын
The calves look happy and well cared for, that's all you can ask, well done.
@cornishcalves9216 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I will be buying my new calves next month and will be documenting their journey 🙂
@colinmayes9446 3 жыл бұрын
@@cornishcalves9216 That's great, I shall look forward to it, best wishes from East Anglia.
@givemorwtadiwa7881 3 жыл бұрын
@@cornishcalves9216 I want to start something like this do you mind if I ask you questions
@cornishcalves9216 3 жыл бұрын
@@givemorwtadiwa7881 yes of course
@BoxingPrinceTV 4 жыл бұрын
They look very healthy , good job. Hope they turned out okay
@cornishcalves9216 4 жыл бұрын
Most of them topped the market! Was well pleased to get top price for them
@Student_of_history Жыл бұрын
Do you deep litter them, then muck out after each batch has gone through?
@cornishcalves9216 Жыл бұрын
Yes, they get bedded up daily, then all gets mucked out and disinfected after
@MufaroMusara 3 жыл бұрын
Do you get the calves after they've had colostrum from the momma? My 1st batch of dairy calves came in without having had colostrum and they just couldn't quite get healthy.
@cornishcalves9216 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, here they can't be sold until they are a week old, so they would have had their colostrum from their mum
@SeeHowItGoes 5 жыл бұрын
What benefits are there of keeping the calves on milk in single stalls? It would be easier for you and more social for the calves if they were in groups of say, 10. You could get a 10 tit calf feeder also.
@cornishcalves9216 5 жыл бұрын
Because this way I can monitor exactly how much they are drinking, I can monitor their concentrate food and water intake as well, this way I can keep on top of any issues they may be having, the first few weeks are vital for giving them the best start possible, this way I can make sure each calf gets just the right amount of milk, bit that the strongest get the most. Also some calves need less milk than others, if one may be scouring slightly I can add more water into their milk. They only stay in individual pens until the are being weaned.
@cornishcalves9216 5 жыл бұрын
Also the calves after 8 weeks are all in together also, they can still communicate with each other without having to be in the pens. I also prefer them to be de honed, rung and vaccinated before going into a large group together, this can limit the risk of infections.
@gerrybrown 5 жыл бұрын
@@cornishcalves9216 Lovely looking calves best of luck with them!