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Melissa's Back & I'm Starting The Springers On Straw, Can't Beat it!
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Күн бұрынMelissa is back today to tidy up one of the annual jobs before calving which is the cows lepto jab, I'm also giving them some copper this year too.
Dad always reckons after this jab you always get a couple abort their calves so we leave it as late as possible.
I'm also starting to feed out straw to the calving cows and getting them used to it.
I love feeding straw or hay to the springers, I've found they are farm more content and we don't have near as many calving issues like milk fever.
@kate-ot5lv 8 күн бұрын
I love that your cows are on grass a lot. Here in the US, our Holstein cows are on concrete so much and it's so hard on their feet. On our dairy we have to have a hoof trimmer come out and work on cows' feet. Some of the poor girls can hardly walk. Your cows look so robust and healthy!
@ipfreely10001 Ай бұрын
I know that feeling " I'm trying to get a few days away before the onslaught starts" each mid August here in the uk with 280 autumn calvers due by mid Nov, heavily loaded for September. Hope you made the most of it mate!!
@user-jr3it2ys9b Ай бұрын
Hi I like your video
@ianhaggart1438 Ай бұрын
Geesh you've some Scottish weather going on there sir... 😮😊.. hope the wee break was good for you all.. stay safe 🏴
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Yes lovely break and good to recharge the batteries
@patmartin7907 Ай бұрын
Great looking herd hope you had a great break with family
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Thanks! Great time away recharging the batteries
@lanemadsen6766 Ай бұрын
Great video Andrew, I always lepto jab end of September to avoid slips.
@FamilyFarmingandFun Ай бұрын
We do the same with the lepto get the vet in, I did know we could do it our self. Also we lepto just after dry off everything seemed fine. Great video
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Way easier I reckon, fair enough, do you ever get any that slip? its one of those things aye, you either get a bad experience or it never happens haha
@Gearoid35 Ай бұрын
That weather is like ireland in november.
@Steve_Steve888 Ай бұрын
Half expecting your cows to knock over your bike!
@brianjonker510 Ай бұрын
Yeah I wish he left the camera rolling another minute there.
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
haha yeah they do on the odd occasion. these bikes are terrible if they fall over as well, they get flooded way easier
@user-jr3it2ys9b Ай бұрын
Hi automatic calves
@cdemo1186 Ай бұрын
Hope you and the family enjoyed your break away Andrew. You certainly came back to calving blitz from the looks of your Instagram. 😂
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Haha yes I did! upto almost 50 now. Thanks had a good wee break, batteries are recharged
@markanderson5795 Ай бұрын
Hi Andrew-yes I agree with your father ,on 2 different occasions we had slips after jabbing the cows with lepto vaccine so have gone to spring time as it is an annual vaccine
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Theres something about it aye!
@dommac817 Ай бұрын
In Ireland our vets advise to vaccinate for lepto 4weeks before mating
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
ideal!
@ronaldlucas5360 Ай бұрын
You guys will have calving soon and then comes the milking.
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Yep next video has calves in it
@Ngatahi Ай бұрын
No coccidiostat in Fiber gain I think. We used it, calves loved it but meal better, maybe use Fiber later. We lost two and don't usually lose calves. Check with the vet maybe.
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Thats the only thing that worries me, I was meaning to ask them about it or if they could add it.
@stephenluciehome4778 Ай бұрын
You're lucky. Our vets are £120/hr plus call out fee. No one gets the vet to vaccinate in the UK
@alanb9337 Ай бұрын
Lepto vaccine in NZ is a veterinarian or vet technician use only vet medicine (ACVM).
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Fair enough! thats pretty expensive
@louiserenton9380 Ай бұрын
I think these heifers are the ones that were born when I started watching your channel. How old are they?
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Yes they would be! they are having there 2nd birthday at the moment
@louiserenton9380 Ай бұрын
@@TheOnceADayFarmer Actually Andrew I think I have been following you for longer than that!
@jamesbkkr Ай бұрын
How long is your shortest day? Here in Canada the days are pretty long this time of year but in December the darkness can get pretty old
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Yeah I bet! I think were I am its roughly 8 hours of daylight and then down in the south its a lot shorter again obviously
@garethkirby3904 Ай бұрын
Interesting about the lepto vaccine, maybe not so safe and effective. Is it a vaccine if it's every year too?
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
I guess it is, we have to have it and Im pretty sure theres only the one option
@bramhague2010 Ай бұрын
When will you be doing merch 🤔
@trevorstewart8 Ай бұрын
Why? NZ Farmer would be too busy to handle merchandise.
@TheOnceADayFarmer Ай бұрын
Merch is a hard one, would be too worried it all didn't sell and then it would end up costing me money but something i would like to do!
@bramhague2010 Ай бұрын
@TheOnceADayFarmer yeah I get you, but there's alot of people who would buy it, it's extra work but it's something from you and the farm
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