Once again I am in a waiting game for the arrival of the next Chloanne calf. This time it is Chloanne Addison Gracious who is due to calve tomorrow.She is shaping up well so fingers crossed it will be a nice little heifer calf.
Also due tomorrow is Chloanne Tulip Gracious (whose mother is Chloanne Addison Gracious).
She is carrying a Hereford pregnancy as she was running with the bull.
This week I also found out that Chloanne Spooky Gracious is about 7 months pregnant.
This is fantastic news as she was just about to be entered for gouing away fat as we all thought that she had never managed to get in calf.So hopefully she will calve down just about the same time as Chloanne Magna Gracious and Chloanne Goldwyn Gracious.
However, all is not well with the original cow @ chloanne.
I have struggled for months to get her in calve and have failed every time .
I AI'd her again today just for old times sake , but deep down I know that she will never really get in calve again so she will probably have to go in the spring.
Friday 30 November 2007
Thursday 15 November 2007
Ooooops !!!! Sorry for the delay . . .
Apologies for it being over a month since the last posting. I have no excuses what so ever . Work has been very hectic and when i have been logged onto the computer lately , I have been busy doing other stuff.
The cows are now inside for the winter so that in it's self makes my job slightly easier although it does bring with it , different problems.
Of course, they all need to be fed every day and their pens have to be kept clean too. This is all time consuming and it will be like this until they go out in early May.
the young stock are all still out and hopefully if the weather is kind, they can stay out another 2 weeks.
It is fair to say that the cows have milked better and we are really at a loss as to what else we can do for them to get the high yields that we know we can get.
What we really need is some fresh calved cows into the herd....that should do the trick !!!
All the media has been focusing lately on the increased milk price to be paid the the UK farmers for their milk, with stories of 26p - 30p being quoted.
Well, sadly these do seem to be just wishful thinking as , so far, even 25p hasn't been forthcoming yet.
Unfortunately, also, the media are neglecting to mention the small matters of increased production costs due to higher fuel costs, fertiliser now around £175/tonne, feed prices nearly doubling and labour costs soaring. So , in reality, whilst the milk price increase is a welcome one,the bulk of the benefit is eaten up on the increased production costs.
The cows are now inside for the winter so that in it's self makes my job slightly easier although it does bring with it , different problems.
Of course, they all need to be fed every day and their pens have to be kept clean too. This is all time consuming and it will be like this until they go out in early May.
the young stock are all still out and hopefully if the weather is kind, they can stay out another 2 weeks.
It is fair to say that the cows have milked better and we are really at a loss as to what else we can do for them to get the high yields that we know we can get.
What we really need is some fresh calved cows into the herd....that should do the trick !!!
All the media has been focusing lately on the increased milk price to be paid the the UK farmers for their milk, with stories of 26p - 30p being quoted.
Well, sadly these do seem to be just wishful thinking as , so far, even 25p hasn't been forthcoming yet.
Unfortunately, also, the media are neglecting to mention the small matters of increased production costs due to higher fuel costs, fertiliser now around £175/tonne, feed prices nearly doubling and labour costs soaring. So , in reality, whilst the milk price increase is a welcome one,the bulk of the benefit is eaten up on the increased production costs.
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