Hi Again,

Yesterday evening we drew about 68 of the 170 -180 bales of straw. The contractor didnt finish the silage he was doing until 6.00 so we started around 7.00! We used a new holland 165 and 190 and an O&K loader !Me and my cousin helped with the straps!

The 165 drew about 22 bales stacked 2 high and the 190 drew 46 three high some job!We got to our yard at around 10.30 as it was a long draw! The 190 barely fitted under a bidge along the way!

We got home around 12.00 midnight!

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Today me and my dad went to look at the straw bales we are going to haul! We keep all our herd under dry straw bedded sheds so we buy about 170 round bales of straw! The bales were not too wet so tomorow we hopefully will be hauling them(will have a blog on it). But the contractor we usually get is going to be busy cutting silage but he said we are welcome to the bale trailer, so me and maybe my brother if he's not drawing silage will load and draw them with our tractor and the bale trailer pray for good weather!

Hi again,

This morning  at 7;30 me and my brother went milking cows for a neighbour because he was away on holidays! The herd was 61 cows !! Its a big change from beef farming as we dont milk twice a day! Sometimes i'd forget and think that there was something wrong with a cow because she's so boney as to beef cows aren't so thin ,but friesion put alll their food into milk! We milked in the evening aswell!!!!!!!!

 -the parlour

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Today We taged the bull calf his navel was swollen so we had to give him an injection to help it! We also put a ring to stop him being a bull you know!!

Hi again,

With the wet weather yesterday and today thers hasn't been alot to do! We are waiting for some of the cows to graze a field down tight so we can spread dung on it and another field but its getting to wet again!

Today i looked at the cattle and gave some hay to the cows going to calve I then looked at the new calf to see if he was alright i then tidied up and got the dinner!

Hope the wet weather stops!

Will have blog on the dung spreading on the way!

''Brian

Hi again,

Today me and my dad took down a strip fence after moving the cows to a fresh pasture. We had it up to stop the cows eating the grass we just put fert on(it was on one of my last blogs) .

 Stakes and wire,

Me rolling up the wire!

Will have more blogs on the way!

''Brian''

P.S Will be spreading dung soon will have a blog on it soon.

Hi, Aagain

Today on my way out to look at the cows i found a mother and her bull calf.

The cow is a sim/charo cow and the bull was after HKG.I think she calved around 3 or that because when i looked at her last night her back bones were down and i knew she would have no difficulty calving. The bull had no probem sucking as he had done so already.

The bull calf is one of the first  Autunm calves on our farm.- the cow and calf.

Will Have more blogs.

''Brian''

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Today we got in a cow with mastitis to milk her out and inject it. We got them in easily so we had it done in no time.

-She's fairly quiet

- The penecillin tube.

-done

Will have more blogs on the way!

Brian'

P.S they are fine heifers Justin and shirley great animals!!!

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Today we finished spreading the last of the fertilizer. With a good day here in the south east we had it finished in no time. We used 27-2.5-5 bag luckly it didnt rain till dusk only a shower.

Some photos of my dad spreading i finished it for him.

Will Have More Blogs On De Way!

Hi Again,

Grass on most farms including ours makes up most of the feed on the farm, from grass during the grazing months to silage and hay during the winter months. Grass management is very important for farmers wanting to make a profit.                                   -  Here are some e.gs-

-field by feild