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by djaneyb
Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Look out for Dingoes
Replies: 1
Views: 6167

Look out for Dingoes

Just a note to thank Vicki from Australia for lightening our mood (See 'Lost my best cow')! I read your reply with interest and then I looked where you were writing from!!!! It all became much clearer!..........(the bit about the Dingoes). Thank you so much for taking the trouble to write and for li...
by djaneyb
Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Lost my best cow
Replies: 8
Views: 21961

Re: Lost my best cow

We too have just (Friday) lost our faithful 11 year old Matriach, she was calving and the vet had to pull the calf out which thankfully was fit and well but the mother had milk fever and was treated by the vet but couldn't get back up. Three visits from the vet later she lost the will to live. We we...
by djaneyb
Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Bull Hire
Replies: 5
Views: 8982

Hi, due to your help re the weaning and prices I wonder if you could advise or give me your thoughts to hiring out our bull. I've got a rough idea what the pros and cons could be but would like to know of others experiences.



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by djaneyb
Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Weaning & prices
Replies: 5
Views: 9416

Many thanks for your replies they were indeed most helpful, We had in our minds that 8 months was a good time but nice to know what the experts think. Thanks for the prices that also was very helpful.
by djaneyb
Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Weaning & prices
Replies: 5
Views: 9416

This I guess is our first year with a full compliment of calves, eight in total. So our first year of selling. We have someone interested in buying 5 of them. The problem is the first could be ready now, born in May, the last was born August, Ideally we want them to all go together because of the d...