Smallholders Insurance from Greenlands

Author Topic: Quiet Wean  (Read 7013 times)

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Quiet Wean
« on: November 29, 2023, 05:48:23 pm »
Wondering if any one has used these and what they thought , seems like a good idea ? . Just put  in quiet wean and watch  YouTube about how they work 
« Last Edit: November 30, 2023, 03:49:12 pm by shep53 »

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Quiet Wean
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2023, 08:30:49 am »
Is that the flap?

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Quiet Wean
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2023, 11:21:08 am »
Yes , some suckler farmers say they wouldn't wean without it

PipKelpy

  • Joined Mar 2019
  • North Shropshire
  • Dreamer with sheep.
Re: Quiet Wean
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2023, 02:28:32 pm »
What we looking at? I'm assuming it's something to stop calves from suckling. We just parted them. Mary's been a dream, at 8 months she's had enough, Greeny, last year born wasn't even bothering by August (9 month old) and after the TB test, i separated them and neither cared. Offered Mary to her the next day, never sucked, wasn't interested and bag was drying up so thought sod it.

Hannah was 3 week old yesterday and am hoping she'll be the same next year! She's as bad as pups, she has zoomies across the field, currently electric between her and the sheep, only couple more days then they all going together to scrap over the grass!
No matter how crap you feel, always remember you're one of the lucky ones with your own piece of land and loony sheep!

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Quiet Wean
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2023, 09:36:38 am »
We've been using them for years, they're the dogs b*****ks
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

 

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