Mar 20, 2026 | Articles and News, Blogs, Uncategorized
The perfect calf shed is not the flashest one. It is the one that keeps calves dry, warm, clean, easy to feed, easy to clean, and easy to work in when you are tired, under pressure, and spring is doing its usual thing. That matters, because most calf shed problems are...
Mar 20, 2026 | Articles and News, Blogs, Uncategorized
Overcrowding rarely feels like the main problem at first. That is why it catches people out. A few extra calves in a pen can seem manageable. They are small, the shed still looks reasonably tidy, and the season is busy enough that it feels easier to keep pushing on...
Mar 20, 2026 | Articles and News, Blogs, Uncategorized
The best calf rearers do not wait for the first scour, the first coughing calf, or the first rough week to start solving problems. They start before the calves even arrive. A lot of calf health issues that get blamed on weather, bad luck, or milk replacer actually...
Mar 20, 2026 | Articles and News, Blogs, Uncategorized
Kid rearing can go well for days, then turn on you quickly. That is one reason it catches people out. A pen of kids can look lively enough, the milk is being mixed, and everyone feels the system is under control. Then a few start to look rough in the tail, a couple...
Mar 20, 2026 | Articles and News, Blogs, Calf Health, Uncategorized
If there is one area of calf rearing where standards have genuinely lifted over the last few years, it is colostrum. A decade ago, plenty of people still worked on rough rules of thumb: get something into the calf, hope it suckles enough, and move on. Now the better...
Mar 20, 2026 | Articles and News, Blogs, Calf Health, Uncategorized
Every calf rearer has had that sinking feeling. The calves looked fine on colostrum or transition milk. You changed them over to powder. Then two or three days later the tails are dirty, a few calves are hollow in the flank, one is not as aggressive on the teat, and...
