SOOO, that escalated
If you've been following for a while, you'll know that we have been experimenting with 'Cow with Calf' dairying here on our own farm - where we keep cows and calves together until weaning, and bottle this milk separately.
A major part of this system is HOW and WHEN we wean calves. We've tried different methods - leaving the calves suckling for 9 months before moving them into separate groups caused the cows teat damage and bullying in the herd.
We moved weaning to 5 months, but then the calves and mums became upset because they weren't quite ready to go their own way.
After 5 years of planning, testing, failing and trying again - we now use 'Wean flaps'. The flaps allow mum and calf to stay together for much longer; but lets us wean the calve at 4-5 months; which stops the teat damage to the cows, persuades the calves to graze more grass and the cows to produce milk that we can bottle and offer to our supporters. It's a system that we truly believe in.
Over the past 24 hours though - a post we put up months ago showing a calf with one of the flaps has gone a bit viral, and attracted a LOT of negative attention; particularly from France for some reason...
We've been accused of all sorts - with some of the anti-dairy crew creating some very creative ways to try and tell the world that we're abusing calves through spikes, piercings and starvation. So; to show everything that's involved in fitting these tags, Farmer B decided to fit one himself (although his nostrils are a wee bit small)
The thing is, before we even noticed the comments - a number of YOU answered the negative nancies with the facts!
A HUGE thanks to you all who have supported us through your comments on the post.
But also thanks to the anti-dairy peeps who have been sharing and commenting on the post - your work is making it the most shared and viewed reel we've ever had :)
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A great way to see out #NationalDairyMonth, thank you for sharing Dairy Farmers of America.