From real farms and vets
19 testimonials from farmers and vets across the UK.
I liked the jackets a lot, during the cold weather they really helped keep the new-born calves warm which, in turn meant the calves were full of energy, not shivering in a corner. Also they grew better because the food was going to growth not creating body heat. PS. Please don’t put the price up!
Devon
Brilliant product and the best I have seen on the market. They are durable, fit well, stay on and even wash well. We have to give the Cosy Calf Producer credit for our low pneumonia & scour cases and good growth rate because of the great start they give our calves.
Rerrick Park Farm, Dundrennan, Kirkcubright
Everyone who comes to the farm and sees the calves in jackets like them! The calves stay cleaner and do better in the jackets, and make a better price at market. Heifer replacements have fewer problems when wearing the jackets
Staffordshire
We were putting the coats on new born calves for the 1st 10 days to 2 weeks and we are very pleased with how the calves have responded, with less scours and increased growth rates
Tyers Hall, Barnsley
Our herd is out wintered. Your Cosy Calf jackets helped the young calves to survive in awful conditions.
Aram Grange, Thirsk, Yorkshire
Very pleased, calves look great, best weaned ones we have had for years!!
Chard, Somerset
Fantastic, didn’t want to take them off! Well worth 1.) Money 2.) Persuading my husband of all the benefits these coats give to new-born’s up to weaning calf’s. We washed them in the washing machine, come up like new! Such good quality. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Fab!
Stretchacott Farm, Torrington, N. Devon
Cosy Calf Jackets are a major factor in calf survival in extremes of weather.
Warwickshire
I spend time taking rugs on and off horses. It makes so much sense to do the same to the most vulnerable animals on the farm – baby calves! They do so well with them, it helps them to get through the “day 10” scours – off milk, reducing need for medicine.
(Drumdreel) Partners
Very happy with the calf jackets we ordered, calves appear to thrive and are definitely a good investment.
Frome, Somerset
The rug is excellent and along with a heat lamp made all the difference to a very weak baby. Your service is first class, I will certainly spread the word as I think this is a brilliant idea and certainly beats the adapted dog coat that she started off with.
Wintershill Estates
I have no hesitation in recommending Cosy Calf Jackets. Cosy Calf jackets keep a calf warm when winter weather sets in and temperatures drop. As soon as temperatures are blow 8⁰C healthy calves use a significant proportion of the energy in their mild to generate body heat. This diverts valuable energy away from growth and from fighting off diseases. Cosy Calf jackets help to maintain growth in cold weather and so result in bigger, stronger and healthier calves. Cosy Calf jackets are also very useful when treating sick calves. Keeping any sick animal warm greatly improves the chances of a successful recovery. My clients, whether suckler farmers or dairy, have been amazed at how a Cosy Calf jacket helps to improve recovery from a bad dose of scours or pneumonia.
The young calf up to one month old is highly susceptible to cold stress. The calf jacket provides an effective and simple way to keep the calf warm whenever the temperature drops below 10⁰C. This prevents weight loss (the calf otherwise must use energy from food to keep warm) and protects the sick calf that is particularly vulnerable. The jackets are very well made and practical, they can be machine washed so infectious diseases are not spread from one animal to another. I have seen some farms where all the calves are wearing them and others where the farmers have bought just a few to use on small or sick calves. They work very well.
BSc BVSc, CertWEL, MRCVS. Vet at Synergy Farm Health Evershot, Dorset.
We have been extremely impressed with the jackets. A number of our farmers were keen to experiment and in a pen of calves all the same age, 1 calf with a jacket had significantly greater growth rates than others without jackets, this was seen on a number of farms.
Garston House, Portway, Frome, Somerset.
We have a Hereford suckler herd, calving outside in the spring. This year, we put Cosy Calf jackets on all calves on day 2 till about 30. These animals definitely hugely benefited from the extra warmth provided by the jackets, which also made it much easier to handle them.
Upper Ridgeway Farm.
I personally have found these calf coats have saved lives and cut vets costs/medication down considerably. Very impressed and will continue to have all my new-borns in them. Many thanks.
Bold Farm, Calf Rearer.
The calves thrived in hutches with a Cosy Calf jackets on. They grew so fast we had to adjust the jackets after a few weeks. Definitely stronger batch of calves than ever before.
Holywell Flintshire.
Great value for money calf jackets, which has definitely saved calves, lives on our farm. All calves now wear a jacket from birth through to three weeks of age, reducing energy waste and better weight gain.
Guernsey.
Cosy Calf jackets are excellent value for money, are hard wearing and wash well. I use them on all my young calves (I now have 46 jackets) and I am certain they have saved the lives of some of my calves. Many thanks,
Solsgirth Home Farm, Dairy Farmer.
