Farming Chit Chat

polod

Bizzum wrote: »

Something like this maybe? BB X HRx heifer calf. She is a young calf or she would have been tagged!

cheers Bizzum nice out fit I wounder what is the rear of her like

Pat the lad

stanflt wrote: »

got the shed finished last night-cattle in this morning


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nice shed stan fit. thinking of putting up something like that for some of the suckers next year. probably go with tank in front of cubicles and either creep at the opposite end of passageway or lean to on the side?

Bizzum

polod wrote: »

cheers Bizzum nice out fit I wounder what is the rear of her like

Nice but not extreme. I often think I should have kept her for the bull.

The same cow bred several nice early type of Charolais calves, always mousey coloured with a white head, indeed one that nearly killed her calving was a big heifer calf off Mozart. She had a plain enough Lim early on in her career too by Oilette, who was mad as a hatter!

Kovu

whelan1 wrote: »

ok, we normally geta deal off the internet , a day at the races or a night in a hotel.... failing that a notebook, a pen and a roll of insulating tape:D

Th wellies may be a good idea as suggested earlier. He does wear them a lot. ......Hotel for my parents.....emmmm.... no. Just no.:o

Muckit

stanflt wrote: »

got the shed finished last night-cattle in this morning


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Looks a great job there Stanfit. Best of luck with it!;)

Muckit

bbam wrote: »

I ended dropping a round bale into a feeder catching the head of a weanling under the bale in the feeder

How is the weanling today? Is he still alive? A misfortunate thing to have happen.

whelan1

Karen112 wrote: »

Th wellies may be a good idea as suggested earlier. He does wear them a lot. ......Hotel for my parents.....emmmm.... no. Just no.:o

jeez my parents head off at least once a month there are great deals with dinner included also great deals for "golden oldies" sure different folks different strokes....

bbam

Muckit wrote: »

How is the weanling today? Is he still alive? A misfortunate thing to have happen.

He's up and about but still very unsure on his feet.
Eating drinking and stands straight.
Time will tell I suppose, he'll be in on his own until he's strong enough to be back at the feeder again. Vet said it all depends what if any permanent damage is done buut he thought it was encouraging he got up so soon.

redzerologhlen

Bizzum wrote: »

Nice but not extreme. I often think I should have kept her for the bull.

The same cow bred several nice early type of Charolais calves, always mousey coloured with a white head, indeed one that nearly killed her calving was a big heifer calf off Mozart. She had a plain enough Lim early on in her career too by Oilette, who was mad as a hatter!

Plus one on OEI calves being mad, Gave him to a few cows there 2 years ago, Never again!!!

limo_100

polod wrote: »

Just bought a Pb non-reg hereford incalf heifer, never had a hereford cow before, shes incalf to a limousine bull.......Im not that fond of the limmo's What kind of a CH or BB (AI) would a hereford cow bring ?

did the same earlier this year bought two of them they calved pb calves. we put them in-calf to a simmental bull hoping to get heifers calves. just my twopence

just do it

limo_100 wrote: »

did the same earlier this year bought two of them they calved pb calves. we put them in-calf to a simmental bull hoping to get heifers calves. just my twopence

A hereford simmental X cow sounds like a good suckler - big frame, easy to handle, easy calved and milky!

just do it

Karen112 wrote: »

Th wellies may be a good idea as suggested earlier. He does wear them a lot. ......Hotel for my parents.....emmmm.... no. Just no.:o

What's wrong, frightened of having a sibling to compete with for the farm??!!:D;)

Kovu

just do it wrote: »

What's wrong, frightened of having a sibling to compete with for the farm??!!:D;)

Already have one. He lives in Finland. Problem averted:D
Anyone else at the Fatstock in Carrick on Shannon today?

Bodacious

Karen112 wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

What's wrong, frightened of having a sibling to compete with for the farm??!!:D;)

Already have one. He lives in Finland. Problem averted:D
Anyone else at the Fatstock in Carrick on Shannon today?

I was at it ... Some serious quality stock... Huge class over 40 in the 350- 450kg commercial blue heifer class... Ring far too small, they knew that with no. of entries = poorly managed

bad legs on fancy blue bull ( he hobbled out of the ring) that won bb bull weanling class, White bull in second was a horse of a beast and legs perfect = poor call on judges behalf

Kovu

Bodacious wrote: »

I was at it ... Some serious quality stock... Huge class over 40 in the 350- 450kg commercial blue heifer class... Ring far too small, they knew that with no. of entries = poorly managed

bad legs on fancy blue bull ( he hobbled out of the ring) that won bb bull weanling class, White bull in second was a horse of a beast and legs perfect = poor call on judges behalf

White bull? Wonder if that was my friends calf, he had a white bull in Class 30 I think? I'll be curious to hear about prices tomorrow, some great stock on show there today. Me and Dad were trying to beat each other with getting the winners picked in the ring. I managed two for the time I was there. My red heifer was going to be shown at it but she wasn't fed enough.

Bizzum

We said last year we would try a Lim on a very good BAX to get a replacement. Calved her today. Twin heifers, one red one black. That's 3 sets of twins in a row the last 3 years!

Bodacious

Karen112 wrote: »

Bodacious wrote: »

I was at it ... Some serious quality stock... Huge class over 40 in the 350- 450kg commercial blue heifer class... Ring far too small, they knew that with no. of entries = poorly managed

bad legs on fancy blue bull ( he hobbled out of the ring) that won bb bull weanling class, White bull in second was a horse of a beast and legs perfect = poor call on judges behalf

White bull? Wonder if that was my friends calf, he had a white bull in Class 30 I think? I'll be curious to hear about prices tomorrow, some great stock on show there today. Me and Dad were trying to beat each other with getting the winners picked in the ring. I managed two for the time I was there. My red heifer was going to be shown at it but she wasn't fed enough.

no it was class 28 and heifers were 29, left after that so I didn't see class 30 but saw a later White bull in the sheds by TIY. Few super Charolais calves in it

whelan1

have my annual review tomorrow in the bank:o am i right in assuming sfp will be in account on thursday, didnt see any mention in the mag last week

just do it

whelan1 wrote: »

have my annual review tomorrow in the bank:o am i right in assuming sfp will be in account on thursday, didnt see any mention in the mag last week

Good luck on both counts!;)

Grecco

whelan1 wrote: »

have my annual review tomorrow in the bank:o am i right in assuming sfp will be in account on thursday, didnt see any mention in the mag last week

No SFP till late January this time plus isnt there going to be a 10% reduction ?

whelan1

Grecco wrote: »

No SFP till late January this time plus isnt there going to be a 10% reduction ?

not funny at all!

Grecco

Could n `t resist

cjpm

Any one know the following?

How many tonnes per acre of 1st cut silage, and 2nd cut too??

Roughly will do.

Sound.

PMU

cjpm wrote: »

Any one know the following?

How many tonnes per acre of 1st cut silage, and 2nd cut too??

Roughly will do.

Sound.

12 tonnes settled 1st cut, 7 tonnes 2nd cut. these were the figures we used to use when doing a direct cut, no spring grazing

johngalway

Got best price ever personally for lambs last Saturday, people falling over to buy my small Cheviots Just wished I had a trailer full and not the 5 I did bring :pac:

johngalway

On a more sour note, there were yet more dog attacks on sheep here last week. Four ewes attacked that I know of, none killed, but some consderable chunks of meat removed from their hind quarters. I didn't believe the descriptons until I saw them with my own eyes. Not grabbed about the neck but the top of the back legs, middle of the back areas.

Bodacious

You know cattle are a hot commodity at the moment when ive noticed at least three lads on donedeal that have upped their asking price in response to volume of calls id say!!

One guy good quality CH Second calver was E2350 i think Now asking E2700

twin BB suck and HR bull also upped in price since originally advertised, only ones i spotted

sean_0

johngalway wrote: »

Not grabbed about the neck but the top of the back legs, middle of the back areas.

I think that happens when they chase sheep around for a long while. Eventually a few sheep will 'give up' and just lie down. The dogs then try to get the sheep back up to continue the chase, and nip at them - which turns into biting after a while, and can leave some massive wounds (size of a dinner plate). Last time I saw it, it was a border collie type that did it, so I suppose it had that chase instinct.

leg wax

windy night with plenty of rain down here,everyone ok any damage,tell all your woes to uncle legs:D.

whelan1

lashing here at the minute very dark too.... will have to bring in my dry cows ... have 15 weanlings still out but will have to wait til tomorrow as i am going to the mart later

reilig

Saw fields in the midlands under water this morning that I never saw flooded before - even in 2009. Hope its not a sign of what's to come!!

whelan1

still prefer the rain to the snow though:)

reilig

Karen112 wrote: »

Already have one. He lives in Finland. Problem averted:D
Anyone else at the Fatstock in Carrick on Shannon today?

Fatstock sales prices were a little hit and miss yesterday, but I'm sure the newspapers won't report that. Good heifers for breeding were being snapped up at €2000+.

The bullocks/bulls were another story. Very few of them were sold because they failed to even come near the prices that they would have achieved at marts.

redzerologhlen

Swimming pool at the back of my house today....€5 euro a head admission;):)

leg wax

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Swimming pool at the back of my house today....€5 euro a head admission;):)

cant swim:mad:

redzerologhlen

leg wax wrote: »

cant swim:mad:

Sure you could give me the fiver anyway and watch the ducks:D

who the fug

leg wax wrote: »

cant swim:mad:

Spot the fisherman

whelan1

just back from mart got €700 and €760 for 2 cull cows straight from the parlour this morning:D

JohnBoy

I keep an eye on donedeal, have a ford search in my favourites.

I click on it a few times a day between calls and stuff, today I saw some weights and a weight carrier for €100, located in cork, could be nearby, could be two hours away. transpires they were only 15 minutes away so popped out during lunch.

Not really sure what use the weights will be but the weight carrier is the perfect starting point for a grille guard which I feel is well needed.

I'm well chuffed, similar setups often ask 250-300 euro

PMU

whelan1 wrote: »

just back from mart got €700 and €760 for 2 cull cows straight from the parlour this morning:D

what weight were they?

whelan1

PMU wrote: »

what weight were they?

650 and 680.... was happy enough as it would have taken me along time to feed them after drying off and one of them was a 2 spinner:cool: would take along time to get that money as a dry cull cow imo- better to take the money and run:rolleyes:

PMU

whelan1 wrote: »

650 and 680.... was happy enough as it would have taken me along time to feed them after drying off and one of them was a 2 spinner:cool: would take along time to get that money as a dry cull cow imo- better to take the money and run:rolleyes:

too true! i think i will do the same

whelan1

there where a few whoppers of ch cows there 900kg made €1200, but they where dry and had been fed, As a lad said sure you are after getting milk and calves out of these cows , anything you get as a cull is a bonus

whelan1

big angus stock bull got his head stuck in round feeder , was carrying the feeder on his head:eek: got him free, thank god ... put a bale of silage on the feeder and he managed to pull free

lakill Farm

whelan1 wrote: »

big angus stock bull got his head stuck in round feeder , was carrying the feeder on his head:eek: got him free, thank god ... put a bale of silage on the feeder and he managed to pull free

Oh Whelan1, await all the dirty replies to this

MfMan

That's the problem with round feeders, they don't suit animals with horns or even stumps so well. Any manufacturer make feeders where the bars are spaced a little wider than average anyone know?

Charlie Charolais

Check out the 2nd photo with no top round bar, it would allow the head to come out vertically; http://www.whitesagri.ie/section6/page22a.aspx

Kinda off topic; why are feed barriers in general diagonal instead of straight vertical? http://www.whitesagri.ie/section6/page22c.aspx

CC

Kovu

Anyone looking for a cheap cow?:D
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2767258

Charlie Charolais

Karen112 wrote: »

Anyone looking for a cheap cow?:D
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2767258

is that each or for the 6 lot?
great stock in Mayo :P

Rovi

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

Kinda off topic; why are feed barriers in general diagonal instead of straight vertical?

It's to force cattle to rotate their head in order to get back out of the barrier, making them drop most of their big mouthful of silage BEFORE dragging it back into the slurry in the standing passage.