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whelan1

Last one...... Grass measuring

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

Last one...... Grass measuring

Grasstec?

whelan1

td5man wrote: »

Grasstec?

what is grasstec , i am a bit thick

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

what is grasstec , i am a bit thick

Google it ;-)

whelan1

i did it came up with 2 different ones, one is a kids one...... i use agrinet btw

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

i did it came up with 2 different ones, one is a kids one...... i use agrinet btw

So do I btw....

whelan1

we always weigh and measure 1 paddock just to see if we are accurate in our guesswork

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

lupins

Last years

delaval

whelan1 wrote: »

we always weigh and measure 1 paddock just to see if we are accurate in our guesswork

Was going to ask;)

whelan1

td5man wrote: »

Last years

yup they would be alot better:rolleyes:

jersey101

Timmaay wrote: »

2500! Insane! I'm actually throwing out individual pins here now, the wooden ones we have now are shook, and I'm moving most of the calves to a much taller open shed, will go with pens about 5ft wide (using pallets as sides), and 12ft wide, with just a 12ft gate. Will hold about 4calves each, and very easy to dismantle and clean out with the tractor hopefully.

must be something about the calves here but i think they get a very good start in them, keep them in them for about 10 days and give 3-4l colostrum a day and they're flying

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

Last one...... Grass measuring

1300

or so

Mulumpy

delaval wrote: »

Did or do any of you have the old type chain 'auto' scrapers, I swear every Sunday a chain would break!!!

Yep have them ere chain always comes off when about to go somewhere. Spend an hour then unravelling from motor and resetting it

whelan1

stanflt wrote: »

1300

or so

would you believe 1800, was surprised myself, pays to weigh once in a while

reilig

2 weeks after mole ploughing. Definitely a great job. Fields are drier and grass growth better.



Pedigree bull off Ampertaine Commander born in march



February pedigree bull of Ampertaine Commander



January born weinling off stock bull - will be weined this week and sold early september.



May pedigree heifer calf off Fieldsons Alfy



April BB Bull off SFL and black LM cow



Very omnious sky last night after the rain - thankfully it stopped!




Never had weinlings do so well - they wouldn't have eaten an average of €10 of meal each yet. It helps that they have loads of grass in front of them. At this stage I have at least a month of grass ahead of them. Haven't been in such a good position in a good many years.

Marooned75

How deep did you set mole plough,will you reseed that in future or has it been reseeded in the past?Nice stock.

reilig

Marooned75 wrote: »

How deep did you set mole plough,will you reseed that in future or has it been reseeded in the past?Nice stock.

Only 3 inches of soil in our place so 14 inches deep for the mole plough is quite adequate! That ground is on the list for a future reseed.

whelan1

must take a pic of the lad stone moleing before he finishes up, hell of a job

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

must take a pic of the lad stone moleing before he finishes up, hell of a job

Please do! Love to see pics of it, thanks. Did you get a smart phone as well lately? No excuse for ya now

whelan1

Muckit wrote: »

Please do! Love to see pics of it, thanks. Did you get a smart phone as well lately? No excuse for ya now

got it a year ago:o

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

got it a year ago:o

You should post a few more pics. You seem to be running a tidy ship there fair play to you. Not into milking, so the black and whites don't float my boat, but loved the pics of the lorries, grass and crops, show it off - why not!!

leg wax

!cid_cidImage_P__7F51.jpgthe bastered hurt his leg yesterday and was going to sell him sat, cbq out of a pied,!cid_cidImage_P__FDF0.jpgthis big lady came yesterday a bzb heifer out of a blue,some pull:rolleyes::rolleyes:.

bob charles

leg wax wrote: »

!cid_cidImage_P__7F51.jpgthe bastered hurt his leg yesterday and was going to sell him sat, cbq out of a pied,

what weight is the first fellow, mustn't be far off 400kilos, whats a boy like him worth down your neck of the woods.

moy83

He is some weanlin legs , the cow looks very motherly too . Did you pull the calf yourself or was is a vet job ?

moy83

bob charles wrote: »

what weight is the first fellow, mustn't be far off 400kilos, whats a boy like him worth down your neck of the woods.

I reckon he could even be 420

bob charles

moy83 wrote: »

I reckon he could even be 420

I think your right looking at him again. He is like the big lad that used to be play under 12's with most parishes but was probably 15. A big bastards under 12 shaving was taking the biscuit

moy83

bob charles wrote: »

I think your right looking at him again. He is like the big lad that used to be play under 12's with most parishes but was probably 15. A big bastards under 12 shaving was taking the biscuit

I got plenty of them boys flattening me when I used to play , I was the opposite only 4' (still am) nothing but was nippy enough . The big hairy lads would just lamp me out of the way

delaval

whelan1 wrote: »

lupins

What are Lupins?

whelan1

they end up like beans/peas

delaval

whelan1 wrote: »

they end up like beans/peas

You are growing Lupins, Triticale. Are they for the combine or silage.
Sounds complicated

td5man

delaval wrote: »

You are growing Lupins, Triticale. Are they for the combine or silage.
Sounds complicated

http://www.soya-uk.com/index.php
triticale & white lupins for wholecrop

whelan1

will go in the pit in a week or two, sown 1st may, maize wont grow here so doing something different

td5man

td5man wrote: »

http://www.soya-uk.com/index.php
triticale & white lupins for wholecrop

Grew yellow lupins and spring wheat here last year, the lupins cropped well reasonable protein but the wheat looked good but was lacking energy .

White lupins and triticale this year, not overly happy with the lupins .

Using it as a break crop biggest problem i see with it is weed control as you cant spray for weeds as the lupins are easily killed .

stanflt

td5man wrote: »

Grew yellow lupins and spring wheat here last year, the lupins cropped well reasonable protein but the wheat looked good but was lacking energy .

White lupins and triticale this year, not overly happy with the lupins .

Using it as a break crop biggest problem i see with it is weed control as you cant spray for weeds as the lupins are easily killed .

cant beat maize year on year


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td5man

stanflt wrote: »

cant beat maize year on year


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maize didn't do well round here last year, lot of lads that always grow it not growing it this year.

bob charles

stanflt wrote: »

cant beat maize year on year


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how many cobs have you on each plant? Nearly every plant I have has 3 cobs which is a bloody disaster in my eyes probably down to plant stress in May. im going off maize fast especially with dried maize coming under 200

I fail to see why people try and grow protein crops in Ireland, its just no possible

delaval

bob charles wrote: »

how many cobs have you on each plant? Nearly every plant I have has 3 cobs which is a bloody disaster in my eyes probably down to plant stress in May. im going off maize fast especially with dried maize coming under 200

I fail to see why people try and grow protein crops in Ireland, its just no possible

We grow loads of it here, it's called grass

td5man

bob charles wrote: »

how many cobs have you on each plant? Nearly every plant I have has 3 cobs which is a bloody disaster in my eyes probably down to plant stress in May. im going off maize fast especially with dried maize coming under 200

I fail to see why people try and grow protein crops in Ireland, its just no possible

Our dairy adviser reckons top quality grass is the only crop a dairy farmer should be growing.

delaval

td5man wrote: »

Our dairy adviser reckons top quality grass is the only crop a dairy farmer should be growing.

Monoculture and do it right

leg wax

bob charles wrote: »

what weight is the first fellow, mustn't be far off 400kilos, whats a boy like him worth down your neck of the woods.

hes not as big as you think i am puting him down at 380kgs at 1200yoyos:p will let you know.

moy83 wrote: »

He is some weanlin legs , the cow looks very motherly too . Did you pull the calf yourself or was is a vet job ?

vet charges me to use the jack,head and shoulders came easy then came the problem,moved rope up over the front knees and :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:.and phew:rolleyes:

whelan1

Taken a few weeks ago. Aim to build a house in this field as there are brilliant views

pakalasa

leg wax wrote: »

hes not as big as you think i am puting him down at 380kgs at 1200yoyos:p will let you know.

Legs, what's the longterm plan with the Parthanaise?
Are you going to cross a BB bull on Parthanaise cows, or will you go all Parthanaise?

whelan1

Drains

freedominacup

whelan1 wrote: »

Drains

You're on Agrinet whelan? What's the best smartphone for working with Agrinet?

whelan1

Cull angus cow. She would kill you a few months ago

whelan1

Another drain

delaval

freedominacup wrote: »

You're on Agrinet whelan? What's the best smartphone for working with Agrinet?

I use an iPhone. All daily cow events such as treatments etc can be loaded on the go. Upload to their server twice a week
If you call them Gavin will advise you on what to buy

whelan1

freedominacup wrote: »

You're on Agrinet whelan? What's the best smartphone for working with Agrinet?

have a samsung galaxy x cover GT S5690 and tbh there have been many times i wanted to fook it as far away as possible, due for an upgrade soon, theres a great torch on it , great for checking cows during the winter etc edited to say i drove over it with the digger and its still grand, its kind of a builders phone

whelan1

Last one. 30 acre field aftergrass for grazing this week.

naughto

great pics whealan but your pics are all up side down or side ways