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mikeoh

onyerbikepat wrote: »

What breeding is she? Shorthorn I suppose, but what else?

75% sh 25% Lim(naverin) she is the last sh left on the farm and has only ever had bull calves so I'm hoping no.5 will be a heifer......... there is a big old soft spot in Clare for shorthorns we always had a few in fact my parents got 2 cows as a wedding present off my grandfather circ. 50 years ago I remember milking them by hand in the middle of field as a lad

onyerbikepat

I had a shorthorn myself. Bought her as a heifer. She was a big boney yoke to look at but she had super calves too. All bulls like yerself, 5 in a row. I had to get rid of her as she got bad in the back legs.

just do it

Mikeoh

She's a nice one alright. To be honest I'd have said she was a second calver. She's a few good years left in here yet!

just do it

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I had a shorthorn myself. Bought her as a heifer. She was a big boney yoke to look at but she had super calves too. All bulls like yerself, 5 in a row. I had to get rid of her as she got bad in the back legs.

3 SH heifer weanlings here that will be for the bull next year. No doubt they are plain in comparison to their CH and LM comrades so it will be interesting to see how they all get on as cows.

Bizzum

mikeoh wrote: »

75% sh 25% Lim(naverin) she is the last sh left on the farm and has only ever had bull calves so I'm hoping no.5 will be a heifer.....

Lovely type of cow. How many days is she gone to Dice?

redzerologhlen

mikeoh wrote: »

75% sh 25% Lim(naverin) she is the last sh left on the farm and has only ever had bull calves so I'm hoping no.5 will be a heifer......... there is a big old soft spot in Clare for shorthorns we always had a few in fact my parents got 2 cows as a wedding present off my grandfather circ. 50 years ago I remember milking them by hand in the middle of field as a lad

A part of me would love to let a good shorthorn bull up on a few of the best lim cows and see what I get. Been breeding all maternal for a few years so won't happen for another while. You couldn't buy a good one around clare, they go crazy €€€

redzerologhlen

just do it wrote: »

3 SH heifer weanlings here that will be for the bull next year. No doubt they are plain in comparison to their CH and LM comrades so it will be interesting to see how they all get on as cows.

What type of cows are they outta jd? I think you had pics of them up a while back.

just do it

redzerologhlen wrote: »

What type of cows are they outta jd? I think you had pics of them up a while back.

Out of heifers redzer. Generally alot of LM blood in my stock so wanted to throw something else into the mix. I selected the heifers with most LM (so at least 75%) for the SH straws.

mikeoh

Bizzum wrote: »

Lovely type of cow. How many days is she gone to Dice?

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

Sharpshooter82

mikeoh wrote: »

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

Your married to the same type of woman as me so

just do it

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

Sharpshooter82

just do it wrote: »

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

Never tell
And I dare ya to say it to her face

J.O. Farmer

just do it wrote: »

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

Are you looking for one.

Bizzum

mikeoh wrote: »

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)

My money's on a bull if she's carrying over!

mikeoh

just do it wrote: »

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

You could nearly order one back in Lisdoon the month of sept !!!

mikeoh

Bizzum wrote: »

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)
Photosensitization I ment to say but predicted text beat me to it......sorry

Bizzum

mikeoh wrote: »

Bizzum wrote: »

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)
Photosensitization I ment to say but predicted text beat me to it......sorry

Reminds me of the episode of Curb your enthusiasm where Larry is writing an obituary for his "beloved aunt" but used a c instead of an a in aunt :-)

Kovu

Bizzum wrote: »

mikeoh wrote: »

Reminds me of the episode of Curb your enthusiasm where Larry is writing an obituary for his "beloved aunt" but used a c instead of an a in aunt :-)

That just reminded me of one I did. I'm still bloody mortified when I think of it. First year in college and handed in an assignment worth 10% or something to our online communications lecturer.
In one part I wrote about outdated software and split it into paragraphs with heading for the different ones.
Floppy Disc was one. But my computer did not write Disc



Whoops, thought this was chat.

TITANIUM.

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Bizzum wrote: »

That just reminded me of one I did. I'm still bloody mortified when I think of it. First year in college and handed in an assignment worth 10% or something to our online communications lecturer.
In one part I wrote about outdated software and split it into paragraphs with heading for the different ones.
Floppy Disc was one. But my computer did not write Disc

The subconscious can do funny things. But im sure it was the computer's fault;-)

just do it

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

Never tell
And I dare ya to say it to her face

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Are you looking for one.

'tis a photo thread lads, ye brave enough to throw up a picture?:D

Sharpshooter82

just do it wrote: »

'tis a photo thread lads, ye brave enough to throw up a picture?:D

I'd only be murdered if I did that at her stage of pregnancy
I ain't that brave

Richk2012

mikeoh wrote: »

Bizzum wrote: »

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)
Photosensitization I ment to say but predicted text beat me to it......sorry

It would be great if it was the first diagnosis ...
Imagine the size of your cattle around the end of July this year ...

Sharpshooter82

Richk2012 wrote: »

mikeoh wrote: »

It would be great if it was the first diagnosis ...
Imagine the size of your cattle around the end of July this year ...

be great daily gain there

reilig

poor farmer wrote: »

Are the The mighty quinn's ones

No. They are in Arigna,

hugo29

mikeoh wrote: »

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

would not worry about it, the sun tan lotion that is (not the wife), i had a heifer same thing happened too in 2012, and this year she was fine without the lotion, old neighbour told me once was all she would get it while vet told me to sell her
guess who was right

Timmaay

Had a heifer come down with bad sunburn this year, she calved back in Sept fine, but was hopeless in terms of a milker. Teats were in very poor condition, not surprisingly she lost one quarter to mastitis. I left her out in the field with a calf under her for a month or so as she wasnt worth the hassle in the parlour. Have her back in there now, but hardly worth it 2bh, only gives out about 10L/day. They'll never be right in many cases, and only taking up space. If it was my choice I'd have sent her packing long ago, but my dad wouldn't agree, in any case she'll be gone come April, and probably wont make much as a cull.

mikeoh

Photosensitization ................vet said it was due to the liver not being able to break down chlorophyll in leafy grass and affected the skin pigment......she hasn't had it since.............I think myself I might have overdone it with a pour on causing the hair loss!!

Conmaicne Mara

I hope this works!

Herself reckons I am a big child, that I should get some little plastic soldiers, name them after people I don't like and then let rip

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11419785495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11421115013/

Sharpshooter82

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I hope this works!

Herself reckons I am a big child, that I should get some little plastic soldiers, name them after people I don't like and then let rip

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11419785495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11421115013/

the fruits of your labours lad

just do it

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I hope this works!

Herself reckons I am a big child, that I should get some little plastic soldiers, name them after people I don't like and then let rip

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11419785495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11421115013/

Careful Conman, you'll flood the city

Bizzum

There's something sorta "Bull McCabe" about it CM!

Conmaicne Mara

Bizzum wrote: »

There's something sorta "Bull McCabe" about it CM!

Seaweed on the brain Biz

Bleating Lamb

Just after doing my Christmas good deed,a b****x! has 10 acres of wettish ground down road....lands around 10 cows into it every October and expects it to feed them...tonight they inevitably broke out...a non farming neighbour rang to say there were cattle on road after 7pm...straight away I knew whose they would be....went out and got help from next car along road to put them back in yer mans land...another neighbour rang Hom to say his cattle were out on road and got impression from him he would rather watch TV than go check it out!!
People like him give farmers a bad name.

mikeoh

......came off work this am to find this big boy at home

onyerbikepat

Murphy's law eh? Always a bull when you want a heifer.

just do it

Mikeoh

Congrats! A live healthy calf is always good result. Now I see you have the shed and the step, when are you putting the cubicles and the parlour?!!

ABlur

Hope this one works

mikeoh

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Murphy's law eh? Always a bull when you want a heifer.

Ha ha ......I feel like a dairy farmer!!

mikeoh

just do it wrote: »

Mikeoh

Congrats! A live healthy calf is always good result. Now I see you have the shed and the step, when are you putting the cubicles and the parlour?!!

He is a cracker of a calf I'm very happy.....I love those little surprises opening a shed door and a little fella there wagging his tail

Sharpshooter82

mikeoh wrote: »

He is a cracker of a calf I'm very happy.....I love those little surprises opening a shed door and a little fella there wagging his tail

Esp when there is no hardship involved

J DEERE

mikeoh wrote: »

......came off work this am to find this big boy at home

What breeding is in the calf mike? Smashing pair, are you open to bids?

mikeoh

J DEERE wrote: »

What breeding is in the calf mike? Smashing pair, are you open to bids?

Creega dice ( sh) ...cow not a pb more like a member of the family

jersey101

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thats some sight, nice bunch of je calves :D:D

Sharpshooter82

jersey101 wrote: »

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thats some sight, nice bunch of je calves :D:D

Thats something for you to aspire to jersey

darragh_haven

jersey101 wrote: »

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thats some sight, nice bunch of je calves :D:D

And some people would be looking for the lump hammer







Not me tho....

jersey101

darragh_haven wrote: »

And some people would be looking for the lump hammer







Not me tho....

sure them HOs would be too stupid to line up like that :D

Muckit

Bull on front cover of Simmental yearbook 2013. .... owned by lad l know outside Ballinasloe. ... fine animal. He has it everywhere

Muckit

Bull on front cover of Simmental yearbook 2013. .... owned by lad l know outside Ballinasloe. ... fine animal. He has it everywhere

renandstimpy

All cattle in today , a few nasty showers but battled on and got them in .
We would have left them out till newyear if the rain had stayed away oh well i suppose the 21st December isnt bad

Sharpshooter82

the 21st of dec aint bad at all