Livestock/General Farming photo thread ***READ MOD NOTE IN POST #1***

GrandSoftDay

.Kovu. wrote: »

Poor cow. Some size of a lad!
Was talking to our AI man in town today and he was saying calves are coming big everywhere this year from what he sees and hears on his travels.
Silage quality with the good summer may be a factor.

I was saying the same thing to him re silage quality. Funny he said that he didn't actually have an awful hard pull with him considering his size. Got up and sucked not a bother to him and was flying around the yard today.

exercise is the antidote

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

I'm the redhead

Ye swiped me jacket ....

GrandSoftDay

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

Ye swiped me jacket ....

That's not my jacket..or me actually but I was the only redhead in the yard. I have ye all confused now.

Kovu

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

That's not my jacket..or me actually but I was the only redhead in the yard. I have ye all confused now.

Damn. I was going to mess around with an image editor and give you a replacement head but if it's not you I can't do it. Ah well.

J.O. Farmer

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

That's not my jacket..or me actually but I was the only redhead in the yard. I have ye all confused now.

Now we all know that's just not true. There's 2 others in that photo you posted.

Bodacious

mayota wrote: »

Who does the farm roadways for ya Bod?

got council to do last few roadways.. they not bad

GrandSoftDay

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Now we all know that's just not true. There's 2 others in that photo you posted.

Ya two with white heads!

J.O. Farmer

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Ya two with white heads!

I think they have as much red in their heads as any man.
I've looked at the photo again I thought they were limos but more like simmentals.

GrandSoftDay

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

I think they have as much red in their heads as any man.
I've looked at the photo again I thought they were limos but more like simmentals.

Cows a Charolais Hereford cross I'd say. Cals a lim but it's very hard to get rid of the white head. He has a lovely KFY heifer from the same cow last year, she's as big as the cow already . Some bull to put growth into cattle if a little plainish.

Reggie.

Happy to be out at last

Reggie.

Breakfast

Nekarsulm

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

A friend had this little lad yesterday, we weighed him today at between 75-80kg, out of a cwi stock bull. Never have I seen such a horse of a calf before!

Your splint has come loose!

ABlur

Reggie. wrote: »

Breakfast

Thought you had them grazing the long acre there for a min! Fine looking stock I'd be afraid to post up my 'rashers on legs' which are probably the same ages as yours!

GrandSoftDay

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Your splint has come loose!

munkus

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

I'm the redhead

I see you brought along your calf measuring tool!

GrandSoftDay

munkus wrote: »

I see you brought along your calf measuring tool!

Never without it!! Expecting a call up to the county team any day now :rolleyes:

Greengrass1

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I have rushes too

Kovu

Greengrass1 wrote: »

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I have rushes too

G'way outta that. You'd be hard pressed to even get a few St Brigids crosses made out of those!

GrandSoftDay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

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I have rushes too

Am I supposed to feel sorry for you, haha

Greengrass1

Ah its a piece of ground we cleared a few years ago and never finished. Needs to be cleared again and a few drains put in

I said

Greengrass1 wrote: »

https://imageshack.us/a/img834/3030/d484.jpg
I have rushes too

Where are they that's grass in some parts lol

Damo810

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ah its a piece of ground we cleared a few years ago and never finished. Needs to be cleared again and a few drains put in

That doesn't look too bad at all. We have 3 acres that has trees and bryers etc. Years since it was grazed regularly. After a bit of nagging it would seem the bossman wants to turn it back to grazing land now!

Nekarsulm

Damo810 wrote: »

That doesn't look too bad at all. We have 3 acres that has trees and bryers etc. Years since it was grazed regularly. After a bit of nagging it would seem the bossman wants to turn it back to grazing land now!

Nothing to do with red lines on the SFP map, then?:D

munkus

Bought this a few weeks ago, mighty job altogether. Have limo sucklers and can be 6 - 7 weeks before you can DeHorn. Impossible to get them in the crate.

Kovu

Have you used it yet? Keep meaning to price one and get a look at them in action. Might save my shins from getting a battering each time.
Our current way is to catch them with the rope and restrain them for long enough to burn them and tag them. A good workout if they're over a month old!

munkus

.Kovu. wrote: »

Have you used it yet? Keep meaning to price one and get a look at them in action. Might save my shins from getting a battering each time.
Our current way is to catch them with the rope and restrain them for long enough to burn them and tag them. A good workout if they're over a month old!

280 delivered. Good value and have done around 13 with it already. Good steel in it. Less chance of burning yourself!

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

A few photos of the sucklers who were released back into the wilderness

Kovu

munkus wrote: »

280 delivered. Good value and have done around 13 with it already. Good steel in it. Less chance of burning yourself!

Would be very handy. Seeing as I have a nice burn across the back of my hand since Fridays dehorning!

Damo810

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Nothing to do with red lines on the SFP map, then?:D

Nope! It was part of reps, still getting SFP on it.

GrandSoftDay

munkus wrote: »

280 delivered. Good value and have done around 13 with it already. Good steel in it. Less chance of burning yourself!

Dehorned 14 calves with a neighbour the other day in 20 minutes. No ropes or crate, fill the crush and stick their head out the skulking gate. Never got through them as fast before. I find the crate very slow but you haven't much of a choice if your by yourself.

GrandSoftDay

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

A few photos of the sucklers who were released back into the wilderness

I'd say you have great demand for your heifers! Nice cross.

Charliebull

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

A few photos of the sucklers who were released back into the wilderness

Some super cows there

Bodacious

APZ SIMM bull calf .. 296 days .. Might try that Capone on her this year dovea I think

munkus

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Dehorned 14 calves with a neighbour the other day in 20 minutes. No ropes or crate, fill the crush and stick their head out the skulking gate. Never got through them as fast before. I find the crate very slow but you haven't much of a choice if your by yourself.

What's your weapon of choice? I find the portosol great. Edge is so sharp that the bud flies out in a second. They hardly notice it. The old gas barrel one is pure muck.

Reggie.

2nd one today. 38 to go.

Genghis Cant

Reggie. wrote: »

2nd one today. 38 to go.

Was she slow to calve?

moy83

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Was she slow to calve?

I thought it was a dead calf at first and then I saw the 38 more to go before I twigged

Deepsouthwest

munkus wrote: »

What's your weapon of choice? I find the portosol great. Edge is so sharp that the bud flies out in a second. They hardly notice it. The old gas barrel one is pure muck.

Can't believe there's lads still taking out the bud when dehorning calves, total unnecessary pain for the calves

Reggie.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Was she slow to calve?

No not really in fairness as it's a monster calf and the heifer was only about 360kg I'd say. It took her about 15 mins from the feet showing to on the ground. When we realised it was a big calf we thought she would never have it but she pulled through. Only thing is that she has rejected the calf

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

No not really in fairness as it's a monster calf and the heifer was only about 360kg I'd say. It took her about 15 mins from the feet showing to on the ground. When we realised it was a big calf we thought she would never have it but she pulled through. Only thing is that she has rejected the calf

Shoite. Better stock up on some calf sized bibs for him.

Heifer was very light, what age was she?

munkus

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Can't believe there's lads still taking out the bud when dehorning calves, total unnecessary pain for the calves

We all have our crosses to bear. I'd say 90% of farmers do as it guarantees the horn won't grow.

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

Shoite. Better stock up on some calf sized bibs for him.

Heifer was very light, what age was she?

About 28 months. Calf is in with the one that calved earlier in the day as she is motherly and has a large bag. Drew only about 2 lt of beastings from the mother and that was her dry.

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

About 28 months. Calf is in with the one that calved earlier in the day as she is motherly and has a large bag. Drew only about 2 lt of beastings from the mother and that was her dry.

She must be small with that age and weight. Lucky to get a calf that size out of here. May it continue for the rest

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

She must be small with that age and weight. Lucky to get a calf that size out of here. May it continue for the rest

Cheers. She was sick last year and never came right after it.

GrandSoftDay

munkus wrote: »

What's your weapon of choice? I find the portosol great. Edge is so sharp that the bud flies out in a second. They hardly notice it. The old gas barrel one is pure muck.

Have a gasbuddex. It uses a small can of gas that you screw into it. Great yoke I find, gets vey hot.

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

About 28 months. Calf is in with the one that calved earlier in the day as she is motherly and has a large bag. Drew only about 2 lt of beastings from the mother and that was her dry.

Ah Reggie she couldn't be that weight at 28 months.
She's surely 500kg.they would make it no bother

Greengrass1

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Can't believe there's lads still taking out the bud when dehorning calves, total unnecessary pain for the calves

Really? We always take them out.

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ah Reggie she couldn't be that weight at 28 months.
She's surely 500kg.they would make it no bother

I'm telling ya. She looked like a starved jex. That's why we got worried with the calf. She got sick last year and never got the better of it

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

I'm telling ya. She looked like a starved jex. That's why we got worried with the calf. She got sick last year and never got the better of it

Ye serious?
Have ye put a weight tape on her.

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ye serious?
Have ye put a weight tape on her.

Nope but trust me on this. To look at her at the start she didn't even look like she was in calf let alone have that large heifer in her