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Genghis Cant

Reggie. wrote: »

Drew only about 2 lt of beastings from the mother and that was her dry.

2l of beastings is a great feed for a calf.

I wouldn't give up on the heifer not mothering the calf just yet. Calving can be an awful ordeal for a heifer, when the sickness goes off her she might take to the calf. But shee needs to be left in contact with the calf the whole time or she certainly won't mother her.
You may have already made up your mind though!

dh1985

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Really? We always take them out.

I didn't think there was any other way

Reggie.

Genghis Cant wrote: »

2l of beastings is a great feed for a calf.

I wouldn't give up on the heifer not mothering the calf just yet. Calving can be an awful ordeal for a heifer, when the sickness goes off her she might take to the calf. But shee needs to be left in contact with the calf the whole time or she certainly won't mother her.
You may have already made up your mind though!

We normally get a min of 3 litres into a calf. She wouldn't lick the calf or anything. The calf is in the pen next to her so will give her back later if she'd have her. Was just afraid of pneumonia setting in last night.

Kovu

dh1985 wrote: »

I didn't think there was any other way

Burn around the bud, hence why the tip of the dehorner is concave, to allow the burn around the bud. It kills the horn but doesn't leave the hole in the calves head which can get infected if not sealed correctly.
Only way I've ever done it.

dh1985

.Kovu. wrote: »

Burn around the bud, hence why the tip of the dehorner is concave, to allow the burn around the bud. It kills the horn but doesn't leave the hole in the calves head which can get infected if not sealed correctly.
Only way I've ever done it.

Never knew that. Always take the full bud. I wonder why they call it disbudding on the bdp requirements so if there is a less stressful way if doing it. Anyway its a long way ahead of skulling

Kovu

Don't think we'll be tempting in any crows today.

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

Don't think we'll be tempting in any crows today.

I think I see your problem there kovu

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

I think I see your problem there kovu

It's in the wrong spot isn't it. :P

The cat didn't dig the hole into the mink trap though!

Parishlad

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

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

Got one of these recently too. Was using the old type off the drum of gas. Found it took for ever to heat up and lost heat quickly. Got sick of it and bought the gasbuddex one. It gets fair hot alright...and quickly. Have a Teemore crate for dehorning too...great yoke for a one man job.

GrandSoftDay

Parishlad wrote: »

Got one of these recently too. Was using the old type off the drum of gas. Found it took for ever to heat up and lost heat quickly. Got sick of it and bought the gasbuddex one. It gets fair hot alright...and quickly. Have a Teemore crate for dehorning too...great yoke for a one man job.

Ya I wouldn't change it now. Great job and you would do the most of 20 calves to a can of gas that costs a fiver. Our one must have well over 200 done now and never a problem with it. Had a portasol 10 years back maybe and it was forever breaking.

sheebadog

Lads I've a friend here that's one of the top five breeders of Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle in France. Would ye like me to throw up a few photos of them?

GrandSoftDay

sheebadog wrote: »

Lads I've a friend here that's one of the top five breeders of Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle in France. Would ye like me to throw up a few photos of them?

But of course!!

sheebadog

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

But of course!!

Ok will do.

Conmaicne Mara

.Kovu. wrote: »

Don't think we'll be tempting in any crows today.

Safe back stop, where's the problem................?

Genghis Cant

sheebadog wrote: »

Lads I've a friend here that's one of the top five breeders of Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle in France. Would ye like me to throw up a few photos of them?

Our standards are fairly high on here, if he's in the top 3 bang away :-)

sheebadog

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Our standards are fairly high on here, if he's in the top 3 bang away :-)

He has a nice little number going. Bulls to AI and sells heifers all over the globe.
Was there last week and he was loading heifers off to Martinique.

moy83

sheebadog wrote: »

Lads I've a friend here that's one of the top five breeders of Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle in France. Would ye like me to throw up a few photos of them?

Does a bear **** in the woods ?

Conmaicne Mara

moy83 wrote: »

Does a bear **** in the woods ?

Not if he lives in the zoo.

exercise is the antidote

3 calves
1 Hol
1 BF
1 Je x
All bulls, I'll tell yas which makes the most

simx

36 bales more than I had anyway, will be all wanted

Reggie.

simx wrote: »

36 bales more than I had anyway, will be all wanted

They all add up

simx

Reggie. wrote: »

They all add up

In 2012 I had over 100 made by 3rd week in May, hadn't one left by start October, hope if won't be a repeat

Reggie.

simx wrote: »

In 2012 I had over 100 made by 3rd week in May, hadn't one left by start October, hope if won't be a repeat

Think good thoughts

bogman_bass

Come on Stan! You've been overtaken!

freedominacup

sheebadog wrote: »

He has a nice little number going. Bulls to AI and sells heifers all over the globe.
Was there last week and he was loading heifers off to Martinique.

Do you not mean he was loading heifers for Martinique as in he was getting the funds together to head over there himself. A palce I'd love to go to only ever saw it in the distance.

sheebadog

freedominacup wrote: »

Do you not mean he was loading heifers for Martinique as in he was getting the funds together to head over there himself. A palce I'd love to go to only ever saw it in the distance.

Sold heifers there.

Parishlad

My personal quad cleaning service!

moy83

Parishlad wrote: »

My personal quad cleaning service!

Or your personal wire chewing service !

Parishlad

moy83 wrote: »

Or your personal wire chewing service !

That too. Had to look underneath to see what they were at. They were just licking the dirt under the mudguards.....must be lacking something!

Reggie.

Parishlad wrote: »

My personal quad cleaning service!

I'll take two

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.Kovu. wrote: »

Enough to know how to work my way around them alright! This was the last guy I had, bear in mind kovu is 5.7.
http://i.imgur.com/K0vwcbf.jpg

and another who flew over any jump- http://i.imgur.com/e0liqRo.jpg

Is the pally a breed of Morgangold Major by any chance? Nice warmblood palomino stallion, had a stallion son too. Both gone now.

I bred two Arab crosses myself. One has since won a gold medal for Ireland :cool: Love them. Intelligent, hardy and compact. Bold too.

Kovu

gadetra wrote: »

Is the pally a breed of Morgangold Major by any chance? Nice warmblood palomino stallion, had a stallion son too. Both gone now.

I bred two Arab crosses myself. One has since won a gold medal for Ireland :cool: Love them. Intelligent, hardy and compact. Bold too.

A son of Morgangold Major, my old mare was one too. How'd you know that!

The one I bought yesterday won a National Lunging competition as a 3 yr old, forget what the stallion is now by the mare is Clover Hill.

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.Kovu. wrote: »

A son of Morgangold Major, my old mare was one too. How'd you know that!

The one I bought yesterday won a National Lunging competition as a 3 yr old, forget what the stallion is now by the mare is Clover Hill.

There aren't too many good jumping pally's in Ireland! His son is in England now I think, major is dead as far as I know. How was the temp on the one you had? Crossed with a draught you said? I am an out and out breeding nerd. There's no hope for me!

How do you find the new one to jump? Where did he/she win the comp? Some of the 3yo's in those comps are way way over prepped, and questionably produced, although it's getting rarer now thank fook. I get sickened every time I see one balloning artificially over an oxer. Alarm bells!

Is new horse broken or will you break and produce them over the winter and sell in spring?

Kovu

gadetra wrote: »

There aren't too many good jumping pally's in Ireland! His son is in England now I think, major is dead as far as I know. How was the temp on the one you had? Crossed with a draught you said? I am an out and out breeding nerd. There's no hope for me!

How do you find the new one to jump? Where did he/she win the comp? Some of the 3yo's in those comps are way way over prepped, and questionably produced, although it's getting rarer now thank fook. I get sickened every time I see one balloning artificially over an oxer. Alarm bells!

Is new horse broken or will you break and produce them over the winter and sell in spring?

I'll PM you, easier than taking over the photo thread!

Conmaicne Mara

moy83 wrote: »

Or your personal wire chewing service !

The 35 wouldn't start for Dad one morning, when he looked he found wires chewed and pulled out of their clips. Cheeky wether hogget doing, told him that's what you get for keeping "passengers" around the farm.

leg wax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-c2SS0ZjcY

GrandSoftDay

leg wax wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-c2SS0ZjcY

And not a limousin in sight, hardy men!

Kovu

My two very happy heifers gone to grass for the summer.

on the river

what their ancestory ?

Kovu

on the river wrote: »

what their ancestory ?

PB Lm cows, by Navarin and Palmares. Blue Heifer by VMP, Blonde by Kilmoney Bruce!

on the river

.Kovu. wrote: »

PB Lm cows, by Navarin and Palmares. Blue Heifer by VMP, Blonde by Kilmoney Bruce!

best of luck with them.

what bull will you use on them ?

Kovu

on the river wrote: »

best of luck with them.

what bull will you use on them ?

No idea until I see how they fare over the summer! Had a heifer the same age get bloat and went legs up a couple of summers ago on the same land :mad:

GrandSoftDay

Might interest a few on here. ICBF suckler cow phot competition. http://www.icbf.com/?p=1818

moy83

leg wax wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-c2SS0ZjcY

Some job , you would want to be lively on the feet when you have a hold of them boyos by the tail .

naughto

would the dogs not drive them worse biting at them

moy83

naughto wrote: »

would the dogs not drive them worse biting at them

I'd say any interference would drive them nuts anyhow . I suppose the dogs tire them down after awhile too

munkus

leg wax wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-c2SS0ZjcY

That guy need a wheelbarrow to carry his balls around.

GrandSoftDay

Have the worst case of ringworm we ever had in a heifer lads. I see sores on her now that are bleeding from where she was scratching. Don't normally do anything with them but she's a bit of an exceptional case. Is there any alternative to imavarol for it and can it be put on cut skin like this?

onyerbikepat

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Have the worst case of ringworm we ever had in a heifer lads. I see sores on her now that are bleeding from where she was scratching. Don't normally do anything with them but she's a bit of an exceptional case. Is there any alternative to imavarol for it and can it be put on cut skin like this?

I wonder is the fine weather making it worst? It could be photosensitization also, with the ringworm.

GrandSoftDay

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I wonder is the fine weather making it worst? It could be photosensitization also, with the ringworm.

I dunno to be honest. She's happy enough in herself and had a good bit of ringworm on her all winter. The rest with her were ok apart from an odd spot on 1 or 2 of them but you wouldn't worry about it. All the sores seems to be in circles though so I'd say it's just ringworm. Maybe getting raw and itchy now that the sun is killing it off