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

Bodacious

Bizzum wrote: »

What sort of feeder is that in the first photo? Patent it...It could catch on:D

Top class.. fire it up on the whitethorn bush ... i do the same when i feeding the mares at home.. no waste when they they have to pick carefully

13spanner

Bizzum wrote: »

What sort of feeder is that in the first photo? Patent it...It could catch on:D

If there's money to be made from white thorns we'll be millionaires!

13spanner

A few more photos, mix of all sorts. Something else for ye to be looking at sure

blue5000

That old man ain't giving up doing the garden anyway....Leaning against the wall and using the 4wd to get out there.;)

13spanner

blue5000 wrote: »

That old man ain't giving up doing the garden anyway....Leaning against the wall and using the 4wd to get out there.;)

He wont give up without a fight anyway! That was taken sometime during last summer. He turned 87 there 2 months ago.

just do it

13spanner wrote: »

He wont give up without a fight anyway! That was taken sometime during last summer. He turned 87 there 2 months ago.

Fair duece to him. Keeping active at that age is a great thing!

I see he's using the wall for support. Does he do the 2 drills along by the wall and expect you to do everything else?!:D;)

just do it

13spanner wrote: »

A few more photos, mix of all sorts. Something else for ye to be looking at sure

These few photos sum up why most of us are farming in the first place. We like thinkering with things, live in the country, work out doors, have dogs and kids (and OH of course!), the auld "gra" for home and family, and like livestock.

Nice weanlings by the way. These are type anyone would be happy to buy as replacements!

Muckit

13spanner wrote: »

A few more photos, mix of all sorts. Something else for ye to be looking at sure

There's a bit of a photographer in ya 13spanner. You've an eye for a good photo Keep posting them up

bogman_bass

13spanner wrote: »

He wont give up without a fight anyway! That was taken sometime during last summer. He turned 87 there 2 months ago.

He's doing something right, those cabbages are huge!

stanflt

some of the cows relaxing after milking


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whelan1

our cows love those cubicles, seem to be very comfortable, very high occupancy in them, ours nearly fight to get in to them:)

redzerologhlen

The 2 pigs down at the girlfriends

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Have the cruiser over a year, washed it for the first time yesterday, couldnt get over how clean it was under all the sh*t:o
A few of the broiler chickens at a month old

Kovu

Spent three hours watching a cow last night, eventually went to pull and got stuck at the hips, never know how weak you are until you get stuck!:eek:
Got her out after twisting her a bit and pulling like hell. Lovely monster of a heifer. The calf in the second photo is about a three weeks or so.



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just do it

Karen112 wrote: »

Got her out after twisting her a bit and pulling like hell. Lovely monster of a heifer.

Well done! Was it a heifer? And what's the breeding?

Bizzum

Karen112 wrote: »

Spent three hours watching a cow last night, eventually went to pull and got stuck at the hips, never know how weak you are until you get stuck!:eek:
Got her out after twisting her a bit and pulling like hell. Lovely monster of a heifer.

Is this the cow that was bulled on Mar 23rd?

Even though a calving jack does the pulling, they can take it outta you using them!

redzerologhlen

Karen112 wrote: »

Spent three hours watching a cow last night, eventually went to pull and got stuck at the hips, never know how weak you are until you get stuck!:eek:
Got her out after twisting her a bit and pulling like hell. Lovely monster of a heifer. The calf in the second photo is about a three weeks or so.



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Loving looking calf Karen, wish we had a few like her on the ground

Kovu

Bizzum wrote: »

Is this the cow that was bulled on Mar 23rd?

Even though a calving jack does the pulling, they can take it outta you using them!

No, this is a different cow that had a bull last Feb. Lovely small sized cow and does the best with her calves.

just do it wrote: »

Well done! Was it a heifer? And what's the breeding?

Not a heifer, the cow had a few bulls before, the wee calf is now christened Darcy.:D

Oh and by Westside Bob- now hard to get I think as he was put down in his testing year.

Rovi

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pakalasa

I was thinking the same recently. People are way too quick to put up personal information.

Note To Mods too - I recently did a search (on google.ie )on my username. It was just to find a previous post I had, but came across a PM I had sent to someone before. This PM had personal info. Surely this is bad practice.

Pak..

Sorry only Visitor Messages that are visible, not PMs. My mistake. You can delete your visitor messages later, if you wish.
Thanks, Rovi, for pointing that out.

Bizzum

pakalasa wrote: »

I was thinking the same recently. People are way too quick to put up personal information.

Note To Mods too - I recently did a search (on google.ie )on my username. It was just to find a previous post I had, but came across a PM I had sent to someone before. This PM had personal info. Surely this is bad practice.

Pak..

I see what you mean. I just Googled you there. You make a very good point.

blue5000

It's a bit like a padlock on a gate, it will only stop an honest man. If someone wants to get in they'll find a way round it, over it or through it.

Same on here, everything you do on line leaves a trail. If someone wants to find out who you are they'll keep digging/googling.

stanflt

fixed a few strands of electric wire today and turned back on the fencer.

milking cows go back out in the morning-earliest ever


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Muckit

stanflt wrote: »

milking cows go back out in the morning-earliest ever

Fair play Stanfit, some acheivement. Some great grass there too, looks like fields here......in May :D

pakalasa

Stanflt,
That's some field of grass for this time of year. A lot of people further up north, must feel like crying when they see that. You're in Wicklow, right?
When were the fields closed up and when will you finish the first round of grazing?

Bizzum

pakalasa wrote: »

Stanflt,
That's some field of grass for this time of year. A lot of people further up north, must feel like crying when they see that. You're in Wicklow, right?

Serious field of grass alright. Impressive sight in mid Jan.
I had it in my head that Stan was in East Meath?

redzerologhlen

Heres a few of the uncles cows up in the winterage earlier, Not fat but fit youd say!! They are not being fed yet, They will get a few nuts about a month before they start to calve.






Just to give you an idea of how high up they are

Kovu

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Heres a few of the uncles cows up in the winterage earlier, Not fat but fit youd say!! They are not being fed yet, They will get a few nuts about a month before they start to calve.

Love that Lim, nice small and friendly head on her. Do you know what she's off?

stanflt

pakalasa wrote: »

Stanflt,
That's some field of grass for this time of year. A lot of people further up north, must feel like crying when they see that. You're in Wicklow, right?
When were the fields closed up and when will you finish the first round of grazing?

im in meath

this field was closed on the 18th october and the last paddock was closed 21st november

will finish first rotation 21march-
cows only out for 3hours a day till then

Muckit

stanflt wrote: »

im in meath

this field was closed on the 18th october and the last paddock was closed 21st november

will finish first rotation 21march-
cows only out for 3hours a day till then

So did you let them out today then?

stanflt

Muckit wrote: »

So did you let them out today then?

had them out for 2hours

milk all year round

redzerologhlen

Karen112 wrote: »

Love that Lim, nice small and friendly head on her. Do you know what she's off?

To be honest karen I couldnt tell ya, Nearly all his cows are lims out of shorthorns or saler x but I dont see any shorthorn in her.

stanflt

enjoying the january sun


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J DEERE

Great to see animals back out so early. Let few off today. Reseeded ground grew grass over the winter

leg wax

at last thanks to limo.

Bizzum

Some really great quality stock.
Some username too:D

whelan1

stanflt wrote: »

enjoying the january sun


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see you're going to be in the journal:)

just do it

leg wax wrote: »

at last thanks to limo.

Stock looking great there leg wax, thriving away outdoors. No doubt the kale needs to be set on suitable dry land to start with!

How much land do you need to set aside per animal? For example how many yearling heifers would 5 acres feed for the winter?

weefarmer

leg wax wrote: »

at last thanks to limo.

Sorry to be a nuisance but could you or anyone put up a link for this please! I have no laptop and only use the phone, its a balls!

red menace

weefarmer wrote: »

Sorry to be a nuisance but could you or anyone put up a link for this please! I have no laptop and only use the phone, its a balls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZNORF7JNo&feature=player_embedded

red menace

great looking stock leg wax

what happened to the fella at 2:24.

leg wax

just do it wrote: »

Stock looking great there leg wax, thriving away outdoors. No doubt the kale needs to be set on suitable dry land to start with!

How much land do you need to set aside per animal? For example how many yearling heifers would 5 acres feed for the winter?

i dont know to be straight,if you moved the wire twice a day they are going to eat more kale less silage at a guess 2o-25 .i have 16 bulls and13 heifers on 8 acres, bulls will be gone on the 4th feb the heifers will finish off the rest by 1st march.

leg wax

red menace wrote: »

great looking stock leg wax

what happened to the fella at 2:24.

well spotted ,a weanling heifer got in calf by mistake and he got stuck at the hips comeing out,and the muscle died that pulls his leg forward.

JohnBoy

Ok, not quite farming....

(our front lawn is far rougher looking than stan's fields)


but still, daisies in the lawn on the 15th of january!




Saw gorse in flower in bandon on new years day too, but got no pic.

darragh_haven

Front of Pit is keeping well and the boyos in theshed are almost cleaning it out.:D

vanderbadger

leg wax wrote: »

well spotted ,a weanling heifer got in calf by mistake and he got stuck at the hips comeing out,and the muscle died that pulls his leg forward.

they are in great shape wax, would the kale itself put them in that condition or do you give them meal as well?

leg wax

vanderbadger wrote: »

they are in great shape wax, would the kale itself put them in that condition or do you give them meal as well?

heifers got no meal ,bulls are on addlib since christmas and are eating 8-9 kilos a day:mad:.

Bizzum

leg wax wrote: »

heifers got no meal ,bulls are on addlib since christmas and are eating 8-9 kilos a day:mad:.

Serious meal feeding there, where are they heading and when?


(I laughed to myself when I saw the :mad:. Anyone would think they are coming in and taking it off your table:D)

blue5000

leg wax wrote: »

i dont know to be straight,if you moved the wire twice a day they are going to eat more kale less silage at a guess 2o-25 .i have 16 bulls and13 heifers on 8 acres, bulls will be gone on the 4th feb the heifers will finish off the rest by 1st march.

Well done on those cattle and getting a video uploaded:pac: on here, I've given up trying to upload photos on here.

You showed the heifers first, then when the bulls started I thought jazus thats a savage looking heifer:o

leg wax

Bizzum wrote: »

Serious meal feeding there, where are they heading and when?


(I laughed to myself when I saw the :mad:. Anyone would think they are coming in and taking it off your table:D)

carnew mart 4th feb.

red menace

leg wax wrote: »

well spotted ,a weanling heifer got in calf by mistake and he got stuck at the hips comeing out,and the muscle died that pulls his leg forward.

Tis not holding him back much anyway
IN great shape other than that