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RobinBanks

pakalasa wrote: »

@Robinbanks
Are the malibu straws your own. They are well gone down our way, a few years now. Great bull alright.

They were the A.I mans straws Pak. He doesnt have any left unfortunately.

porter shark

what is the maine anjou cow bred from? have you many of them and how do you find them as breeders?

RobinBanks

johnpawl wrote: »

Fine calf, what do you think of the Maine Anjou? Did you breed her yourself?

I have 2 maine anjous. I bought both as weanlings. Neither have much milk but the mother of this calf is making a good job of her. The other had a RHF bull and he is poor, probably because she hasnt enough milk even though I am giving them dairy nuts.

A mate has/had 4 or 5 of them but he doesnt rate them at all. He said all of them rared very poor calves last year. He crossed them with a sim bull.

So to answer your question I am not convinced about them but its early days yet I suppose and it is their first calf.

johnpawl

RobinBanks wrote: »

I have 2 maine anjous. I bought both as weanlings. Neither have much milk but the mother of this calf is making a good job of her. The other had a RHF bull and he is poor, probably because she hasnt enough milk even though I am giving them dairy nuts.

A mate has/had 4 or 5 of them but he doesnt rate them at all. He said all of them rared very poor calves last year. He crossed them with a sim bull.

So to answer your question I am not convinced about them but its early days yet I suppose and it is their first calf.

Well whatever else about them, she gave you a fine looking calf there. Was thinking of putting arbitre on a couple of big aaxfr cows hoping for heifers, but I'll prob hold off until I know more about them. With the grandmother being friesanyou'd imagine they'd be ok for milk. Maybe Simmental isn't the cross for them?

bogman_bass

johnpawl wrote: »

Fine calf, what do you think of the Maine Anjou? Did you breed her yourself? have a notion of getting one, have heard good things about them. I see some bulls on donedeal, they look a fine animal. http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/4228880

well those pics werent taken in Ireland, thats for sure!

Bodacious

Cows hopefully next week Not:p



April/may calves Keeping these except the Parthenaise on the end, she going over to Legwax!

limo_100

Just bought a heifer calf 2day in d Mart she's a bb out of British freisen dam should be a nice hopefully

royaler83

limo_100 wrote: »

Just bought a heifer calf 2day in d Mart she's a bb out of British freisen dam should be a nice hopefully

What kinda money did ya pay limo?!

limo_100

royaler83 wrote: »

What kinda money did ya pay limo?!

I paid 430 it was a good bit so it was but I liked her and I keep at her till I got her. She's just over 2weeks old and sucked the aswel straight away. She's very manly so she is I'd say she'll win d cow over by d end of d week

Bodacious

limo_100 wrote: »

I paid 430 it was a good bit so it was but I liked her and I keep at her till I got her. She's just over 2weeks old and sucked the aswel straight away. She's very manly so she is I'd say she'll win d cow over by d end of d week

Hi limo,

Nice calf, nice markings,

good luck with that and i hope she takes for you, mine never took for me last year.. id skin the calf for sure if there is a next time, an hours work could save alot of hassle

limo_100

Bodacious wrote: »

Hi limo,

Nice calf, nice markings,

good luck with that and i hope she takes for you, mine never took for me last year.. id skin the calf for sure if there is a next time, an hours work could save alot of hassle

ours usually always take with them luckily enough i suppose. iv never skined a calf yet and i hope i never av 2.... i cant skin this one any way cause the cow slipped the calf i never like to touch them to much

johnpawl

bogman_bass wrote: »

well those pics werent taken in Ireland, thats for sure!

Ha ya on reflection I see you're sharper than I am...:)

larrywithalorry

I left a few of the lighter maiden heifer out on Friday. I drove through 2 fields with the jeep and trailer and this is the tracks from it.:D:D
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This is my first suckler calf to be born
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Left a few ewes and lambs out yesterday
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bob charles

larrywithalorry wrote: »

I drove through 2 fields with the jeep and trailer and this is the tracks from it.:D:D
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No sign of a return track:D, still though you wouldnt swing in the gate about here, serious rain last night and again lunchtime today

The Real Elmer Fudd

larrywithalorry wrote: »

I left a few of the lighter maiden heifer out on Friday. I drove through 2 fields with the jeep and trailer and this is the tracks from it.:D:D
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This is my first suckler calf to be born
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Left a few ewes and lambs out yesterday
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That land looks like paradise compared to anything around here at the min. Just went for a walk across the farm and if I went in wit a jeep and trailer at the min I'd be leaving them there.

larrywithalorry

bob charles wrote: »

No sign of a return track:D, still though you wouldnt swing in the gate about here, serious rain last night and again lunchtime today

You can't make out the return track because it was empty so it didn't mark the ground.:-P
We had very little rain here this week so I'll do it again if you want.

kboc

johnpawl wrote: »

Fine calf, what do you think of the Maine Anjou? Did you breed her yourself? have a notion of getting one, have heard good things about them. I see some bulls on donedeal, they look a fine animal. http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/4228880

i don't think that is irish landscape either, that breed on animal are popular in mid europe, switerland or the like, which might just match those pics.

caseman

larrywithalorry wrote: »

You can't make out the return track because it was empty so it didn't mark the ground.:-P
We had very little rain here this week so I'll do it again if you want.

Do it again.

just do it

larrywithalorry wrote: »

You can't make out the return track because it was empty so it didn't mark the ground.:-P
We had very little rain here this week so I'll do it again if you want.

No need to rub it in for those of us that aren't blessed with land like that

pakalasa

If you were to walk across our land now, I'd say you leave tracks too.:rolleyes:

dar31

pakalasa wrote: »

DAR31,
How do you find the slurry lagoon? If say, kids were to throw a rock or something in over the fence, would it burst the liner? Do you pump to it, or do you have a slurry channel? Or is just for soiled water?

ya it fairly good, cheap slurry storage.
gathers a lot of water, but not really a problem as it is all piped out with umbilical.

the slurry is gravity feed into the lagoon, there is a slatted cubicle shed with 150k gls storage up above the lagoon, and a 8'' valve can be opened to let the slurry down as needed.

this year is the fullest it has been, with all the rain over the summer the slurry just became to watery to be worth spreading

bar chaps start throwing javelins at it a few small rocks would nt harm it, and if they did, just get a bigger stick;)

reilig

Got a delivery of hay this morning

bob charles

reilig wrote: »

Got a delivery of hay this morning

had he any problems swinging in your gate, I told him to make sure he took the bypass

reilig

bob charles wrote: »

had he any problems swinging in your gate, I told him to make sure he took the bypass

We unloaded him on the road

grazeaway

had a great photo op lined up on saturday, have 6 cows and their calves in a straw bedded lean to, had a look over the wall to see how they were. the 6 cows were all lying down in a row at the same angle with each of thier calves snozzing in front of them. And just as i was getting up on the wall and taking the phone out to take a pic two of them get up and turn their arse to me. Feckin typical

MfMan

reilig wrote: »

We unloaded him on the road

A wonder he didn't sink in the field coming out...

redzerologhlen

reilig wrote: »

Got a delivery of hay this morning

Ye get all the fine weather in Leitrim

td5man

MfMan wrote: »

A wonder he didn't sink in the field coming out...

Sink in the field! He'd sink in the road round here at the moment.

td5man

pakalasa wrote: »

DAR31,
How do you find the slurry lagoon? If say, kids were to throw a rock or something in over the fence, would it burst the liner? Do you pump to it, or do you have a slurry channel? Or is just for soiled water?

Dar 31
Who did you get to line the lagoon?
Was there much hassle getting planning permission?

larrywithalorry

caseman wrote: »

Do it again.

challenge accepted

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maybe i should have stayed out of the kale ground and put on the 4 wheel drive

just do it

Greetings from Austria

The view from our bedroom. It's snowing heavily but I don't think it comes out in the photo. Can you see the car buried under the snow?

redzerologhlen

just do it wrote: »

Greetings from Austria

The view from our bedroom. It's snowing heavily but I don't think it comes out in the photo. Can you see the car buried under the snow?

Well for some jd, enjoy yerselves

just do it

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Well for some jd, enjoy yerselves

Well am glad to report we're having a great time. It's our 40th present to each other and it's one of those trips where everything is just going spot on. Dry yesterday, snow today and kids getting on well at skiing. We were sledging down the nursery slope this evening: great craic and a good workout

just do it

Calved at 8pm. Thanks be to God for good neighbours. 2nd calver 10days over her time calved unassisted to CH DZP. By the looks of it there is no need to train him/her to suck

redzerologhlen

Fist calf of 2013, she was calved and he was sucking when I came on her, may the rest of them go as smoothly

dar31

was out moving the wire in the kale this morning, and was constantly being fouled by stones when putting stakes down, one of the took 20 attempts, got me to wonderin dose any one else suffer from stoney ground.

then redzer comes along....

Sligoronan

any idea what a man could do with this leg.
gave him a shot of Vit e about a week after he was born but still not improveing. he running around the field no bother. just it looks a site.

whelan1

seems to be up in his shoulder could be an injury, if the vet is out get them to have a look, what does vitamin e do?

naughto

id say you will have a job selling him with his leg like that.might be best for the factory or the freezer

Sligoronan

Vet reckoned it can be common enough in calfs with mussel. He thought he would grow out of it but dont see it happening. Have him comeing out again on sat morning.

reilig

Sligoronan wrote: »

Vet reckoned it can be common enough in calfs with mussel. He thought he would grow out of it but dont see it happening. Have him comeing out again on sat morning.

Had one a while ago with a similar looking problem and it was a trapped nerve. It was muscley limousin bull calf off a limousin heifer. He's in the freezer - fed him organically and hung him for 21 days. Lovely steaks and fabulous mince and burgers. No horse in there!!!

Juniorhurler

That's a pity sligoronan, he looks a fine beast. Hopefully your vet is right.

Bodacious

Sligoronan wrote: »

Vet reckoned it can be common enough in calfs with mussel. He thought he would grow out of it but dont see it happening. Have him comeing out again on sat morning.

Was he calved naturally or pulled?!

Sligoronan

Was he calved naturally or pulled?

Calved naturally off a lim cow. She a nice heifer shame she might be gatting the freezer at a young age.

Mac Taylor

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Finished thank f**k, one day before the deadline and all

Redzer,
Was that your place pictured in this weeks journal. Great to seen the Burren being cleaned up and cattle grazing rather than letting the place get overgrown

pakalasa

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Fist calf of 2013, she was calved and he was sucking when I came on her, may the rest of them go as smoothly

Redzer,
Bord Bia could use this one.

redzerologhlen

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Redzer,
Was that your place pictured in this weeks journal. Great to seen the Burren being cleaned up and cattle grazing rather than letting the place get overgrown

There was nobody from the journal out here anyway mac, saying that I dont know for sure because I didnt buy the journal last week and I know one of them thats over the scheme took a picture of all the work i did and the cattle in the winterage because a neighbour was herding at the time. Its a great scheme alright and you can choose the work you want to do be it stone wall maintenance, scrub removal, water provision or access paths. Theres a nice cheque due out of it one of these days too to make it better

pakalasa wrote: »

Redzer,
Bord Bia could use this one.

They could use a lot more than that at the moment i think after the feck up that has been made with the horsemeat.

vanderbadger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPGmh6kaUI

naughto

vanderbadger wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPGmh6kaUI

hes trying to hard lately was lot better yrs ago

Bodacious

The bit of drying on their backs for outwintered animals is mighty:)