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redzerologhlen

leg wax wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=llnK5v4Ipb8&video_referrer=watch&ns=1 the last bunch that went away on hols to italy last friday.

Is this them legs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HU-Hes348o

Floody Boreland

Muckit wrote: »

He should have been doing it the other way around... driving down and reversing up, very dangerous what he was at, prob a young lad, he'I learn

he should have done the whole thing in reverse:D

blue5000

Aubrac bull with a bunch of angusx cows and heifers making next years brac pollies, as I think mf240 called them

Muckit

leg wax wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=llnK5v4Ipb8&video_referrer=watch&ns=1 the last bunch that went away on hols to italy last friday.

Smashing stock there Legs. They look very square and well made. Did you shave their backs over the winter?

AntrimGlens

Legs i have to find some fault somewhere - is that an oul battery lying against the wall that they could lick!!
Smashing stock.

leg wax

at last sorry forgot how to do it.:P

Conmaicne Mara

just do it wrote: »

Spotted this lad on my travels on Saturday. He was driving up and reversing down this steep hill spreading a bit of fertiliser. The front wheels were bouncing up and down!

There's a video on youtube of a vicon (I think) spreader with wheels added to it, good idea for a small tractor.

blue5000

leg wax wrote: »

at last sorry forgot how to do it.:P

That blue at 1.36 has a serious swelling under his ar5e. Did he get a jab of a dirty needle or what? :D Don't worry am only jealous. Great stock legs, roughly how old are they?

bob charles

serious arse kicking required to driver

Username John

bob charles wrote: »

serious arse kicking required to driver

:eek:

What happened?

leg wax

blue5000 wrote: »

That blue at 1.36 has a serious swelling under his ar5e. Did he get a jab of a dirty needle or what? :D Don't worry am only jealous. Great stock legs, roughly how old are they?

aug- sept born

bob charles

Username John wrote: »

:eek:

What happened?

middle section of the boom switched off that is directly behind the tractor and sprayed in the dark

naughto

Muckit

would ya ever turn that trough around!:pac: Only jokin (I'm not really), nice stock

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Went to check the silage ground yesterday and was surprised
that it bulked up nicely in the last few days. Will chance a few fields this week

Edit: was great to hear the mowers humming away in the distance today

Muckit

God that looks great stuff lad.... ring the contractor NOW !!

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Muckit wrote: »

God that looks great stuff lad.... ring the contractor NOW !!

Hopefully on for tommorrow Muckit

Muckit

Right or wrong I have walked meadow this evening and have contractor booked for Thursday evening and picking up on Saturday

naughto

Muckit wrote: »

would ya ever turn that trough around!:pac: Only jokin (I'm not really), nice stock

it pops out to easy the other way around as its half f1ucked as it is

ordinary farmer

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Hopefully on for tommorrow Muckit

did you spray that ground or is it reseeded?

pakalasa

Naughto,
Nice stock. Do you have a bull or do you AI?

Muckit

ordinary farmer wrote: »

did you spray that ground or is it reseeded?

It looks very clean alright doesn't it and none of it heading out, as nice a meadow as you will see ... I'm jealous!

naughto

pakalasa wrote: »

Naughto,
Nice stock. Do you have a bull or do you AI?

Just AL or as happened this yr the neighbours bull came for a visit he has a fine lumb of a charolaisie bull

we need to change the system as the Purebreed cows have very little milk for the calves even though there sapose to with there breeding

just do it

Muckit wrote: »

Right or wrong I have walked meadow this evening and have contractor booked for Thursday evening and picking up on Saturday

Jeez Muckit we seem to be on the same wavelength at the moment. Similarly mine is starting to head and knock Thursday bale Friday suits me. It's patchy and not that much bulk so 24hr wilt should do it.

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

ordinary farmer wrote: »

did you spray that ground or is it reseeded?

Was sprayed a few weeks back for a few docks that were begining to establish.

Muckit

just do it wrote: »

Jeez Muckit we seem to be on the same wavelength at the moment. Similarly mine is starting to head and knock Thursday bale Friday suits me. It's patchy and not that much bulk so 24hr wilt should do it.

Well this will be going into pit Just do it, so will be two rows grouped into one. No harm to give it the extra bit, especially when the weather is like this. But ya if I was making bales and single rows a good 24hours would do a great job.

I have noticed a great kill of young docks from my spraying a few weeks ago, but the buttercups don't seem to be wilting, perhaps it takes them longer to die off? I think the spray I used can take up to 3 weeks to show full effect. real test will be how clean the aftergrass comes

RobinBanks

Malibu Heifer born in November out of a maine anjou first calver





Pity I hadn't more like her. On average my calves are poor this year but its nice to get at least one good one.

Muckit

I see everyone is mad strip grazing like myself No point wasting it! White tape is handy for the job

Richk2012

RobinBanks wrote: »

Malibu Heifer born in November out of a maine anjou first calver





Pity I hadn't more like her. On average my calves are poor this year but its nice to get at least one good one.

Have you many maine anouj cattle ????

naughto

Muckit wrote: »

I see everyone is mad strip grazing like myself No point wasting it! White tape is handy for the job

we started a couple of yrs back best thing we ever did.dont no how managed with out it

redzerologhlen

Three generations



Hereford x lim 2 year old springer with her heifer calf to the left.



Another springers heifer calf, they were all in the shade today



The last springer that calved, nice lim heifer calf at foot but a pity she went so late.



Entirely unrelated but a nice day spent fishing yesterday, aran islands in the background

moy83

Think is there a chance of a few mackrel coming in with this nice weather redzer ?

redzerologhlen

moy83 wrote: »

Think is there a chance of a few mackrel coming in with this nice weather redzer ?

Caught 4 yesterday on my first cast yesterday, caught 2 small congers and a few wrasse aswell.

moy83

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Caught 4 yesterday on my first cast yesterday, caught 2 small congers and a few wrasse aswell.

Im getting hungry just thinking about them . If the tide suits I must get out before the weekend

Bigbird1

leg wax wrote: »

at last sorry forgot how to do it.:P

Super stock,What bulls are you finding work best for you?

RobinBanks

Richk2012 wrote: »

Have you many maine anouj cattle ????

Just 2 Richk. Bought them as weans a few years ago. Don't think I would get anymore of them though. No milk

johnpawl

RobinBanks wrote: »

Just 2 Richk. Bought them as weans a few years ago. Don't think I would get anymore of them though. No milk

That's a super looking calf though. Wonder if you could get one with friesan in the breeding would you have a super cow

reilig

2 bulls that I'm finishing - 1 for breeding the other for factory. I'm running them ahead of the cows so that they have the best of grass. They are really thriving. Getting about 3kg of meal each per day.

Kovu

reilig wrote: »

2 bulls that I'm finishing - 1 for breeding the other for factory. I'm running them ahead of the cows so that they have the best of grass. They are really thriving. Getting about 3kg of meal each per day.

I can almost see my house from there:p

What bull(s) are they off?

reilig

Kovu Murr wrote: »

I can almost see my house from there:p

What bull(s) are they off?

We look right out onto Cairn Hill - Although we are 15 miles away from it.

The good bull in pic 1 and 4 is off ampertaine commander. (Maternal €199 and terminal €124) so ideal for breeding. The other guy is a bit of a disappointment off Sauvignon - straws were cheap, but there was a huge royalty on them. I got the straw for nothing though!

Kovu

reilig wrote: »

We look right out onto Cairn Hill - Although we are 15 miles away from it.

The good bull in pic 1 and 4 is off ampertaine commander. (Maternal €199 and terminal €124) so ideal for breeding. The other guy is a bit of a disappointment off Sauvignon - straws were cheap, but there was a huge royalty on them. I got the straw for nothing though!

We can see it too, think i'm the opposite side to you though! Nice bull, we're crossing our PB LM with blues at the moment but think we'll change back to lm this year to get a few replacements and bulls.

just do it

reilig wrote: »

2 bulls that I'm finishing - 1 for breeding the other for factory. I'm running them ahead of the cows so that they have the best of grass. They are really thriving. Getting about 3kg of meal each per day.

I hope delaval doesn't see these pics reilig, he'll drop dead looking at the height of the grass! You should have baled that paddock:D

Given prices at the minute good decision to fatten the lesser one. Have they tried to break back into any bullying cows?

just do it

Redz

You've an eye for stock in fairness to you. Some quality calves that lowland farmers would be proud of. How're the heifers you bought for breeding working out? I take it some of them were calving this Spring?

Kovu

Auld lad away so ordered to look after the cattle tonight.
"I opened a gate earlier, make sure you close it" he said.


Thanks dad.

our ERE bull is shaping up nicely.

Making a great job of her twins!




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Looked so comfy I lay down too.....hmmmm I was not expecting this.:pac:

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Went to check the silage ground yesterday and was surprised
that it bulked up nicely in the last few days. Will chance a few fields this week

Edit: was great to hear the mowers humming away in the distance today

Well its looking like this now, looking forward to baling tommorrow

Richk2012

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Well its looking like this now, looking forward to baling tommorrow

How many acres did you knock and how long was the ground closed for???

Muckit

It's like something out of a mower brochure!! :eek: Lovely clean stuff, all leafy grass, no trash

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Richk2012 wrote: »

How many acres did you knock and how long was the ground closed for???

Knocked 25 acres and will knock the rest over the coming days.
Ground closed for six weeks

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Muckit wrote: »

It's like something out of a mower brochure!! :eek: Lovely clean stuff, all leafy grass, no trash

Thanks for the kind words, but Im thanking himself upstairs this year ( like alot of farmers
)cause I couldnt get in the fields last year until 10-11 weeks after closing. Was very lucky that stuff got me over winter even though it was just filler for the cows.

naughto

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Well its looking like this now, looking forward to baling tommorrow

its like grass porn if there is such a thing