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Weight of these calves

  • 05-08-2011 10:46pm
    #1
    Corkfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭


    Have a few fresian bull calves im wondering the weight of, I know its hard to tell from a picture but Im looking for a rough idea, i reckon they're around 250kgs or that way. They're all January born.
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Comments

  • #2
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    I would have said 230 Kg - but sure only a guesstimate.


  • #3
    funny man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭funny man


    my guess baseded on averages (birth weight = 42kg) + (.8kg gain/day X 203days = 162.4k) = 204.4kgs.
    Good looking calves by the way.


  • #4
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Put the best 5 in a trailer, go drive over a weigh bridge and get an idea that way, then weigh the trailer empty. After we've all had a guess :pac:, my guess 275kg

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #5
    weefarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭weefarmer


    Looking at how nice these are nearly made me cry when thinking of my 2 march/april born calves that I bought lol.

    I could weight them in a sheep weighbridge lol


  • #6
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    I will, with great certainty state that these young bulls weigh between 650Kgs and 660Kgs.
    This is the internet after all:D.


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  • #7
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,705 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Bizzum wrote: »
    I will, with great certainty state that these young bulls weigh between 650Kgs and 660Kgs.
    This is the internet after all:D.

    Is that for the 3 bulls in the top picture?:o

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #8
    Corkfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭Corkfarmer


    Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.


  • #9
    case 956
    Closed Accounts Posts: 464 ✭✭case 956


    Corkfarmer wrote: »
    Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

    Jasus dont squeeze them, kill dem as young bulls at 16 mths, once u close that birrizuo all de hard work and meal you put into dem is wasted as your profit wil b little to none when they bullocks, that my op


  • #10
    20silkcut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,617 ✭✭✭20silkcut


    case 956 wrote: »
    Corkfarmer wrote: »
    Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

    Jasus dont squeeze them, kill dem as young bulls at 16 mths, once u close that birrizuo all de hard work and meal you put into dem is wasted as your profit wil b little to none when they bullocks, that my op

    I wouldn't relish going in to herd a field of young unsqueezed friesian bulls.


  • #11
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    20silkcut wrote: »
    case 956 wrote: »
    Corkfarmer wrote: »
    Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

    Jasus dont squeeze them, kill dem as young bulls at 16 mths, once u close that birrizuo all de hard work and meal you put into dem is wasted as your profit wil b little to none when they bullocks, that my op

    I wouldn't relish going in to herd a field of young unsqueezed friesian bulls.
    If they were killed at 14 months they would be safe out as they would finish during the spring after the winter inside.


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  • #12
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    the sales i was at last week there was very little buying on friesian bulls - the man was lucky to get 150 along with the weight on 450kg bulls at 14 months old...


  • #13
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    whelan1 wrote: »
    the sales i was at last week there was very little buying on friesian bulls - the man was lucky to get 150 along with the weight on 450kg bulls at 14 months old...
    True, but you need them finished at 14 months of course you also need a contract to get top price.


  • #14
    milkprofit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭milkprofit


    280 when full weight them and let us know


  • #15
    Corkfarmer
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭Corkfarmer


    That was the original plan alright to finish them as young bulls at around 16 to 18 months. In the trials they're doing in teagasc 16 month bulls lost money, the 18 and 20 month groups were profitable but not very. The amount of meal you have to feed them to finish them that young is the killer. With the way mart prices are going its looking like selling them in the mart as bullocks in october november is going to make the most sense especially since we're tight for space for wintering.


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