Squeezing time

theaceofspies

Lads,
Have 3 male weanlings (friesians) aged 5 months old. Should I squeeze/castrate them now or is it too early?

reilig

theaceofspies wrote: »

Lads,
Have 3 male weanlings (friesians) aged 5 months old. Should I squeeze/castrate them now or is it too early?

My opinion is that now is the best time to do it. They are young enought so it won't stunt their growth too much.

theaceofspies

reilig wrote: »

My opinion is that now is the best time to do it. They are young enought so it won't stunt their growth too much.

Thanks Reilig; advice appreciated.:)

lakill Farm

whats the cost to get young bulls (6months old) squeezed?

reilig

lakill Farm wrote: »

whats the cost to get young bulls (6months old) squeezed?

I don't know. I do it myself.

lakill Farm

i use to squeeze back 5 or 6 years ago with a farmer, but he was a master at it, he use to line up the jaw of the bazzuzors (or however you spell it) .but i have heard of lads making a bol*x of it , and killing young cattle or even going out the following year to see a few heifers tipped

theaceofspies

lakill Farm wrote: »

i use to squeeze back 5 or 6 years ago with a farmer, but he was a master at it, he use to line up the jaw of the bazzuzors (or however you spell it) .but i have heard of lads making a bol*x of it , and killing young cattle or even going out the following year to see a few heifers tipped

a DIY Job gone wrong; think I might leave it to the vet!

Muckit

reilig wrote: »

I don't know. I do it myself.

Do you not sell all your weanlings as bulls? I thought young bull or heifer beef was the way to go.....

reilig

Muckit wrote: »

Do you not sell all your weanlings as bulls? I thought young bull or heifer beef was the way to go.....

Not them all. Fingers in all pies me.
Autumn and early spring weinlings are all sold the following autumn as bulls. Late spring weinlings are usually kept over winter, squeezed on housing and sold in february.

Muckit

reilig wrote: »

Not them all. Fingers in all pies me.
Autumn and early spring weinlings are all sold the following autumn as bulls. Late spring weinlings are usually kept over winter, squeezed on housing and sold in february.

Oh right.

Speaking of late weanlings I see Ballinasloe Weanling Mart was featured in IFJ's Mart watch in last week's issue. All the heifers and bull weanlings in pics without exception were April and May calves .... God Nathan must have got some rollocking off Justin.... letting the side down putting in a report like that!!! Dreams... reality

F.D

theaceofspies wrote: »

Lads,
Have 3 male weanlings (friesians) aged 5 months old. Should I squeeze/castrate them now or is it too early?

Got 7 friesians done up a week ago the were 11 months old, they were looking a bit stiff for a few days, 1 or 2 is still a little swollen but other than that seems to have done them no harm, still eating there meal etc, was going to keep them as bulls but just a little wary of having them with other family members involved aswell, i think they have better frames for been left longer, i paid some one to do it doesent cost much and no mistakes made

Charlie Charolais

hey ace,

I'd say now is good;
It’s illegal to castrate over 6 months without the vet!
I’d be getting the vet anyway, well worth it to make sure;
best not house them for a while after the squeeeeeze, let them lick their wounds for a while, so to speak

CC

Toplink

lakill Farm wrote: »

whats the cost to get young bulls (6months old) squeezed?

15 euro a beast around our parts.

Bizzum

Toplink wrote: »

15 euro a beast around our parts.

:eek: Christ.....I've being selling myself short for years.
I wouldn't have the neck to look for that sort of money .

bogman_bass

if I was doing another mans animals I would want that much. Its bad enough doing your own with out getting into a badly set up crush to risk a kick in your own crown jewels!

Bodacious

bogman_bass wrote: »

if I was doing another mans animals I would want that much. Its bad enough doing your own with out getting into a badly set up crush to risk a kick in your own crown jewels!

+ 1

You would want that at least, danger money!! Thatś what i charge but a reduction for a larger group together

weefarmer

bogman_bass wrote: »

if I was doing another mans animals I would want that much. Its bad enough doing your own with out getting into a badly set up crush to risk a kick in your own crown jewels!

And losing out on any possible future childrens allowance