Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

Farmer_3650

Panch18 wrote: »

Do you know the farm? What's the land quality like

The yard looks to be huge!!

I know the farm. It's on a big hill and it stands out for miles around as its all fairly flat land around it. There is also a massive quarry dug in to the side of it. It is serious quality land. There would be no need for any lime anyway There is also a big yard in it. Can easily take up to 1000 cattle. However most of the sheds in it are about 15-20 years old.

tanko

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

A few nice April born heifers, not the best pic of them.

Powerful calves, do you breed your own replacements or buy them in?

Limestone Cowboy

tanko wrote: »

Powerful calves, do you breed your own replacements or buy them in?

Mostly our own, Have bought different ones over the last few years but very few seem to make the cut or work out. Hard to beat your own breed where you could trace back a few generations I guess.

Pidae.m

Not exactly a 12 gallon cow.

Lady Haywire

Anyone remember my skeletal cow from a few months ago?



TA DAAAAA

Danzy

She has the head down the whole time.


All bone the first time but there was a great shape

What had her in that condition in the first place, what strikes me about your photos is the arse on the left and the cow on the right, nicely done animals.

Lady Haywire

Danzy wrote: »

She has the head down the whole time.


All bone the first time but there was a great shape

What had her in that condition in the first place, what strikes me about your photos is the arse on the left and the cow on the right, nicely done animals.

I have absolutely no idea, she was getting 3kg of nuts a day, tried a few different types but nothing worked. Removed the calf at 5 months and all. She was fully dosed, got multivit and copper injections and got scour powder for a while too as she was a bit watery. I've an inkling that her stomach was out of whack and the silage wasnt being processed right cause once she hit grass she piled weight on.

Aye those two are more our normal cows, fatsos! The cow on the right is actually 11 years old, has a super heifer calf off crossmolina Jupiter this year.

Lady Haywire

Here's that Jupiter calf from the cow on the right above. Basically a better version of her mum!

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Here's that Jupiter calf from the cow on the right above. Basically a better version of her mum!

Nice calf which is a trademark of Jupiter.
I guess she's a keeper when you'd put an expensive straw on a commercial

Lady Haywire

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Nice calf which is a trademark of Jupiter.
I guess she's a keeper when you'd put an expensive straw on a commercial

Is he gone expensive now? I only paid normal price (€30 for ai call out) for him last year & earlier this year, put same straw on the cow again.

bogman_bass

I'd say ye are talking about two different jupiters.
Jupiter and crossmolina Jupiter

Keepgrowing

That's the next hour and a half sorted

patsy_mccabe

Keepgrowing wrote: »

That's the next hour and a half sorted

How many are you milking between all the farms?

Lady Haywire

bogman_bass wrote: »

I'd say ye are talking about two different jupiters.
Jupiter and crossmolina Jupiter

Aye that could be it alright! I just shortened it to Jupiter as I'd already said Crossmolina in the previous post

Keepgrowing

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

How many are you milking between all the farms?

We milk them all ;(

Mooooo

Keepgrowing wrote: »

That's the next hour and a half sorted

Do cows go straight out or back around? Cow flow when they go straight out is brilliant. Mine must turn 90 degrees and it slows em up

Keepgrowing

Mooooo wrote: »

Do cows go straight out or back around? Cow flow when they go straight out is brilliant. Mine must turn 90 degrees and it slows em up

Straight out the front and away

CloughCasey1

Springs re-seed ready for third graze. First time with manure since sown. Bag 10-10-20 today to acre.

pedigree 6

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Springs re-seed ready for third graze. First time with manure since sown. Bag 10-10-20 today to acre.

Are you sure you have enough clover in it?:p

(And no docks at all?).

CloughCasey1

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Are you sure you have enough clover in it?:p

(And no docks at all?).

Couldnt have enough clover☺. There is docks alright. Got topped after last graze. Will budget spray the docks. Dont want to damage the clover.

pedigree 6

Had a bit of a half day holiday here today.:D
Went down around Fethard and The Hook.
Now there are some marine type pictures but there are some farmland too.;)

View from the road south of Fethard.


View from the same spot looking further north.


Hook Lighthouse.


Field of barley beside the lighthouse.


Slade Castle and harbour.


A fine Bird.


A fine Bird striking a pose.


Finally.
This is how "Jaws" started.


"The End".:p

ELP

Rio calf out of lim cow about 8 weeks old

Farmer_3650

ELP wrote: »

Rio calf out of lim cow about 8 weeks old

You'll have to bring her to a few shows over the summer

tanko

ELP wrote: »

Rio calf out of lim cow about 8 weeks old

That's some calf, are you sure it's not a BB?

Farmer_3650

tanko wrote: »

That's some calf, are you sure it's not a BB?

More like a calf out of a BB than a Saler?

ELP

tanko wrote: »

That's some calf, are you sure it's not a BB?

Your right it's a BB Ross Alo not Rio

patsy_mccabe

patsy_mccabe

You gotta love the kind of people that do this. Too lazy to take off the plastic off a dumped bale.

Reggie.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

You gotta love the kind of people that do this. Too lazy to take off the plastic of a dumped bake.

Rented ground

patsy_mccabe

Reggie. wrote: »

Rented ground

A few acres I bought.