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

Bigbird1

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Tiny's trying to beat the world record for calf growth. 7 weeks old

Is this a cross jupiter calf ??

Lady Haywire

Bigbird1 wrote: »

Is this a cross jupiter calf ??

He is indeed!

charolais0153

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Tiny's trying to beat the world record for calf growth. 7 weeks old

Any sign of the blond cow incalf to culard?

Lady Haywire

charolais0153 wrote: »

Any sign of the blond cow incalf to culard?

Not due for 6 weeks or so yet. Least she's on diet rations already! Have a second blonde off a pb lm due this month too. She's the replacement if anything happens to the first :pac:

Mooooo

Happy sucks. Touch wood have had no setback with calves so far this year, makes such a difference

High bike

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Tiny's trying to beat the world record for calf growth. 7 weeks old

Looks more like 7mts he’s a topper:D

Lady Haywire

High bike wrote: »

Looks more like 7mts he’s a topper:D

Just a pity he's not out the field at this time of year. Hate seeing them stuck in.

High bike

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Just a pity he's not out the field at this time of year. Hate seeing them stuck in.

Thats for sure and be healthier too but unless u live on top of a mountain it’s prob still wet like every where else:(

ganmo

High bike wrote: »

Thats for sure and be healthier too but unless u live on top of a mountain it’s prob still wet like every where else:(

I can tell ya it’s wet up here too

jimmy G M

Some yearling bullocks out grazing this eve. Out about 2 weeks now. Field is wet enough, but no choice at this stage. Hopefully things will start to dry up from now on.

patsy_mccabe

Late December calf. Really did well since I put him on some meal.

charolais0153

Eby bull calf out of cwi heifer

Eby heifer out of cwi heifer also. Duturw replacement hopefully,looks good on icbf

Count Mondego

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Never bought anything there so can't say pasty, last few times I was there there were very little farmers buying or actually in around the ring at all. The commission is a joke there and you have to wait 2 weeks for the cheque aswell. Them heifers will be going to ennis soon enough again, I'll let you know the difference in price.

I found Gort to dear to buy in last September and had better luck in Ennis. Gort is not cheap to buy in.

RobinBanks

charolais0153 wrote: »

Eby bull calf out of cwi heifer

Eby heifer out of cwi heifer]

Eby throws lovely cattle. You have 2 fine calves there. What are your CWI cows like for milk? I culled one that was very poor milker

charolais0153

RobinBanks wrote: »

Eby throws lovely cattle. You have 2 fine calves there. What are your CWI cows like for milk? I culled one that was very poor milker

The one that has the heifer calf is a good milker.
The one with bull calf is poor but she is rearing a good calf and he's not even stealing off other cows. Shes only 2 year old also.
Have another cwi out of freisiam cow that has plenty milk also

TITANIUM.

charolais0153 wrote: »

The one that has the heifer calf is a good milker.
The one with bull calf is poor but she is rearing a good calf and he's not even stealing off other cows. Shes only 2 year old also.
Have another cwi out of freisiam cow that has plenty milk also

Sometimes it's not about the size of the bag! It's about what's in it. I'd score my cows milk not solely and the udder but more importantly the job they do on the calf.

Lady Haywire

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Sometimes it's not about the size of the bag! It's about what's in it. I'd score my cows milk not solely and the udder but more importantly the job they do on the calf.

100% agree! I have a CWI second calver and her bag isn't big at all. but this was her calf after a feed

TITANIUM.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

100% agree! I have a CWI second calver and her bag isn't big at all. but this was her calf after a feed

Love to see that myself. I bet that lads tail is doing some RPM's during a suck.

Lady Haywire

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Love to see that myself. I bet that lads tail is doing some RPM's during a suck.

Indeed! I was trying to sneak up on him to tag him for the genomics scheme so i wouldn't have to catch him. Failed! Though I somehow got the crazy saler done.

TITANIUM.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Indeed! I was trying to sneak up on him to tag him for the genomics scheme so i wouldn't have to catch him. Failed! Though I somehow got the crazy saler done.

Sure tis the quite ones you have to watch. No genomics tags here yet. As soon as I turn cattle loose to the outfarm they'll arrive of course

Who2

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Indeed! I was trying to sneak up on him to tag him for the genomics scheme so i wouldn't have to catch him. Failed! Though I somehow got the crazy saler done.

I spent 40 minutes chasing a calf around a paddock yesterday,less than five took everything else in but this lad wouldn’t go through the gate. Two yearlings left to be genomically tagged and I’ve them done thank god.

Lady Haywire

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Sure tis the quite ones you have to watch. No genomics tags here yet. As soon as I turn cattle loose to the outfarm they'll arrive of course

Who2 wrote: »

I spent 40 minutes chasing a calf around a paddock yesterday,less than five took everything else in but this lad wouldn’t go through the gate. Two yearlings left to be genomically tagged and I’ve them done thank god.

I put the wee saler in the crush to burn her and she squeezed through the headlock gate on the smallest setting....and it didn't spring shut! Then closed it fully and she went through the bars of the calving gate :pac: So tagging her while sucking was a surprise!

Who2

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I put the wee saler in the crush to burn her and she squeezed through the headlock gate on the smallest setting....and it didn't spring shut! Then closed it fully and she went through the bars of the calving gate :pac: So tagging her while sucking was a surprise!

does surprises often leave me with a bit of ear along with the taggers and tags in my hand. Pack them tight now with a couple of gates inside the crush or the odd kamokazie dive on top of them for the one that gets away.

patsy_mccabe

Lady Haywire wrote: »

100% agree! I have a CWI second calver and her bag isn't big at all. but this was her calf after a feed

I know a fella that drinks a pint of Guinness like that. If he had a tail he'd wag it too.

SuperTortoise

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Sometimes it's not about the size of the bag! It's about what's in it. I'd score my cows milk not solely and the udder but more importantly the job they do on the calf.

I've a cow here and you'd swear there's not a cup full of milk to the bag, but she's reared the nicest heifer calves in the herd 3 years running now.

Lady Haywire

Get out & stay out!

mayota

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Get out & stay out!

Looks good. Did that get a run of the flail early on?

Lady Haywire

mayota wrote: »

Looks good. Did that get a run of the flail early on?

Surprisingly no, it's a side we've been working on continuously with the topper & licker. It's hill facing the open west so dries fast too. The lower parts which you can just see are more in need of the mulcher right now.

patsy_mccabe

Not the star of the show for once :rolleyes:;

CloughCasey1

Savage day here. Got the winterage all leveled and grass seed out on any bare spots.
Weapons of choice in final photo.☺