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

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    #5552
    patsy_mccabe
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    Glad to have this girl calved. As you can see she was gone very fleshy, despite having her in a bare field the last few weeeks. Bit of a surprise this morning when I found her calved. Checked her last night and no sign of the pins being down. Bavardage bull calf. Really wanted a heifer as she lacks a bit of milk.
    So easy calf them outdoors. Cow is lovely and quiet, so no bother help the calf to stand up and latch him on to drink.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



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    #5553
    Lady Haywire
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    That the CWI cow?
    Lovely pair, such length to the cow.


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    #5554
    patsy_mccabe
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    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    That the CWI cow?
    Lovely pair, such length to the cow.

    No, by Sympa. Bought her as a yearling at a society sale. She was even more muscley back then.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



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    #5555
    Limestone Cowboy
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Glad to have this girl calved. As you can see she was gone very fleshy, despite having her in a bare field the last few weeeks. Bit of a surprise this morning when I found her calved. Checked her last night and no sign of the pins being down. Bavardage bull calf. Really wanted a heifer as she lacks a bit of milk.
    So easy calf them outdoors. Cow is lovely and quiet, so no bother help the calf to stand up and latch him on to drink.
    Lovely pair.


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    #5556
    Parishlad
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Glad to have this girl calved. As you can see she was gone very fleshy, despite having her in a bare field the last few weeeks. Bit of a surprise this morning when I found her calved. Checked her last night and no sign of the pins being down. Bavardage bull calf. Really wanted a heifer as she lacks a bit of milk.
    So easy calf them outdoors. Cow is lovely and quiet, so no bother help the calf to stand up and latch him on to drink.

    Great to have quiet cows like that! It makes calving outside so much easier. I think I have quiet cows but I doubt they would be quiet enough to stand in a field while I tried to get a calf to suck. Fine animals too by the way!


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    #5557
    patsy_mccabe
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    Parishlad wrote: »
    Great to have quiet cows like that! It makes calving outside so much easier. I think I have quiet cows but I doubt they would be quiet enough to stand in a field while I tried to get a calf to suck. Fine animals too by the way!

    Oh, I've had lunatics here too, believe me. Even when I lift the calf, I never take my eye off the cow and always stay the far side of the calf from the cow, ready to dart away if needed.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



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    #5558
    Muckit
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Glad to have this girl calved.

    Some cow!!


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    #5559
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Some outfit Patsy. That could be a 5k premier bull with that cross.


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    #5560
    tanko
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    No, by Sympa. Bought her as a yearling at a society sale. She was even more muscley back then.

    What kind of money would a yearling heifer similiar to that cost, hyporhetically speaking???


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    #5561
    Pidae.m
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    You've shurly the cleanest left hand on boards patsy!


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    #5562
    Base price
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    Pidae.m wrote: »
    You've shurly the cleanest left hand on boards patsy!
    :D:D


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    #5563
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,824 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Pidae.m wrote: »
    You've shurly the cleanest left hand on boards patsy!

    Working with a guy one day and he said I had the cleanest hands he ever seen on a farmer. Told him we had this great stuff at home called soap. :D

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



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    #5564
    patsy_mccabe
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    tanko wrote: »
    What kind of money would a yearling heifer similiar to that cost, hyporhetically speaking???

    She was one of the cheaper heifers on the day I bought her. She's got about 10 generations of AI breeding behind her. Goes way back to a Thomastown cow. I had my research done before I bought her. Price, around the €2.5k mark.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



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    #5565
    RobinBanks
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Glad to have this girl calved. As you can see she was gone very fleshy, despite having her in a bare field the last few weeeks. Bit of a surprise this morning when I found her calved. Checked her last night and no sign of the pins being down. Bavardage bull calf. Really wanted a heifer as she lacks a bit of milk.
    So easy calf them outdoors. Cow is lovely and quiet, so no bother help the calf to stand up and latch him on to drink.


    Now that is a lovely pair. Great power to that cow.


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    #5566
    Lady Haywire
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    Posers :P

    yJT12mRh.jpg


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    #5567
    Say my name
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    Bringing the last few straglers in for milking.

    20190705-173442.jpg
    (Apologies for pic quality).

    A bit of food for cows and soil there. As well as some soil armour. No fert spread in last round on that field and should need none in this round. Maybe dirty water from collecting yard.

    Cow's averaging 26 litres on 4kg meal.


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    #5568
    whelan2
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    Say my name wrote: »
    Bringing the last few straglers in for milking.

    20190705-173442.jpg
    (Apologies for pic quality).

    A bit of food for cows and soil there. As well as some soil armour. No fert spread in last round on that field and should need none in this round. Maybe dirty water from collecting yard.

    Cow's averaging 26 litres on 4kg meal.

    What cover was on that when cows went into it?


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    #5569
    Say my name
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    What cover was on that when cows went into it?

    High.

    Don't measure. Just all by eye.
    High. Medium and none.

    A guess. 2400?


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    #5570
    whelan2
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    Say my name wrote: »
    High.

    Don't measure. Just all by eye.
    High. Medium and none.

    A guess. 2400?

    Will they clean it out fully or will you top?


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    #5571
    Say my name
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Will they clean it out fully or will you top?

    No they won't clean it out fully and no topper will be used either.
    I want to try and leave a bit of cover on the soil in case we get a drought.
    I've a feeling they'll have no trouble cleaning it out themselves the next round if I want them to.


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    #5572
    Say my name
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    Cool!

    https://youtu.be/qzCStYVq7Oc


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    #5573
    Limestone Cowboy
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    I think I posted a pic of these 2 before. 2 yearling bullocks that were left over from last year. Were born late and weaned at 3 and a half months old and looked awful all the winter. Can't get over the thrive they have done all the summer.


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    #5574
    CloughCasey1
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    My type of stock. Buy them shook and let time and quality grass bring them on.


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    #5575
    CHOPS01
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    First batch for the factory later in the week hopefully. Humble stock compared to LC !!


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    #5576
    tanko
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    Nothing wrong with them, a fine bunch of cattle.
    What's the average age of them?


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    #5577
    Cavanjack
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    tanko wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with them, a fine bunch of cattle.
    What's the average age of them?

    And have they much meal in them?


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    #5578
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Nice friesian bullock below...
    https://twitter.com/BioBeef/status/1150516946787434496?s=19


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    #5579
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    CHOPS01 wrote: »
    First batch for the factory later in the week hopefully. Humble stock compared to LC !!

    I'd gladly swap for a few whiteheads this evening. Spent 4 hours trying to round up my year and a half heifers and the neighbours bullocks. Another neighbours bull called and bulled one of them today aswell. There's a lot to be said for quiet stock :(


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    #5580
    CHOPS01
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    tanko wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with them, a fine bunch of cattle.
    What's the average age of them?

    28- 29 months. First heading over 30months second week of August.


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    #5581
    CHOPS01
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    Cavanjack wrote: »
    And have they much meal in them?

    Getting 3kg for the last 3 and a half weeks. Have done very well in the last 6/7 weeks like all stock I suppose


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