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

Kovu

tanko wrote: »

If you think it's bad here you should see where she came from:D

AH HERE!!! BANNED

darragh_haven

tanko wrote: »

Fair enough, what kind of carcase weights and grades would you be hoping for?

390 to 420kg. Won't be any weight restrictions in Jan. They'll be on 7 or 8kg for the last 3 weeks. We were cut for over fat on the last bunch 3 weeks ago. Once bitten, twice shy

Mac Taylor

tanko wrote: »

A few weans

Tanko, fine looking stock! Are any of them suitable for breeding or what is your plan for them?

tanko

The red ones are off FZF, OZS and HCA so hoping they might be suitable replacements. The CH has been on here before;) so hoping she'll make a cow also.

Mac Taylor

tanko wrote: »

A few weans

tanko wrote: »

The red ones are off FZF, OZS and HCA so hoping they might be suitable replacements. The CH has been on here before;) so hoping she'll make a cow also.

The first good thing to come out of Leitrim so😝

Mac Taylor

Tanko, what's the hca heifer like? Bil put ~8 bf cows in calf to hca for me, wasn't my first choice but there you go.

Limestone Cowboy

Got a bit of company for the sim bull!

tanko

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Tanko, what's the hca heifer like? Bil put ~8 bf cows in calf to hca for me, wasn't my first choice but there you go.

I've used HCA a lot the last few years but I still don't know what to make of him. He's very easy calved on heifers, the calves are grand, leggy but wouldn't be the widest or have a lot of muscle. Have two 3yr old heifers off him calving in the spring. I see from my icbf report that calves off him which I've sold have killed out quite well, some r+ and u grades. He's a safe option on heifers.

mf240

Shh! Were trying to sleep.

just do it

darragh_haven wrote: »

390 to 420kg. Won't be any weight restrictions in Jan. They'll be on 7 or 8kg for the last 3 weeks. We were cut for over fat on the last bunch 3 weeks ago. Once bitten, twice shy

What fat score was over fat?

Genghis Cant

tanko wrote: »

If you think it's bad here you should see where she came from:D

Heard it was rough alright. Dog rough. :-o

I hope she's lucky with ya. She's a smashing heifer with a lot of breeding in her.

darragh_haven

just do it wrote: »

What fat score was over fat?

Of the group of 11, One of the feckers was fat score 5. And four others were 4 or 4+. Never had ones like it before, and my dad questioned the factory like **** about it.
We rekon they had to cut for something as we were getting a good price "for that week"

just do it

darragh_haven wrote: »

Of the group of 11, One of the feckers was fat score 5. And four others were 4 or 4+. Never had ones like it before, and my dad questioned the factory like **** about it.
We rekon they had to cut for something as we were getting a good price "for that week"

So they don't want them any fatter than 3+?

Got caught with a light cow recently - carcase weight around 230kg. Told the price of €3.25 I was quoted was based on a carcase weight of 300kg.

Live and learn - I'll have to be make sure the prices are set in stone before they leave in future.

Base price

just do it wrote: »

Live and learn - I'll have to be make sure the prices are set in stone before they leave in future.

Best of luck to you on that mission

welton john

My first pic!Hca heifer week old off a shx heifer

dh1985

welton john wrote: »

My first pic!Hca heifer week old off a shx heifer.

http://www.img.ie/index.php?module=thumbnail&file=1qcu1.jpg

I am having difficulty opening that. Any one else in the same boat

welton john

think i made a b####x of that

dh1985

welton john wrote: »

think i made a b####x of that

You wouldnt be the first

Kovu

^^^ Best I can do John. Very small image.

You somehow managed to use a url that got us to download the image :pac:

dh1985

welton john wrote: »

My first pic!Hca heifer week old off a shx heifer

Very nice. Is she streching in the photo or is she that well defined already

welton john

dh1985 wrote: »

Very nice. Is she streching in the photo or is she that well defined already

Think the photo flatters her a bit shes handy enough.She'll be bucket fed so should be a nice replacment.

dh1985

welton john wrote: »

Think the photo flatters her a bit shes handy enough.She'll be bucket fed so should be a nice replacment.

Any reason why you will bucket feed her and not on the cow

welton john

dh1985 wrote: »

Any reason why you will bucket feed her and not on the cow

Sorry, she's off a dairy sh x fr. She never kept last year.Sold her today

frazzledhome

https://twitter.com/ckarmi/status/543250552344158208

just do it

Just a nice photo...

Miname

Replacements

Miname

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Muckit

Is there any advantage to mealing them when they are for replacements?

Miname

Muckit wrote: »

Is there any advantage to mealing them when they are for replacements?

The bigger ones wil get meal for another fortnight, im ai'ing some tomorrow and i want to keep them settled. there are some of them only 360-370 kg that will get a kilo a day for the winter and bulled the end of march and theres 2 that will hang round until the end of next year. i wouldnt usualy do this but they have serious eurostars and its a bit of an experiment. basicaly i want to keep them moving.

onyerbikepat

Must remember this, for when I get stuck again;