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

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    #1172
    893bet
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    Nice little lady from Saturday morning. Had to get vet though for first time in last 4 years!


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    #1173
    Base price
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    893bet wrote: »
    Nice little lady from Saturday morning. Had to get vet though for first time in last 4 years!
    She is a lovely heifer and the type that I would go for.
    Best of luck with her.


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    #1174
    Limestone Cowboy
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    Was watching this 2yo heifer for the last week waiting for her to calve. Checked her at 3 this morning and again at 6 and didn't think she had a notion, looked again at half 8 and she had calved and was as good as sucked out. Pity they aren't all as simple!


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    #1175
    Reggie.
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    Our little arrival yesterday


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    #1176
    Kovu
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Our little arrival yesterday

    Nice colouring! Off the imports or did he keep them on after the trouble last year?


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    #1177
    Reggie.
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    Kovu wrote: »
    Nice colouring! Off the imports or did he keep them on after the trouble last year?

    Same situation as last year. Same cows and bull. Looks like trouble again this year. Had to fight to get this one out


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    #1178
    Kovu
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    Damn, hope they work out ok for ye.


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    #1179
    Seaba
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    Funny how different cow and bull combinations bring different results.
    After the monster Charlaois calf we had a few days ago, which died, this BBx cow (DEP) has more muscle than the previous cow, the bull (LGL) on paper has more muscle also, yet this heifer calf is closer to a greyhound that a calf!
    Obviously delighted she is alive but the difference in the two calves is staggering.


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    #1180
    Kovu
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    Without going back to look at the other photo, wasn't the other cow a lot stronger boned and 'stouter' so to speak? Would lead me to believe the calf would (and did!) follow suit. As has been said often times, you can bend muscle when the calf is coming out but there's no chance in hell of bending bone!


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    #1181
    Mad4simmental
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Same situation as last year. Same cows and bull. Looks like trouble again this year. Had to fight to get this one out

    No exit room or to lazy to calve Reggie?


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    #1182
    Seaba
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    Kovu wrote: »
    Without going back to look at the other photo, wasn't the other cow a lot stronger boned and 'stouter' so to speak? Would lead me to believe the calf would (and did!) follow suit. As has been said often times, you can bend muscle when the calf is coming out but there's no chance in hell of bending bone!

    Ya, the picture of the other cow made her look very well, and she is a good cow. The picture of this cow doesn't make her look as good as she is. This cow has more muscle but a different body shape I suppose. You would expect a lot better calf out of a muscular bull. But then again I heard LGL is a bit hit and miss.


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    #1183
    Mac Taylor
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Was watching this 2yo heifer for the last week waiting for her to calve. Checked her at 3 this morning and again at 6 and didn't think she had a notion, looked again at half 8 and she had calved and was as good as sucked out. Pity they aren't all as simple!

    Limestone, lovely outfit! What's the heifers breeding?


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    #1184
    Kovu
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    Seaba wrote: »
    Ya, the picture of the other cow made her look very well, and she is a good cow. The picture of this cow doesn't make her look as good as she is. This cow has more muscle but a different body shape I suppose. You would expect a lot better calf out of a muscular bull. But then again I heard LGL is a bit hit and miss.

    Oh I'm not dissing that second cow in any way, she looks a nice long cow and I bet she'll put some of that muscle through to the calf. They're just two totally different animals, chalk and cheese. Have heard the same reports about LGL as well, think it was here actually! Never used him as our AI doesn't carry him.


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    #1185
    Seaba
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    Kovu wrote: »
    Oh I'm not dissing that second cow in any way, she looks a nice long cow and I bet she'll put some of that muscle through to the calf. They're just two totally different animals, chalk and cheese. Have heard the same reports about LGL as well, think it was here actually! Never used him as our AI doesn't carry him.

    Oh I know you weren't slagging off my Bluebell - kids named her that! They are different animals shape wise. Just surprised by the huge variation in calfs between two good cows and 2 good Charlaois bulls.


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    #1186
    _Brian
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    Just wanted to say I'm loving the photos of the calves.. Great looking stock there folks !!


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    #1187
    Limestone Cowboy
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    Mac Taylor wrote: »
    Limestone, lovely outfit! What's the heifers breeding?

    She's out of our old limo stockbull and a black whitehead cow, she made a huge stock for a heifer before she calved. She's a bit plainish herself but hoping she'll breed well, she should too...in theory :rolleyes: if only breeding was an exact science.


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    #1188
    Reggie.
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    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    No exit room or to lazy to calve Reggie?

    Was on duty when it happened so couldn't tell ya. FIL only said it was an awful job


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    #1189
    Miname
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    Seaba wrote: »
    Ya, the picture of the other cow made her look very well, and she is a good cow. The picture of this cow doesn't make her look as good as she is. This cow has more muscle but a different body shape I suppose. You would expect a lot better calf out of a muscular bull. But then again I heard LGL is a bit hit and miss.

    I've cows here that have thrown different types of calves to the same bull over the years . It's just whatever way the genes click. There's a friend that does a lot of embryo transfer. He showed me six heifers one day an said what do you think. There was one exceptional heifer that was miles ahead of the rest and they ranged back to a very poor one. He then told me they were all born the same day to the same cow and same bull. There were so many different traits within these animals it was impossible to believe.


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    #1190
    Kovu
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    Miname wrote: »
    I've cows here that have thrown different types of calves to the same bull over the years . It's just whatever way the genes click. There's a friend that does a lot of embryo transfer. He showed me six heifers one day an said what do you think. There was one exceptional heifer that was miles ahead of the rest and they ranged back to a very poor one. He then told me they were all born the same day to the same cow and same bull. There were so many different traits within these animals it was impossible to believe.

    I suppose you could say the same for humans.
    While my brother and I look alike, he clearly got the short straw looks wise. My beard and 'tache are much nicer than his :D


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    #1191
    Miname
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    I'm picturing a hairy faced, tattooed redhead with wellies and a baseball cap waving their arms round gangster style while dissing cows in a field of rushes somewhere in Leitrim. Ps and she's just after ripping the heart out of some poor Angus heifer.


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    #1192
    Kovu
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    Miname wrote: »
    I'm picturing a hairy faced, tattooed redhead with wellies and a baseball cap waving their arms round gangster style while dissing cows in a field of rushes somewhere in Leitrim. Ps and she's just after ripping the heart out of some poor Angus heifer.

    Ehhhhh..........I'd love to say you're wrong but it's close enough :o


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    #1193
    Muckit
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    Yum yums time


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    #1194
    Kovu
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    I'll take the one with the star, third from the right. To be delivered by my birthday for being a lovely girl :D


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    #1195
    RobinBanks
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Yum yums time

    Lovely heifers muckit in great order


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    #1196
    I said
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Yum yums time

    Nice


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    #1197
    Parishlad
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Yum yums time

    Fine stock there Muckit!


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    #1198
    on the river
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    Their in great condition Muckit!


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    #1199
    AP2014
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Yum yums time


    Super stock Muckit. Fair play! What ages are they? Weight would you say?


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    #1200
    Muckit
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    Has anyone else noticed the white CH a harder animal to finish? They need plenty of time. Now that one one in the photo ain't up to much anyways. She'II never grow frame like the others. I thought the golden CH X LM were a good animal but now thinking CH X SIM are a step ahead.


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    #1201
    Muckit
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    AP2014 wrote: »
    Super stock Muckit. Fair play! What ages are they? Weight would you say?

    Not being smart but they are a mix of ages and weights. Some of the best ones there are only 24mths and up on 650kg I would say. The wh ch could be 530-540kg and 28mths. Just goes to show.


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