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

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    #1292
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,450 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Kovu wrote: »
    Illegal ;)
    Would you like a wing? There's one of those left too.....

    Ah I'll turn your foot into a keyring, dry it out and you can live on in my handbag!

    :mad:


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    #1293
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    Kovu wrote: »
    Ah no, have full respect as they're beautiful creatures when you manage to get a glimpse of them. Had a family of three reared here last summer and they've lost the shyness associated with the breed so we see them a lot.

    Pine martens are a thousand times better than mink anyway!

    Beautiful creatures indeed.
    You being a Cat woman should like them. Cat crainn.
    Amazing reproduction cycle too. Delayed implantation.


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    #1294
    Reggie.
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    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    Beautiful creatures indeed.
    You being a Cat woman should like them. Cat crainn.
    Amazing reproduction cycle too. Delayed implantation.

    How you mean


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    #1295
    Kovu
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    How you mean

    Their breeding season is late summer but the fertilised egg remains dormant to spring. Correct me if I'm wrong on that Genghis.


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    #1296
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    Kovu wrote: »
    Their breeding season is late summer but the fertilised egg remains dormant to spring. Correct me if I'm wrong on that Genghis.

    That's about it alright. Mate in summer but egg not implanted until the following Jan, young born about this time of the year with the best of the year ahead of them to give them the best chance of survival.
    Badgers and Otters are the same. It's a clever evolutionary strategy.


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    #1297
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,450 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    That's about it alright. Mate in summer but egg not implanted until the following Jan, young born about this time of the year with the best of the year ahead of them to give them the best chance of survival.
    Badgers and Otters are the same. It's a clever evolutionary strategy.

    That's the job alright


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    #1298
    ganmo
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    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    That's about it alright. Mate in summer but egg not implanted until the following Jan, young born about this time of the year with the best of the year ahead of them to give them the best chance of survival.
    Badgers and Otters are the same. It's a clever evolutionary strategy.

    take a look at kangroos repo cycle, they can pause the development of a foetus at different stages


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    #1299
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    ganmo wrote: »
    take a look at kangroos repo cycle, they can pause the development of a foetus at different stages

    Yeah, an odd one alright. From memory, pregnant, one attached in the pouch, and suckling another.
    Still though, they're rare in Offaly :-)


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    #1300
    ganmo
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    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    Yeah, an odd one alright. From memory, pregnant, one attached in the pouch, and suckling another.
    Still though, they're rare in Offaly :-)

    is there any in ireland?
    maybe down in fota


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    #1301
    Reggie.
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    ganmo wrote: »
    is there any in ireland?
    maybe down in fota

    Dublin zoo


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    #1302
    ganmo
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Dublin zoo

    not the last time i was there


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    #1303
    Reggie.
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    ganmo wrote: »
    not the last time i was there

    Really. Been a while since I was there but they had them alright. Them dubs would eat anything :D


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    #1304
    ganmo
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Really. Been a while since I was there but they had them alright. Them dubs would eat anything :D

    as long as its between 2 slices of bread


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    #1305
    Kovu
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    There's wallabies in Fota, don't think there were any proper Skippy's. Tasty though :)


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    #1306
    tanko
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    There was kangaroo on the menu in the Derragarra inn in Butlersbridge a while back, didn't try it tho.


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    #1307
    Reggie.
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    tanko wrote: »
    There was kangaroo on the menu in the Derragarra inn in Butlersbridge a while back, didn't try it tho.

    That's where they must have went to


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    #1308
    Genghis Cant
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    Kovu wrote: »
    There's wallabies in Fota, don't think there were any proper Skippy's. Tasty though :)

    There's wallabies on Lambay Island off Dublin too.


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    #1309
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    Cow in one field calf in the other - no bother to this lady

    photo_zps21839e13.jpg

    photo_zps7b79cd4e.jpg


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    #1310
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,531 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Had this lump last night, cow calved herself but the calf had enough of it got all the same, head is a bit swollen. Some calf though, had an awful job to lift him.


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    #1311
    High bike
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Had this lump last night, cow calved herself but the calf had enough of it got all the same, head is a bit swollen. Some calf though, had an awful job to lift him.
    Some lump all rite:)


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    #1312
    tanko
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    What's the breeding of your bull LC?


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    #1313
    Limestone Cowboy
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    tanko wrote: »
    What's the breeding of your bull LC?

    Ionesco x fieldson alfy, all the calves were coming grand and handy up to this lad, they shape up then after a few weeks. Could do with a bit more growth overall but plenty of shape and muscle in them along with being fairly quiet for lims.


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    #1314
    Farmer Pudsey
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Had this lump last night, cow calved herself but the calf had enough of it got all the same, head is a bit swollen. Some calf though, had an awful job to lift him.

    Reminds me of a story about a doctor that 60 years ago used to go out to deliver baby for one particular family. They used to be a bit of the heavy side 11-12lbs weight. When the baby would be delivered saftely the ould doctor would say ''Rashers and sausages for this one mam'' and then he weigh the baby.

    However after the delivery of one male child doctor turned to the mother in the bed and said ''you can put the school bag on this lad''. He then proceeded to weight the lump he was just shy of 14lbs weight or so the story goes.


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    #1315
    Reggie.
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    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    Reminds me of a story about a doctor that 60 years ago used to go out to deliver baby for one particular family. They used to be a bit of the heavy side 11-12lbs weight. When the baby would be delivered saftely the ould doctor would say ''Rashers and sausages for this one mam'' and then he weigh the baby.

    However after the delivery of one male child doctor turned to the mother in the bed and said ''you can put the school bag on this lad''. He then proceeded to weight the lump he was just shy of 14lbs weight or so the story goes.

    God bless the poor woman


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    #1316
    AntrimGlens
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    Bodacious wrote: »
    Cow in one field calf in the other - no bother to this lady

    photo_zps21839e13.jpg

    photo_zps7b79cd4e.jpg

    Is that a slatted castle or straw bedded castle you keep them in there Bod?


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    #1317
    Bullocks
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    Bodacious wrote: »
    Cow in one field calf in the other - no bother to this lady

    photo_zps21839e13.jpg

    photo_zps7b79cd4e.jpg

    You will have fun weaning that pair !


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    #1318
    Limestone Cowboy
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    The intensive care unit for the night, damn you crypto!


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    #1319
    Reggie.
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    The intensive care unit for the night, damn you crypto!

    Long night ahead


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    #1320
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,531 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Long night ahead

    I have my bit done now. Brought her to the vet this morning and she tested a sample and it came up as crypto. Dripped her then and she gave me another drip to give to her this evening. Tubed 2lts with effydral tablets and a few spoons of glucose into her aswell and she has picked up an awful lot. Couldn't stand this morning and she stood up and sucked my finger there a half an hour ago. Hopefully she's on the right side of it now. Calve almost all of them outside but had this lady and a few more in the shed for a few days around calving and any that were inside have got a bad enough dose of scour. No more calves going in there this year if I can avoid it!!


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    #1321
    High bike
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    I have my bit done now. Brought her to the vet this morning and she tested a sample and it came up as crypto. Dripped her then and she gave me another drip to give to her this evening. Tubed 2lts with effydral tablets and a few spoons of glucose into her aswell and she has picked up an awful lot. Couldn't stand this morning and she stood up and sucked my finger there a half an hour ago. Hopefully she's on the right side of it now. Calve almost all of them outside but had this lady and a few more in the shed for a few days around calving and any that were inside have got a bad enough dose of scour. No more calves going in there this year if I can avoid it!!
    your right there,much healthier outside if the weather is ok,hopefully she's ok


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