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

whelan2

Miname wrote: »

16. I reckon my drink was spiked

feck, did you buy local? what age are they?

Bullocks

Miname wrote: »

16. I reckon my drink was spiked

I knew you would forget about a trailer and fill the van with livestock. You might never buy a continental again

High bike

Miname wrote: »

16. I reckon my drink was spiked

if you bought at the right price they could leave as much profit as continentals,

Reggie.

Miname wrote: »

Went to buy a calf and came home with these. I still have my hands on my head going what have I done.

Ya got all them for the price of one calf...... now there's the deal of the year

Miname

Reggie. wrote: »

Ya got all them for the price of one calf...... now there's the deal of the year

The price of an average weanling

Reggie.

Miname wrote: »

The price of an average weanling

Nice....

CloughCasey1

Miname wrote: »

16. I reckon my drink was spiked

Fair play. What age are they?

Miname

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Fair play. What age are they?

From a week to six weeks.

sonnybill

First 4 sucklers away to grass

Miname

sonnybill wrote: »

First 4 sucklers away to grass

I was over across from there during the summer doing a bit of climbing. Lovely spot around you if I at the right place.

sonnybill

Miname wrote: »

I was over across from there during the summer doing a bit of climbing. Lovely spot around you if I at the right place.

Could be - PM sent

tanko

Pirate x Black White head cow, Fiston bull and heifer arrived today.

dh1985

tanko wrote: »

Pirate x Black White head cow, Fiston bull and heifer arrived today.

Bull looks to have good width.

tanko

dh1985 wrote: »

Bull looks to have good width.

Yeah, they should make nice calves hopefully. Very easy calved anyway, Ai'ed June 11th so a short gestation. She had twin On-Dit Bulls this day last year so she's really doing the business.

dh1985

tanko wrote: »

Yeah, they should make nice calves hopefully. Very easy calved anyway, Ai'ed June 11th so a short gestation. She had twin On-Dit Bulls this day last year so she's really doing the business.

She definitely is. A real money maker! Was she fit to feed both calves last year. Have a couple of sets of twins this year that the cows won't be fit to feed both when they get big enough. Not sure what's the best course of action is.
I suppose the fact it's twins shortens the gestation a bit too. Hope there lucky

Kovu

tanko wrote: »

Pirate x Black White head cow, Fiston bull and heifer arrived today.

How'd she fit both of those in? :eek: You'd be happy with just the bull judging by that lump of a neck he appears to have!

tanko

I always sell one twin at about six weeks old, I think one calf is enough for a cow to be feeding and go back in calf quickly. She had these lads last year, sold the grey lad for €500 that day, squeezed the red lad and will sell him in August.

annubis

Young pb calf by Mullary intrepid. Not a great shot but think she will be a good one yet

Bullocks

tanko wrote: »

I always sell one twin at about six weeks old, I think one calf is enough for a cow to be feeding and go back in calf quickly. She had these lads last year, sold the grey lad for €500 that day, squeezed the red lad and will sell him in August.

Does the cow do much bawling when you take one lad away at 6 weeks or is she just happy with one less sucking her

tanko

Bullocks wrote: »

Does the cow do much bawling when you take one lad away at 6 weeks or is she just happy with one less sucking her

They might be a bit annoyed for a day or so but nothing major.

Kovu

Got the replacements out today. L-R- CWI/Virginia Andy/KJB



And the very rare white redhead :pac:

ganmo

Have you been messing with hair dye again? : D

Kovu

ganmo wrote: »

Have you been messing with hair dye again? : D

She found the pile of ashes :pac:

Limestone Cowboy

A few yearling replacement heifers. Impossible to get a right picture of them cause they keep walking around after me.

Miname

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

A few yearling replacement heifers. Impossible to get a right picture of them cause they keep walking around after me.

When will you have to shear them heifers?

limo_100

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

A few yearling replacement heifers. Impossible to get a right picture of them cause they keep walking around after me.

What weight and age are them heifer limestone?? There a lovely even batch when you going to bull them??

Muckit

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

A few yearling replacement heifers. Impossible to get a right picture of them....

A lovely even bunch of quality heifers. Ye can breed them LC. Hon da banner!! ☺

rushvalley

Ckh bull born yesterday morning

Limestone Cowboy

limo_100 wrote: »

What weight and age are them heifer limestone?? There a lovely even batch when you going to bull them??

All just 11-12 months at the moment. I have ten there and was going to keep the 6 best of them. The ones I was going to keep are between 390-430kg at the moment I'd be guessing. Two handier ones around 350kg and two heavier ones I don't really like. I'll bull them the end of June and hoping for around the middle of April at calving. Tis time enough for springers around here.

Limestone Cowboy

Miname wrote: »

When will you have to shear them heifers?

A few weeks of weather like today and they'll shear themselves