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

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    #2252
    Kovu
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    Ah sure give it a show, bit of fun for you! If he's off a limo cow invest in some black soap, take the red sheen off him when it comes up with sun :)


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    #2253
    RobinBanks
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    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Wbh bull calf
    He is very correct. Is he good enough for a local show.

    Great calf. What sort of cow is he out of? Tall or low cow? I haven't used him but might try him.

    Allot of those show calves are e-grade. Not sure if yours is in that category. Might be a better calf for fatstock show latter in year.


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    #2254
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Great calf. What sort of cow is he out of? Tall or low cow? I haven't used him but might try him.

    Allot of those show calves are e-grade. Not sure if yours is in that category. Might be a better calf for fatstock show latter in year.

    Tall red cow (tanko I think)


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    #2255
    RobinBanks
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    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Tall red cow (tanko I think)

    Cheers, Good to know. He will be some calf next back end. Best of luck with him and at the shows if you go


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    #2256
    sonnybill
    Registered Users Posts: 961 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    Capone heifer calf this morning

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    #2257
    Limestone Cowboy
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    Big stretch! 8472506A-E9BD-431F-9821-F926A4CFDE76_zpsqoatqept.jpg


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    #2258
    Parishlad
    Registered Users Posts: 879 ✭✭✭Parishlad


    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Big stretch! 8472506A-E9BD-431F-9821-F926A4CFDE76_zpsqoatqept.jpg

    Nice fine day back west!! Some legs on that calf!! :)


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    #2259
    patsy_mccabe
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Big stretch! 8472506A-E9BD-431F-9821-F926A4CFDE76_zpsqoatqept.jpg

    I was doing a local community thing recently and I was put in charge of getting some big stones to protect something on the side of the road. Natural stones that looked like they weren't put there. :cool: It took me a while before I could find some.

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



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    #2260
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,531 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Parishlad wrote: »
    Nice fine day back west!! Some legs on that calf!! :)

    Ah she's a handy enough little thing but she was the one that was posing. Cracker of a day so far but a few black clouds starting to pass over now.


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    #2261
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,531 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    I was doing a local community thing recently and I was put in charge of getting some big stones to protect something on the side of the road. Natural stones that looked like they weren't put there. :cool: It took me a while before I could find some.

    Head North and you'll find plenty!


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    #2262
    tanko
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    Last nights arrival, ZCH bull.


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    #2263
    TPF2012
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    Any difficult with zch calving wise?


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    #2264
    tanko
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    TPF2012 wrote: »
    Any difficult with zch calving wise?

    That's her 6th calf, she was trying to calve it herself for about an hour and wasn't making progress so i put her in the calving gate and pulled him just using ropes, didn't have to put the Jack on her. He had some fluid in his lungs so I was glad I didn't leave her any longer.
    The cow is far too fat which is my fault but in saying that I'd be careful which cows I'd put ZCH on, that's the only calf I'll have off him this year and he's a fair bit harder calved than ZAG I reckon.
    70% bulls here so far this year, so much for breeding a few replacements, all alive tho which is the main thing.


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    #2265
    bogman_bass
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    Well that was a new one. Had a very lame cow so I brought her home and lifted her foot and found a bone between her claws. Any ideas what it's off?


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    #2266
    High bike
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    tanko wrote: »
    Last nights arrival, ZCH bull.
    smasher of a calf,the front legs are under a bit of pressure😀


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    #2267
    I said
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭I said


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    Well that was a new one. Had a very lame cow so I brought her home and lifted her foot and found a bone between her claws. Any ideas what it's off?

    Lord Lucan


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    #2268
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,267 ✭✭✭tanko


    High bike wrote: »
    smasher of a calf,the front legs are under a bit of pressure😀

    They were a bit bendy alright but they're improved today.


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    #2269
    pedigree 6
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    Doing a bit of fencing today and not sure where to put these.
    So put them in here under general farming photo.
    Still have to put barbed wire on top.

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    #2270
    Kovu
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    I don't know if I'm more envious of the fencing or the lovely, flat, rush-free field!


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    #2271
    pedigree 6
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    Kovu wrote: »
    I don't know if I'm more envious of the fencing or the lovely, flat, rush-free field!
    The fencing is there to keep sheep out but it'll benefit me as well.
    There used to be rushes at the bottom of the field.;)
    And envy will get you nowhere.:D


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    #2272
    Username John
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    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Doing a bit of fencing today and not sure where to put these.
    So put them in here under general farming photo.
    Still have to put barbed wire on top.

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    How does the piece of iron to hold wire work?
    Just two bits of angle iron?
    Do you screw em together a bit hen or what?


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    #2273
    Muckit
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    Kovu wrote: »
    I don't know if I'm more envious of the fencing or the lovely, flat, rush-free field!

    That's what you'd call stockproof fencing to! ;)


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    #2274
    Kovu
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    Muckit wrote: »
    That's what you'd call stockproof fencing to! ;)

    We had stockproof fencing.....until one cow decided to eat all the available tasty bits in between. Nice way to tighten the wire too, still the old crowbar in use here.


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    #2275
    pedigree 6
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    Username John wrote: »
    How does the piece of iron to hold wire work?
    Just two bits of angle iron?
    Do you screw em together a bit hen or what?

    Ye two 50mm angle iron bolted together and wire between.


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    #2276
    golodge
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    Had a nice day yesterday. Twin bull calves were born in the morning and a heifer calf in the evening. Twins are both strong and cow loves them.
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    #2277
    pedigree 6
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    Putting up the barbed wire and then the fence finished today.


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    #2278
    Muckit
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    Thats some top notch fencing right there. You have a great set of pullers there. You probably pull a great length with it.

    Do you prefer this puller to say something like a hayes one with a clamp?


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    #2279
    pedigree 6
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    Muckit wrote: »
    Thats some top notch fencing right there. You have a great set of pullers there. You probably pull a great length with it.

    Do you prefer this puller to say something like a hayes one with a clamp?
    Yea it'll pull a great length alright.
    Was pulling the barbed wire today and dad said be careful you don't snap the wire. Frightened the life out of me.

    I don't have any experience with pullers this was my first time using sheep and barbed wire for fencing. The man where I got the stakes suggested making the clamps with angle iron and then my uncle had the braked engine winch thing.
    Works very well.


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    #2280
    sonnybill
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    Heifer calf LZF out of 2nd HE X FR HO calver


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    #2281
    orm0nd
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    pedigree 6 wrote: »
    Yea it'll pull a great length alright.
    Was pulling the barbed wire today and dad said be careful you don't snap the wire. Frightened the life out of me.

    I don't have any experience with pullers this was my first time using sheep and barbed wire for fencing. The man where I got the stakes suggested making the clamps with angle iron and then my uncle had the braked engine winch thing.
    Works very well.

    an uncle of mine (now deceased) worked as farm manager on a large estate

    they were erecting that light high tensile barbed wire, I don't know if it's available any more

    the wire snapped & wrapped around his chest, being the summer time all he had on was a light short sleeved shirt

    they cut the wire and took him to a&e on his hands & knees in the back of a van


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