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

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patsy_mccabe wrote: »

PB heifer and bull.

I really like that heifer.

furandfeather

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

PB heifer and bull.

She's a beaut patsy, real natural muscle to her. She should breed serious bulls.
When's she calving? What weight would she be?

patsy_mccabe

furandfeather wrote: »

She's a beaut patsy, real natural muscle to her. She should breed serious bulls.
When's she calving? What weight would she be?

Thanks, she's lovely and quiet too. Calving late April. About 520Kg now.
Just a little worried that's she's so muscley and ZAG is muscley too.

Genghis Cant

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Thanks, she's lovely and quiet too. Calving late April. About 520Kg now.
Just a little worried that's she's so muscley and ZAG is muscley too.

What age is she calving down at? Lovely heifer she is.

patsy_mccabe

Calving at 23 months.

furandfeather

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Thanks, she's lovely and quiet too. Calving late April. About 520Kg now.
Just a little worried that's she's so muscley and ZAG is muscley too.

Ya she ll take watching alright I'd say. I thought she d be closer to 600 kg, hard to tell from a photo. Best of luck with her.

pedigree 6

A few random pics from this morning on the farm.

Cheilymenia fimicola growing on a dung pat.



The walk back to the yard. Roadway showing how dry it is for the time of year.



Finally close up of hawthorn with berries and ivy growing through the tree.

charolais0153

What age is the bull patsy

patsy_mccabe

charolais0153 wrote: »

What age is the bull patsy

About 14 months.

Wes Palmer Lee

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Heifer is by Sympa. 5 stars for both maternal and terminal within breed.
Bull is by Ardlea Dan. 4 stars replacement, 5 stars terminal within breed.

I've a PB Lim Heifer ready for bulling (I've two in total!)
Can I use your expertise to recommend a straw for her?

patsy_mccabe

Wes Palmer Lee wrote: »

I've a PB Lim Heifer ready for bulling (I've two in total!)
Can I use your expertise to recommend a straw for her?

I've only 4 myself so hardly an expert. What I tend to do is pick a bull that corrects whatever the heifer/cow is lacking in. Say a heifer has a poor docility figure then pick a bull that is very quiet. Fieldson Alfy for example has one of highest docility scores in the breed. If you go to the society sales you'll get a feel for how the different bulls are breeding too.
With a heifer deffo pick an easy calving bull.

tanko

PG had a limited supply of Kaprico Eravelle straws recently. He'd be ideal for a pedigree heifer if you can get them.

tismesoitis

Used Kaprico Eravelle on the pedigree heifers this year can be got from Dessie Dunleavy at world wide sires.

pedigree 6

Few photos from today. Took a trip down to Dunbrody Abbey.

Few dry cows grazing in front of the abbey.








View at the side of the abbey. Wexford Waterford railway line and tidal river in background.


View at the back of the abbey looking towards the river barrow and Great Island powerstation and Glanbia's Belview milk plant behind that.




Final one, view of the abbey from the carpark.

Wes Palmer Lee

Lovely part of the country and great pics of it!

It's a different world up here in the NW that's for sure. Just saw the BBC weather forecast...not a pretty picture for the end of this week.

Wes Palmer Lee

tanko wrote: »

PG had a limited supply of Kaprico Eravelle straws recently. He'd be ideal for a pedigree heifer if you can get them.

That might work, she is out of an FL21 cow and by Castleview Gringo herself.
She's 5* across the board. Her brother is our bull and he's out of WTZ, an absolute cracker bringing topping calves.

pedigree 6

Wes Palmer Lee wrote: »

Lovely part of the country and great pics of it!

It's a different world up here in the NW that's for sure. Just saw the BBC weather forecast...not a pretty picture for the end of this week.

It is Dunbrody Abbey, near Campile in co.Wexford. It was founded by the Cistercians in the 1200's. They picked their site well good land and good access to the sea.

http://www.dunbrodyabbey.com/abbey.htm

Hurling Hereford

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Few of this years heifers enjoying the early sunshine.

http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/eamonn50/media/70CA9E1C-D5C6-4AA6-ABBE-211D1DAB4362_zpsjhwtubwr.jpg.html

(First attempt at using photofuket)


Greysides: I'll give you a hand:



Just copy and paste the 'IMG' link from Photobucket directly into the post. Although I did it on a computer.

Great Photo!

Hurling Hereford

severeoversteer wrote: »

hobson rape sowed 15 days ago on outfarm

Like the first photo

tanko

tismesoitis wrote: »

Used Kaprico Eravelle on the pedigree heifers this year can be got from Dessie Dunleavy at world wide sires.

Don't suppose you have a link to their beef sires, can only find dairy Bulls?

Wes Palmer Lee

Progressive AI man told me this morning that he can get them for me when needed..

Lady Haywire

NooNoo cloned herself
Crossmolina Jupiter heifer calf last night, looks to be nice. Calved herself too.

Wes Palmer Lee

Real nice calf.
I'm a big fan of that type of cow. They cross well with all breeds.

Lady Haywire

Wes Palmer Lee wrote: »

Real nice calf.
I'm a big fan of that type of cow. They cross well with all breeds.

Lol, Just to see for the craic compared to ICBF,


what do you think she has in her ?

The dam that is, plus how many stars.
Guessing game for all :P

blue5000

3 star maternal, 4 star terminal

Put up her tag number and we'll tell you fairly fast.

Lady Haywire

blue5000 wrote: »

3 star maternal, 4 star terminal

Put up her tag number and we'll tell you fairly fast.

Dammit I was just editing that comment to put in her details and I deleted it, can you undelete it Mr Mod :P

patsy_mccabe

rangler1

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

We had a chinese delegation on our farm last year and their guide described one of the delegates enterprise as being like larry goodmans multiplied by ten.
Sure we're only hobby farming here

Bigbird1

Lady Haywire wrote: »

NooNoo cloned herself
Crossmolina Jupiter heifer calf last night, looks to be nice. Calved herself too.

Good calf that seems to have a very good shoulder. What sires did u use on her before this ?

Lady Haywire

blue5000 wrote: »

3 star maternal, 4 star terminal

Put up her tag number and we'll tell you fairly fast.

Fairly on the ball, she's €70 replacement, so just under 4 star. I think she was 4/5 star terminal, they don't show it for females any more.
Was going to get rid of her this year as she has a dodgy joint in her back leg but am going to put her on mats and see if that alleviates the issue.

Bigbird1 wrote: »

Good calf that seems to have a very good shoulder. What sires did u use on her before this ?

Well she's no spring chicken at 10yrs old, had a blue off her last year, this guy here- http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99530469&postcount=663
Had a few nice hairy charolais calves before that, PIO, TZA. She also had some super red blue calves off SFL but he's gone now.