Many lads have stock out?

endainoz

Just wondering if many of ye have animals out with the reasonably mild weather and good grass growth? I put out ten heifers last week to graze a bit of the meadow before slurry goes out. I'm based in the west. Hopefully they can stay out but I'm aware its still a bit early and bad runs of weather could come yet.

emaherx

endainoz wrote: »

Just wondering if many of ye have animals out with the reasonably mild weather and good grass growth? I put out ten heifers last week to graze a bit of the meadow before slurry goes out. I'm based in the west. Hopefully they can stay out but I'm aware its still a bit early and bad runs of weather could come yet.

I've nearly all out except the bulls that will be sold next week and the last 6 cows to calve.

_Brian

Smaller ones been out all winter with access to slats.

Heavier stock will be in for another few weeks to build grass another bit.

blue5000

Weanlings were out all winter on catch crops and grass, bulls and dry cows still in with calved cows going to grass when they calve.

whelan2

Have 1 suckler cow and her calf out on outfarm milkers out during the day on homefarm

dohc turbo2

I plan to let 10 heiffers out Monday , a few must be genomic tagged so hopefully they stay out . Have the last of last years bulls in and out all winter there happy out , fine shelter outside the shed and they spent most nights out

Who2

I’ve a fair few not long in, but otherwise it’s just cows as they calve. I should have a lot more out but I’m completely disorganized this spring. The first of my slurry is only going out tomorrow.

jfh

Going to let out weanlings the weekend.
Need silage field grazed off for slurry

High bike

Weanlings out on kale and haulage all winter,suckler going out as they calve ,hope they stay out this year not like2018

cacs

I am going to take the plunge this weekend and let 12 Weanlings out. Last year it was may before they got out. I am in the west. I spoke to a farmer today he said if your letting weanlings out the need 1-2 kg/ head of Weanling nuts for week or two while their stomachs adjust. He says the grass is all protein at the minute no sun = no sugar this could run through them and they fall treat to grass tetany. Sounds logical.

charolais0153

cathal irwin wrote: »

I am going to take the plunge this weekend and let 12 Weanlings out. Last year it was may before they got out. I am in the west. I spoke to a farmer today he said if your letting weanlings out the need 1-2 kg/ head of Weanling nuts for week or two while their stomachs adjust. He says the grass is all protein at the minute no sun = no sugar this could run through them and they fall treat to grass tetany. Sounds logical.

Weanlings getting tetany? Unlikely id of thought

I says

All out let the last of them out today

Birdnuts

Lighter stock have been out for the past 2 weeks - lovely to see and it looks like we'll get another week out of yet.

Keep Sluicing

Let most of the stock out last week, about 10 days ago. Had to bring most back in on Tuesday as it was very wet for a few days. Back out again today. Heavy 25% will remain in for another week or 2 till I'm sure of ground conditions

cacs

charolais0153 wrote: »

cathal irwin wrote: »

I am going to take the plunge this weekend and let 12 Weanlings out. Last year it was may before they got out. I am in the west. I spoke to a farmer today he said if your letting weanlings out the need 1-2 kg/ head of Weanling nuts for week or two while their stomachs adjust. He says the grass is all protein at the minute no sun = no sugar this could run through them and they fall treat to grass tetany. Sounds logical.

Weanlings getting tetany? Unlikely id of thought

Yea grass tetany sounds sounds odd alright. I would say nuts for week or so to help the transition to grass. It will be coming out them like power hoses

jimmy G M

Weanlings gone out again today for the second time.... they were let out last thurs but back in again on monday.... in batches of 12 - 15.. we generally don't bother with any nuts once they are out.. hopefully out for good now.

Never had them out as early but then again the year thats in it and only 40 hoggets around this year... loads of grass at the moment.... cows go out onto rougher ground a day or so after they calf... first arrival of the year yesterday.
Roll on a good year, could do with it with all this Brexit uncertainty. North East Galway area.

endainoz

They'll be out for this week anyway, long range forecast a lot of rain in the West towards the end of the week so will keep a close eye on it. Have some calved cows to go out too but might wait for the spell of rain to pass.

wrangler

jimmy G M wrote: »

Weanlings gone out again today for the second time.... they were let out last thurs but back in again on monday.... in batches of 12 - 15.. we generally don't bother with any nuts once they are out.. hopefully out for good now.

Never had them out as early but then again the year thats in it and only 40 hoggets around this year... loads of grass at the moment.... cows go out onto rougher ground a day or so after they calf... first arrival of the year yesterday.
Roll on a good year, could do with it with all this Brexit uncertainty. North East Galway area.

My land is being grazed off at the moment to get slurry on it, stock was taken off first of Dec, reseeded 30 years ago so no flashy grasseed mixtures.
I see the track of a trailing shoe this morning so they must be trying one,
Seems to be the only way to go now, they have derogation so was wondering is trailing shoe compulsory now in derogation

Bass Reeves

Have 9 out intend to let another 18-20 off this week. That will be about 50% of stock out. Expect to have everything out by mid March. Most of the first cattle off will be over 500 kgs. Lighter cattle are the last let off as they will take longer to finish

Mooooo

wrangler wrote: »

My land is being grazed off at the moment to get slurry on it, stock was taken off first of Dec, reseeded 30 years ago so no flashy grasseed mixtures.
I see the track of a trailing shoe this morning so they must be trying one,
Seems to be the only way to go now, they have derogation so was wondering is trailing shoe compulsory now in derogation

Only after June 15, ok before it. Wouldn't want to spoil the bbqs like

Muckit

wrangler wrote: »

My land is being grazed off at the moment to get slurry on it, stock was taken off first of Dec, reseeded 30 years ago so no flashy grasseed mixtures.
I see the track of a trailing shoe this morning so they must be trying one,
Seems to be the only way to go now, they have derogation so was wondering is trailing shoe compulsory now in derogation

Trailing shoe is a great job in that you don't have to wait to graze off and there's feck all smell. Also if done with hose, feck all compaction.

Muckit

We'll wait til St. Paddy day and assess the situation then

cacs

Let 11 bullocks out would love to empty the shed. Have the courage to let cows and calf’s out

squinn2912

Still a bit cold at night to let them out here. It’ll be mid March I think.

Mooooo

All maidens going out this week. Milkers out full-time only dry cow's and freshly calved inside.

older by the day

I know calender farming is a pain in the ass. But a look at the calender now and again does no harm

patsy_mccabe

Tis still February lads. Tempted to let a few lighter ones off myself.

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Tis still February lads. Tempted to let a few lighter ones off myself.

Only for another 2 days though.
We've more/better quality grass in some places now than we had for most of last summer.

If the end of March/ beginning of April is a washout then it will be easy to bring some in and still have feeding.

Keep Sluicing

The whole lot were shown the door. All out. Heavy 30% will come back in if we get high rainfall

Aravo

Only slurry out here last few days. Great to have it done in such fantastic conditions. This time last year was pure misery trying to get things done.

feartuath

14 weanlings heifers out since last Friday.
Would have more out but for the day job as i only see them by torch light morning and evening.

Genghis Cant

I have light heifers ~300kgs out on grass . They're getting 2.5lb crunch / head/ day.
I have enough crunch here till next Tuesday.
They'll be going out to a nice cover of grass at the weekend.
Should I cut them off then or continue for another while?

Zeebsisgone654

Calved cows every day since the 9th February, was hoping to let a few out tonight but the weather has scuppered that , let them in at 2 today

liosnagceann75

Calved cows out by day the last few days. They'll going to be housed again. Heavy rain now. Ground was soft as it was. Felt sorry for the cows with the mild temperatures this week but im paying for it in the milking parlor. The grass is flowing through them

Say my name

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I have light heifers ~300kgs out on grass . They're getting 2.5lb crunch / head/ day.
I have enough crunch here till next Tuesday.
They'll be going out to a nice cover of grass at the weekend.
Should I cut them off then or continue for another while?

It depends on how much grass you have and shelter if you have it etc, etc in bad weather and wet grass.
Grass now "should" have a feeding value greater than meal.

charolais0153

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I have light heifers ~300kgs out on grass . They're getting 2.5lb crunch / head/ day.
I have enough crunch here till next Tuesday.
They'll be going out to a nice cover of grass at the weekend.
Should I cut them off then or continue for another while?

Id cut them. Theyll only be waiting for you at gaps to feed them

Who2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I have light heifers ~300kgs out on grass . They're getting 2.5lb crunch / head/ day.
I have enough crunch here till next Tuesday.
They'll be going out to a nice cover of grass at the weekend.
Should I cut them off then or continue for another while?

im planning on trying a bit of an experiment this year with my heifers. ive 22 similar sized ones and im going to throw them 1 kg a day all year to see how they go on. last years batch got nothing but grass all year and did feck all the whole summer.

Keep Sluicing

Constant rain all day today. All bar the lightest 16 bullocks were re-housed this morning

Grueller

Who2 wrote: »

im planning on trying a bit of an experiment this year with my heifers. ive 22 similar sized ones and im going to throw them 1 kg a day all year to see how they go on. last years batch got nothing but grass all year and did feck all the whole summer.

Couldn't compare like that on last summer here as they only had dust or meal. They were the choices.

cacs

I let cattle out last weekend. I can not compare how well the are doing versus what is let in the shed. We never let cattle out early here. Last year it was May Day. Looking back now it’s crazy

Mooooo

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I have light heifers ~300kgs out on grass . They're getting 2.5lb crunch / head/ day.
I have enough crunch here till next Tuesday.
They'll be going out to a nice cover of grass at the weekend.
Should I cut them off then or continue for another while?

Only time I give heifers ration is to get an used to coming into the yard for ai. Keep good grass in front of them and they should do fine. If the weather turns v bad fair enough

jimmy G M

Mooooo wrote: »

Only time I give heifers ration is to get an used to coming into the yard for ai. Keep good grass in front of them and they should do fine. If the weather turns v bad fair enough

An inch if rain forecast for around here between today and tomorrow. I think we may bring some batches back in later on. They will follow a bag so not so bad.

No meal here once they go out but maybe once a week go out with a few nuts in the bottom of a bag and lead em for bit... makes it very handy if they will follow a bag for moving, gathering em over the year.

wrangler

jimmy G M wrote: »

An inch if rain forecast for around here between today and tomorrow. I think we may bring some batches back in later on. They will follow a bag so not so bad.

No meal here once they go out but maybe once a week go out with a few nuts in the bottom of a bag and lead em for bit... makes it very handy if they will follow a bag for moving, gathering em over the year.

I was at a farm walk yesterday morning, 20 300kg cattle out on 20 acres, it really looked well yesterday morning ......but it has rained ever since.
Be interesting to see the management from now on.
The Project is called ''grass on the bypass'', it's beside the Tullamore bypass so it's very transparent.... the owner would say it as it is anyway, no BS

jimmy G M

wrangler wrote: »

I was at a farm walk yesterday morning, 20 300kg cattle out on 20 acres, it really looked well yesterday morning ......but it has rained ever since.
Be interesting to see the management from now on.
The Project is called ''grass on the bypass'', it's beside the Tullamore bypass so it's very transparent.... the owner would say it as it is anyway, no BS

Has he the 20 roaming over the full 20 acres wrangler? We have some out here that sort of ratio and then others out on paddock type system but not as intense as summer, to reduce poaching.

wrangler

jimmy G M wrote: »

Has he the 20 roaming over the full 20 acres wrangler? We have some out here that sort of ratio and then others out on paddock type system but not as intense as summer, to reduce poaching.

It's paddocks, a farmer is doing it for teagasc, a demonstration farm, they're hoping to have sixty on it by the fifteenth of april.
He started closing at the end of October, so there's a lot of grass on some of the paddocks

Muckit

All it will demonstrate is that you can carry big numbers on good land. But sure we knew that already!!

I says

wrangler wrote: »

It's paddocks, a farmer is doing it for teagasc, a demonstration farm, they're hoping to have sixty on it by the fifteenth of april.
He started closing at the end of October, so there's a lot of grass on some of the paddocks

See it alright grand set up,the suckler fella next door wouldnt be into that sorta crack :):)

charolais0153

wrangler wrote: »

It's paddocks, a farmer is doing it for teagasc, a demonstration farm, they're hoping to have sixty on it by the fifteenth of april.
He started closing at the end of October, so there's a lot of grass on some of the paddocks

What kind of cattle? Little aax heifers?

wrangler

charolais0153 wrote: »

What kind of cattle? Little aax heifers?

Yea

I says

Out in the snow not a bother on them 2ac paddock a bit poached I’ll either harrow or roll it in a few weeks.

Grueller

Not any more. Had 25 cows and their Autumn calves out but brought them in an hour ago. They are fair happy to come in.