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anyone got their cattle in yet?

  • 07-10-2014 08:02AM
    #1
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,506 ✭✭✭✭


    we dont, have a load of grass yet but if it rains alot the fresh cows will be in. Normally in at night here around 10th october


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  • #2
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,846 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Great bank of late grass this season. Combined with dry ground conditions it's making for good late grazing, even on heavy ground.
    Cattle were up munching this morning and tey were happy out. Big old hedge to lie under at night.


  • #3
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Gonna try and leave mine out all winter if I can


  • #4
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    They'd be sucks though, right?


  • #5
    larrymiller
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Gonna try and leave mine out all winter if I can

    Would the ground not be gone to ****e by spring?


  • #6
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Best spot for them reggie!


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  • #7
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Muckit wrote: »
    They'd be sucks though, right?

    Yeah. 6 Calves around 10 months old. They would be on about 20 acres. Free range


  • #8
    ellewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭ellewood


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Yeah. 6 Calves around 10 months old. They would be on about 20 acres. Free range

    No derogation needed for that stocking rate Reggie:D


  • #9
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    ellewood wrote: »
    No derogation needed for that stocking rate Reggie:D

    I should hope not


  • #10
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    Reggie. wrote: »
    I should hope not

    New shed is nearly finished here and I'm considering leaving the weanlings out till Christmas anyway. I've a serious cover here that by Teagasc standards I should be mowing.


  • #11
    larrymiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    Miname wrote: »
    New shed is nearly finished here and I'm considering leaving the weanlings out till Christmas anyway. I've a serious cover here that by Teagasc standards I should be mowing.

    Silage done here few days ago


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  • #12
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    larrymiller wrote: »
    Silage done here few days ago

    That was lateish


  • #13
    larrymiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    Reggie. wrote: »
    That was lateish

    It sure was. It was leafy but doubt the dm was greet


  • #14
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,387 ✭✭✭naughto


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Yeah. 6 Calves around 10 months old. They would be on about 20 acres. Free range

    Do u not have to have a shed for them to get payments and what not or am I thinking of something else


  • #15
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    naughto wrote: »
    Do u not have to have a shed for them to get payments and what not or am I thinking of something else

    Oh I do have a shed but if I leave them out this winter I won't have to clean it out :D. One less job to do


  • #16
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    naughto wrote: »
    Do u not have to have a shed for them to get payments and what not or am I thinking of something else

    paymemts for what?


  • #17
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,367 ✭✭✭tanko


    naughto wrote: »
    Do u not have to have a shed for them to get payments and what not or am I thinking of something else

    You need a shed to house a sick animal and a crush for handling/testing in order to get a herd number. Are you thinking of that?


  • #18
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    tanko wrote: »
    You need a shed to house a sick animal and a crush for handling/testing in order to get a herd number. Are you thinking of that?

    Yeah I'd say he is


  • #19
    naughto
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    Not sure what I was asking to be honest just thought u had to house cattle over the winter months


  • #20
    Deepsouthwest
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    naughto wrote: »
    Not sure what I was asking to be honest just thought u had to house cattle over the winter months

    Dairy farmers have to have slurry storage, whereas dry stock farmers don't


  • #21
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,506 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Dairy farmers have to have slurry storage, whereas dry stock farmers don't
    not true around here, county council have seen to that. Neighbour with 10 store cattle was told to build a slatted tank or stop keeping cattle.


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  • #22
    just do it
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    naughto wrote: »
    Not sure what I was asking to be honest just thought u had to house cattle over the winter months

    You can outwinter everything alright, but there is a limit to the stocking rate allowed. Anything over this must be housed or it can affect your SFP due to cross compliance. That's my understanding of it.


  • #23
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    not true around here, county council have seen to that. Neighbour with 10 store cattle was told to build a slatted tank or stop keeping cattle.

    Keep that lot in Louth :D


  • #24
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Put them all in last night






















    For herd test this morning;)


  • #25
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,584 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    just do it wrote: »
    Put them all in last night


    For herd test this morning;)

    3 days of a wait now


  • #26
    who the fug
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Oh I do have a shed but if I leave them out this winter I won't have to clean it out :D. One less job to do


    Now u be thinking like a farmer


  • #27
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    just do it wrote: »
    Put them all in last night For herd test this morning;)

    Got our test moved to early March so they are in and all. :-)


  • #28
    darragh_haven
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    With all this rain id say half our animals will be going indoors in the next few day


  • #29
    Greengrass1
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    darragh_haven wrote: »
    With all this rain id say half our animals will be going indoors in the next few day
    Supposed to be a storm arriving next week. Dont know how server it will be though.
    Just feeding bale/day here since yesterday.
    Talking to man in coop today (suckler farmer) has 5 wks of grass ahead of his stock


  • #30
    darragh_haven
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Supposed to be a storm arriving next week. Dont know how server it will be though.
    Just feeding bale/day here since yesterday.
    Talking to man in coop today (suckler farmer) has 5 wks of grass ahead of his stock

    We have 2 weeks of grass ahead ours. But if half go in this weekend, we'll have alot of grass for the spring


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  • #31
    Greengrass1
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    darragh_haven wrote: »
    We have 2 weeks of grass ahead ours. But if half go in this weekend, we'll have alot of grass for the spring

    Aslong as its not too long now it should be fine. About a week of grass lefy for cows here and 4 weeks for heifers


  • #32
    who the fug
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    darragh_haven wrote: »
    With all this rain id say half our animals will be going indoors in the next few day

    West Cork lovely place to live except for the rain and the drizzle and low flying cloud


  • #33
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    who the fug wrote: »
    West Cork lovely place to live except for the rain and the drizzle and low flying cloud

    Yeah. Had a great year this year. But land is starting to get heavy. Not cutting up yet bit getting there......

    Some fugger is probably come on and complain about drought :)


  • #34
    Kovu
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    Have 4 weeks of grass ahead of main herd here. The split heifers have about 6 weeks with a bit of ad lib hay in the final week or so.

    Getting dauby in the moors here though, have to keep the cows moving.


  • #35
    I said
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭I said


    Have enough bales here to last till 1st of April if needs be.
    This weather if it keeps up will make up my mind.Land getting a bit squelchy underfoot.


  • #36
    restive
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭restive


    Still have cattle in callaghs(flood plain to you dubs) today. Walked callaghs this morning still dry with some grazing left. Raining now. Will be moving some today to upland today. I hope to knock another month out of the upland.


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  • #37
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Walk all the farm with my dad today. Ground is holding up very well. A lot better than I expected. And have 3+ weeks of good grass ahead of cattle if they are able to stay out, which is more than I thought. very little rain in the last 36 hours. But fairly wild.


  • #38
    Birdnuts
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    Incredible mild autumn so far and the dry September means another few weeks utilizing some late grass growth on the drier parts of the farm. Have moved the heavier cattle off the wetter bottom fields now though.


  • #39
    Muckit
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    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Walk all the farm with my dad today. Ground is holding up very well. A lot better than I expected. And have 3+ weeks of good grass ahead of cattle if they are able to stay out, which is more than I thought. very little rain in the last 36 hours. But fairly wild.

    Looking v similar here. 3 weeks min of grass which would be unbelievable. Paddocks grazed two weeks ago are greening up nicely. The unseasonably warm weather and lack of severe frost is helping no end as is the lack of rain. Ground still like concrete here.


  • #40
    C0N0R
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    Ground holding up alright, put in six cows due over the next few days in yesterday apart from that all out, don't think we will be bringing anything in soon for lack of grass, weather will decide what we do.


  • #41
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    First few cows gone in. All will be housed or sold within 2 weeks.


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  • #42
    skoger
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    All cattle in except a few spring calvers that are on a rough grazing field but they'll be in by the weekend. Still a bit of grass left but it'll be needed for the sheep


  • #43
    darragh_haven
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    Looks like there will be no animal house before November comes. No group with more than 20 animals in it since today.


  • #44
    tanko
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    just do it wrote: »
    First few cows gone in. All will be housed or sold within 2 weeks.

    Same here, heavy ground cutting up here now.


  • #45
    Sunset V
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    Heavy cattle in since last week, lighter ones still out but not sure how much longer. The ground is starting to rip a bit. Would've been great to have them out until the clocks changed but not likely. Still a bit mild, pneumonia still a concern if we put in the calves.


  • #46
    just do it
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    tanko wrote: »
    Same here, heavy ground cutting up here now.

    And not too soon. They went in dry and the promised rain has arrived


  • #47
    I said
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭I said


    Had a look today have 25 acres to graze off will leave stock on it and subsidise with meal for next month or so then in with them.


  • #48
    buffalobilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭buffalobilly


    Just put bullocks in today
    Neve thought I'd have to do that in August ground saturated here hope to get them out next week again


  • #49
    Dunedin
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    buffalobilly wrote: »
    Just put bullocks in today
    Neve thought I'd have to do that in August ground saturated here hope to get them out next week again

    What part of the country are you.

    Ground still good here in the midlands


  • #50
    larrymiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    Ah Jesus I can't believe I'm seeing this


  • #51
    buffalobilly
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    Dunedin wrote: »
    What part of the country are you.

    Ground still good here in the midlands

    Top of the country it's raining here most days since start of July


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