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  • #662
    MfMan
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    She hasn't pulled the trigger yet anyway as far as I can see.....


  • #663
    bogman_bass
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    i noticed that first thing. Really annoys me to see people still do that, nevermind that the photographer missed it too.....:rolleyes:

    If you think about it though the tags are designed back to front.
    The logical thing would be to have the point going into the concave part of the ear


  • #664
    jeff greene
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    If you think about it though the tags are designed back to front.
    The logical thing would be to have the point going into the concave part of the ear

    Exactly, alot easier to do it the wrong way!


  • #665
    redzerologhlen
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    Muckit wrote: »
    I don't know the lady, but I'd say she's tagged more calves in a year than some of us on here will do in 10years!(she's milking 180cows and God knows how many heifers she calves down each year) Her husband has some form of disability which means that she does the lion's share of the work on the farm.

    I don't think there's one of us that hasn't EVER put a tag on wrong at some stage. And that's without a camera stuck in your face! If you wanted to be picky her posture is all wrong too. She should be kneeling down over the calf with her back straight!

    But I suppose we wouldn't be Irish if we weren't knocking the doers.

    Your dead right she probably has tagged a lot more but im just saying you would think someone would have spotted it before it was put on the front page of the paper. I wasnt having a go at her by any means.


  • #666
    redzerologhlen
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    just do it wrote: »
    What's your plan with the heifers, sell them or breed them?

    Breed the best of them is the plan at the moment anyway. Its hard to beat your own stock. You dont know what your buying in the mart.


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  • #667
    Muckit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    you would think someone would have spotted it before it was put on the front page of the paper.

    Agreed. I'd be the same as you. Grand making the odd mistake, but it's different in a public forum.

    Poorly worded, spelt and punctuated newspaper articles, signs etc are pet peeves of mine! :rolleyes:


  • #668
    just do it
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    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Breed the best of them is the plan at the moment anyway. Its hard to beat your own stock. You dont know what your buying in the mart.

    And jeez the time to go out and source stock that you like! I agree with you, best way to go. Particularly if you can use some AI on the better cows.


  • #669
    1chippy
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    i dont see the mart as a burden or even work. i think its more like a live version of boards where you discuss different aspects of farming, compare stock and watch whats bringing in the dough.


  • #670
    Kovu
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    Anyone else going to the Fatstock in Carrick on Sunday? Neighbour of mine is bringing one so I'm wandering over:D


  • #671
    vanderbadger
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    first timer that calved a bit early, nice heifer but had a tiny calf, she calved on slats and was half perished when i found her, is coming around now but heifer wont let her suck unless i lock her up, she wont kick her once she is locked but wont stand for her otherwise..the joys of it :rolleyes:


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  • #672
    towzer2010
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    Lovely heifer vander. I have a cow that does the same thing every year when she calves for the first two days and after that she lets the calf suck no problem.


  • #673
    Muckit
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    That's a lovely heifer vander. And I see you've the full headgate. A strong job, she's not going to warp that no matter how cracked the cow is!


  • #674
    vanderbadger
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    Muckit wrote: »
    That's a lovely heifer vander. And I see you've the full headgate. A strong job, she's not going to warp that no matter how cracked the cow is!

    true although its hard to get them to put their head out..hence the trough out front! the gate closes in to make a short crush, this weekend I must remove the bottom bar altogether so the calf will have access to udder, currently the bottom bar is in the way which is why the gate is open in that shot..
    its a 2nd hand skulling gate, 70 euro and a gate hanging post from coop which is 80 i think and a made up gate for the crush itself, very cheap and simple and probably the one thig I couldnt manage without in the winter


  • #675
    vanderbadger
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    towzer2010 wrote: »
    Lovely heifer vander. I have a cow that does the same thing every year when she calves for the first two days and after that she lets the calf suck no problem.

    ya im waiting for it to click with this cow but no joy yet


  • #676
    Kovu
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
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    first timer that calved a bit early, nice heifer but had a tiny calf, she calved on slats and was half perished when i found her, is coming around now but heifer wont let her suck unless i lock her up, she wont kick her once she is locked but wont stand for her otherwise..the joys of it :rolleyes:

    That's a bear of a cow Vander! Lovely animal, does she have milk breeding in her? Nice set up too, we have no crush in the slats but a dry shed connected direct opposite with two calving pens. Our animals are all well used of the place to cross the three boards into the feeding area when they need to leave for calving. In hindsight, having a set up in the lying area like that would be better but sure no harm. What's the sire out of interest?


  • #677
    redzerologhlen
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    What's the sire out of interest?

    50 quid says its a part:D


  • #678
    Kovu
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    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    50 quid says its a part:D

    I say an easy LM :D:D


  • #679
    vanderbadger
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    I say an easy LM :D:D

    you owe redzer 50 :D
    in fairness to him he is easy calving but that calf is particularly small, she is a bit before her time. Took me a while to figure out who had actually calved her!
    cow has no particular breeding, her mother was same build black cow, couldnt say for sure if she was lim cross or angus cross, lots of milk, culled her this autumn as she had bad mastitis. this cows sire would have been cf52 bull, ive kept on plenty of my own heifers from him and have not had issues with milk and this cow seems ok in that regard as well


  • #680
    Kovu
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
    you owe redzer 50 :D
    in fairness to him he is easy calving but that calf is particularly small, she is a bit before her time. Took me a while to figure out who had actually calved her!
    cow has no particular breeding, her mother was same build black cow, couldnt say for sure if she was lim cross or angus cross, lots of milk, culled her this autumn as she had bad mastitis. this cows sire would have been cf52 bull, ive kept on plenty of my own heifers from him and have not had issues with milk and this cow seems ok in that regard as well

    Dagnammit! Redzer, I'll give you 50 commission off a christmas dinner! If I could only have seen the calf's nose... Are you big into the Parts then Vander? You sold a couple there recently at a good price. Any idea who bought them?


  • #681
    vanderbadger
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    Dagnammit! Redzer, I'll give you 50 commission off a christmas dinner! If I could only have seen the calf's nose... Are you big into the Parts then Vander? You sold a couple there recently at a good price. Any idea who bought them?
    no not big into them at all, those few I sold were my first PT calves. i think they are nice cattle, not convinced that they will have huge impact in ireland. I used bull only on a few heifers this year and left a CH bull with main herd. not sure what i will do next year, might leave some with PT and some with CH.


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  • #682
    Kovu
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
    no not big into them at all, those few I sold were my first PT calves. i think they are nice cattle, not convinced that they will have huge impact in ireland. I used bull only on a few heifers this year and left a CH bull with main herd. not sure what i will do next year, might leave some with PT and some with CH.

    From what I've heard over the years I've worked with cattle, not many Irish :pfarmers like black noses:confused: I am still bemused to hear people say that but it goes on. The Irish are a feckin' stubborn breed, CH cattle are the top!
    In all fairness though, it's very hard to beat a good CH store. Were you aiming for the export with the parts?


  • #683
    vanderbadger
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    From what I've heard over the years I've worked with cattle, not many Irish :pfarmers like black noses:confused: I am still bemused to hear people say that but it goes on. The Irish are a feckin' stubborn breed, CH cattle are the top!
    In all fairness though, it's very hard to beat a good CH store. Were you aiming for the export with the parts?

    nah, my CH bull got wicked there in his 2nd season out of the blue, I suppose I just wanted to try something different at the time and was considering a blue and a few other breeds, I had seen the Pt cattle somewhere and like them and kinda went from there. the purebred PT cattle are lovely, must buy a few heifers at some stage. But as you say they are not everyones cup of tea


  • #684
    Kovu
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    I'm a Blonde woman myself (My dad hates them) so I have no experience with PT. I was undecided between PT/MA or BA to put on a PB LM this year, so far she's thrown heifers for 6 years...... Sod's feckin law if I get a bull this year!


  • #685
    vanderbadger
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    I'm a Blonde woman myself (My dad hates them) so I have no experience with PT. I was undecided between PT/MA or BA to put on a PB LM this year, so far she's thrown heifers for 6 years...... Sod's feckin law if I get a bull this year!

    ya dont know much about blonde but they are interesting, seem to really produce when crossed with blue


  • #686
    just do it
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
    cow has no particular breeding, her mother was same build black cow, couldnt say for sure if she was lim cross or angus cross, lots of milk, culled her this autumn as she had bad mastitis. this cows sire would have been cf52 bull, ive kept on plenty of my own heifers from him and have not had issues with milk and this cow seems ok in that regard as well

    Good heifer no doubt especially seeing as she should have milk! I bet that calf as a weanling will be as good as any of them. There's too much emphasis by lads on the size of the calf. It's their size at weaning that matters.


  • #687
    Bodacious
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    I just wondered what the limit any of ye lads would spend on a good bulling heifer?

    Some people not moving with the prices IMO ie. take E900 to E1200 for a right good weanling straight off of the cow (bit of meal alright) yet begrudgingly go 1200 but not over 1300 on a right good heifer fit for the bull?! someone has been feeding her somewhere for two winters like ?!!


  • #688
    vanderbadger
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    Bodacious wrote: »
    I just wondered what the limit any of ye lads would spend on a good bulling heifer?

    Some people not moving with the prices IMO ie. take E900 to E1200 for a right good weanling straight off of the cow (bit of meal alright) yet begrudgingly go 1200 but not over 1300 on a right good heifer fit for the bull?! someone has been feeding her somewhere for two winters like ?!!

    have never bought a heifer, was tempted to buy a pair of Lim weanlings heifers a few weeks back to keep on and breed but only because I knew the guy selling, in the end I didnt bother as I have enough stock at mo. I think I would prefer buy nice weanling and put her in calf myself


  • #689
    redzerologhlen
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    Bodacious wrote: »
    I just wondered what the limit any of ye lads would spend on a good bulling heifer?

    Some people not moving with the prices IMO ie. take E900 to E1200 for a right good weanling straight off of the cow (bit of meal alright) yet begrudgingly go 1200 but not over 1300 on a right good heifer fit for the bull?! someone has been feeding her somewhere for two winters like ?!!

    Went to 960 on a 340kg weanling a few weeks ago.....more out of thickness than actually wanting her at that money, Theres always some hoor up the back. Too much moneys for me tho and to be honest I bought nicer last year for around 600, Didnt go to the mart since:o


  • #690
    Bodacious
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
    have never bought a heifer, was tempted to buy a pair of Lim weanlings heifers a few weeks back to keep on and breed but only because I knew the guy selling, in the end I didnt bother as I have enough stock at mo. I think I would prefer buy nice weanling and put her in calf myself

    Oh im the same i think we probably are all the same, even give a bit more when you know the seller, the milkiness of the dam, reason for selling etc

    But when a neighbour rolls out one, good quality, 100%, genuine reason for selling, ready for the bull, dead quiet.. it beats keeping a weanling for 2 winters to get her to that point


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  • #691
    Bodacious
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    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Went to 960 on a 340kg weanling a few weeks ago.....more out of thickness than actually wanting her at that money, Theres always some hoor up the back. Too much moneys for me tho and to be honest I bought nicer last year for around 600, Didnt go to the mart since:o

    That was a fair rattle alright Red but its what the fancy ones are going alright. Saw some great heifer weanlings sold here last year for round 6-650 same lads that sold them buying back bulling heifers this year at probably double the money! A crystal ball would have been wild handy last year, id have bought the world of good heifer weanlings


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