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limo_100 · 16-09-2011 9:45pm

redzerologhlen wrote: »

It grew like hell when I cut the rushes and it hasnt been grazed since july, Got no fertiliser for a few years either. The quality of the grass isint great though but its still better then rushes. I wouldnt mind pulling a subsoiler through it and see how it works out but nobody I know has one.

did a similar job ourselves at the end of july 60acres in a day was good going we hired out a big sprayer was a great job. we had them topped before hand we used that stuff aswel but we also mixed mortone in aswel. but what i want to know is how long did you wait to top them after you sprayed. be the way you got a brilliant result only hope we get as good

redzerologhlen · 17-09-2011 10:24am

limo_100 wrote: »

did a similar job ourselves at the end of july 60acres in a day was good going we hired out a big sprayer was a great job. we had them topped before hand we used that stuff aswel but we also mixed mortone in aswel. but what i want to know is how long did you wait to top them after you sprayed. be the way you got a brilliant result only hope we get as good

Id say it was around ten weeks but I cant remember properly, I waited until the rushes were gone almost white and when you could easily grab a fist of them and pull them out of the ground. They had all gone black and mushy where the went into the root and were very easy to cut.

redzerologhlen · 20-09-2011 8:41pm

Limo heifer out of a charlaois x shorthorn cow this evening

Bizzum · 20-09-2011 8:50pm

^^^^^^One for the bull next backend?

redzerologhlen · 20-09-2011 9:03pm

Bizzum wrote: »

^^^^^^One for the bull next backend?

Will keep her on for the winter anyway and see how were fixed then sure, Have 6 limo heifers out of sim cows so she wouldnt be my first choice but shes done well and the cow doesnt seem over milky by any means. Shes out of our stock bull by genial, Anyone know what he was like for milk??

vanderbadger · 22-09-2011 6:38pm

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vanderbadger · 22-09-2011 9:34pm

few more pics from today

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Kovu · 22-09-2011 9:57pm

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STOP! You're making me regret not feigning sickness to be there !:D

Lovely animal Legwax, wish I was at home to start what I want in the herd!

bogman_bass · 23-09-2011 3:04pm

that champion angus is some animal. I saw him win the interbreed in Virgina show and nothing came close to him.

vanderbadger · 23-09-2011 3:29pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

that champion angus is some animal. I saw him win the interbreed in Virgina show and nothing came close to him.

i think I saw a sign beside him that said he was 1500kgs but maybe im mistaken

bogman_bass · 23-09-2011 7:23pm

that sounds about right!

bbam · 23-09-2011 9:14pm

vanderbadger wrote: »

i think I saw a sign beside him that said he was 1500kgs but maybe im mistaken

Have to say he's the most impressive animal I'v seen in some time if not the most impressive... He has some mass to him... tip to toe..

I had a friend who isn't a farmer but close to farming, with me. It was his first time to the ploughing... he was astonished by the stock on show but tought it was crazy to be letting teenagers who obviously had no genuine interest in the stock hang round shouting and even poking at some of them...

wiggy123 · 23-09-2011 9:52pm

is a nice bull..think doing well.. offspring wise also

Muckit · 23-09-2011 9:56pm

wiggy123 wrote: »

is a nice bull..

he is so he is ..... a good bull ....he is ..... the bull

wiggy123 · 23-09-2011 10:05pm

b good to get some straws of him.. say suit a big cow

Bizzum · 23-09-2011 10:25pm

Does anyone know who owns him?

Though I don't think I'll head to the dark side

vanderbadger · 23-09-2011 11:39pm

Bizzum wrote: »

Does anyone know who owns him?

Though I don't think I'll head to the dark side

if you look close at the pic i think it says a mcfaddan
Crerogue Herd

pakalasa · 24-09-2011 10:13am

Anybody notice the Saler cow and calf just as you entered the saler tent. The calf was definitely drugged up to the eyeballs. The cow was a little too happy for my liking too. I suppose safety comes first and all that.

vanderbadger · 24-09-2011 11:37am

pakalasa wrote: »

Anybody notice the Saler cow and calf just as you entered the saler tent. The calf was definitely drugged up to the eyeballs. The cow was a little too happy for my liking too. I suppose safety comes first and all that.

dont have any myself but believe those saler cattle are deadly dangerous around calving time

johngalway · 24-09-2011 2:31pm

pakalasa wrote: »

Anybody notice the Saler cow and calf just as you entered the saler tent. The calf was definitely drugged up to the eyeballs. The cow was a little too happy for my liking too. I suppose safety comes first and all that.

Were there many Salers there? I know there's a society guy not a million miles from me who has brought them in the past. Not sure if he did this turn or not. He'd definitely have been there though.

flatout11 · 24-09-2011 3:23pm

vanderbadger wrote: »

if you look close at the pic i think it says a mcfaddan
Crerogue Herd

Blelack Elijah, mc fadden from navan owns him, he is a bred by the massies in scotland, cost 7000 stg in perth - havent seen much of him about yet

Muckit · 24-09-2011 7:22pm

vanderbadger wrote: »

dont have any myself but believe those saler cattle are deadly dangerous around calving time

They are getting great mention in the Connacht Tribune

I think there's a saler calf show (think it's a national event) coming up in Ballinasloe soon

naughto · 24-09-2011 9:27pm

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i need to resize the picture cos there coming out way to big.

the purebred bull is 15 months old and currently for sale

the bbx is 6 months old.

Muckit · 24-09-2011 9:47pm

Some nice animals there. You do a bit of showing?... I see the training halters hanging off the crush!

naughto · 24-09-2011 9:54pm

ony got in to purebreed cattle the last few yrs dont realy have the time to get them ready for shows.the haulters are to train the cattle to be quite around stangers so when we sell them they are used to be handlied.
i work full time so done have the time to get them ready for shows

hope to increase the number of pb in the herd next year as i see it as the way to go.

Muckit · 24-09-2011 9:59pm

naughto wrote: »

ony got in to purebreed cattle the last few yrs dont realy have the time to get them ready for shows.the haulters are to train the cattle to be quite around stangers so when we sell them they are used to be handlied.
i work full time so done have the time to get them ready for shows

hope to increase the number of pb in the herd next year as i see it as the way to go.

Fair play. ALOT of work alright I'd say. So you only halter break to keep them quiet, you don't sell them at PB sales? Dead right. Alot of hassle and competing with overfed animals.

Do you get them walking or just tie them up for a few days?

naughto · 24-09-2011 10:18pm

Muckit wrote: »

Fair play. ALOT of work alright I'd say. So you only halter break to keep them quiet, you don't sell them at PB sales? Dead right. Alot of hassle and competing with overfed animals.

Do you get them walking or just tie them up for a few days?

i get them walking and i tie them only for a day or two to knock the temper out of them,its easy enough to get them walking but you have to be patient with them.your wasting your time other wise if i had more time id train a few to gether.

Bizzum · 24-09-2011 10:21pm

Super looking shed/set-up there Naughto.

wiggy123 · 25-09-2011 12:08am

very good.. he is winning all before him at shows.. seems to me--be too heavy for a cow.. natural service!!

vanderbadger · 25-09-2011 1:02am

wiggy123 wrote: »

very good.. he is winning all before him at shows.. seems to me--be too heavy for a cow.. natural service!!

the angus is really evolving if he is anything to go by, huge animal

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