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redzerologhlen

Hay_man wrote: »

Peasant life eh redzer :pac: :pac:

It's tough going now especially when the weather isn't playing ball, there's a nice few euro out of it though and I have a bit of time on my hands so that's why I tackled it by myself, I might get someone for a few days yet though to take the guts out of it, you wouldn't see a mornings work doing it by yourself by the time it is cut, gathered and all the stumps are treated.

caseman

caseman wrote: »

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A few weanling heifers for sale next week.

These 7 weanlings in ballymote today.
315kg 860
330kg 865
340kg 915
320kg 810
285kg 800
310kg 780 not sold
300kg 770 not sold
Would have liked 20-30ckg more,each had 85 euros worth of meal eat ,all born last week of feb and firsh week of march

just do it

caseman wrote: »

These 7 weanlings in ballymote today.
315kg 860
330kg 865
340kg 915
320kg 810
285kg 800
310kg 780 not sold
300kg 770 not sold
Would have liked 20-30ckg more,each had 85 euros worth of meal eat ,all born last week of feb and firsh week of march

265-270c/kg and 1.05kg dwg. Good result given the year that's in it?

Given the level of BB (in the 1 photo I looked at), do you think more meal would have helped?

caseman

just do it wrote: »

265-270c/kg and 1.05kg dwg. Good result given the year that's in it?

Given the level of BB (in the 1 photo I looked at), do you think more meal would have helped?

More meal would probaly help,but i think, cows with more power is needed for breeding blues alot of my cows are 2nd or 3rd generation bf.

pakalasa

caseman wrote: »

More meal would probaly help,but i think, cows with more power is needed for breeding blues alot of my cows are 2nd or 3rd generation bf.

Ya, you could see that alright in the weanlings. Very good quality all the same. I thought they might have made a little bit more.
Are you planning to breed up from the cows you have?

L driver

caseman wrote: »

These 7 weanlings in ballymote today.
315kg 860
330kg 865
340kg 915
320kg 810
285kg 800
310kg 780 not sold
300kg 770 not sold
Would have liked 20-30ckg more,each had 85 euros worth of meal eat ,all born last week of feb and firsh week of march

very good prices for the stock and the year. You wouldn't get much more for them next year as year and half. would you say you cleared €300/head after costs Caseman? Thanks for pics and prices ... some only post their champagne pics here.

saranac1

pakalasa wrote: »

Ya, you could see that alright in the weanlings. Very good quality all the same. I thought they might have made a little bit more.
Are you planning to breed up from the cows you have?

Lads I have 10 limousine & charlaois 1 st time heifers calving in feb march 2013.

They are out on the land now with round feeder of silage

I intend to throw them a bale of oaten straw soon for the calf and stomach

There weights are 450+ kg

I also intend to give them bolus tablets 6 weeks before calving

Is there anything else or ideas I should know about

It is our first time calving as well!!!

Muckit

Duck farming now til next april

stanflt

Muckit wrote: »

Duck farming now til next april

some difference a few miles make- this was my morning


and yesterday morn

just do it

saranac1 wrote: »

Lads I have 10 limousine & charlaois 1 st time heifers calving in feb march 2013.

They are out on the land now with round feeder of silage

I intend to throw them a bale of oaten straw soon for the calf and stomach

There weights are 450+ kg

I also intend to give them bolus tablets 6 weeks before calving

Is there anything else or ideas I should know about

It is our first time calving as well!!!

Keep building them up at this stage. I'd even suggest some meal. Only add in the straw with 6 weeks to calving i.e. 1st jan if starting to calf in mid feb. they're still young so you've the balancing act of keeping them growing vs having them fit at calving date.

just do it

stanflt wrote: »

some difference a few miles make- this was my morning


and yesterday morn

You calve them all outside? By far and away a better job if it's possible

stanflt

just do it wrote: »

You calve them all outside? By far and away a better job if it's possible

try to if weather permits- i find it far healthier and less risk of cows slipping on concrete

Bean_Flicker

Muckit wrote: »

Duck farming now til next april

Will take that a while to dry out :eek:

whelan1

lashing rain here now.. we are finished calving about 3 weeks ago but outside calving is the biz

1chippy

Muckit wrote: »

Duck farming now til next april

Is that annual or just the year thats in it? would the grass be seriously slow to come right after that?

saranac1

just do it wrote: »

Keep building them up at this stage. I'd even suggest some meal. Only add in the straw with 6 weeks to calving i.e. 1st jan if starting to calf in mid feb. they're stol might so you're the balancing act out keeping them growing vs having them fit at calving date.

Thanks for the info

You suggest meal?

A few people say you should not give meal to in calf heifers as its bad for the calf???

caseman

pakalasa wrote: »

Ya, you could see that alright in the weanlings. Very good quality all the same. I thought they might have made a little bit more.
Are you planning to breed up from the cows you have?

Not sure yet what to do , was thinking of using parthenaise to bring more power for replacements ,or might use ch they seem to trading the best of all at the moment.
I'll post afew pictures to see whwt ye think.

just do it

saranac1 wrote: »

Thanks for the info

You suggest meal?

A few people say you should not give meal to in calf heifers as its bad for the calf???

I don't understand how it could be bad for the calf. True in the last 6 weeks you want to restrict the diet to ensure the calf isn't too big. But you've young growing maiden heifers and they need to energy. I'd be slow to restrict them for any longer than 6 weeks.

Others may want to contribute...

just do it

Pink wart-like growth on the eyeball. Only spotted it today.



Here's a close up

just do it

Handling facilities.

I was dosing cattle today so I took a few pics while I was at it. I'll add some notes tomorrow when I'm on the pc. (edit: Done!)


This is a walk through at the back of the crush. It's the same width as those at Ennis mart. The back gate swings over to block it off. It's set at an angle so the open gate forms a 45 angle acting as a funnel.



Typical problem here, the first one up is trying to reverse. The butterfly wings half way up work brilliantly. The cattle seem to be attracted by them and, once they get used to them, like to get the other side if them. So here is as normally happens. 1 or 2 go up past the wings and reverse. I put some more in the back and shut the back gate. now push up the front ones and get 4 beyond the wings. Now get another 4 at the back. End result, 8 cows packed tightly in the crush by one man with no excitement, beating with sticks etc.

Full crush of relaxed cows making the the job of working with them much easier, safer, and less stressful on both man and beast .

The walk through at the back. Not every lad can fit through it!

This gate swings to insert at 3 different points giving me great flexibility as to how I use the yard.

Bodacious

just do it wrote: »

Pink wart-like growth on the eyeball. Only spotted it today.



Here's a close up

That is cancer more common in white head cattle .. I had the vet remove growth and right down into bit of eyelid behind it and culled her

vanderbadger

just do it wrote: »

Handling facilities.

I was dosing cattle today so I took a few pics while I was at it. I'll add some notes tomorrow when I'm on the pc.

nice setup

just do it

vanderbadger wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

Handling facilities.

I was dosing cattle today so I took a few pics while I was at it. I'll add some notes tomorrow when I'm on the pc.

nice setup

Hardly a candidate for the FBD tidy farm of the year award though! I'd a lad with a power washer lined up since July but the shed had has some stock in since then so did get him in :rolleyes:

With the year that's been the place is in an awful state. Anyone else find this?

mikeoh

Bodacious wrote: »

That is cancer more common in white head cattle .. I had the vet remove growth and right down into bit of eyelid behind it and culled her

I was just going to say it was a harmless skin tag and rub a"dry cow tube" on the eye to ease the irritation........ . Proving the point u shouldn't listen to me and need a vet!!!!

just do it

mikeoh wrote: »

I was just going to say it was a harmless skin tag and rub a"dry cow tube" on the eye to ease the irritation........ . Proving the point u shouldn't listen to me and need a vet!!!!

yeah that's what I thought when I saw it first but I think BOD is right. The difference is it is growing off the eyeball rather than off the eyelid.

pakalasa

just do it wrote: »

Hardly a candidate for the FBD tidy farm of the year award though! I'd a lad with a power washer lined up since July but the shed had has some stock in since then so did get him in :rolleyes:

With the year that's been the place is in an awful state. Anyone else find this?

Nice set-up there. Like you say, no beating with sticks or a Cattle Prodder required. And they won't be afraid to go back in again either.
Surprised at the butterfly backing gate. I though cattle woud be afraid to go under it.
Hand yard scraper...;)

Bean_Flicker

Lovely stock and facilities just do it :cool:

Does your contractor stack your silage bales for you or do you stack them?

As I just seen in another tread you said you had a MF 165.

mikeoh

just do it wrote: »

yeah that's what I thought when I saw it first but I think BOD is right. The difference is it is growing off the eyeball rather than off the eyelid.

Is it a cow r bullock?

just do it

pakalasa wrote: »

Hand yard scraper...;)

Ah sure I know and I have one. but to do the yard properly takes a fair effort and I'm too lazy!

just do it

Bean_Flicker wrote: »

Lovely stock and facilities just do it :cool:

Does your contractor stack your silage bales for you or do you stack them?

As I just seen in another tread you said you had a MF 165.

Thanks bean, it's improving gradually! The contractor stacks them and I keep the bare minimum of machinery.