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Livestock/General Farming photo thread ***READ MOD NOTE IN POST #1***

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    #872
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    It's a bit like a padlock on a gate, it will only stop an honest man. If someone wants to get in they'll find a way round it, over it or through it.

    Same on here, everything you do on line leaves a trail. If someone wants to find out who you are they'll keep digging/googling.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #873
    stanflt
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    fixed a few strands of electric wire today and turned back on the fencer.

    milking cows go back out in the morning-earliest ever

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    #874
    Muckit
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    stanflt wrote: »

    milking cows go back out in the morning-earliest ever

    Fair play Stanfit, some acheivement. Some great grass there too, looks like fields here......in May :o:D


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    #875
    pakalasa
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    Stanflt,
    That's some field of grass for this time of year. A lot of people further up north, must feel like crying when they see that. You're in Wicklow, right?
    When were the fields closed up and when will you finish the first round of grazing?


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    #876
    Bizzum
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    pakalasa wrote: »
    Stanflt,
    That's some field of grass for this time of year. A lot of people further up north, must feel like crying when they see that. You're in Wicklow, right?

    Serious field of grass alright. Impressive sight in mid Jan.
    I had it in my head that Stan was in East Meath?


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    #877
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    Heres a few of the uncles cows up in the winterage earlier, Not fat but fit youd say!! They are not being fed yet, They will get a few nuts about a month before they start to calve.
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    Just to give you an idea of how high up they are

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    #878
    Kovu
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    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Heres a few of the uncles cows up in the winterage earlier, Not fat but fit youd say!! They are not being fed yet, They will get a few nuts about a month before they start to calve.
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    Love that Lim, nice small and friendly head on her. Do you know what she's off?


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    #879
    stanflt
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    pakalasa wrote: »
    Stanflt,
    That's some field of grass for this time of year. A lot of people further up north, must feel like crying when they see that. You're in Wicklow, right?
    When were the fields closed up and when will you finish the first round of grazing?


    im in meath

    this field was closed on the 18th october and the last paddock was closed 21st november

    will finish first rotation 21march-
    cows only out for 3hours a day till then


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    #880
    Muckit
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    stanflt wrote: »
    im in meath

    this field was closed on the 18th october and the last paddock was closed 21st november

    will finish first rotation 21march-
    cows only out for 3hours a day till then

    So did you let them out today then?


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    #881
    stanflt
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    Muckit wrote: »
    So did you let them out today then?



    had them out for 2hours

    milk all year round


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    #882
    redzerologhlen
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    Karen112 wrote: »
    Love that Lim, nice small and friendly head on her. Do you know what she's off?

    To be honest karen I couldnt tell ya, Nearly all his cows are lims out of shorthorns or saler x but I dont see any shorthorn in her.


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    #883
    stanflt
    Registered Users Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭stanflt


    enjoying the january sun

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    #884
    J DEERE
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    Great to see animals back out so early. Let few off today. Reseeded ground grew grass over the winter


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    #885
    leg wax
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    at last thanks to limo.


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    #886
    Bizzum
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    Some really great quality stock.
    Some username too:D


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    #887
    whelan1
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    stanflt wrote: »
    enjoying the january sun

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    see you're going to be in the journal:)


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    #888
    just do it
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    leg wax wrote: »
    at last thanks to limo.

    Stock looking great there leg wax, thriving away outdoors. No doubt the kale needs to be set on suitable dry land to start with!

    How much land do you need to set aside per animal? For example how many yearling heifers would 5 acres feed for the winter?


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    #889
    weefarmer
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    leg wax wrote: »
    at last thanks to limo.
    Sorry to be a nuisance but could you or anyone put up a link for this please! I have no laptop and only use the phone, its a balls!


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    #890
    red menace
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    weefarmer wrote: »
    Sorry to be a nuisance but could you or anyone put up a link for this please! I have no laptop and only use the phone, its a balls!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZNORF7JNo&feature=player_embedded


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    #891
    red menace
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    great looking stock leg wax

    what happened to the fella at 2:24.


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    #892
    leg wax
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    just do it wrote: »
    Stock looking great there leg wax, thriving away outdoors. No doubt the kale needs to be set on suitable dry land to start with!

    How much land do you need to set aside per animal? For example how many yearling heifers would 5 acres feed for the winter?
    i dont know to be straight,if you moved the wire twice a day they are going to eat more kale less silage at a guess 2o-25 .i have 16 bulls and13 heifers on 8 acres, bulls will be gone on the 4th feb the heifers will finish off the rest by 1st march.


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    #893
    leg wax
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    red menace wrote: »
    great looking stock leg wax

    what happened to the fella at 2:24.
    well spotted ,a weanling heifer got in calf by mistake and he got stuck at the hips comeing out,and the muscle died that pulls his leg forward.


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    #894
    JohnBoy
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    Ok, not quite farming....

    (our front lawn is far rougher looking than stan's fields)


    but still, daisies in the lawn on the 15th of january!

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    Saw gorse in flower in bandon on new years day too, but got no pic.


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    #895
    darragh_haven
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    Front of Pit is keeping well and the boyos in theshed are almost cleaning it out.:D


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    #896
    vanderbadger
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    leg wax wrote: »
    well spotted ,a weanling heifer got in calf by mistake and he got stuck at the hips comeing out,and the muscle died that pulls his leg forward.
    they are in great shape wax, would the kale itself put them in that condition or do you give them meal as well?


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    #897
    leg wax
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    vanderbadger wrote: »
    they are in great shape wax, would the kale itself put them in that condition or do you give them meal as well?
    heifers got no meal ,bulls are on addlib since christmas and are eating 8-9 kilos a day:mad:.


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    #898
    Bizzum
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    leg wax wrote: »
    heifers got no meal ,bulls are on addlib since christmas and are eating 8-9 kilos a day:mad:.

    Serious meal feeding there, where are they heading and when?


    (I laughed to myself when I saw the :mad:. Anyone would think they are coming in and taking it off your table:D)


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    #899
    blue5000
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    leg wax wrote: »
    i dont know to be straight,if you moved the wire twice a day they are going to eat more kale less silage at a guess 2o-25 .i have 16 bulls and13 heifers on 8 acres, bulls will be gone on the 4th feb the heifers will finish off the rest by 1st march.

    Well done on those cattle and getting a video uploaded:pac: on here, I've given up trying to upload photos on here.

    You showed the heifers first, then when the bulls started I thought jazus thats a savage looking heifer:o

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #900
    leg wax
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    Bizzum wrote: »
    Serious meal feeding there, where are they heading and when?


    (I laughed to myself when I saw the :mad:. Anyone would think they are coming in and taking it off your table:D)
    carnew mart 4th feb.


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    #901
    red menace
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    leg wax wrote: »
    well spotted ,a weanling heifer got in calf by mistake and he got stuck at the hips comeing out,and the muscle died that pulls his leg forward.

    Tis not holding him back much anyway
    IN great shape other than that


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