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

johnpawl

leg wax wrote: »

dont wait with those heifers is my advice as they will only end up huge ,if you are worried that they will stop growing after the bull dont be,i should have bulled my heifers so that they calved down at 24 months,the part is one breed that from my limited experience will keep growing, and all the talking with breeders they have the same view.

That's my worry alright. If I'm trying to sell a pb bull calf, I want the mother to be a decent looking cow.. My plan was to calve them down at 30 months.
What age did you bull your heifers at and how did they turn out?

limo_100

pakalasa wrote: »

Keep an eye on this one. She might make a good replacement !!!

thats the plan anyway pak. didnt you used to use him?? did you keep any of his heifers??

jerdee

made this for nephew for xmas just trying out pic uploads please advise if too big ....havn t figured out how to crop yet

vanderbadger

jerdee wrote: »

made this for nephew for xmas just trying out pic uploads please advise if too big ....havn t figured out how to crop yet

jeez that cool, might be a nice little business there for you making models

jerdee

vanderbadger wrote: »

jeez that cool, might be a nice little business there for you making models

not with the amount of time that it took i left him a couple of small pots of paint to finish it off himself and some single core black cable to run water to the troughs.....he was well impressed as he said that he could never have enough of sheds hes eleven ...

johnpawl

jerdee wrote: »

not with the amount of time that it took i left him a couple of small pots of paint to finish it off himself and some single core black cable to run water to the troughs.....he was well impressed as he said that he could never have enough of sheds hes eleven ...

That must've taken a bit of time in fairness. You'll have to get a few days work out of him in the future:)

chickenfarmer

jerdee wrote: »

not with the amount of time that it took i left him a couple of small pots of paint to finish it off himself and some single core black cable to run water to the troughs.....he was well impressed as he said that he could never have enough of sheds hes eleven ...

Never realised you were so handy !

Muckit

Did we ever have horses in this tread??...............

A few pics of the neighbours horses letting off steam

johngalway

Does your neighbour do expensive horseback tours by any chance Muckit?

redzerologhlen

vanderbadger wrote: »

By vanderbadger at 2012-04-05
pic does no justice, one of he biggest bulls i ever saw, down at ennis yesterday, didnt see how he got on though

Thats my uncles bull I'd swear vander!! I took this pic of him 2 weeks ago. 1150 kgs, €2200

redzerologhlen

dar31 wrote: »

where do you start.
redzer would love it....

Im getting slightly aroused alright

redzerologhlen

I nearly had ye convinced I had no good land



Old shorthorn cow with a button tag and her calf from last year underneath. Calf a bit raggedy after the winter outside.





It will never fail to amaze me how much cattle can improve in the space of a month.
From this



To this

vanderbadger

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Thats my uncles bull I'd swear vander!! I took this pic of him 2 weeks ago. 1150 kgs, €2200

looks like him alright, why did sell him do you mind me asking. he looked a serious animal, looked good on his feet also, i wonder did he go to factory

Kovu

If he's sold on I can check his tag no to see where he ended up. Provided that's ok by the nephew!

johngalway

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I nearly had ye convinced I had no good land

Is that the lawn Redzer? I don't think I've that much flat land put together :pac:

Muckit

johngalway wrote: »

Does your neighbour do expensive horseback tours by any chance Muckit?

No John. He has a stud

redzerologhlen

Karen112 wrote: »

If he's sold on I can check his tag no to see where he ended up. Provided that's ok by the nephew!

He was 7 years vander and he had a few heifers out of him and he got a bit heavy over the winter so he said he'd trade in for a young lad. I have his number written down at home Karen because I was checking him up on icbf, I will put it up there tomorrow.

just do it

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I nearly had ye convinced I had no good land

It's like the Bull McCabe's field!

redzerologhlen

Karen112 wrote: »

If he's sold on I can check his tag no to see where he ended up. Provided that's ok by the nephew!

Karen its IE18-13021-5-0077

redzerologhlen

johngalway wrote: »

Is that the lawn Redzer? I don't think I've that much flat land put together :pac:

As good as John, its right in front of the house, 20 acres is a big lawn though

just do it wrote: »

It's like the Bull McCabe's field!

I was waiting for that!!

pakalasa

Some amount of back breaking work, over the years went in to making that field alright. Any idea how deep the soil is there?

pakalasa

A few of this year's calves from our huge herd...:D

Bulls first.

HWN - Cow : Muscley Red Simm
CF85 - cow : Plain White Simm
FHZ - Cow : Big red Lim by MBU
NHL - HKG Heifer :this is the 'stupid calf' that I posted about earlier

pakalasa

and heifers...

IDB - 2 days old, good frame for a BB, nice calf overall,no musle yet
IS4 - born early Jan, from best cow (Yellow Char in pic), hope to breed for this calf
NHL - very small when born but muscle coming now

blue5000

Pakalasa, great calves there, how old are the bulls?

redzerologhlen

pakalasa wrote: »

Some amount of back breaking work, over the years went in to making that field alright. Any idea how deep the soil is there?

There is well over a foot in it pak!! That seppa teejay heifer is lovely looking. Nice long and growthy. Has the makings of a fine cow yet!!!

Met a bit of a traffic jam early this morning, Feckin wild goats!!

pakalasa

blue5000 wrote: »

Pakalasa, great calves there, how old are the bulls?

Thanks Guys. I did get down low to take pics, as 'Snowman' recomended...
Age bulls
HWN - 3 weeks, FHZ & NHL - 4 weeks, CF85 - 6 weeks,

dar31

took a spin up the wicklow hills to deliver some cows this morning

leg wax

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!cid_cidImage.jpg2 sutans enjoying the sunshine .my favorite of all the older calves

redzerologhlen

Let the 15 heifers off with a blonde bull yesterday, will let ye know next year whether it was a good or a bad idea. Hes meant to be very easy calving and breeding good quality calves!!

johngalway

redzerologhlen wrote: »

There is well over a foot in it pak!! That seppa teejay heifer is lovely looking. Nice long and growthy. Has the makings of a fine cow yet!!!

Met a bit of a traffic jam early this morning, Feckin wild goats!!

My trigger fingers a-itchin