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just do it

Redz
Is that your own field? My comments in the other post aren't aimed at you by the way, they are just general comments. The amount of mud I've seen going into bales this summer makes me worry for a lot of stock out there. If the collar months aren't good there are going to be alot of welfare cases around the country.

Black Smoke

just do it wrote: »

limo_100 wrote: »

August born ADX heifer calf

A 10day old small Panda heifer calf.I was hoping for better quality but at least shes growing well from when she was born

An Ozeus heifer calf born yesterday. Nice quality calf good thick calf

Your breeding research is paying dividends limo100. Nice calves there. It will be good to see them in a few months and I bet that Panda calf will be as good as any humongous newborn calf. I think too much emphasis is paid on how they look in the first few days of life. A great big lump of a calf doesn't necessarily equate to the best animal at slaughter.

Case in point, being CWI limousin from Dovea. Very small calves. Great developers from about six weeks onwards. See that CWI is also now a top rated maternal bull under the new system.
Downside is calves are wild!!!

limo_100

just do it wrote: »

Your breeding research is paying dividends limo100. Nice calves there. It will be good to see them in a few months and I bet that Panda calf will be as good as any humongous newborn calf. I think too much emphasis is paid on how they look in the first few days of life. A great big lump of a calf doesn't necessarily equate to the best animal at slaughter.

fair point all right i find it takes a big calf a nearly a month to fill out and start growing while average sized calves start from day one. That panda calf has nearly doubled in size since the day he was dropped. I hope to have them at about 250kgs leaving the shed next spring is that realistic?? This is are first year with autumn calvers

redzerologhlen

just do it wrote: »

Redz
Is that your own field? My comments in the other post aren't aimed at you by the way, they are just general comments. The amount of mud I've seen going into bales this summer makes me worry for a lot of stock out there. If the collar months aren't good there are going to be alot of welfare cases around the country.

We just bought the silage off the field jd but dont own it. Lucky enough there is no mud in the bales, there wasnt a mark in the field until I went drawing them it. A sickening sight all the same though and that is actually a dry field. Land is literally saturated after a few months of non stop rain. Heres hoping 2013 will be a scorcher of a year!!

massey265

The last off the silage for this year.

Tipp Man

massey265 wrote: »

The last off the silage for this year.

What part of the world is this in?

just do it

Tipp Man wrote: »

massey265 wrote: »

The last off the silage for this year.

What part of the world is this in?

You beat me to it Tipp Man! Hardy noticed the silage to be honest, I'm guessing it's Yeats country?

pgjk

massey265

Tipp Man wrote: »

What part of the world is this in?

It would be west donegal tipp man,

Tipp Man

massey265 wrote: »

It would be west donegal tipp man,

Lovely surroundings

just do it

massey265 wrote: »

It would be west donegal tipp man,

And is that Sligo you're looking across at? Farming in a scenic area for me is a big bonus. Particularly now that I've an office job:rolleyes:

massey265

just do it wrote: »

And is that Sligo you're looking across at? Farming in a scenic area for me is a big bonus. Particularly now that I've an office job:rolleyes:

Nope it would be slievetooey and maghera your looking at, yeah its a bonus with a scenic view but unfortunately it doesnt pay the bills:rolleyes:

snowman707

massey265 wrote: »

It would be west donegal tipp man,

hope to hop up your way for a few days in a week or two. might wait till after the all ireland final ,

got friends in Dunkinelly, Cardonagh, and Letterkenny, hope the Guinness is good, we have a lot of catching up to do :rolleyes:

redzerologhlen

Made my first ever attempt at a bit of block laying today, I dont think I did too bad!!

moy83

Nothing wrong with that redzer . Im a plasterer by trade and i've often see block layers leave walls that look rougher than that :rolleyes:

just do it

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Made my first ever attempt at a bit of block laying today, I dont think I did too bad!!

Gr8 job redz, although for thr first year I'd be paying you by the block and not the hour

redzerologhlen

moy83 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with that redzer . Im a plasterer by trade and i've often see block layers leave walls that look rougher than that :rolleyes:

All my uncles and my auld lad spent years in the buildings and they wouldnt be shy in pointing out if it wasnt level or straight...and if I thought it wasnt it wouldnt be up here either

redzerologhlen

just do it wrote: »

Gr8 job redz, although for thr first year I'd be paying you by the block and not the hour

€31 euro made today so

caseman

redzerologhlen wrote: »

€31 euro made today so

Id only get 15 euro with the prices around here now.

massey265

snowman707 wrote: »

hope to hop up your way for a few days in a week or two. might wait till after the all ireland final ,

got friends in Dunkinelly, Cardonagh, and Letterkenny, hope the Guinness is good, we have a lot of catching up to do :rolleyes:

Thats if there any guinness left when donegal wins sam:D

Richk2012

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Made my first ever attempt at a bit of block laying today, I dont think I did too bad!!

Your wasted at the farming Red . Looks a tasty job

JohnBoy

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Made my first ever attempt at a bit of block laying today, I dont think I did too bad!!

Tidy work, you'd be kept.

Is it a trick of the camera or are they some bigger sort of block than normal?

just look bigger than the usual 9 inch hollow.

Manoffeeling

Why not 6 inch on the flat?

Tipp Man

JohnBoy wrote: »

Tidy work, you'd be kept.

Is it a trick of the camera or are they some bigger sort of block than normal?

just look bigger than the usual 9 inch hollow.

They look like a cavity block

What made you go for them Redzer?

Fine block laying by the way

redzerologhlen

9 inch cavity block, the first course was set in the foundation and i filled all the cavitys with concrete, I am filling every second cavity aswell as I go along so it should stay up all going well. The reason I used them is because the were already there.

Juniorhurler

redzerologhlen wrote: »

9 inch cavity block, the first course was set in the foundation and i filled all the cavitys with concrete, I am filling every second cavity aswell as I go along so it should stay up all going well. The reason I used them is because the were already there.

Best reason of all.

Muckit

Redz

Nice blockwork, tasty out

Now would be a great time to weld or screw on a few straps to bind the blockwork to the girders before you throw up the next few rows. I'm sure you've thought of all this. You don't want the first cow going in to swing around and knock it all in a sh*t!!

JohnBoy

My eyes were deceiving me so, they just look big or summat.

towzer2010

Great job Redz.

As Muckit said two steel rebar's welded to the girders between that row and the next one to be put up and would make that a very strong job.

jerdee

Start of crush extension

http://s1053.photobucket.com/albums/s462/jerdee1/?action=view&current=B3681740-4512-459D-B334-04E09C51C613-432-000000F63BCCB181.jpg