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jerdee

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Sorry last one is of my new dog spud

massey265

jerdee wrote: »

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Some serious rsjs there jerdee...

Bizzum

jerdee wrote: »

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She's heavy duty. Them little blacks wont buckle it:D

jerdee

Bizzum wrote: »

She's heavy duty. Them little blacks wont buckle it:D

hope not this time next year when i putting rings on..:cool:

Muckit

Did you have those rsj's lying around Jerdee? Just wondering why you used ones as heavy as that. God I don't think an elephant would buckle them!!

Any particular reason for turning it out from the wall?

Will you fit a bar coming out from the headgate to halter tye their heads up to for ringing? I'd like to see pics of the finished job. Looking good so far...

jerdee

i am turning it out from wall to get assess to both sides of animal.had the rsj lying around from the celtic tiger brother worked for a builder so any scrap was dumped on me.10x10 is the smallest i had left .if i change from the blacks i might try buffalo:eek:.
i going to level bottom where they stand (temple idea) and also to make a scale fit down the road .one side i am hoping to weld in two separate gate sections on one side for suckling and top for clipping still trying to work out the best way as i would like to tie up the cows leg to stop kicking but if i have no bars this won t be possible.
pedestrian gate going in the back between old headgate area and end of new box need this for scanning etc
step up dont know will i concrete it or steel .

more photos to follow as concrete over weekend

towzer2010

Here are two pics of the first parthenaise calf I have from the dovea bull bolide. Calved today around 3 with no help. Started calving at 2.30 and calf up and sucking by 3.15. Nice small lively heifer calf.

johnpawl

towzer2010 wrote: »

Here are two pics of the first parthenaise calf I have from the dovea bull bolide. Calved today around 3 with no help. Started calving at 2.30 and calf up and sucking by 3.15. Nice small lively heifer calf.

I had some calves in the spring from him, same story very hardy, thriving very well.

stanflt

some feb calving heifers enjoying the sun

By stanflt at 2012-09-17

By stanflt at 2012-09-17

kboc

stanflt wrote: »

some feb calving heifers enjoying the sun

your pictures of that land make me sick!!!!

Charlie Charolais

kboc wrote: »

your pictures of that land make me sick!!!!

I would eat your grass!

vanderbadger

kboc wrote: »

your pictures of that land make me sick!!!!

+ 1
friggan show off

Muckit

stanflt wrote: »

some feb calving heifers enjoying the sun

You're a hum dinger at growing grass stanfit. More power to you

just do it

Feeding experiment. I drop my silage bales 1-2ft away from the feed barriers and this has worked well for the last few years. As a trial I've placed planks 18" away. These then act as a feed trough as well a back-stop for the bales. The system has worked quite well. Without the planks there is a lot of wastage of meal particularly by the weanlings. the 2 photos are taken 24hrs apart. Ideally the back stop needs to be another 6" inches out thus ensuring 3 days feeding from the bales. When I hit upon the ideal distance for the timbers I'll drill holes for short cuts of rebar and these will holds the timbers in place.

cosatron

stanflt wrote: »

some feb calving heifers enjoying the sun

By stanflt at 2012-09-17

By stanflt at 2012-09-17

what age are they stan. theire in good shape for feb.

stanflt

cosatron wrote: »

what age are they stan. theire in good shape for feb.

they calve in between 22-25months

cosatron

stanflt wrote: »

they calve in between 22-25months

Good man. you have them great nick. we've 11 calving in march around 22 to 26 months old, its takes allot of feeding to get them ready especially in the west of ireland.

just do it

towzer2010 wrote: »

Here are two pics of the first parthenaise calf I have from the dovea bull bolide. Calved today around 3 with no help. Started calving at 2.30 and calf up and sucking by 3.15. Nice small lively heifer calf.

Nice calf alright and she looks like she's plenty scope for growth. It will be good to see a photo of her in a few months time.

johnpawl wrote: »

I had some calves in the spring from him, same story very hardy, thriving very well.

I might try him. There's a lot to be said for hardy calves/ cattle, particularly for the West coast;)

Juniorhurler

just do it wrote: »

Nice calf alright and she looks like she's plenty scope for growth. It will be good to see a photo of her in a few months time.

I might try him. There's a lot to be said for hardy calves/ cattle, particularly for the West coast;)

Had 4 calves by him here in the last 3 weeks. All easy calved and hardy and doing a great thrive ever since. Bred them for replacement heifers but have 4 bulls from 4. Not complaining though, they're all alive.

johnpawl

Juniorhurler wrote: »

Had 4 calves by him here in the last 3 weeks. All easy calved and hardy and doing a great thrive ever since. Bred them for replacement heifers but have 4 bulls from 4. Not complaining though, they're all alive.

Same here, hoping for heifers got three bulls. Six months old now I'll stick up a pic tomo

johnpawl

found one pic, april calf


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Juniorhurler

johnpawl wrote: »

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Fine animal. Whats the dam johnpawl?

johnpawl

Juniorhurler wrote: »

Fine animal. Whats the dam johnpawl?

She's a piedmontese off a brfr cow I bought off a dairy farmer as a calf. Handy little cow. I have a few more calves from same bull off aa. I'll be chancing him on a few pedigree part heifers in dec.

Juniorhurler

johnpawl wrote: »

She's a piedmontese off a brfr cow I bought off a dairy farmer as a calf. Handy little cow. I have a few more calves from same bull off aa. I'll be chancing him on a few pedigree part heifers in dec.

The boss bought an identical bred heifer this year as an experiment, She looks good and will be getting part too. Thanks for showing me what to expect:D.

johnpawl

Juniorhurler wrote: »

The boss bought an identical bred heifer this year as an experiment, She looks good and will be getting part too. Thanks for showing me what to expect:D.

We bought two that time, but sold one when her calf died. They always threw great calves, never see them for sale anywhere though. I had a great ch calf off same cow last year, she puts great shape on her calves.

vanderbadger

jeez he is a fair old block for an april calf, what do you creep them on johnpawl?

just do it

vanderbadger wrote: »

jeez he is a fair old block for an april calf, what do you creep them on johnpawl?

An ounce of breeding beats a pound of feeding

Richk2012

Blue Bull calf at 8 days old .
Out of a BBxFR , the cow certainly isnt much to look at but none of the BBxFR ever are .
If she keeps throwin calves like this and has a good bag of milk she can look how she likes :cool:

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Richk2012 wrote: »

Blue Bull calf at 8 days old .

fine calf

whelan1

not being smart but when do ye tag your calves, i tag as soon as they are born... was at a farm today and there where 4 angus calves in a pen a few weeks old, none tagged , how do you remember the dam , especially for specifics like bvd tagging? all 4 calves looked the exact same