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what do you do with your free martins?

  • 03-08-2011 7:51pm
    #1
    whelan1
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    wondering do you get rid of them at a young age or what ? do many people actually get any of them to go in calf


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  • #2
    st1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭st1979


    Just sold 1 a 3 yr old for 1100 in factory. better than shooting her


  • #3
    Bodacious
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    st1979 wrote: »
    Just sold 1 a 3 yr old for 1100 in factory. better than shooting her


    What breed/ weight?! ive one also and cant decide whether to kill her or run her through a mart (as is) she has never cycled:mad:


  • #4
    linebacker52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 476 ✭✭linebacker52


    I always keep mine and if they don't go in calf at two years fatten them and send them to the factory


  • #5
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Used to put them in freezer when I was dairying, now slaughter them at about 2 yr old, haven't had any last couple of yrs though.

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



  • #6
    Bactidiaryl
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    had a 3 yr old to factory friday and she made 1240.never went in calf and was well fed with butcher heifers.she was fat.


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  • #7
    Bizzum
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    wondering do you get rid of them at a young age or what ? do many people actually get any of them to go in calf

    I think the stats will tell you that about 5% will go in calf. Not that we had many but we would run them on to finish them for the factory.


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    flatout11
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    Bizzum wrote: »
    I think the stats will tell you that about 5% will go in calf. Not that we had many but we would run them on to finish them for the factory.
    that sounds about right, id suspect a bit less
    in regards to what you do with them ---- sell them with the rest of your stock i wouldnt bother keeping them for a 5 % chance of getting them in calf!!!


  • #9
    st1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭st1979


    Mine was a holstein. Was selling all bull calves at the time tried offering her to the calf buyer but wouldn't take her was told to shoot her. Glad i didn't now


  • #10
    Tipp Man
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    linebacker52 wrote: »
    I always keep mine and if they don't go in calf at two years fatten them and send them to the factory

    Same with ourselves

    Although we have only had 1 in the last 10 years or so


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