Weight of these calves

Corkfarmer

Have a few fresian bull calves im wondering the weight of, I know its hard to tell from a picture but Im looking for a rough idea, i reckon they're around 250kgs or that way. They're all January born.

pakalasa

I would have said 230 Kg - but sure only a guesstimate.

funny man

my guess baseded on averages (birth weight = 42kg) + (.8kg gain/day X 203days = 162.4k) = 204.4kgs.
Good looking calves by the way.

blue5000

Put the best 5 in a trailer, go drive over a weigh bridge and get an idea that way, then weigh the trailer empty. After we've all had a guess :pac:, my guess 275kg

weefarmer

Looking at how nice these are nearly made me cry when thinking of my 2 march/april born calves that I bought lol.

I could weight them in a sheep weighbridge lol

Bizzum

I will, with great certainty state that these young bulls weigh between 650Kgs and 660Kgs.
This is the internet after all:D.

blue5000

Bizzum wrote: »

I will, with great certainty state that these young bulls weigh between 650Kgs and 660Kgs.
This is the internet after all:D.

Is that for the 3 bulls in the top picture?:o

Corkfarmer

Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

case 956

Corkfarmer wrote: »

Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

Jasus dont squeeze them, kill dem as young bulls at 16 mths, once u close that birrizuo all de hard work and meal you put into dem is wasted as your profit wil b little to none when they bullocks, that my op

20silkcut

case 956 wrote: »

Corkfarmer wrote: »

Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

Jasus dont squeeze them, kill dem as young bulls at 16 mths, once u close that birrizuo all de hard work and meal you put into dem is wasted as your profit wil b little to none when they bullocks, that my op

I wouldn't relish going in to herd a field of young unsqueezed friesian bulls.

sh1tstirrer

20silkcut wrote: »

case 956 wrote: »

Corkfarmer wrote: »

Ya i was thinking of bringing a few of them to a weighbridge alright. They've been getting meal for most of the grazing season so I'm hoping they'll be well up there anyway. Must squeeze them soon too.

Jasus dont squeeze them, kill dem as young bulls at 16 mths, once u close that birrizuo all de hard work and meal you put into dem is wasted as your profit wil b little to none when they bullocks, that my op

I wouldn't relish going in to herd a field of young unsqueezed friesian bulls.

If they were killed at 14 months they would be safe out as they would finish during the spring after the winter inside.

whelan1

the sales i was at last week there was very little buying on friesian bulls - the man was lucky to get 150 along with the weight on 450kg bulls at 14 months old...

sh1tstirrer

whelan1 wrote: »

the sales i was at last week there was very little buying on friesian bulls - the man was lucky to get 150 along with the weight on 450kg bulls at 14 months old...

True, but you need them finished at 14 months of course you also need a contract to get top price.

milkprofit

280 when full weight them and let us know

Corkfarmer

That was the original plan alright to finish them as young bulls at around 16 to 18 months. In the trials they're doing in teagasc 16 month bulls lost money, the 18 and 20 month groups were profitable but not very. The amount of meal you have to feed them to finish them that young is the killer. With the way mart prices are going its looking like selling them in the mart as bullocks in october november is going to make the most sense especially since we're tight for space for wintering.