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Beef AI/Bulls MEGATHREAD

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    #3482
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭tanko


    Did you get any Simmentals, i see they have a few new ones.


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    #3483
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    tanko wrote: »
    Did you get any Simmentals, i see they have a few new ones.

    No, omly wanted straws for the pedigrees. I've enough now for years. :D

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



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    #3484
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    No, omly wanted straws for the pedigrees. I've enough now for years. :D

    Like myself, building a strong reserve 😂😂


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    #3485
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Just noticed today that the top of one of my straws popped off, 2/3mm. It would have to be an expensive straw that can't be got anymore. What's the chance of it being viable?


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    #3486
    RD10
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭RD10


    Anyone using the sim bull frosty king?
    Have had 2 calves born to him over last 2 days . Great calves.


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    #3487
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭tanko


    RD10 wrote: »
    Anyone using the sim bull frosty king?
    Have had 2 calves born to him over last 2 days . Great calves.

    Got a few straws off him last year, havent used any yet. Have used his full brother Clonagh Direct Debit (XCD) a fair bit, nice calves off him.
    Have a few Derreen Declan calves this year, looking good so far.
    What is Frosty king like for calving, are they big calves, much muscle and shape to them?


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    #3488
    Pidae.m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 851 ✭✭✭Pidae.m


    Tomschoice ironstone first calver


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    #3489
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users Posts: 5,057 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »
    Just noticed today that the top of one of my straws popped off, 2/3mm. It would have to be an expensive straw that can't be got anymore. What's the chance of it being viable?

    The straw is fine. The trick though is thawing it when you want to use it.
    You can’t drop it in to water because the water will get inside and nothing kills sperm faster than water.
    You’ll have to hold it in the water with the tweezers without letting the open end drop below the waterline


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    #3490
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    The straw is fine. The trick though is thawing it when you want to use it.
    You can’t drop it in to water because the water will get inside and nothing kills sperm faster than water.
    You’ll have to hold it in the water with the tweezers without letting the open end drop below the waterline

    Thanks bass, I'll give that a go. Couldn't be a cheap and cheerful straw lol.


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    #3491
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    My apologies. I actually got the extra 5 free straws from Bova AI in Gamin (ZGM). So the offer does apply to him. My mistake. Just glanced at the invoice there.
    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    I ordered straws from Bova recently. The buy 20, get 5 free doesn't apply to Gamin (ZGM). Just to be aware of that. Also their royalty fees are pricey enough for pedigree stock. Straws are very reasonable though.
    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Lads, I specifically asked for my extra straws to be Gamin, but I was told the deal didn't apply to him.
    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    A few days ago. I ended up getting them in Excel instead.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



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    #3492
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭High bike


    Did you say last year you had something to calve down to Lodge Hamlet Patsy, just wondering what they were like.Or anyone else with calves by him


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    #3493
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    High bike wrote: »
    Did you say last year you had something to calve down to Lodge Hamlet Patsy, just wondering what they were like.Or anyone else with calves by him

    Have one PB bull calve by him, off a heifer. Calved away no bother. Small calf but still a nice square shape to him. Calf is dead calm too. Fine shortish straight hair on him too, unusual for a Lim. Happy with him, but hard to tell with just one calf. Went 291 days.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



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    #3494
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭High bike


    Put him in an Altea heifer last week, she has good size to her will be calving at 30 months so should be ok so


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    #3495
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    High bike wrote: »
    Put him in an Altea heifer last week, she has good size to her will be calving at 30 months so should be ok so

    Ya, should be ok, altea being easy calving too.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



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    #3496
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭tanko


    Has anyone any calves off the Dovea bull Dromanig King LM4302?


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    #3497
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭High bike


    tanko wrote: »
    Has anyone any calves off the Dovea bull Dromanig King LM4302?
    looks a nice bull with good figures but the reliability side of it is low, he can’t have many calves yet I’d say


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    #3498
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭tanko


    High bike wrote: »
    looks a nice bull with good figures but the reliability side of it is low, he can’t have many calves yet I’d say

    There's a few about, might try him this year.
    Is Ewdenvale Ivor LM2014 still impressing people as much as last year, might try him also.


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    #3499
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Dovea have a Limousin breeder working for them. He breeds good stock himself and I have a feeling he has a say in which bulls to buy. They have an impressive lineup of Limousin bulls now.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



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    #3500
    Bigbird1
    Registered Users Posts: 430 ✭✭Bigbird1


    Anyone using Blonde bulls in Ai. Thinking of using them as an easy calving option instead of limousin.


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    #3501
    rushvalley
    Registered Users Posts: 426 ✭✭rushvalley


    tanko wrote: »
    Has anyone any calves off the Dovea bull Dromanig King LM4302?

    Had a bull off him here recently out of a KJB cow, decent sized calf but went 14/15 days over...will take a few photos of him when he fills out.


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    #3502
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Dovea have a Limousin breeder working for them. He breeds good stock himself and I have a feeling he has a say in which bulls to buy. They have an impressive lineup of Limousin bulls now.

    Ya they do. He breeds good stuff. It was his foreman they bought in roscrea last October and he looked better than the big money bull imo.


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    #3503
    The Real Elmer Fudd
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭The Real Elmer Fudd


    Has anyone kept eby heifers for breeding? Any thoughts on them?


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    #3504
    fanmanad
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭fanmanad


    The Real Elmer Fudd wrote: »
    Has anyone kept eby heifers for breeding? Any thoughts on them?

    Have one just calved a few days ago for the first time. Lots of milk and very quiet. She not very tall but is just 24 months


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    #3505
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭tanko


    The Real Elmer Fudd wrote: »
    Has anyone kept eby heifers for breeding? Any thoughts on them?

    Had a bull and heifer off him last year, both very muscley and not too big, sold both of them.
    Maybe im wrong but i wouldnt think he'd be the best bull to keep replacements off.
    I'd rather something with more frame and milk in their breeding.


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    #3506
    The Real Elmer Fudd
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭The Real Elmer Fudd


    tanko wrote: »
    Had a bull and heifer off him last year, both very muscley and not too big, sold both of them.
    Maybe im wrong but i wouldnt think he'd be the best bull to keep replacements off.
    I'd rather something with more frame and milk in their breeding.

    I’ve two nice muscley eby heifers that I’m thinking of keeping. They are rated 123 and 155 on replacement index. They where out of first calved heifers last year. Their mothers are simx x lm2014. They should have enough milk going back the line, but frame would be the question mark.


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    #3507
    furandfeather
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭furandfeather


    Bigbird1 wrote: »
    Anyone using Blonde bulls in Ai. Thinking of using them as an easy calving option instead of limousin.

    I used silver wood mark from bova this year. I've only the one heifer of him but I like her a lot, I'll be keeping her for breeding


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    #3508
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭tanko


    The Real Elmer Fudd wrote: »
    I’ve two nice muscley eby heifers that I’m thinking of keeping. They are rated 123 and 155 on replacement index. They where out of first calved heifers last year. Their mothers are simx x lm2014. They should have enough milk going back the line, but frame would be the question mark.

    If you like them they could be worth a try. I have two ZAG heifers calved here this year, not the biggest and not too milky yet but their morhers hadn't too much either.
    Do you reckon LM2014 would be a good bull to keep replacements off?


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    #3509
    john mayo 10
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭john mayo 10


    tanko wrote: »
    If you like them they could be worth a try. I have two ZAG heifers calved here this year, not the biggest and not too milky yet but their morhers hadn't too much either.
    Do you reckon LM2014 would be a good bull to keep replacements off?
    A friend of mine has keep 2 CWI heifers as replacements. Serious heifers


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    #3510
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    High bike wrote: »
    Did you say last year you had something to calve down to Lodge Hamlet Patsy, just wondering what they were like.Or anyone else with calves by him

    Here's a pic of my Lodge Hamlet bull calf. About 10 days old now. Born smallish but already a bit of shape to him.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



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    #3511
    Hard Knocks
    Registered Users Posts: 3,928 ✭✭✭Hard Knocks


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Here's a pic of my Lodge Hamlet bull calf. About 10 days old now. Born smallish but already a bit of shape to him.

    Nice calf
    Chatting a PB Breeder and he’s impressed with Hamlet too


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