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what to buy

  • 11-02-2012 6:23pm
    #1
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭


    Have a bit of money saved up and want to invest it into some cattle...Just wondering what would ye buy...Im only starting off (19 years old). They will be staying on the uncles farm


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  • #2
    6480
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭6480


    a incalf cow or heifer if it was me , best of luck


  • #3
    poor farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 446 ✭✭poor farmer


    calves and feed them with the bucket . You will get more bang for your buck.
    Its nice to watch them grow and develop.


  • #4
    weefarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 141 ✭✭weefarmer


    poor farmer wrote: »
    calves and feed them with the bucket . You will get more bang for your buck.
    Its nice to watch them grow and develop.
    I did that last year, first time at it and was a great experience.
    they are nice heifers now, give them a good run on grass now and they'll be well ready for the bull in dec/jan again :D


  • #5
    trepasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 415 ✭✭trepasers


    cheers lads for all the replys...just wondering is there much (any) profit after all the work..What kind of price would you be looking at when buying ??


  • #6
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    trepasers wrote: »
    cheers lads for all the replys...just wondering is there much (any) profit after all the work..What kind of price would you be looking at when buying ??

    Get out to some marts...
    Have a look at prices of different animals...
    See what you like the look of...

    Rearing calves is nice but calf prices would want to drop a bit more before they could be reared and leave a few bob at the end... Maybe to keep as breeding stock..


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  • #7
    Young Farmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭Young Farmer


    I know its a bit off track but im thinking of becoming a farmer but the problem is I have no land. Any ideas because I have experience with dairy and beef :D


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