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does anyone have their cows out?

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    #752
    biddy2013
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭biddy2013


    td5man wrote: »
    Jeez is the ground not very wet after yesterdays rain.
    is a bit but we read them-tb test- and just let them straight out. will bring them in after dinner


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    #753
    C4d78
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭C4d78


    First night out. Just fed up of liming cubicles really (-;


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    #754
    golodge
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    moy83 wrote: »
    Whats weather like over there golodge ?
    ~+2 at night and +8 at day. Very warm weather and no rain. Sun is shining today.


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    #755
    Round Bale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭Round Bale


    I have one cow out!
    Does that mean I can apply for membership of that exclusive "better farmer" club?


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    #756
    biddy2013
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    what meal are ye feeding the cows now that they are out- well out by day


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    #757
    mahoney_j
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    biddy2013 wrote: »
    what meal are ye feeding the cows now that they are out- well out by day

    Base of 4 kg hi maize 18.cows feed to yield so some on 9 kg.average of 5.


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    #758
    Muckit
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    I've about 8 WH's out ;)


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    #759
    ABlur
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    Muckit wrote: »
    I've about 8 WH's out ;)

    They look good what ration are they on??


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    Muckit
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    ABlur wrote: »
    They look good what ration are they on??

    I find this good


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    #761
    maxxuumman
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    Cows out, heifers out, calves out . HAPPY DAYS.
    Just dry cows left in.


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    #762
    sheebadog
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    Can I go one better and say that the first cut is in the pit since last week?
    Willy waving:)


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    #763
    freedominacup
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    First batch of calves going out now. Dry cows completely p'd off the only ones left inside


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    frazzledhome
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    First batch of calves going out now. Dry cows completely p'd off the only ones left inside

    What age. Used to do here but in latter years keep inside till weaned and eating >1 kg ration. Worked well but find indoor handier


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    #765
    nhg
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    Just let off 3 small batches of bullocks to start grazing off silage ground.


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    #766
    Gillespy
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    Everything out bar the calves and dry cows and maiden heifers and stock/teaser bulls.

    Bag of urea out everywhere. Going dehorning now after dinner, the one good thing about all the bull calves this year is that won't take too long.


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    #767
    freedominacup
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    What age. Used to do here but in latter years keep inside till weaned and eating >1 kg ration. Worked well but find indoor handier
    These are eating 2kg plus enough forage to be a pat in the hole to keep fed so no worries. I'd be the same about leaving them out unweaned for another 6-8 week s. After that if weather was settled I be pushing them out.


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    frazzledhome
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    These are eating 2kg plus enough forage to be a pat in the hole to keep fed so no worries. I'd be the same about leaving them out unweaned for another 6-8 week s. After that if weather was settled I be pushing them out.
    Calves?? When born?


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    #769
    visatorro
    Registered Users Posts: 3,193 ✭✭✭visatorro


    This is my best paddock for growing grass. This spring is the first time iv seen the cows cleaning it Out. Very happy with it. Slight poaching but not too bad. Other years the cows would just walk the grass into the ground and they wouldn't eat it out for the rest of the year. Hopefully get a nice bit of growth now. Hope things go to plan for the rest of the year and if they don't that il be able to do something about it


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