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    #302
    farmersfriend
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭farmersfriend


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Just served another heifer there. She was very very nervous nearly jumped out of her skin in the crush. What do ye do with nervous heifers?
    She will be a nightmare in the parlour next spring

    Had a nervous heifer in parlour this yr. Used to come in at end of row and my 11 yr old goes up and keeps stroking her back and talking to her-i was in a knot laughing as he was asking her was she going to the moovies. Did this a few times and She's grand now.


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    #303
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    farmersfriend wrote: »
    Had a nervous heifer in parlour this yr. Used to come in at end of row and my 11 yr old goes up and keeps stroking her back and talking to her-i was in a knot laughing as he was asking her was she going to the moovies. Did this a few times and She's grand now.

    I may ask the girlfriend can we have a child so :D


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    #304
    Gillespy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,224 ✭✭✭Gillespy


    I take no notice of what they do in the crush, it turns the most docile old cows crazy at times. Have two heifers here who are the polar opposite, as calves it's cute when they're friendly and follow you around. As they get older it losses its appeal.


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    #305
    Greengrass1
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    Got an offer on out of date dry cow tubes today. Won't need them till end of July. Any issue with using them?


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    #306
    Mulumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 815 ✭✭✭Mulumpy


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Got an offer on out of date dry cow tubes today. Won't need them till end of July. Any issue with using them?

    What would bord bia inspector say???


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    #307
    td5man
    Registered Users Posts: 3,081 ✭✭✭td5man


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I may ask the girlfriend can we have a child so :D

    i'll lease you a few until you get your own.


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    #308
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    td5man wrote: »
    i'll lease you a few until you get your own.

    Free of charge I hope? They'll be well fed and will spend the summer picking stones and cutting weeds :D


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    #309
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users Posts: 11,131 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Fertility tested 10 fr bulls today prior to goingvto new homes.a worthwhile job as I discovered one with low sperm count that vet wouldn't certify.tis a funny job to watch vet doing ,for me not bull!!!!


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    #310
    td5man
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Free of charge I hope? They'll be well fed and will spend the summer picking stones and cutting weeds :D

    free training sounds like a plan. :-)


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    #311
    visatorro
    Registered Users Posts: 3,174 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Anyone at dairy sale in carnaros today, any prices?


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    #312
    Greengrass1
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    By god there us some serious set ups down in fermoy.
    Past one lad and there must be 300 jex calves in a paddock.
    HEAVEN!!!!!!


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    #313
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    By god there us some serious set ups down in fermoy.
    Past one lad and there must be 300 jex calves in a paddock.
    HEAVEN!!!!!!

    300 jerseys, ahh everyone has their troubles, poor fu#ker


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    #314
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,298 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    300 jerseys, ahh everyone has their troubles, poor fu#ker
    bulls or heifers


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    #315
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    By god there us some serious set ups down in fermoy.
    Past one lad and there must be 300 jex calves in a paddock.
    HEAVEN!!!!!!

    Bulls?


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    #316
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users Posts: 11,131 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    300 jerseys, ahh everyone has their troubles, poor fu#ker

    One mans heaven,another's hell!!!!


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    #317
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    By god there us some serious set ups down in fermoy.
    Past one lad and there must be 300 jex calves in a paddock.
    HEAVEN!!!!!!

    Okay a bit over the top there by me more like 180-200.
    I got a bit excited......can ye blame me :D


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    #318
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users Posts: 6,927 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    I know a dairyman, munster supporter near nenagh who would love to follow the cows with them :-D


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    #319
    case 956
    Closed Accounts Posts: 464 ✭✭case 956


    lads and lassies quick question, my Friesian sweeper bull broke leg today in shed trying to get out at heifers in for ai, anyway now I without the bull, I was tempting on asking a neighbour who has fattening fr bulls for a loan of one to sweep up after 5 weeks ai on heifers, is this a bad idea as these be fattening bulls not vaccinated against bvd or lepto even tho there tested for bvd as I don't want to spend big money on a bull to run for 3 weeks and only get 1 or 2 heifers


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    #320
    visatorro
    Registered Users Posts: 3,174 ✭✭✭visatorro


    Wouldn't chance it tbh


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    #321
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    Wouldn't chance either. Disease risks aside, it's chancy to use a complete unknown on heifers. It could make a very difficult end to the calving next spring and wreck a few heifers on ya. Is there no where you could pick up a fresian bull, with a bit of breeding. They are around.
    Probably being over cautious, but I hate fu€kips in calving season.


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    #322
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users Posts: 6,927 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    I reared bull calves the first year here as i had no quota, i rang the guy who i bought them off for their best figures and used one of them to clean up with the cows, i have some nice cows from them


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    #323
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Our mop up bulls come from dairy farmer who's keeping buls to finish. All progeny sold

    Never had a bother


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    #324
    case 956
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Our mop up bulls come from dairy farmer who's keeping buls to finish. All progeny sold

    Never had a bother



    to be honest I sold some of the bulls he has as 3 week old calves so I would know there background


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    #325
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    case 956 wrote: »
    to be honest I sold some of the bulls he has as 3 week old calves so I would know there background

    There's your answer


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    #326
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users Posts: 6,927 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Many new entrants setting up around ye?? A cousin and 2 other lads are starting in the parish, will many more get in??


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    #327
    whelan2
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Many new entrants setting up around ye?? A cousin and 2 other lads are starting in the parish, will many more get in??

    None that i know of around here


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    #328
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Many new entrants setting up around ye?? A cousin and 2 other lads are starting in the parish, will many more get in??

    4 that I know of within 4 miles of me
    120 conversion from sucklers
    120 conversion from beef
    150 from tillage completely new with robots
    250 rented, coming from a herd of 450. They're going to continue with home herd of 400 with 250 on out farm. Fathers place raring heifers for both.

    And a lot of big expansions


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    #329
    satstheway
    Registered Users Posts: 831 ✭✭✭satstheway


    Never had them as clean.


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    #330
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    satstheway wrote: »
    Never had them as clean.

    Why?


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    #331
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Why?


    After 2 weeks of horrible tbc's up to170, discovered the problem on Thursday got txt last night tbc of 3. Heaven


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