Around What weight are these heifers?

User2611

I only need a guess





Thanks

49801

User2611 wrote: »

I only need a guess





Thanks

light as a feather!!!:D

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pakalasa

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Just posted the pics for you:

Timmaay

http://www.magentadirect.ie/proddetail.php?prod=MAE0128

49801

350kg

Butcher Boy

more like 280kgs .what age are they ?

NewBeefFarmer

zoom back when taking photo . . impossible to judge so focused in.

first one looks light 280-300
second one could be 350..

ur going to tell me now its the same animal. .lol

Farmer Pudsey

First one looks about 240-280kgs the second is hard to judge as camera is too close. By the way it is hard to judge an animal on slats not to mind in a photo.

User2611

sorry about the pictures, if the 1st is 250-280, i'd say the bigger is about 300. She is a bit taller and more filled out. Anyone know how much they would make in the mart atm?

Muckit

€600 avg?

User2611

what is the minimum the smaller one would make? (i own them, they're on my uncles herd number and he looks after them) i never owned cattle and so dont know about selling or buying

Butcher Boy

User2611 wrote: »

what is the minimum the smaller one would make? (i own them, they're on my uncles herd number and he looks after them) i never owned cattle and so dont know about selling or buying

well 2611 if she was n macroom today and if she was 280kg she would be pulling hard to make 430 yoyos ,the light stock were a sad trade.

User2611

Butcher Boy wrote: »

well 2611 if she was n macroom today and if she was 280kg she would be pulling hard to make 430 yoyos ,the light stock were a sad trade.

well i wouldnt argue with that, because i paid 250 for her as calf and dont have to pay for food etc.. i know that sounds unfair, but i did get him a couple of acres of grass to rent for free. i bet you cant guess what age they are! both the same age..

Butcher Boy

13 mths

User2611

Butcher Boy wrote: »

13 mths

they're actually 23mths, if u can believe that.

Manoffeeling

User2611 wrote: »

they're actually 23mths, if u can believe that.

Did you buy them?

User2611

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Did you buy them?

yeah, when they were 8weeks old

tismesoitis

i think its fair to say if they are around 300 kgs at 23mts of age your uncle was'nt exactly "looking after them" .Don't mean to sound unfair but not great weight gain!

User2611

tismesoitis wrote: »

i think its fair to say if they are around 300 kgs at 23mts of age your uncle was'nt exactly "looking after them" .Don't mean to sound unfair but not great weight gain!

you're right! needless to say, i'm not buying anymore cattle! i dont think they were fed milk for long enough in the beginning, then not enough meal afterwards.

Bleating Lamb

In fairness if there arent any costs against them you arnt doing brutally....dont throw in the towel...buy shapier stock for your next venture.;)

User2611

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

In fairness if there arent any costs against them you arnt doing brutally....dont throw in the towel...buy shapier stock for your next venture.;)

i was thinking of getting limx bull calves this time.. i doubt it. ah shtop, u cudnt depend on him!

bbam

User2611 wrote: »

they're actually 23mths, if u can believe that.

They should have been hitting that weight at 12 months old. They must have been fairly restricted in feed for the 23 months.

Manoffeeling

Learn from your mistakes. Don't buy Lm bulls. Too dear. Buy a few handier fr bulls or aa, hr x and do them well. They are designed for bucket feeding.

User2611

bbam wrote: »

They should have been hitting that weight at 12 months old. They must have been fairly restricted in feed for the 23 months.

i just thought they were just naturally short. They didnt grow at all taller since last summer, when they had plenty of grass. they havnt got much bigger since 12mths

User2611

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Learn from your mistakes. Don't buy Lm bulls. Too dear. Buy a few handier fr bulls or aa, hr x and do them well. They are designed for bucket feeding.

well if i do, ill get a aa or he so! thanks, i didnt know that. but i dont think i cud depend on the uncle to look after them again (he's kinda known for havin light frs) ive tried tellin him to give more meal, or dat he's puttin too many calves together in one pen etc but he's set in his ways, i give up!

moy83

User2611 wrote: »

i just thought they were just naturally short. They didnt grow at all taller since last summer, when they had plenty of grass. they havnt got much bigger since 12mths

They probably didnt get a good enough start on milk

User2611

moy83 wrote: »

They probably didnt get a good enough start on milk

yeah thats wat i thought

sh1tstirrer

User2611 wrote: »

yeah thats wat i thought

How come you don't feed them yourself if your uncle is so unreliable? So you expect your uncle to rear and buy feeding for your calves at his own expense.

User2611

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

How come you don't feed them yourself if your uncle is so unreliable? So you expect your uncle to rear and buy feeding for your calves at his own expense.

i would only love to feed them myself but he wont let me put them in a field on their own, even fence off a section. i did get him grass worth 1000 lease for free. and at xmas i paid 170 for meal for him. he agreed in the beginning that he would look after them.