Anyone the cattle in yet

buffalobilly

Well any one out there got the cattle in yet if this storm keeps up it will not be long up here ground is starting to cut up look like it is going to be another long one

pakalasa

I don't think it has rained that much. It will need a bit more than that to cut things up. I hope...:mad:

RaggyDays

Weather is still very mild and the ground was exceptional up to now. I think it`ll be a couple of weeks yet regardless of the weather

moy83

We had stuff in this time last year . But this year we have at least six or seven weeks ahead but if a couple of wet weeeks come it will get messy fairly quick here .

Dampintheattic

Put them in 3rd October last year. By that time, they had made a right mess.
Last night was cold and windy. Real feeling of change in the weather.
Still, hoping to keep them out until early / mid November.

locky76

buffalobilly wrote: »

Well any one out there got the cattle in yet if this storm keeps up it will not be long up here ground is starting to cut up look like it is going to be another long one

I've been giving meal to some cattle I'm finishing and I'll put them in next weekend...

Figerty

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Put them in 3rd October last year. By that time, they had made a right mess.
Last night was cold and windy. Real feeling of change in the weather.
Still, hoping to keep them out until early / mid November.

Same here,, put them in on Oct 1st.. they only got out on the 20th of May. and that was too soon for the ground. This time last year all you could here was the cattle pulling their legs out of the ground.

Last night was rough, but at least wind helps the drying after the rain.

moy83

Today is a right dirty day on stock . Its cold wet and windy

adne

locky76 wrote: »

I've been giving meal to some cattle I'm finishing and I'll put them in next weekend...

Im doing the same, would they not thrive better if kept out on sheltered ground

reilig

Hopefully 6 or 7 weeks off housing yet. Didn't get the worst of the rain yesterday. Ground is still fairly ok and there is talk about dry and warmer weather coming back at the end of this week. Have at least 8 weeks of grass ahead of me in current conditions. But if it gets sloppy they will go through it in half the time.

bbam

We'll spread them out over more ground soon so that should east the traffic on ground...
Weather dependant we'll keep them out to mid October..

bob charles

Most of my finishing cattle are now nearly indoors and rest due in before end of the month. Its just being a strange year around here and at the moment we are about 2 weeks ahead of normal with housing. Brought home some weanlings from far away wet ground this morning as it has taken allot of rain for the last 24 hrs. better to have them off it too early than too late. Grazing season on this land was 25 March to 15th of September or 170days:( and thrive was poor to say the least. weather this year just didnt suit the land. Will be going back out on drier ground now once dosed and vaccine booster

delaval

All the lads with the fancy cubicles must have them in.

hugo29

cows going in for weaning end of the month, back out after 1 week until mid november regardless of the weather, i will split them in small groups on the paddocks if i have too as land is fairly dry

calves going to the after grass with meal and will sell them off in groups as they are ready between now and end november

heavy showers at moment but strong winds drying things well after

Markcheese

bob charles wrote: »

Most of my finishing cattle are now nearly indoors and rest due in before end of the month. Its just being a strange year around here and at the moment we are about 2 weeks ahead of normal with housing. Brought home some weanlings from far away wet ground this morning as it has taken allot of rain for the last 24 hrs. better to have them off it too early than too late. Grazing season
on this land was 25 March to 15th of
September or 170days:( and thrive was
poor to say the least. weather this year
just didnt suit the land. Will be going
back out on drier ground now once
dosed and vaccine booster

Sure they're only just out... Would you be better off fish farming

Going forward...

delaval wrote: »

All the lads with the fancy cubicles must have them in.

The ones Daddy built for him? At least the option is there but takes more than a few wet and windy days.

grazeaway

last of teh sialge cuts last week so i'll have more ground to close out the grazign in a few weeks. 1st lot of weanlings will be in soon, i'll then be able to let the cows stay out for longer. usually aim for mid novemeber before they are all indoors. was the last week in october last year but they were still being housed at night into mid april this year. the yearlings didnt see grass till the end of may

leg wax

grazeaway wrote: »

last of teh sialge cuts last week so i'll have more ground to close out the grazign in a few weeks. 1st lot of weanlings will be in soon, i'll then be able to let the cows stay out for longer. usually aim for mid novemeber before they are all indoors. was the last week in october last year but they were still being housed at night into mid april this year. the yearlings didnt see grass till the end of may

i would have thought that leave the cows in on cheap straw and weanlings out on cheap grass and they could stay out alot longer than the cow.grass is dying here from lack of rain,a dust bowl, plan A for this year is leave calves under cows till nov,put cows in wean calves outside and bring in when grass gone, i am now looking at plan C already.

dar31

bloody hell. we are still in the middle of a drought, got a sip of rain at the weekend, dust rising again today by lunch time, everything is being supplemented with meal or silage/straw, all cull are being shipped out and scanning this week, empties will be factoried.
looking like we will have to buy more silage..............:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Sam Kade

I have enough grass until mid December by then I hope to have 2/3 of the cattle sold on

reilig

Jasus lads??? A Drought? Is this the Addis Abbaba Farming Forum or the Irish One?

bob charles

dar31 wrote: »

bloody hell. we are still in the middle of a drought, got a sip of rain at the weekend, dust rising again today by lunch time,

I was going to take a picture of seeds I planted 14 days ago, I couldnt bring myself too as there is water logging on the land and its bad enough

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

Have started weaning but will leave cows out until the end of october weather permitting.

hugo29

reilig wrote: »

Jasus lads??? A Drought? Is this the Addis Abbaba Farming Forum or the Irish One?

there aint no drought this side, things could get messy again soon

grazeaway

leg wax wrote: »

i would have thought that leave the cows in on cheap straw and weanlings out on cheap grass and they could stay out alot longer than the cow.grass is dying here from lack of rain,a dust bowl, plan A for this year is leave calves under cows till nov,put cows in wean calves outside and bring in when grass gone, i am now looking at plan C already.

we get the weanlings in then seprate the bulls and heifers and feed them silage and meal before selling. a lot eaier to mange them indooors and the cows outside. will start spliting the cows too the ones still with calves ands the authunm calvers will stay on the good grass while the ones we are drying off will in on the bare fields with straw. they'll be getting into the beet next month so once the last of the spring calvers and weaned they'll clean off the grass for the winter then onto the beet fulltime.

had the cows in and the calves out a few years ago but very problematic. once they are seprated we can inject any of the heifers in case they were bulled and we can make sure they are all getting enough meal. the authnm calvers will get the best of the grass till housing

Sharpshooter82

today was very windy (not a nice headwind while out running) and had a few light showers but its not affecting the ground much but its giving a little moisture to the grass so happy days on that front. Cattle are stuck to the ditches today cos of the wind but well off housing yet. Playing with the idea of leaving some out over the winter

Marooned75

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

today was very windy (not a nice headwind while out running) and had a few light showers but its not affecting the ground much but its giving a little moisture to the grass so happy days on that front. Cattle are stuck to the ditches today cos of the wind but well off housing yet. Playing with the idea of leaving some out over the winter

Left some out last year a pain in the testicles.

Sharpshooter82

Marooned75 wrote: »

Left some out last year a pain in the testicles.

wreck the place did they

Marooned75

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

wreck the place did they

Yeah and the slow spring didn't help

delaval

Spoke to two local dairy men last night who have cows in, exceptionally dry farms. Another has heifers in!!!!!!

bbam

Won't be long here if the heavy rain persists...
Quite a bit in the last 7-10 days and on heavy ground what has fallen is slow to dry out...
Expect to have some stock housed in the next 10days to save poaching ground..

hugo29

bbam wrote: »

Won't be long here if the heavy rain persists...
Quite a bit in the last 7-10 days and on heavy ground what has fallen is slow to dry out...
Expect to have some stock housed in the next 10days to save poaching ground..

going in saturday for weaning, if next week comes good that will give place chance to dry and get ahead again with grass, let out then again then following week

manjou

Nothing going in yet hope to keep out well into october however if weather turns very wet and ground starts to cut up will house quickley because ground hasent fully recovered from last year so do not want to damage anymore. And getting cows out early is worth more to me than tramping ground this time of year.

Sharpshooter82

Calves will be brought in around dec if I can manage it but will leave a few bullocks out for the winter

6480

its only a wet morning its not the end of the year yet , there s good weather on the way again , hope to keep the milkers out till the end of nov and the rest of the heifers till mid dec

1chippy

hugo29 wrote: »

going in saturday for weaning, if next week comes good that will give place chance to dry and get ahead again with grass, let out then again then following week

I used to wean evverything in the one go but started weaning gradually the last month or so. Weaning 2-3 here and there and it seems to be an awful lot less stressful than other years. Calves into shed for 2 days then onto an outfarm with other heifers from last year. one seems to settle the other. All the bulls will be gettting the last drag out of the cow and i will start pushing them hard for a month or so.

hugo29

1chippy wrote: »

I used to wean evverything in the one go but started weaning gradually the last month or so. Weaning 2-3 here and there and it seems to be an awful lot less stressful than other years. Calves into shed for 2 days then onto an outfarm with other heifers from last year. one seems to settle the other. All the bulls will be gettting the last drag out of the cow and i will start pushing them hard for a month or so.

how long you usually hold the cows for chippy