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Retired cattle

  • 28-10-2013 6:01pm
    #1
    colrow
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    I'm sorry to break into your chat, but I didn't want to start a new thread.

    I'm retiring from my main work during the next year, and I wanted to get a couple of those big long horned hairy highland cattle, to have about the place. more as pets kind of idea. We did have a few Kerry cows, but those went a few years ago, as my oh wasn't up to looking after them whilst I was away.

    Anyway she came up with a better idea, that was getting a couple of dairy cows that were due for the cull, and letting them live their life out here.

    What do you think ?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    whelan1
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    colrow wrote: »
    I'm sorry to break into your chat, but I didn't want to start a new thread.

    I'm retiring from my main work during the next year, and I wanted to get a couple of those big long horned hairy highland cattle, to have about the place. more as pets kind of idea. We did have a few Kerry cows, but those went a few years ago, as my oh wasn't up to looking after them whilst I was away.

    Anyway she came up with a better idea, that was getting a couple of dairy cows that were due for the cull, and letting them live their life out here.

    What do you think ?

    Thanks
    Culls can be a lot of work sometimes what with mastitis and bad feet etc


  • #3
    Muckit
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    would you still have to have herd tests etc if the cattle weren't going to be entering the food chain? Have you looked into this Colrow?


  • #4
    whelan1
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    Muckit wrote: »
    would you still have to have herd tests etc if the cattle weren't going to be entering the food chain? Have you looked into this Colrow?

    Would assume so


  • #5
    Capercaille
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    Muckit wrote: »
    would you still have to have herd tests etc if the cattle weren't going to be entering the food chain? Have you looked into this Colrow?

    A lad in the area has 5 highland cattle as "pets". They have an annual herd test.


  • #6
    colrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭colrow


    Thanks for starting the new thread.

    I think the herd test would be the same every year.

    I was thinking of cows that maybe had mastitus, but were cured and maybe lost a quarter or two. Not sick cows, rather more like they were healthy but not economically viable.


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  • #7
    Sam Kade
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    I thought someone was thinking of putting their cattle into retirement :)


  • #8
    Timmaay
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    3spin cows are still economically viable in my book ha, I got one lady who will give about 7000L for the 305days this lactation, and another one 6500L. However some farmers do get rid of cows on 3spins, they can still pump out the milk, so if your planning on having her go back in calf be prepared to have afew calves to suck her!


  • #9
    colrow
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    3spin cows are still economically viable in my book ha, I got one lady who will give about 7000L for the 305days this lactation, and another one 6500L. However some farmers do get rid of cows on 3spins, they can still pump out the milk, so if your planning on having her go back in calf be prepared to have afew calves to suck her!

    No I wouldn't be getting them in calf again, maybe a barren cow would do.

    I could get a couple of jerseys, from my stepson in cornwall, but theres the nightmare, of a long drive, to wherever I can bring them to a ferry to Belfast, then down to Kerry, and finding lairage on the way


  • #10
    keep going
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    colrow wrote: »
    No I wouldn't be getting them in calf again, maybe a barren cow would do.

    I could get a couple of jerseys, from my stepson in cornwall, but theres the nightmare, of a long drive, to wherever I can bring them to a ferry to Belfast, then down to Kerry, and finding lairage on the way

    I can hear the comments coming now ,


  • #11
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    colrow wrote: »
    I'm sorry to break into your chat, but I didn't want to start a new thread.

    I'm retiring from my main work during the next year, and I wanted to get a couple of those big long horned hairy highland cattle, to have about the place. more as pets kind of idea. We did have a few Kerry cows, but those went a few years ago, as my oh wasn't up to looking after them whilst I was away.

    Anyway she came up with a better idea, that was getting a couple of dairy cows that were due for the cull, and letting them live their life out here.

    What do you think ?

    Thanks

    what about a few dexter cattle


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