Dovea angus bull

jerdee

Any body have calves from irf on the ground ???

Bellview

No didn't consider him. Did you?

jerdee

Bellview wrote: »

No didn't consider him. Did you?

No just looking a getting a few straws can t find him on the online data base but didn't t search too long ..,

wiggy123

irf? never heard of him.. was his name--ie bulls name please?

Genghis Cant

wiggy123 wrote: »

irf? never heard of him.. was his name--ie bulls name please?

Irelands Fletcher F1

http://webapp.icbf.com/bull-search/view/1030104870

wiggy123

ah ok... seen any of his offspring? has been used yet--this side of the world??

dovea reply back to ya.. re straws

Bellview

Would be worth asking ger as he will share if calves good or not. I don't know of any ped guys that used him despite being an outcross

wiggy123

neither have i... none seen any stock of him...

jerdee

wiggy123 wrote: »

neither have i... none seen any stock of him...

Rang the dovea rep who is a angus breeder and he hasn t seen calves either

jerdee

might try a couple,,,

wiggy123

like to see some off spring first.. or a history of his breeding

mikeoh

Anyone using the Bunlahy bull ....u would want big cows for him

wiggy123

heard good reports... well unsure if off spring from him yet.... that so-he small??

Bellview

Large bulls will not work for dairy man going forward. My focus is now back on softer type cattle with jasper, carton roe, bohey, coolcoligan bloodlines ... But could be wrong

wiggy123

think a mix of both needed.. re old bloodlines + new.. might get a good cross then, re features of both

jerdee

I agreed with you a mix of both. As customers are coming from dairy and suckler herds .
With the suckler guy looking for a taller bull to cover larger cows.

blue5000

Bellview wrote: »

Large bulls will not work for dairy man going forward. My focus is now back on softer type cattle with jasper, carton roe, bohey, coolcoligan bloodlines ... But could be wrong

Even suckler men are looking for something smaller and easier to finish too.

mikeoh

I have a pbaa cow gone 306 days to MLJ ............I'm thinking the neighbours ch bull up to his old tricks!!!!!

jerdee

We'll black or white..,,,

wiggy123

could hold to that length! mine went 290+ days to MLJ

mikeoh

mikeoh wrote: »

I have a pbaa cow gone 306 days to MLJ ............I'm thinking the neighbours ch bull up to his old tricks!!!!!

An angus bull calf last nite ........308 days later......I'm scratching my head.....time for a DNA test me thinks!!!!

wiggy123

it an angus?? in colour--traits! MLJ's to me--are not had to spot.. low birthweight/angus head--lighish

mikeoh

wiggy123 wrote: »

it an angus?? in colour--traits! MLJ's to me--are not had to spot.. low birthweight/angus head--lighish

He is every bit an angus but I'll dna him anyway .......there is a few bets down the pub to be settled

wiggy123

ah ok.. was there a bull close by? or anything with them... what bull u using at mo! hear FPI doing good job

mikeoh

wiggy123 wrote: »

ah ok.. was there a bull close by? or anything with them... what bull u using at mo! hear FPI doing good job

No bull with them only 6 month old sucks...???.....I'm using all zll this year....want milk

Sligoronan

ZLL out of sim/sh.

mikeoh

She is a cracker...best of luck with her

ferger1

lovely calf...id be keeping her

Sligoronan

ferger1 wrote: »

lovely calf...id be keeping her

Can't keep them all. Will use ZLL again on heifers. She just spat him out @ 275 days.

ferger1

Sligoronan wrote: »

Can't keep them all. Will use ZLL again on heifers. She just spat him out @ 275 days.

that's what ya want...short gestation bull