Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

The Real Elmer Fudd

893bet wrote: »

There is no way that would keep out our cows!

+1 Tried the exact same set up a few years ago. Within 5 mins the cows had just put the head down and pushed on in. They had it wrecked 5 mins after that.

Say my name

Spotted this spoil heap beside a dung pat.
Pulled back the grass to reveal a miniture rabbit burrow going down where the dung pat used to be.

Dung beetle tunnel.

Limestone Cowboy

2yo fiston heifer in calf to the sim bull. I bought her this time last year and she must have been pumped with meal because she was fairly racked looking after the winter. Has done a great thrive over the last 2 months... She's nearly worth what I have for her again now :rolleyes:

Limestone Cowboy

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Any of the Clare lads know if there's a weanlings show n sale in ennis the end of Aug start of Sept... I can't see it on there fb page and I need to plan my bus man's holiday. Thanks

Got a text from them today to say it's on the 25th of August.

Lady Haywire

May BZC bull. Quite like him, his full sister is somewhere up the thread recently, the one I put incalf to the blond- Glacon.
Only issue is he's supposed to be the other side of the wire :pac:

Hard Knocks

Lady Haywire wrote: »

May BZC bull. Quite like him, his full sister is somewhere up the thread recently, the one I put incalf to the blond- Glacon.
Only issue is he's supposed to be the other side of the wire :pac:

Ah the poor fella couldn’t wait
That’ll be a nice cross

RD10

Fiston bull born end of Feb, twin to a heifer.
Hopefully leave a few pound come sale time

tanko

Very nice. Fiston seems to bring lots of twins.

charolais0153

tanko wrote: »

Very nice. Fiston seems to bring lots of twins.

Nothing to do with the bull, fiston just used on a lot of cows

tanko

charolais0153 wrote: »

Nothing to do with the bull, fiston just used on a lot of cows

From what I’ve seen here and on local farms i think there’s more to it than that.

I’ve had more twins of Fiston here than any other bull and I’ve used the other bulls more often that’s enough evidence for me.

Anto_Meath

I would have got a good twins from Zag. Had 1cow had twins every year off him.

charolais0153

tanko wrote: »

From what I’ve seen here and on local farms i think there’s more to it than that.

I’ve had more twins of Fiston here than any other bull and I’ve used the other bulls more often that’s enough evidence for me.

So you think that Is conclusive so?

K9

tanko wrote: »

From what I’ve seen here and on local farms i think there’s more to it than that.

I’ve had more twins of Fiston here than any other bull and I’ve used the other bulls more often that’s enough evidence for me.

Bull has nothing to do with twins. Either two eggs are released or embryo splits I think

whelan2

K9 wrote: »

Bull has nothing to do with twins. Either two eggs are released or embryo splits I think

I dont know my dad often tells of the first 5 autumn calvers here one year all had twins, all off the same bull.

mallethead2

I never had twins here
until I bought a limo bull from the roundhill herd
I have him 5 years and have had at least 2 sets every year

charolais0153

whelan2 wrote: »

I dont know my dad often tells of the first 5 autumn calvers here one year all had twins, all off the same bull.

Odds of that are far more probable than the euro millions

whelan2

charolais0153 wrote: »

Odds of that are far more probable than the euro millions

Ye must ask him the code of the bull. I think 3 of the sets were fr heifers

Base price

I've been driving to Naas in the last few days drawing straw and whilst passing through the Enfield bypass I spotted what I think are two Longhorn cattle in a field with other cattle on the left. Unfortunately I couldn't stop to take a pic cause it's a very busy road.

pure breed

Is it possible to check somewhere if a cow that has been sold is slaughtered?
Looking to see a couple cows we sold few weeks ago. TIA.

tanko

pure breed wrote: »

Is it possible to check somewhere if a cow that has been sold is slaughtered?
Looking to see a couple cows we sold few weeks ago. TIA.

If you have ICBF HerdPlus and the cows were genotyped you can check on ICBF.com under BDGP, then genotype details then genotype information.
This gives a list of all the animals you have genotyped and the dates they were slaughtered if they’re dead.

pure breed

tanko wrote:

If you have ICBF HerdPlus and the cows were genotyped you can check on ICBF.com under BDGP, then genotype details then genotype information. This gives a list of all the animals you have genotyped and the dates they were slaughtered if they’re dead.

I don't think that these old cows were genotyped but I have herdplus so will check it out. Thanks for the help.

bogman_bass

Base price wrote: »

I've been driving to Naas in the last few days drawing straw and whilst passing through the Enfield bypass I spotted what I think are two Longhorn cattle in a field with other cattle on the left. Unfortunately I couldn't stop to take a pic cause it's a very busy road.

Are you sure they aren’t Luings?

patsy_mccabe

Base price wrote: »

I've been driving to Naas in the last few days drawing straw and whilst passing through the Enfield bypass I spotted what I think are two Longhorn cattle in a field with other cattle on the left. Unfortunately I couldn't stop to take a pic cause it's a very busy road.

English or Texas Longhorn?

Base price

bogman_bass wrote: »

Are you sure they aren’t Luings?

No they don't look the same.

Base price

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

English or Texas Longhorn?

The look like british longhorn. Red/white with downward growing horns about a foot long. I didn't get to see if they were heifers or bulls.

Albert Johnson

Base price wrote: »

The look like british longhorn. Red/white with downward growing horns about a foot long. I didn't get to see if they were heifers or bulls.

There one of the few Irish or English breeds of cattle I've never seen coming through the mart. It's surprising what you'll see at times, Highlands and Galloway's wouldn't be that unusual and there's one man that keeps Lincoln Red's which I'd say would be very much a minority breed in this country. Speckle parks have become very popular in recent years and I saw a Romagnola bullock a few weeks back. I've a fondness for roan coloured cattle although the horns aren't very practical around a feeder or in shed's.

Base price

Albert Johnson wrote: »

There one of the few Irish or English breeds of cattle I've never seen coming through the mart. It's surprising what you'll see at times, Highlands and Galloway's wouldn't be that unusual and there's one man that keeps Lincoln Red's which I'd say would be very much a minority breed in this country. Speckle parks have become very popular in recent years and I saw a Romagnola bullock a few weeks back. I've a fondness for roan coloured cattle although the horns aren't very practical around a feeder or in shed's.

There were a few Romangola breeders in the late 80's/90's with many of the main county shows having classes for them including the Spring Show.

I hope to head up to that part of the country in the next week or so to have a look at a pbr heifer that I might buy for nostalgia. If I get a chance I will take a pic of the longhorn cattle.

Albert Johnson

Base price wrote: »

There were a few Romangola breeders in the late 80's/90's with many of the main county shows having classes for them including the Spring Show.

I hope to head up to that part of the country in the next week or so to have a look at a pbr heifer that I might buy for nostalgia. If I get a chance I will take a pic of the longhorn cattle.

I seem to remember that one of the client's of the Vet's on Call program bred Romangola's. Is it another Shorthorn your going looking at?

Base price

Albert Johnson wrote: »

I seem to remember that one of the client's of the Vet's on Call program bred Romangola's. Is it another Shorthorn your going looking at?

No. If I buy I will post a pic.

kollegeknight

Base price wrote: »

I've been driving to Naas in the last few days drawing straw and whilst passing through the Enfield bypass I spotted what I think are two Longhorn cattle in a field with other cattle on the left. Unfortunately I couldn't stop to take a pic cause it's a very busy road.

I love the English long horn. Drove through a herd of them near London one time in one of those large estates. Amazing animals.

Like most things, they would struggle to survive on my land.