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

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    #6362
    RobinBanks
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    Tight squeeze in this pin.


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    #6363
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭High bike


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Tight squeeze in this pin.
    How do u find the locking barriers, would u Ai a cow in it


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    #6364
    furandfeather
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭furandfeather


    I'm officially on the roan gravy train! !


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    #6365
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Tight squeeze in this pin.

    Very consistent and impressive, strawberry one looks odd between them.


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    #6366
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,239 ✭✭✭tanko


    furandfeather wrote: »
    I'm officially on the roan gravy train! !

    If she's off EBY she'll be worth €5K next year and €9K the following year:cool:


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    #6367
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    tanko wrote: »
    If she's off EBY she'll be worth €5K next year and €9K the following year:cool:

    Lol. Just throw a halter over her and she could be worth more!!!


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    #6368
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    High bike wrote: »
    How do u find the locking barriers, would u Ai a cow in it

    I do everything bar AI. But if I done ai course I wouldn't hesitate. Gave them their bolus today in them.


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    #6369
    furandfeather
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭furandfeather


    Finally got the extension to the shed finished today. Should have a bit of comfort now


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    #6370
    Lady Haywire
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    Well jealous! Looks lovely & open too.


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    #6371
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,741 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Super job.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #6372
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭High bike


    Lovely job,have u got cattle out still?


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    #6373
    furandfeather
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭furandfeather


    High bike wrote: »
    Lovely job,have u got cattle out still?

    Them few were out until today. Just a couple of incalf heifers left out in a bit of rough grazing now


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    #6374
    Neo Sanders
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Neo Sanders


    furandfeather wrote: »
    Finally got the extension to the shed finished today. Should have a bit of comfort now

    Very nice, pity to dirty it... How does set-up work... I see creep Gates and cubicles....

    Is it for autumn calvers, cows go back to lie on d cubicles and calves suck them on d slats?? Will the cows not just lie on the slats? Will they be cleaner lying on d cubicles??

    I obviously know nothing about cubicles


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    #6375
    Genghis Cant
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,980 Mod ✭✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    furandfeather wrote: »
    Finally got the extension to the shed finished today. Should have a bit of comfort now

    Some lump of a Sim cow in the first pic.

    Great set-up.


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    Neo Sanders
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Neo Sanders


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    I do everything bar AI. But if I done ai course I wouldn't hesitate. Gave them their bolus today in them.

    Who made the barriers and do all lock when set to?? I got a couple of Condon engineering ones this year.... Not that impressed, the plastic lug that locks the animan doesn't fall into place for all sections.. It's a bit hit and miss, but rarely would they all lock.... . Do I need to lubricate them somehow?


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    #6377
    furandfeather
    Registered Users Posts: 391 ✭✭furandfeather


    Neo Sanders wrote: »
    Very nice, pity to dirty it... How does set-up work... I see creep Gates and cubicles....

    Is it for autumn calvers, cows go back to lie on d cubicles and calves suck them on d slats?? Will the cows not just lie on the slats? Will they be cleaner lying on d cubicles??

    I obviously know nothing about cubicles

    Ya its for autumn/winter calvers. It can be set up for a few different scenarios by changing a couple of gates around. There's another creep gate up at the end of the cubicles, that will be the main one.
    The cows stay alot cleaner on cubicles, there's nice comfy mats for them to lie on up there.

    So as its setup there now theres a pen for the bull. A pen for 10 cows and 10 calves with a creep lie back for them. A pen for few heifers. A calving pen out back. Iv to fit a crush yet somewhere


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    #6378
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭High bike


    Lovely set up fair play


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    #6379
    RobinBanks
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    Neo Sanders wrote: »
    Who made the barriers and do all lock when set to?? I got a couple of Condon engineering ones this year.... Not that impressed, the plastic lug that locks the animan doesn't fall into place for all sections.. It's a bit hit and miss, but rarely would they all lock.... . Do I need to lubricate them somehow?

    Mine are the Jourdain barriers from Teemore Eng. I only ever had one issue kinda relating to your question. I had a cow that was very cute. She would drop her head really fast and and make the barrier jump across the lock position. Used to drive me mad.


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    #6380
    Neo Sanders
    Registered Users Posts: 85 ✭✭Neo Sanders


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Mine are the Jourdain barriers from Teemore Eng. I only ever had one issue kinda relating to your question. I had a cow that was very cute. She would drop her head really fast and and make the barrier jump across the lock position. Used to drive me mad.


    She's a cute one... Thanks for that, mine just don't reliably click into the lock position, I'll give Condon a call sometime to ask about it


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    #6381
    50HX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,798 ✭✭✭50HX


    Ready for AI

    NIn
    Fsz
    Edj


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    #6382
    tanko
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    Nice heifers, what will you put on them?


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    #6383
    50HX
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    tanko wrote: »
    Nice heifers, what will you put on them?

    Something handy first time around Aa or Speckled park, not a fan of larger calves for first timers

    Father always says let em calve something that they can first time without wrecking them
    Back in calf quicker hopefully

    What would you recommend tanko


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    #6384
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,239 ✭✭✭tanko


    I’d put Salers on them, something like Knottown Roy if you’re with PG or Munster.


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    50HX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,798 ✭✭✭50HX


    tanko wrote: »
    I’d put Salers on them, something like Knottown Roy if you’re with PG or Munster.

    I have RIo in the pot, never really went with salers before

    Or as the aul lads rou d here call em Solairs:D


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    #6386
    High bike
    Registered Users Posts: 2,417 ✭✭✭High bike


    50HX wrote: »
    I have RIo in the pot, never really went with salers before

    Or as the aul lads rou d here call em Solairs:D
    your one of the lucky ones,great bull for first time calvers and great cows too.He’s not available any more afaik


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    #6387
    funkey_monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 8,170 ✭✭✭funkey_monkey


    50HX wrote: »
    Father always says let em calve something that they can first time without wrecking them
    Back in calf quicker hopefully

    That's a good strategy. First calf is usually not the best they will ever rear, so get something out small and with no damage or trauma.


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    #6388
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,741 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Small live calf better than a big dead one, any day.
    What breeding is in the red lim?

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #6389
    50HX
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    She' out of an OMA mother with an unknown Ch sire

    She the only white limo i've ever seen according to genotyping0:)


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    #6390
    charolais0153
    Registered Users Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    50HX wrote: »
    Something handy first time around Aa or Speckled park, not a fan of larger calves for first timers

    Father always says let em calve something that they can first time without wrecking them
    Back in calf quicker hopefully

    What would you recommend tanko

    That red heifer would fire out an ivor, Lm2014, great deep heifer,


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    #6391
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,741 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    https://twitter.com/cctv_idiots/status/1330972241740390402

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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