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

Reggie.

A few of the lads that will be heading to the mart this week

AP2014

Reggie. wrote: »

A few of the lads that will be heading to the mart this week

What age/weight roughly Reggie? What ya hoping for?

mayota

Reggie. wrote: »

A few of the lads that will be heading to the mart this week

You made a good job of them, hope you are rewarded.

just do it

Where's Muster gone?!

Reggie.

AP2014 wrote: »

What age/weight roughly Reggie? What ya hoping for?

17 months old. Range from about 420kg to over 500kg. AA made €2.20 to €2.30 a kg in local marts here last Friday so I'm hoping for a €2 a kg. Anything more is a bonus in my mind.

AP2014

Reggie. wrote: »

17 months old. Range from about 420kg to over 500kg. AA made €2.20 to €2.30 a kg in local marts here last Friday so I'm hoping for a €2 a kg. Anything more is a bonus in my mind.

Nice stock, hopefully ya get the €1000 for them anyway. Have a few continentals to go myself soon around the 500kg mark. Stores seem to be decent trade at the moment.

Reggie.

AP2014 wrote: »

Nice stock, hopefully ya get the €1000 for them anyway. Have a few continentals to go myself soon around the 500kg mark. Stores seem to be decent trade at the moment.

That's what I'm hoping for. My uncle reckons he'll eat an onion if I get over 1000. So here's hoping

Mac Taylor

Muckit wrote: »

Yes it's good to keep your options open. Cattle could be old hat next year and elephants could be the next niche market

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the gates might need upgrading though...

Elephants no, rain deers yes (breeding for the Xmas market):D

The field on the far side of the wall had no shelter whatsover. So hopefully this should do the job nicely.

Mac Taylor

tanko wrote: »

What do you think of favori so far Mac?

First calf by him, the cow calved him on her own life which is always a plus. Calf is handy enough but time will tell. The heifer out of elite flag looks to be a smasher at the moment.

just do it

tanko wrote: »

Very nice jdi, nice bag of milk there, is she a lim x sim mother?

Springer's mother was by simmental bull HKG and she is by limousin bull FL22.

onyerbikepat wrote: »

FTY is by Cerberus (WGE). I would be a bit wary of his docility because of that.
I experienced the wild side of Cerberus today!!

So now I've a FTY heifer out of FL22 - she should be fun!!!

Miname

The first monster out of a cf52 bull I bought last Christmas. He has to be at least 60 kg

Miname

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Kovu

Jaysus Miname! Hard pull?

He's almost ready for the fatstock in Carrick this year:D

Miname

.Kovu. wrote: »

Jaysus Miname! Hard pull?

He's almost ready for the fatstock in Carrick this year:D

No pull at all but the cows got a huge back end. I'm going to start starving the rest of them.

frazzledhome

Heading in for test TB14

onyerbikepat

Miname wrote: »

No pull at all but the cows got a huge back end. I'm going to start starving the rest of them.

Ya, cow being right at the hips is the most important factor of all.

Bullocks

frazzledhome wrote: »

Heading in for test TB14

Have you to brucellosis test aswell ? Makes it alot easier if not

frazzledhome

Bullocks wrote: »

Have you to brucellosis test aswell ? Makes it alot easier if not

No bloods this year TG. finished now. Stated at 7 am, can't beat early start. Try and minimise disruption to milkers

Charliebull

Miname wrote: »

The first monster out of a cf52 bull I bought last Christmas. He has to be at least 60 kg

52 is/was a great bull, you were lucky to get him, whats the 52 bulls dam

Miname

Charliebull wrote: »

52 is/was a great bull, you were lucky to get him, whats the 52 bulls dam

Sorry meant cf 85 ( Balthazar). Bloody codes I keep mixing them up.

Charliebull

Miname wrote: »

Sorry meant cf 85 ( Balthazar). Bloody codes I keep mixing them up.

Was another good bull

Mad4simmental

Happy with this girls progress. I think she will be a keeper. Cow is pbnr sim bought from Celtic herd, sire is Celtic herds stock bull. Nice beef to the heals type and mother has loads of milk.

You may have to downsize the photo mods, I didn't realise it was as big.

frazzledhome

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=gViO-kmJNyg

Bit if nifty driving

just do it

frazzledhome wrote: »

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=gViO-kmJNyg

Bit if nifty driving

Are ye sure that's not Con on his quad?

Limestone Cowboy

Licked a month ago, jobs a good'un!

893bet

Bb! Sell or squeeze!

893bet

Handy if I attached pic....

just do it

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Licked a month ago, jobs a good'un!

And the grass is flying ahead. Is that the spot you did after the u21 final? Will you top or leave it?

just do it

893bet wrote: »

Handy if I attached pic....

How old?

Limestone Cowboy

just do it wrote: »

And the grass is flying ahead. Is that the spot you did after the u21 final? Will you top or leave it?

That's it alright, I might cut them with the strimmers in a few more weeks. Too many stones for the topper!

893bet

just do it wrote: »

How old?

Around 9 months!

just do it

893bet wrote: »

Around 9 months!

Sell as bull now!

893bet

just do it wrote: »

Sell as bull now!

I agree. Try tell that to my father.

tanko

893bet wrote: »

I agree. Try tell that to my father.

Very nice bull, that Saler behind him is hardly his mother, is it?

rushvalley

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

That's it alright, I might cut them with the strimmers in a few more weeks. Too many stones for the topper!

Don't bother breaking your back cutting them with strimmers they'll be well rotted away next spring..

893bet

tanko wrote: »

Very nice bull, that Saler behind him is hardly his mother, is it?

Nope. He is out of a very nice limo.

tanko

893bet wrote: »

Nope. He is out of a very nice limo.

Do you keep any Saler cows?

just do it

893bet wrote: »

I agree. Try tell that to my father.

What's his plan?

893bet

tanko wrote: »

Do you keep any Saler cows?

We only have a small stock these days. One of those farms that makes no money with 15 sucklers cows. Mix of salers, limos, short horns, white heads all AI with limos or BB.

893bet

just do it wrote: »

What's his plan?

Prob keep and fatten on grass for sale at 20-24 months.

tanko

893bet wrote: »

We only have a small stock these days. One of those farms that makes no money with 15 sucklers cows. Mix of salers, limos, short horns, white heads all AI with limos or BB.

Plenty of variety there so, would you be a fan of Saler cows as regards their calf quality, milk production, temperament etc in comparison to limousin cows?

Limestone Cowboy

rushvalley wrote: »

Don't bother breaking your back cutting them with strimmers they'll be well rotted away next spring..

12 acres there, I actually cut them over a few evenings earlier on in the summer with the strimmers because they were too strong to do. Be a bit tidier looking if they were cut even though I often left strong rushes I sprayed to rot.

just do it

893bet wrote: »

Prob keep and fatten on grass for sale at 20-24 months.

Old style .


Just from the photo on the phone it looks like he's suitable for export. If so it will be hard to beat that for return on the home market

just do it

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

12 acres there, I actually cut them over a few evenings earlier on in the summer with the strimmers because they were too strong to do. Be a bit tidier looking if they were cut even though I often left strong rushes I sprayed to rot.

Yeah it's a dose looking at them alright. Left them after spraying last year but got in and topped them this year. At least the fields look good for a few weeks. Determined to avoid poaching from now on.

Muckit

tanko wrote: »

Very nice bull, that Saler behind him is hardly his mother, is it?

No as the bull mick on Mcsavage would say ....'they're quuuarrrres!!!!!'

Limestone Cowboy

just do it wrote: »

Yeah it's a dose looking at them alright. Left them after spraying last year but got in and topped them this year. At least the fields look good for a few weeks. Determined to avoid poaching from now on.

My place is a nuisance there. It's half way up a mountain with 30 acres of a winterage above it and the water is at the very bottom. Want to keep cattle off it for the winter but can't at the moment because of the water and it's getting poached during the winter time. Might get to do something with the water through the BFCP next year if it stays going hopefully!

tanko

I wish all my cows could do this. Early April Mereside favori (FZF) bull.

just do it

just do it wrote: »

First autumn calf born last night smack on due date. Heifer out of a springer by FTY.

And now 10 days later shaping up nicely. Pity she's probably going to be mad as a hatter :rolleyes:

Muckit

Lovely outfit as the auctioneers say. Sure if she's flighty sell her on

Miname

Serious calf for an April lad tanko.