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    #182
    arctic8dave
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    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Think I might've seen these stats on another form of networking site this evening!

    Saw that too funny that same name as me and all:O


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    #183
    whelan2
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    set of ksk sexed twins -heifers:), 25% calved now


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    #184
    Milked out
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    set of ksk sexed twins -heifers:), 25% calved now

    Have 7 or 8 heifers off him so far this year hopefully they perform, nice calves I think.


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    #185
    Reggie.
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    set of ksk sexed twins -heifers:), 25% calved now

    Do the lotto tonight ;)


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    #186
    trixi2011
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Nope my brother in law is calving 600 FR the next few weeks. All the calves are going to cork diary farmers to drink milk. The truck comes up twice a week for the calves. He was selling the bull calves for a €5 a head last year and if ya bought over 10 he threw in a few extra but now he is getting €60 a head.
    If you want to come across the water you could have a load of friesin bull calves for free about 10 a day no market for them over here at all


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    #187
    Dawggone
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    trixi2011 wrote: »
    If you want to come across the water you could have a load of friesin bull calves for free about 10 a day no market for them over here at all

    Ditto. Bulls 15 days = € 35


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    #188
    Reggie.
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    trixi2011 wrote: »
    If you want to come across the water you could have a load of friesin bull calves for free about 10 a day no market for them over here at all

    As tempting as that is


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    #189
    Coonagh
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    50% calved as of today a lot of heifers this year so that has helped a lot. It's been a hectic couple of weeks but great to hit that milestone nonetheless. Weather making things very manageable at the minute.


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    #190
    frazzledhome
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    Coonagh wrote: »
    50% calved as of today a lot of heifers this year so that has helped a lot. It's been a hectic couple of weeks but great to hit that milestone nonetheless. Weather making things very manageable at the minute.

    Bombing through heifers but cows really only starting now. A lot of heifers 2 wks early.


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    #191
    keep going
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    2nd calver down in the cubicle house this morning but she walked out when I lifted her.had a couple marks on her backfrom cubicles id say and I had noticed her a bit peaky condition wise a couple of weeks ago.watched her in the field and then it hit me ,f**king twins:mad:


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    #192
    sh1tstirrer
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Bombing through heifers but cows really only starting now. A lot of heifers 2 wks early.
    I have one calving in a few hours 3 wks early.


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    #193
    frazzledhome
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Bombing through heifers but cows really only starting now. A lot of heifers 2 wks early.

    Spoke too soon. Cows bombing now one after another. Bord Bia man calved a heifer with me this morning :):)

    Out in the yard tagging, tubing and snatching. Will head to the charger about 1 am should be ok till 5

    Walking through calves and enjoying them some asleep and having dreams by the looks. Some feeding and some playing in their fresh beds and some just chilling.

    Really lovely night to be out and about. This weather is making grazing out well really easy, anyone who can be out is giving the paddocks a great start for the year

    Some of today's arrivals


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    #194
    Milked out
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Spoke too soon. Cows bombing now one after another. Bord Bia man calved a heifer with me this morning :):)

    Out in the yard tagging, tubing and snatching. Will head to the charger about 1 am should be ok till 5

    Walking through calves and enjoying them some asleep and having dreams by the looks. Some feeding and some playing in their fresh beds and some just chilling.

    Really lovely night to be out and about. This weather is making grazing out well really easy, anyone who can be out is giving the paddocks a great start for the year

    Some of today's arrivals

    Happy calves there frazz, you feeding adlib? should be at 50% by tomorrow and they will prob start stretching out from the end of the week on here. Running 60/40 bulls to heifers at the mo but happy enough as had a good run of heifers on autumn side. got cows out this week trying to graze part of the wetter ground with strong covers and a couple of early spring calvers and an autumn repeat bulling not helping me in trying to mind the ground!


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    #195
    Milked out
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    Another set of twins landed, heifer and bull. That's 4 now between autumn and spring hhopefully no more


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    #196
    whelan2
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    Milked out wrote: »
    Another set of twins landed, heifer and bull. That's 4 now between autumn and spring hhopefully no more
    hows the cow doing that was operated on?


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    #197
    Sami23
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    Is anyone using the lambs rubber rings to castrate their bull calves as was thinking of doing it this year myself ?


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    #198
    Milked out
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    hows the cow doing that was operated on?

    Doing ok thanks, eating a bit and looks better. Keeping her in on the mix during the day instead of grass where main herd are and on straw bed at nite. Thought she had mastitis in a quarter so tubed it but I'd say it's ok


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    Milked out
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    Milked out wrote: »
    Another set of twins landed, heifer and bull. That's 4 now between autumn and spring hhopefully no more

    Another set feckin landed 2 heifers one dead. Won't be leaving scanning so late this year anyway


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    #200
    whelan2
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    Milked out wrote: »
    Another set feckin landed 2 heifers one dead. Won't be leaving scanning so late this year anyway

    Are they out of the same bull?


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    #201
    Sami23
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Is anyone using the lambs rubber rings to castrate their bull calves as was thinking of doing it this year myself ?


    Anyone


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    #202
    Deepsouthwest
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Anyone

    I know some people do, but in my opinion not a great job. I think bull calves mature better when they're left intact until they're older.


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    #203
    sh1tstirrer
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    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    I know some people do, but in my opinion not a great job. I think bull calves mature better when they're left intact until they're older.
    I get the vet to band the bulls at over a year old, they do a lot of growing as bulls and the banding doesn't set them back.


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    #204
    Deepsouthwest
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    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    I get the vet to band the bulls at over a year old, they do a lot of growing as bulls and the banding doesn't set them back.

    Yes, but this guy is on about banding them as calves, as opposed to being casterated as yearlings like u and most other people do.


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    #205
    Milked out
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Are they out of the same bull?

    1 set from PBM, one from mxz, two sets from HZB and dunno what the set in the autumn is from. Can't blame the ai man as I'd be blaming myself


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    #206
    sh1tstirrer
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    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Yes, but this guy is on about banding them as calves, as opposed to being casterated as yearlings like u and most other people do.
    I know what he is on about, I agreed with you that it's better leave them until they grow a bit. Do you think he'll band them as calves after that information?


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    #207
    Deepsouthwest
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    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    I know what he is on about, I agreed with you that it's better leave them until they grow a bit. Do you think he'll band them as calves after that information?

    I hope not!


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    #208
    whelan2
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    had 1 calve in dry cow shed last night, i leave the scrapers off at night, looked into shed no calves, turned on scraper and there was a calf between the scraper and the wall at the back of the shed. Another fr bull, of course none of the 10 cows in the calving shed calved last night:rolleyes:


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    #209
    Mad4simmental
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    Helping a lad at the moment, 12 cows calved today in 4 hrs, one set of twins seckond one backwards, one with a leg down trying to shove the fecker back in was sum job. One old cow that would have gave more help at the bingo & one bitch that lay on her calf. What a fecken day. Cup of tea and a fag and it's bed for me.


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    #210
    welton john
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    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    Helping a lad at the moment, 12 cows calved today in 4 hrs, one set of twins seckond one backwards, one with a leg down trying to shove the fecker back in was sum job. One old cow that would have gave more help at the bingo & one bitch that lay on her calf. What a fecken day. Cup of tea and a fag and it's bed for me.

    one cow can fcuk the day up very quick
    similar one myself but a much smaller scale, 4 calved today, 2 heifers no problem but had a cow calve to easy ai lim, big pull as cow was hopeless & big calf.Just got a nice blue bull off dbz there.can or two of coors lite then bed


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    #211
    Deepsouthwest
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    8 out of the last 9, or 11 out of the last 13 are bulls. Grrrrrrrrr!!! Thought I had a lot bulls last yr, this yr is worse.


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