feeding old cows

leoch

have 5/6 old cows shortly was going to mart them soon but might now put them into slats and feed for a while wat is the best feed maize mix or a simple barley based feed along with silage ,,,,new to feeding cows

Willfarman

If you have any grass they'd be better out for the six weeks and start with 3 kgs of barley meal build up to 8 kg split in twice a day feed. Only put em in if ground or grass won't let you keep em out..

Sam Kade

Would it be worth fattening a 420kg fr bull or would I be better off sending him to the mart now?

White Clover

Sam Kade wrote: »

Would it be worth fattening a 420kg fr bull or would I be better off sending him to the mart now?

What age and level of flesh now Sam ?

Sam Kade

White Clover wrote: »

What age and level of flesh now Sam ?

He's 19 months, good square bull with a reasonable cover of flesh as he is still grazing with the cows. He's also vasectomised but I suppose there are no customers for him this time of year.

Willfarman

Hardly bring 800 in mart? Fatten him till next January. Say 600 kg live or 320 kg carcass thereabouts x €4.20 kg be €1340 gross. However be approx 1.2tonnes meal. Say €300. 3 or 4 bales or pit silage straw ballpark € 100. So say € 1300 net minus €400 be €900 versus what you think you'd get in mart.

leoch

Wat are 05 06 simx cows calving in jan feb good heavy med to large frames worth roughly???

Miname

leoch wrote: »

Wat are 05 06 simx cows calving in jan feb good heavy med to large frames worth roughly???

This week and next week I'd say 13-1500 depending on the cow.

CloughCasey1

Willfarman wrote: »

Hardly bring 800 in mart? Fatten him till next January. Say 600 kg live or 320 kg carcass thereabouts x €4.20 kg be €1340 gross. However be approx 1.2tonnes meal. Say €300. 3 or 4 bales or pit silage straw ballpark € 100. So say € 1300 net minus €400 be €900 versus what you think you'd get in mart.

4.20.is a bit kind there for FR bull.

Willfarman

Optimism is my forte now!

keep going

How old are the cows, fattening 10 or 12 year old cows on concrete is not great and spring grass brings them on a way better.different story to younger cows

CloughCasey1

Willfarman wrote: »

Optimism is my forte now!

Ah ffs you've fairly changed your colours. Ya were pulling lumps outta lads a few weeks ago for thinking things would improve. Christ next thing Cassidy will be on saying that he'll reckon beef will be €5 by Christmas.

Willfarman

None had more strips tore off him than poor auld Cassidy! But yes indeedy things have improved immensely since .... For LARRY!

Cassidy2

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Ah ffs you've fairly changed your colours. Ya were pulling lumps outta lads a few weeks ago for thinking things would improve. Christ next thing Cassidy will be on saying that he'll reckon beef will be €5 by Christmas.

Which Xmas.but I think farmers should not sell and look for 6 /kilo.because cattle are scarce??????????

CloughCasey1

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Which Xmas.but I think farmers should not sell and look for 6 /kilo.because cattle are scarce??????????

Here we go.....here we go again......

Cassidy2

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Here we go.....here we go again......

Well that's what you where preaching.
PS i thing that was a song????.

Willfarman

Hold me back lads hold me back! Rowe Rowe Rowe

CloughCasey1

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Well that's what you where preaching.
PS i thing that was a song????.

I was taking the mick Cas. I've not gone mad yet.

Cassidy2

Willfarman wrote: »

Hold me back lads hold me back! Rowe Rowe Rowe

Don't stop believing

CloughCasey1

Willfarman wrote: »

Hold me back lads hold me back! Rowe Rowe Rowe

Lie down you.. ;-)