Knackery charges

blue5000

Our local knackery has upped the price this year, calf was €15, now €25 for the first calf and €20 for a second calf. I'm not sure yet what older animals are, but I think cows are still the same price as last year. Has anyone else round the country got prices? I'm in N. Tipp.

TITANIUM.

blue5000 wrote: »

Our local knackery has upped the price this year, calf was €15, now €25 for the first calf and €20 for a second calf. I'm not sure yet what older animals are, but I think cows are still the same price as last year. Has anyone else round the country got prices? I'm in N. Tipp.

30 euro for a calf in S.Kerry. No discount for subsequent calves. That's collected from the yard.

whelan2

€25 for a calf collected. Doesnt charge extra if there's more than one. €55 for a cow over 4 years.

kay 9

whelan2 wrote: »

€25 for a calf collected. Doesnt charge extra if there's more than one. €55 for a cow over 4 years.

200 for a cow in North West Galway and mayo.
Maloney and Matthews. Could do with some competition. 30 for a sheep.
Not the most diplomatic either

annubis

kay 9 wrote: »

200 for a cow in North West Galway and mayo.
Maloney and Matthews. Could do with some competition. 30 for a sheep.
Not the most diplomatic either

200 for a cow.. jebus christ
i got charged 68 i think for one there in the autumn and i thought it was robbery

kay 9

annubis wrote: »

200 for a cow.. jebus christ
i got charged 68 i think for one there in the autumn and i thought it was robbery

Was 180 last year. 200 this I've been told. Luckily didn't have for a couple of years

whelan2

I fill out the paperwork while he loads the animal/s saves him time. Think it's €100 if under 4years old

Buford T. Justice XIX

kay 9 wrote: »

200 for a cow in North West Galway and mayo.
Maloney and Matthews. Could do with some competition. 30 for a sheep.
Not the most diplomatic either

kay 9 wrote: »

Was 180 last year. 200 this I've been told. Luckily didn't have for a couple of years

I'd say that's for a cow under 4 years as there is still a subsidy to collect older cows for BSE testing. Something similar here for a young cow but an older cow was under 100 euro the last time I sent one.

alps

blue5000 wrote: »

Our local knackery has upped the price this year, calf was €15, now €25 for the first calf and €20 for a second calf. I'm not sure yet what older animals are, but I think cows are still the same price as last year. Has anyone else round the country got prices? I'm in N. Tipp.

Ffs....im back in bad mood again, just after calming down slightly after the ICBF 300% increase.....

Did Old Moore predict the end of the world or something...

There is no stop to this abuse....

Mooooo

25 for a calf 100 for cow under four years and 50 over four years

boggerman1

I'm in mid Tipp and would use a couple of place to get off casualties.in December I lost 2 in calf heifers within 24 hrs.rang the crowd I normally ring and it was €120.paid by card over phone.on the 2nd one rang the suit vale crowd.€ 80.i won't be as quick to ring the roscrea ones again in a hurry

charolais0153

kay 9 wrote: »

200 for a cow in North West Galway and mayo.
Maloney and Matthews. Could do with some competition. 30 for a sheep.
Not the most diplomatic either

We get maloney but would you ever try greenes from ballinasloe. Would often see them about in headford and tuam

kay 9

charolais0153 wrote: »

We get maloney but would you ever try greenes from ballinasloe. Would often see them about in headford and tuam

It'll be greene the next time.
Might be nicer to deal with as well.
Why is there such a variation in prices?
Is there no superior or watchdog over them?
We're getting screwed up this way.

anthony500_1

It seems like once your west of the Shannon it's a case of not enough competition so they have the "let's get rich quick" attuide fleece everyone for everything

Brown Podzol

alps wrote: »

Ffs....im back in bad mood again, just after calming down slightly after the ICBF 300% increase.....

Did Old Moore predict the end of the world or something...

There is no stop to this abuse....

Best not look into the insurance rip off thread so.

Buford T. Justice XIX

kay 9 wrote: »

It'll be greene the next time.
Might be nicer to deal with as well.
Why is there such a variation in prices?
Is there no superior or watchdog over them?
We're getting screwed up this way.

I was talking to the driver of our knackery lorry at the ploughing last year and he said there isn't much demand to drive those lorries and most new guys stay about 6 months and move onto better jobs. OHs aren't much in favour of the job, he said.

wrangler

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I was talking to the driver of our knackery lorry at the ploughing last year and he said there isn't much demand to drive those lorries and most new guys stay about 6 months and move onto better jobs. OHs aren't much in favour of the job, he said.

The economy is going to affect us big time from now on,everyone's getting wage hikes, good employees are hard got and bad ones aren't worth having. There's good money available now, even lorry drivers now think bad of having to get down to unload a delivery of oil, meal, etc, all want to just sit up and drive. A girl who really just wanted to work on a dairy farm told me she couldn't stay at it at the money and went to work in ''Agriculture as opposed to Farming '' to quote herself, All this will be increasing our costs.

Buford T. Justice XIX

wrangler wrote: »

The economy is going to affect us big time from now on,everyone's getting wage hikes, good employees are hard got and bad ones aren't worth having. There's good money available now, even lorry drivers now think bad of having to get down to unload a delivery of oil, meal, etc, all want to just sit up and drive. A girl who really just wanted to work on a dairy farm told me she couldn't stay at it at the money and went to work in ''Agriculture as opposed to Farming '' to quote herself, All this will be increasing our costs.

Despite all the talk from Europe and our own politicians, there has been nothing done to rebalance the levels of revenue given to primary producers.

It takes more than a press release to do that but every 6 months, both will come out with a new desire to redress the balance. And then sit on their hands until it's time to issue a press release again.:(

Altreab

charolais0153 wrote: »

We get maloney but would you ever try greenes from ballinasloe. Would often see them about in headford and tuam

Greens are charging 150 for cows over 4 years and around 120 for younger/donkies/horses in west Galway AKA Connemara at the moment :eek::eek::eek:

kay 9

Altreab wrote: »

Greens are charging 150 for cows over 4 years and around 120 for younger/donkies/horses in west Galway AKA Connemara at the moment :eek::eek::eek:

Still extortionate but cheaper than maloney

Buford T. Justice XIX

Rang Barretts this evening to collect a cow over 4 years old that I had put down with a broken leg. €50 and collected this evening

wrangler

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Rang Barretts this evening to collect a cow over 4 years old that I had put down with a broken leg. €50 and collected this evening

Are you near the border, Rendering is a lot cheaper in the north

Odelay

What do they do with them? Never thought of asking and fortunately never had them around too often.

Buford T. Justice XIX

wrangler wrote: »

Are you near the border, Rendering is a lot cheaper in the north

No, North Kerry. Barretts are taking a good bit of business from Wards around here due to being cheaper, a lot cheaper.

The down side is the animal may be in the yard a bit longer maybe a day or so.

kay 9

Odelay wrote: »

What do they do with them? Never thought of asking and fortunately never had them around too often.

Shredder or grinder and composted I suppose.
They shred sheep and pigs anyway. Cattle too probably

wrangler

kay 9 wrote: »

Shredder or grinder and composted I suppose.
They shred sheep and pigs anyway. Cattle too probably

They'd surely have to cook/process them some way, you'd smell them in hell otherwise

blue5000

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Rang Barretts this evening to collect a cow over 4 years old that I had put down with a broken leg. €50 and collected this evening

Did you do it yourself? Bordbia inspector tells me we have to get the knackery to do it now, then he went on to say unless it's a saturday or sunday, we're still allowed to do it those days, FFS it's getting ridiculous at this stage.

Looks like the further west we go the higher the price, I think we'll all have to get the phone number off whelan.

J.O. Farmer

blue5000 wrote: »

Did you do it yourself? Bordbia inspector tells me we have to get the knackery to do it now, then he went on to say unless it's a saturday or sunday, we're still allowed to do it those days, FFS it's getting ridiculous at this stage.

Looks like the further west we go the higher the price, I think we'll all have to get the phone number off whelan.

I'd be more concerned if they said you have to get the vet to do it. That'd be 2 bills and it'll be the next thing they dream up. I didn't think the knackery charged extra for the bullet.

Mooooo

They don't charge extra, here anyway. Would get the vet here if on a weekend or if knackary can't come

Buford T. Justice XIX

blue5000 wrote: »

Did you do it yourself? Bordbia inspector tells me we have to get the knackery to do it now, then he went on to say unless it's a saturday or sunday, we're still allowed to do it those days, FFS it's getting ridiculous at this stage.

Looks like the further west we go the higher the price, I think we'll all have to get the phone number off whelan.

No, I got the vet to do it. I had one or two more things to look at with him so got him to do it once he confirmed the leg was broken:(

ganmo

It's not just west of the Shannon te gouging happens, 50 quid for a ewe and they'll take their sweet time coming.

No charge for putting anythin down.

foxy farmer

Just regarding the vet euthanasing an animal when the carcass is collected by the knackery make sure they are informed that it was done using drugs as some carcasses are used for dogmeat and the drugs present can have consequences further down the line.

newholland mad

Just delivered a dead ewe and a big sign up that the charge is gone from 30 to 40 from 1st Feb. Worst part is i spent the last 10 days struggling to keep her alive and she died on Saturday anyway

Steviesol

Sorry, but what services does a knackery provide for that cost ?

*cityboy

atlantic mist

foxy farmer wrote: »

Just regarding the vet euthanasing an animal when the carcass is collected by the knackery make sure they are informed that it was done using drugs as some carcasses are used for dogmeat and the drugs present can have consequences further down the line.

didnt think that was allowed anymore, surely a lot of casualty animals have received some form of medicine before passing, id say 95% of what leaves her has been treated prior to leaving, we have never informed knackery of medicines use as all animals are to be sent for incineration complements of larry goodman and co

blue5000

Basically they just collect dead animals from farms. They process them for pet food, and sell the skins. If you've ever heard of meat and bonemeal fertiliser this is where it comes from too.

Mooooo

atlantic mist wrote: »

didnt think that was allowed anymore, surely a lot of casualty animals have received some form of medicine before passing, id say 95% of what leaves her has been treated prior to leaving, we have never informed knackery of medicines use as all animals are to be sent for incineration complements of larry goodman and co

I thought the lorry here has category whatever not for animal consumption on the side. Altho vet did say to make sure that I told them the vet had put her down

wrangler

Mooooo wrote: »

I thought the lorry here has category whatever not for animal consumption on the side. Altho vet did say to make sure that I told them the vet had put her down

Some vets use a strong dose of anaesthetic when putting them down and apparently, there's enough residue to kill the dogs if they're going to a hunt.
Antibiotics etc doesn't seem to be as big a problem.
Dead animals are still used for dog food

Muckit

newholland mad wrote: »

Just delivered a dead ewe and a big sign up that the charge is gone from 30 to 40 from 1st Feb. Worst part is i spent the last 10 days struggling to keep her alive and she died on Saturday anyway

You should have brought her Wed and had 2 pints and a packet of peanuts coming home.

Mooooo

wrangler wrote: »

Some vets use a strong dose of anaesthetic when putting them down and apparently, there's enough residue to kill the dogs if they're going to a hunt.
Antibiotics etc doesn't seem to be as big a problem.
Dead animals are still used for dog food

Ah yeah, vet says different cows could react differently 're dosage for anaesthetic so they'd understandably give the higher dose for that job. Vasectomised two bulls here one day. First one done fine, sec9nd one lay down due to the anaesthetic effect. Same weight same dose

dar31

got a text from our local (and only) wexford based knackery.

first calf ( under 3 months) €50 each additional calf on collection €25.

now i don't like them hanging around and will always ring as soon as there is an animal to be collected.
i said it to them and and was told to hang on for a few and ring then, they didn't mind how long they were there.

annoyed to say the least

Mooooo

Vet won't be happy

ganmo

dar31 wrote: »

got a text from our local (and only) wexford based knackery.

first calf ( under 3 months) €50 each additional calf on collection €25.

now i don't like them hanging around and will always ring as soon as there is an animal to be collected.
i said it to them and and was told to hang on for a few and ring then, they didn't mind how long they were there.

annoyed to say the least

Larry?

Timmaay

ganmo wrote: »

Larry?

Yep, nearly fell over when he handed me a 50e bill last week.

longgonesilver

Is it possible to deliver?

paddysdream

newholland mad wrote: »

Just delivered a dead ewe and a big sign up that the charge is gone from 30 to 40 from 1st Feb. Worst part is i spent the last 10 days struggling to keep her alive and she died on Saturday anyway

Where is that ?
Our local knackery is supposedly now charging 40 euro per ewe delivered.That will surely encourage everyone to bring all their dead sheep there.Although in fairness was there first week of January with dead ewe(day after filling out census so said better start off good anyways!!) and brought a dying 2017 lamb that was failing for a month or two.Charged 40 all in.Thats delivered.Ewe probably 90 kgs,lamb barely 20kgs.
He told me he doesn't want sheep at all and prefers cattle/cows to be as light and thin as possible otherwise the disposal cost can nearly outweigh the charge.

Mooooo

Timmaay wrote: »

Yep, nearly fell over when he handed me a 50e last week.

Cow over 4 years is 50

whelan2

Mooooo wrote: »

Cow over 4 years is 50

Was 65 euro here last week to get a 8 year old cow shot- broken front leg- and a calf collected

ganmo

paddysdream wrote: »

Where is that ?
Our local knackery is supposedly now charging 40 euro per ewe delivered.That will surely encourage everyone to bring all their dead sheep there.Although in fairness was there first week of January with dead ewe(day after filling out census so said better start off good anyways!!) and brought a dying 2017 lamb that was failing for a month or two.Charged 40 all in.Thats delivered.Ewe probably 90 kgs,lamb barely 20kgs.
He told me he doesn't want sheep at all and prefers cattle/cows to be as light and thin as possible otherwise the disposal cost can nearly outweigh the charge.

Check out the price of a pm in your DVO

paddysdream

ganmo wrote: »

Check out the price of a pm in your DVO

Done that a couple of times but (a) its a bit away and time can be an issue when busy.Knackery is only 4 or miles from here (b)they are busy enough so prefer to have them looking at genuine cases rather than using them for a cheaper disposal method.

On a related note what percentage of dead sheep ever see the knackery ? Would imagine its less than 5% as anyone I know only bring maybe one or two a year to keep from getting inspection/letter.Who would bring a dead lamb?

charolais0153

paddysdream wrote: »

Done that a couple of times but (a) its a bit away and time can be an issue when busy.Knackery is only 4 or miles from here (b)they are busy enough so prefer to have them looking at genuine cases rather than using them for a cheaper disposal method.

On a related note what percentage of dead sheep ever see the knackery ? Would imagine its less than 5% as anyone I know only bring maybe one or two a year to keep from getting inspection/letter.Who would bring a dead lamb?

If he was here for a ewe id throw up a few lambs but otherwise its not woeth calling him for lambs