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Dairy Chitchat 3

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    #6782
    straight
    Registered Users Posts: 4,546 ✭✭✭straight


    visatorro wrote: »
    Can you explain that for me please?

    Renewable energy feed in tarriff. Basically you cannot sell any excess electricity generated back into the grid.


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    #6783
    whelan2
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    Progress report


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    #6784
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Progress report

    I like the grooving. And the end cubicle, could have saved me a long wait to get my job finished:(


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    #6785
    Mooooo
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Progress report

    Only a small bit jealous.....


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    #6786
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,368 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Progress report

    Shiney


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    #6787
    blackdog1
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    straight wrote: »
    Renewable energy feed in tarriff. Basically you cannot sell any excess electricity generated back into the grid.

    The proper term is micro generation and there hopefully will be a scheme coming out in the near future but they're are alot of limits on it. 6kw max single phase 11kw three phase etc. Batteries are too expensive atm so unless this scheme comes out uptake on solar will be poor.


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    #6788
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,133 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Anyone have an idea on a price of Fr heifers around 300kg, all AI stock with generations, good quality.


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    #6789
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    Water John wrote: »
    Anyone have an idea on a price of Fr heifers around 300kg, all AI stock with generations, good quality.

    €650


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    #6790
    alps
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭alps


    Water John wrote: »
    Anyone have an idea on a price of Fr heifers around 300kg, all AI stock with generations, good quality.

    They are stronger than most at this stage..€750

    950 1st May and 1350 end of August.


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    #6791
    trixi2011
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    Anyone ever use a bull sew seems to be an shed load of heifers for sale sired by him?


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    #6792
    jaymla627
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Anyone ever use a bull sew seems to be an shed load of heifers for sale sired by him?

    Their been sold for a reason, glorified goats would best describe his daughters, he was the hotshot genomic bull back in the day and his proof crashed when his daughters proofs came through


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    #6793
    trixi2011
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Their been sold for a reason, glorified goats would best describe his daughters, he was the hotshot genomic bull back in the day and his proof crashed when his daughters proofs came through

    Sort of thought that alright was 232 in 2015 and 165 now 🀪 . Have not a huge amount of confidence in some of the Irish bulls . One of the short gestation LIC bulls which I wouldn't put up there as being that good is showing an ebi of 230 due to short calving intervile


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    #6794
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Their been sold for a reason, glorified goats would best describe his daughters, he was the hotshot genomic bull back in the day and his proof crashed when his daughters proofs came through

    Anything one particularly thing bad about them or just everything?


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    #6795
    jaymla627
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    DukeCaboom wrote: »
    Anything one particularly thing bad about them or just everything?

    Milk pta went from 174 to -206 in first run of daughter proofs was what crashed his ebi


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    #6796
    jaymla627
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Sort of thought that alright was 232 in 2015 and 165 now �� . Have not a huge amount of confidence in some of the Irish bulls . One of the short gestation LIC bulls which I wouldn't put up there as being that good is showing an ebi of 230 due to short calving intervile

    Haven't used a Irish ai bull here in 6 odd years, Americans seem to have their genomics and what comes through when daughters hit the tank been pretty much what was promised in genomic proof, the ebi system is like buying raffle tickets in comparison


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    #6797
    mahoney_j
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    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Anyone ever use a bull sew seems to be an shed load of heifers for sale sired by him?

    Duds no milk


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    #6798
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Haven't used a Irish ai bull here in 6 odd years, Americans seem to have their genomics and what comes through when daughters hit the tank been pretty much what was promised in genomic proof, the ebi system is like buying raffle tickets in comparison

    Where du mainly buy your straws?


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    #6799
    jaymla627
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    DukeCaboom wrote: »
    Where du mainly buy your straws?

    Progressive genetics who are agents for semex and world wide sires


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    #6800
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Progressive genetics who are agents for semex and world wide sires

    Cheers


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    #6801
    alps
    Registered Users Posts: 4,931 ✭✭✭alps


    That's not good news as he's the sire of quiet a few bulls on the current active list..


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    #6802
    awaywithyou
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    alps wrote: »
    That's not good news as he's the sire of quiet a few bulls on the current active list..

    Is he really that bad? He was bred by a lad in my discussion group....


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    #6803
    awaywithyou
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    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Progressive genetics who are agents for semex and world wide sires

    Do u use mating service by WWS...?


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    #6804
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,104 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    awaywithyou wrote: »
    Is he really that bad? He was bred by a lad in my discussion group....

    Look up his figures on icbf. He flopped in late 2017. Milk solids decimated


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    #6805
    jaymla627
    Registered Users Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    awaywithyou wrote: »
    Do u use mating service by WWS...?

    No would be using 80% plus semex bulls, mainly their immunity plus bulls, have no real problems with type our coat hanger cows as I'm finding the high health bulls are breeding lovely mid-sized cows that have lovely type, main issue with wws bulls is their sire stacks have a huge Oman/shottle/mogul influence and this leaves bulls with poor enough solids/health traits, but they do have a few good outcrosses


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    #6806
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,104 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Had a cow stuck in the front of one of those Dutch comfort cubicles this morning . Only finished milking now. I cut the cubicle with a hacksaw. She's out and standing. I hate those cubicles


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    #6807
    straight
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Had a cow stuck in the front of one of those Dutch comfort cubicles this morning . Only finished milking now. I cut the cubicle with a hacksaw. She's out and standing. I hate those cubicles

    Careful now. That could be seen as being racist. The dutch are a fine bunch of lads.


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    #6808
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Had a cow stuck in the front of one of those Dutch comfort cubicles this morning . Only finished milking now. I cut the cubicle with a hacksaw. She's out and standing. I hate those cubicles

    I’d highly recommend a battery grinder it’s a gift in situations like that


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    #6809
    stretch film
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    alps wrote: »
    That's not good news as he's the sire of quiet a few bulls on the current active list..

    Therein lies the problem with genomics v's the steady as you go daughter proven route


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    #6810
    straight
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Had a cow stuck in the front of one of those Dutch comfort cubicles this morning . Only finished milking now. I cut the cubicle with a hacksaw. She's out and standing. I hate those cubicles

    They're the mushroom type cubicles aren't they. I have one phase of them here and they are dangerous alright. Cows go through them and cant stand up. Especially heifers. All the rest of mine are super loop and they're fine.


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    #6811
    whelan2
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    These type


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