Moocall collar

squinn2912

Any of you guys using the moocall collar to detect heat? Personally I don’t think it pays for itself. Had a rep at a meeting Thursday and he was very good but I just don’t think the value is there

GrasstoMilk

squinn2912 wrote: »

Any of you guys using the moocall collar to detect heat? Personally I don’t think it pays for itself. Had a rep at a meeting Thursday and he was very good but I just don’t think the value is there

Yes, using it on the heifers. Found it very good. Last year it was on an out farm, it meant I didnt have to go running over there at 9am to get a heifer in for ai if there was nothing bulling, can be left now till later on in the day.
We have gone contract rearing this year and the rearer has it. He loves it

mahoney_j

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Yes, using it on the heifers. Found it very good. Last year it was on an out farm, it meant I didnt have to go running over there at 9am to get a heifer in for ai if there was nothing bulling, can be left now till later on in the day.
We have gone contract rearing this year and the rearer has it. He loves it

Don’t have one here but will buy one for next year ,I know 5 lads with it and to a man they swear by it .within a few years stock bull days will be numbered

squinn2912

mahoney_j wrote: »

Don’t have one here but will buy one for next year ,I know 5 lads with it and to a man they swear by it .within a few years stock bull days will be numbered

Not sure about that I like the stock bull but might switch to more sweeper

stretch film

Cost ??

Wildsurfer

Just to clarify, are ye all talking about the moocall heat collar? Had thought about getting the moo monitor from Dairymaster but very expensive. Any costings on moocall? I presume you would need a couple of collars for extra teasers in a larger herd? Is there an annual charge for software?

GrasstoMilk

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Just to clarify, are ye all talking about the moocall heat collar? Had thought about getting the moo monitor from Dairymaster but very expensive. Any costings on moocall? I presume you would need a couple of collars for extra teasers in a larger herd? Is there an annual charge for software?

1500 and it has 50 tags with it. Tags are 4€ a piece.
My AI man is serving 6 or 7 herds with it.
One guy has 300 cows between 2 herds a d just 2 collars, switching the teasers every 2 days.
Still a place for the likes of moo monitor I feel.

I haven't got one for the cows and dont think I will either. We're seeing them.at least twice per day at milking and running teasers with chin balls.

My reasoning for getting it for the heifers was because they were away from the yard and it cut out all the messing with scratch cards and having to run back and forth a few times a day for the first 3 weeks to pick up heats.
My contract rearer has it this year and my number is still linked to it, I know with out having to ring him how breeding is going, what's been bred, what has re cycled etc.

Mooooo

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

1500 and it has 50 tags with it. Tags are 4€ a piece.
My AI man is serving 6 or 7 herds with it.
One guy has 300 cows between 2 herds a d just 2 collars, switching the teasers every 2 days.
Still a place for the likes of moo monitor I feel.

I haven't got one for the cows and dont think I will either. We're seeing them.at least twice per day at milking and running teasers with chin balls.

My reasoning for getting it for the heifers was because they were away from the yard and it cut out all the messing with scratch cards and having to run back and forth a few times a day for the first 3 weeks to pick up heats.
My contract rearer has it this year and my number is still linked to it, I know with out having to ring him how breeding is going, what's been bred, what has re cycled etc.

If two bulls are in the group would it work.? Kept teasers here the last few years but as they are young generally have two with the heifers . This year I found it awkward with the heifers for whatever reason I don't know. There are 2 big girls with them that gave the teasers a belting and tend to boss the group a bit. Is it good for knowing the standing heat time? A bull could be after a heifer 2 days before ai time

trg

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

1500 and it has 50 tags with it. Tags are 4€ a piece.
My AI man is serving 6 or 7 herds with it.
One guy has 300 cows between 2 herds a d just 2 collars, switching the teasers every 2 days.
Still a place for the likes of moo monitor I feel.

I haven't got one for the cows and dont think I will either. We're seeing them.at least twice per day at milking and running teasers with chin balls.

My reasoning for getting it for the heifers was because they were away from the yard and it cut out all the messing with scratch cards and having to run back and forth a few times a day for the first 3 weeks to pick up heats.
My contract rearer has it this year and my number is still linked to it, I know with out having to ring him how breeding is going, what's been bred, what has re cycled etc.

Out of interest who paid for it? You or the rearer?

squinn2912

What is your experience of teaser bulls? I’ve heard they’re as dangerous as any bull

Buford T. Justice XIX

squinn2912 wrote: »

What is your experience of teaser bulls? I’ve heard they’re as dangerous as any bull

Teasers are great especially with a chinball. I'm half thinking of not tailpainting next year but probably will anyway. Every cow this year was painted red every morning and tailpaint gone as well. The down side with the chinball this year was there was no rain to wash off the colour so cows bulled over 2 weeks ago were still painted red along with the cows bulling today.

And they are bulls so they are just as dangerous as bulls would be with a herd of cows

GrasstoMilk

trg wrote: »

Out of interest who paid for it? You or the rearer?

Me, I bought it last year

squinn2912

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Teasers are great especially with a chinball. I'm half thinking of not tailpainting next year but probably will anyway. Every cow this year was painted red every morning and tailpaint gone as well. The down side with the chinball this year was there was no rain to wash off the colour so cows bulled over 2 weeks ago were still painted red along with the cows bulling today.

And they are bulls so they are just as dangerous as bulls would be with a herd of cows

I have a bull calf running with the heifers and he’s doing a good job but he couldn’t bull them I don’t think.
Yea a man was talking about keeping the worst calf on each year for teaser bull but very often the biggest screw can be the baddest get

Mooooo

They are bulls only the sperm has been stopped from getting to the semen. It's different from squeezing a bullock. Dairy here so fr teasers but generally give them the road at 2.5. Safer bet as older bulls wouldn't do have the chasing and so would do less marking and be gone before they turn wicked hopefully. I tend to put them in with bigger stock as yearlings as it stops them getting used to acting the boss of the group. Seems to work so far anyway

squinn2912

Mooooo wrote: »

They are bulls only the sperm has been stopped from getting to the semen. It's different from squeezing a bullock. Dairy here so fr teasers but generally give them the road at 2.5. Safer bet as older bulls wouldn't do have the chasing and so would do less marking and be gone before they turn wicked hopefully. I tend to put them in with bigger stock as yearlings as it stops them getting used to acting the boss of the group. Seems to work so far anyway

Seems a good system not for me at the moment anyhow