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When's calving starting 2020

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    #212
    whelan2
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    endainoz wrote: »
    Ordered mine just after Christmas, got them last week.

    I was very good and ordered mine af the end of November.


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    #213
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    I was very good and ordered mine af the end of November.

    Same here, got caught once and have a reminder on my phone to order at the end of November in case I forget.

    A few in bagging up now, one might go before morning.


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    #214
    Say my name
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    Bloody waiting for tags here off them which were ordered the 20th Jan

    Ordered the 13th here. Still waiting.
    Rang last week and I'm supposed to be in the batch going out this week from tomorrow on.

    According to that you'll be next week.


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    #215
    whelan2
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    Say my name wrote: »
    Ordered the 13th here. Still waiting.
    Rang last week and I'm supposed to be in the batch going out this week from tomorrow on.

    According to that you'll be next week.

    Is that cormac or mullinahone?


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    #216
    Say my name
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Is that cormac or mullinahone?

    Mullinahone of course..


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    #217
    Reggie.
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    stanflt wrote: »
    Just a few

    About time ya got them sorted


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    #218
    stanflt
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    About time ya got them sorted

    For an army man I was surprised you couldn’t even handle a few hols calves this morning


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    #219
    whelan2
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    stanflt wrote: »
    For an army man I was surprised you couldn’t even handle a few hols calves this morning

    He prefers angus dont ya know?


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    #220
    stanflt
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    He prefers angus dont ya know?

    Oh I know- I don’t know how he handles them thou


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    #221
    dohc turbo2
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    Say my name wrote: »
    Mullinahone of course..

    Cormac turn around is a few days , very efficient crowd


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    #222
    Reggie.
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    stanflt wrote: »
    For an army man I was surprised you couldn’t even handle a few hols calves this morning

    Now do you really want to go there. Shall I mention the slurry tower


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    #223
    whelan2
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    dohc turbo2 wrote: »
    Cormac turn around is a few days , very efficient crowd

    I think they are gone dearer than mullinahone now?


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    #224
    orm0nd
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    dohc turbo2 wrote: »
    Cormac turn around is a few days , very efficient crowd

    Gave Cormac a real mixed bag order..... Calf tags.. Replacement cattle tags.. Factory lamb tags. Sets of EID sheep tags. Replacement sheep tags.

    All in the door in 5 days under 1 postage cost. Would have been happy with 2 weeks turnaround.

    If they were twice as dear as mullinahone I'd still order off them after putting up with their crap service for over 20 years.


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    #225
    mahoney_j
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Now do you really want to go there. Shall I mention the slurry tower

    This deserves a thread of its own Reggie go on spill what did he do now !!!!!


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    #226
    Reggie.
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    mahoney_j wrote: »
    This deserves a thread of its own Reggie go on spill what did he do now !!!!!

    I noticed he was giving you guff yesterday


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    #227
    golodge
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    Had the first calf born on the 2nd of February, massive charx bull calf, but calved okay. Two more due at the end of month, then three due in March and then the main calving will start with all heifers and cows in April. All Ai calves, so fingers crossed that everything will be okay.


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    #228
    mahoney_j
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    I noticed he was giving you guff yesterday

    Yep but no mods to report him to ,.really hurt my feelings ..........


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    #229
    Reggie.
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    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Yep but no mods to report him to ,.really hurt my feelings ..........

    Somehow I think you'll survive


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    #230
    Mooooo
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    dohc turbo2 wrote: »
    Cormac turn around is a few days , very efficient crowd

    Mine seem to be taking 2 weeks with them


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    #231
    Parishlad
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    Another vet job here yesterday. First calver. I left her alone for a decent while but handled her when not much progress was being made. Calf coming backwards and two huge legs so on to the vet straight away. Got the calf out okay although we had a bit of a job even out the side door. Huge bull calf. He hasn't stood since. I managed to milk a bit out of the cow and he drank it alright which was positive. Got a bit more into him this morning before work and my BIL will feed it this afternoon (hopefully it will still be alive). Not been the easiest calving season so far. Wrecked again today at work!


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    #232
    tanko
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    What kind of bull is the calf off?


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    #233
    Parishlad
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    tanko wrote: »
    What kind of bull is the calf off?

    My own Limo stock bull. All other calves so far have been handy sized in fairness but this lad is a monster in comparison.


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    #234
    squinn2912
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    Parishlad wrote: »
    Another vet job here yesterday. First calver. I left her alone for a decent while but handled her when not much progress was being made. Calf coming backwards and two huge legs so on to the vet straight away. Got the calf out okay although we had a bit of a job even out the side door. Huge bull calf. He hasn't stood since. I managed to milk a bit out of the cow and he drank it alright which was positive. Got a bit more into him this morning before work and my BIL will feed it this afternoon (hopefully it will still be alive). Not been the easiest calving season so far. Wrecked again today at work!

    Best of luck, think of these days the day you sell him and that will make it worth the while. I had an awful time getting a heifer to take to her bull calf. Got them sold 6 weeks later for £1600


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    #235
    Limestone Cowboy
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    orm0nd wrote: »
    Gave Cormac a real mixed bag order..... Calf tags.. Replacement cattle tags.. Factory lamb tags. Sets of EID sheep tags. Replacement sheep tags.

    All in the door in 5 days under 1 postage cost. Would have been happy with 2 weeks turnaround.

    If they were twice as dear as mullinahone I'd still order off them after putting up with their crap service for over 20 years.

    And their tags don't fall out for no apparent reason.


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    #236
    whelan2
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    And their tags don't fall out for no apparent reason.

    What's the empty rate like for bvd samples?


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    #237
    Limestone Cowboy
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    What's the empty rate like for bvd samples?

    I only had 1 so far out of about 150. You just need to be careful the little circular cutter hasn't fallen off the tag before you tag them. It won't take the sample if it has.


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    #238
    Limestone Cowboy
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    Had forth calf here this morning. 4th ch heifer in a row, handy enough but had a nice pull with her. Cow probably a bit over conditioned not helping matters.


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    #239
    Parishlad
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Best of luck, think of these days the day you sell him and that will make it worth the while. I had an awful time getting a heifer to take to her bull calf. Got them sold 6 weeks later for £1600

    Thanks! He's just after flooring 2 litres so he is lively and trying to stand. Just need to get his hind legs sorted. He's very bent over at the knuckles so a bit of physio will be called for later I guess.


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    #240
    squinn2912
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    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Had forth calf here this morning. 4th ch heifer in a row, handy enough but had a nice pull with her. Cow probably a bit over conditioned not helping matters.

    That cow is in some order! Strange I'd have expected the calf colour to follow the ch bull more so. Nice comfortable pen too.


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    #241
    Limestone Cowboy
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    That cow is in some order! Strange I'd have expected the calf colour to follow the ch bull more so. Nice comfortable pen too.

    She was still wet in the pic. Came a grand colour out of a black cow.


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