When's calving starting 2022

mr.stonewall

Last one calved of the year calved last night. Pretty good calving season just one loss out of 25 ( cow picked on another calf and clattered him while in the yard - just one of those things). Started on 4th April. All calved outdoors and only had to assist one with just the ropes.

Calving box now needs to be cleaned out and powerhouses😉😉. Few drains and reseed 2 acres and its done.

patsy_mccabe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119124423#Comment_119124423

Fine looking cow. She seems to have plenty of milk. What's her back breeding?

Seanhorse91

She’s Mullary Intrepid, out of a sympa cow, with ferry in the background too. Great cow, fertile and a pure pet. Nice to get a heifer off of her after a run of bulls

ABitofsense

1st pedigree calve born this morning. Lovely bull calf. Fine size to him aswell. I knew she was going to calve and checked her at 2am but thought shed hold till the morning. Great surprise when wake at 5 and calf walking around. Wish they were all like that!!

On the pedigree side, would people register all pedigree stock at birth or wait to see how they turn out?

GiantPencil

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119143297#Comment_119143297

For me it depends on a few things...back breeding of the calf, how have previous generations of calves from that bloodline turned out. Usually you're given 90 days to register a calf I think so I tend to give them time to see how they turn out, also depends on the late penalties for your society. If they only penalise you a fixed amount after those 90 days you might be better off waiting for a year or more to register it if you're going to be penalised the same as if the calf was 91 days old, least then you know if it's a good or bad animal. I tend to only register the best bulls I have as I think it does the breed a disservice to register every bull and you end up diluting the quality of Pedigree bulls. I shudder when I see some bulls go through marts and the auctioneer calls out it is pedigree registered and the bull would not be up to scratch at all yet because he's registered fellas expect bigger money.

whelan2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119143297#Comment_119143297

What breed? We register the calf with the Angus association when we are registering the calf on day 1. Icbf are set up to facilitate this. Name the calf on whatever platform you're using when registering them

whelan2

Last Angus calf for a while , second calver, calved in July last year. 5 star everything the calf is . Heifer calf

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ABitofsense

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119146275#Comment_119146275

Ah ok. Wasn't aware it could be done when registering the calf. Its a limousin. I've 2nd one due now too so might register both anyway as young lad has names picked.

patsy_mccabe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119146850#Comment_119146850

I register mine on agfood.ie. Under "Pedigree Name of Calf" put the full name like say "Ballydehob Mike" where Ballydehob is the herd prefix. You need to set this up with the association first.

Hard Knocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119146894#Comment_119146894

All names must start with a specific letter, every year the letter changes, in Charolais this year it’s T

whelan2

In the Angus association you use the first letter of the dams name so priestown blackbirds calf will have to begin with b , so priestown belle

patsy_mccabe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119147802#Comment_119147802

Ya, forgo this part. Some fun coming up with names.

whelan2

Saw an Angus is a sale called prefix pu pu

golodge

Got this big boy born this morning. Unassisted! 286days gestation, piedmontese sired out of limx cow.

Anto_Meath

How long do lads normally leave in the stitches after a section.. its years since I had one before but I thought it was about a month.

tanko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119163183#Comment_119163183

It’s six years since the last section here but i don’t think it’s as long as a month, 2-3 weeks if i remember right.

Lime Tree Farm

The stitches break and fall out naturally

Who2

Two weeks can be a bit fresh sometimes. They don’t do any harm in so I usually give them the month and I’ve taken ones out at a lot longer intervals with no I’ll effects.

Dunedin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119163183#Comment_119163183

I had a section this year and vet told me to take them out myself after 3 weeks.

patsy_mccabe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119163950#Comment_119163950

You might want to rewrite that one. 😃

ABitofsense

Last one finally calved Saturday. Knell bull of PD lim heifer. 56kg, should have being a section but easy say that after. Thought he wasn't going to make it but vet gave him few shots. Vet surprised he survived the Sat night even. Finally up sucking today.

alan10

Vet told me 2,3 weeks.

Dunedin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119163991#Comment_119163991

Vet was cheaper than a doctor 👨🏽‍⚕️ 😂😂😂😂

Limestone Cowboy

Down to 2 now. This lady calved today. Bought her in mart last November for 1130. Cheap outfit now.

whelan2

Bull or heifer calf?

Limestone Cowboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119166557#Comment_119166557

Bull of course.

Anto_Meath

I ve a cow due to calf, there is a lot of flys about just wondering could you put Spot On on her and her so close to calving?

whelan2

Ye work away

Dunedin

have a 17 month old heifer springing nicely - she’s about 400kgs and a small heifer. Absolutely delighted with it 😡😡

i had no bull on farm since 2 July 2021 til March of this year so she must have been out kissing the neighbors bull.

dont have a bare paddock but anyways be hard to put her in anywhere on her own. Hard to know how far away she is but probably inside a month anyways.

any suggestions.

High bike

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119249595#Comment_119249595

Had one here last year calved at 15 mts unassisted a little limo heifer calf.Id House her and give her a bit of hay if u have it and a shake of oats.What kind of bull got at her do u know