freedominacup wrote: » Once they're managed correctly while dry you'll have no problems. I wasn't sure he was still available. There's a few carryover girls that will be served with beef straws and he'd be top of the list.
freedominacup wrote: » jaymla627 wrote: » Good to know about dbz have a good few cows incalf to him Once they're managed correctly while dry you'll have no problems. I wasn't sure he was still available. There's a few carryover girls that will be served with beef straws and he'd be top of the list.
jaymla627 wrote: » Good to know about dbz have a good few cows incalf to him
mahoney_j wrote: » Look this was worst year as regards price I got when selling ,they were poor weights and poor price got but I still cleared over 80 euro a head on them ,grass only since mid May .as said before I've fragmented land away from milk block so it suits ,less will be kept ongoing as Sr on milk blick increases .very handy cheque to have this time of year ,I'll get cash and good discounted prices on my last fertliser ,and salmonella and lepto vaccines as well as pratically wiping clear coop trading account .i still have 8 Bulls which will be sold as breeding Bulls and 13 Hereford ,Bb and Angus calves which will be kept till next Feb/March .again another cash flow boost ,handy thing have in bad milk price .....I still exited the mart yesterday with head down like a rocket !!!!!
alps wrote: » Lots of different variables on different years at play on this one. Paid very well this year to shove on cheap milk to young calves and get them weaned. Huge prices paid for these and operators well paid for their time...not sure if in this case MJ added much to the value since weaning but you must remember that on a per hectare basis these calves can leave a significant margin. Again MJ has paid himself, and if he has the time, he may as well pay himself a few bob to be doing something rather than being idle. No commute to a part time job, no inconvenient hours...no simpler way yo put together 2 or 3 grand for a holiday...
Mooooo wrote: » Had the bord bia audit this morning. In fairness the auditor tore threw it fast enough but still 2.5 hours gone and I'd say that's as fast as it could be done. Could.have more stuff on computer will have it done for Xmas hopefully but don't think it would be any faster as he had to input all the stuff manually anyway
alps wrote: » See the details of the voluntary reduction scheme are becoming clear. This is right up the street of the seasonal dairy farmer. First application period deadline sept 20th for reduction in the Oct Nov Dec period. The 150 million is across the whole of the EU with no individual country limits. It's really difficult to see major benefit to all year round suppliers unless they are over stocked and then it only gets them an through 3 months. This really plays into the Irish system where it may be very beneficial to dry off early. No reduction in numbers, no reduction on next year's output...brilliant.. Have to wait till March April for the money, but thats the tightest time for us cash flow wise in any case.. Dum..De. .Dum. ..
yewtree wrote: » is there a clause that you wont get paid above a 50% reduction of 2015 supply supply? for instance if you ceased production for the 3 months you would only get paid on a 50% reduction in milk supply. I could be completely wrong on this.
Keepgrowing wrote: » Bring it on I say. If it stops the slow learners supping non bonused/contracted milk to coops I'm all in favour of it. Sometimes it amuses me when people complain about the bastard coop and then supply expensively produced milk at no premium during the winter
Mooooo wrote: » Got a pup there last week, only 9/ 10 weeks old. Came for free from a lad down the road. Crowd here are saying to get her trained, is it worth it for cows? She has a grand personality on her and hadn't intended getting her trained would just see how she'd go myself. Do cattle dogs, when used to bring on cows, affect scc, etc or anything else. Most of the time have to.drop.or move a wire anyway as cows go out so not bothered. I'm thinking the rattle.of nuts is better for young stock as well than being herded so to speak, altho the heifers this year are much less inclined to follow as only get ration as calves. I'd say the crowd here are just trying to get out of getting called on yo bring in stock for testing ha
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Mooooo wrote: » Got a pup there last week, only 9/ 10 weeks old. Came for free from a lad down the road. Crowd here are saying to get her trained, is it worth it for cows? She has a grand personality on her and hadn't intended getting her trained would just see how she'd go myself. Do cattle dogs, when used to bring on cows, affect scc, etc or anything else. Most of the time have to.drop.or move a wire anyway as cows go out so not bothered. I'm thinking the rattle.of nuts is better for young stock as well than being herded so to speak, altho the heifers this year are much less inclined to follow as only get ration as calves. I'd say the crowd here are just trying to get out of getting called on yo bring in stock for testing ha I don't think any of my dogs caused a jump in SCC but I've been lucky with dogs, they've either been very good or not interested at all. I still call out the last dogs name if I'm trying to move cattle, the older ones still remember her and start walking in as soon as they hear her name. I have a 5 month old pup atm with very good breeding. She's interested but still timid around cattle. And she's a bit of company while I'm fencing too:)
Mooooo wrote: » Yeah, I'll see how she goes and see in the spring most likely. We had to put our old girl down 2 months ago, 15 years old. She was grand self trained just by following us turning out out the cows all we had to do was call her back as she was a bit eager. The last 5 years she "retired" and wouldn't bother with the cows only follow you around. You'd be damn lonesome when they go. Have another fella buy he has no interest at all in cows only rabbits but he is half gsd half collie.
whelan2 wrote: » Milking one of the new heifers this morning, she is kicking back with her 2 feet :eek: clamp on tail made her worse. I am thinking a rope on her leg, any other ideas?
mf240 wrote: » Happy meal.
whelan2 wrote: » ye, this was her first milking . So will try her again for a few days. Dangerous occupation this.
Timmaay wrote: » Won't really help yet I know, but I'll happily only milk the heifers OAD until they settle, they just get nuts and pass through the parlour so milking is a less stressful event for them. It's worth using oxytocin on the likes of that heifer you have, you'll get more milk out for the little time that she let's you keep the cluster on.
Timmaay wrote: » whelan2 wrote: » ye, this was her first milking . So will try her again for a few days. Dangerous occupation this. Won't really help yet I know, but I'll happily only milk the heifers OAD until they settle, they just get nuts and pass through the parlour so milking is a less stressful event for them. It's worth using oxytocin on the likes of that heifer you have, you'll get more milk out for the little time that she let's you keep the cluster on.
whelan2 wrote: Milking one of the new heifers this morning, she is kicking back with her 2 feet clamp on tail made her worse. I am thinking a rope on her leg, any other ideas?
mahoney_j wrote: Offloaded 24 fr Bulls this am ,born from 01/02 to 08/03 .average weight 168 kg .average price 270 .no meal since 19/05 .left me 84 euro a piece after costs including labour of 50 per calf .much fleshier calves weighing 210 /230 kg made 335/350'but by looks of it ate a lot more meal than mine .said id off load now before big flush comes .could of fed more meal and got better weights but would I have made any more ???
