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Dairy chit chat II

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  • #422
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,747 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    90% of all winter calved ladies served, that's some going

    Very happy. Was going to do 3 weeks ai but let bull in . All their own heats and tail paint.


  • #423
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    I have shale in the hill I get for the base, once tracked in very strong. Buy finer mix for top layer. Had a digger 1st year I began farming who wouldn't track up hill, got rid of him after and saved a small fortune between tanks, slab, sheds and roadways


  • #424
    Coolfresian
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Very happy. Was going to do 3 weeks ai but let bull in . All their own heats and tail paint.

    Noticed great heat detection rates in the last 2 weeks, got 70% served here.


  • #425
    Injuryprone
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    Someone's doing us a great service........not!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=101977314


  • #426
    Signpost
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    "I own plenty of Kerry group shares anyway, id only be delighted if half of the land county Kerry came up for sale" - Quotes of the decade coming out of that thread! Comedy gold :)


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  • #427
    tanko
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    Just when you think it can't get any better, he has 1000 cows now:D


  • #428
    alps
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    tanko wrote: »
    Just when you think it can't get any better, he has 1000 cows now:D

    And he only pays half his sfp in tax? ?


  • #429
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Signpost wrote: »
    "I own plenty of Kerry group shares anyway, id only be delighted if half of the land county Kerry came up for sale" - Quotes of the decade coming out of that thread! Comedy gold :)

    I think he could consider himself schooled when you were finished with him.


  • #430
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,609 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    The cows I sent to factory made 2/kg. Ranged from 486 to 551 euro. Graded p-1-. Considering they had feet issues and we're old and when locked up there was no other route for them so could have been worse. Sold culls to feed lot for between 80c and €1/kg. They'll be finished in summer off grass. Mix of a few older and younger cows, younger ones were small cows alright. Twenty cows gone anyway which is a big relief space wise. Will milk on a few more not in calf and depending on how Jan cows will either cull at start of Feb or put a beef bull in them


  • #431
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,747 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    Hereford Bulls let into the cows yesterday, I'll leave it up to them for 4 weeks

    Ia that earlier than last year?


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  • #432
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Put afew culls OAD with the aim to dry off another decent batch of cows the weekend, 2 culls still doing 12/13l even on the OAD, they must be still putting over 5e/day into the tank? What are my costs on them, 3kg nuts at 30c, plus say 13kgDM silage/maize at say 12c/kg, 2.50euro?


  • #433
    Mooooo
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    Timmaay wrote: »
    Put afew culls OAD with the aim to dry off another decent batch of cows the weekend, 2 culls still doing 12/13l even on the OAD, they must be still putting over 5e/day into the tank? What are my costs on them, 3kg nuts at 30c, plus say 13kgDM silage/maize at say 12c/kg, 2.50euro?

    The right type of cow if they are gaining condition they'd do okay I find. Have had cows kill out at 330 to 350 kgs out of the parlour so milk took care of the feedcosts and kept the overall solids up slightly in the tank. Lack of space is catching me I'd have normally milked on all culls and sold in Jan either out of yard or to factory and only dry them the day or two before they go


  • #434
    blue5000
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    Injuryprone wrote: »
    Someone's doing us a great service........not!

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=101977314

    Mod note; Don't feed the trolls, even the borderline ones, please don't discuss that thread here.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #435
    Signpost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Signpost


    Sold a cow this morning that calved late and hadn't come back in for the bull before I pulled him. 2nd calver, EBI 79, milking around 25 litres a day on very little ration, would have been a nice solid cow but no where near a cow for the factory. Got 650 in the yard for her straight out of the parlour, literally out the gate of parlour into the trailer. Same lad asked about other young stock I'd sell, had 1 empty first calver still in the shed I'd dried off and was going to run on next year with the maiden heifers EBI 87, gave me 550 for her. He's going to milk on the cow and try put the other lassie in calf for winter milk in 17. I told him I don't haggle and give me his best price, was delighted with what I got! Only found his number on DoneDeal but definitely be giving him first crack of the whip in future when I'm getting rid of cows. Buys a few culls too to fatten on an outside farm.
    On an equally happy note, everything dried off & dosed for 2016 now, herself is predicting within 2 weeks I'll miss milking but I think I'm going to enjoy the break this year :)


  • #436
    Keepgrowing
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Ia that earlier than last year?

    Yes a week earlier. We needed cubicles where Bulls were so handiest thing was to give them their treat early.


  • #437
    freedominacup
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    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    so handiest thing was.

    "Handiest thing to do"???? That's no fckn way to run a railroad.😉😉


  • #438
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    I was at a meeting in Dairymaster this morning about automatic calf feeders.

    There was a guy from Trouw nutrition talking about optimum calf feeding. He was saying the most important time to feed calves in in weeks 2-5. The most milk producing tissues are put down at this age period and every 1g of extra weight gain at this period will result in an extra 4l of milk produced.

    http://www.lifestartscience.com/en/ruminants/article-overview/calf-nutrition-growth-engine-for-a-new-era/1402067

    Also, twice as many first lactation animals are culled at the end of the first lactation getting 2L of colostrum than animals getting 4L of colostrum.
    IE 75%of calves from the 2L colostrum group made the second lactation and 87.5% of the 4L colostrum group made it to their second lactation.


  • #439
    pedigree 6
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    We always give the calves 3 litres ( whole milk) twice a day for 3 weeks and then up it to 3.5 litres.

    The first feed of colostrum is by far the most important though. Give em as much as they can drink (usually 3 litres but sometimes 4 depends on the size of the calf). Ideally within a hour, but as soon as possible really.

    Edit: those figures are fairly shocking though Buford. Do some people really just give 2 litres???


  • #440
    degetme
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    Posted here a few weeks back how **** of a day I had between loosing a cow to the splits and a crack in the loader. First cow I lost in three years. Anyway good news today for a change. Passed the t.b test. Got planning approval for a dwelling house and got over a lorry load of fert at a good price as far as I know down around here anyway ☺


  • #441
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    degetme wrote: »
    Posted here a few weeks back how **** of a day I had between loosing a cow to the splits and a crack in the loader. First cow I lost in three years. Anyway good news today for a change. Passed the t.b test. Got planning approval for a dwelling house and got over a lorry load of fert at a good price as far as I know☺

    Basically you've just confirmed you've a pile of work to do in the new year. Best of luck with it all.


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  • #442
    Mehaffey1
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    Anyone have experience with this crowd?

    http://www.genusbreeding.co.uk/

    The girlfriend got sent a job notification through indeed.co.uk and I'm always very wary of these companies seeking your details. I've never heard of them anyway. Very professional and genuine website anyway.


  • #443
    degetme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 819 ✭✭✭degetme


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Basically you've just confirmed you've a pile of work to do in the new year. Best of luck with it all.

    Busy fool more like. Concrete grooving next to do. Anyone know of a few doing it and good at it?


  • #444
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,123 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    Mehaffey1 wrote: »
    Anyone have experience with this crowd?

    http://www.genusbreeding.co.uk/

    The girlfriend got sent a job notification through indeed.co.uk and I'm always very wary of these companies seeking your details. I've never heard of them anyway. Very professional and genuine website anyway.

    Their one of the biggest ai companies in the world bought a lot of straws of them before they pulled out of Ireland, would be a good crowd to deal with and great to work was over twice to the UK on tours with them and couldn't fault them


  • #445
    Mehaffey1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭Mehaffey1


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Their one of the biggest ai companies in the world bought a lot of straws of them before they pulled out of Ireland, would be a good crowd to deal with and great to work was over twice to the UK on tours with them and couldn't fault them

    That's reassuring, just need to make sure it's a genuine job advertisement then and not a bunch of very crafty Nigerians piggy backing on Genus' reputation :D


  • #446
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    A company reckons it will have a calf tag for sale next year to give alerts for health events for up to 6-7 years.

    http://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/ear-tag-to-offer-lifelong-gapless-cattle-monitoring.htm


  • #447
    alps
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    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Their one of the biggest ai companies in the world bought a lot of straws of them before they pulled out of Ireland, would be a good crowd to deal with and great to work was over twice to the UK on tours with them and couldn't fault them

    Got some great British Friesian sires from them in the past...


  • #448
    Keepgrowing
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    Woke super early this morning as I was in dread of frosty parlour and had to have chap in Dublin for rugby match.

    Bad news is I spotted 2 dry cows bulling, so they are destined for burgers on Monday. The good news is parlour was perfect and I'm in Dublin having a crossiant with an hour to spare.


  • #449
    3 the square
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭3 the square


    Would u not be afraid that one or both cows could still be incalf happened to me once or twice always use the enfef test on or scan before drying off.


  • #450
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,747 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Lad that bought culls off me last year said one of them calved down ladt February.she was definitely bulling here before I sold her to him and wouldn't have sold her if she was in calf.


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  • #451
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Another 15 dry here this morning. 3rows over Xmas will be nice, to go OAD is my only decision, not many cows doing much over 4litres in the evening milking, but still a few may/June calvers still doing 18l/day, I'd hate to see them dry themselves off.


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