Dairy chit chat II

simx · 16-01-2017 06:11PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Any xbred/br fr heifers sold, what sort of money?

Didn't see any xbreds, seen hols with nice udders make up to 1450

Keepgrowing · 16-01-2017 06:48PM

simx wrote: »

Didn't see any xbreds, seen hols with nice udders make up to 1450

KK wouldn't be a spot for Xbreds.

simx · 16-01-2017 09:59PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

KK wouldn't be a spot for Xbreds.

Aye 'tis true wouldn't say xbred cows would sell well there

Fixture · 16-01-2017 10:08PM

simx wrote: »

Aye 'tis true wouldn't say xbred cows would sell well there

Crossbred stock more a farm to farm trade rather than mart

Buford T. Justice XIX · 16-01-2017 10:12PM

Catalogue for the Pallaskenry dairy herd sale available now.

https://twitter.com/SalesianAg/status/821079490671575044

jaymla627 · 16-01-2017 10:47PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Catalogue for the Pallaskenry dairy herd sale available now.

https://twitter.com/SalesianAg/status/821079490671575044

Glancing through it, their protein levels are pretty dire along with pretty low yields but id guess feed levels have been pulled backed drastically their under new management
Seems alot of the bulls been used where high type low solids holstein, whoever was over breeding policy their seriously was off the ball down through the years

Timmaay · 17-01-2017 09:08AM

Timmaay wrote: »

I've got about 4km of electric fencing to be put in next week. Will set me back about 2k. One of them jobs I should have done 4 years ago!

OK I have well blown that budget ha, putting multiple gaps in all the paddocks is utterly eating up eggs/strainers and time! Be probably more like 3k by the end.

ted_182 · 17-01-2017 10:26AM

Timmaay wrote:

OK I have well blown that budget ha, putting multiple gaps in all the paddocks is utterly eating up eggs/strainers and time! Be probably more like 3k by the end.

What harm Tim if it's done right it's only dear day one, you certainly won't regret putting multiple gaps for paddocks in

Timmaay · 17-01-2017 10:41AM

ted_182 wrote: »

What harm Tim if it's done right it's only dear day one, you certainly won't regret putting multiple gaps for paddocks in

Ah yeh money well spent, I just thought I'd update Yas considering I posted up saying I could get get fencing done for 50c/m and a few of yas questioned that ha.

freedominacup · 17-01-2017 11:31AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Ah yeh money well spent, I just thought I'd update Yas considering I posted up saying I could get get fencing done for 50c/m and a few of yas questioned that ha.

How many paddocks of what size Tim? We've taken out a lot of internal divisions over the past few years. Much more flexible.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 17-01-2017 12:38PM

Do any of you pump milk from the parlour to the calf house? I was talking to a friend of mine and he was saying that he was told it was dangerous to use a submersible pump to pump milk directly to calves because of the air left in the milk after pumping.

I've never heard that so I said I would ask in case it was true.

Timmaay · 17-01-2017 03:18PM

freedominacup wrote: »

How many paddocks of what size Tim? We've taken out a lot of internal divisions over the past few years. Much more flexible.

None! All I'm doing is fencing both sides of the existing cow lane (replacing utterly crocked fencing), and then doing the boundaries of a few 10/14 ac silage paddocks. Paddocks will end up made up of pigtails, pull them up to spread fert/slurry etc.

pedigree 6 · 17-01-2017 04:51PM

Anyone here have cows out yet?

There's two lads near me after letting fresh calvers out today and others have the fert spread.

Haven't even started calving here yet.

The year is flying.:D

PMU · 17-01-2017 05:59PM

23 units urea out yesterday,contract spread

kowtow · 17-01-2017 06:01PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Do any of you pump milk from the parlour to the calf house? I was talking to a friend of mine and he was saying that he was told it was dangerous to use a submersible pump to pump milk directly to calves because of the air left in the milk after pumping.

I've never heard that so I said I would ask in case it was true.

I'd have thought a sub pump, even a food grade one, would cause a weak spot for washing.. better maybe if you can fill a barrel beside the tank direct from the tank or the delivery line and then pump from that?

I'm looking at options for delivering from the tank to a clean room at the moment and designing the wash is like trying to solve a rubiks cube.

Timmaay · 17-01-2017 06:24PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Anyone here have cows out yet?

There's two lads near me after letting fresh calvers out today and others have the fert spread.

Haven't even started calving here yet.

The year is flying.:D

Going out tomorrow.

GrasstoMilk · 17-01-2017 06:28PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Anyone here have cows out yet?

There's two lads near me after letting fresh calvers out today and others have the fert spread.

Haven't even started calving here yet.

The year is flying.:D

No cows calving yet thankfully. And hopefully none for ten more days
23 units of urea out on every acre we have

Mooooo · 17-01-2017 06:49PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Anyone here have cows out yet?

There's two lads near me after letting fresh calvers out today and others have the fert spread.

Haven't even started calving here yet.

The year is flying.:D

Milkers went for an impromptu gallop this morning on the way to the parlour and judging by the amount of earth that went flying I won't be leaving em out for a bit. Drizzling most of the day here along with rain a few nights has things a bit softer.

mahoney_j · 17-01-2017 06:51PM

Despite my reservations hit all heifer block with 35 units urea and 35 % cow block with with.bag urea today .2500 gallons slurry per acre on remainder .no calves for another 10 days and as soon as 14 cows /full row calved cows will be turfed out but not. Before Feb 1

GrasstoMilk · 17-01-2017 06:55PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Despite my reservations hit all heifer block with 35 units urea and 35 % cow block with with.bag urea today .2500 gallons slurry per acre on remainder .no calves for another 10 days and as soon as 14 cows /full row calved cows will be turfed out but not. Before Feb 1

Did the research convince you? :P

charolais0153 · 17-01-2017 06:57PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Despite my reservations hit all heifer block with 35 units urea and 35 % cow block with with.bag urea today .2500 gallons slurry per acre on remainder .no calves for another 10 days and as soon as 14 cows /full row calved cows will be turfed out but not before Feb 1

Calendar farming?

mahoney_j · 17-01-2017 06:58PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Did the research convince you? :P

Naghh peer pressure !!!'conditions and weather good and want to eliminate as many jobs like this as possible before calves start dropping. That and the fact I've more or less all my January to do jobs complete and I'm heading to cork with the boss this weekend ....

mahoney_j · 17-01-2017 07:00PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Calendar farming?

Nope my spring rotation plan budgets grass from Feb 1 to April 10 or depending on how things are going weather wise April 01

charolais0153 · 17-01-2017 07:01PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Nope my spring rotation plan budgets grass from Feb 1 to April 10 or depending on how things are going weather wise April 01

Touche,:D

Buford T. Justice XIX · 17-01-2017 07:02PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Nope my spring rotation plan budgets grass from Feb 1 to April 10 or depending on how things are going weather wise April 01

Arklow over in the weather thread says to expect a very cold February so you might have to stretch it a bit:(

whelan2 · 17-01-2017 07:52PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Milkers went for an impromptu gallop this morning on the way to the parlour and judging by the amount of earth that went flying I won't be leaving em out for a bit. Drizzling most of the day here along with rain a few nights has things a bit softer.

County council man was here today, he was saying we can spread away, I said not a hope .Ground conditions too bad, they were fine a few weeks ago when we weren't allowed to spread

mf240 · 17-01-2017 07:55PM

Half thinking of letting them out. Could want the silage worse in may.

2012 was an exceptionally dry spring.

Don't shoot the messanger

freedominacup · 17-01-2017 08:11PM

mf240 wrote: »

Half thinking of letting them out. Could want the silage worse in may.

2012 was an exceptionally dry spring.

Don't shoot the messanger

The same thing crossed my mind today. Urea going out tomorrow. 40 units on everything. Half thinking of putting up a reel tomorrow also.

degetme · 18-01-2017 03:53AM

25 units urea out on milking ground bar 4 paddocks to get slurry. Silage ground to get a light coat of slurry before grazing mid march with yearlings

blackdog1 · 18-01-2017 09:21AM

Why would you put cows out just after you spread urea? Id be afraid of nitrogen poisoning myself. Id give them at least a week if I was buffer feeding them on grass 3 if I wasn't.

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