Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

Muckit · 20-04-2017 01:18PM

Don't do it!! you'II lose your shirt!

marathon · 20-04-2017 01:23PM

Muckit wrote: »

Don't do it!! you'II lose your shirt!

How come??

Sam Kade · 20-04-2017 07:25PM

marathon wrote: »

How come??

They'll eat the shirt off your back

He means you'll end up losing money.

laoch na mona · 20-04-2017 07:48PM

any one see this? It looks like La Vie Campesina will finally have an Irish member organisation

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/farming/oliver-moore-farmers-form-new-workers-alliance-talamh-786428.html

marathon · 20-04-2017 08:34PM

Sam Kade wrote: »

They'll eat the shirt off your back He means you'll end up losing money.

I know what he meant but why there no money in it? Just cost to much to get them fit or what?

kollegeknight · 20-04-2017 08:40PM

Heifer calves a few days early. She hasn't passed her cleaning and has very little milk.

This years First heifer off bovas ZLL lanigan deep red. A red heifer calf too.

tractorporn · 20-04-2017 08:47PM

kollegeknight wrote:

This years First heifer off bovas ZLL lanigan deep red. A red heifer calf too.

Have a couple of heifers out of Lanigan Red Graham here cracking stock, all 5 star hopefully will make great cows.

Lady Haywire · 20-04-2017 08:50PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Heifer calves a few days early. She hasn't passed her cleaning and has very little milk.

This years First heifer off bovas ZLL lanigan deep red. A red heifer calf too.

Had one do similar this year milkwise & calving early. Few days of dairy nuts sorted her out and calf is flying now.

kollegeknight · 20-04-2017 09:31PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Had one do similar this year milkwise & calving early. Few days of dairy nuts sorted her out and calf is flying now.

That's the plan. Went up to give a bit of beastings- calf only took 500ml. But heifer has cleaned a bit and seems to have a little bit of springing happening

Lady Haywire · 20-04-2017 09:40PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

That's the plan. Went up to give a bit of beastings- calf only took 500ml. But heifer has cleaned a bit and seems to have a little bit of springing happening

If the calf is small that's plenty, time and patience!

kollegeknight · 20-04-2017 09:46PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

If the calf is small that's plenty, time and patience!

Handy calf, plus I reckon she got a bit out of mammy.

Muckit · 20-04-2017 09:50PM

marathon wrote: »

I know what he meant but why there no money in it? Just cost to much to get them fit or what?

You want to know what you're at. Fattening bulls is a very specialist game. They also will consume a lot of meal to finish. And if there's a glut of cattle when they are ready to go, they are the first to be cut. Then they may not cover their costs, you may even lose money. Why are you set on bulls? Buy a few heifers or bullocks for the grass and finish on a few pound of meal if you want.

ganmo · 20-04-2017 09:53PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

That's the plan. Went up to give a bit of beastings- calf only took 500ml. But heifer has cleaned a bit and seems to have a little bit of springing happening

if ya have a stomach tube, get another litre into him

charolais0153 · 20-04-2017 10:02PM

Muckit wrote: »

You want to know what you're at. Fattening bulls is a very specialist game. They also will consume a lot of meal to finish. And if there's a glut of cattle when they are ready to go, they are the first to be cut. Then they may not cover their costs, you may even lose money. Why are you set on bulls? Buy a few heifers or bullocks for the grass and finish on a few pound of meal if you want.

if theyre going to be fit for may ish theyll be ok imo, chx would be my preference not white charolais tho limousin or blue , do not use extreme muscled bulls either as its very hard to get the fat cover on them. if theyre inspec in april-may theres a bit of money in them otherwise its extremely difficult

CloughCasey1 · 20-04-2017 10:32PM

Muckit wrote: »

You want to know what you're at. Fattening bulls is a very specialist game. They also will consume a lot of meal to finish. And if there's a glut of cattle when they are ready to go, they are the first to be cut. Then they may not cover their costs, you may even lose money. Why are you set on bulls? Buy a few heifers or bullocks for the grass and finish on a few pound of meal if you want.

Just going over cattle sales while filling in what went to factory yesterday. The most gross margin i have had on stock was 15mt old dairy bulls all bought as sucks for 330ish and finished at 1350ish. Yes it costs a lot to finish them and yes its very easy to get caught by lameness, bullying, staleness with the amount of meal etc but if done right and killed at right time of yr a lad could do ok. Hard to buy suckler bred stock at small enough money to make it work.

kollegeknight · 20-04-2017 10:57PM

ganmo wrote: »

if ya have a stomach tube, get another litre into him

Just did that. Thanks. At least I know her belly is full.

The heifer has cleaned now, and has started to spring. I'll get some dairy nuts tomorrow.

What's in dairy nuts that pushes milk as opposed to beef nuts? Just curiosity.

Lady Haywire · 20-04-2017 11:39PM

Ah my lovelies.....wondering when you'd come to get me. :pac:
Outfarm is now covered with them on the walk in.
Yes my nails are usually that long, no they're not normally as dirty.

ganmo · 21-04-2017 10:47AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Just did that. Thanks. At least I know her belly is full.

The heifer has cleaned now, and has started to spring. I'll get some dairy nuts tomorrow.

What's in dairy nuts that pushes milk as opposed to beef nuts? Just curiosity.

It could be just the name. But there are nutritional cycles that can be tweaked to push milk production by certain ingredients

foxy farmer · 21-04-2017 12:19PM

Well f#$& $#/£ &b0))0×.
This is what greeted me this morning.
It appears that I am very close to the end of last years silage. Definitely 4 covers in that ball of sh1t.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 21-04-2017 12:25PM

foxy farmer wrote: »

Well f#$& $#/£ &b0))0×.
This is what greeted me this morning.
It appears that I am very close to the end of last years silage. Definitely 4 covers in that ball of sh1t.

Been there:)

It took 12 days to clean up what fell and I still have to pick the tyres out from shyte, job for next week when the kids back at school:rolleyes:

whelan2 · 21-04-2017 01:11PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Been there:)

It took 12 days to clean up what fell and I still have to pick the tyres out from shyte, job for next week when the kids back at school:rolleyes:

School year is nearly over. It went very quickly

Farrell · 21-04-2017 01:23PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Muckit wrote: »

You want to know what you're at. Fattening bulls is a very specialist game. They also will consume a lot of meal to finish. And if there's a glut of cattle when they are ready to go, they are the first to be cut. Then they may not cover their costs, you may even lose money. Why are you set on bulls? Buy a few heifers or bullocks for the grass and finish on a few pound of meal if you want.

if theyre going to be fit for may ish theyll be ok imo, chx would be my preference not white charolais tho limousin or blue , do not use extreme muscled bulls either as its very hard to get the fat cover on them. if theyre inspec in april-may theres a bit of money in them otherwise its extremely difficult

How long would you be intensively feeding for?

foxy farmer · 21-04-2017 02:04PM

If we don't get rain soon these lads could be in trouble. Stagnant water in a drain near the house is alive with the little feckers. If they do make it I could be overrun with frogs.

foxy farmer · 21-04-2017 02:08PM

Had to resize pic.

Genghis Cant · 21-04-2017 02:17PM

foxy farmer wrote: »

Had to resize pic.

Keep an eye on them. I think they turn cannibal if they can't get enough grub otherwise. Though if they dry out no amount of grub will save them!

Muckit · 21-04-2017 02:54PM

My place is over run with frogs, they could be toads either, I'm no expert, 'hoppy things.'

Loads of them out at night. It's amazing all the different animals/creatures that are living on a farm if we just look a little closer. It's not just livestock!

Genghis Cant · 21-04-2017 03:27PM

Anyone hear the Cuckoo yet?

Lady Haywire · 21-04-2017 03:39PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Anyone hear the Cuckoo yet?

Yea there's one beside the lake and one below our hayshed

Later than other years though.

My new place is above a Pizza place, I'm gonna get so fat much fatter :pac::D

Base price · 21-04-2017 04:12PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Anyone hear the Cuckoo yet?

I saw one on Wednesday near here. Haven't heard one yet.

patsy_mccabe · 21-04-2017 05:15PM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Just going over cattle sales while filling in what went to factory yesterday. The most gross margin i have had on stock was 15mt old dairy bulls all bought as sucks for 330ish and finished at 1350ish. Yes it costs a lot to finish them and yes its very easy to get caught by lameness, bullying, staleness with the amount of meal etc but if done right and killed at right time of yr a lad could do ok. Hard to buy suckler bred stock at small enough money to make it work.

What breed were these CC? Were they Herdford x Fr? How much tonne of meal to finish?

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