Dairy chit chat II

mahoney_j · 27-06-2017 04:10PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

The aforementioned slapper.:D

Still, not bad for a year and 4 months old.

Are u sure she's only a year and 4 months !!!!!!!,fine looking ainmals for that age .i once seen a 4 month old Charolais calf come into the sale ring weighing 380 kg !!!!

pedigree 6 · 27-06-2017 04:30PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Are u sure she's only a year and 4 months !!!!!!!,fine looking ainmals for that age .i once seen a 4 month old Charolais calf come into the sale ring weighing 380 kg !!!!

Yep Feb born last year.
I'd say at a guess she's 420 or 410 kgs.

It's a pity she went in calf when she did but we'll see what happens with her.
She has a big enough heifer calf as well.
The vet at testing said the hormones from pregnancy can make them grow faster as she was one of the biggest and best conditioned heifer in the group.

But it's a exercise I wouldn't want happen again here.:o

Edit: we bred her ourselves so we know the dob.

stanflt · 27-06-2017 06:10PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Yep Feb born last year.
I'd say at a guess she's 420 or 410 kgs.

It's a pity she went in calf when she did but we'll see what happens with her.
She has a big enough heifer calf as well.
The vet at testing said the hormones from pregnancy can make them grow faster as she was one of the biggest and best conditioned heifer in the group.

But it's a exercise I wouldn't want happen again here.:o

Edit: we bred her ourselves so we know the dob.

What bull is she by as a matter of interest

pedigree 6 · 27-06-2017 08:28PM

stanflt wrote: »

What bull is she by as a matter of interest

By a stock bull by LLK and out of a SOK dam.

kowtow · 27-06-2017 10:23PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

The aforementioned slapper.:D

Still, not bad for a year and 4 months old.

She looks wonderful.

Your bull must do a lot of wining and dining before he jumps 'em - I like his style.

stanflt · 28-06-2017 09:15AM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

By a stock bull by LLK and out of a SOK dam.

I had a feeling it was llk when I saw her udder

GrasstoMilk · 28-06-2017 05:56PM

Got these fitted today. Should be operational by tomorrow evening.
Should save me an hour a day

cjpm · 28-06-2017 06:13PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Got these fitted today. Should be operational by tomorrow evening.
Should save me an hour a day

Great stuff. You won't regret. Best of luck with them

Water John · 28-06-2017 07:55PM

14 unit parlour with ACRs, you'll push them through quickly.

blackdog1 · 28-06-2017 08:40PM

GrasstoMilk wrote:

Got these fitted today. Should be operational by tomorrow evening. Should save me an hour a day

How much for the flexi auger Grass? Thinking about replacing my old system with it..

GrasstoMilk · 28-06-2017 08:53PM

blackdog1 wrote: »

How much for the flexi auger Grass? Thinking about replacing my old system with it..

I haven't a clue tbh it was part of the whole price. One man I priced said the auger was 2k but I haven't a notion other than that.
75mm auger. Do individual feeders need a bigger auger than that?

kevthegaff · 28-06-2017 09:42PM

Applying for the grant atm for 20 unit acrs, anyone use swing over arms?

mahoney_j · 28-06-2017 10:15PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

Applying for the grant atm for 20 unit acrs, anyone use swing over arms?

If you've acrs you'll have swing over arms Kev

kevthegaff · 28-06-2017 10:18PM

mahoney_j wrote:

If you've acrs you'll have swing over arms Kev

Are they always included, have to go looking at parlours once grant approval and honeymoon over..

Mooooo · 28-06-2017 10:26PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

I haven't a clue tbh it was part of the whole price. One man I priced said the auger was 2k but I haven't a notion other than that.
75mm auger. Do individual feeders need a bigger auger than that?

think i got a quote of 5k for those feeders + augur not sure if one long manger included, went with dairymaster one after as was getting machine and tank from them anyway, flexi auger feeding them as well, thats the figure in my head anyway 14 unit

Buford T. Justice XIX · 28-06-2017 10:51PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

Are they always included, have to go looking at parlours once grant approval and honeymoon over..

Good to see you have your priorities sorted, kev.

Just make sure there's a few bob left after the honeymoon :pac:

Timmaay · 28-06-2017 11:20PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

If you've acrs you'll have swing over arms Kev

Not necessarily, you can mount the acrs vertical over the pit (all newer dairymaster acrs are mounted vertical, even with the swing over arms), if you go with a narrow 4ft6 pit then no need for a swing over arm at all.

mahoney_j · 29-06-2017 06:58AM

Timmaay wrote: »

Not necessarily, you can mount the acrs vertical over the pit (all newer dairymaster acrs are mounted vertical, even with the swing over arms), if you go with a narrow 4ft6 pit then no need for a swing over arm at all.

Maby but never seen it Tim,also if building new DONT go with a small narrow pit as it's a complete balls of a job and there's no changing it .4ft 6 with acrs is an accident waiting to happen with clusters been whipped off and narrow work space .ideal pit width would be somewhere beteween 6 and 7 foot

GrasstoMilk · 29-06-2017 09:08AM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Maby but never seen it Tim,also if building new DONT go with a small narrow pit as it's a complete balls of a job and there's no changing it .4ft 6 with acrs is an accident waiting to happen with clusters been whipped off and narrow work space .ideal pit width would be somewhere beteween 6 and 7 foot

7 ft here and it's nice and spacious but I think it's too wide. Doing an extra step to get to the other side than is necessary. I'd go 6 ft max if it was to be done again
Have seen removers in without swing arms and it's fairly dangerous tbh. They can come across the pit at you with out them

K.G. · 29-06-2017 09:57AM

Giving some thought to collecting yard at the moment.flirting with notion of going with circular yard and backing gate.anyone done this

K.G. · 29-06-2017 10:01AM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Got these fitted today. Should be operational by tomorrow evening.
Should save me an hour a day

They are ids arent they.got a price of 6k for 14 and a guard along one side to protect them.let us how much of a difference they make to your milking

K.G. · 29-06-2017 12:36PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Not IDS, very same feeder though. Bought from gascoigne in Athy. Mine are air operated and 900€ less than that price (Air added 600€ to price) 12 units.

Air operates all at once? .would like do something like4 4 6

GrasstoMilk · 29-06-2017 01:12PM

K.G. wrote: »

Air operates all at once? .would like do something like4 4 6

Yeah all at once. Just turn auger off at feeder 8 if you have 8 cows in last row

K.G. · 29-06-2017 01:38PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Yeah all at once. Just turn auger off at feeder 8 if you have 8 cows in last row

Let in all the row and then press button?

GrasstoMilk · 29-06-2017 02:14PM

K.G. wrote: »

Let in all the row and then press button?

Yep. Any parlour I milked in with the cash man type feeder all fed like that.

thisyear · 29-06-2017 02:35PM

Lads any of ye still doing AI, let the bulls out last week as I was worried(lazy) I might miss a heat but one of the feckers is lame this morning. Any thoughts on heat detection on 3rd or 4th rounds going back to AI?

K.G. · 29-06-2017 02:47PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Yep. Any parlour I milked in with the cash man type feeder all fed like that.

You can be thinking of me tonight as you press the button and i hump my way through1/2 ton a day at the minute.

GrasstoMilk · 29-06-2017 02:56PM

K.G. wrote: »

You can be thinking of me tonight as you press the button and i hump my way through1/2 ton a day at the minute.

No sparky showed up. May bucket for another day

stanflt · 29-06-2017 03:25PM

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

No sparky showed up. May bucket for another day

Were you not spouting on about feeding no meal earlier in the yearðŸ႒

mahoney_j · 29-06-2017 03:26PM

stanflt wrote: »

Were you not spouting on about feeding no meal earlier in the yearðŸ႒

Now now tut tut Stan !!!!

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