Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

patsy_mccabe · 26-04-2019 02:55PM

https://www.facebook.com/webrodeio/videos/247811682051618/

liosnagceann75 · 26-04-2019 03:58PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

https://www.facebook.com/webrodeio/videos/247811682051618/

Is that Danny de Vito ðŸ˜

deise08 · 26-04-2019 10:47PM

Coming from a city slicker, and sorry if I offend, I'll happily admit I haven't a clue, does this little fella look ok?

Lady Haywire · 26-04-2019 10:54PM

deise08 wrote: »

Coming from a city slicker, and sorry if I offend, I'll happily admit I haven't a clue, does this little fella look ok?

To put it politely, no, he looks all sorts of wrong. But not ill, sorta like a calf that should have died but didn't so has suffered ill thrive all his life. Legs shouldn't be under him like that unless he's going to lie down.
Where did you find him??

patsy_mccabe · 26-04-2019 11:11PM

Navel looks swollen. That and the front legs.....maybe joint ill.

deise08 · 26-04-2019 11:11PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

To put it politely, no, he looks all sorts of wrong. But not ill, sorta like a calf that should have died but didn't so has suffered ill thrive all his life. Legs shouldn't be under him like that unless he's going to lie down.
Where did you find him??

Yeah, I was kinda thinking that but hoping I was wrong, he was in an open farm, petting farm, in his own little area.
Was just stood like that for ages.

roosterman71 · 27-04-2019 07:23AM

deise08 wrote: »

Yeah, I was kinda thinking that but hoping I was wrong, he was in an open farm, petting farm, in his own little area.
Was just stood like that for ages.

I'd be reporting him to the owners of that place. He needs to be looked at. Or maybe he's permanently like that, but they could explain that to you. Either way, I wouldn't like to walk away knowing I didn't try find out/do something about it

Lady Haywire · 28-04-2019 10:40AM

Last years heifer next to her mother & this years wee blue bull.

148multi · 28-04-2019 11:17AM

deise08 wrote: »

Coming from a city slicker, and sorry if I offend, I'll happily admit I haven't a clue, does this little fella look ok?

Looks like something genetically wrong, show pic to a livestock vet for opinion, then perhaps speak to owner. Parts of the animal appear under developed while other parts appear over developed.

Muckit · 28-04-2019 11:37AM

deise08 wrote: »

Coming from a city slicker, and sorry if I offend, I'll happily admit I haven't a clue, does this little fella look ok?

What country was this in?

tanko · 28-04-2019 11:52AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Last years heifer next to her mother & this years wee blue bull.

Nice Saler heifer there, off Ulsan?, is she quiet?

Lady Haywire · 28-04-2019 11:56AM

tanko wrote: »

Nice Saler heifer there, off Ulsan?, is she quiet?

Aye off Ulsan. Quiet.....eeeh.....sorta. I can scratch her in the field but she was in heat during the week & she broke through the mains fence & jumped two ditches :pac: I wouldn't mind but she was with the young bull at the time too so it wasn't like she was in search of one!!

Limestone Cowboy · 28-04-2019 01:34PM

Nothing to beat grass, bundle of 2yo heifers for the bull I took off the winterage 3 weeks ago have turned inside out already.

Albert Johnson · 28-04-2019 02:17PM

Out wintering isn't always easy but I'm still very jealous of such a set up for over wintering sucklers. There's no natural suitable area's locally so the cows are confined to the shed for 5+ months annually. The cost and work involved is a real killer on such suckler to weanling systems imo.

That looks to be a nice bull? I'm not a big fan of Limousin bulls in general as they can be light framed but he looks to be a powerful bull.

Limestone Cowboy · 28-04-2019 03:14PM

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Out wintering isn't always easy but I'm still very jealous of such a set up for over wintering sucklers. There's no natural suitable area's locally so the cows are confined to the shed for 5+ months annually. The cost and work involved is a real killer on such suckler to weanling systems imo.

That looks to be a nice bull? I'm not a big fan of Limousin bulls in general as they can be light framed but he looks to be a powerful bull.

He's ok. He's by hatcliffe dancer off a ferry cow. Very quiet and easy calving but the lim I had before him bred way better stock I think.

Albert Johnson · 28-04-2019 03:26PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

He's ok. He's by hatcliffe dancer off a ferry cow. Very quiet and easy calving but the lim I had before him bred way better stock I think.

Limousin bulls can be very hit and miss imo, it's hard to get power and size while retaining ease of calving which is there main advantage over other breeds. He looks to be a big framed powerful bull if possibly a little plain however I'd still prefer that type over a smaller finer boned bull. I'm not that knowledgeable on pedigrees and tend to focus more on type than back breeding. Most of my ground is marginal to average quality so I tend to keep smaller framed cows that are easier maintained, therefore a big powerful bull is needed to put some size and power into the calves.

Limestone Cowboy · 28-04-2019 03:56PM

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Limousin bulls can be very hit and miss imo, it's hard to get power and size while retaining ease of calving which is there main advantage over other breeds. He looks to be a big framed powerful bull if possibly a little plain however I'd still prefer that type over a smaller finer boned bull. I'm not that knowledgeable on pedigrees and tend to focus more on type than back breeding. Most of my ground is marginal to average quality so I tend to keep smaller framed cows that are easier maintained, therefore a big powerful bull is needed to put some size and power into the calves.

I'd normally be more inclined towards length and width with a bit of bone over outright muscle when I'd be looking for a bull. Actually thought this fella looked a better bull than the previous one and has better figures aswell but the calves just haven't the same quality. The ones out the last bull were really long, nearly like blondes, big square hips on them, very growthy and the heifers had piles of milk. Wouldn't have been awful muscley types the most of them but were very easy sold.

Albert Johnson · 28-04-2019 04:12PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I'd normally be more inclined towards length and width with a bit of bone over outright muscle when I'd be looking for a bull. Actually thought this fella looked a better bull than the previous one and has better figures aswell but the calves just haven't the same quality. The ones out the last bull were really long, nearly like blondes, big square hips on them, very growthy and the heifers had piles of milk. Wouldn't have been awful muscley types the most of them but were very easy sold.

Yes a big square deep bull is my preference over a smaller muscular bull. The introduction of genetic evaluations and other measures has been a help but it's still a gamble with a new bull imo. If you're in a position to bring the resulting calves through to beef then factors such as colour etc aren't as important but if selling as weanlings or stores then you need all traits in equal measure.

Donald Trump · 28-04-2019 10:41PM

roosterman71 wrote: »

I'd be reporting him to the owners of that place. He needs to be looked at. Or maybe he's permanently like that, but they could explain that to you. Either way, I wouldn't like to walk away knowing I didn't try find out/do something about it

More like I'd be reporting the gobshite owners of the place.

Probably the kind of eejits that go on about farmers being cruel and think they are "rescuing" their animals

Lady Haywire · 30-04-2019 02:54PM

The two TVR bulls. One big, one normal sized.
I've no notion of where she hid them because she didn't look exceptionally heavy. Lots of feeding for them anyway

Mac Taylor · 30-04-2019 03:16PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

The two TVR bulls. One big, one normal sized.
I've no notion of where she hid them because she didn't look exceptionally heavy. Lots of feeding for them anyway

Not very milky is she:D
Carrick show and sale 2020 le cunamh dea.

Lady Haywire · 30-04-2019 03:30PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Not very milky is she:D
Carrick show and sale 2020 le cunamh dea.

Not enough to feed a cat!:p Ah they'll leave here as weanlings, whether they're haltered or not we'll have to see how they grow up.

High bike · 01-05-2019 09:52PM

I says · 02-05-2019 09:56PM

High bike wrote: »

No pic

High bike · 03-05-2019 10:09AM

I says wrote: »

No pic

can't get the hang of this new phone

Muckit · 03-05-2019 01:12PM

High bike wrote: »

can't get the hang of this new phone

Pick it up, press the green button, put it to your ear and say "hello"!

High bike · 03-05-2019 03:05PM

Muckit wrote: »

Pick it up, press the green button, put it to your ear and say "hello"!

sure no one rings me:D

sonnybill · 05-05-2019 11:58PM

The teaser is a bit fancy this year

patsy_mccabe · 06-05-2019 09:09AM

sonnybill wrote: »

The teaser is a bit fancy this year

Pity snip him!

sonnybill · 06-05-2019 02:51PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Pity snip him!

He was a may calf from last year and he got a bit of a chill before the Nov Mart where sold the last calves and I left him at home, squeezed him as he was getting a bit of grub out with 2 replacement weanling heifers

Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

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