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

High bike wrote: »

wouldn't we all, nice calf what's he by?

He's the big JKS calf that was born about 2 1/2 months ago. By the time he reaches a creep feeder he should be doing well!

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Strange colours for a BB
Fine calf
Are you aiming for the show & sale or the winter fair with him?

Simmental on the mother's side comes through in every calf she has. I dunno, wouldn't put him as a show calf myself, plod of a walk to him too!

Hard Knocks wrote: »

In Carrigallen BB do well at show and sale, can be hit & miss rest of year

Yea I've noticed that! Hard to know what to do until he hits meal & see how he goes on. Have an inkling he could get bellyish.

Grueller wrote: »

The bull didn't do that alone. Mammy is a serious looking outfit too.

Mammy is served to ch this year, give her an easier calf at 14 if she makes it! She's no major looker, low & wide, yet still herd leader at her age. Quiet & follows a bucket and brings the rest so what more could a farmer want

Lady Haywire wrote: »

That's not mammy in the photo btw, that's the teenage pregnancy Salers. Going to be a nice girl once she hits maturity. Could be cutting teeth at the moment as she's a bit skinny, can see it on her neck.

Lovely heifer. Charolais for her when she is a saler.

Had to google Triskele.

This popped up on Twitter.

Sending off 16 bullocks. Just waiting for the lorry. Brought in off grass 30 mins ago and separated them.

Keep Sluicing wrote: »

Sending off 16 bullocks. Just waiting for the lorry. Brought in off grass 30 mins ago and separated them.

The brown bullock in the last photo is a lovely animal. Very best of luck with them, they are fine animals.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

26th of March on the left and 12th of April on the right. Some thrivers.

That bull was worth’s lot to you, great calves, how’s that big grey lad from ye start

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Putting out some cattle and their calves this week. I am a bit meet about them sporting through a fence before they get settled - happened once before, sported down the field straight over/under/through a fence.
Alongside a main road, so got reason for concern.
The cows should be grand, just way about their calves, mostly 2- 3 months old.

Got caught this year so they are in longer then they should have been.

Any tricks for getting them out and settled without a disaster?

Let a few out at a time and let them get tired and settle. Let a few more out then.

Glad to have this girl calved. As you can see she was gone very fleshy, despite having her in a bare field the last few weeeks. Bit of a surprise this morning when I found her calved. Checked her last night and no sign of the pins being down. Bavardage bull calf. Really wanted a heifer as she lacks a bit of milk.
So easy calf them outdoors. Cow is lovely and quiet, so no bother help the calf to stand up and latch him on to drink.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

That the CWI cow?
Lovely pair, such length to the cow.

No, by Sympa. Bought her as a yearling at a society sale. She was even more muscley back then.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Glad to have this girl calved. As you can see she was gone very fleshy, despite having her in a bare field the last few weeeks. Bit of a surprise this morning when I found her calved. Checked her last night and no sign of the pins being down. Bavardage bull calf. Really wanted a heifer as she lacks a bit of milk.
So easy calf them outdoors. Cow is lovely and quiet, so no bother help the calf to stand up and latch him on to drink.

Great to have quiet cows like that! It makes calving outside so much easier. I think I have quiet cows but I doubt they would be quiet enough to stand in a field while I tried to get a calf to suck. Fine animals too by the way!

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Glad to have this girl calved.

Some cow!!