That's all they have seen elsewhere 🙄
But he needs replacements coming into the herd in 3 years time or he'll be back buying again and they might not be as cheap as they are this year.
Anybody gone out full time?
Cork airport just short of 600 acres (without business park). Dublin Airport 1600 acres.
maybe time this evening grass could take off with the heat and places are drying out somewhat
they’ve read the gospel according to Tegasc and are caught in the headlights …..too much farming simulator as well
at 26 euro per heifer for cidrs,drugs and vet to put in cidrs that’s cheap
I'm kinda between 2 stools on the heifers. There's 26 of them and I'm half afraid 1 bull wouldn't get round to them all. My initial thinking was to AI 12-15 and then leave the bull out. If 8-10 hold to the AI serve, then the bull will surely manage the rest.
I've an Angus bull lined up and I'd be AI-ing them with a beef straw too as I won't have nitrates or time to keep any calves next year. And for the reasons you say, I wouldn't be sure how the heifers will perform here yet so I don't want to pick any yet for breeding replacements. I'll have to buy in-calf or freshly calved heifers/cows in 2 years anyway to increase numbers when I get back the 40 acres we currently have leased out.
It'd make my life much easier if the bull would cover the 26 of them - would most bulls manage that? Even if the calving spread was a little longer?
Just this weekend. Great drying down the southeast this last few days.
You haven't started, and you're already talking about stretching the Calving season. Try and start off good, they will go late themselves.
An alternative for you is to use , tailpaint, scratch cards or blisters and AI a few with fresian sexed semen. Before the letting the bull out.
I would not be trusting a bull with 26. Unless very strong and proven.
Keep them fairly near the crush, a rattle of nuts in the troughs and they will run in.
A bull would manage 26 hiefers no bother.
And you save on numerous call out fees for AI
yes 1 bull will absolutely certainly be able to get around to all 26 of them. We only ever have 2 bulls for our heifers, there would be close to 70 of them. This spring 40 of the heifers calved in 2 weeks so the bulls must of been flat out
Thanks a million for the replies again.
Another option might be to leave the bull in early (say next week) and start calving mid- to late-Jan. With small numbers I could probably muddle thru an early start. And it'd give the bull an extra bit of time to get around to them all.
Dont know where they get the money, banks are tightening up big time
One bull is always a risk. By the time you discover he is not doing the job it could be too late. If I were you I would AI as well.
sync them be fecked. It’s the one chance you have to determine their calving date. Get the calved early and you’ve have the battle won. Days in milk = milk solids
Bull will have no problem whatsoever buy your bull and forget about them ........ obviously keep an eye on the cycle and have them jotted down on a note book
Ya big time a lot of them lads as mj said they’re on farming simulator
A nice little farm for sale in France.
https://www.agriaffaires.co.uk/used/sale-farms-properties/44573884/exploitation-laitiere-et-cerealiere-de-200-hectares-dans-le-cher.html
ItS the work and time is the biggest thing
Land and gold are very similar investment s ,low return but trade on their limited availability. Don't rule out that this could be a fad and there be plenty land for sale in a few years.
I d say the lely lads phones will get alot quieter this year
Tanker driver who i was having serious issues with last year that lead to a change of driver and assurances he wouldnt be back in the yard, is back the last 2 months, kept my mouth shut as he was putting on the wash, no issues….
Started back messing two weeks ago not putting on the wash correctly, then progressed to not putting on the wash at all, and today didnt put on the wash and for good measure left the tank on cooling….
Phonecall to milk advisor, and was told that tanker drivers dont actually have to put the tank on wash and its at their discretion, didnt seem over bothered re tank been left on either….
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What can/are you going to do now ?
You can be sure, you are not the only person on the round. Ask around, get on to your local board member to bring it up at the monthly meeting of the coop.
The advisor is probably well down the food chain
Is there anything in the drivers way when he comes into the yard?
Some can be very ancy. My old folks were backing out of the drive when my now driver was coming in. He was expecting them to open the farm gate and when they didn't he got vexed and didn't put the washer on.
Another is a dirty yard as some have carpet in the lorry and slippers on.
Last year bull was running with cows to clean up at the end, but kept at AI also, 13 out of 15 cows held to AI. Now there were more that weren't AI'd that he did put in calf so he was working. would it be normal for AI to "win" over natural service?
Tanker driver here gets a very good Christmas box. Keeps him sweet.
Get a pure jersey bull id one cover 60 years ago zero calving issues
Head of transport assured us last year he wouldnt be back in the yard, told milk advisor to make the above permanent and wanted it in writing...
It was fully intentional and malice the stroke he pulled leaving on the cooler
