whelan1 wrote: » was scanning this morning scanned 30 heifers, 2 of them where not in calf , the 2 that where not where free martins , so i am happy out:) did some of the cows aswell was happy enough...
dar31 wrote: » done the final scan last week, was a bit surprised with 10 % of the heifers empty, most of these were late april/may born though. cows went very well 5% empty for all spring calved cows, and 7% empty for every thing presented to the bull (inc carryovers).stanflt, was there may selling for the 1600+ or was there a limited number
dar31 wrote: » done the final scan last week, was a bit surprised with 10 % of the heifers empty, most of these were late april/may born though. cows went very well 5% empty for all spring calved cows, and 7% empty for every thing presented to the bull (inc carryovers). stanflt, was there may selling for the 1600+ or was there a limited number
whelan1 wrote: » 1 of the first autumn calvers was back in calf , would have gone in calf 20 days after calving:eek: seems there are still customers for dairy stock , wonder are they going north?
dar31 wrote: » think it is a 30 day tb test to cross the border though.
leg wax wrote: » anyone going to the bb sale in roscrea 2moro.
pakalasa wrote: » Are you going to buy your bull? I see they averaged €4780 at the Premier sale last March. How do you go about buying at a sale like that? Do you just buy a bull you like the look of or will you go with the intention of buying one bred by a certain bull, like Empire. I see they are a lot of Empire bulls in the catalogue.
pakalasa wrote: » No, I hadn't planned to. I'd only be going for a look, if I did. Best of luck anyway. Be sure to report back here. Keep an eye out for the Empire bulls anyway. Any of them I've ever seen, all seem to have great legs and good walkers too.
blue5000 wrote: » what sort of money were they making? average sale price? many unsold?
Karen112 wrote: » What I can only comment on from seeing last year, we had a ten month old blue off a blue x cow. Managed to put two heifers in calf. The two hardiest little calves that learned to jump through the barrier in a day or two. Then turned out to get get best p/k in the mart. Taught me a good bit with the 30E a straw.....:eek:
leg wax wrote: » back empty picked out 2 bulls lot 15 i was highest bidder at 2800 he wanted 6000 for him and lot 28 that made 5200 .heros is throwing some big big bulls ,big frames but not heavy on muscle.
pakalasa wrote: » No joy so. What was the sale like overall?
Bodacious wrote: » what age were the two heifers when the bb bull weanling caught them? Did they calve okay too?
Karen112 wrote: » Bodacious wrote: » what age were the two heifers when the bb bull weanling caught them? Did they calve okay too? Calved down before they were supposed to, I was wondering why they weren't bulling and handled them, to guess at 4-5 months incalf:eek::eek: Great calves though, one was out the barrier and eating silage at 2 days, lovely to see the hardiness carry through. Think the better one sold at 280 kg or so @ 620 last harvest.
leg wax wrote: » no money about a poor sale over all , lads that refused 3500-3800 for bulls where are they going to get more.
Muckit wrote: » Cheaper keeping on a woman:D
Bizzum wrote: » Have you got any figures on how much it is to winter a woman? Are some hardier than others and how many can you keep without trouble breaking out?
leg wax wrote: » 5000/6200/5400/4000/4500/5200/3500,thats all i have down sold in my catalogue but a few more were sold,i would say 12 bulls were sold.a lot of bulls made around 3500-3800 but were not sold,some no bids at all.taffee got caught with one bull the owner said put him on the market and was handing up the luck money and taffee told him he couldnt put him on the market as he was the highest bidder .
Juniorhurler wrote: » You missed lot 35 selling at €4200. He came home in my box. Empire son, big on muscle and very functional. Has a head like a hereford, but I don't mind this as he is not for show.:D
