Farming Chit Chat

whelan1 · 30-11-2011 06:22AM

PMU wrote: »

what weight were they?

650 and 680.... was happy enough as it would have taken me along time to feed them after drying off and one of them was a 2 spinner:cool: would take along time to get that money as a dry cull cow imo- better to take the money and run:rolleyes:

PMU · 30-11-2011 09:15AM

whelan1 wrote: »

650 and 680.... was happy enough as it would have taken me along time to feed them after drying off and one of them was a 2 spinner:cool: would take along time to get that money as a dry cull cow imo- better to take the money and run:rolleyes:

too true! i think i will do the same

whelan1 · 30-11-2011 09:24AM

there where a few whoppers of ch cows there 900kg made €1200, but they where dry and had been fed, As a lad said sure you are after getting milk and calves out of these cows , anything you get as a cull is a bonus

whelan1 · 30-11-2011 11:33AM

big angus stock bull got his head stuck in round feeder , was carrying the feeder on his head:eek: got him free, thank god ... put a bale of silage on the feeder and he managed to pull free

lakill Farm · 30-11-2011 11:41AM

whelan1 wrote: »

big angus stock bull got his head stuck in round feeder , was carrying the feeder on his head:eek: got him free, thank god ... put a bale of silage on the feeder and he managed to pull free

Oh Whelan1, await all the dirty replies to this

MfMan · 30-11-2011 12:05PM

That's the problem with round feeders, they don't suit animals with horns or even stumps so well. Any manufacturer make feeders where the bars are spaced a little wider than average anyone know?

Charlie Charolais · 30-11-2011 12:28PM

Check out the 2nd photo with no top round bar, it would allow the head to come out vertically; http://www.whitesagri.ie/section6/page22a.aspx

Kinda off topic; why are feed barriers in general diagonal instead of straight vertical? http://www.whitesagri.ie/section6/page22c.aspx

CC

Kovu · 30-11-2011 12:47PM

Anyone looking for a cheap cow?:D
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2767258

Charlie Charolais · 30-11-2011 12:55PM

Karen112 wrote: »

Anyone looking for a cheap cow?:D
http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2767258

is that each or for the 6 lot?

great stock in Mayo :P

Rovi · 30-11-2011 01:03PM

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

Kinda off topic; why are feed barriers in general diagonal instead of straight vertical?

It's to force cattle to rotate their head in order to get back out of the barrier, making them drop most of their big mouthful of silage BEFORE dragging it back into the slurry in the standing passage.

barryoc1 · 30-11-2011 01:09PM

Rovi wrote: »

It's to force cattle to rotate their head in order to get back out of the barrier, making them drop most of their big mouthful of silage BEFORE dragging it back into the slurry in the standing passage.

Think it is also to do with smaller cattle such as weanlings being less inclined to try and get out through the barriers.

MfMan · 30-11-2011 02:37PM

Charlie Charolais wrote: »

Check out the 2nd photo with no top round bar, it would allow the head to come out vertically; http://www.whitesagri.ie/section6/page22a.aspx

Kinda off topic; why are feed barriers in general diagonal instead of straight vertical? http://www.whitesagri.ie/section6/page22c.aspx

CC

Would it work for cattle or is it just for na capaill?

bbam · 30-11-2011 02:42PM

MfMan wrote: »

Would it work for cattle or is it just for na capaill?

I'd be afraid strong cattle would start bending in the bars as there is no top support... Maybe horses aren't as rough..

weefarmer · 30-11-2011 03:03PM

As far as I know, horses wont put their head in under a bar to eat, thats why they are open topped!

whelan1 · 30-11-2011 03:59PM

after we got him freed we put a round feeder that had no galvanise on the bottom , upside down with a bale in it, so he shouldnt get stuck again:)

wallah · 30-11-2011 06:18PM

i had alovely charolais heifer calve this morning and i had just finished sucking the calf
When into the yard came two lovely people from the department to see if i needed any help with my records
I spent the next 5 hours looking through my herd register,flock register ,movement permits,cattle tags ,measuring tanks

. and they are coming back tomorrow to read my sheep as it was a bit wet to do it today

whelan1 · 30-11-2011 07:45PM

busted my knee this evening, nearly cried:cool: hopping through the feeding trough , as i do about 10 times a day i walloped my knee off the concrete wall... it was like hitting your funny bone, had to sit down for a few minutes, isnt it amazing things you do many times a day and what can happen:o

redzerologhlen · 30-11-2011 09:05PM

Just seen this video on youtube, Thought it was very well designed

Askim · 30-11-2011 11:50PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Just seen this video on youtube, Thought it was very well designed

very sweet, someone has been thinking, nice to see a simple & useful design.

Bizzum · 01-12-2011 12:31AM

whelan1 wrote: »

there where a few whoppers of ch cows there 900kg made €1200, but they where dry and had been fed

A 900Kg Charolais cow with condition on her is worth a lot more than €1200. Serious trade at the moment:)

reilig · 01-12-2011 09:28AM

Bizzum wrote: »

A 900Kg Charolais cow with condition on her is worth a lot more than €1200. Serious trade at the moment:)

I sold a 760kg Dry Charolais cow last saturday with bad feet for €1280.

Tora Bora · 01-12-2011 09:37AM

weefarmer wrote: »

As far as I know, horses wont put their head in under a bar to eat, thats why they are open topped!

They will, when they are hungry enough:p BUT, whatever about a cow or a bullock, with the hair on top of the neck worn off from leaning and scratching against the top bar of a feeder, it would be a no no for a horse.
Horse with a damaged of gapped mane would be seriously devalued. Then again, most of them are worth feck all at the minute in any case.

5live · 01-12-2011 11:11AM

From next year, brucellosis testing for dairy cows every 5 years, according to the journal:):):)

Sucklers every other year though still

JohnBoy · 01-12-2011 12:57PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Just seen this video on youtube, Thought it was very well designed

Now that's clever.

It could do with some more development to automate it I'd imagine but it's damm clever.

reilig · 01-12-2011 01:20PM

JohnBoy wrote: »

Now that's clever.

It could do with some more development to automate it I'd imagine but it's damm clever.

I think that the whole novel idea of it is that it isn't automated. This makes it cheaper to buy and less complicated to operate!!

cjpm · 01-12-2011 01:56PM

JohnBoy wrote: »

Now that's clever.

It could do with some more development to automate it I'd imagine but it's damm clever.

I was thinking the same, but if a fella is only moving a bale a day, getting on and off wouldn't be too bad. Wouldn't like to be moving 40 bales in a day though!!;)

JohnBoy · 01-12-2011 03:43PM

A few linkages and levers could probably improve it a lot for very small cost.

obviously you could put a donkey engine, pump, rams and a remote operated spool block on there too

just do it · 01-12-2011 10:29PM

Bizzum wrote: »

A 900Kg Charolais cow with condition on her is worth a lot more than €1200. Serious trade at the moment:)

I sold a 640kg 4yo dry cow today and got €1,200 for her. I hope some fella didn't buy her for breeding as whilst she looks a good cow she's no milk and produces a poor calf.

just do it · 01-12-2011 10:33PM

Tora Bora wrote: »

Horse with a damaged of gapped mane would be seriously devalued. Then again, most of them are worth feck all at the minute in any case.

Funny how things swing. When the horses were flying the cattle were poor and now they're the opposite:D;)

KCTK · 02-12-2011 09:44AM

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