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Farming Chit Chat

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  • #4262
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Rounded up the flock, wormed the lambs, gave them some cobalt, and their first round of Heptevac-p plus. Always feel better about them having gone through them and done a job like it. Next stop, the hill, better late than never :pac:


  • #4263
    simx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,557 ✭✭✭simx


    pakalasa wrote: »
    I was passing sixmilebridge mart today and stopped for a look at the weanlings.:D 2 prices I remember.
    BB 370 Kgs - € 1230
    BB 450 Kgs - € 1540
    There seemed to be 2 very active bidders. Big enough mart for this time of year too.[/QUOTE

    nothing wrong with those prices


  • #4264
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    had a good sale today.prices,heifers, 340kg 1270 346kg 1270 336kg 1230 286kg 1200 264kg 1000.bulls 526kg 1540 468kg 1460 490kg 1350 326kg 1160 374kg 1340 314kg 1110 282kg 830 378kg 920 . sold 23 animals av weight 366 at 3.20 a kilo:D:D.


  • #4265
    Dozer1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Dozer1


    great to hear you got well rewarded for rearing those super blues leg wax, enjoy the few pints tonight, well deserved


  • #4266
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Another disastrous week with animal health. no sooner overcome one problem and something else makes sh*te of things. to add insult to injury I shot 2 decent calves with BVD aswell. hearing their mothers bauling looking for them is very dishearting. Both of them were bought in dry cows that turned up in calf. Why I farm, I don't know :mad:. Suppose every cloud has a silver lineing as the knacker man says :D


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  • #4267
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Sorry to hear that Bob!


  • #4268
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Another week starting tomorrow Bob hopefully it will go better . Can be a right long week when things dont go right .


  • #4269
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    Go for a few pints bob and forget about it.Sometimes you just need to get away from it.


  • #4270
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    leg wax wrote: »
    had a good sale today.prices,heifers, 340kg 1270 346kg 1270 336kg 1230 286kg 1200 264kg 1000.bulls 526kg 1540 468kg 1460 490kg 1350 326kg 1160 374kg 1340 314kg 1110 282kg 830 378kg 920 . sold 23 animals av weight 366 at 3.20 a kilo:D:D.

    As good as they looked online they looked better in the flesh and looked outstanding in the ring. Did you think from the sale of them that you don't get paid well enough for any weight over the 400Kg. Take 340Kg @ €1270 as against that good bull €526 @ €1540. Not criticizing your timing of sale or owt but it makes me think about moving forward the sale date of a few here to sell at or just below 400Kg.


  • #4271
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Juniorhurler wrote: »
    Go for a few pints bob and forget about it.Sometimes you just need to get away from it.

    Nah I'm grand, but its easy so how it could easily cause serious mental problems to some people. I had a mate call me this evening just looking for someone to basically talk with. He has lost half dozen suckler cows in the last 2 months. He is selling out and I told him it was a decision he wouldn't regret which he agreed with. Were talking a good few hundred animals in his herd. It just not worth the stress nowadays.


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  • #4272
    snowman707
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭snowman707


    just been told that to morrow is farther's day & i can have the day off I like , offers like this usually come with a sting in the tail :) so wondering what the next request is?

    on a side note just want to say well done to the 3 women in my life (o/h and 2 offspring) for raising a substantial figure for the pink ribbon walk to day

    http://www.pinkribbonwalk.ie/index.asp


  • #4273
    JohnBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭JohnBoy


    I was down on the farm today. put 95 litres of grazon 90 on in a little over an hour. I love the quad sprayer in the boot of the jeep.


    I was gonna bitch some more about discovering "someone" keeping cattle in one of our sheds, but problems like bob and his friend are having do put things in perspective.



    hope next week's a better one bob


  • #4274
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    JohnBoy wrote: »
    I was gonna bitch some more about discovering "someone" keeping cattle in one of our sheds

    You're gonna have to tell us more about that? :D

    I must take a photo tomorrow of the job Grazon is doing on the furze I sprayed, such a lovely colour they are now :D


  • #4275
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    johngalway wrote: »
    You're gonna have to tell us more about that? :D

    I must take a photo tomorrow of the job Grazon is doing on the furze I sprayed, such a lovely colour they are now :D
    im gona go on a kamacazy mission against the firs on my land next week:D, does the grazon kill them properly


  • #4276
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    Juniorhurler wrote: »
    As good as they looked online they looked better in the flesh and looked outstanding in the ring. Did you think from the sale of them that you don't get paid well enough for any weight over the 400Kg. Take 340Kg @ €1270 as against that good bull €526 @ €1540. Not criticizing your timing of sale or owt but it makes me think about moving forward the sale date of a few here to sell at or just below 400Kg.
    yes i know what you are saying, but when i am trying to sell this time of the year i am trying to fill a lorry or a double and have numbers so that i can ring all the shippers and say i am coming,they know my stock and name now and in fairness to them all they turned up yesterday.so to your question that lower weight is the way to go,because they can fit more bulls in the lorry going to italy,a farmer from gorey bought 4 of the expensive heifers and i asked him what was he going to do with them his answer, look at them:eek::eek:.you have some great stock yourself by the photos are they on creep yet,let me know when you are going with them i will come down for the full of my eye.:rolleyes:


  • #4277
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    There was an article in the journal a while back on the Italian feedlots. They were saying that the ideal weight for them was about 400 Kgs. They were only feeding them on to about 550 Kgs too. It would explain why they dont really want the heavier bulls.


  • #4278
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    johngalway wrote: »
    I must take a photo tomorrow of the job Grazon is doing on the furze I sprayed, such a lovely colour they are now :D
    I look forward to seeing it. I got the rushes sprayed last weekend and the few bits of furze around the place are next on the hit list :)


  • #4279
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    leg wax wrote: »
    when i am trying to sell this time of the year i am trying to fill a lorry or a double and have numbers so that i can ring all the shippers and say i am coming,they know my stock and name now and in fairness to them all they turned up yesterday :
    Is there many shippers in the business in Ireland?


  • #4280
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    just do it wrote: »
    Is there many shippers in the business in Ireland?

    I can name five straight off but that's just the one's I know personally. Prob a good few more.


  • #4281
    tismesoitis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 858 ✭✭✭tismesoitis


    just do it wrote: »
    Leg wax,
    Here are the weights I was thinking of, it turns out it was tismesoitis that posted them.

    Tismesoitis,
    How did you get on with these?

    I'd mine weighed a while back and fell well short of these lwg's. I'll post a full set of figures when they're sold in a few weeks. One thing is for sure, I'm only playing catch up with you guys.

    In fairness legs seems to be d man to catch he's deffinatly getting the top notch shape into his calves!! We sold 4 of these already avg about 2.70 per kg with weights from 475 -535 so happy with cheque.The point made earlier about selling them lighter is spot on when talking about the real muscle machines legs showed us in d vid.

    By the way LEGS (sorry for shouting;)) any news of the BB field day?????


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  • #4282
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    im gona go on a kamacazy mission against the firs on my land next week:D, does the grazon kill them properly
    just do it wrote: »
    I look forward to seeing it. I got the rushes sprayed last weekend and the few bits of furze around the place are next on the hit list :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=79250740&postcount=2097


  • #4283
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Come on the banner!!


  • #4284
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    just do it wrote: »
    Come on the banner!!
    That was the most stressful 70 minutes of my life, great game but a pity about the ending :(


  • #4285
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    tismesoitis wrote: »
    In fairness legs seems to be d man to catch he's deffinatly getting the top notch shape into his calves!! We sold 4 of these already avg about 2.70 per kg with weights from 475 -535 so happy with cheque.The point made earlier about selling them lighter is spot on when talking about the real muscle machines legs showed us in d vid.

    By the way LEGS (sorry for shouting;)) any news of the BB field day?????
    have not heard anything back about it,got a phone call last night from a lad that was in the mart and asked if he could come up and look at the cows ,he arrived at ten this morn with 4 others , brought them around to see cows,got a bottle of brandy for my tour, nice lads.


  • #4286
    johnpawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭johnpawl


    leg wax wrote: »
    have not heard anything back about it,got a phone call last night from a lad that was in the mart and asked if he could come up and look at the cows ,he arrived at ten this morn with 4 others , brought them around to see cows,got a bottle of brandy for my tour, nice lads.

    \Would you think that blonde cows would be the choice for a man if he wanted export quality calves?


  • #4287
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    johnpawl wrote: »
    \Would you think that blonde cows would be the choice for a man if he wanted export quality calves?
    yes


  • #4288
    johnpawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭johnpawl


    leg wax wrote: »
    yes
    what're yours crossed with or are they close to purebred?


  • #4289
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    johnpawl wrote: »
    what're yours crossed with or are they close to purebred?
    i have half bred cows and pedigree cows, a lot of my cows if they were fat they would be u grade cows.


  • #4290
    johnpawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭johnpawl


    leg wax wrote: »
    i have half bred cows and pedigree cows, a lot of my cows if they were fat they would be u grade cows.

    Sound, trying to build up numbers here. Might ai a few cows next year to a blonde bull and hope for a few heifers.


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  • #4291
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    leg wax wrote: »
    i have half bred cows and pedigree cows, a lot of my cows if they were fat they would be u grade cows.
    What's the downside to a system like this? Surely there is one. How do you find them healthwise? Do you get more pneumonia? Do you vaccinate for IBR? How do you find the blonde cows for milk and fertility? Do you think the Parthanaise cows will bring even better calves?
    Sorry for all the Q's.


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