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blue5000 · 07-08-2012 09:36AM

Some of this years calves finally get a bellyfull of aftergrass, not really sure where they go next though.

stanflt · 07-08-2012 08:19PM

aw the weather

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some much needed mole ploughing

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just do it · 07-08-2012 09:28PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Some of this years calves finally get a bellyfull of aftergrass, not really sure where they go next though.

Great stock there blue, out of LMxFR cows?

just_did_it · 07-08-2012 09:37PM

stanflt wrote: »

aw the weather

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By stanflt at 2012-08-07

some much needed mole ploughing

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Hi Stan

What horse power of a tractor do you use to work the mole plough?

just do it · 07-08-2012 09:45PM

just_did_it wrote: »

Hi Stan

What horse power of a tractor do you use to work the mole plough?

Cool name just_did_it

. Welcome to boards!

just_did_it · 07-08-2012 09:51PM

just do it wrote: »

Cool name just_did_it . Welcome to boards!

Haha thanks just do it

I like your name to :pac:

just do it · 07-08-2012 09:56PM

stanflt wrote: »

aw the weather

some much needed mole ploughing

I'll be interested to hear how it works out. Have you used the mole plough much, found it to be good?

stanflt · 07-08-2012 10:07PM

just_did_it wrote: »

Hi Stan

What horse power of a tractor do you use to work the mole plough?

115 in the wet- when its dry my tl90a 2wd will pull it-

mole ploughed eight days ago and field nearly dry enough to reseed-i havent mole ploughed for 8 years-big mistake

plan to do 20%of farm every year

just do it · 07-08-2012 11:00PM

Thanks Stanflt. Sounds like a cost effective solution when it works. What kind of soil do you think it works and doesn't work in? I've two types on the farm. 1st is a few inches (8-12) of topsoil on top of clay, the 2nd is peat (don't know how deep!). I'd planned to do some gravel filled drains this summer but looks like it will be next year at this stage:rolleyes:

reilig · 08-08-2012 03:04PM

stanflt wrote: »

115 in the wet- when its dry my tl90a 2wd will pull it-

mole ploughed eight days ago and field nearly dry enough to reseed-i havent mole ploughed for 8 years-big mistake

plan to do 20%of farm every year

What size of a ball are you pulling behind the plough?
I have 25 acres to moleplough if it ever dries out. Need to test my new plough and fear that a 3" diameter ball may be too much for teh T5050 to pull in dauby ground.

just do it

Thanks Stanflt. Sounds like a cost effective solution when it works. What kind of soil do you think it works and doesn't work in? I've two types on the farm. 1st is a few inches (8-12) of topsoil on top of clay, the 2nd is peat (don't know how deep!). I'd planned to do some gravel filled drains this summer but looks like it will be next year at this stage

Mole plough won't really work in peat - it needs to be able to make a channel with the ball for the water to flow through. In peat, the channel will close very quickly. Clay/daub ground can see the channel staying open for years - I have some still flowing after 10 years!!

just do it · 08-08-2012 04:30PM

reilig wrote: »

Mole plough won't really work in peat - it needs to be able to make a channel with the ball for the water to flow through. In peat, the channel will close very quickly. Clay/daub ground can see the channel staying open for years - I have some still flowing after 10 years!!

Thanks Reilig
I finally got around to reading the teagasc booklet on the Solohead thread. Article on drainage was good. Take home message: gravel drains for loose soil like peat, mole drains for firm ground like clay/daub.

just do it · 08-08-2012 04:32PM

....and all drainage is best done when the land is dry :rolleyes:

blue5000 · 08-08-2012 04:33PM

just do it wrote: »

Great stock there blue, out of LMxFR cows?

Thanks just do it, all angus x cows, most of the calves are by a blonde bull, some by an aubrac.
Attached is pic of blonde bull

just do it · 08-08-2012 04:43PM

blue5000 wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

Great stock there blue, out of LMxFR cows?

Thanks just do it, all angus x cows, most of the calves are by a blonde bull, some by an aubrac.
Attached is pic of blonde bull

My discussion group visited a farm with AAxFR cows using a CH bull and they were well impressed. I was disappointed to miss it but my real job that puts bread on the table beckoned :rolleyes:

Manoffeeling · 08-08-2012 05:00PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Thanks just do it, all angus x cows, most of the calves are by a blonde bull, some by an aubrac.
Attached is pic of blonde bull

Easy calving?

blue5000 · 08-08-2012 05:11PM

Yeah easy enough on those aa x cows but not on heifers or fr cows.

redzerologhlen · 08-08-2012 05:17PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Yeah easy enough on those aa x cows but not on heifers or fr cows.

Whats his gestation like blue? was talking to a lad who had the blonde I used on my heifers the other day and he said he had one bring 10 months and 4 days but still easy calved.

blue5000 · 08-08-2012 05:38PM

roughly 10 days maybe 2 weeks over for a bull calf

stanflt · 08-08-2012 07:58PM

got 3rd cut mowed today-finally a change in the weather:)

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johnpawl · 08-08-2012 08:08PM

just do it wrote: »

My discussion group visited a farm with AAxFR cows using a CH bull and they were well impressed. I was disappointed to miss it but my real job that puts bread on the table beckoned :rolleyes:

We put a ch bull on AAxbrfr cows two years ago and they had great calves, all white/yellow in colour. I think they are a very good cross.

Manoffeeling · 08-08-2012 08:10PM

johnpawl wrote: »

We put a ch bull on AAxbrfr cows two years ago and they had great calves, all white/yellow in colour. I think they are a very good cross.

This little island is designed for aa and hr cows.

johnpawl · 08-08-2012 08:43PM

Manoffeeling wrote: »

This little island is designed for aa and hr cows.

I've part on some of the same cows this year, shaping up well also. they calved the part easier. I'll stick up a few photos of ch and part off aa xbrfr cows tomo

reilig · 08-08-2012 09:08PM

stanflt wrote: »

got 3rd cut mowed today-finally a change in the weather

That's just showing off!!

Got the last of the home farm first cut mowed today. Just 12 acres on an outfarm to do now. Luckily I didn't take it up until the 25th of June, so its only really ready to cut now and will still be ok to cut in 2 or 3 weeks time. Need a bit of drying to get to it as its about 2 miles over land with no stone roadways. !!

Tora Bora · 08-08-2012 09:26PM

johnpawl wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

My discussion group visited a farm with AAxFR cows using a CH bull and they were well impressed. I was disappointed to miss it but my real job that puts bread on the table beckoned :rolleyes:

We put a ch bull on AAxbrfr cows two years ago and they had great calves, all white/yellow in colour. I think they are a very good cross.

I posted a pic of I have this year, just a few posts back. This years calf is mousey coloured. Previous years calves from this cow and same bull came deep red colour which really surprised me.
Sold bull calf off her last March, exactly 11 months old, weighing 460 kg. Made €1090. Not over pushed either. AA b friesian have great milk supply. Might try Parth on her this year.

johnpawl · 08-08-2012 10:14PM

Tora Bora wrote: »

I posted a pic of I have this year, just a few posts back. This years calf is mousey coloured. Previous years calves from this cow and same bull came deep red colour which really surprised me.
Sold bull calf off her last March, exactly 11 months old, weighing 460 kg. Made €1090. Not over pushed either. AA b friesian have great milk supply. Might try Parth on her this year.

I also sold this ch bull off my smallest aaxbrfr cow last march at 11 months old, he was 490 kg and also made e1190..

whelan1 · 09-08-2012 02:20PM

rat 5th calver with tsk heifer calf born this morning

bogman_bass · 09-08-2012 04:30PM

I had my heart broke with RAT heifers when we were milking. They just didnt last the course at all with us. Great animals to pump out milk but no protein, couldnt hold condition to save their lives and rubish fertility. Obviously you had more luck with them then us Whelan!

johnpawl · 10-08-2012 06:59PM

some old stock on the left, some new on the right

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15month old ch heifer off aaxfr cow shown

3 month old calf

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part calf

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4 month old calf getting notions

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just do it · 10-08-2012 07:35PM

The more I see and hear of these AAxFR cows the more I like them

just do it · 10-08-2012 07:35PM

The more I see and hear of these AAxFR cows the more I like them

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