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leg wax · 10-08-2012 11:41PM

last silage.jpglast of the bales 2012:)

stanflt · 10-08-2012 11:43PM

leg wax wrote: »

last silage.jpglast of the bales 2012:)

nice solid bales

Bodacious · 11-08-2012 03:09AM

http://vimeo.com/46813171

Dont be daft · 11-08-2012 09:00AM

Bodacious wrote: »

http://vimeo.com/46813171

The family were only talking about swimming cattle out to the islands last week.
All done by ferry now and probably wont be done at all soon.

Thanks for sharing that. Really enjoyed it

Bodacious · 11-08-2012 07:03PM

Dont be daft wrote: »

Bodacious wrote: »

http://vimeo.com/46813171

The family were only talking about swimming cattle out to the islands last week.
All done by ferry now and probably wont be done at all soon.

Thanks for sharing that. Really enjoyed it

I've watched it 10 times it's a lovely well made video with the underwater camera too.

My mother's people are from the island. Lovely to see the tradition continued ... 3 nice yearlings Nice blue calf and bigger yellow ... Middle yellow was struggling with the swim especially at the end

Bleating Lamb · 11-08-2012 07:19PM

Great video and camera work,which island is it too?....

Dont be daft · 11-08-2012 08:30PM

Bodacious wrote: »

My mother's people are from the island. Lovely to see the tradition continued ... 3 nice yearlings Nice blue calf and bigger yellow ... Middle yellow was struggling with the swim especially at the end

He was probably just pulling against the holter.
They'd tend to roll when they do that.

Havent seen someone swim the cattle in a long time but your right, really is lovely to watch.
Very well made video aswell. Every aspect of it is just perfect.

pakalasa · 11-08-2012 08:38PM

Great video. I've helped a neighbour years ago to do this. Great crack.

Bizzum · 11-08-2012 09:15PM

Brilliant video.
What distance would a bullock swim if he had to?

Bodacious · 11-08-2012 09:21PM

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Great video and camera work,which island is it too?....

Inis Turk and inis Turbot off of Clifden

Bodacious · 11-08-2012 09:22PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Brilliant video.
What distance would a bullock swim if he had to?

Not sure i suppose they differ though ill find out for ya

Bizzum · 11-08-2012 11:30PM

Bodacious wrote: »

Not sure i suppose they differ though ill find out for ya

Maybe it could become an olympic event:D.

Gold for Ireland in the bullock swimming!

Horseback boxing was another I was thinking we might have a chance in:)

redzerologhlen · 12-08-2012 10:21AM

Jesus but these lads have a great way of working, anyone ever see one of these bale throwers working in Ireland?

bob charles · 12-08-2012 11:11AM

it must be those cattle first time swimming since they had to rope them. a couple of animals used of swimming would bring the rest of the herd with them, this is how I have seen it being done in the past

Tommyj1 · 12-08-2012 08:45PM

just do it wrote: »

Nice heifers there Tommy, what mart are you selling at? Let us know how you get on.

Sold the heifers on Saturday. Trade back a bit. Got an average price of £950 stg which is equal to around €1200. Was talking to a dealer after the sale and he said I got away well enough that trade was slow enough. There were not that many buyers about. I suppose because of the crap weather and silage shortage. You can't plan for these things.

13spanner · 12-08-2012 10:45PM

Bodacious · 12-08-2012 10:55PM

13spanner wrote: »

Contractor near here was buried Saturday also... Field destroyed , half cut and then windrolls left where baler couldn't go near it :-(

13spanner · 12-08-2012 11:32PM

Bodacious wrote: »

Contractor near here was buried Saturday also... Field destroyed , half cut and then windrolls left where baler couldn't go near it :-(

It's such a sickener. That meadow there could've been travelled grand last year, it's like butter now. We have lads yet to call us about 1st cuts, the place can't be travelled!

kboc · 13-08-2012 08:31AM

13spanner wrote: »

It's such a sickener. That meadow there could've been travelled grand last year, it's like butter now. We have lads yet to call us about 1st cuts, the place can't be travelled!

what are the kubota's like?

Muckit · 13-08-2012 10:15AM

stanflt wrote: »

nice solid bales

Yes those bales look to have great shape to them.
Those tyres could do with a breeze

leg wax · 13-08-2012 12:13PM

Muckit wrote: »

Yes those bales look to have great shape to them.
Those tyres could do with a breeze

they were soft alright ,20 bales on top dont help:D

redzerologhlen · 13-08-2012 12:22PM

13spanner wrote: »

I will have to hop that off your auld lad at the next farm walk

Did ye trade the zetor for a new kubota?

tismesoitis · 13-08-2012 09:52PM

this is why we'l be using alot more ekb these are our 1st 2 heifer calves by him this year. had 1 calf by him last year a bull class animal made 1250 at about 10mts old. All out of black lim cows out of holsteins!!!

pakalasa · 14-08-2012 03:55PM

Great calves - EKB must have the best figures on ICBF, Top 2% for weanling index and top 5% for calving difficulty. How could you beat that?

leg wax · 14-08-2012 05:18PM

anyone have a pic of him:rolleyes:

pakalasa · 14-08-2012 05:28PM

http://www.bova-ai.com/BeefSires/Barco.html

Different AI code in link though.

tismesoitis · 14-08-2012 05:48PM

pakalasa wrote: »

Great calves - EKB must have the best figures on ICBF, Top 2% for weanling index and top 5% for calving difficulty. How could you beat that?

my thoughts exactly!! goin ta order enough to do me a few seasons!only thing i don't like is the way he marks the calves but if the shape keeps coming no bother,i can live with muscley friesians:D

Richk2012 · 14-08-2012 05:53PM

tismesoitis wrote: »

my thoughts exactly!! goin ta order enough to do me a few seasons!only thing i don't like is the way he marks the calves but if the shape keeps coming no bother,i can live with muscley friesians:D

How much are his straws???

Juniorhurler · 14-08-2012 08:27PM

pakalasa wrote: »

http://www.bova-ai.com/BeefSires/Barco.html

Different AI code in link though.

It must be just me but I learn bulls by their full name and wouldnt know their codes. I find it fierce frustrating when people put the codes up here as I have to pull up the catalogues to findout what sire it is. Anybody else find this?

1chippy · 14-08-2012 08:47PM

Juniorhurler wrote: »

It must be just me but I learn bulls by their full name and wouldnt know their codes. I find it fierce frustrating when people put the codes up here as I have to pull up the catalogues to findout what sire it is. Anybody else find this?

Completly agree but getting better, since joining boards. The other half just knows the catalogue as my cow book when i check codes.

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