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saranac1 · 10-10-2012 06:16PM

my 40 Charolais, limosuion calves were born in jan/feb/march 2012. these weanling calves are ranging from 150 kg to 210kg now @ 8/9 months old. i plan to house them only if the weather gets bad.they have been on good grass/aftergrass and high energy beef ration since may and will continue this @ 1 kg per head per day till feb 2013.dosed every 8 weeks with paramectin and im just wondering am i hitting my target weights so far????

whelan1 · 10-10-2012 07:04PM

cutting my spring wheat and lupins and putting it in the pit now

leg wax · 10-10-2012 07:09PM

saranac1 wrote: »

my 40 Charolais, limosuion calves were born in jan/feb/march 2012. these weanling calves are ranging from 150 kg to 210kg now @ 8/9 months old. i plan to house them only if the weather gets bad.they have been on good grass/aftergrass and high energy beef ration since may and will continue this @ 1 kg per head per day till feb 2013.dosed every 8 weeks with paramectin and im just wondering am i hitting my target weights so far????

they sound very light for calves that have been getting a bit of meal since may,spring bb here only on meal a week bulls around 280-300kilo heifers 200-250 kg these are very light,i put it down to the bad weather since july.

reilig · 10-10-2012 07:42PM

leg wax wrote: »

they sound very light for calves that have been getting a bit of meal since may,spring bb here only on meal a week bulls around 280-300kilo heifers 200-250 kg these are very light,i put it down to the bad weather since july.

My april and may born BB's are weighing between 250 and 300kg. They only started on creep on July 1st. Agree that they sound light!

Richk2012 · 10-10-2012 08:15PM

saranac1 wrote: »

my 40 Charolais, limosuion calves were born in jan/feb/march 2012. these weanling calves are ranging from 150 kg to 210kg now @ 8/9 months old. i plan to house them only if the weather gets bad.they have been on good grass/aftergrass and high energy beef ration since may and will continue this @ 1 kg per head per day till feb 2013.dosed every 8 weeks with paramectin and im just wondering am i hitting my target weights so far????

Lets say you started feeding them in the middle of May @ 1kg a day up until today you have gone through just under 6 tonne of meal .

I honestly would be scratching my head wondering why 8/9 month old calves are averaging 180kg ..

And if thats how they done with that much high energy meal , alongside goodgrass/aftergrass , aswell as milk , what way do you expect them to perform when they are in the shed weaned .

And do you think they will leave much behind them after eating the 6 tonne so far aswell as the next 4 tonne you plan to buy to get you through until Feb

bob charles · 10-10-2012 09:25PM

whelan1 wrote: »

cutting my spring wheat and lupins and putting it in the pit now

when did you plant it, is the spring wheat not completely over ripe and shed loads

wesleysniper38 · 10-10-2012 10:17PM

saranac1 wrote: »

hi guys, im new to this farming thread but ive spent the last few hours reading back from january 2012 onwards and i have to say the information is brilliant. i have just 1 question, me and my father are trying to set up a suckler herd.in feb 2012 we bulled 15 heifers and so far 10 of them are in calf.with the bad weather out there we will have to house them soon, but what i need to know is what steps must i take now to have everything in place for calving in feb/march. the guy that did the scanning is great and offered to help us out if needed and im hoping to sell 300 round bales of hay in the next few weeks to make accomodation for these heifers.most of these heifers are 1 yr old Charolais and Limousin and are first time calvers with weights from 430kg to 520kg.thanks guys

Mmmm......:rolleyes:

saranac1 · 10-10-2012 10:48PM

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

saranac1 wrote: »

hi guys, im new to this farming thread but ive spent the last few hours reading back from january 2012 onwards and i have to say the information is brilliant. i have just 1 question, me and my father are trying to set up a suckler herd.in feb 2012 we bulled 15 heifers and so far 10 of them are in calf.with the bad weather out there we will have to house them soon, but what i need to know is what steps must i take now to have everything in place for calving in feb/march. the guy that did the scanning is great and offered to help us out if needed and im hoping to sell 300 round bales of hay in the next few weeks to make accomodation for these heifers.most of these heifers are 1 yr old Charolais and Limousin and are first time calvers with weights from 430kg to 520kg.thanks guys

Mmmm......:rolleyes:

Would it be down to incorrect dosing, not all of them are 180 kg, average is about 200 kg.i don't know what else I've been doing wrong, good grassland management, none have shown signs of ill health and listening to Teagasc advisors on proper care and feeding of weanlings so if you can enlighten me to your secrets I'd be happy.

naughto · 11-10-2012 12:06AM

dont no if i smell a trool

whelan1 · 11-10-2012 05:08AM

bob charles wrote: »

when did you plant it, is the spring wheat not completely over ripe and shed loads

sowed 20th may.... when i opened the ear of wheat the grain was hard, wasnt like that last week, in no way over ripe.... great pods on the lupins this year

td5man · 11-10-2012 06:53AM

whelan1 wrote: »

bob charles wrote: »

when did you plant it, is the spring wheat not completely over ripe and shed loads

sowed 20th may.... when i opened the ear of wheat the grain was hard, wasnt like that last week, in no way over ripe.... great pods on the lupins this year

Mine was sown 10 days later and is starting to ripen but the grain is still soft, good crop of wheat and lupins here.

Muckit · 11-10-2012 09:08AM

Best of luck with the last of the harvest boys and girls.

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

cloverleaf · 11-10-2012 09:09AM

any one else need a boat to herd this morning.... absolutly soaked !!!!!!!!!!!

bob charles · 11-10-2012 09:15AM

Muckit wrote: »

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats....

Muckit

had you a high germination % down through the years

redzerologhlen · 11-10-2012 09:38AM

saranac1 wrote: »

Would it be down to incorrect dosing, not all of them are 180 kg, average is about 200 kg.i don't know what else I've been doing wrong, good grassland management, none have shown signs of ill health and listening to Teagasc advisors on proper care and feeding of weanlings so if you can enlighten me to your secrets I'd be happy.

Not being smart but are you sure they are only 200kg? I brought a few June calves to the mart tuesday and they were 220kg and they didnt come out of the golden vale either.

Box09 · 11-10-2012 09:38AM

Muckit wrote: »

Best of luck with the last of the harvest boys and girls.

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

I hope you didn't sow any of those oats in heavy soil and that you used appropriate crop protection

Good luck tomorrow!

redzerologhlen · 11-10-2012 09:41AM

Muckit wrote: »

Best of luck with the last of the harvest boys and girls.

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

Best of luck Muckit

Kovu · 11-10-2012 09:49AM

No pics I'm afraid but I did post them as youngsters somewhere on the farming thread.
Crossmolina Euro bull (CH)- 350kg- €920
Kilmoney Bruce- (BA)- 335kg- €900
Westside Bob- (BB)- 340kg- €925

Roughly all marchish born calves.
Very happy with my first blonde too:)

reilig · 11-10-2012 09:53AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

No pics I'm afraid but I did post them as youngsters somewhere on the farming thread.
Crossmolina Euro bull (CH)- 350kg- €920
Kilmoney Bruce- (BA)- 335kg- €900
Westside Bob- (BB)- 340kg- €925

Roughly all marchish born calves.
Very happy with my first blonde too:)

Good stuff. Was in there last night. Probably saw them going through. Prices were steady enough if you had good enough of quality.

saranac1 · 11-10-2012 10:15AM

Muckit wrote: »

Best of luck with the last of the harvest boys and girls.

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

Shocking weather in the east today
Fields are like rivers

saranac1 · 11-10-2012 10:17AM

saranac1 wrote: »

Muckit wrote: »

Best of luck with the last of the harvest boys and girls.

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

Shocking weather in the east today
Fields are like rivers

I will weight all of them again nov 1st and let you know

JohnBoy · 11-10-2012 10:23AM

good luck tomorrow muckit, dont worry, there's still time to run.

Unmerciful amount of rain fell last night in south tipp. There's fields behind our house that flood any time there's heavy rain when the stream overflows. In the 7 years we're living there I've never seen so much of it underwater.

kevthegaff · 11-10-2012 10:33AM

brutal last night in tipp, was gona bring in the cows tonight but the scrapers arent working:(, bloody rain

Kovu · 11-10-2012 10:59AM

Got a bookcase delivered this morning and couldn't even get out the parent's door with the rain to show the men where to put it in my house. Torrential is the only word for the rain.

pakalasa · 11-10-2012 11:02AM

Muckit wrote: »

..I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

Best Of Luck !!
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Tipp Man · 11-10-2012 11:12AM

Muckit wrote: »

Best of luck with the last of the harvest boys and girls.

I'm afraid I've sown the last of my wild oats.... heading up to aisle tomorrow

Muckit

Good man Muckit - very best of luck to you both

Hope the honeymoon is somewhere nice and sunny

Tipp Man · 11-10-2012 11:26AM

Just finished the scanning the cows

35 out of 35 heifers
93 out of 100 cows

Pretty happy with that

whelan1 · 11-10-2012 11:44AM

kevthegaff wrote: »

brutal last night in tipp, was gona bring in the cows tonight but the scrapers arent working:(, bloody rain

did you never hear of a hand scraper

jesus i wouldnt leave them out in weather like that .... surely you knew before this that they wheren't working

whelan1 · 11-10-2012 11:44AM

Tipp Man wrote: »

Just finished the scanning the cows

35 out of 35 heifers
93 out of 100 cows

Pretty happy with that

good job

pakalasa · 11-10-2012 12:13PM

The Irish Salers cattle society will hold its annual Salers X Heifer Sale at Gort Mart Co. Galway. on TONIGHT 11th of October at 8pm.

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/3996976

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