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case 5150 · 03-02-2013 12:05AM

whelan1 wrote: »

so who's on calving duty tonight? just watched a heifer calving, off to bed now, shouldnt be anymore til tomorrow, good night:)

i am on as well, had 1 calved a hr ago brute of a partneise bull calve out of a 4th calver holestin

TEAT SQUEEZER · 03-02-2013 02:46AM

i`m doin the red eye shift for a second night... got a couple of hours kip earlier,got up to see one and have another to wait for now ... ah the joys of it all .......

im getting biggish calves for some reason . 62 dmd silage wasnt exactly drivin body condition on the cows but the calves seem to have got their share anyhow...

mf240 · 03-02-2013 03:07AM

TEAT SQUEEZER wrote: »

i`m doin the red eye shift for a second night... got a couple of hours kip earlier,got up to see one and have another to wait for now ... ah the joys of it all .......

im getting biggish calves for some reason . 62 dmd silage wasnt exactly drivin body condition on the cows but the calves seem to have got their share anyhow...

Just in from the shed had a fr bull.

Was a foot down so got it up then gave her a hand.

Milked her by hand and fed him.

Won't have anymore for a couple of days.

td5man · 03-02-2013 05:42AM

TEAT SQUEEZER wrote: »

i`m doin the red eye shift for a second night... got a couple of hours kip earlier,got up to see one and have another to wait for now ... ah the joys of it all .......

im getting biggish calves for some reason . 62 dmd silage wasnt exactly drivin body condition on the cows but the calves seem to have got their share anyhow...

Had a friesan heifer calf last night you'd think she was three weeks old and the cows are getting a mix of two and three year old silage of average quality.

leg wax · 03-02-2013 09:44AM

1chippy wrote: »

well legs how did they go?

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

whelan1 · 03-02-2013 10:18AM

td5man wrote: »

Had a friesan heifer calf last night you'd think she was three weeks old and the cows are getting a mix of two and three year old silage of average quality.

what bull she out of?

1chippy · 03-02-2013 11:01AM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

sorry to hear that, they were good stock. Was it the parts that lads didnt go for or what?
are you out 2k on what they should have made or on money spent. sorry if its a stupid q.

reilig · 03-02-2013 11:11AM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

Jasus,

I was in Carrigallen yesterday and I thought that prices were very good. What breeds and weights did you sell?

Marooned75 · 03-02-2013 11:58AM

Any suggestions for fertiliser to use on ground that is been used to outwinter a few bullocks,that would bring it back to speed fairly quickly its got pasture sward and 18-6-12 over the years.

pakalasa · 03-02-2013 12:09PM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

To be honest, I was expecting you'd say that. I saw them on that Donedeal video and I thought they were well back on your normal guality. What did you do different?

funny man · 03-02-2013 12:34PM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

not sure who/what tlt is but heard G(exporter) men took nothing out of carnaross last week.

caseman · 03-02-2013 01:02PM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

Had a few in ballymote E2.66 a kg was tops back to E2.35 no big price to be had.Only averaged E985 for 6 blue bulls 10 to 11 month weanlings

stanflt · 03-02-2013 01:34PM

whelan1 wrote: »

what bull she out of?

had a lovely KYZ heifer last night

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blue5000 · 03-02-2013 01:38PM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

Sorry to hear that, I think it's a reflection on how scarce feed is. But sure at least you have 9k for a few bills. What are you doing with the rest of them?

td5man · 03-02-2013 03:26PM

whelan1 wrote: »

what bull she out of?

Stock bull

whelan1 · 03-02-2013 03:28PM

td5man wrote: »

Stock bull

whats he out of

td5man · 03-02-2013 03:33PM

whelan1 wrote: »

whats he out of

canadian Holstein must see if i can find his cert.hes going this year as hes a problem with his hip.

stanflt · 03-02-2013 03:36PM

td5man wrote: »

canadian Holstein must see if i can find his cert.hes going this year as hes a problem with his hip.

you need to buy a good replacement so:D:D

td5man · 03-02-2013 03:39PM

stanflt wrote: »

you need to buy a good replacement so:D:D

This years bull has two legs using bqn at the moment no oman breeding in my cows.

stanflt · 03-02-2013 03:44PM

td5man wrote: »

This years bull has two legs using bqn at the moment no oman breeding in my cows.

why bqn- 600+ kg of milk very hard to get cows with this amount of milk in calve again regularly

whelan1 · 03-02-2013 03:47PM

stanflt wrote: »

why bqn- 600+ kg of milk very hard to get cows with this amount of milk in calve again regularly

we where talking about thisthe other day, no one is going for the high milk bulls anymore, its all for solids and fertility, look at abo 32 kg of solids, 186 milk, even lookinh through the list on pg catalogue there are very few high milk bulls at all

td5man · 03-02-2013 04:00PM

whelan1 wrote: »

we where talking about thisthe other day, no one is going for the high milk bulls anymore, its all for solids and fertility, look at abo 32 kg of solids, 186 milk, even lookinh through the list on pg catalogue there are very few high milk bulls at all

Thanks i know very little about breeding. using eurogene as thats who the local man works for.

bob charles · 03-02-2013 04:06PM

stanflt wrote: »

had a lovely KYZ heifer last night

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See Stan, even calves agree with me, going about eating your TMR before grass:D

bob charles · 03-02-2013 04:11PM

leg wax wrote: »

very bad sale no tlt at it,i brought down 9 and got 9000 euro ,i was going to bring them home but need the space for the springers, not a happy chappy here i can tell you, out of pocket at least 2 grand.:(:(

Things must be gone quite for the cabal in the azzurri;)

micky mouse · 03-02-2013 04:15PM

reilig wrote: »

Jasus,

I was in Carrigallen yesterday and I thought that prices were very good. What breeds and weights did you sell?

Any go on young quality bull weanlings under 250kg

whelan1 · 03-02-2013 04:19PM

td5man wrote: »

Thanks i know very little about breeding. using eurogene as thats who the local man works for.

out of interest did you have a service date for the big calf you where talking about? i bet she carried a good few days with her time, alot of the high ebi bulls calve a day or 2 before their due date

micky mouse · 03-02-2013 04:21PM

funny man wrote: »

not sure who/what tlt is but heard G(exporter) men took nothing out of carnaross last week.

TLT are the exporters,i heard they bought a lot of the heifer weanlings in mohill on wedneday

td5man · 03-02-2013 04:26PM

whelan1 wrote: »

out of interest did you have a service date for the big calf you where talking about? i bet she carried a good few days with her time, alot of the high ebi bulls calve a day or 2 before their due date

no

delaval · 03-02-2013 04:59PM

whelan1 wrote: »

we where talking about thisthe other day, no one is going for the high milk bulls anymore, its all for solids and fertility, look at abo 32 kg of solids, 186 milk, even lookinh through the list on pg catalogue there are very few high milk bulls at all

What is your calving index. I really fert needs to feature in your decisions?

freedominacup · 03-02-2013 06:05PM

Italy won:D:D
Cow time now, not so much:D more:(

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