delaval wrote: » He thinking of selling weaned if male and keeping female. I was thinking pure bred he would own but would be a hobby for me
mf240 wrote: » A high type holstien heifer
Juniorhurler wrote: » It all depends on how he plans on selling the offspring. Will you finish them or sell weanlings or stores? If going for weanlings a blonde or parthanaise and cross to a blue I think. If finishing I would go for an angus. Easy calved and will finish well off grass.
delaval wrote: » My oldest is making his communion in May and wants to buy a breeding heifer. What do ye recommend, he is keen on Hereford as his grandad had them. What would ye beef guys recommend and where should I go?
Bizzum wrote: » Don't they usually lock a thread around the 10000 mark and re-open a part 2 type thread?
whelan1 wrote: » maybe he just couldnt face testing here:D
freedominacup wrote: » Just spotted the post count here whose gonna get post 10000
reilig wrote: » Registered a pedigree bull calf last week. AI details supplied to ICBF show cow being inseminated on 08/04/2012. AI docket has an almost unreadable 08/05/2012 which shows the cow up on the pedigree society system as having brought over 6 weeks with her time. It was the only ai record that appeared on ICBF from AI company. The rest had to be entered manually for ICBF. Have to DNA test the bugger now!
Bizzum wrote: » Make something up...........I can't take the tension :-)
whelan1 wrote: » didnt hear anything yet
wesleysniper38 wrote: » Wasn't it a lovely spell ? I emptied half the shed and fed outside, they hardly touched the silage. Spent their time picking around the ditches. A few calved out too which was a bonus. I guess they'll be all in again by tomorrow evening....grass not all that plentiful yet.
Kovu Murr wrote: » Any idea what the delay was? Another cow breaking down to calve early enough for a CH here, just the bare 2 weeks and same bull as had the twins last week.
whelan1 wrote: » got testing done, its so much easier when you dont have to blood
freedominacup wrote: » Almost guaranteed he hasn't got insurance. Even if he has you have huge responsibility to ensure he is working safely, that all of his equipment is in proper order etc. You are the employer regardless what goes wrong or how it happens you will have some liability. I doubt very much if your insurance covers you for people who are working for you operating chainsaws on your property, I'd be checking that out with my insurance company before I allowed him to do anything.
Juniorhurler wrote: » Pluck the hair as you need the follicle on it to get the test done. It costs €38 for a private test, €30 for a deal for various cattle societys loike limo soc. or bb soc. etc. Weatherbys is the place alright vander. Can't remember the address but its in the Irish equine centre whatever the exact address of that is.
delaval wrote: » I'd be more concerned about his insurance. Was some one on last week about pub liability, just a reminder
reilig wrote: » They send you the kit, you clip off hair and send it off. Don't know who pays - I'm have no doubt its me though!! if they don't match, you won't be able to register the calf as pedigree anyway.
hugo29 wrote: » had a lad in to look at coppicing a load of trees for me, too busy at work to go at me self. 100 euro a day or he keeps the firewood, how much is a load of firewood these days, (hawthorn trees)
