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Farming Chit Chat

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  • #9662
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Just spotted the post count here whose gonna get post 10000


  • #9663
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Just spotted the post count here whose gonna get post 10000

    Don't they usually lock a thread around the 10000 mark and re-open a part 2 type thread?


  • #9664
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    whelan1 wrote: »
    maybe he just couldnt face testing here:D

    Ahh........The old "County Council emergency" excuse. Sure:eek:


  • #9665
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Don't they usually lock a thread around the 10000 mark and re-open a part 2 type thread?
    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


  • #9666
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    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?


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  • #9667
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    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.


  • #9668
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    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?
    eldest lad got a red white head xheifer calf for christmas he loves it, feeds it etc, a great investment


  • #9669
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,886 ✭✭✭mf240


    A high type holstien heifer


  • #9670
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    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.
    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


  • #9671
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Rain landed here light drizzle, lime going out in morning, :mad: fcuk it 12 more hours is all I asked


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  • #9672
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    mf240 wrote: »
    A high type holstien heifer
    I'd rather he buy land lice:eek::eek::eek:


  • #9673
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    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

    He'll fill the place with stock on you in no length so.


  • #9674
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,138 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    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

    Hereford seem to be on the up at the moment. If going down that line buy a polled animal. thats where the breed is heading and there is no point in getting left behind


  • #9675
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Does the land lice breeders have a good young members section? Try find out which one of the breed societies have a good young members, bit of craic, social life etc.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #9676
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    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?

    I have just what you want!! I will have no problem accepting communion money either


  • #9677
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Does the land lice breeders have a good young members section? Try find out which one of the breed societies have a good young members, bit of craic, social life etc.

    Sheep society, young members, bit of craic, social life --- the mind boggles


  • #9678
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    eldest lad got a red white head xheifer calf for christmas he loves it, feeds it etc, a great investment
    Be nice in the freezer :D


  • #9679
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Twin heifers just arrived:eek:

    Nightmare at first as my father was away at a meeting and i could find 3 feet after going up to my armpit. Luckily enough I knew 2 were hind feet so I deduced that it was either twins or a calf coming arseways.

    Seeing as we had twins just last week......I called the vet:pac:

    Anyone else having twins off this bull; Crossmolina Euro?


  • #9680
    rancher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭rancher


    delaval wrote: »
    I'd rather he buy land lice:eek::eek::eek:

    Jeez you don't like sheep do you, lambing here at the moment, seven day week for the total month of march.... nearly as bad as milking cows , after that we try to get the work done in a two day week.....well its been a long winter, some days I had to work as much as two hours


  • #9681
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Anyone else having twins off this bull; Crossmolina Euro?

    If they are it has nothing to do with the bull.


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  • #9682
    kboc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭kboc


    rancher wrote: »
    Jeez you don't like sheep do you, lambing here at the moment, seven day week for the total month of march.... nearly as bad as milking cows , after that we try to get the work done in a two day week.....well its been a long winter, some days I had to work as much as two hours

    did you sync them rancher?


  • #9683
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Twin heifers just arrived:eek:

    Nightmare at first as my father was away at a meeting and i could find 3 feet after going up to my armpit. Luckily enough I knew 2 were hind feet so I deduced that it was either twins or a calf coming arseways.

    Seeing as we had twins just last week......I called the vet:pac:

    Anyone else having twins off this bull; Crossmolina Euro?
    wet weather brings more twins as nature thinks more calves will mean more will survive:confused:, only messin, i have 4 sets of twins this year ,1 down 3 to go:p


  • #9684
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    what sort of bell ends are taking land in KK. I see in the Indo land make I think €330 to go into maize. I cant make growing maize stack up this year @ €150 an acre so how are these people making it work.


  • #9685
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭dzer2


    bob charles wrote: »
    what sort of bell ends are taking land in KK. I see in the Indo land make I think €330 to go into maize. I cant make growing maize stack up this year @ €150 an acre so how are these people making it work.

    This is the sunny south east you know:P:P

    It is impossible to get land down here every time a parcel goes up for sale the locals go crazy then when they have sold everything to get it they stick trees on it:confused:


  • #9686
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    bob charles wrote: »
    what sort of bell ends are taking land in KK. I see in the Indo land make I think €330 to go into maize. I cant make growing maize stack up this year @ €150 an acre so how are these people making it work.

    A 16ac parcel up the road from me is up for rent this year. It is in grass and has a bid of €5,100 on it at the moment and is not set at that yet. A dairy farmer is taking it to run replacements.


  • #9687
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    freedominacup wrote: »
    If they are it has nothing to do with the bull.

    Never knew that! Thanks though :) On my third change of clothes in 12 hours, Mammy Kovu won't be happy:P


  • #9688
    rancher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭rancher


    kboc wrote: »
    did you sync them rancher?

    No,,,depending on ram effect, scanner says they're all coming together even though they were divided in two halves with seventeen days between letting out the rams to the second bunch


  • #9689
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Anyone able to do a screenshot of this? It mightn't last that long:D

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/4679136

    For as long as it lasts:

    View2-18081105.jpeg


  • #9690
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    had a cow calving this morning, calf was coming backwards and was a week or 2 early, got him out and hung him over gate, put water in his ear and straw up his nose, put him under red light.... fecker died there a while ago, always after testing theres a few casualties


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  • #9691
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    reilig wrote: »
    Have to DNA test the bugger now!

    Did you have to post off hair clippings? Good practice for this year's PB calves. The Limousin, Charolais and IHFA are 3 cattle societies that are genomic testing all calves born from here on in. Only right in a way I suppose.


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