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ordinary farmer · 01-05-2013 08:42PM

how did you go about that vander did u spray off the rushes?
or what

just do it · 01-05-2013 08:48PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

You were up at the same time as me Redzer:D
Checked this girl at two, then half four, she was just starting to get sick to calve at that stage. By half seven, calf had arrived and she was mental. Still don't know if it's a bull or heifer! She's for the road this year anyway!

She has that twinkle in her eye alright. I'd be sure to have a gate between her and me at all times!

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Cleaning out the shed today as only three cows left in, mice everywhere!! I should prob train the original Kovu to not play with his food:o

He's the sacrafical mouse while the rest of them get to safety!

vanderbadger · 01-05-2013 08:56PM

ordinary farmer wrote: »

how did you go about that vander did u spray off the rushes?
or what

yes field was burned off with roundup

Bizzum · 01-05-2013 09:26PM

May Day and not a pick of grass.

Pic 16. Looking for grass.
Pic 18. A KFY Sim heifer out of a PB CH cow.
Pic 20. A nice thick PB CH bull calf by AZA.

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Kovu · 01-05-2013 09:37PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Whatbull is the calf by kovu ???

Westside Bob, we've used him a lot the last couple of years. Only two blues left for us this year are VMP so that should be interesting.

ordinary farmer · 01-05-2013 09:38PM

Bizzum wrote: »

May Day and not a pick of grass.

Pic 16. Looking for grass.
Pic 18. A KFY Sim heifer out of a PB CH cow.
Pic 20. A nice thick PB CH bull calf by AZA.

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fine lumps of cows bizzum. how you find the charolais ?

Bizzum · 01-05-2013 09:45PM

ordinary farmer wrote: »

fine lumps of cows bizzum. how you find the charolais ?

That cow in the picture there would kill you when she calves, otherwise she's alright. She is by Sylvain, goes in calf nicely, pops out a calf, and makes a good job rearing the calf. We will breed from her calf there all going well. The Simm should bring a touch of milk.
Now that I think of it the 2 CH cows are by Sylvain, the other is a third calver, and again a tramp at calving, settles down then, breeds well. She's not as big a cow as the other one.

yellow50HX · 02-05-2013 06:44AM

rotovating for beet at the uncles place, his dog came over to inspect finish. think i passed the test as he wasnt barking at me about it being too shallow.

delaval · 02-05-2013 08:22AM

Another job done

bob charles · 02-05-2013 08:34AM

delaval wrote: »

Another job done

more like another job to do, get those docks sprayed

delaval · 02-05-2013 08:48AM

bob charles wrote: »

more like another job to do, get those docks sprayed

Never have to send for a smart ass round here

bob charles · 02-05-2013 08:57AM

delaval wrote: »

Never have to send for a smart ass round here

Publican said to me one night about going on holidays

"never pack a B*ll*x when your going on holidays, as its the first thing you will meet when you get there"

Username John · 02-05-2013 09:35AM

bob charles wrote: »

Publican said to me one night about going on holidays

"never pack a B*ll*x when your going on holidays, as its the first thing you will meet when you get there"

And did you enjoy that holiday?

bob charles · 02-05-2013 10:33AM

Username John wrote: »

And did you enjoy that holiday?

I just looked in the mirror when the plane landed over and that was the first B*ll*x I met

Username John · 02-05-2013 10:40AM

Moved the sheep and lambs to a new paddock this morning. Was a lovely morning, not too cold...

Grass is growing good enough the past 2 weeks down this side of the country.
The sheep last grazed this paddock about 3-4 weeks ago (but to be fair they didn't graze it to the bone, as I wanted to ensure there would be better regrowth) Its still not super I know but it'll hold em for a few days and will move em on again...
This year I am trying to keep them moving every 3-4 days...
(And before anyone thinks I am anyway good at grass management or something like that, I'm not, I'm just very understocked)

bob charles · 02-05-2013 10:45AM

Those hampshire downs are gas looking little fellows

Tipp Man · 02-05-2013 11:12AM

delaval wrote: »

Another job done

How old are they?

Look fit for weaning

delaval · 02-05-2013 02:12PM

Tipp Man wrote: »

How old are they?

Look fit for weaning

Fit to wean. Eating almost 2 kg Goldgrain nut 800gms milk replacer got them out to train to fence and will wean on Monday.
Will keep on this paddock for 1 week to be sure all ok then they will move to heifer area to join other weaned calves.
We moved earlycalved born Feb (weaned) calves there yesterday. I weighed in tractor trailer on way averaged 85kg. Cross breds mainly what do you think. They have 360 days till ai if they do .7/day they'll be fit. What do ye think?

just do it · 02-05-2013 03:46PM

bob charles wrote: »

more like another job to do, get those docks sprayed

I've a small patch of docks that have come in a hole I filled in. What's should I spray them with?

bbam · 02-05-2013 04:29PM

Last of the babies getting milk..
These lads are 7 & 8 weeks old..
Just running out the end of a bag of milk and then out to grass..

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These guys are from end jan onwards..
Just the four babies from above to join them.. Always like when they all get together.. nicer to see and easier to manage..

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tismesoitis · 02-05-2013 05:07PM

just do it wrote: »

I've a small patch of docks that have come in a hole I filled in. What's should I spray them with?

Grazon 90 wil do a great job spent the last 2 days spot spraying a 15 acre silage field and on th 2nd day i could see the ones sprayed the day before starting to curl up!! mix 60 mls to 10 litres of water and robert is your fathers brother:D

just do it · 02-05-2013 07:24PM

tismesoitis wrote: »

Grazon 90 wil do a great job spent the last 2 days spot spraying a 15 acre silage field and on th 2nd day i could see the ones sprayed the day before starting to curl up!! mix 60 mls to 10 litres of water and robert is your fathers brother:D

Great stuff as I've grazon already

stanflt · 02-05-2013 08:04PM

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Before you reseed, you spray with roundup, end of.

Roundup should be in the best investment thread!

got a lot of stick for reseeding 14th october 2012

just do it · 02-05-2013 09:22PM

stanflt wrote: »

got a lot of stick for reseeding 14th october 2012

Are you sure you didn't install an underground heating system at the same time?!:D

limo_100 · 02-05-2013 09:38PM

bbam wrote: »

These guys are from end jan onwards..
Just the four babies from above to join them.. Always like when they all get together.. nicer to see and easier to manage..
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bbam what weight would your jan calves be as i have 3 jan sucks bought in i only did it as i was bored and it passed the time for me. mine would be would be over 150KG but not quite 200KG yet would that be about right?

dar31 · 02-05-2013 10:32PM

vactomised bull, next best thing to the lad with all the tackle

Timmaay · 02-05-2013 10:38PM

stanflt wrote: »

got a lot of stick for reseeding 14th october 2012

I wasn't much before ya, early oct,even with the relatively mild winter the field was very bare right through the last 6months, of course no growth with that spring we had, but its really rocketed up the last 2wks.

bbam · 03-05-2013 06:53AM

limo_100 wrote: »

bbam what weight would your jan calves be as i have 3 jan sucks bought in i only did it as i was bored and it passed the time for me. mine would be would be over 150KG but not quite 200KG yet would that be about right?

I'd say they're doing very well at that sort of weights.

kowtow · 03-05-2013 11:37AM

Not often one sees dairy calves suckling but here's one of ours - this one is a February born bull, suckled his mother for a month and then orphaned, since then has been rougue-ing the others (who, being dairy cows with little ongoing mothering instinct, don't seem to mind a bit)..

bob charles · 03-05-2013 11:41AM

kowtow wrote: »

As you said you have hilly land. it looks like "a spare pair of jocks needed in the tractor cab" type of ground:D

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