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Kovu · 05-06-2013 10:35AM

reilig wrote: »

We look right out onto Cairn Hill - Although we are 15 miles away from it.

The good bull in pic 1 and 4 is off ampertaine commander. (Maternal €199 and terminal €124) so ideal for breeding. The other guy is a bit of a disappointment off Sauvignon - straws were cheap, but there was a huge royalty on them. I got the straw for nothing though!

We can see it too, think i'm the opposite side to you though! Nice bull, we're crossing our PB LM with blues at the moment but think we'll change back to lm this year to get a few replacements and bulls.

just do it · 05-06-2013 07:34PM

reilig wrote: »

2 bulls that I'm finishing - 1 for breeding the other for factory. I'm running them ahead of the cows so that they have the best of grass. They are really thriving. Getting about 3kg of meal each per day.

I hope delaval doesn't see these pics reilig, he'll drop dead looking at the height of the grass! You should have baled that paddock:D

Given prices at the minute good decision to fatten the lesser one. Have they tried to break back into any bullying cows?

just do it · 05-06-2013 07:36PM

Redz

You've an eye for stock in fairness to you. Some quality calves that lowland farmers would be proud of. How're the heifers you bought for breeding working out? I take it some of them were calving this Spring?

Kovu · 05-06-2013 09:39PM

Auld lad away so ordered to look after the cattle tonight.
"I opened a gate earlier, make sure you close it" he said.

Thanks dad.

our ERE bull is shaping up nicely.

Making a great job of her twins!

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Looked so comfy I lay down too.....hmmmm I was not expecting this.:pac:

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 05-06-2013 09:40PM

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Went to check the silage ground yesterday and was surprised
that it bulked up nicely in the last few days. Will chance a few fields this week

Edit: was great to hear the mowers humming away in the distance today

Well its looking like this now, looking forward to baling tommorrow

Richk2012 · 06-06-2013 06:16AM

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Well its looking like this now, looking forward to baling tommorrow

How many acres did you knock and how long was the ground closed for???

Muckit · 06-06-2013 07:49AM

It's like something out of a mower brochure!! :eek: Lovely clean stuff, all leafy grass, no trash

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 06-06-2013 08:08AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

How many acres did you knock and how long was the ground closed for???

Knocked 25 acres and will knock the rest over the coming days.
Ground closed for six weeks

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 06-06-2013 08:14AM

Muckit wrote: »

It's like something out of a mower brochure!! :eek: Lovely clean stuff, all leafy grass, no trash

Thanks for the kind words, but Im thanking himself upstairs this year ( like alot of farmers

)cause I couldnt get in the fields last year until 10-11 weeks after closing. Was very lucky that stuff got me over winter even though it was just filler for the cows.

naughto · 06-06-2013 09:54AM

ZETOR_IS_BETTER wrote: »

Well its looking like this now, looking forward to baling tommorrow

its like grass porn if there is such a thing

redzerologhlen · 06-06-2013 01:30PM

just do it wrote: »

Redz

You've an eye for stock in fairness to you. Some quality calves that lowland farmers would be proud of. How're the heifers you bought for breeding working out? I take it some of them were calving this Spring?

They worked out ok but to be honest not as well as the ones we bred ourselves, One of them went late calving in me, then another ones calf got every ailment under the sun and the day I tagged her she had one of the tags pulled off and her ear split within 2 minutes, she bled when I dehorned her too :rolleyes: Small things maybe but there was noticeably less trouble with our own. Have 2 of our own left to calve all the time which we let off with the bull late last year, sorry now i didnt keep the over because they are as fat as snails at the moment.

reilig · 06-06-2013 01:41PM

just do it wrote: »

I hope delaval doesn't see these pics reilig, he'll drop dead looking at the height of the grass! You should have baled that paddock:D

Given prices at the minute good decision to fatten the lesser one. Have they tried to break back into any bullying cows?

Some of the pasture fields are too poached to cut and bale. They were only dry enough to travel on 10 days ago. Have to eat them off before I can roll them. Have other pasture ready for baleing in the coming days. It's amazing, i said it earlier in the year, my fields that were really badly poached last year really took off with grass growth this year - many I havent even put fertilizer on yet (I will after the first grazing). The poaching and the flooding must have aerated them a little bit!

I'm only keeping the second bull for company for the first one. They are quite and haven't tried to break back - although they're behind a good fence!

Muckit · 06-06-2013 01:53PM

reilig wrote: »

It's amazing, i said it earlier in the year, my fields that were really badly poached last year really took off with grass growth this year - many I havent even put fertilizer on yet (I will after the first grazing). The poaching and the flooding must have aerated them a little bit!

I noticed that too. Still wondering how I'm going to sort out one badly rutted part of one field in particular. Now if only the oul lad hadn't sent our old triple K harrow to Hammond Lane! :rolleyes:

just do it · 06-06-2013 02:50PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

They worked out ok but to be honest not as well as the ones we bred ourselves, One of them went late calving in me, then another ones calf got every ailment under the sun and the day I tagged her she had one of the tags pulled off and her ear split within 2 minutes, she bled when I dehorned her too :rolleyes: Small things maybe but there was noticeably less trouble with our own. Have 2 of our own left to calve all the time which we let off with the bull late last year, sorry now i didnt keep the over because they are as fat as snails at the moment.

Yeah I've had poor luck with cows I've bought in with probably only ~50% of them remaining in the herd. From next year I'll have decent numbers so, fingers crossed, no need to buy in stock.

just do it · 06-06-2013 02:53PM

reilig wrote: »

Some of the pasture fields are too poached to cut and bale. They were only dry enough to travel on 10 days ago. Have to eat them off before I can roll them. Have other pasture ready for baleing in the coming days. It's amazing, i said it earlier in the year, my fields that were really badly poached last year really took off with grass growth this year - many I havent even put fertilizer on yet (I will after the first grazing). The poaching and the flooding must have aerated them a little bit!

That's gas isn't it. My experience is rushes have taken off anywhere that got poached, even in normally dry ground. Have you done much with the ring roller yet?

reilig · 06-06-2013 02:59PM

just do it wrote: »

That's gas isn't it. My experience is rushes have taken off anywhere that got poached, even in normally dry ground. Have you done much with the ring roller yet?

Quite a bit done with it actually. And a neighbour has used it quite a bit too.
I can quite possibly say that it was one of the best investments for the money ever. It does a great job on poached ground if you can get out on it before it dries too much. It doesn't seal the surface like an ordinary roller.
Can't recommend it highly enough for the type of ground that we have.

Dampintheattic · 06-06-2013 03:28PM

just do it wrote: »

That's gas isn't it. My experience is rushes have taken off anywhere that got poached, even in normally dry ground. Have you done much with the ring roller yet?

That's my situation. If it got poached, it's a blaze of rushes.
Sprayed two acre plot today for rushes. Intending to graze bare next week. Mow remaining rush tufts, and go over hard and often with chain harrow. Keeping a bit of weight on the chain.
Then couple of bags of 10:10:20 to acre.
Spray regrowth of rushes, because I'm sure they will come again.

hugo29 · 06-06-2013 03:43PM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

That's my situation. If it got poached, it's a blaze of rushes.
Sprayed two acre plot today for rushes. Intending to graze bare next week. Mow remaining rush tufts, and go over hard and often with chain harrow. Keeping a bit of weight on the chain.
Then couple of bags of 10:10:20 to acre.
Spray regrowth of rushes, because I'm sure they will come again.

i cut them, subsoiled, fertilized (2 bags 18-6-12 & 1 bag can per acre), sprayed the regrowth with mortone, and waiting to take cut silage off it, then spray any bastards that reappear and if that dont kill them i dont know what to do

renandstimpy · 06-06-2013 10:29PM

2013 hay in shed nice and save

... some drips off the forehead this evening while loading and unloading

naughto · 06-06-2013 10:51PM

waits for some one to spot some thing in the photo and comment on it
its in us all to have a look what the other man/woman has in his shed.
handy trailer u have sir

Bodacious · 07-06-2013 12:59AM

havent posted a pic in ages... if only a man could breed 20/30 of this quality each year

just do it · 07-06-2013 03:31AM

Bodacious wrote: »

havent posted a pic in ages... if only a man could breed 20/30 of this quality each year

And looking at the way he's posed, he knows it!

darragh_haven · 07-06-2013 06:30AM

Bodacious wrote: »

havent posted a pic in ages... if only a man could breed 20/30 of this quality each year

That is some serious animal you've got there. That is a case for cloning if there ever was one....

blue5000 · 07-06-2013 08:38AM

naughto wrote: »

waits for some one to spot some thing in the photo and comment on it
its in us all to have a look what the other man/woman has in his shed.
handy trailer u have sir

Goes back for a second look;)

hugo29 · 07-06-2013 08:53AM

Bodacious wrote: »

havent posted a pic in ages... if only a man could breed 20/30 of this quality each year

serious calf
nice red white head cow top of the right too,

towzer2010 · 07-06-2013 09:17AM

Bodacious wrote: »

havent posted a pic in ages... if only a man could breed 20/30 of this quality each year

Lovely calf Bodacious. I've only started using LGL this year so hopefully they turn out like your fella. I'd settle for 25 like him ..... wouldn't want to be to greedy:D

Muckit · 07-06-2013 09:19AM

renandstimpy wrote: »

2013 hay in shed nice and save ... some drips off the forehead this evening while loading and unloading

Looks lovely stuff and a grand low trailer to be loading

How many were you bringing 60?

It looks great feeding value. Did you stack them in the shed loose? I hope the neighbours aren't wondering is there a new pope being elected in your yard this morning.... any white smoke?!?! :P

adne · 07-06-2013 09:49AM

Bodacious wrote: »

havent posted a pic in ages... if only a man could breed 20/30 of this quality each year

Got a cracker too from lgl, must post a pic... Find him nervous though and the mother is quiet

Manoffeeling · 07-06-2013 09:53AM

Muckit wrote: »

Looks lovely stuff and a grand low trailer to be loading How many were you bringing 60?

It looks great feeding value. Did you stack them in the shed loose? I hope the neighbours aren't wondering is there a new pope being elected in your yard this morning.... any white smoke?!?! :P

Lovely shade of curry green. Let's hope it isn't as hot

pakalasa · 07-06-2013 10:07AM

Bodacious,
I've a LGL calf aswell. He looks just like your fella, maybe not as muscular though. Mine is out of a very plain black limousin cow.

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