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Kovu · 30-06-2013 02:35PM

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This is the cygnet that was attacked by a pike

RIP cygnet, hello pike dinners.

just do it · 30-06-2013 02:50PM

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This is the cygnet that was attacked by a pike

RIP cygnet, hello pike dinners.

I always wondered what quadboy looked like

Kovu · 30-06-2013 02:58PM

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hugo29 · 30-06-2013 03:44PM

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Or is that quad boy

naughto · 30-06-2013 04:50PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

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This is the cygnet that was attacked by a pike

RIP cygnet, hello pike dinners.

drinking cans again i see:pac::pac:

Dalfour · 30-06-2013 06:45PM

Ah sure it isn't too bad of land I suppose had to show the good side of the land first off

Thanks Just do it, Aw god no none of them here, hes out of a very plain shorthorn cross the 1 directly behind the calf.

Very impressed with him have 5 more incalf to him for next spring expecting good stuff

Seaba · 30-06-2013 06:58PM

Just 3 of our calves - Mid March/April calves
Pic 1 - really nice PAM heifer, off a good cow. First time using PAM, who is supposed to be good for maternal traits, even though figures don't back it up. Will be keeping her.

Pic 2 - our best calf. If only we had more like him, instead....

Pic 3 - we have a good few like this. Not a bad AA heifer at all but nothing fancy either. We bulled 5 heifers to calf at 24 months approx last year and Dad wanted to give them a black, which I don't mind too much, but this CYI, while popular around our area is middlin enough. Easily calved though so can't complain too much.

It's funny the difference a year makes. Our best cow last year, with the best calf last year is going to the factory as she has no teeth left, and our second best cow, the first cows daughter, with the second best calf last year, "aborted" at 8 months - think she got a bad puck during our cattle test. This combined with 3 of better cows only due to calf soon means we haven't as good as calves as last year on the ground.

In saying that we have good cows with their time up to CH DEZ and LM FL21 so I am still hopeful!

Dalfour · 30-06-2013 07:07PM

Hi Seaba

Great stock there!

Have you heard of that AZL throwing mixed enough stock?

Have 2 calves out off him this year and they are nothing but rats!

1 of the cows last year had easily the best ever bull we had out of our own Lm stock bull.

she's a simmental herself maybe not the best breed to go with blue?

Muckit · 30-06-2013 07:48PM

What type gate handles are lads using? I've used cheap €2 black jobs and now realise how sh*t they are :rolleyes: Penny wise, pound foolish. I will replace as they break. Can anyone recommend good ones?

redzerologhlen wrote: »

just do it · 30-06-2013 08:28PM

Dalfour wrote: »

Ah sure it isn't too bad of land I suppose had to show the good side of the land first off

Thanks Just do it, Aw god no none of them here, hes out of a very plain shorthorn cross the 1 directly behind the calf.

Very impressed with him have 5 more incalf to him for next spring expecting good stuff

How is he for calving? Would you chance him on heifers?

redzerologhlen · 30-06-2013 08:28PM

They are better than the black ones but still not great muckit, can't remember what they cost but they weren't dear anyway.

Dalfour · 30-06-2013 08:32PM

just do it wrote: »

How is for calving? Would you chance him on heifers?

Well we jacked the calf but it wasnt difficult probly would have had him herself!

Am i dont think i would not untill i have a few more anyway!

Are you using NCBC bulls yourself?

Muckit · 30-06-2013 08:34PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

They are better than the black ones but still not great muckit, can't remember what they cost but they weren't dear anyway.

Thanks. Great grazing setup going on there;) Fair play. Had you much heartache setting up the water? Is it a lacme solar fencer you having powering that bit?

bob charles · 30-06-2013 08:37PM

I have being busy with the photo machine this evening

1. Grubs up
2. Maize looking better than it actually is, wild oats waiting for spray:mad:
3. Spring barley looking nice

redzerologhlen · 30-06-2013 08:41PM

Muckit wrote: »

Thanks. Great grazing setup going on there;) Fair play. Had you much heartache setting up the water? Is it a lacme solar fencer you having powering that bit?

No it's a secur 100 I think muckit. Good fence so far but not cheap. Had to put down 300 yards of pipe, had to pull it up from another place first though which was a right balls of a job. It would be great training for a tug of war team

Just using the one trough and moving it every 2 paddocks. More work but it only takes a few minutes all the same.

Dalfour · 30-06-2013 08:44PM

Muckit wrote: »

What type gate handles are lads using? I've used cheap €2 black jobs and now realise how sh*t they are :rolleyes: Penny wise, pound foolish. I will replace as they break. Can anyone recommend good ones?

Bought 10 of these the last day they seem grand! very cheap 2!

http://www.magentadirect.ie/proddetail.php?prod=MFE0019&cat=19

Username John · 30-06-2013 08:47PM

bob charles wrote: »

I have being busy with the photo machine this evening

1. Grubs up
2. Maize looking better than it actually is, wild oats waiting for spray:mad:
3. Spring barley looking nice

Hi Bob,

I wouldn't know a whole pile about growing maize, but that looks a great crop. Better than the fields round here.

Your beet looks good as well... Seen a very sorry looking field of beet yesterday as I driving around...

just do it · 30-06-2013 08:52PM

Dalfour wrote: »

Well we jacked the calf but it wasnt difficult probly would have had him herself!

Am i dont think i would not untill i have a few more anyway!

Are you using NCBC bulls yourself?

Yeah his calving figure on ICBF is 8.9% so not surprised to hear it. I've 3 SHX heifers for the bull next year, hence the query.

My AI man is Munster AI and they use NCBC bulls. I've been using gene ireland bulls and HCA or LYJ on heifers.

Muckit · 30-06-2013 09:02PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

No it's a secur 100 I think muckit.

Ya Lacme is the make, secur the model. I've a clos model. Savage fencers aren't they redz? Mine would lift ya! Great bang off it.

I've a plan to put in 2 more drinkers this summer and it will allow me to sub divide paddocks further. It's all money though :pac:

Dalfour · 30-06-2013 09:05PM

just do it wrote: »

Yeah his calving figure on ICBF is 8.9% so not surprised to hear it. I've 3 SHX heifers for the bull next year, hence the query.

My AI man is Munster AI and they use NCBC bulls. I've been using gene ireland bulls and HCA or LYJ on heifers.

Aw yeah same as myself so! I got a few of them straws aswell Fty,Gwo and qcd.

From what i've read here Gwo won't be so maternal!
I hope they know something we don't!

Ya have a good few heifers served to hca

hugo29 · 30-06-2013 10:13PM

Muckit wrote: »

Ya Lacme is the make, secur the model. I've a clos model. Savage fencers aren't they redz? Mine would lift ya! Great bang off it.

I've a plan to put in 2 more drinkers this summer and it will allow me to sub divide paddocks further. It's all money though :pac:

Yea I have secur 300 ( on your recommendation muckit) savage job, nearly lifted me when I touched it, pulse setting great job

bob charles · 30-06-2013 10:20PM

Username John wrote: »

Hi Bob,

I wouldn't know a whole pile about growing maize, but that looks a great crop. Better than the fields round here.

Your beet looks good as well... Seen a very sorry looking field of beet yesterday as I driving around...

As I said it looks better in the photo than it does in reality I think. Waiting to get on it will micro nutrients which should green it up and spray grass,wild oats, weeds etc. That crop was under plastic until I cut it off 2 weeks ago so I could spray. Field is in my possession for about 7 yrs now so starting to come good.

Beet does look okay, its on good beet growing ground and again Im farming that land for nearly 10yrs now. Some difference in the beet that is growing on the ground im only 3 yrs

Seaba · 30-06-2013 10:26PM

Dalfour wrote: »

Hi Seaba

Great stock there!

Have you heard of that AZL throwing mixed enough stock?

Have 2 calves out off him this year and they are nothing but rats!

1 of the cows last year had easily the best ever bull we had out of our own Lm stock bull.

she's a simmental herself maybe not the best breed to go with blue?

Thanks.
Ya, a few people on here have mixed stock from AZL.
On the catelogue its says best results on 3/4 bred limousin and 1/2 BB cows and a good few of ours cows would be 3/4ish limousin, so maybe that has something to do with it. Our best 2 weanlings last year, better than that fella, sold for just under €3 a kilo in the mart and they got bugger all nuts so we're very happy with him anyway.

We had a very average calf out of the BB BBQ - neighbours with great cattle off him, off cows no where near as good as ours - a tank of a BB cow. Funny how it goes.

redzerologhlen · 30-06-2013 10:27PM

Muckit wrote: »

Ya Lacme is the make, secur the model. I've a clos model. Savage fencers aren't they redz? Mine would lift ya! Great bang off it.

I've a plan to put in 2 more drinkers this summer and it will allow me to sub divide paddocks further. It's all money though :pac:

Ya it's as good as a mains fence, you could hear where it's earthing a hundred yards away there's such a bang off it. I have a few of half inch pipe with a tee on the end off the trough. Put a straight joiner in then when I'm moving it then. Haven't a notion of going off buying 10 troughs at the moment.

redzerologhlen · 30-06-2013 10:30PM

hugo29 wrote: »

Yea I have secur 300 ( on your recommendation muckit) savage job, nearly lifted me when I touched it, pulse setting great job

It could be the 300 I have too, must check tomorrow, can't remember now.

razor8 · 30-06-2013 10:46PM

in the market for a new fencer too, where did ye purchase the secur 300? like the sound of it

hugo29 · 30-06-2013 11:04PM

razor8 wrote: »

in the market for a new fencer too, where did ye purchase the secur 300? like the sound of it

Connacht agri supplies in mayo, they deliver too

razor8 · 01-07-2013 09:47AM

hugo29 wrote: »

Connacht agri supplies in mayo, they deliver too

There pricey! Need something that will burn vegetation, would it be up to it?

bob charles · 01-07-2013 09:59AM

razor8 wrote: »

There pricey! Need something that will burn vegetation, would it be up to it?

If you need a serious fence its either a PEL or Stafix - nothing else comes close.

just do it · 01-07-2013 01:50PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Haven't a notion of going off buying 10 troughs at the moment.

You're right, but that will change

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