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Muckit · 02-07-2013 10:41AM

stanflt wrote: »

no it will be out next week for another 35acres

ive too much work for it and it doesnt like tedded grass

cows silage all made by self propelled 30-40dm 75-85dmd
replacements all fed on jf 20-25dm

Hi Stan

Are you in winter milk? I hear some lads talking about that kind of silage (75+dmd) as been 'too good' for dry cows? I'd be very interested to hear your take on this.

redzerologhlen · 02-07-2013 12:52PM

Springer to calf within the next week. Carrying way too much condition, I foresee trouble.

pakalasa · 02-07-2013 01:16PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Springer to calf within the next week. Carrying way too much condition, I foresee trouble.

In the same boat myself. A heifer I bought last year. Trying to restrict her on grass at the moment but we'll see. Her timer is up on 15th. Not that big in th belly but too much condition for my liking. Fingers crossed.

Dampintheattic · 02-07-2013 02:41PM

pakalasa wrote: »

In the same boat myself. A heifer I bought last year. Trying to restrict her on grass at the moment but we'll see. Her timer is up on 15th. Not that big in th belly but too much condition for my liking. Fingers crossed.

Me too:eek: Mine is very bulky in the belly. Lim X in calf to lim RHF. Is classed an easy calfer. However, had two springers calved, to him last March. 290 days and 291 days

Is that not high for lims in general???

Marooned75 · 02-07-2013 03:04PM

Some topped today

Richk2012 · 02-07-2013 03:41PM

leg wax wrote: »

parts are brill i have some plain calves as can be exspected,left the bull in staight away on 1st may,no bb here next spring.

Never had a part here before .
Was going to pick up a few straws and stick them in the pot for some autumn calvers.

Any chance of a few pictures of the calves ???

pakalasa · 02-07-2013 06:22PM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Me too:eek: Mine is very bulky in the belly. Lim X in calf to lim RHF. Is classed an easy calfer. However, had two springers calved, to him last March. 290 days and 291 days Is that not high for lims in general???

RHF is 289 days gestation (ICBF). Limousin breed average is 290 days.

royaler83 · 02-07-2013 07:03PM

reilig wrote: »

In contrast to Stanfit

Rushes licked last tuesday evening - starting to turn orange. Cattle due to graze in here in about 20 days time. Will let the rushes die till after that and then top them off. This is another field that was desolated in the wet weather last summer. It was licked in March 2012 and there wasn't a rush on it throughout last summer, but they really sprung up during last winter! It's due a coat of pig slurry and a bag to the acre of can after the rushes are cleared.

Do u just leave them to rot after topping reilig, and if so does this not prevent the grass from growing thru the topped ones?

reilig · 02-07-2013 08:52PM

royaler83 wrote: »

Do u just leave them to rot after topping reilig, and if so does this not prevent the grass from growing thru the topped ones?

Na, top it with a topper. It will shred it instead of leaving it in a row on top of the ground.

tismesoitis · 02-07-2013 08:54PM

leg wax wrote: »

parts are brill i have some plain calves as can be exspected,left the bull in staight away on 1st may,no bb here next spring.

Whats the reason for moving away from bb? Am very fond of the parts too but i think the colour sometimes holds them back in the sales ring what you think??

mikeoh · 02-07-2013 09:40PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Springer to calf within the next week. Carrying way too much condition, I foresee trouble.thats not trouble ...this is trouble time up in 4 weeks she has been in a bare paddock all yearand still gets fat!!!!
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leg wax · 02-07-2013 09:47PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Never had a part here before .
Was going to pick up a few straws and stick them in the pot for some autumn calvers.

Any chance of a few pictures of the calves ???

will do when i get a chance

tismesoitis wrote: »

Whats the reason for moving away from bb? Am very fond of the parts too but i think the colour sometimes holds them back in the sales ring what you think??

i need quality replacements and i have parts that are as good as blues will have to wait and see if they make the same money ( no they wont) if you breed quality of any breed you will get paid, 1200 for lim bulls that will do for my part bulls, and then abel to keep all heifers for breeding(cant with blues), if your bringing quality animals to a mart and the customers are not happy with the skin tone they are no good to you or your cattle move to a mart with shippers,if you want to buy shoes you dont go to a veg shop,shippers wont go to a mart if the standard of cattle is poor. sorry wine kicking in off to bed now.
legs

pakalasa · 02-07-2013 10:19PM

I saw Limousin bulls selling in sixmilebridge mart recently and they made around €1200 mark. These were all good muscley types but what stood out about them was the lines of the muscle and the short hair.
Now most limousins I see have a good coat of hair. So whats bringing this?
Is it breeding on the cow side like Blonde or Parth or is it feeding or both. They had plenty of height so I doubt if any BB breeding.

hugo29 · 02-07-2013 10:28PM

reilig wrote: »

Na, top it with a topper. It will shred it instead of leaving it in a row on top of the ground.

Ever try mulching reilig, I find topper don't get them bare enough

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 02-07-2013 10:42PM

mikeoh wrote: »

this is trouble time up in 4 weeks she has been in a bare paddock all yearand still gets fat!!!!
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Hope she goes well. Fine animal

towzer2010 · 03-07-2013 10:33AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Never had a part here before .
Was going to pick up a few straws and stick them in the pot for some autumn calvers.

Any chance of a few pictures of the calves ???

I tried BZB Part bull for the first time last year and here is the calf. Born September on her own with no problem. The cow is back in calf to the same bull calving in September.

This is her with her mother. I'm very happy with her colouring because amazingly round here that's what sells best although I'm probably going to keep her for breeding. I've tried BZB on three other cows, 2 chx and one red LM so hopefully they will keep this colouring.

limo_100 · 03-07-2013 12:24PM

towzer2010 wrote: »

I tried BZB Part bull for the first time last year and here is the calf. Born September on her own with no problem. The cow is back in calf to the same bull calving in September.

This is her with her mother. I'm very happy with her colouring because amazingly round here that's what sells best although I'm probably going to keep her for breeding. I've tried BZB on three other cows, 2 chx and one red LM so hopefully they will keep this colouring.

what weight would you say she is??

towzer2010 · 03-07-2013 12:54PM

To be honest I don't really know. I'm not the best at judging weights. I dosed her the other day with ivomec and gave her for 350 kg's but she's really only around 300 kgs.

If she was getting nuts and better grass she would have no problem putting on a lot more weight but for two reasons I haven't pushed her

1. I'm keeping her and 5 other autumn heifer calves for breeding and they will all be target weight by Christmas.

2. The autumn calving cows don't need to good of grass because they get to fat before calving.

redzerologhlen · 03-07-2013 01:34PM

New Jockey

Muckit · 03-07-2013 01:43PM

did you buy him privately redz? Your man has a nice shed!

redzerologhlen · 03-07-2013 01:46PM

Muckit wrote: »

did you buy him privately redz? Your man has a nice shed!

Ya, twas a grand shed now but it was wanted because the surrounding land wasnt up to much.

hugo29 · 03-07-2013 01:56PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Ya, twas a grand shed now but it was wanted because the surrounding land wasnt up to much.

what age of a lad is he??

towzer2010 · 03-07-2013 01:59PM

Fine bull redz. What's his breeding?

redzerologhlen · 03-07-2013 02:01PM

hugo29 wrote: »

what age of a lad is he??

towzer2010 wrote: »

Fine bull redz. What's his breeding?

15 months. Ionesco x fieldson alfy

hugo29 · 03-07-2013 02:10PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

15 months. Ionesco x fieldson alfy

super animal for 15 months, good head

towzer2010 · 03-07-2013 03:10PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

15 months. Ionesco x fieldson alfy

Good luck with him. I've a cow out of Ionesco and she's a pure pet, you can rub her in the field.

redzerologhlen · 03-07-2013 04:25PM

towzer2010 wrote: »

Good luck with him. I've a cow out of Ionesco and she's a pure pet, you can rub her in the field.

What's she like for milk towzer? He only has one star on icbf and he was advertised as a maternal bull when he came out at first.

1chippy · 03-07-2013 08:58PM

My bull is out of ionesco too. he actually looks very like yours. ours is only one star for milk too but 4.5 stars as maternal and five stars for terminal. His mother is a navarin cow and when i went to look at her she had a serious elder so i wouldnt pay too much heed to the star ratings for the milk. i cant understand how an animal with only 1 star for milk can be classed as 4.5 for maternal.

tismesoitis · 03-07-2013 09:19PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

15 months. Ionesco x fieldson alfy

Good job Redzer best of luck with him. Hes a half brother to SIX in progressive so. Just calved our 1st ionesco heifer about a week ago at 26mts had a heifer calf by czh Carmon Dauphin and shes a cracker would love more like her!

limo_100 · 03-07-2013 09:33PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Ya, twas a grand shed now but it was wanted because the surrounding land wasnt up to much.

I bought a new boy aswel hes by nuef x LOUXOR hes not massive but hes a muscle machine. have him 2weeks 9cows bulled

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