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Livestock/General Farming photo thread ***READ MOD NOTE IN POST #1***

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  • #5792
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    I was sick in tired of moving our awkward creep feeder around so I thought I would give this ago. I started it early last week but it has taken till this morning to get them all out. I'm delighted and its nice to see as long as the cows don't get under the wire as well. I had given up on the black fella going out but he must have being going out unnoticed to me.

    I normally have the trough on the grass side of the field but this is at the end of the field so they have to come back to the grazed bit. I'm hoping that weaning wouldn't be as stressful this year.

    j4aq.jpg

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    Nice work there lad


  • #5793
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    I was sick in tired of moving our awkward creep feeder around so I thought I would give this ago. I started it early last week but it has taken till this morning to get them all out. I'm delighted and its nice to see as long as the cows don't get under the wire as well. I had given up on the black fella going out but he must have being going out unnoticed to me.

    I normally have the trough on the grass side of the field but this is at the end of the field so they have to come back to the grazed bit. I'm hoping that weaning wouldn't be as stressful this year.

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    its great when it works, took mine a few days too, but most of them come out now, only fcuker is moving the trough every few days,


  • #5794
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    And it starts again
    APZ heifer


  • #5795
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Muckit wrote: »
    Is there a bit of angus in the two either side of the middle lad?

    Only in the lad on the right. He has that typical darker mousy grey colour alright. He's nice enough but not as good as his comrades out of continental X's.


  • #5796
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    the darcy creep feeder, plenty of them up my way..have one myself even ;)

    You're spot on. I've a few other bits by the same man around the place.


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  • #5797
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    just do it wrote: »
    You're spot on. I've a few other bits by the same man around the place.
    did my reseeding for me last year, did a good job


  • #5798
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Vander
    Here's wishing your luck improves. Funny how these things come in waves


  • #5799
    aneala
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭aneala


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    And it starts again
    APZ heifer

    A new mammy in 24-30months:D


  • #5800
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    RobinBanks
    Can you tell us a bit more about the white stakes. Homemade? How high?


  • #5801
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    just do it wrote: »
    RobinBanks
    Can you tell us a bit more about the white stakes. Homemade? How high?

    Think you buy them in co-op JDI


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  • #5802
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Made 200 of the small haylage bales today , feckin labourers uncle died and he couldnt come to give me a hand today . Ill sleep tonight


  • #5803
    Manoffeeling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭Manoffeeling


    moy83 wrote: »
    Made 200 of the small haylage bales today , feckin labourers uncle died and he couldnt come to give me a hand today . Ill sleep tonight

    How inconvenient for you.


  • #5804
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    just do it wrote: »
    RobinBanks
    Can you tell us a bit more about the white stakes. Homemade? How high?


    I will put a tape on them this evening when I get home. I got them in a horse supplies shop of all places! Co-op i'm sure have them as well.


  • #5805
    saranac1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭saranac1


    hugo29 wrote: »
    its great when it works, took mine a few days too, but most of them come out now, only fcuker is moving the trough every few days,

    Looks great job, ill be weaning mine soon now, is it just a simple beef nut you give them or rolled barley


  • #5806
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    saranac1 wrote: »
    Looks great job, ill be weaning mine soon now, is it just a simple beef nut you give them or rolled barley

    mixed ration here,


  • #5807
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    saranac1 wrote: »
    Looks great job, ill be weaning mine soon now, is it just a simple beef nut you give them or rolled barley

    Start off with weanling crunch and once they're all eating it I move to beef nut.


  • #5808
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    I will put a tape on them this evening when I get home. I got them in a horse supplies shop of all places! Co-op i'm sure have them as well.

    Nearly finished weaning here but will look into these for next year. Current system is too time consuming


  • #5809
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    First Autumn calf by HCA. Didn't expect this one to calf yet, I was checking on one of her comrades!
    dqr7.jpg


  • #5810
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    ^^
    Good going for a cow with no aparrent head :eek:


  • #5811
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    bbam wrote: »
    ^^
    Good going for a cow with no aparrent head :eek:

    Great savings on feeding.


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  • #5812
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Something wrong here....


  • #5813
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    moy83 wrote: »
    Made 200 of the small haylage bales today , feckin labourers uncle died and he couldnt come to give me a hand today . Ill sleep tonight

    What do you feed those small haylage bales to or do you sell for horses?


  • #5814
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    moy83 wrote: »
    Made 200 of the small haylage bales today , feckin labourers uncle died and he couldnt come to give me a hand today . Ill sleep tonight

    How did the bin bags go?


  • #5815
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    bbam wrote: »
    ^^
    Good going for a cow with no aparrent head :eek:

    The saw slipped when we were dehorning her!


  • #5816
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    just do it wrote: »
    The saw slipped when we were dehorning her!
    what were ya using a chainsaw :D


  • #5817
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Muckit wrote: »
    What do you feed those small haylage bales to or do you sell for horses?
    Sell them for horses . I might treat the odd sick cow to one but thats about it


  • #5818
    roosterman71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,178 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Something wrong here....

    That dog looks scared sh!tless :)


  • #5819
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    How did the bin bags go?
    Not too bad I got green plastic for them instead of black but the black ones I made earlier are perfect when opened too. There is 100 heading back your neck of the woods next week hopefully the rest will follow :D


  • #5820
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    just do it wrote: »
    First Autumn calf by HCA. Didn't expect this one to calf yet, I was checking on one of her comrades!
    dqr7.jpg

    Bull or heifer JD ????


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  • #5821
    dar31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭dar31


    found this growing in my field of kale (weeds)
    the drought stricken east coast, even sunflower are growing of their own accord

    271467.jpg


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