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jersey101 · 02-10-2013 01:57PM

Injuryprone wrote: »

One of my wild kittens went on a bit of an adventure list night!!:D

the only good cat is a have wild cat that wont hang around the parlour. I dont mind cats but as long as they sleep in the straw they can do what they like after that

reilig · 02-10-2013 02:59PM

jersey101 wrote: »

I dont mind cats but as long as they sleep in the straw they can do what they like after that

Be careful of Toxoplasmosis caused by cats urinating on straw. it doesn't really impact on cows but has a very visible effect on young calves and can cause sheep to abort lambs.

I really hate cats!

mf240 · 02-10-2013 04:02PM

reilig wrote: »

Be careful of Toxoplasmosis caused by cats urinating on straw. it doesn't really impact on cows but has a very visible effect on young calves and can cause sheep to abort lambs.

I really hate cats!

What are the symptoms of it in calves?

A good few cats around our calf shed,

Dampintheattic · 02-10-2013 06:23PM

Been feeding "creep feed", from a well known manufacturer, for the past two weeks. Bunch of heifers getting 1kg per day, in a standard feeding trough.
See the picture here, of the stuff out of the bag, in the bowl, and also the dust and crap left behind in the feed trough, which the calves point blank refuse to eat. Makes you wonder what rubbish they pawn off on us, dressed up as good feed.

Muckit · 02-10-2013 07:29PM

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Been feeding "creep feed", from a well known manufacturer, for the past two weeks. Bunch of heifers getting 1kg per day, in a standard feeding trough.
See the picture here, of the stuff out of the bag, in the bowl, and also the dust and crap left behind in the feed trough, which the calves point blank refuse to eat. Makes you wonder what rubbish they pawn off on us, dressed up as good feed.

I've become very sceptical. Many lads will judge the value they are getting in a ration based on price. But who knows what is in a ration? Legally the Millers have no obligation to divulge what percentage of various ingredients are in their mixes. Ludicrous.

I've started recently feeding straight flaked barley. High energy. Decent protein. No fillers. Even buying by the bag l'm convinced l'm getting better value than some loose rations. Palatability not hectic but once they get used to it it's not really an issue

Sharpshooter82 · 02-10-2013 07:36PM

Muckit wrote: »

I've become very sceptical. Many lads will judge the value they are getting in a ration based on price. But who knows what is in a ration? Legally the Millers have no obligation to divulge what percentage of various ingredients are in their mixes. Ludicrous.

I've started recently feeding straight flaked barley. High energy. Decent protein. No fillers. Even buying by the bag l'm convinced l'm getting better value than some loose rations. Palatability not hectic but once they get used to it it's not really an issue

Would you be better buying nuts or have you still the same problem with poor ingredients

limo_100 · 02-10-2013 07:37PM

A first calver PTE daughter of a HKG cow hopefully she she lucky

She has a OZS heifer calf bit surprised by the color but shes alive

A NWK cow of a blackwhited cow doin well the last few years. This is her LGL heifer calf she was a good pull

She has a great set of hips and shoulder on her

Muckit · 02-10-2013 07:48PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

Would you be better buying nuts or have you still the same problem with poor ingredients

Sure I suppose the real acid test is animal thrive. I've 29-30mth heifers on ~2kg/day and good grass and they are flying it.

Re nuts l've always found paul and Vincent to be excellent

Midlandsman80 · 02-10-2013 08:18PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

My best bull weaner this year .
Good shape but wouldn't be over tall .

He was down on half bog with a few other bulls and was muck from head to toe ..

Gave him a shot of the power washer this evening before the sale on Wednesday .
Poor hoor didn't know what was happening ...

How this this fella go for ya tonight (if yer in the door yet..)? Did you bring a few heifers as well?

Richk2012 · 02-10-2013 08:50PM

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

How this this fella go for ya tonight (if yer in the door yet..)? Did you bring a few heifers as well?

Not long home ...... and what a day :mad: ..

Left today with that lad and 3 heifers with the jeep and trailer .
About 45 min into the journey i got a blowout , and of course no fcuking spare tyre .
Nursed her on for about a mile until i seen the nearest farm and pulled in and asked would the boss draw them for me with his trailer and i pay him .
Fair play to him he gave me his trailer and i left mine in his yard .

Back on the road about 10 min and the jeep started losing power and pumping out black smoke from the exhaust .
Was struggling to pull trailer in 2nd gear .
After stopping and starting got the jeep back working properly and eventually got there on time with the blood pressure sky high .

The bull came 4th so no rosette for him but he topped the sale tonight .
468kg Eur1590 .

One of the heifers Dec born won 1st prize . 364kg Eur 1380 + prize money .

The other heifer came 3rd . Feb born 356 kg Eur 1320 + prize money .

Final heifer Nov born weighed 375kg and made Eur 1250 .

Very happy with the prices . I know who bought them too so there all gone for the boat

Midlandsman80 · 03-10-2013 06:35AM

One of the heifers Dec born won 1st prize . 364kg Eur 1380 + prize money .

The other heifer came 3rd . Feb born 356 kg Eur 1320 + prize money .

Final heifer Nov born weighed 375kg and made Eur 1250 .

Very happy with the prices . I know who bought them too so there all gone for the boat[/QUOTE]

Well done, great prices, any pics of the heifers and are they out of the same type cows and AI blue?

vanderbadger · 03-10-2013 08:52AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Not long home ...... and what a day :mad: ..

Left today with that lad and 3 heifers with the jeep and trailer .
About 45 min into the journey i got a blowout , and of course no fcuking spare tyre .
Nursed her on for about a mile until i seen the nearest farm and pulled in and asked would the boss draw them for me with his trailer and i pay him .
Fair play to him he gave me his trailer and i left mine in his yard .

Back on the road about 10 min and the jeep started losing power and pumping out black smoke from the exhaust .
Was struggling to pull trailer in 2nd gear .
After stopping and starting got the jeep back working properly and eventually got there on time with the blood pressure sky high .

The bull came 4th so no rosette for him but he topped the sale tonight .
468kg Eur1590 .

One of the heifers Dec born won 1st prize . 364kg Eur 1380 + prize money .

The other heifer came 3rd . Feb born 356 kg Eur 1320 + prize money .

Final heifer Nov born weighed 375kg and made Eur 1250 .

Very happy with the prices . I know who bought them too so there all gone for the boat

great prices rick, any pics of them

Muckit · 03-10-2013 12:44PM

Excellent prices there Rich, if I get up on them prices for finished heifers I'I be happy

Yours were most definitely leaving the country, no lad in the country could finish them at those sale prices and turn a pound.

Fair play to your man for bailing you out with his trailer. Makes you realise how dependent we are on good will from time to time. Only last week I came across a lad one night pulled in at the side of the road with a tractor and trailer. He had got a puncture on front tractor wheel. I cam back to see if I could help, I offered him my the loan of a rim, but no he wouldn't take it, his father then just arrived with a 'spare.' I asked casually was there a rim on it, no it was just a tyre.... they were going to change it on the side of the road!!!! :eek: Some lads are just glutens for punishment! That's when I exited stage left!!

Richk2012 · 03-10-2013 01:49PM

vanderbadger wrote: »

great prices rick, any pics of them

Brown heifer is Blonde .
Other two are blues obviously

vanderbadger · 03-10-2013 01:54PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Brown heifer is Blonde .
Other two are blues obviously

what kinda cows they outta rich?

dharn · 03-10-2013 01:54PM

You must have some serious jumpers very high pen there ! Great stock though, surprised how dark the blonde is

Richk2012 · 03-10-2013 09:15PM

vanderbadger wrote: »

what kinda cows they outta rich?

Blue X simmental + fresian cows .

Richk2012 · 03-10-2013 09:23PM

Muckit wrote: »

Fair play to your man for bailing you out with his trailer. Makes you realise how dependent we are on good will from time to time.

I know . And i wasnt even talking to him in person . The wife rang him and gave me the phone to tell him the sob story :rolleyes: ........

Met him in the yard last night when i dropped the trailer back , and ya couldnt meet a nicer lad .
So helpful .

Must of been a good hour leaning over a gate talking ..
Couldnt get away from him in the end

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massey265 · 03-10-2013 09:38PM

Thought I would give this a go as I never put a pic up but really like looking,
These are off my 20 month old bullocks grazing yesterday eve,

Buncha Fives · 04-10-2013 07:52AM

Heifer with her MBP calf at 12 hours old...got up on Wednesday night and got this lad out with a slight pull, pulled him out with the ropes but he ended up getting caught at the hips my we had to put the jack on him and he slipped out no bother.

jersey101 · 04-10-2013 10:40AM

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weanling heifers on there last round. hopefully they can stay out for another 2-3 weeks. walked my forage rape today and it is growing an unreal amount plenty of grass in it too so should be good feeding. hopefully when calves are finished there round they can start on the rape

freedominacup · 04-10-2013 10:46AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

I know . And i wasnt even talking to him in person . The wife rang him and gave me the phone to tell him the sob story :rolleyes: ........

Met him in the yard last night when i dropped the trailer back , and ya couldnt meet a nicer lad .
So helpful .

Must of been a good hour leaning over a gate talking ..
Couldnt get away from him in the end ..

You better have his number in the phone under good samaratin. That's a call you'll have to take any hour of the day or night.

PureBred · 04-10-2013 10:52AM

vanderbadger wrote: »

anyone ever see a grey colored char in calf to limo have an all black calf? thought the color was strange, i presume this old girl has a share of freisan in her maybe which is all i can think of, was looking for a heifer calf, ai'd her to good limo bull, got a black bull of course :rolleyes:

Same thing happened with a Charlaois heifer. Bull calf came balck out of OZS.

jay gatsby · 04-10-2013 11:19AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

I know . And i wasnt even talking to him in person . The wife rang him and gave me the phone to tell him the sob story :rolleyes: ........

Met him in the yard last night when i dropped the trailer back , and ya couldnt meet a nicer lad .
So helpful .

Must of been a good hour leaning over a gate talking ..
Couldnt get away from him in the end ..

Especially these days, you hear of so many scams going on a lot of people would be afraid to let a stranger use the phone never mind take a trailer out of the yard.

For all he knew you could have left him a ball of scrap and never come back for it and been away with his good trailer.

Glad to see there is some decent generous people out there who don't overthink things as I have probably done.

Timmaay · 04-10-2013 12:23PM

jersey101 wrote: »

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weanling heifers on there last round. hopefully they can stay out for another 2-3 weeks. walked my forage rape today and it is growing an unreal amount plenty of grass in it too so should be good feeding. hopefully when calves are finished there round they can start on the rape

Get the sprayer, plenty of docks in that field :P Actually talking about "weeds", has anyone noticed how big clover leafs are in the current regrowth? They are massive, especially in on of the fields I reseeded last April.

You're not far from those wind turbines, I know the farmer who put them in, some money at the time!

jersey101 · 04-10-2013 12:40PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Get the sprayer, plenty of docks in that field :P Actually talking about "weeds", has anyone noticed how big clover leafs are in the current regrowth? They are massive, especially in on of the fields I reseeded last April.

You're not far from those wind turbines, I know the farmer who put them in, some money at the time!

that field was sprayed last year and this year. Its a 30 ac field and its riddled with them my attack em again in the spring. Ye im in the valley under them . Theres about 6 or 7 farmers went together to put them ones up

adne · 04-10-2013 01:42PM

A few lads for the S hook at the end of the month.

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bogman_bass · 04-10-2013 01:56PM

they look in fine fettle. I'd say the middle two are near fit to go as it is

adne · 04-10-2013 02:21PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

they look in fine fettle. I'd say the middle two are near fit to go as it is

Indeed all 4 are fit, on nuts 3 weeks so going to give them another 3 weeks and hope for a price lift

Muckit · 04-10-2013 03:15PM

adne wrote: »

Indeed all 4 are fit, on nuts 3 weeks so going to give them another 3 weeks and hope for a price lift

Are bullocks 395c/kg base now?

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