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razor8 · 22-10-2013 09:41PM

eire23 wrote: »

The boys lining up for the ladies! letting them out next week all going well

fine sheep Eire, whos breeding have ya got there?

Richk2012 · 22-10-2013 09:51PM

Muckit wrote: »

Great job!!

Interested to know how that headgate works, what does it look like when opened, have you a pic? Never seen one like that before...

The bale just opens from the top , and is in a V shape when open .

I have a piece of rope tied to the open bar so when the cow puts her head through i pull it to snap shut .

Its nothin fancy but does the job and it is alot safer having them restrained when using the jack ..

eire23 · 22-10-2013 10:12PM

razor8 wrote: »

fine sheep Eire, whos breeding have ya got there?

Wouldnt be able to tell ya razor, one was bought in ballina as a lamb and he was only selling him on, the other two were bought in manorhamilton of what i persume were dealers. They are all non registered so no papers

Marooned75 · 23-10-2013 07:42AM

Nearly six weeks sowed

Muckit · 23-10-2013 03:09PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

The bale just opens from the top , and is in a V shape when open .

I have a piece of rope tied to the open bar so when the cow puts her head through i pull it to snap shut .

Its nothin fancy but does the job and it is alot safer having them restrained when using the jack ..

Is it just the galvanised bar with the rope out of it that opens out?

Kovu · 23-10-2013 04:13PM

Off on their holidays this evening

The two heifers are twins off Crossmolina Euro, the LM off ERE and the CH off PIO. He's only an April calf, be interesting to see how he fairs next to the LM which was a March calf.

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onyerbikepat · 23-10-2013 07:31PM

New simmental bull in NCBC

Kovu · 23-10-2013 11:51PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Off on their holidays this evening The two heifers are twins off Crossmolina Euro, the LM off ERE and the CH off PIO. He's only an April calf, be interesting to see how he fairs next to the LM which was a March calf.

Anyone feel like having a guess at weights and prices:D

onyerbikepat · 24-10-2013 07:07AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Anyone feel like having a guess at weights and prices:D

Red Lim 380 Kgs, €1150. :rolleyes:

just do it · 24-10-2013 07:22AM

towzer2010 wrote: »

Fair duece Towzer. The likes of that heifer is what I consider to be an ideal replacement, pity she's a freemartin!

just do it · 24-10-2013 07:30AM

Marooned75 wrote: »

Nearly six weeks sowed

Coming nicely Marooned. Will you spray and get a graze in?

Weanlings moving onto my reseed on Saturday...

hugo29 · 24-10-2013 08:59AM

just do it wrote: »

Fair duece Towzer. The likes of that heifer is what I consider to be an ideal replacement, pity she's a freemartin!

has anyone actually ever tried breeding one, i have a smashing BB heifer out of a super sim cow but is also a twin to a bull

razor8 · 24-10-2013 09:02AM

eire23 wrote: »

Wouldnt be able to tell ya razor, one was bought in ballina as a lamb and he was only selling him on, the other two were bought in manorhamilton of what i persume were dealers. They are all non registered so no papers

there not lacking condition, lad at back looks fine shape

moy83 · 24-10-2013 09:15AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Anyone feel like having a guess at weights and prices:D

Averages of 350kg and €970 ?

Kovu · 24-10-2013 09:21AM

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Red Lim 380 Kgs, €1150. :rolleyes:

I wish, they were at the back end of the sale so dropped a bit of money.
White twin hf- 285kg €730
Red bull- 365kg €970
Ch bull 390kg €955
Creamy twin hf 340kg €860

Can't complain about the creamy twin, her twin made €1160 a couple of weeks ago. Cow will be getting a good pat this year:D

just do it · 24-10-2013 09:28AM

hugo29 wrote: »

has anyone actually ever tried breeding one, i have a smashing BB heifer out of a super sim cow but is also a twin to a bull

It's been discussed on here before. Around 95-97% are freemartins so there is a slim chance. I suppose you could have your vet handle her next time he's in the yard.

hugo29 · 24-10-2013 09:31AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

I wish, they were at the back end of the sale so dropped a bit of money.
White twin hf- 285kg €730
Red bull- 365kg €970
Ch bull 390kg €955
Creamy twin hf 340kg €860

Can't complain about the creamy twin, her twin made €1160 a couple of weeks ago. Cow will be getting a good pat this year:D

LIM BULL did well in comparison to the heavier CH bull

Kovu · 24-10-2013 09:42AM

hugo29 wrote: »

LIM BULL did well in comparison to the heavier CH bull

He was a classier animal to be fair, the ch went back a bit with pneumonia as a calf. I posted a pic of him when he was born, i've never seen a bigger calf!

towzer2010 · 24-10-2013 09:49AM

just do it wrote: »

Fair duece Towzer. The likes of that heifer is what I consider to be an ideal replacement, pity she's a freemartin!

Ya that's what I was hoping for as well. I used a lot of maternal bulls this autumn to try and breed replacements. Only three heifers excluding that freemartin so far though.

I was hoping for a heifer on this one calved yesterday morning as well but its a bull out of the Shorthorn CZB. I thought the SH cross from a CH cow could be a good replacement.

towzer2010 · 24-10-2013 09:51AM

hugo29 wrote: »

has anyone actually ever tried breeding one, i have a smashing BB heifer out of a super sim cow but is also a twin to a bull

My vet reckoned that he has seen some bred but he said the possibility is very low and fertility in general would be a problem as she got older.

Marooned75 · 24-10-2013 10:08AM

just do it wrote: »

Coming nicely Marooned. Will you spray and get a graze in?

Weanlings moving onto my reseed on Saturday...

Thanks JDI no wont get either here was always a bit soft on top the heavy rain has around here has left it to soft to do both.The advice in getting is to leave it till march April light graze then cut for silage.Neighbour always does it that way he said if I tried anything with it now I'd make a dogs dinner of it that method works well for him,disc and power harrow and leave till spring.Will spot spray if weeds get bad in places.

limo_100 · 24-10-2013 12:03PM

hugo29 wrote: »

has anyone actually ever tried breeding one, i have a smashing BB heifer out of a super sim cow but is also a twin to a bull

if the calves have there own water bags then the heifer calf will breed but if they share the bag the heifer willbe a free marten

just do it · 24-10-2013 01:22PM

towzer2010 wrote: »

Ya that's what I was hoping for as well. I used a lot of maternal bulls this autumn to try and breed replacements. Only three heifers excluding that freemartin so far though.

I was hoping for a heifer on this one calved yesterday morning as well but its a bull out of the Shorthorn CZB. I thought the SH cross from a CH cow could be a good replacement.

That's the problem with the maternal bulls isn't it, particularly if you use a breed such as shorthorn. I got luck this spring and have 3 SH heifers from springers. They look like nothing though beside their LM and CH counterparts but I'm hopeful they'll make good replacements. They're nice quiet cattle too which is a big plus in my book. Considering using HF on some autumn heifers but it will come down to the bulls available rather than breed.

hugo29 · 24-10-2013 01:36PM

just do it wrote: »

That's the problem with the maternal bulls isn't it, particularly if you use a breed such as shorthorn. I got luck this spring and have 3 SH heifers from springers. They look like nothing though beside their LM and CH counterparts but I'm hopeful they'll make good replacements. They're nice quiet cattle too which is a big plus in my book. Considering using HF on some autumn heifers but it will come down to the bulls available rather than breed.

shorthorn are fantastic cows, cross well to CH, never look like the best cow in the field but they more than make up for it,

towzer2010 · 24-10-2013 01:39PM

just do it wrote: »

That's the problem with the maternal bulls isn't it, particularly if you use a breed such as shorthorn. I got luck this spring and have 3 SH heifers from springers. They look like nothing though beside their LM and CH counterparts but I'm hopeful they'll make good replacements. They're nice quiet cattle too which is a big plus in my book. Considering using HF on some autumn heifers but it will come down to the bulls available rather than breed.

I hope you don't mean Holstein Friesians:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Its a problem alright but I think you have to try to see what works for you. I'm aiming to breed all my own replacements and I like the shorthorn cow. They are particularly suited to the west or Ireland imo and cross well to Lm.

just do it · 24-10-2013 02:06PM

towzer2010 wrote: »

I hope you don't mean Holstein Friesians:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Its a problem alright but I think you have to try to see what works for you. I'm aiming to breed all my own replacements and I like the shorthorn cow. They are particularly suited to the west or Ireland imo and cross well to Lm.

Well either those or jerseys

Agree with you on the SH xLM cross, and then a terminal CH is the plan

limo_100 · 24-10-2013 07:49PM

just do it wrote: »

Nice straight cow. The continental out of a black whitehead seems to be a consistent good cross. That bull's daughter CD is 1.5%. She should be able to spit an elephant out!

heres the other cow i off the black whited shes a half sister of that yellow Charolais cow shes off HKG and shes a second calver the calf is by ADX

Bizzum · 24-10-2013 10:39PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxs4hQ8Yf60

Anyone ever load a bull like this?

whelan1 · 25-10-2013 05:17AM

Bizzum wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxs4hQ8Yf60

Anyone ever load a bull like this?

yup thats the way we load all our bulls:)

Bizzum · 25-10-2013 07:44AM

whelan1 wrote: »

yup thats the way we load all our bulls:)

I thought you used a water cannon, givin your penchant for the powerhose :-)

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