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

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  • #6512
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Bodacious wrote: »
    BFC37B5E_zpsa75ea90f.jpg

    one of my springers none too impressed with being on the mountain!!

    Give her a few days up to her knees on our heavy daub ground and she'd be much happier to be on the mountain.. :o


  • #6513
    Pharaoh1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Pharaoh1


    A few of my store bullocks grazing a fresh paddock this morning - only about 8 days grass left now


  • #6514
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    Pharaoh1 wrote: »
    A few of my store bullocks grazing a fresh paddock this morning - only about 8 days grass left now

    fine looking bunch of cattle and great looking land


  • #6515
    Marooned75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Marooned75


    Pharaoh1 wrote: »
    A few of my store bullocks grazing a fresh paddock this morning - only about 8 days grass left now

    Nice cattle are they getting anything at grass


  • #6516
    Pharaoh1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Pharaoh1


    I'm fortunate to have well drained land no poaching but I'm strip grazing a bit every day.
    I was giving this group of 15 a 25kg bag of ration every day for the last 4 weeks or so.
    They are getting a bag and a half now - a little over 2kg per head and will be sold in the next week.
    Last group sold a week ago weighed 530kg avg and made 1225 euro.
    Happy enough with weight gain at grass at around 230kg


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  • #6517
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Pharaoh1 wrote: »
    A few of my store bullocks grazing a fresh paddock this morning - only about 8 days grass left now

    Hard to believe it's well into November in that photo. Only the angle of the sun giving it away. Lovely stock. I'll take those golden charolais off ya at that money :-)


  • #6518
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    starting new shed
    cjle.jpg
    r0v1.jpg


    a bit of drainage and ditch cleaning
    k5h7.jpg
    msvr.jpg
    2wdl.jpg


  • #6519
    Pharaoh1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭Pharaoh1


    Muckit wrote: »
    Hard to believe it's well into November in that photo. Only the angle of the sun giving it away. Lovely stock. I'll take those golden charolais off ya at that money :-)

    I think this bunch are a bit heavier overall so I might want a bit more.


  • #6520
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    CF52 cow with 3 week LGL bull calf .

    These 3 ladies all calved within 6 hours of each other on Friday .
    Heading for the last of the grass before being housed


  • #6521
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    stanflt wrote: »
    starting new shed

    Hi Stan. Are they pads for the pillars? Can't really make out what your at from photos. Will the shed have a floor?


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  • #6522
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Muckit wrote: »
    Hi Stan. Are they pads for the pillars? Can't really make out what your at from photos. Will the shed have a floor?[/QUOTE

    yeah pads are for pillars 120*78 with a 9"6 by 14"6 by 160 feet tank going in the opposite direction at the fromt which will also be covered eventually


  • #6523
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Big shed


  • #6524
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    stanflt wrote: »
    starting new shed
    cjle.jpg
    r0v1.jpg


    a bit of drainage and ditch cleaning
    k5h7.jpg
    msvr.jpg
    2wdl.jpg

    Is that a Macrete tank stan?
    If so, are they 4, 5 or 6 meter high panels.


  • #6525
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Big shed

    120 cubicles and 6 loose bedded pens for calving or leaving a bull with a cow overnight

    steel work only this year- tank next and finished in 2015- cashflow permitting


  • #6526
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Is that a Macrete tank stan?
    If so, are they 4, 5 or 6 meter high panels.


    only 5


  • #6527
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    stanflt wrote: »
    120 cubicles and 6 loose bedded pens for calving or leaving a bull with a cow overnight

    steel work only this year- tank next and finished in 2015- cashflow permitting
    impressive


  • #6528
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    impressive


    milk price needs to remain good


  • #6529
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    stanflt wrote: »
    milk price needs to remain good
    i was gonna say something like that but didnt want to jinx it


  • #6530
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    stanflt wrote: »
    120 cubicles and 6 loose bedded pens for calving or leaving a bull with a cow overnight

    steel work only this year- tank next and finished in 2015- cashflow permitting

    Wow. Will you be operating as a one man show? Seems you'I be milking a lot of cows if your expanding by 120!! I suppose some of these are for heifers


  • #6531
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Muckit wrote: »
    Wow. Will you be operating as a one man show? Seems you'I be milking a lot of cows if your expanding by 120!! I suppose some of these are for heifers

    myself my brother and my father
    hope to go to 240

    will need the same for heifers


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  • #6532
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    stanflt wrote: »
    myself my brother and my father
    hope to go to 240

    will need the same for heifers
    best of luck with the plans


  • #6533
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    stanflt wrote: »
    myself my brother and my father
    hope to go to 240

    will need the same for heifers

    Other than the zero we've about the same herd size ;)


  • #6534
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    best of luck with the plans


    thanks

    currently have 120 cows and 140 heifers under 2yo


  • #6535
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    best of luck with the plans
    +1


  • #6536
    tismesoitis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 858 ✭✭✭tismesoitis


    stanflt wrote: »
    myself my brother and my father
    hope to go to 240

    will need the same for heifers

    If there's 3 families to be kept you'll need at least the 240 cows i would have thought!! Best of luck with the plans!!


  • #6537
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    stanflt wrote: »
    steel work only this year- tank next and finished in 2015- cashflow permitting

    is doing capital work with cashflow a wise idea especially with expanding herds, personally dont think it is and much prefer to have a loan spanning the lifespan if possible of capital work.


  • #6538
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Inside and nice a cosy for a few months :D


  • #6539
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    bob charles wrote: »
    is doing capital work with cashflow a wise idea especially with expanding herds, personally dont think it is and much prefer to have a loan spanning the lifespan if possible of capital work.

    Stan mentioned before that the shed is only costing him 18k, with the milkprice like it is now that sort of money would be very manageable straight from cashflow with his volume of milk. Actually Stan do ya mind giving a rough breakdown of what the rest the job will cost, if you have worked that far forward yet!


  • #6540
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,954 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Stan mentioned before that the shed is only costing him 18k, with the milkprice like it is now that sort of money would be very manageable straight from cashflow with his volume of milk. Actually Stan do ya mind giving a rough breakdown of what the rest the job will cost, if you have worked that far forward yet!

    tank is 200euro a foot including slats

    if no superlevy than it will be finished by april


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  • #6541
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    stanflt wrote: »
    tank is 200euro a foot including slats

    if no superlevy than it will be finished by april

    That's a good price, what size of slat is that?


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