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mikeoh · 16-12-2013 09:52PM

onyerbikepat wrote: »

What breeding is she? Shorthorn I suppose, but what else?

75% sh 25% Lim(naverin) she is the last sh left on the farm and has only ever had bull calves so I'm hoping no.5 will be a heifer......... there is a big old soft spot in Clare for shorthorns we always had a few in fact my parents got 2 cows as a wedding present off my grandfather circ. 50 years ago I remember milking them by hand in the middle of field as a lad

onyerbikepat · 16-12-2013 10:08PM

I had a shorthorn myself. Bought her as a heifer. She was a big boney yoke to look at but she had super calves too. All bulls like yerself, 5 in a row. I had to get rid of her as she got bad in the back legs.

just do it · 16-12-2013 10:40PM

Mikeoh

She's a nice one alright. To be honest I'd have said she was a second calver. She's a few good years left in here yet!

just do it · 16-12-2013 10:42PM

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I had a shorthorn myself. Bought her as a heifer. She was a big boney yoke to look at but she had super calves too. All bulls like yerself, 5 in a row. I had to get rid of her as she got bad in the back legs.

3 SH heifer weanlings here that will be for the bull next year. No doubt they are plain in comparison to their CH and LM comrades so it will be interesting to see how they all get on as cows.

Bizzum · 16-12-2013 10:43PM

mikeoh wrote: »

75% sh 25% Lim(naverin) she is the last sh left on the farm and has only ever had bull calves so I'm hoping no.5 will be a heifer.....

Lovely type of cow. How many days is she gone to Dice?

redzerologhlen · 16-12-2013 10:58PM

mikeoh wrote: »

75% sh 25% Lim(naverin) she is the last sh left on the farm and has only ever had bull calves so I'm hoping no.5 will be a heifer......... there is a big old soft spot in Clare for shorthorns we always had a few in fact my parents got 2 cows as a wedding present off my grandfather circ. 50 years ago I remember milking them by hand in the middle of field as a lad

A part of me would love to let a good shorthorn bull up on a few of the best lim cows and see what I get. Been breeding all maternal for a few years so won't happen for another while. You couldn't buy a good one around clare, they go crazy €€€

redzerologhlen · 16-12-2013 11:00PM

just do it wrote: »

3 SH heifer weanlings here that will be for the bull next year. No doubt they are plain in comparison to their CH and LM comrades so it will be interesting to see how they all get on as cows.

What type of cows are they outta jd? I think you had pics of them up a while back.

just do it · 16-12-2013 11:05PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

What type of cows are they outta jd? I think you had pics of them up a while back.

Out of heifers redzer. Generally alot of LM blood in my stock so wanted to throw something else into the mix. I selected the heifers with most LM (so at least 75%) for the SH straws.

mikeoh · 16-12-2013 11:08PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Lovely type of cow. How many days is she gone to Dice?

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

Sharpshooter82 · 16-12-2013 11:12PM

mikeoh wrote: »

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

Your married to the same type of woman as me so

just do it · 16-12-2013 11:15PM

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women

:D

Sharpshooter82 · 16-12-2013 11:18PM

just do it wrote: »

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

Never tell

And I dare ya to say it to her face

J.O. Farmer · 16-12-2013 11:23PM

just do it wrote: »

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

Are you looking for one.

Bizzum · 16-12-2013 11:43PM

mikeoh wrote: »

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)

My money's on a bull if she's carrying over!

mikeoh · 16-12-2013 11:47PM

just do it wrote: »

Jeez lads, where did you find those hairy backed women:D

You could nearly order one back in Lisdoon the month of sept !!!

mikeoh · 17-12-2013 12:02AM

Bizzum wrote: »

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)
Photosensitization I ment to say but predicted text beat me to it......sorry

Bizzum · 17-12-2013 12:22AM

mikeoh wrote: »

Bizzum wrote: »

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)
Photosensitization I ment to say but predicted text beat me to it......sorry

Reminds me of the episode of Curb your enthusiasm where Larry is writing an obituary for his "beloved aunt" but used a c instead of an a in aunt :-)

Kovu · 17-12-2013 12:41AM

Bizzum wrote: »

mikeoh wrote: »

Reminds me of the episode of Curb your enthusiasm where Larry is writing an obituary for his "beloved aunt" but used a c instead of an a in aunt :-)

That just reminded me of one I did. I'm still bloody mortified when I think of it. First year in college and handed in an assignment worth 10% or something to our online communications lecturer.
In one part I wrote about outdated software and split it into paragraphs with heading for the different ones.
Floppy Disc was one. But my computer did not write Disc

Whoops, thought this was chat.

TITANIUM. · 17-12-2013 12:47AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Bizzum wrote: »

That just reminded me of one I did. I'm still bloody mortified when I think of it. First year in college and handed in an assignment worth 10% or something to our online communications lecturer.
In one part I wrote about outdated software and split it into paragraphs with heading for the different ones.
Floppy Disc was one. But my computer did not write Disc

The subconscious can do funny things. But im sure it was the computer's fault;-)

just do it · 17-12-2013 01:16AM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

Never tell
And I dare ya to say it to her face

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Are you looking for one.

'tis a photo thread lads, ye brave enough to throw up a picture?:D

Sharpshooter82 · 17-12-2013 07:52AM

just do it wrote: »

'tis a photo thread lads, ye brave enough to throw up a picture?:D

I'd only be murdered if I did that at her stage of pregnancy

I ain't that brave

Richk2012 · 17-12-2013 08:50AM

mikeoh wrote: »

Bizzum wrote: »

Photosynthesis indeed. Ya need to look brush up your biology :-)
Photosensitization I ment to say but predicted text beat me to it......sorry

It would be great if it was the first diagnosis ...
Imagine the size of your cattle around the end of July this year ...

Sharpshooter82 · 17-12-2013 08:53AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

mikeoh wrote: »

It would be great if it was the first diagnosis ...
Imagine the size of your cattle around the end of July this year ...

be great daily gain there

reilig · 17-12-2013 09:44AM

poor farmer wrote: »

Are the The mighty quinn's ones

No. They are in Arigna,

hugo29 · 17-12-2013 11:46AM

mikeoh wrote: »

Time up a week ...only trouble I have with her was about 2 years ago she lost a lot of hair in her back and got sun burn all due to " photosynthesis".. I think the vet called it I spent the summer putting sun tan lotion on her!!!!........ I wouldn't do it for the wife I was told

would not worry about it, the sun tan lotion that is (not the wife), i had a heifer same thing happened too in 2012, and this year she was fine without the lotion, old neighbour told me once was all she would get it while vet told me to sell her
guess who was right

Timmaay · 17-12-2013 11:52AM

Had a heifer come down with bad sunburn this year, she calved back in Sept fine, but was hopeless in terms of a milker. Teats were in very poor condition, not surprisingly she lost one quarter to mastitis. I left her out in the field with a calf under her for a month or so as she wasnt worth the hassle in the parlour. Have her back in there now, but hardly worth it 2bh, only gives out about 10L/day. They'll never be right in many cases, and only taking up space. If it was my choice I'd have sent her packing long ago, but my dad wouldn't agree, in any case she'll be gone come April, and probably wont make much as a cull.

mikeoh · 17-12-2013 12:07PM

Photosensitization ................vet said it was due to the liver not being able to break down chlorophyll in leafy grass and affected the skin pigment......she hasn't had it since.............I think myself I might have overdone it with a pour on causing the hair loss!!

Conmaicne Mara · 17-12-2013 01:55PM

I hope this works!

Herself reckons I am a big child, that I should get some little plastic soldiers, name them after people I don't like and then let rip

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11419785495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11421115013/

Sharpshooter82 · 17-12-2013 07:08PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I hope this works!

Herself reckons I am a big child, that I should get some little plastic soldiers, name them after people I don't like and then let rip

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11419785495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11421115013/

the fruits of your labours lad

just do it · 17-12-2013 07:30PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I hope this works!

Herself reckons I am a big child, that I should get some little plastic soldiers, name them after people I don't like and then let rip

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11419785495/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111758162@N02/11421115013/

Careful Conman, you'll flood the city

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