Farming Chit Chat III

Nekarsulm · 27-01-2014 11:32PM

When a single egg splits, and two foetus develop into two calves , and one is male and the other female. The female Will not breed, i think she is effected by male hormones in the very early days of development.

Genghis Cant · 27-01-2014 11:34PM

naughto wrote: »

whats a freemartin?

A twin heifer to a bull. 5% chance or so of breeding. 95% chance of never breeding! Perfect for beef though.

Nekarsulm · 27-01-2014 11:35PM

cervix and ovaries not fully formed, or missing she Will have outward appearance of a female. does not occur in humans.

Timmaay · 27-01-2014 11:36PM

Can make very good teaser bulls also ha!

Genghis Cant · 27-01-2014 11:40PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

When a single egg splits, and two foetus develop into two calves , and one is male and the other female. The female Will not breed, i think she is effected by male hormones in the very early days of development.

I would think even two seperate eggs developing as twins, one male one female would still result in a freemartin.

Greengrass1 · 27-01-2014 11:40PM

http://www.joe.ie/news/world-affairs/fire-in-the-hole-90-farting-cows-cause-shed-to-explode-in-germany/

naughto · 27-01-2014 11:41PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

cervix and ovaries not fully formed, or missing she Will have outward appearance of a female. does not occur in humans.

we have had one of these he used to piss like a heifer.

Genghis Cant · 27-01-2014 11:41PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Can make very good teaser bulls also ha!

It doesn't apply to the bull. Twin bulls either bull/bull or bull/heifer can be fertile.

gazahayes · 27-01-2014 11:44PM

naughto wrote: »

we have had one of these he used to piss like a heifer.

That's a hermaphrodite

Base price · 27-01-2014 11:46PM

jt65 wrote: »

she's ok up to 24 months

Thanks for that jt65.

Nekarsulm · 27-01-2014 11:48PM

We had one once, about ten years ago. Big British Friesian heifer. about 30 months, put her in the freezer. Took nearly a year go get her ate...............

Reggie. · 27-01-2014 11:49PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

We had one once, about ten years ago. Big British Friesian heifer. about 30 months, put her in the freezer. Took nearly a year go get her ate...............

Ah but you enjoyed it I bet

gazahayes · 27-01-2014 11:51PM

naughto wrote: »

we have had one of these he used to piss like a heifer.

That's a hermaphrodite

Timmaay · 28-01-2014 12:08AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

It doesn't apply to the bull. Twin bulls either bull/bull or bull/heifer can be fertile.

I wasnt talking about the bull calf, its the twin heifer has excess male hormones or something. Some of them will take great interest in cows in heat, just like a teaser bull, but of course ya don't need to get them operated on!

Bodacious · 28-01-2014 12:09AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxdw7CCK7Vw

check out 4mins into the vid .. 23 hrs old and a fighting bull breed of calf is working the head on farmer and attacking dogs.. isn't breeding something else!!!

Reggie. · 28-01-2014 12:19AM

Bodacious wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxdw7CCK7Vw

check out 4mins into the vid .. 23 hrs old and a fighting bull breed of calf is working the head on farmer and attacking dogs.. isn't breeding something else!!!

Savage......wait till he has a bit of weight behind him

Bodacious · 28-01-2014 12:41AM

Reggie. wrote: »

Savage......wait till he has a bit of weight behind him

he only 10kg birthweight

Genghis Cant · 28-01-2014 01:10AM

Bodacious wrote: »

he only 10kg birthweight

Sad but interesting film. 500kgs or so at 4yo. Drove till he could hardly stand, killed for public entertainment and carrying BSE in the end.

naughto · 28-01-2014 01:27AM

nothing to see here

trixi2011 · 28-01-2014 03:43AM

After getting another increase in milk price over here today and all inditations that further increase on the way before the end of the season rector high now

bbam · 28-01-2014 10:35AM

Out on the road today, but it's soooooooo miserable I've only made it to a filling station for a nice hot cuppa. Hard to beat hot strong tea to warm you up.

Kovu · 28-01-2014 11:05AM

bbam wrote: »

Out on the road today, but it's soooooooo miserable I've only made it to a filling station for a nice hot cuppa. Hard to beat hot strong tea to warm you up.

I hear ya....in the lorry myself this morning

hugo29 · 28-01-2014 11:05AM

done 6K on the threadmill this am, nearly falling asleep here now at work

freedominacup · 28-01-2014 11:08AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Sad but interesting film. 500kgs or so at 4yo. Drove till he could hardly stand, killed for public entertainment and carrying BSE in the end.

Our vet was on a junket to Madrid a couple of years ago and some of the crew went to a bull fight. All large animal vets well used to blood and gore and they were disgusted to a man by what they saw. He commented on it because we were just going out to read our own big ho bull all 900+kgs of him and contrary to boot. Yer man didn't see us coming and after his inital start turned to face us. "That's they boy they wanted in Madrid" he said. The bulls they were fighting were little bigger than good weanlings and before they go into the ring the cartlige in the neck is severed so they have too keep their heads down. The poor fcukers are already half blind with pain and have never seen a man on foot until they get into the ring. They're always herded and moved by men on horses.

The vet reckoned any good stockman with an ash plant and one of bobs dogs would have no problem handling them provided they weren't already driven mad. They have around 5 in the bullrings incl at least one on horseback. He'd have loved to see our boy let into the ring uninjured as he was already wicked, (we were out of test so had to wait for cards to come back before he was factoried), and had no concerns about a man on foot.

p.s. the vet didn't examine him too closely for lumps. Everything else was clear and he was going to factory.:D

onyerbikepat · 28-01-2014 11:09AM

Bodacious wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxdw7CCK7Vw

check out 4mins into the vid .. 23 hrs old and a fighting bull breed of calf is working the head on farmer and attacking dogs.. isn't breeding something else!!!

Ya, I watched that myself a while back. You can't beat breeding, "t'would come out in the eyes of a cat", as they say.

eeeee · 28-01-2014 11:12AM

hugo29 wrote: »

done 6K on the threadmill this am, nearly falling asleep here now at work

Ah you January people, coming in here taking our lockers pfft! :P

hugo29 · 28-01-2014 11:21AM

gadetra wrote: »

Ah you January people, coming in here taking our lockers pfft! :P

i run in me clothes, saves time

bbam · 28-01-2014 11:22AM

hugo29 wrote: »

done 6K on the threadmill this am, nearly falling asleep here now at work

Fair play to ya.
If it's wet I'll be on the thread mill but I have to do it in evenings so I can rest the back afterwards. I have a pair of runners in the jeep and if it's dry during the day I'll do a sneaky 5k walk at work.

hugo29 · 28-01-2014 11:25AM

bbam wrote: »

Fair play to ya.
If it's wet I'll be on the thread mill but I have to do it in evenings so I can rest the back afterwards. I have a pair of runners in the jeep and if it's dry during the day I'll do a sneaky 5k walk at work.

I dont have the time in the evening BBAM, kids, homework and feeding
actually its peaceful in the morning in gym, feck all there,

darragh_haven · 28-01-2014 11:25AM

hugo29 wrote: »

done 6K on the threadmill this am, nearly falling asleep here now at work

Do you work in irish water!

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