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Panch18 · 28-07-2014 06:22PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Yep.
Winter barley. 7e a bale. That price was offered and my father didn't argue.
There packed to the last. Good weight in them

How many bales a year do ye typically use?

Used to have the cows on straw bed years ago here - 450 or 500 bales to draw back in an 1976 MF 165, being loaded by a 1974 MF 135 with a trip loader - seemed to take for ever but loved it. Moved up in the world then and got a power loader on the 165

Greengrass1 · 28-07-2014 06:25PM

Panch18 wrote: »

How many bales a year do ye typically use?

Used to have the cows on straw bed years ago here - 450 or 500 bales to draw back in an 1976 MF 165, being loaded by a 1974 MF 135 with a trip loader - seemed to take for ever but loved it. Moved up in the world then and got a power loader on the 165

800 easy. Very hard got now. Easy draw with new MF though

used to take forever with old tractor. Cubicles will have to go in soon

Reggie. · 28-07-2014 08:31PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Few loads if straw in

Good size shed there green

Greengrass1 · 28-07-2014 08:43PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Good size shed there green

She'll hold 500 of the bucks

Reggie. · 28-07-2014 08:43PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

She'll hold 500 of the bucks

Nice...very nice

Tyson Lannister · 29-07-2014 09:55AM

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gr6xu968jbnivvr/2014-07-19%2014.11.45.jpg
Spring born kilmoney Bruce
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rlfvfagdbjxbrot/2014-07-19%2014.13.31.jpg
Spring born pedigree bourvil

Genghis Cant · 29-07-2014 10:41AM

Tyson Lannister wrote: »

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gr6xu968jbnivvr/2014-07-19%2014.11.45.jpg
Spring born kilmoney Bruce
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rlfvfagdbjxbrot/2014-07-19%2014.13.31.jpg
Spring born pedigree bourvil

Very similar calves. I had to check twice to be sure it wasn't the sam,e lad twice:pac:
Smashing pair though. How would they compare weightwise?

tismesoitis · 29-07-2014 07:04PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

The first memory I have of blues is indeed EWN. Enfield had him. If I recall correctly there were two blues in the catalogue that year. Elwin and for the life of me I can't remember the other lad. It'll come to me!

I think its IVP irmin van phanocrist (or something like that) remember they had KIC kilcullen idoc around that time. 1st bb bull used here was WEC woodside doc then a lot of JAT janot den haut. Thats going bach twenty odd years now!

Genghis Cant · 29-07-2014 07:29PM

tismesoitis wrote: »

I think its IVP irmin van phanocrist (or something like that) remember they had KIC kilcullen idoc around that time. 1st bb bull used here was WEC woodside doc then a lot of JAT janot den haut. Thats going bach twenty odd years now!

It was KIC I was trying to think of. I wouldn't have gotten it either!

GrandSoftDay · 29-07-2014 09:09PM

A few young heifer calves.

tanko · 29-07-2014 09:36PM

You must be very happy with your bull, he's really doing the business for you. Is he in good health now?

ellewood · 29-07-2014 09:37PM

.Kovu. wrote: »

Such an old book, yet still in use. EWN was in my knowledge one of the frst blues In use mainstream here. Could be wrong there but I would love to know.

Was the CF 42 calf a heifer??

Kovu · 29-07-2014 09:42PM

ellewood wrote: »

Was the CF 42 calf a heifer??

Can't remember to be honest. I recall that cow having dead twins to two different bulls just before she went. One came dark brown and lanky, other was a ch. Could have been that year as she repeated a lot so may have given her a final go with two straws!!:pac:

trixi2011 · 29-07-2014 09:47PM

.Kovu. wrote: »

Such an old book, yet still in use. EWN was in my knowledge one of the frst blues In use mainstream here. Could be wrong there but I would love to know.

What year was the book started in have a neighbour with all his ai dockets since some time in the 80s I think he may be a bit of a hoarder

Kovu · 29-07-2014 09:49PM

trixi2011 wrote: »

What year was the book started in have a neighbour with all his ai dockets since some time in the 80s I think he may be a bit of a hoarder

93! So back to our milking days.

GrandSoftDay · 29-07-2014 09:59PM

tanko wrote: »

You must be very happy with your bull, he's really doing the business for you. Is he in good health now?

He's improved a bit alright, still dragging the back leg a bit but he's not empty and down looking like he was and he bulled a cow yesterday. Saying that he's not looking the part at the minute but he's only a few months along with a 2 year old and he is running with 40 cows so he's a bit over worked aswell. He's breeding grand now, the mothers of all the best calves are all young cows out of an old lim bull we had and that's showing a bit aswell. He was a fair bull but bred a bit wild. Probably the best calves we have had in years but we have 14 dry cows for a number of different reasons so it doesn't mean a whole lot after. I had to bull a few of the younger ones again and I hate keeping them idle around the place but I had nothing to replace them. It has been a year to forget here in a big way both farming and outside of it.

simx · 29-07-2014 10:04PM

.Kovu. wrote: »

93! So back to our milking days.

ah the good old days of beautiful friesians

trixi2011 · 29-07-2014 10:07PM

.Kovu. wrote: »

93! So back to our milking days.

Out of curiosity what sort of bulls were you using on the milking cow back in 93

Kovu · 29-07-2014 10:11PM

trixi2011 wrote: »

Out of curiosity what sort of bulls were you using on the milking cow back in 93

I can check for you tomorrow, I wouldn't have a clue right now and the book is in the farmhouse. I wasn't too old back in 93!:D

darragh_haven · 29-07-2014 11:00PM

Gg. Forget rubber mats..... slats. Slats and more slats.

visatorro · 30-07-2014 12:51AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Gg. Forget rubber mats..... slats. Slats and more slats.

See you've the feed organised for the winter!

Reggie. · 30-07-2014 04:35AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Gg. Forget rubber mats..... slats. Slats and more slats.

Do you think theres enough

darragh_haven · 30-07-2014 07:04AM

Reggie. wrote: »

Do you think theres enough

Obviously not. Here is one he made last year

Muckit · 30-07-2014 07:17AM

Great setup there for finishing cattle. Supposed to be a great job not having the roof. I don't think they recommend for young cattle though.

Was that setup on the journal a few years ago?

darragh_haven · 30-07-2014 07:39AM

Muckit wrote: »

Great setup there for finishing cattle. Supposed to be a great job not having the roof. I don't think they recommend for young cattle though.

Was that setup on the journal a few years ago?

No. He wouldn't have been on the journal. All cattle were out wintered on maize ground until last winter. A trailer with head feed barriers would be brought out to the field and the animals left work away on it.
Very sandy free draining soil. The cattle are in great condition. He said a few factory agents rang him this week (first time in months that they were looking for cattle) offered him £3.40/kg (yes, sterling) It's a family operation near Stranrear, Scotland

The slatted area in the one he's building is 300 ft long by approx 45 ft wide. And the tank is 11 ft deep. Also is a 5 furrow reversible plough. ... paint still on the boards

darragh_haven · 30-07-2014 09:32AM

visatorro wrote: »

See you've the feed organised for the winter!

Yeah. And I was standing on another bale.... that should do.... shouldn't it?

Greengrass1 · 30-07-2014 09:59AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

No. He wouldn't have been on the journal. All cattle were out wintered on maize ground until last winter. A trailer with head feed barriers would be brought out to the field and the animals left work away on it.
Very sandy free draining soil. The cattle are in great condition. He said a few factory agents rang him this week (first time in months that they were looking for cattle) offered him £3.40/kg (yes, sterling) It's a family operation near Stranrear, Scotland

The slatted area in the one he's building is 300 ft long by approx 45 ft wide. And the tank is 11 ft deep. Also is a 5 furrow reversible plough. ... paint still on the boards

Nice set up there. Was talking to a lad recently about topless cubicles and he was saying out in Canada the cattle that are out wintered get the best LW gain because they convert the feed to meat/fat to insulate themselves because its so cold

whelan2 · 30-07-2014 10:27AM

Feb born pb aa bull

renandstimpy · 30-07-2014 10:40AM

10 Cattle heading to factory in 3-4 weeks time .

GrandSoftDay · 30-07-2014 01:16PM

Handy 2 year old springer with a Bull calf born the middle of May.

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