Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

Kovu · 06-12-2014 09:14PM

tanko wrote: »

If you think it's bad here you should see where she came from:D

AH HERE!!! BANNED

darragh_haven · 06-12-2014 09:33PM

tanko wrote: »

Fair enough, what kind of carcase weights and grades would you be hoping for?

390 to 420kg. Won't be any weight restrictions in Jan. They'll be on 7 or 8kg for the last 3 weeks. We were cut for over fat on the last bunch 3 weeks ago. Once bitten, twice shy

Mac Taylor · 06-12-2014 10:35PM

tanko wrote: »

A few weans

Tanko, fine looking stock! Are any of them suitable for breeding or what is your plan for them?

tanko · 06-12-2014 10:45PM

The red ones are off FZF, OZS and HCA so hoping they might be suitable replacements. The CH has been on here before;) so hoping she'll make a cow also.

Mac Taylor · 06-12-2014 11:12PM

tanko wrote: »

A few weans

tanko wrote: »

The red ones are off FZF, OZS and HCA so hoping they might be suitable replacements. The CH has been on here before;) so hoping she'll make a cow also.

The first good thing to come out of Leitrim so😝

Mac Taylor · 06-12-2014 11:17PM

Tanko, what's the hca heifer like? Bil put ~8 bf cows in calf to hca for me, wasn't my first choice but there you go.

Limestone Cowboy · 06-12-2014 11:19PM

Got a bit of company for the sim bull!

tanko · 06-12-2014 11:29PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Tanko, what's the hca heifer like? Bil put ~8 bf cows in calf to hca for me, wasn't my first choice but there you go.

I've used HCA a lot the last few years but I still don't know what to make of him. He's very easy calved on heifers, the calves are grand, leggy but wouldn't be the widest or have a lot of muscle. Have two 3yr old heifers off him calving in the spring. I see from my icbf report that calves off him which I've sold have killed out quite well, some r+ and u grades. He's a safe option on heifers.

mf240 · 06-12-2014 11:33PM

Shh! Were trying to sleep.

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just do it · 07-12-2014 12:48AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

390 to 420kg. Won't be any weight restrictions in Jan. They'll be on 7 or 8kg for the last 3 weeks. We were cut for over fat on the last bunch 3 weeks ago. Once bitten, twice shy

What fat score was over fat?

Genghis Cant · 07-12-2014 12:55AM

tanko wrote: »

If you think it's bad here you should see where she came from:D

Heard it was rough alright. Dog rough. :-o

I hope she's lucky with ya. She's a smashing heifer with a lot of breeding in her.

darragh_haven · 07-12-2014 08:44AM

just do it wrote: »

What fat score was over fat?

Of the group of 11, One of the feckers was fat score 5. And four others were 4 or 4+. Never had ones like it before, and my dad questioned the factory like **** about it.
We rekon they had to cut for something as we were getting a good price "for that week"

just do it · 07-12-2014 09:13AM

darragh_haven wrote: »

Of the group of 11, One of the feckers was fat score 5. And four others were 4 or 4+. Never had ones like it before, and my dad questioned the factory like **** about it.
We rekon they had to cut for something as we were getting a good price "for that week"

So they don't want them any fatter than 3+?

Got caught with a light cow recently - carcase weight around 230kg. Told the price of €3.25 I was quoted was based on a carcase weight of 300kg.

Live and learn - I'll have to be make sure the prices are set in stone before they leave in future.

Base price · 07-12-2014 09:37AM

just do it wrote: »

Live and learn - I'll have to be make sure the prices are set in stone before they leave in future.

Best of luck to you on that mission

welton john · 08-12-2014 11:19PM

My first pic!Hca heifer week old off a shx heifer

dh1985 · 08-12-2014 11:24PM

welton john wrote: »

My first pic!Hca heifer week old off a shx heifer.

http://www.img.ie/index.php?module=thumbnail&file=1qcu1.jpg

I am having difficulty opening that. Any one else in the same boat

welton john · 08-12-2014 11:26PM

think i made a b####x of that

dh1985 · 08-12-2014 11:28PM

welton john wrote: »

think i made a b####x of that

You wouldnt be the first

Kovu · 08-12-2014 11:30PM

^^^ Best I can do John. Very small image.

You somehow managed to use a url that got us to download the image

:pac:

dh1985 · 08-12-2014 11:34PM

welton john wrote: »

My first pic!Hca heifer week old off a shx heifer

Very nice. Is she streching in the photo or is she that well defined already

welton john · 08-12-2014 11:38PM

dh1985 wrote: »

Very nice. Is she streching in the photo or is she that well defined already

Think the photo flatters her a bit shes handy enough.She'll be bucket fed so should be a nice replacment.

dh1985 · 08-12-2014 11:46PM

welton john wrote: »

Think the photo flatters her a bit shes handy enough.She'll be bucket fed so should be a nice replacment.

Any reason why you will bucket feed her and not on the cow

welton john · 08-12-2014 11:50PM

dh1985 wrote: »

Any reason why you will bucket feed her and not on the cow

Sorry, she's off a dairy sh x fr. She never kept last year.Sold her today

frazzledhome · 12-12-2014 10:00AM

https://twitter.com/ckarmi/status/543250552344158208

just do it · 14-12-2014 12:47AM

Just a nice photo...

Miname · 14-12-2014 09:10AM

Replacements

Miname · 14-12-2014 09:19AM

More

Muckit · 14-12-2014 11:05AM

Is there any advantage to mealing them when they are for replacements?

Miname · 14-12-2014 12:13PM

Muckit wrote: »

Is there any advantage to mealing them when they are for replacements?

The bigger ones wil get meal for another fortnight, im ai'ing some tomorrow and i want to keep them settled. there are some of them only 360-370 kg that will get a kilo a day for the winter and bulled the end of march and theres 2 that will hang round until the end of next year. i wouldnt usualy do this but they have serious eurostars and its a bit of an experiment. basicaly i want to keep them moving.

onyerbikepat · 14-12-2014 09:30PM

Must remember this, for when I get stuck again;

Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

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