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  • #8612
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    whelan2 wrote: »
    we were freezebranding a few weeks ago- later than normal- so heifers where done calved, they where like pets , nearly didnt have to hold their tails, man was saying it was a pleasure to do them compared to last year when they where in calf/maidens

    Good to know. Hoping to freeze brand all the cows and heifers here this yr. Used to know all cows just by looking at them. Too many heifers now to know who's who


  • #8613
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,128 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    AI man was telling us he has never came across a crazier batch if heifers than thus yrs.
    They just don't like being handled and alot are bonkers in a crush.

    Ours were like pets going to out farm this spring and still mainly are but separate them Out into 1s and 2s and there pure wild

    It's the one thing lads pay no attention to when picking Bulls is temperment, bought in some right bitches of heifers over the years, a lot to be said for the nice quiet holstien if you go through any of the ai catalogues 95% of bulls are below average for temperment....


  • #8614
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Finished the drafting pen in the end......well kinda.
    Served 10 cows one morning and it was no use. Will have it ready for next yr. Had one tramp of a heifer who just jumped over the gates no bother to her

    Copy cat


  • #8615
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    It's the one thing lads pay no attention to when picking Bulls is temperment, bought in some right bitches of heifers over the years, a lot to be said for the nice quiet holstien if you go through any of the ai catalogues 95% of bulls are below average for temperment....

    That's so true. Nothing worse than a bunch of mad bitches putting extra hardship on you.

    Happened here a few years ago and the time extra work and is falling out wasn't worth it. Always look at temperament.


  • #8616
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    It's the one thing lads pay no attention to when picking Bulls is temperment, bought in some right bitches of heifers over the years, a lot to be said for the nice quiet holstien if you go through any of the ai catalogues 95% of bulls are below average for temperment....

    This yrs heifers were grand 3/25 were trouble but you'll always have a few.
    running them through parlour for all of jan does wonders for them


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  • #8617
    Greengrass1
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Copy cat

    Not as glamorous as yours. Does the job though


  • #8618
    Brown Podzol
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    That's so true. Nothing worse than a bunch of mad bitches putting extra hardship on you.

    Happened here a few years ago and the time extra work and is falling out wasn't worth it. Always look at temperament.

    Temperament and health. Any cow that got mastitis here this year was minus for health.


  • #8619
    keep going
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    Well spring lads and lassies have ye peaked,


  • #8620
    Greengrass1
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    keep going wrote: »
    Well spring lads and lassies have ye peaked,

    Reckon there coming down off peak now. 27l last few collections. Was 28 for s while.

    I'm not spring milk though :eek:


  • #8621
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭mf240


    keep going wrote: »
    Well spring lads and lassies have ye peaked,

    Im only in my thirtys so i hope not:D


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  • #8622
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    keep going wrote: »
    Well spring lads and lassies have ye peaked,

    Recon so but holding. Splitting heifers and higher maintenance ladies was some help. Lots of strong heats and heifs in great BCS. Will deffo continue this


  • #8623
    whelan2
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    milk fell here this last week with them being in at night, back up this morning


  • #8624
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Yep peaked and holding ,.put a few kg of whole crop in during bad weather to keep dm intakes up and was a good move.cows in great shape and bulling strong,21 days in for cows today and 92% served.clean out of 3 paddocks was ****e over last 10 days and hopefully will wrap these next time round .silage fit to cut but finding 2 suitable dry days proving difficult.good drying but showers most days and not enough dun to bring up sugars


  • #8625
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,128 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Yep peaked and holding ,.put a few kg of whole crop in during bad weather to keep dm intakes up and was a good move.cows in great shape and bulling strong,21 days in for cows today and 92% served.clean out of 3 paddocks was ****e over last 10 days and hopefully will wrap these next time round .silage fit to cut but finding 2 suitable dry days proving difficult.good drying but showers most days and not enough dun to bring up sugars

    Knocking 30 acres of silage today 20 of it is on grazing block so has to come back into the rotation our I'm screwed for next round, same as yourself too have 15 acres that wasn't cleaned out last round so going to try and wrap this next round but that's only going to happen once I get the other 20 acres back in quick, weather for next week is looking brutal too nearly tempted to knock all silage ground and hopefully get a decent quality second cut


  • #8626
    just do it
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    GG

    Any issue with cow flow coming out seeing as they've to turn 180 degrees and now the space is reduced? Nice work by the way - operated from the pit?


  • #8627
    just do it
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    mf240 wrote: »
    Im only in my thirtys so i hope not:D

    Still feel like I'm in my twenties until I see and talk to twenty year olds :rolleyes:


  • #8628
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Knocking 30 acres of silage today 20 of it is on grazing block so has to come back into the rotation our I'm screwed for next round, same as yourself too have 15 acres that wasn't cleaned out last round so going to try and wrap this next round but that's only going to happen once I get the other 20 acres back in quick, weather for next week is looking brutal too nearly tempted to knock all silage ground and hopefully get a decent quality second cut

    Thought about going to day but needs 48 hours down and Tedded twice with sun,cold dull windy morning here with rain promised tomorrow and tomorrow night,no great opportunity next week either but some hope of an improvement next weekend..don't go knocking grass for sake of it,anything knocked now needs sun a wilt and to be Tedded or else you could end up with a pit or bales of crap .


  • #8629
    foleypio
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 138 ✭✭foleypio


    It's god damn hard work being so sexy sometimes


  • #8630
    Greengrass1
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    just do it wrote: »
    GG

    Any issue with cow flow coming out seeing as they've to turn 180 degrees and now the space is reduced? Nice work by the way - operated from the pit?

    Nope they they always had to turn that direction any way.


  • #8631
    Greengrass1
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    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Thought about going to day but needs 48 hours down and Tedded twice with sun,cold dull windy morning here with rain promised tomorrow and tomorrow night,no great opportunity next week either but some hope of an improvement next weekend..don't go knocking grass for sake of it,anything knocked now needs sun a wilt and to be Tedded or else you could end up with a pit or bales of crap .
    Tuesday to Friday looks promising fir next week. If it's stays that way we have 30 ac to cut. Will leave last 15 ac till first week of june


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  • #8632
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    At 27l here growth improved last 2 days p, blanket spreading all grazing ground and second cut over 3 days. Not at peak yet


  • #8633
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Knocked 16 acres last night, tedded this morning will rake in at 3 and bale in the evening. Will be for dry cows more than likely as its old grass which if left to go into pit in 2 weeks would deteriorate so chanced it. same story re paddocks not cleaned out in the last round so hopefully we'll get a bit of heat soon to kick on growth and can skip those paddocks


  • #8634
    keep going
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    mf240 wrote: »
    Im only in my thirtys so i hope not:D

    Ive bad news for you, it aint goimg to get any better


  • #8635
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    trixi2011 wrote: »
    Any sign of silage up your way yet ?

    Bit cut last week, the usual suspects but any tests I heard came back with low sugars. Walked mine the other day, most won't take any hurt for another bit, first decent few days will be all go I'd imagine.


  • #8636
    frazzledhome
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Not as glamorous as yours. Does the job though

    If it works its 100%

    Remember the old days. Cows leaving parlour you miss one you then run out of the pit but think I better walk as she can out run me.

    You slow not daring to look her on the eye while widening the arc and speeding slightly. As you increase to a slow jog so does she you get to eye level and decide to go for it.

    You know you've one chance as she's almost out of the yard. You go for it and are making ground, thinking I have her. Once you reach eye level you know and she knows there can only be one winner.

    She accelerates away but you being the hero give it one more go, with nothing left in the tank and all you can see is her freeze brand you know you're bet.

    In one last effort to prove who's master you swing your right leg to land a kick not realising that the yard was scraped yesterday and it hasn't rained for weeks.

    You miss and land on your ass in the one pile of scutter the scraper missed.

    Sound about right :)


  • #8637
    just do it
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    LOL. :D great description


  • #8638
    kowtow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭kowtow


    Timmaay wrote: »
    In the process of building a 6/7ton hopper in the loft to feed the new parlour here! Cost of about 200 quid in materials against 2k for a new bin. I'll probably just put up a bin in the future but for now this will do grand, I've enough money sank into this whole project so far!

    Timmay.. how did you get on with this meal bin in the end? Did you fit in augurs / filler pipe etc.? any photos?

    Am thinking of doing something similar if I can figure out how to extend my augurs a bit...


  • #8639
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    If it works its 100%

    Remember the old days. Cows leaving parlour you miss one you then run out of the pit but think I better walk as she can out run me.

    You slow not daring to look her on the eye while widening the arc and speeding slightly. As you increase to a slow jog so does she you get to eye level and decide to go for it.

    You know you've one chance as she's almost out of the yard. You go for it and are making ground, thinking I have her. Once you reach eye level you know and she knows there can only be one winner.

    She accelerates away but you being the hero give it one more go, with nothing left in the tank and all you can see is her freeze brand you know you're bet.

    In one last effort to prove who's master you swing your right leg to land a kick not realising that the yard was scraped yesterday and it hasn't rained for weeks.

    You miss and land on your ass in the one pile of scutter the scraper missed.

    Sound about right :)

    Is there a book on the way?


  • #8640
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    I'm lucky the old athletics gives me a decent chance of sprinting by them ha. Usually end up with more ****e spattered all over me though.


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  • #8641
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    If it works its 100%

    Remember the old days. Cows leaving parlour you miss one you then run out of the pit but think I better walk as she can out run me.

    You slow not daring to look her on the eye while widening the arc and speeding slightly. As you increase to a slow jog so does she you get to eye level and decide to go for it.

    You know you've one chance as she's almost out of the yard. You go for it and are making ground, thinking I have her. Once you reach eye level you know and she knows there can only be one winner.

    She accelerates away but you being the hero give it one more go, with nothing left in the tank and all you can see is her freeze brand you know you're bet.

    In one last effort to prove who's master you swing your right leg to land a kick not realising that the yard was scraped yesterday and it hasn't rained for weeks.

    You miss and land on your ass in the one pile of scutter the scraper missed.

    Sound about right :)

    Lol brilliant description usually take a burst across the field and catch on roadway. Get hete into yard and she turns and bolts knowing your bet


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