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Dairy Chit Chat- Please read Mod note in post #1

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  • #1472
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,124 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    poor farmer wrote: »
    Thats great money for culls.I wouldnt get the colour of that for mine

    Had to go with a 1st lactation heifer last week that had a mummified fetus, she was in good nick but was no way overdone/fit to kill came into 840 in the factory, fleshy cow's in good nick are worth well over 800 all day long but under - conditioned ladies that have had a hard year are obviously a different story


  • #1473
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    whelan2 wrote: »
    what are culls making straight from parlour, have a lad interested in a few.

    Sold cows at wkend, they were dried to soak up tho. Big framed hols 850 and a couple small cows with poor feet 450. Could have asked for more but deal a bit with this lad and they all would take a bit of feeding yet


  • #1474
    mf240
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I doubt she will tbh. Same happened us last yr. Cow only got dried 3 wks out. Gave feck all milk this yr

    Depends on the cow.

    Had one this year milked in the morning . Calved in the evening. Gave the calf frozen beistings and shes milking very well. Not something id recomend though.


  • #1475
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Jesus I wish I could do 13 times a wk this morning. Got to bed at 4 and up at 7

    Sweet Jesus, the thought of getting only 3 hours sleep after drink would down me.


  • #1476
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Sweet Jesus, the thought of getting only 3 hours sleep after drink would down me.

    Id of gone and milked ,be in bed by 6.30 lock the door and not bother setting alarm !!!!


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  • #1477
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,831 ✭✭✭visatorro


    darragh_haven wrote:
    Sweet Jesus, the thought of getting only 3 hours sleep after drink would down me.


    He's young, he'll only do that for so long! I used to think I'd always be fit to get up. fit for nothing now!!


  • #1478
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Been shopping for dry cow tubes and sealers this am .using orbenin extra and sealers .best price per cow 10.50 cash .anyone doing any better

    Where did you get that price mj.
    11.72 for same stuff here. Orbenin and orbiseal First price we've got though


  • #1479
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Where did you get that price mj.
    11.72 for same stuff here. Orbenin and orbiseal First price we've got though

    Jeez lads ye need to join buyers groups ASAP


  • #1480
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    stanflt wrote: »
    Jeez lads ye need to join buyers groups ASAP

    Ive asked about them but seemingly none around here or if there is there closed shop .price I got was through Arrabawn coop ,presume they should be able to provide a very competitive price as they would be buying and selling quite a lot .am I allowed ask how far out price I quoted is Stan ....


  • #1481
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,751 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Ive asked about them but seemingly none around here or if there is there closed shop .price I got was through Arrabawn coop ,presume they should be able to provide a very competitive price as they would be buying and selling quite a lot .am I allowed ask how far out price I quoted is Stan ....
    get a cash price from your vet.


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  • #1482
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    whelan2 wrote: »
    get a cash price from your vet.

    I did and slightly dearer .....


  • #1483
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,751 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    I did and slightly dearer .....
    :rolleyes: my vet deals with groups and gives me group price


  • #1484
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    stanflt wrote: »
    Jeez lads ye need to join buyers groups ASAP
    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Ive asked about them but seemingly none around here or if there is there closed shop .price I got was through Arrabawn coop ,presume they should be able to provide a very competitive price as they would be buying and selling quite a lot .am I allowed ask how far out price I quoted is Stan ....
    Buyrite in Wexford.

    http://www.buyritesolutions.ie/

    I'm a member with 10 years and it's open to all. There is a membership fee but, iirc, I save that on liners alone. All stuff delivered to your door next day mostly.

    They are the parent company of Magenta Direct as well, they bought them a few years ago.


  • #1485
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    Buyrite in Wexford.

    http://www.buyritesolutions.ie/

    I'm a member with 10 years and it's open to all. There is a membership fee but, iirc, I save that on liners alone. All stuff delivered to your door next day mostly.

    They are the parent company of Magenta Direct as well, they bought them a few years ago.


    There very expensive and are way off in price when the tendering is done- just cause they say there a group doesn't mean there a group- they're a supplier at the end of the day


  • #1486
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    stanflt wrote: »
    There very expensive and are way off in price when the tendering is done- just cause they say there a group doesn't mean there a group- they're a supplier at the end of the day
    Still cheaper than anywhere local, though, so until I find someone cheaper I'll stick with them.


  • #1487
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    Still cheaper than anywhere local, though, so until I find someone cheaper I'll stick with them.

    I buy a fair bit though Magenta, use to price up on Glanbia connect etc before I'd buy, however Glanbia were 99.5% of the time a good bit dearer, even with their regular 20 or 30% off sales. Will have to look at joining Buyrite, I must spend 3/4grand per yr with Magenta now.


  • #1488
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Timmaay wrote: »
    I buy a fair bit though Magenta, use to price up on Glanbia connect etc before I'd buy, however Glanbia were 99.5% of the time a good bit dearer, even with their regular 20 or 30% off sales. Will have to look at joining Buyrite, I must spend 3/4grand per yr with Magenta now.
    Same here with Kerry, the only thing I got cheaper from Kerry was shop soiled and I had to argue a discount for them.


  • #1489
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Up to my eyeballs in paperwork at the sec. This bloody dairy assurance uuuuuuughhhhhhhhhh!!!


  • #1490
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,751 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    do ye still have to get a prescription from your vet to get the tubes? Do they charge for it


  • #1491
    Timmaay
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    do ye still have to get a prescription from your vet to get the tubes? Do they charge for it

    Yep, and mine doesn't charge, they sell the odd few tubes but told us straight out tubes are much cheaper from Glanbia/CAHL etc ha.


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  • #1492
    whelan2
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    last cow calved fr heifer. Thats it until 2016 hopefully


  • #1493
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    whelan2 wrote: »
    last cow calved fr heifer. Thats it until 2016 hopefully

    21 calved here, 6 heifers incl a set of twins, 14 bulls, 2 half twin heifers to bulls and one mortality. Only 2 heifers out of 11 lwr rest all bulls. Stan must be getting all the heifers


  • #1494
    Greengrass1
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    Milked out wrote: »
    21 calved here, 6 heifers incl a set of twins, 14 bulls, 2 half twin heifers to bulls and one mortality. Only 2 heifers out of 11 lwr rest all bulls. Stan must be getting all the heifers

    7 out if 22 here also. Poor return. 3 left I'm not too worried as we don't know if we'll be serving any this winter and if we do we still have too many winter milkers


  • #1495
    whelan2
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    15 fr heifer calves here out of 35 and 8 of those were in calf to angus


  • #1496
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    7 out if 22 here also. Poor return. 3 left I'm not too worried as we don't know if we'll be serving any this winter and if we do we still have too many winter milkers

    Shove them over to Spring gg and just milk ur late March ,April ,May calvers to fill whatever liquid/winter quota u have ????


  • #1497
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,705 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Talking to guy milking some pure jerseys last night ,thought I'd great solids till I seen his 6.48% fat 4.54 p milking 13 ltrs on 3 kg meal !!!


  • #1498
    Greengrass1
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    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Shove them over to Spring gg and just milk ur late March ,April ,May calvers to fill whatever liquid/winter quota u have ????

    No may calvers here and v few april calvers next yr. Only 5/80 due in april next yr.
    March calvers need to be all all dried up by christmas

    Off to see robots today with dg


  • #1499
    stanflt
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    Milked out wrote: »
    21 calved here, 6 heifers incl a set of twins, 14 bulls, 2 half twin heifers to bulls and one mortality. Only 2 heifers out of 11 lwr rest all bulls. Stan must be getting all the heifers

    14 calved 11 heifers

    3 lwr
    3 fyk
    an ots
    gzg
    pbm
    yad
    and a stockbull


  • #1500
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I doubt she will tbh. Same happened us last yr. Cow only got dried 3 wks out. Gave feck all milk this yr

    Was on farm over weekend all cows get 30-35 day dry. Spring calving 550kgs Ms 6 per ha xbred


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  • #1501
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Talking to guy milking some pure jerseys last night ,thought I'd great solids till I seen his 6.48% fat 4.54 p milking 13 ltrs on 3 kg meal !!!

    Next time you're talking to him will you ask about fertility and empty rate. I'm hearing some horror stories so bad they are hard to believe


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