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Calf price chitchat

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    #1832
    Say my name
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    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Whats your calf rearing regime? 250 is big money

    Pens of five. Milkbar feeder with black peach teats. The full of a bucket holding 17 to 18 litres of milk poured in twice a day and plenty of straw and no draughts and no visitors.
    The 250 was a fluke. It was a good calf but I'd say there must been a few lads just bulling each other.


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    #1833
    Say my name
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    rushvalley wrote: »
    Might have a pbnr Monty for your breeding 2021 season if you've any interest closer to the time? 🀠

    I think you're the far end of the country though?
    There's a purebred herd of monties not that far from me actually. But I've it always in my head that a half bred bull be throwing the kind I'd want. I always prefered the 3/4 fr/hol 1/4 mo cows than the 1/2 fr/hol 1/2 mo.
    Ah I've kind of already promised another boardsie I'd be interested in a calf from their herd.


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    #1834
    lab man
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    Say my name wrote:
    Is that a question?

    ive reared a few here at times but they hard got in clare the ones ive got turned into fine cattle at 2yrs big long cattle with good bone . i use the blue tub with peach teats also with maverick 300 g to 250 water, i seen a guy buying maverick milkshake what is it do u know


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    #1835
    Say my name
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    lab man wrote: »
    ive reared a few here at times but they hard got in clare the ones ive got turned into fine cattle at 2yrs big long cattle with good bone . i use the blue tub with peach teats also with maverick 300 g to 250 water, i seen a guy buying maverick milkshake what is it do u know

    Oh don't ask me about milk replacers.
    I wouldn't have a clue.
    There's more knowledgeable on that subject here.


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    #1836
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    lab man wrote: »
    ive reared a few here at times but they hard got in clare the ones ive got turned into fine cattle at 2yrs big long cattle with good bone . i use the blue tub with peach teats also with maverick 300 g to 250 water, i seen a guy buying maverick milkshake what is it do u know

    Are you sure you're mixing 300g replacer to 250ml water? That's v strong. We feed 400g powder with 2.6l water morning and evening.
    Calf gets 800g powder and 5.2l water each day


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    #1837
    charolais0153
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    Say my name wrote: »
    Pens of five. Milkbar feeder with black peach teats. The full of a bucket holding 17 to 18 litres of milk poured in twice a day and plenty of straw and no draughts and no visitors.
    The 250 was a fluke. It was a good calf but I'd say there must been a few lads just bulling each other.

    Black peach teats, one or the other is it?


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    #1838
    lab man
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    charolais0153 wrote:
    Black peach teats, one or the other is it?


    ya black peach teat they are a great job i think


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    #1839
    lab man
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    GrasstoMilk wrote:
    Are you sure you're mixing 300g replacer to 250ml water? That's v strong. We feed 400g powder with 2.6l water morning and evening. Calf gets 800g powder and 5.2l water each day


    sorry miss type 300grammes maverick to 2.5 litres of water, is this not the correct measurements, grass to milk ?


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    #1840
    RightTurnClyde
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    Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.


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    #1841
    Mooooo
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

    Fcuk


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    #1842
    Reggie.
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

    Cobra meeting called there now so expecting to hear Britain is in complete lockdown later on


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    #1843
    wrangler
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Cobra meeting called there now so expecting to hear Britain is in complete lockdown later on

    It's time airports were closed now


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    #1844
    mahoney_j
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    wrangler wrote: »
    It's time airports were closed now

    Think that should of been already done ,belts and braces job .schools etc closed now for 2 weeks everything else non essential should of been included would of been severe for 2 weeks but would of been huge help to try contain it


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    #1845
    Mooooo
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    Exporter buying mad today apparently


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    #1846
    K.G.
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    Mooooo wrote: »
    Exporter buying mad today apparently

    Where.who


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    #1847
    Gawddawggonnit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,244 ✭✭✭Gawddawggonnit


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

    Got a call from a calf agent looking for as many calves as he can get...lorry coming at 5:30am.
    He wouldn’t take calves for free on Monday!
    There may be something in what your source says.


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    #1848
    Gawddawggonnit
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    Gawddawggonnit wrote: »
    Got a call from a calf agent looking for as many calves as he can get...lorry coming at 5:30am.
    He wouldn’t take calves for free on Monday!
    There may be something in what your source says.

    Update.
    The agent took all the calves that I had under 30days old.
    He said that it had nothing to do with boats sailing from Ireland...there’s a veal unit 60km away that needed to fill houses before there were any restrictions imposed on animal movements.

    Panic buying at its best.


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    #1849
    Bass Reeves
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    Gawddawggonnit wrote: »
    Update.
    The agent took all the calves that I had under 30days old.
    He said that it had nothing to do with boats sailing from Ireland...there’s a veal unit 60km away that needed to fill houses before there were any restrictions imposed on animal movements.

    Panic buying at its best.

    Lucky you

    Slava Ukrainii



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    #1850
    Panch18
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    Sold some calves this week

    Angus bulls - 245, 255 and 215
    Angus heifers 170 185
    Fr Bulls 85, 65, 50, 45 and 2 bad ones for 18


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    #1851
    K.G.
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    Panch18 wrote: »
    Sold some calves this week

    Angus bulls - 245, 255 and 215
    Angus heifers 170 185
    Fr Bulls 85, 65, 50, 45 and 2 bad ones for 18

    Different world down in west cork


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    #1852
    Mooooo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    K.G. wrote: »
    Different world down in west cork

    Aa heifer 4 weeks 125.
    Fr bulls 5 weeks old 30.
    Fr bull 3 weeks old 16.
    Fr heifer half twin to a bull 4 weeks old, 1 euro


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    #1853
    Panch18
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    K.G. wrote: »
    Different world down in west cork

    Ah they were strong calves now, and had plenty of milk drank

    The Angus were of a good bull we have, but every single one of them had to be pulled, a pain we could do without


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    #1854
    148multi
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    Panch18 wrote: »
    Ah they were strong calves now, and had plenty of milk drank

    The Angus were of a good bull we have, but every single one of them had to be pulled, a pain we could do without

    Would calves like that cost you milk


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    #1855
    K.G.
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    Mooooo wrote: »
    Aa heifer 4 weeks 125.
    Fr bulls 5 weeks old 30.
    Fr bull 3 weeks old 16.
    Fr heifer half twin to a bull 4 weeks old, 1 euro

    Yeah box load of fine fr bulls 20 euro in the yard.
    Seems to be a little more go for aa/hd heifers this year.


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    #1856
    older by the day
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    Mooooo wrote: »
    Aa heifer 4 weeks 125.
    Fr bulls 5 weeks old 30.
    Fr bull 3 weeks old 16.
    Fr heifer half twin to a bull 4 weeks old, 1 euro

    Thanks I feel like ****e reading calf prices here. I had 2 aa 3 wks old off a 5* bull. Good calves 125. I had 3aa heifers again good calfs 85 Euro. A neighbour sold them. Skibbereen is ****ed for calves. No farmer buyers.


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    #1857
    Sillycave
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    What are Flex bull calves like for beef?
    Know a local farmer selling some but think price is a little strong at 200


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    #1858
    lab man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭lab man


    wats a flex


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    #1859
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    lab man wrote: »
    wats a flex

    Fleckvieh cows? They should be good for beef as they are a breed with a lot of dual purpose Simmental in them.

    https://g.co/kgs/WEchQt


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    #1860
    lab man
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    bought 3 in smb today red w bull 200 lm bull 120 bhx115


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    #1861
    Panch18
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    148multi wrote: »
    Would calves like that cost you milk

    Well they were getting 5-6 litres a day so, costing a fair bit

    Don’t use milk replacer


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