Many lads have stock out?

jimmy G M · 14-03-2019 8:48pm

Bulk of weanlings back in since that wet saturday 12 days ago. Still have 10 out on 3 acre paddocks but I have moved them 2 times in that time rather than bog the fields too much. Not doing any damage worth talking about to be fair.

11 cows and their calves out also, split over 2x8 acre fields with good shelter. Doing fine also. They are being supplemented with hay.

There's a poor forecast for Saturday but next week might be a bit dryer. If so lighter stock will be going back out.

jimmy G M · 14-03-2019 8:48pm

Double post.

I says · 16-03-2019 8:35am

Although grass is getting tight in this sh1te weather I’m not worried I’m not buying anymore cattle for this grazing season and I doubt I’ll bother me backside filling the shed next winter.

kollegeknight · 16-03-2019 9:25am

Nothing out bar a cull cow. I’ll put her back in tomorrow. Land is saturated. Outdoor farming really and truly is a 5 month event here.

Bass Reeves · 16-03-2019 9:36am

Went back in last Saturday morning. I had 27 cattle out. Should have gone out earlier and came back in earlier. Looking at the weather forecast I expect to be back out next Wednesday or Thursday. I had 27 out I will get out a bunch of lighter heifers as well to the bit around the house. Looking at the weather forecast. Grass will start growing again next week. Will graze off the silage paddocks first. Target is to have them grazed and closed by April 1st.

Bullocks · 16-03-2019 9:46am

Bullocks wrote: »

I've 6 calved heifers out and 2 cows that calved aswell. They are surprisingly content. Getting a small pinch of nuts once a day just when I'm looking at them and I'd say they would be roaring more for them if they were in on silage

I said I'd throw them a bale of hay this morning with all the rain , one of them was pulling the bale off me when I was carrying it in

. Hopefully it will dry upafter lunch or they will be heading back in

TooOldBoots · 16-03-2019 11:00am

Heavy rain and strong winds today. Weather is promised wet and windy for the rest of this week. Its looking like its gonna be a late spring in many places now.
I wouldn't like to be overstocked at this stage so early in the year

Bass Reeves · 16-03-2019 1:32pm

TooOldBoots wrote: »

Heavy rain and strong winds today. Weather is promised wet and windy for the rest of this week. Its looking like its gonna be a late spring in many places now.
I wouldn't like to be overstocked at this stage so early in the year

Just went through the Forecast there for most of the country on the app that I use it is showing it dry everywhere next week except the NW and that is by no means wet either.

Say my name · 16-03-2019 3:40pm

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Just went through the Forecast there for most of the country on the app that I use it is showing it dry everywhere next week except the NW and that is by no means wet either.

It's even looking "summery" looking in the foreseeable at this moment. Which is weird for March. 17 degrees in Feb was weird too I suppose.

All stock in here today.

The calf prices could be quickly forgotten by the drought again this year?

jimmy G M · 16-03-2019 3:46pm

Some cows and calfs here just moved into Glas WBC, they are doing grand and "Happy out".. I have to admit I didn't have a great crop of oats for the WBC .....ðŸ™‚

Edit... was trying to attach a couple of pics but sized too big... I'll reduce and attach tonight

charolais0153 · 16-03-2019 4:32pm

Say my name wrote: »

It's even looking "summery" looking in the foreseeable at this moment. Which is weird for March. 17 degrees in Feb was weird too I suppose.

All stock in here today.

The calf prices could be quickly forgotten by the drought again this year?

Hopefully

White Clover · 16-03-2019 4:46pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

Hopefully

I wouldn't call last summer a drought! Twas a great summer around here, we've had too many where there has been rain every week.

Say my name · 16-03-2019 5:02pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

Hopefully

Well it's not exactly been a "normal" run of Irish weather for the past 18 months.
So you never know..
Ex hurricanes, snow blizzards, drought, exceptional mild winter...and now?

charolais0153 · 16-03-2019 6:39pm

White Clover wrote: »

I wouldn't call last summer a drought! Twas a great summer around here, we've had too many where there has been rain every week.

A dry summer wouldn't go astray. Cant remember the last time i seen the sun

Muckit · 16-03-2019 6:52pm

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Just went through the Forecast there for most of the country on the app that I use it is showing it dry everywhere next week except the NW and that is by no means wet either.

Every river has burst it's bankss around here and turloughs up good and high. Feb and March got a bit mixed up!! Even if we get dry weather for next few weeks will take a while to go down

emaherx · 16-03-2019 7:52pm

White Clover wrote: »

I wouldn't call last summer a drought! Twas a great summer around here, we've had too many where there has been rain every week.

Certainly was a drought here, some land only recovering now.

_Brian · 16-03-2019 8:03pm

Had to move stock to drier ground. Serious flooding.

jimmy G M · 16-03-2019 11:42pm

jimmy G M wrote: »

Some cows and calfs here just moved into Glas WBC, they are doing grand and "Happy out".. I have to admit I didn't have a great crop of oats for the WBC .....ðŸ™‚

Edit... was trying to attach a couple of pics but sized too big... I'll reduce and attach tonight

Here's a couple of pics from earlier

patsy_mccabe · 17-03-2019 12:09am

jimmy G M wrote: »

Here's a couple of pics from earlier

That black is a nice cow. Is she 3/4 bred?

jimmy G M · 17-03-2019 12:36pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

That black is a nice cow. Is she 3/4 bred?

Yeah, she's a LM out of a LM cow. There mus be a bit of B Fr or Aa in there some where as well.

Most of our cows would be 3/4 continental mainly a mix of char SIM and Lim. The odd Her or Aa criss sneaks in as well, like that yoke in the background... she was cheap at the mart a few weeks ago... thers a reason she was cheap

Albert Johnson · 17-03-2019 12:53pm

jimmy G M wrote: »

Yeah, she's a LM out of a LM cow. There mus be a bit of B Fr or Aa in there some where as well.

Most of our cows would be 3/4 continental mainly a mix of char SIM and Lim. The odd Her or Aa criss sneaks in as well, like that yoke in the background... she was cheap at the mart a few weeks ago... thers a reason she was cheap

Is the yoke in reference to the Whitehead or the other black cow? A photo isn't a great reference point to judge stock but they all look reasonable enough imo.

Bass Reeves · 17-03-2019 1:48pm

jimmy G M wrote: »

Yeah, she's a LM out of a LM cow. There mus be a bit of B Fr or Aa in there some where as well.

Most of our cows would be 3/4 continental mainly a mix of char SIM and Lim. The odd Her or Aa criss sneaks in as well, like that yoke in the background... she was cheap at the mart a few weeks ago... thers a reason she was cheap

What did she cost was the calf at foot. In Castleisland the week before last she would only have made 900 euro with calf at foot at most.

Who2 · 17-03-2019 4:27pm

Outfits seem to be on the rise in price around me. Seen a few break the 2k mark but general run at the moment seems to be 1500 for anything reasonable.

TooOldBoots · 18-03-2019 12:34pm

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Just went through the Forecast there for most of the country on the app that I use it is showing it dry everywhere next week except the NW and that is by no means wet either.

I think you might want to delete that weather app

Reggie. · 18-03-2019 1:19pm

TooOldBoots wrote: »

I think you might want to delete that weather app

Not showing any rain in midlands for the week either

endainoz · 18-03-2019 5:19pm

Met eireann seem to he more accurate for me that yr these days band the week coming looks dry enough, have 6 cows and calves to go out, maybe Wednesday or Thursday

Birdnuts · 18-03-2019 10:08pm

All stock now back in(including ewes that will start lambing the next few weeks). Its been a helluva start to March with rainfall totals already exceeding what we had over the entire winter proper!!:(

jimmy G M · 18-03-2019 11:43pm

Bass Reeves wrote: »

What did she cost was the calf at foot. In Castleisland the week before last she would only have made 900 euro with calf at foot at most.

€1,080 in Ballinasloe aprox 4 weeks ago... 7 y/o in calf to a great Charolais bull.... every day is a school day.... heifer calf.....

Albert Johnson · 19-03-2019 10:25am

jimmy G M wrote: »

€1,080 in Ballinasloe aprox 4 weeks ago... 7 y/o in calf to a great Charolais bull.... every day is a school day.... heifer calf.....

I wouldn't have considered her that bad of value tbh unless I'm missing something crucial. They look to be big cows and an early march calf should be good and strong for the weanling sales. If the cow trade is anyway middling come the backend she should make the most of it back as a cull imo. I seen a 2012 big red whitehead cow sold a fortnight ago well softened to calve at €1060, she was part of a dispersal sale and I was very tempted but short of space and finances atm.

jimmy G M · 19-03-2019 8:13pm

Albert Johnson wrote: »

I wouldn't have considered her that bad of value tbh unless I'm missing something crucial. They look to be big cows and an early march calf should be good and strong for the weanling sales. If the cow trade is anyway middling come the backend she should make the most of it back as a cull imo. I seen a 2012 big red whitehead cow sold a fortnight ago well softened to calve at €1060, she was part of a dispersal sale and I was very tempted but short of space and finances atm.

Yeah, look we often did dafter things... she was worth a gamble if she had a good calf.....as it turned out she had a middling yoke... thems the breaks.... good young cows were going €1500 to €1700 the same day.

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