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

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  • #122
    just do it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
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    Better than milking cows

    We'll see about that in the morning ;). Enjoy the well deserved break GG and don't neglect the cailín for the sake of keeping an eye on boards!


  • #123
    just do it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Robin
    Nice heifers. Have you eurostar figures for them? I find them fairly accurate for my young stock


  • #124
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    Limestone Cowboy wrote: »
    Have a soft spot for a red whitehead myself bod but it's hard to pick up a good one now! Old fellow used to have a load of them when I was a young fellow and he had a sim bull with them. Their progeny made mighty cows for a Charolais bull.

    I bought her out of a trailer off of a dealer at midnight on side of the road as wasn't taking a day off , calves were dear at the time but I gave 440 euro at the time ! But other calves in trailer weren't great so I am happy enough how she turned out for the extra 40 euro !


  • #125
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,362 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
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    Better than milking cows

    God you've lovely fairy liquid hands there green :D


  • #126
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Reggie. wrote: »
    God you've lovely fairy liquid hands there green :D

    Ooooh and he has the pinky out! He was brought up well;)


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  • #127
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    just do it wrote: »
    Robin
    Nice heifers. Have you eurostar figures for them? I find them fairly accurate for my young stock

    I have but I ignored them when I decided to keep the heifers. If I based my decision on the figures the blue would already be dead! But the lim heifer has 4 stars for maternal.

    I don't think I will keep the blue for to long. Hoping to get a couple of heifers from her for breeding.


  • #128
    just do it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    I have but I ignored them when I decided to keep the heifers. If I based my decision on the figures the blue would already be dead! But the lim heifer has 4 stars for maternal.

    I don't think I will keep the blue for to long. Hoping to get a couple of heifers from her for breeding.

    I think the figures are geared more towards finishing animals for the Irish market (Simmentals in particular figure strongly). That blue heifer is a likely candidate for export quality weanlings. I'm not sure how the eurostar figures would be for her. A proven producer of quality export weanlings on here has commented quality and muscle in the dam is more important than milk. Once they can calve ok the rest can be managed.


  • #129
    ABlur
    Registered Users Posts: 815 ✭✭✭ABlur


    Cattle grazing a very poor field I had reseeded with a Guttler overseeder about 6 weeks ago. Fairly happy with the outcome but it will need a lot of minding.


  • #130
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    just do it wrote: »
    Robin
    Nice heifers. Have you eurostar figures for them? I find them fairly accurate for my young stock

    Stupid question JDI that I should probably know. If I wanted to get euro star figures for heifers I bought how would I go about looking them up?


  • #131
    just do it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    Stupid question JDI that I should probably know. If I wanted to get euro star figures for heifers I bought how would I go about looking them up?

    You need to have subscribed to ICBF ;)


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  • #132
    Farrell
    Registered Users Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    On that point, If I (who is on ICBF), was looking to buy cows / Heifers of someone (not on ICBF), is there a way that I can look at the Eurostar rating, as what looks the best in the field could have the worst Eurostar etc.
    Under the bull search any male calf can be searched!


  • #133
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    Noticed these lesions on this cow. It's spread quiet a bit. She doesn't seem to be in any discomfort but I'm wondering what it is. Not a great pic but is seems like a rash and then caused the cut by scratching?

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  • #134
    onyerbikepat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,921 ✭✭✭onyerbikepat


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    Noticed these lesions on this cow. It's spread quiet a bit. She doesn't seem to be in any discomfort but I'm wondering what it is. Not a great pic but is seems like a rash and then caused the cut by scratching?
    It looks like photosensitization! Get her into a dark shed by day and let her out at night to graze.


  • #135
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    +1 on that. We discussed it a couple of times this summer - Here and Here


  • #136
    trixi2011
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    onyerbikepat wrote: »
    It looks like photosensitization! Get her into a dark shed by day and let her out at night to graze.
    you can get a cream to rub on it too its called zink cream anyone ever see it in Ireland ??


  • #137
    larrymiller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    After grass from silage cut a month ago. Short and leafy perfect for the little suckies


  • #138
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    larrymiller wrote: »
    After grass from silage cut a month ago. Short and leafy perfect for the little suckies


    And lovely clover in it aswell,


  • #139
    just do it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    larrymiller wrote: »
    After grass from silage cut a month ago. Short and leafy perfect for the little suckies

    Lovely stuff. Mine are on reseeded aftergrass and I can see a big difference in thrive in comparison to other years when they were on good enough looking grass but on old swards.


  • #140
    larrymiller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    just do it wrote: »
    Lovely stuff. Mine are on reseeded aftergrass and I can see a big difference in thrive in comparison to other years when they were on good enough looking grass but on old swards.

    Yeah they field was had beet 3 years ago corn 2 years ago and reseeded last year great field of stuff I must say.
    The grass grows so nice and leafy and shoots back up with a bit of rain


  • #141
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Thought this was amazing. Completely off thread.

    Mods, sorry in advance


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  • #142
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    You're grand. It's er..... 'Exploration into the pragmatic possibilities of maritime agriculture within the greater aspect of oceanic life and culture'


  • #143
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    You're grand. It's er..... 'Exploration into the pragmatic possibilities of maritime agriculture within the greater aspect of oceanic life and culture'

    I thought the health and safety message is also strong:)

    Was going to put in photo comp for the craic, thought this months topic didn't suit though


  • #144
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Health and safety message? Like don't fall into an ocean> I obviously skipped that class:D


  • #145
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    The hired tits... Fr x JE
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    Can't see her behind the 2 bucks now! She calving at Xmas , mud fat and carrying a lim heifer

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  • #146
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    The neighbours dog. He is 9 months old and is serving his apprenticeship along side 2 other cattle dogs. He's a lovely young pup, so friendly and obedient. According to the owner he will be very big - he is basing this on the size of his paws?? He has the pointiest ears I've seen on a dog when he point them. Bit like a fox

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  • #147
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    You have a better view than me right now:p
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  • #148
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,362 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    You have a better view than me right now:p
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    Nasty


  • #149
    Zr105
    Registered Users Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭Zr105


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    The neighbours dog. He is 9 months old and is serving his apprenticeship along side 2 other cattle dogs. He's a lovely young pup, so friendly and obedient. According to the owner he will be very big - he is basing this on the size of his paws?? He has the pointiest ears I've seen on a dog when he point them. Bit like a fox

    Have heard/ seen the thing with the paws alright, one of the dogs here when she was a pup looked like she had massive paws compared to the rest of her! But she grew into them over time!


  • #150
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Nasty

    Yerr, he managed to do a bit of a job on it. But he can still kick :mad:

    It's at jobs like that you realise how useful those foot winches on a crush would be. (when you've a horse lunge rope round his leg and twisted over a bar wedged into the wall!!)


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  • #151
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,362 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Yerr, he managed to do a bit of a job on it. But he can still kick :mad:

    It's at jobs like that you realise how useful those foot winches on a crush would be. (when you've a horse lunge rope round his leg and twisted over a bar wedged into the wall!!)

    Know all about it this year myself


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