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

AntrimGlens · 31-05-2021 12:43pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Some job there Antrim.

I'd say your's will turn out something similar. Tis a satisfying job bringing ground back into production, despite the cost.

Say my name · 31-05-2021 12:56pm

Great thing there with the lime spreader.

The dribble bar for lime spreaders.

Well done on the whole project.

Ard_MC · 31-05-2021 2:02pm

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Few more of the finished field

Savage job

furandfeather · 02-06-2021 10:26pm

Cant beat the bit of grass to get stock going

1.Dragoon heifer
2. Lancelot bull
3. Lyle heifer out of first cross Hereford x holstine
4. Gunshot heifer, she came polled

Base price · 02-06-2021 10:36pm

furandfeather wrote: »

Cant beat the bit of grass to get stock going

1.Dragoon heifer
2. Lancelot bull
3. Lyle heifer out of first cross Hereford x holstine
4. Gunshot heifer, she came polled

No offence to other farmers but I particularly enjoy looking at pics of your stock.

Limestone Cowboy · 03-06-2021 12:32am

The young whip just gone 14 months. Jagerbomb X on dit. Fed him outside with my own weanlings for the winter and didn't push him but he's filled out some amount since he hit grass.

High bike · 03-06-2021 11:23am

Lovely calf with serious power

High bike · 03-06-2021 11:24am

furandfeather wrote: »

Cant beat the bit of grass to get stock going

1.Dragoon heifer
2. Lancelot bull
3. Lyle heifer out of first cross Hereford x holstine
4. Gunshot heifer, she came polled

love the markings on the gunshot

jaginsligo · 03-06-2021 12:38pm

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Few more of the finished field

That's some change, well done.
I have about 15 acres to do this autumn, I'd be happy if I got 7 done half as good as that

High bike · 04-06-2021 6:02pm

Just wondering would this lady be a bit too muscley to breed off,could I run into problems calving?

I says · 04-06-2021 7:49pm

High bike wrote: »

Just wondering would this lady be a bit too muscley to breed off,could I run into problems calving?

Grand shape on her bud

tanko · 04-06-2021 9:52pm

High bike wrote: »

Just wondering would this lady be a bit too muscley to breed off,could I run into problems calving?

I think you’ve answered your own question there. Good chance of a side door job with the likes of her. that doesn’t seem to bother some tho.
An R grade like the cow at the back of the pic would be better imo.

Track9 · 06-06-2021 4:20pm

Super job & the soil looks rich & good quality. Best of luck with it.

patsy_mccabe · 06-06-2021 8:56pm

Glad to have this one calved. She'd gone 298 days but still a handy heifer. Another Gamin (Zgm) .

tanko · 06-06-2021 9:48pm

Gamin is great for calving, never had any bother calving him even on well muscled cows.
Serious length to that cow, she’s hardly off On-Dit is she?

Mac Taylor · 06-06-2021 10:02pm

Serious bag of milk aswell...I’ve 2 to go will be glad when there done.

patsy_mccabe · 06-06-2021 10:04pm

tanko wrote: »

Gamin is great for calving, never had any bother calving him even on well muscled cows.
Serious length to that cow, she’s hardly off On-Dit is she?

No, she's by Ampertaine Foreman x Fieldson Alfy. She's fair big alright. Lovely and quiet though.

Anto_Meath · 17-06-2021 10:12pm

tanko wrote: »

If she was mine i'd put Curaheen Earp on her if going for a Sim.

Took your advice on this today Tanko. My AI man who is very good with advice said he is the best sim bull for cows.

tanko · 18-06-2021 11:05pm

Anto_Meath wrote: »

Took your advice on this today Tanko. My AI man who is very good with advice said he is the best sim bull for cows.

I like him anyway, breeds a nice type of heifer and very good bulls/bullocks. He’s well worth a try.

High bike · 02-07-2021 11:37am

A 2 day old THZ bull,cant get any closer due to visiting restrictions by mammy

tellmeabit · 02-07-2021 11:49am

High bike wrote: »

Just wondering would this lady be a bit too muscley to breed off,could I run into problems calving?

I've a couple showing good shape that I'm going to keep all things going well. Can try something handy on them. SP or BA 1st time round and see from there. Surely they can calf them handy ones

Anto_Meath · 04-07-2021 12:53am

They were painting the bell tower on the church beside where I have some land, so when the hoist was up they took photos of the of the area. They got this nice one of some of my stock..

Reggie. · 04-07-2021 1:12pm

Anto_Meath wrote: »

They were painting the bell tower on the church beside where I have some land, so when the hoist was up they took photos of the of the area. They got this nice one of some of my stock..

Few nettles there lad :P

wrangler · 04-07-2021 1:54pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Few nettles there lad :P

Hedges nicely kept though

Anto_Meath · 04-07-2021 10:29pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Few nettles there lad :P

They are thistles grow like hell this year, but I topped them yesterday..

whelan2 · 05-07-2021 7:49am

Loads of thistles here too. Does topping only spread them? Thinking spraying them next week when cattle are finished in that field

Anto_Meath · 05-07-2021 2:01pm

I don't know, I know spraying them is the only way to get rid of them but the fields are full of lovely clover flowers at the minute so don't want to spray them.. I think if you top before the flower seeds on the thistle then it doesn't spread them. I hear if you top around now and again in September it is meant to check them but I don't know. I might do that field again in September and then I will know for next year hopefully.

Dozer1 · 05-07-2021 2:32pm

lawn here is after been taken over with Clover last few weeks it is literally like a white bee palace the noise from so many of them them buzzing around is mad, will leave it a few weeks before I'll cut it as be a shame to loose them for the sake of a "pretty" lawn

kollegeknight · 05-07-2021 2:46pm

Dozer1 wrote: »

lawn here is after been taken over with Clover last few weeks it is literally like a white bee palace the noise from so many of them them buzzing around is mad, will leave it a few weeks before I'll cut it as be a shame to loose them for the sake of a "pretty" lawn

I’m the same. I leave the blades at the highest and it saves most of the flowers. The Aldi wild flower seeds I planted last year are still popping up. Great to see.

kollegeknight · 06-07-2021 10:16am

14/15 months old- heading to Ennis today.

patsy_mccabe · 06-07-2021 10:21am

kollegeknight wrote: »

14/15 months old- heading to Ennis today.

Very nice. best of luck with them.

893bet · 06-07-2021 11:54am

What weights are they and what are you expecting?

Lovely cattle.

funkey_monkey · 06-07-2021 12:35pm

Good luck!

Do you find that the holly works?

kollegeknight · 06-07-2021 2:54pm

893bet wrote: »

What weights are they and what are you expecting?

Lovely cattle.

No clue what I was expecting because usually make feck all from cattle. This crew got some nuts and across the board it paid for them. I sold 3 bullocks in feb off the yard for €900 each for 2 and €800 for the last one. I had one April born lad that was pure weedy and never thrived after his mother died. He turned inside out on grass and went to mart today.

He was April born. A bullock weighed 390kg and made €1050 so was delighted.

3 of the 4 heifers matched but I split them in pairs.
Pair 1- averaged 378kg and sold for €970
Pair 2 - averaged 350kg and sold €1090

Delighted to be honest. First time I averaged a grand an animal on a day. The online has improved my prices no end.

My cattle are small and cheap to run. Those cattle didn’t see right good grass either.

kollegeknight · 06-07-2021 2:57pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Good luck!

Do you find that the holly works?

I dunno to be honest. It cleared up quick. I mineraled them and cleaned the place too. A BAX I bought brought it in. No signs now.

kollegeknight · 06-07-2021 3:57pm

The three I kept.
The bullock is LM off a spx heifer- figured he’d make nothing so I’m keeping him for the freezer.

The roan lady is off a SP cow- I want her for a replacement and the grey is a BA off a Fr cow I bought in to put on a heifer that lost a calf.

The BA has stars for scheme and I want to try the breed out with the lm bull as I’ve a good source locally.

Omallep2 · 06-07-2021 6:22pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Loads of thistles here too. Does topping only spread them? Thinking spraying them next week when cattle are finished in that field

I had them bad. I fertilised a week before I sprayed with thistlex and that was 10 years ago. None back since. No woolly animals either though

Hard Knocks · 06-07-2021 9:20pm

kollegeknight wrote: »

The three I kept.
The bullock is LM off a spx heifer- figured he’d make nothing so I’m keeping him for the freezer.

The roan lady is off a SP cow- I want her for a replacement and the grey is a BA off a Fr cow I bought in to put on a heifer that lost a calf.

The BA has stars for scheme and I want to try the breed out with the lm bull as I’ve a good source locally.

The should make super cows, the LM calves should be nice

funkey_monkey · 26-07-2021 4:00pm

Just seen Gerry6420 bought a small batch of Stabilisers. Will be interesting to see how they work for him.

High bike · 30-07-2021 10:06am

Its that time of year again

rushvalley · 30-07-2021 3:49pm

Eby bull out of cavelands jolly x charolais first calver

893bet · 07-08-2021 5:55pm

These two fat girls are getting road next week or week after. They are both around 710-730kg. Not sure there is value in keeping them and them gaining but the price dropping back a little then.

Prob go to mart. Ennis or six mile bridge

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patsy_mccabe · 13-08-2021 2:19pm

I wonder would this work in the Burren?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD5pxbpu3kA

893bet · 15-08-2021 6:37pm

A lot of talk on the forum about suckler vs dairy beef vs whatever.

All I know is AI suckers allows cattle like the below to pop up.

Quiet as lambs as a bonus.

jaginsligo · 15-08-2021 7:03pm

Their serious stock. What age are they?

This is my first year farming so I got 7 fresians just to tick the boxes & keep the grass down. Mine are 18 months old & would take 3 to match 1 of yours

tanko · 15-08-2021 7:06pm

Very nice, what bulls are they off?

893bet · 15-08-2021 8:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117758786#Comment_117758786

They are November calves so 9 months old. Hard to beat the autumn calves. Hit the grass and able to use it.

893bet · 15-08-2021 8:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117758804#Comment_117758804

Lm is off Lm2214. Dam is a second calver (dam is 50 %LM and 25%bb )and her first calf was of similar quality last year. Definitely a breeding line to be developed there! Her calf from the previous year is in calf her self and due around Xmas so lucking forward to seeing what happens.

BB is from FSN. Dam is serious piece also, 97% LM and always produces the goods.

patsy_mccabe · 15-08-2021 11:50pm

Neighbour here has an FSN calf and he is great quality too. Serious width to him.

funkey_monkey · 16-08-2021 1:22pm

Are there many red Belgium Blues about? Would fancy getting a couple of them as drop calves next time around.

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

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