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When's calving starting 2020

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  • #1002
    Sugarbowl
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    Looks like a great pair. Love the colourings. Is she a first calver? 26 months or more? What Lm bull is she off? Great to see them calving alone


  • #1003
    Limestone Cowboy
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    Sugarbowl wrote: »
    Looks like a great pair. Love the colourings. Is she a first calver? 26 months or more? What Lm bull is she off? Great to see them calving alone

    Ya first calver, think she's 27 months. Springer is by eby, she was bought in calf so don't know what the sire was.


  • #1004
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    There’s a lovely team! Would you think about giving her a month then inject to bring her round and pull her back a bit or if you’ve autumn calving let her into the early part of that group?


  • #1005
    Limestone Cowboy
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    There’s a lovely team! Would you think about giving her a month then inject to bring her round and pull her back a bit or if you’ve autumn calving let her into the early part of that group?

    No, I'll let nature take its course now.


  • #1006
    SuperTortoise
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    Had one calf yesterday, elephant of a heifer calf, thought the cow might have twins she was that big, bit of a pull but all well, two more left now, one of them will go at least another 2 weeks and the last one god knows.


  • #1007
    Anto_Meath
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    Last one calved here last Tuesday, a lovely Fifty Cent Bull, he is a fine calf, I have been putting a Sim on her for the last 3 years as she is getting on (10 year old this year) and a lovey quite cow, but so far I have had 3 nice bulls, so I am guessing she will be around for another year so all going well. At least she is in time for the €90. Will try and get her back to May calving if I can this year.


  • #1008
    Hard Knocks
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    Anto_Meath wrote: »
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    Last one calved here last Tuesday, a lovely Fifty Cent Bull, he is a fine calf, I have been putting a Sim on her for the last 3 years as she is getting on (10 year old this year) and a lovey quite cow, but so far I have had 3 nice bulls, so I am guessing she will be around for another year so all going well. At least she is in time for the €90. Will try and get her back to May calving if I can this year.
    Always happens
    Lovely calf, may as well go same again


  • #1009
    Anto_Meath
    Registered Users Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    That is the plan, because in fairness all the bull calves have been very nicely marked, good quality and very quite. That lad is a lovely dark red with a white strip on his forehead and his hip.


  • #1010
    50HX
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    Think we should change the title of thread to When's calving finished 2020:D:D


  • #1011
    whelan2
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    50HX wrote: »
    Think we should change the title of thread to When's calving finished 2020:D:D

    Some of us have autumn calvers too. For our sins


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  • #1012
    Who2
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Some of us have autumn calvers too. For our sins

    This is the last year here. All autumn calvers are finished as i brought what i could back until last week. The bulls coming out this weekend and hopefully earlier next year.


  • #1013
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    The girl I was looking for. Last cow calved, hopefully, though a few dry cows being fattened might need a check on first.
    LGnqW1G.jpg


  • #1014
    squinn2912
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    Who2 wrote: »
    This is the last year here. All autumn calvers are finished as i brought what i could back until last week. The bulls coming out this weekend and hopefully earlier next year.

    Why are you against the autumn calvers?


  • #1015
    patsy_mccabe
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    I was walking by a cow yesterday, she is due to calve in a month. On her right side just behind the rib cage had, a big bulge kept appearing and disappearing. About the size of half a football. I take it, it is the calf moving around.
    Would this be normal? I've often seen them moving a bit but this was unreal.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



  • #1016
    bogman_bass
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    50HX wrote: »
    Think we should change the title of thread to When's calving finished 2020:D:D

    Finished breeding at this stage!


  • #1017
    Who2
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Why are you against the autumn calvers?
    Costs and time, it’s great having a couple of batches to sell but it’s torture lately between tagging, dosing and spending half the year watching cows to calve. Straw bedding and ration all winter,some cows coming out wrecked in the spring and carrying the odd one over. It all adds up.
    Intentions are to calve down fifty next jan to April and sell all in the back end bar whatever replacements.
    One batch, less inputs and mainly less time. The following year I’m hoping to close it into a ten week calving period. I’ve brought around a nice batch of replacements and bought in another batch and culls are being moved off. Any of the late calvers that didn’t go back in calf early will more than likely be sold with calves at foot.


  • #1018
    Base price
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    I was walking by a cow yesterday, she is due to calve in a month. On her right side just behind the rib cage had, a big bulge kept appearing and disappearing. About the size of half a football. I take it, it is the calf moving around.
    Would this be normal? I've often seen them moving a bit but this was unreal.
    Possibly the head or hindquarters/arse as the calf moves within the womb. I wouldn't be worried. TBH I'd prefer to see movement than non. I stood watching my pbr SH heifer in her pen this morning for about 15/20 mins to ensure that the calf was moving. She is due on the 17th assuming she held to the 3 rounds of AI and the little fecker AA weanling didn't get to her as well.


  • #1019
    50HX
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    Finished breeding at this stage!

    Last one calved may bank hol

    2 of the ones served in march and tested as in calf have broken down so will be moving them on due to weight and age

    V hard to keep em all in a tight calving pattern

    Mentioned in another post i used seaweed this year and v happy with results of it

    All served bar a few replacement heifers that i'll let run another while


  • #1020
    sonnybill
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    Kevin Costner is some man on the calving jack !


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  • #1021
    patsy_mccabe
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    sonnybill wrote: »
    Kevin Costner is some man on the calving jack !

    I never laughed so much. That new born has some legs on it. Difficult birth and it gets up dry and runs away like it's a month old.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



  • #1022
    sonnybill
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    I never laughed so much. That new born has some legs on it. Difficult birth and it gets up dry and runs away like it's a month old.

    Icbf- very Vigourous!

    I figured i wasn’t the only farmer thinking exactly the same , big black bear skin wrapped around something was one shot they were pulling out of, arm length gloves and lube suddenly appeared and all they had running across the plain was a old jack and leather gloves


  • #1023
    TITANIUM.
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    sonnybill wrote: »
    Icbf- very Vigourous!

    I figured i wasn’t the only farmer thinking exactly the same , big black bear skin wrapped around something was one shot they were pulling out of, arm length gloves and lube suddenly appeared and all they had running across the plain was a old jack and leather gloves

    I was laughing at that aswell and then the calf took off like he was in Cheltenham


  • #1024
    DukeCaboom
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    About 3 months later than I'd have liked. Last one for the year pity as she has a great bag of milk. Si calf which squirted out.


  • #1025
    whelan2
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    Hereford heifer calved on September 11th last year calved last week again.


  • #1026
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Hereford heifer calved on September 11th last year calved last week again.

    She's your eldest lads one?

    And pulled her back over 6 weeks as well:)


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  • #1027
    patsy_mccabe
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    Found this surprise today. Wasn't even watching her. She calved last year on 12 Sept. How do you explain that to ICBF?
    She is very fertile. Had her first calf on 10 Dec 2016.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



  • #1028
    whelan2
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    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    She's your eldest lads one?

    And pulled her back over 6 weeks as well:)

    Ye, calf not long weaned


  • #1029
    charolais0153
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Found this surprise today. Wasn't even watching her. She calved last year on 12 Sept. How do you explain that to ICBF?
    She is very fertile. Had her first calf on 10 Dec 2016.

    Anything under 300 days is a red flag she should b fine
    Lovely cow


  • #1030
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    Anything under 300 days is a red flag she should b fine
    Lovely cow

    Lovely team there. I really like a black one that has a red calf. Had a wee staycation for a few days there and everything has moved on in that time. Will take home 6 springing heifers abd 2 cows tomorrow. Should be 10-14 days to go but one & possibly 2 is scanned for twins so we want to be alert for that.


  • #1031
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Busy 24 hours here! Autumn calving underway. I took a wee break in Donegal and after pushing the thing hard got the yoke home yesterday evening. My father was just leaving the yard below so I said all must be grand. Neighbour rang me to say he saw feet out of a heifer so I went down to look. Sim heifer I bought last year calved twins herself. One up sucking. Tubed them both and took a look at another heifer only to see her standing over a nice bull calf licking him. Got a heifer lying out flat today after a third check. Gave her some time then took her in 2 hours later zero progress. We put the jack in her and got a heifer calf out easy pull. I’m surprised cos I don’t think she was ever going to bother calving herself.


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  • #1032
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Busy 24 hours here! Autumn calving underway. I took a wee break in Donegal and after pushing the thing hard got the yoke home yesterday evening. My father was just leaving the yard below so I said all must be grand. Neighbour rang me to say he saw feet out of a heifer so I went down to look. Sim heifer I bought last year calved twins herself. One up sucking. Tubed them both and took a look at another heifer only to see her standing over a nice bull calf licking him. Got a heifer lying out flat today after a third check. Gave her some time then took her in 2 hours later zero progress. We put the jack in her and got a heifer calf out easy pull. I’m surprised cos I don’t think she was ever going to bother calving herself.


  • #1033
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    First two


  • #1034
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    squinn2912 wrote: »
    First two

    Twins


  • #1035
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    squinn2912 wrote: »
    First two

    Twins


  • #1036
    DukeCaboom
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Twins

    Some start!!


  • #1037
    Biscuitus
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    Good start! I was thinking to myself that this time of year would be great for calving.


  • #1038
    patsy_mccabe
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    Biscuitus wrote: »
    Good start! I was thinking to myself that this time of year would be great for calving.

    This time of year can end a combination of both early and late calvers. They can be either.....it depends who's asking.

    'If I ventured in the slipstream, Between the viaducts of your dream'



  • #1039
    charolais0153
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    Biscuitus wrote: »
    Good start! I was thinking to myself that this time of year would be great for calving.

    Till u get mastitis in a few. :(. Calves very big in shed too


  • #1040
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    The ones this time of year rarely cause a moments bother! I’m off school as well so more time to be about. Fellen can be a pain but standing about freezing in February is less appealing! These are the heifers we calve them both spring and autumn and aim to be a little earlier than cows with some of them to give them plenty of time going back in calf. I’m delighted so far!


  • #1041
    RD10
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    Great start alright, nice sim heifer - what's she by?


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  • #1042
    Neo Sanders
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Twins

    Nice cow, and good sized calves.... Give her a small few nuts and it will stand to her.... Rearing twins will be hard on a heifir...


  • #1043
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    RD10 wrote: »
    Great start alright, nice sim heifer - what's she by?

    The heifer with twins is Capone and the one with one calf is apostle


  • #1044
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Neo Sanders wrote: »
    Nice cow, and good sized calves.... Give her a small few nuts and it will stand to her.... Rearing twins will be hard on a heifir...

    Yea she’s getting a wee handful and there’s dairy nuts too well give her. Will try and get them to take a pull off the other heifer too for a couple of weeks it would help get them going but she has a good sup


  • #1045
    Biscuitus
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭Biscuitus


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    This time of year can end a combination of both early and late calvers. They can be either.....it depends who's asking.

    I did get a shock thinking that was a very late calving!


  • #1046
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Number 5. Decent pull with the vet


  • #1047
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,910 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Well folks are any of you calving yet it still? Number 10 born overnight after a handy pull for number 9. Mastitis been a problem this year we’re going to be saying goodbye to 3 great cows unfortunately


  • #1048
    charolais0153
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Well folks are any of you calving yet it still? Number 10 born overnight after a handy pull for number 9. Mastitis been a problem this year we’re going to be saying goodbye to 3 great cows unfortunately

    Wouldn't get rid of a cow for 1 spin missing. Very hard keep them right this time of year.


  • #1049
    bogman_bass
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    First of the autumn calves dropped yesterday. Grand title HKI heifer.
    Had to get the spi sliced on the cow on Monday but she still has plenty to feed the calf


  • #1050
    Hard Knocks
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    First of the autumn calves dropped yesterday. Grand title HKI heifer.
    Had to get the spi sliced on the cow on Monday but she still has plenty to feed the calf
    Future breeder
    Is she PB?


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  • #1051
    bogman_bass
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    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Future breeder
    Is she PB?

    Oh not a bit out of a big milky LmxFr


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