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naughto · 19-04-2014 11:20pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Did ya try a few different bulls on her?

ya we did but it was a mixture of little or no milk and small calves
for the price of the straws ya want to be getting good calves.

like the bb from the section she will be a massive hefir and shes from a commercial and allways throws great calves
dont no what happen this time with the section as she got the same bull as last yr and calved herself.(cant think name of the bull)

Genghis Cant · 19-04-2014 11:34pm

naughto wrote: »

ya we did but it was a mixture of little or no milk and small calves
for the price of the straws ya want to be getting good calves.)

It's a different type of breeding this purebred lark!
You're spot on with the milk thing, a cow that hasn't enough milk to rear her calf ain't worth having in my opinion.

naughto · 19-04-2014 11:37pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

It's a different type of breeding this purebred lark!
You're spot on with the milk thing, a cow that hasn't enough milk to rear her calf ain't worth having in my opinion.

now can you please tell that to my brother its his farm after all i just stand in agap when iam needed

he is coming around to the idea as this yrs calves are small
one pb cow had twins and there no bigger than the dog,but give them good grass and meal and they will thrive like hell.
i

Genghis Cant · 19-04-2014 11:40pm

naughto wrote: »

i just stand in agap when iam needed

Don't be selling yourself short, you mix it with the best of them here.

naughto · 19-04-2014 11:43pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Don't be selling yourself short, you mix it with the best of them here.

did a lot a farming yrs ago had a bad accident 5yrs ago,did not do any feeding this winter,or draw any silage last summer.will be the same this summer.its not worth the pain after it but i have to say i do miss it.iam only 33

moy83 · 19-04-2014 11:53pm

naughto wrote: »

did a lot a farming yrs ago had a bad accident 5yrs ago,did not do any feeding this winter,or draw any silage last summer.will be the same this summer.its not worth the pain after it but i have to say i do miss it.iam only 33

Sorry to hear that naughto , could you keep a few in the brothers herd to make your own decisions with . There is plenty of other work you could do like the paperwork side of farming

Genghis Cant · 19-04-2014 11:58pm

naughto wrote: »

did a lot a farming yrs ago had a bad accident 5yrs ago,did not do any feeding this winter,or draw any silage last summer.will be the same this summer.its not worth the pain after it but i have to say i do miss it.iam only 33

Christ. We do tend to take our health for granted. If you can keep tipping away without strangling yourself it would be something.
Take care of yourself no matter what.

naughto · 20-04-2014 12:00am

moy83 wrote: »

Sorry to hear that naughto , could you keep a few in the brothers herd to make your own decisions with . There is plenty of other work you could do like the paperwork side of farming

thats what i plan on doing in the near futher.busy now at the moment with a 6month old baby boy,which reminds me i need to get off this yoke,7am is coming fast and iam up ealy to feed,so i can go on the p1ss tomorrow night and sleep some of it off monday monrning

naughto · 20-04-2014 12:02am

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Christ. We do tend to take our health for granted. If you can keep tipping away without strangling yourself it would be something.
Take care of yourself no matter what.

it wasent a farm accident that i had cant go in to it on here legal involved and all that craic

Reggie. · 20-04-2014 1:00am

naughto wrote: »

thats what i plan on doing in the near futher.busy now at the moment with a 6month old baby boy,which reminds me i need to get off this yoke,7am is coming fast and iam up ealy to feed,so i can go on the p1ss tomorrow night and sleep some of it off monday monrning

Ha 7 am ain't early

Taltos · 20-04-2014 8:44am

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

There was an old thread here on twitter Taltos, maybe if we kept it to that and if someone put up their username on it fair enough rather than other posters putting them up. I'm on the phone now so can't send a link to it but if you search the forum you'll find it.

Thanks for that.
Yup, if you reveal who you are that's one thing and that makes sense, just bear in mind that posters here who haven't still deserve to protect who they are out of here. So long we keep to that we should be fine.

Thanks .Kovu. for putting up that Twitter thread. Won't be adding my name to it, don't want my "out"laws to find me

Greengrass1 · 20-04-2014 10:47am

whelan2 wrote: »

2 year old friesian heifer with a bit of AA breeding in her

You would mistake her for a jex

whelan2 · 20-04-2014 10:55am

Greengrass1 wrote: »

You would mistake her for a jex

yup, milked her this morning for first time , shes a smasher, her mother has great solids and kids always look out for her as shes easy to spot

Greengrass1 · 20-04-2014 10:59am

whelan2 wrote: »

yup, milked her this morning for first time , shes a smasher, her mother has great solids and kids always look out for her as shes easy to spot

Is her dam an aax?

whelan2 · 20-04-2014 11:27am

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Is her dam an aax?

yes out of an ruu cow and she was from an lbo cow,

Genghis Cant · 20-04-2014 12:24pm

whelan2 wrote: »

yes out of an ruu cow and she was from an lbo cow,

How did ya end up with her? Fr bull or wrong straw or what?

whelan2 · 20-04-2014 12:31pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

How did ya end up with her? Fr bull or wrong straw or what?

fr heifer went in calf to an aax bullock that wasnt a bullock, liked the look of her as a calf so held on to her, she is 7 now and has had 3 frx heifer calves in the last 3 calvings, one that calved yesterday was the first of these calves. The heifer that calved yesterday is out of br/fr bull

golodge · 20-04-2014 12:51pm

Finaly arrived the first calves sired by our Limousine stock bull, which we bought lat winter. Very easy calvings.
First is a bull calf out of 3/4 Charolais heifer.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180019_zpsae101219.jpg?t=1397994375
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180011_zps16b6a1c2.jpg?t=1397994155
Second is a bull calf too, out of 1/4BB, 1/4Salers, 1/4Angus heifer.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180016_zps66485a25.jpg?t=1397994392
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180018_zps5c785a82.jpg?t=1397994321
The last calf is a bull calf out of 1/2 Angus cow.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180010_zpsba148d21.jpg?t=1397994035
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180008_zpsf18ead1a.jpg?t=1397994360

Farrell · 20-04-2014 12:57pm

whelan2 wrote: »

fr heifer went in calf to an aax bullock that wasnt a bullock, liked the look of her as a calf so held on to her, she is 7 now and has had 3 frx heifer calves in the last 3 calvings, one that calved yesterday was the first of these calves. The heifer that calved yesterday is out of br/fr bull

It would be good to see how she compares to your other heifers (off br / ho cows).
In terms of quality (milk & calf)

whelan2 · 20-04-2014 1:10pm

Farrell wrote: »

It would be good to see how she compares to your other heifers (off br / ho cows).
In terms of quality (milk & calf)

the one in the photo calved last night, she had a smasher of an aa heifer calf

Genghis Cant · 20-04-2014 1:15pm

golodge wrote: »

Finaly arrived the first calves sired by our Limousine stock bull, which we bought lat winter. Very easy calvings.
First is a bull calf out of 3/4 Charolais heifer.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180019_zpsae101219.jpg?t=1397994375
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180011_zps16b6a1c2.jpg?t=1397994155
Second is a bull calf too, out of 1/4BB, 1/4Salers, 1/4Angus heifer.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180016_zps66485a25.jpg?t=1397994392
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180018_zps5c785a82.jpg?t=1397994321
The last calf is a bull calf out of 1/2 Angus cow.
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180010_zpsba148d21.jpg?t=1397994035
http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a543/golodge/2014_04180008_zpsf18ead1a.jpg?t=1397994360

Sadly your links ain't working for me. I can't see any pictures.

EDIT: It looks to me when I quoted them the quoted links work :-)

Genghis Cant · 20-04-2014 1:24pm

@Golodge, Nice compact calves alright. What age do ya calve down the heifers at?
The Ch heifer doesn't look like she's gonna milk that well, sometimes the quality of the milk can be very good though and she'll get by!

Farrell · 20-04-2014 1:30pm

whelan2 wrote: »

the one in the photo calved last night, she had a smasher of an aa heifer calf

Just wondering the comparison, calf price, milk price etc.
If as good or better, could be an option for potential of suckler farmers to use sexed fr on good cows & sell to dairy to calve at 2yo under contract.
Just a thought

golodge · 20-04-2014 4:21pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

@Golodge, Nice compact calves alright. What age do ya calve down the heifers at?
The Ch heifer doesn't look like she's gonna milk that well, sometimes the quality of the milk can be very good though and she'll get by!

Usually heifers are bred not younger than 21 month old. This Charx heifer is 34 months old. Second heifer is 9 days elder, but 34 months old too.Charolais heifer half sister(3/4Charolais too) doesn't have very big udder, but her calves are very growthy and heavy at the weaning.

Kovu · 20-04-2014 5:14pm

They're fairly optimistic about overtaking around here aren't they? About 4 of these signs on this road/lane for about 2 miles.

Reggie. · 20-04-2014 6:02pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

They're fairly optimistic about overtaking around here aren't they? About 4 of these signs on this road/lane for about 2 miles.

Ah yeah but that's bandit country

Damo810 · 20-04-2014 6:33pm

Sure if the sign wasn't there there would be plenty of room!

Kovu · 20-04-2014 6:49pm

Damo810 wrote: »

Sure if the sign wasn't there there would be plenty of room!

They put it right where everyone used to pull in to let other by as well!

Genghis Cant · 20-04-2014 7:58pm

golodge wrote: »

Usually heifers are bred not younger than 21 month old. This Charx heifer is 34 months old. Second heifer is 9 days elder, but 34 months old too.Charolais heifer half sister(3/4Charolais too) doesn't have very big udder, but her calves are very growthy and heavy at the weaning.

Wow, I'd be bulling them heifers before 18mths old calving down 26/27 mths, two heifers for the bull at the moment and they're currently 14/15 mths one has been AI'd already the other any day now. Both heifers around 480kgs.

The bottom line ain't how big the elder is but like you say the quality of the calf they produce. For me this is the measure of a cow!

Mac Taylor · 20-04-2014 8:32pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Wow, I'd be bulling them heifers before 18mths old calving down 26/27 mths, two heifers for the bull at the moment and they're currently 14/15 mths one has been AI'd already the other any day now. Both heifers around 480kgs.

The bottom line ain't how big the elder is but like you say the quality of the calf they produce. For me this is the measure of a cow!

I'd be the same. More than a handful is a waste!!!

golodge · 20-04-2014 9:16pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Wow, I'd be bulling them heifers before 18mths old calving down 26/27 mths, two heifers for the bull at the moment and they're currently 14/15 mths one has been AI'd already the other any day now. Both heifers around 480kgs.

The bottom line ain't how big the elder is but like you say the quality of the calf they produce. For me this is the measure of a cow!

Yes, I agree too. Have one cow which isn't very impressive, but her calves she'd produced are probably the best from all our calves. She had both heifer and bull. Bull was much more muscular than his parents. Heifer is the type of breeding heifers we like the most. She'll defenitely will be left for breeding.

J.O. Farmer · 20-04-2014 9:35pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

They put it right where everyone used to pull in to let other by as well!

That's why it's there to stop that kind of thing. You don't want cars passing each other even if they're going 2 different directions.

Reggie. · 20-04-2014 11:00pm

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

That's why it's there to stop that kind of thing. You don't want cars passing each other even if they're going 2 different directions.

What do ya do if two cars meet then if one can't pull in

Kovu · 20-04-2014 11:05pm

Reggie. wrote: »

What do ya do if two cars meet then if one can't pull in

We reverse until we find a place. Can't all have big roads like in the midlands!

Conmaicne Mara · 20-04-2014 11:11pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

We reverse until we find a place. Can't all have big roads like in the midlands!

I give up reversing for tourist season, just bring a flask of tae and let the seat back, they soon learn.

Kovu · 20-04-2014 11:22pm

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I give up reversing for tourist season, just bring a flask of tae and let the seat back, they soon learn.

I live on the top of a steep hill so revering is not fun or easy. Yet some of my neighbours seem to have bought cars with no reverse gear :rolleyes:

frazzledhome · 21-04-2014 11:36am

Nothing like a bank holiday for a rest

Greengrass1 · 21-04-2014 11:42am

frazzledhome wrote: »

Nothing like a bank holiday for a rest

Putting in a new garden I see

Conmaicne Mara · 21-04-2014 2:46pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

I live on the top of a steep hill so revering is not fun or easy. Yet some of my neighbours seem to have bought cars with no reverse gear :rolleyes:

They get them from Dublin.

sheebadog · 21-04-2014 3:16pm

frazzledhome wrote: »

Nothing like a bank holiday for a rest

Rest????

Reggie. · 21-04-2014 4:10pm

sheebadog wrote: »

Rest????

Your drinking so away with you

hopgirl · 21-04-2014 4:36pm

Hi new to this site. We had the vet out last Tuesday to bring on the calf as she was 25 days overdue, he give an injection nothing happened. The reason we called him out was because we lost a Limousin bull calf the day before as the cow was 29 days over, sadly she wasn't spotted sooner. Too long calving.

This cow is 31 days today, last night we thought she calf as she was losing the milk but she lost a lot of milk her udder was full going into the shed it is now empty. She also had a clear discharge. We kept an eye on her all night thought she calf within two hours she also panting but no. She is down the field now resting and eating and no sign.

Should we start getting worried that there is something wrong?

Kovu · 21-04-2014 4:59pm

hopgirl wrote: »

Hi new to this site. We had the vet out last Tuesday to bring on the calf as she was 25 days overdue, he give an injection nothing happened. The reason we called him out was because we lost a Limousin bull calf the day before as the cow was 29 days over, sadly she wasn't spotted sooner. Too long calving.

This cow is 31 days today, last night we thought she calf as she was losing the milk but she lost a lot of milk her udder was full going into the shed it is now empty. She also had a clear discharge. We kept an eye on her all night thought she calf within two hours she also panting but no. She is down the field now resting and eating and no sign.

Should we start getting worried that there is something wrong?

What breed is she, were her pin bones down? How many days did she carry over last year?

J DEERE · 21-04-2014 5:05pm

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

Have the worst case of ringworm we ever had in a heifer lads. I see sores on her now that are bleeding from where she was scratching. Don't normally do anything with them but she's a bit of an exceptional case. Is there any alternative to imavarol for it and can it be put on cut skin like this?

Got it at home for first year in a long time. Waste oil was only thing to get rid of it. Disinfect everything after it

Charliebull · 21-04-2014 5:11pm

hopgirl wrote: »

Hi new to this site. We had the vet out last Tuesday to bring on the calf as she was 25 days overdue, he give an injection nothing happened. The reason we called him out was because we lost a Limousin bull calf the day before as the cow was 29 days over, sadly she wasn't spotted sooner. Too long calving.

This cow is 31 days today, last night we thought she calf as she was losing the milk but she lost a lot of milk her udder was full going into the shed it is now empty. She also had a clear discharge. We kept an eye on her all night thought she calf within two hours she also panting but no. She is down the field now resting and eating and no sign.

Should we start getting worried that there is something wrong?

Hi hop girl, welcome to the mad house

1. Are you working off scan dats or AI
2. Was it your stock bull, could she have repeated unknown to you

hopgirl · 21-04-2014 5:19pm

She is a Limousin and carrying a limousin calf. She went on her due date didn't carry anytime with her. Not sure were they down or not last night but they are not today.

hopgirl · 21-04-2014 5:35pm

Our neighbour has a few bulls does call outs so we give her a limousin bull. He wrote down the dates when she was due and mum wrote it too. When the vet examined her on Tuesday he said the calf was a big calf.

Sorry not great with the words to do with farming, I have being away from farming for a few years back now it is my parents farm.

Kovu · 21-04-2014 6:14pm

hopgirl wrote: »

Our neighbour has a few bulls does call outs so we give her a limousin bull. He wrote down the dates when she was due and mum wrote it too. When the vet examined her on Tuesday he said the calf was a big calf.

Sorry not great with the words to do with farming, I have being away from farming for a few years back now it is my parents farm.

Welcome to boards anyway! What exactly do you have written down for her due date? When you say the neighbour has a few bulls and does call outs, the bull paid a visit himself? Not that that matters much!

Her pins would have stayed doesnt if they were down for calving so she's not at that stage yet. Hard to say, we normally just leave them be and keep a close eye on them when they get close. I'd be worried if one of ours had dripped all the beastings out though, calf will lose out when he arrives. Is there any way you can get your neighbour with the bulls to look at her? He might be able to give you a better synopsis of the situation as it's impossible to say anything without seeing the cow.

Genghis Cant · 21-04-2014 6:28pm

@hopgirl, the most important thing you need to know is how many days she is in calf? Do ya know the date she was served?
This racket of she's such and such overdue does nothing but cause confusion, cos different people have different ideas as to what exactly is overdue!
So tell us the day she was bulled and we'll tell ya exactly when to panic :-)
Welcome aboard :^)

simx · 21-04-2014 6:50pm

The odd dry cow does actually have a heifer when they do turn up in calf, future milker

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