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

Muckit · 23-07-2019 8:15pm

Savage calves LC. Great height to them. Great every way really!

AntrimGlens · 23-07-2019 10:10pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Put out the creep feeder yesterday. Hopefully they will figure it out now and start going into it.

They’re as good stock as I’ve seen in a while, fair dues LC. Smashers.

furandfeather · 23-07-2019 10:15pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Put out the creep feeder yesterday. Hopefully they will figure it out now and start going into it.

Great calves. That bull you have is breeding well. Did you notice much of a difference calving the charlaois instead of the limos?

High bike · 23-07-2019 10:41pm

That white bull in the last pic will be some animal

Limestone Cowboy · 24-07-2019 12:04am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

They're savage calves. Are they all out of that char bull?

Ya all out of him.

Limestone Cowboy · 24-07-2019 12:13am

furandfeather wrote: »

Great calves. That bull you have is breeding well. Did you notice much of a difference calving the charlaois instead of the limos?

Ya there was a big difference in fairness. Had to pull nearly all of the bull calves and had to section one that was coming backwards and upside down. Would probably have managed him if he was coming right. Had to put a head rope on a good few of them aswell. They weren't easy calved anyway but would come at the same time if you could get them straightened up. Great calves to get up and suck though even after a tough pull which really surprised me. Didn't have to put one of the sucking. Its hard to find a balance really. If you want the quality and weight gain I think a lot of them are going to need assistance. Have some nice calves off the lim bull and no problem calving but they are way behind the charolais calves that are the same age.

Limestone Cowboy · 24-07-2019 12:21am

High bike wrote: »

That white bull in the last pic will be some animal

Born the 7th of March. Had a big pull with him too. He was 230kg a fortnight ago when I weighed them for the beep scheme.

Never wrestle with pigs · 24-07-2019 7:45pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

ICBF have 50 cent in the top 1% for age at first calving, so you're not imagining it.

I have simx Heifers bulling at 5/6 months every year. They are very fertile. What is the top few Lim bulls for the same trait? Cheers

patsy_mccabe · 24-07-2019 8:14pm

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

I have simx Heifers bulling at 5/6 months every year. They are very fertile. What is the top few Lim bulls for the same trait? Cheers

From ICBF May 2019, reliability over 80%, in desending order. All are 5 Star.

Age at first calving;

KAPRICO ERAVELLE
JOCKEY
CASTLEVIEW GAZELLE
CARROWREAGH HONDURAS
PROCTERS CAVALIER
NEWTOWN BUNTY 1 (ET)
SYMPA
AMPERTAINE ABRACADABRA
ON-DIT
KELTIC HANDSOME
GOLDIES TERENCE
ELITE POPSI ET
WILODGE ENRICO
BROOKLANDS F0959
CASTLEVIEW CASINO (ET)
AMPERTAINE COMMANDER
BROOMFIELD REGENTCEY
OMER-MN
ELDERBERRY GALAHAD
KILSKEAGH HILL 16

Muckit · 24-07-2019 11:04pm

Jaysus whatever about the price of beef, looking at those calves would do a lad good.

Figerty · 24-07-2019 11:29pm

I don't think I've got the hang of this Zero Grazing crack...

Say my name · 24-07-2019 11:46pm

Figerty wrote: »

I don't think I've got the hang of this Zero Grazing crack...

I hope you've no dogs.

Figerty · 25-07-2019 12:02am

Say my name wrote: »

I hope you've no dogs.

Have dogs with years, been feeding long lawn grass with years.. obviously the dog don't do their stuff there.
Never a problem with the cattle.

tanko · 25-07-2019 12:14am

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya there was a big difference in fairness. Had to pull nearly all of the bull calves and had to section one that was coming backwards and upside down. Would probably have managed him if he was coming right. Had to put a head rope on a good few of them aswell. They weren't easy calved anyway but would come at the same time if you could get them straightened up. Great calves to get up and suck though even after a tough pull which really surprised me. Didn't have to put one of the sucking. Its hard to find a balance really. If you want the quality and weight gain I think a lot of them are going to need assistance. Have some nice calves off the lim bull and no problem calving but they are way behind the charolais calves that are the same age.

Fair play to you, fantastic stock. With the way the beef game is gone, every calf needs to be a good one. Hopefully they make big bucks.
But having to pull nearly every bull calf sounds like torture to me, seeing the results now makes it seem worthwhile now but it can't have been much fun at calving time.

Limestone Cowboy · 25-07-2019 10:52am

tanko wrote: »

Fair play to you, fantastic stock. With the way the beef game is gone, every calf needs to be a good one. Hopefully they make big bucks.
But having to pull nearly every bull calf sounds like torture to me, seeing the results now makes it seem worthwhile now but it can't have been much fun at calving time.

It's a balls really. My facility's aren't great either like. Used to calve nearly all of them outside to the lim bulls so it's awkward enough trying to get them in before you start trying to help at all. A lot of my cows wouldn't be massive either which might be another reason. A few mature cows with the pick of those bull calfs were only around 600kg when I weighed them a few weeks ago. They got no hardship on the winterage last year either and I might have them fed a bit too much aswell looking back on it now.

patsy_mccabe · 25-07-2019 12:36pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

It's a balls really. My facility's aren't great either like. Used to calve nearly all of them outside to the lim bulls so it's awkward enough trying to get them in before you start trying to help at all. A lot of my cows wouldn't be massive either which might be another reason. A few mature cows with the pick of those bull calfs were only around 600kg when I weighed them a few weeks ago. They got no hardship on the winterage last year either and I might have them fed a bit too much aswell looking back on it now.

That's what came to mind when I read it first. The fact that you could pull them all without getting caught would suggest that cows and calves were a little fleshy. Next year might go a lot easier.

Limestone Cowboy · 25-07-2019 1:53pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

That's what came to mind when I read it first. The fact that you could pull them all without getting caught would suggest that cows and calves were a little fleshy. Next year might go a lot easier.

Time will tell. They were fit enough and outside walking all the winter. They didn't seem that fleshy either. Big head and shoulders on them, once the head came there was no bother with them. Any trouble I ever had with the lims was always at the hips.

patsy_mccabe · 26-07-2019 11:43am

Breakfast is served.

White Clover · 26-07-2019 11:57am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Breakfast is served.

Smashers there Patsy. Fair play.

patsy_mccabe · 26-07-2019 6:17pm

https://twitter.com/HayMapApp/status/1154613350279589888

50HX · 27-07-2019 12:25pm

Figerty wrote: »

Have dogs with years, been feeding long lawn grass with years.. obviously the dog don't do their stuff there.
Never a problem with the cattle.

Just a bit of advice regarding this. ...I used to throw lawn cuttings to cattle as well

Ended up with neospora a few years back and had to Cull 4 smashing cows

Dogs& foxes are the transmitters through their faeces

Can never be sure the dog doesn't do something in the lawn

patsy_mccabe · 31-07-2019 8:47am

Would I get a job as a Floral Arranger?:rolleyes:
Serious infestation in one corner of the field near the road. Hopper of spreader ideal for collecting them. Some of them were shoulder high.

Lime Tree Farm · 31-07-2019 9:08am

Dandelions growing on headlands, showing their unloved hearts to everyone. (Patrick Kavanagh).

Buford T. Justice XIX · 31-07-2019 10:02am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Would I get a job as a Floral Arranger?:rolleyes:
Serious infestation in one corner of the field near the road. Hopper of spreader ideal for collecting them. Some of them were shoulder high.

She'll be delighted when you bring home a bouquet of flowers that size to her:D

Not so happy when you bring them out to burn them after:pac:

High bike · 31-07-2019 11:01am

It’s the only thing that works with it , it has to be pulled

Limestone Cowboy · 31-07-2019 11:14am

Picked up the dark red yearling saler lady in the Mart a few weeks ago. 360kg, 840. Checked her on Icbf the other day and shes by zla out of an eby cow. Didn't think her too dear.

patsy_mccabe · 31-07-2019 12:38pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Picked up the dark red yearling saler lady in the Mart a few weeks ago. 360kg, 840. Checked her on Icbf the other day and shes by zla out of an eby cow. Didn't think her too dear.

Should make a good cow. Pity the last guy couln't use a tagger.

Pidae.m · 31-07-2019 1:52pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Picked up the dark red yearling saler lady in the Mart a few weeks ago. 360kg, 840. Checked her on Icbf the other day and shes by zla out of an eby cow. Didn't think her too dear.

Cracking heifer for the bull

johnnyw20 · 31-07-2019 2:44pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Should make a good cow. Pity the last guy couln't use a tagger.

Thought I was the only one who was anal about tagging ha

wrangler · 31-07-2019 2:56pm

johnnyw20 wrote: »

Thought I was the only one who was anal about tagging ha

Same with the sheep, when they're tagging for sale they don't give a shi..

johnnyw20 · 31-07-2019 3:44pm

Tags that are backwards on a calf is my pet hate

High bike · 31-07-2019 4:22pm

johnnyw20 wrote: »

Tags that are backwards on a calf is my pet hate

I always turn one backwards that way it's easier to read it from behind an animal

Albert Johnson · 31-07-2019 5:59pm

High bike wrote: »

johnnyw20 wrote: »

Tags that are backwards on a calf is my pet hate

I always turn one backwards that way it's easier to read it from behind an animal

That's something I hadn't considered but I find there more prone to loosing tags when the button is on the outside as opposed to the inside of the ear. From the perspective of reading cattle in the mart I think since they moved the check digit down onto the larger font bottom line it's easier to read the tags especially in bundles of stock with similar numbers. I'd always try and tag with the button on the inside and the tag in as close to the head as possible so as to go through the thickest part of the ear.

High bike · 31-07-2019 6:28pm

Albert Johnson wrote: »

That's something I hadn't considered but I find there more prone to loosing tags when the button is on the outside as opposed to the inside of the ear. From the perspective of reading cattle in the mart I think since they moved the check digit down onto the larger font bottom line it's easier to read the tags especially in bundles of stock with similar numbers. I'd always try and tag with the button on the inside and the tag in as close to the head as possible so as to go through the thickest part of the ear.

yes your right but in the field some breeds can have very hairy ears in front and next to impossible to read even the large no's

Albert Johnson · 31-07-2019 6:37pm

[quote=High bike;110847067[/QUOTE]yes your right but in the field some breeds can have very hairy ears in front and next to impossible to read even the large no's[/quote]

I agree about the hairy ear's and I find the same problem with dirty tags during the winter and spring time. Once cattle get a few weeks on grass the tags tend to clean off and are much easier to read. The font on the back of the tag is very small and is hard to read up close never mind in the field, especially on wilder stock.

patsy_mccabe · 31-07-2019 6:39pm

Anyone remember the old brass tags. Lads reading them used to be spitting on their thumbs and rubbing the tags to try and read them. Job a lot easier now, that's for sure.

High bike · 31-07-2019 6:42pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone remember the old brass tags. Lads reading them used to be spitting on their thumbs and rubbing the tags to try and read them. Job a lot easier now, that's for sure.

unfortunately I do Patsy and more often than not caked in sh1t:D

tanko · 31-07-2019 7:47pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Picked up the dark red yearling saler lady in the Mart a few weeks ago. 360kg, 840. Checked her on Icbf the other day and shes by zla out of an eby cow. Didn't think her too dear.

Nice heifer, neither of those two bulls would be the biggest, will be interesting to see if she grows and stretches out a bit as she gets older.
When you think what it costs to keep a cow for a year and feed the heifer over the winter and spring, the farmer selling has lost money but that just the way it is i suppose.

Limestone Cowboy · 31-07-2019 9:47pm

tanko wrote: »

Nice heifer, neither of those two bulls would be the biggest, will be interesting to see if she grows and stretches out a bit as she gets older.
When you think what it costs to keep a cow for a year and feed the heifer over the winter and spring, the farmer selling has lost money but that just the way it is i suppose.

Ya but that's the way the trade is at the moment sure, I have a few to go myself and I will have nothing out of them. She'll grow enough I'd say.

50HX · 31-07-2019 9:49pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone remember the old brass tags. Lads reading them used to be spitting on their thumbs and rubbing the tags to try and read them. Job a lot easier now, that's for sure.

Yeah use to be some craic the day of the herd test:D

Fairly choice language in our yard that day esp when we had the madder limo's

orm0nd · 31-07-2019 9:59pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone remember the old brass tags. Lads reading them used to be spitting on their thumbs and rubbing the tags to try and read them. Job a lot easier now, that's for sure.

I can go back a bit further :rolleyes: the silver type tag , with the cows tied in the stalls for winter and half the figures rubbed off from the wall ,

cards were all handwritten and often a digit was changed to suit the tag

Albert Johnson · 31-07-2019 10:15pm

orm0nd wrote: »

I can go back a bit further :rolleyes: the silver type tag , with the cows tied in the stalls for winter and half the figures rubbed off from the wall , cards were all handwritten and often a digit was changed to suit the tag

I often heard of those goings on, if the card didn't suit the beast then a quick rub in the dirt and the issue was resolved. If anything we're probably too far in the opposite direction now, no room for any manipulation of the figures.

Muckit · 01-08-2019 12:48pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Anyone remember the old brass tags. Lads reading them used to be spitting on their thumbs and rubbing the tags to try and read them. Job a lot easier now, that's for sure.

I hear what you are saying. Great for picking out cattle in the field on a summers day. But the yellow tags can still get blackened with crap and hard to read when cattle few months in a shed. Vet nearly needed a nailbrush at some last March!

patsy_mccabe · 01-08-2019 8:25pm

If like me you do a small bit of DIY hoof trimming and would like to learn a from an expert, this is a good one.

patsy_mccabe · 01-08-2019 8:34pm

Not to be viewed during meals.

Base price · 01-08-2019 9:23pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Not to be viewed during meals.

That is the worst I've seen but think of the relief the cow got after it was drained.

Figerty · 01-08-2019 9:49pm

Base price wrote: »

That is the worst I've seen but think of the relief the cow got after it was drained.

That is mad. I remember a cow getting a bone infection just above the hoof. If flared quickly and the vet dealt with it. He said she was in severe pain and the weight would fall off her as a result. It did.
That cyst was incredible.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-08-2019 10:27pm

Base price wrote: »

That is the worst I've seen but think of the relief the cow got after it was drained.

We discovered Dr Pimple Popper on TLC on Sky a few weeks back. It's a bit like that video but with humans. And strangely fascinating.

Parishlad · 02-08-2019 12:05am

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

We discovered Dr Pimple Popper on TLC on Sky a few weeks back. It's a bit like that video but with humans. And strangely fascinating.

Ah here, don’t talk to me about Dr Pimple Popper. My wife discovered it recently. Sweet Jesus is all I can say. I ran out of the room anyway!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 02-08-2019 10:53am

Parishlad wrote: »

Ah here, don’t talk to me about Dr Pimple Popper. My wife discovered it recently. Sweet Jesus is all I can say. I ran out of the room anyway!

She's very popular here. Nobody wants to watch her but nobody leaves when she's on:D

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

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