Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

When's calving starting 2020

Options
24567…39

Comments

  • Options
    #32
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    We have 36 due on one day in March :pac:


  • Options
    #33
    Panch18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    We have 36 due on one day in March :pac:

    Are you working on a dairy farm now?


  • Options
    #34
    390kid
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭390kid


    Cow with time up here pushed a big lump out her side this evening never seen anything like it, bones aren’t dropped and her bags not full but she might start to press every so often? Should I be worried? Any advice on this😂


  • Options
    #35
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭tanko


    390kid wrote: »
    Cow with time up here pushed a big lump out her side this evening never seen anything like it, bones aren’t dropped and her bags not full but she might start to press every so often? Should I be worried? Any advice on this��

    Is it a ventral hernia? Best ring your vet in the morning.


  • Options
    #36
    390kid
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭390kid


    tanko wrote: »
    Is it a ventral hernia? Best ring your vet in the morning.

    I don’t know it’s large and soft and between her ribs and back she doesn’t seem to be in pain or uncomfortable but the old boy looked at her and said he never seen the like before. Vet in the morning so


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #37
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭tanko


    Had a cow get a hernia before calving years ago, she calved fine, sucked the calf for a few weeks and went to the factory then, she was pretty fat.


  • Options
    #38
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Panch18 wrote: »
    Are you working on a dairy farm now?

    Yep!


  • Options
    #39
    grassroot1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,524 ✭✭✭grassroot1


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Yep!

    ah Skywalker you have turned to the dark side!!

    first ones due here on 6th Feb, 18 held to syncro so might be fun!!!


  • Options
    #40
    390kid
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭390kid


    tanko wrote: »
    Had a cow get a hernia before calving years ago, she calved fine, sucked the calf for a few weeks and went to the factory then, she was pretty fat.

    Had vet out this morning he reckons it just a knock she got in the pen so fingers crossed shel be ok


  • Options
    #41
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    grassroot1 wrote: »
    ah Skywalker you have turned to the dark side!!

    first ones due here on 6th Feb, 18 held to syncro so might be fun!!!

    Was a bit of a no brainer tbh, I love calving & working with calves so instead of twiddling my thumbs waiting for them to arrive here I was as well be paid for it:D
    I was actually asked on Twitter, it wasn't even something I'd thought about doing as there's very few dairies around me. Bit of a steep learning curve to go though though, they're mostly crossbreds too.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #42
    Panch18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Was a bit of a no brainer tbh, I love calving & working with calves so instead of twiddling my thumbs waiting for them to arrive here I was as well be paid for it:D
    I was actually asked on Twitter, it wasn't even something I'd thought about doing as there's very few dairies around me. Bit of a steep learning curve to go though though, they're mostly crossbreds too.

    good on ya - best of luck with it

    You seem like a great stock woman so it'll be no bother to ya


  • Options
    #43
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Panch18 wrote: »
    good on ya - best of luck with it

    You seem like a great stock woman so it'll be no bother to ya

    Hopefully!
    I'm putting in all the ICBF stuff right now to get myself sorted for calving. Totally different to home here.


  • Options
    #44
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,702 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Yep!

    She's took the soup. :D Best of luck with it.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



  • Options
    #45
    50HX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭50HX


    RD10 wrote: »
    Two calved before the christmas, one this month and rest from next month.
    First year for a few years chancing charlaois on a few of the bigger cows. Using fiston.
    Easy calving i've heard
    Anyone ever have any bother with him?

    Using fsz with a good while and found him very reliable with regards to the icbf figures..he's well proven

    Calves come nice and easy but don't be long filling out after the first month if you've cows with milk


  • Options
    #46
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,222 ✭✭✭tanko


    RD10 wrote: »
    Two calved before the christmas, one this month and rest from next month.
    First year for a few years chancing charlaois on a few of the bigger cows. Using fiston.
    Easy calving i've heard
    Anyone ever have any bother with him?

    Never had any bother with him, only used him on cows that had two calves. I'd consider him easier calved than ZAG, had more bother calving him here.
    Your bigger cows should be ideal for him. There seem to be more twins off him than normal, have even seen a couple of sets of triplets off him.
    Some of his calves aren't the quietest, i've heard a few people say this and i've noticed it here myself, have had a couple of mental ones.


  • Options
    #47
    RD10
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭RD10


    Thats reassuring to know. Would'nt have used a whole lot of charlaois in the past, but like i said there seems to be good reviews on fiston.
    Would have last used charloais here about 7 or 8 years ago. 'Easy calving' and jesus every one of one them bar two came with a fairly big pull.
    Thankfully a set of twins from a cow that i knew was very heavy looking.
    Thats an interesting one on fiston and twins.
    Have a cow here in calf to him, quite heavy looking i've noticed for about 2 or 3 weeks now and not due for another month. i've been wondering to myself whether she'll have twins or not. Could well be.


  • Options
    #48
    Timmaay
    Registered Users Posts: 11,394 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Been on holidays the last 2wks, and bloody typical 2 heifer's have calved afew weeks early ugh.


  • Options
    #49
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,151 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Been on holidays the last 2wks, and bloody typical 2 heifer's have calved afew weeks early ugh.

    Did you dry off completely this year or milk on?


  • Options
    #50
    Timmaay
    Registered Users Posts: 11,394 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did you dry off completely this year or milk on?

    2rows of april/may calvers still milking, have been OAD most of Dec.


  • Options
    #51
    Mooooo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    It's not so bad if an early calf lands and you're still milking, if they're all dry it's a right pain. If milking on late calvers be no harm to change liners beforenspring calving starts, will reduce risk of any scc carry over.


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #52
    50HX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭50HX


    RD10 wrote: »
    Thats reassuring to know. Would'nt have used a whole lot of charlaois in the past, but like i said there seems to be good reviews on fiston.
    Would have last used charloais here about 7 or 8 years ago. 'Easy calving' and jesus every one of one them bar two came with a fairly big pull.
    Thankfully a set of twins from a cow that i knew was very heavy looking.
    Thats an interesting one on fiston and twins.
    Have a cow here in calf to him, quite heavy looking i've noticed for about 2 or 3 weeks now and not due for another month. i've been wondering to myself whether she'll have twins or not. Could well be.

    Might be worth restrictiing her feed and give here a shot of oats

    The older ai men use to say there is no such thing as an easy calving CH.....fsz is as easy as you'll get i think


  • Options
    #53
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    Nothing due to calve here till 7/2. Our heifers were synched, they are showing nicely. It will be some busy few days when that dam bursts but it’ll be quick.

    Autumn calves all weaned this week so need to get that house cleaned and washed for spring.

    All dosing and vaccines up to date just getting fencing done waiting for the craic to start


  • Options
    #54
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,370 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    Nothing due to calve here till 7/2. Our heifers were synched, they are showing nicely. It will be some busy few days when that dam bursts but it’ll be quick.

    Autumn calves all weaned this week so need to get that house cleaned and washed for spring.

    All dosing and vaccines up to date just getting fencing done waiting for the craic to start

    Did ya stay with the HE as usual or did ya change


  • Options
    #55
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Arrived this afternoon to.a calf so guess we've started :pac:


  • Options
    #56
    feartuath
    Registered Users Posts: 341 ✭✭feartuath


    1st calf this evening, all good heifer calf up and sucking within an hour.


  • Options
    #57
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Did ya stay with the HE as usual or did ya change

    Used very little he this year. Going fully dairy breeding from now on.


  • Options
    #58
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,370 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    Used very little he this year. Going fully dairy breeding from now on.

    Will that cause an issue with moving on calves do you think?


  • Options
    #59
    Keepgrowing
    Registered Users Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Keepgrowing


    Reggie. wrote: »
    Will that cause an issue with moving on calves do you think?

    No all calves bought by one buyer so it’s not a concern. Good well fed calves will always move


  • Options
    #60
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,370 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Keepgrowing wrote: »
    No all calves bought by one buyer so it’s not a concern. Good well fed calves will always move

    This is true


  • Advertisement
  • Options
    #61
    ted_182
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭ted_182


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Arrived this afternoon to.a calf so guess we've started :pac:

    Top tip, keep different sets of working gear for work and home, just for your own herds bio security.


Advertisement