Mighty stuff. A good mouth full in front of them too.@eddie86 thought you might like to see a few pictures of the calves out of your Charolais bulls.
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Ya that was last field of 1st round of grazing last week.Mighty stuff. A good mouth full in front of them too.
Good square heifers by the look of it. I presume you will kill them off grass?View attachment 90631
A bunch of AAX (all bar one) heifers here. it's a big change from the west of Ireland sourced continental yearlings that were here last year, there's a bit of satisfaction in rearing your own stock. While they mightn't come a fortune it's a great relief to not have to compete at current mart prices being paid.
Perhaps we should kill them off grass but I'd be concerned they'd be too small. If we can get a good price for them we may sell them as stores in October. If not they'll go into the shed and be slaughtered at 22-24 months in the new year.Good square heifers by the look of it. I presume you will kill them off grass?
Would you forward sell them, for the 1st of November at €1.60/kg?Perhaps we should kill them off grass but I'd be concerned they'd be too small. If we can get a good price for them we may sell them as stores in October. If not they'll go into the shed and be slaughtered at 22-24 months in the new year.
By the look of them I'd say they'll be fat off grass in October, finishing Angus heifers a few years and the smell of feeding and they're fat, the only ones that go into the shed are either very holsteiny ( not a word) or have had a tough life before they come here, I don't think that'll be the case with you. Time will tell.Perhaps we should kill them off grass but I'd be concerned they'd be too small. If we can get a good price for them we may sell them as stores in October. If not they'll go into the shed and be slaughtered at 22-24 months in the new year.
Not a hope to be honest. It's not that theres been much return from winter finishing over the last few years but if they don't make €1.90 - €2.00 in October/November they'll go into the shed.Would you forward sell them, for the 1st of November at €1.60/kg?
That's a fine looking shed you have in the background!One of the cows I bought a few weeks ago. Grand having them calving outside
Looks a smashing job.Built a 10 bay cubicle shed in 2019. Great job. Plan is to put a new milking parlour alongside it
Mine are fine when I am on foot or in the jeep, but if they hear the quad coming they run to the gate with the expectation that there is a move on the cards.Have dress up in camouflage and binoculars to look at the suckler cows and calves now who every time they see you think they’re going to get moved. But no where to move them to till grass grows and they’re not exactly starving. If they even hear the jeep they go mad. They’re probably doing the same.
Have dress up in camouflage and binoculars to look at the suckler cows and calves now who every time they see you think they’re going to get moved. But no where to move them to till grass grows and they’re not exactly starving. If they even hear the jeep they go mad. They’re probably doing the same.
Neighbour has a field of ewes & lambs next to us doing that.WHAT DO WE WANT?
FRESH GRASS.
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
NOW.