I’ve told him to do that if you read back
sorry I don't know how I lost the train of this thread, at least there is consensus!
I’ve told him to do that if you read back
About 2 THow much barley do bull beasts eat from birth to kill at say 15months
Depends how much patience you’ve gotRoughly how heavy would dairy bulls get to at kill, say a mix of fresian,aa, and blue
And current prices
Just trying to crunch some numbers
Risk of fighting if put to many in 1 shedWow that's a lot. U not worried about pneumonia with that stocking rate?
They shouldn’t fight if you fill the pen in one go and then not introduce any more till they’ve all goneRisk of fighting if put to many in 1 shed
Killed at 15 monthDepends how much patience you’ve got
Just depends on the beast and how good the finishing ration is, could be anywhere from 500kg-700kgKilled at 15 month
About 2 T
Thanks for the info.
I will be starting to feed twice a day from today. Will go to MVF on monday and get some minerals and mate has said that I can get some soya from his bulk bin
About 2 T
My mate buys dairy cross blue bull calves in at a month old and finished them and he reckons they eat 2.25T so I reckon suckler bred bulls will eat slightly less, obviously some will eat less some will eat moreFrom birth it will be more than that!
Also bulls will fight even if they have been in the same pen for months together.
Not sure why there is such an intrest in doing barley beef bulls currently??
My mate buys dairy cross blue bull calves in at a month old and finished them and he reckons they eat 2.25T so I reckon suckler bred bulls will eat slightly less, obviously some will eat less some will eat more
Live trade for bulls up here has to be seen to be believed
Good demand and a shortageAny idea why trade is flying so high for bulls up with u at the moment?
ok. I can do that all right. but I will need to look at feeders to allow me to move to adlib as feed in troughs at the moment.
Ideas. I understand that the hopper needs to be wide enough for loader bucket but now big as group is 25 animals. plus do a take silage away slowly or leave it in place.
Total ration, I’ve never had anything to do with black and whites (nor do I want to) so can’t comment on how long they take to finishIf barley and then protein/sugar beet etc on top?
Or two ton of total ration.
Also when we did BW bull beef they went as soon as they hit min weight as their feed efficiency drops off with age, but barley was pushing £190/ton then so might pay to take on longer now.
We made far more money nipping them, grazing for two summers and selling store last year.
Total ration, I’ve never had anything to do with black and whites (nor do I want to) so can’t comment on how long they take to finish