Livestock pictures

[Joe]

First sale of the year here Saturday, only one I attend. Had entered two rams and two ewe lambs but one of my stock rams got hurt so retaining one of the ram lambs now & only bringing the one.

 

[choochter]

@AGN76
Kaprico Eravelle sired heifer calved at 24 mths - a Bazadaise sired heifer calf 1 hr old in this photo

Kaprico Eravelle sired in calf heifer, 17mths old, will calve at 24mths to Baz

 

[AGN76]

@AGN76
Kaprico Eravelle sired heifer calved at 24 mths - a Bazadaise sired heifer calf 1 hr old in this photo

Kaprico Eravelle sired in calf heifer, 17mths old, will calve at 24mths to Baz

You have some cracking stock!

 

[harperfarmer]

Spring born charolais calves moving now

 

[jendan]

E="harperfarmer, post: 5342834, member: 4455"]Spring born charolais calves moving now

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Are they out of Blue cows? I thought you put Lim on them?

 

[harperfarmer]

E="harperfarmer, post: 5342834, member: 4455"]Spring born charolais calves moving now

Are they out of Blue cows? I thought you put Lim on them?[/QUOTE]

Charolais used for the last time last season. But I'd like another. Can't beat size and weight.

 

[Baling Hay]

Are they out of Blue cows? I thought you put Lim on them?

Charolais used for the last time last season. But I'd like another. Can't beat size and weight.[/QUOTE]

You find the charolais grow much faster than the limousin? Any direct figure comparisons?

 

[harperfarmer]

Charolais used for the last time last season. But I'd like another. Can't beat size and weight.

You find the charolais grow much faster than the limousin? Any direct figure comparisons?[/QUOTE]

I'd have to check back on recorded weights but charolais would comfortably be 50kg ahead of the lims by weaning at 7-9 months.

 

[Weasel]

Spring born charolais calves moving now

Spring of 2017??? Lol

 

[harperfarmer]

Spring of 2017??? Lol

Ha. Tbf I'd bracket feb/March as being spring born.

 

[haymaker80]

Spring born charolais calves moving now

What's their daily intake of creep? Looks like the one in the feeder closest too won't be able to fit in it for much longer!

 

[harperfarmer]

What's their daily intake of creep? Looks like the one in the feeder closest too won't be able to fit in it for much longer!

Currently 25kg/day is keeping 16 calves on ad lib so not silly amounts. By October I would expect that to double. They can usually fit in up to about 500kg so should be okay for a bit!

Not quite as big as the other picture seemed!

 

[jendan]

Currently 25kg/day is keeping 16 calves on ad lib so not silly amounts. By October I would expect that to double. They can usually fit in up to about 500kg so should be okay for a bit!

Not quite as big as the other picture seemed!

Thats a great photo,and some really good stock! Do you get charolais out of blues calved ok?

 

[harperfarmer]

Thats a great photo,and some really good stock! Do you get charolais out of blues calved ok?

Thanks! Yep tbh the charolais were fine to calve really. The odd hard calving but the calves were very long and slender which helped. I used a digger son and he is very easy calving. I did assist quite a few but they were more as a precaution than actually struggling to get them out. Had as much if not more trouble calving to a lim. I think more can be levelled at the cow type in my case so I've bought 17 lim heifers this time that will calve February. And very keen on trying some saler genetics.

 

[AGN76]

And very keen on trying some saler genetics.

Me too, I don't think there's any Saler producers on here to advise anymore unfortunately

 

[JP1]

Me too, I don't think there's any Saler producers on here to advise anymore unfortunately

@Chae1

 

[AGN76]

@Chae1

 

[Chae1]

We don't have any heifers for sale at moment. If you contacted liz Wilde at saler society she could put you in touch with someone. I'll pm you contact details if you want?

 

[AGN76]

We don't have any heifers for sale at moment. If you contacted liz Wilde at saler society she could put you in touch with someone. I'll pm you contact details if you want?

Would you know, is Whitebog Convener easy calving? Cogent would sell you an elephant and say it was easy calving!

 

[barryj]

Some salers for harperfarmer limx calf and culard calves