Thick Farmer
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- West Wales
Takes the p1ss really doesn't it!
Yes, but obviously it's not enough!!
Takes the p1ss really doesn't it!
Hill ground, No looks are important but do use ebvs.I can't see why there not carrying weight or lacking milk if they're angus. Are you only choosing bulls based on EBVs?
What are you guys selling store cattle for? cows going off farms all the time around here still not making enough!Takes the p1ss really doesn't it!
What are you guys selling store cattle for? cows going off farms all the time around here still not making enough!
£100? you having a laugh?The idea behind it is to subsidise the suckler cow farmers in Scotland. They get about £100 a head sub for each calf. In England and Wales we get sweet FA.
Don't know about the sheds.
Ah but you must realise this money is top sliced from the area payment originally.Takes the p1ss really doesn't it!
Limousin cross AA = mentalAubrac for breeding replacements that would be milkier?? Lim for breeding a better calf perhaps, but it would still be docile and hardy due to the Angus being the mother
Really? What breed were they? We sold five BBx steers 18mths old 560kg for £1132 and some Hereford crosses same age 605 kg for £1100 about ten days ago. Better than finishing I thought.You're lucky to get £880 for 18 month old cattle down here. I killed over 100 suckler cows last year as was not making any money from them.
Limousin cross WB = mental too.Limousin cross AA = mental
Aubrac for breeding replacements that would be milkier?? Lim for breeding a better calf perhaps, but it would still be docile and hardy due to the Angus being the mother
Ah but you must realise this money is top sliced from the area payment originally.
Really? What breed were they? We sold five BBx steers 18mths old 560kg for £1132 and some Hereford crosses same age 605 kg for £1100 about ten days ago. Better than finishing I thought.
If they're mental the buyers do seem to shy away. Been there, on both sides of the ring too.Mine were Lims out of Angus x dams. Good shape but fudgeing mental!
Hi folks,
We have ran a herd of 50 pure angus cows for about 15years, Its now up to me where the herd goes, now i am not going to rip the angus cows to bits they are doing a job, we are on hard hill ground in the highlands of scotland the cows outwinter and we sell calves store around 6 months old, bullocks avg £680 last year.
The problem is i feel we really need to inject some hybrid vigor, the cows are lacking milk big time!!! and not fleshing up in the summer the odd old cross cow we have is always fatter. Also the heifer calves dont sell well!
So the Big question... What bull do you folk think??
1) Simmy All ways wanted 1, what does the first cross look like? dun, rat tails?
2) Whitebred, would love to have some nice blue roan heifers but maybe the drop in bullock value not worth it?
3) Stabilizers, Like the idea but not seen any
4) Beef shorthorn could get a loan of a bull what colour would the calves be?
5) Angus, stick with what we know never calve them, very easy care ours are very docile, get back in calf well, Get the creep feeding into the calves!!
Thank you for any help, bit of pressure on me to get this right!!