MID-WINTER WEIGH IN | HOW ARE CATTLE PERFORMING?

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  • In today's video, it's time for the mid-winter weigh-in to see how the cattle are performing. We weigh a batch of cattle from each of our pens - bulls, heifers, bullocks, and weanlings. To get an idea of how they are performing and if we need to change anything. We have an amazing gift of herdwatch of an EiID tag reader which speeds up the recording and weighing process so much! Massive thanks to them, for more info
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  • @jimmyd2721
    @jimmyd2721 Рік тому +69

    Anybody else waiting every upload day to see if it will be beet harvesting vid

  • @DianeD862
    @DianeD862 Рік тому +11

    Our favourite Farmers of all time.There just wonderful and look after all there animals and liv is amazing farmer.GodBless and Merry Christmas 🎅 🤶🤶🤶🎄🎄🎄🎄🌲🌲🌲🌲

  • @liambuckey7993
    @liambuckey7993 Рік тому +5

    Cracking video , so true with your comments on not having sticks when dealing with the cattle

  • @daipigeon7561
    @daipigeon7561 Рік тому

    Great video. Plz keep them coming. It makes mine and 1000's of other people day..

  • @donalfahy1933
    @donalfahy1933 Рік тому +5

    Great video Phil and Lib , tag reader will make your life a lot easier , all you need now is the weighting scales Father Phil time to get out the cheque book

  • @adriansheehan360
    @adriansheehan360 Рік тому +2

    Goodman phil,liv and team, another good video, nice too see different types cattle videos, and you should be proud off been 100% self sufficient in finishing your cattle. Keep videos coming.

  • @sullivansfarm
    @sullivansfarm Рік тому +2

    Out wintering does a great job on them

  • @dermotward6540
    @dermotward6540 Рік тому +8

    Love the stock videos, nice one Phil and Liv. Wonder woukd it be worth looking at a combi crop to ensile next year?

  • @johnlewins4523
    @johnlewins4523 Рік тому +4

    Cattle seem to be ticking along ok.. maybe have a worm/fluke test done again.. then have your feed sampled, to check the quality of the barley/silage etc .. maybe work out if cost affective to add a small amount of protein pellets to your mix/ration for the final few weeks.. no point doing all the work and not gaining the profit 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @willyfindlay4398
    @willyfindlay4398 Рік тому

    Interesting stuff, Phil. I liked what you said about Sticks in the hand and calmness of your cattle. It might be harder to use your " light saber " ear tag scanner if you had been using sticks to move your cattle about.
    Thank for another video.

  • @eamoncummins8419
    @eamoncummins8419 Рік тому +2

    Ur right about the pets being to most dangerous. I bought in cattle this year and one in particular was too friendly. Had to keep a constant eye on him as he had a tendency to use me as a scratching post👍

  • @denisemurphy3962
    @denisemurphy3962 Рік тому +3

    When are the spuds being harvested

  • @byrongillis3360
    @byrongillis3360 Рік тому +1

    Hi Phil I used to work for that contractor and the farmer is in my local village I was asking him about he wouldn’t recommend it as it was wet and he reconed that the good went into the effluent tank

  • @HootMaRoot
    @HootMaRoot Рік тому +3

    When you said about how pet farm animals can be dangerous reminded me of my cousins pet blackface tup(ram) even when it was mating season and when we out to feed the sheep it would run so fast towards us. And if it wasn't for my uncle grabbing it by the horns it would have taken 10 year old me clean out

  • @sandymcghee3328
    @sandymcghee3328 Рік тому +2

    Great video farmer Phil @ liv the cattle are looking good 👍 😂

  • @wulliewhyte544
    @wulliewhyte544 Рік тому +2

    Hi Phil good video on the cattle that heard watch app looks great been watching you with it last few years

  • @philipbrown1640
    @philipbrown1640 Рік тому +2

    Your a mighty young man phill. You can walk the walk and you can certainly talk the talk.

  • @user-rw2um8ro2p
    @user-rw2um8ro2p Рік тому +2

    Great video Phil some savage cattle you have

  • @nigelhales874
    @nigelhales874 Рік тому +1

    Great watching Mr Mrs Phil 👍

  • @colmanlong1032
    @colmanlong1032 Рік тому +2

    Superb video.suprised speckle park isn't doing better.

  • @tomcoleman1232
    @tomcoleman1232 Рік тому +1

    the new toy looks great, certainly be a big help when checking the cattle, always a pain when trying to ready tags, especially if they get pulled off or are covered in sh1te.
    id say you should look to make a holder for in on the side of the crush (like a scabbard for a sword) as it looks a awkward when you are trying to stick it under your arm and use the phone and move in the cattle at the same time. Last thing you want to do is break it 😩

  • @oconnellsfarm811
    @oconnellsfarm811 Рік тому +2

    The reader is handy I fined the cattle that not reaching target are ones that had issues as calves nothing can be done about them things

  • @seanlenehan7574
    @seanlenehan7574 Рік тому

    Great video again Phil and liv and bro 🥶.interesting the cattle weighing 🌟👍

  • @stevepalmer8285
    @stevepalmer8285 Рік тому

    Good morning. Thanks for the video mate.how many head of cattle do you currently have.you are certainly kept busy bro.

  • @JACK11168
    @JACK11168 Рік тому

    Great video you should get a spring latch for that back crush Gate would make it safer

  • @bramblebeefarm2391
    @bramblebeefarm2391 Рік тому

    We doing same as you smaller scale protein is the hard one keep and looking at ways to produce our own and better amounts

  • @pauljamesfitzmaurice3192
    @pauljamesfitzmaurice3192 Рік тому

    Just wondering how come you don't use a back-bar to stop de cattle from going backwards from the weight scales

  • @tomgreene1843
    @tomgreene1843 Рік тому

    Good to see something on livestock....will you give us a grades profile when they are sold?

  • @bannixtownlimousins199
    @bannixtownlimousins199 Рік тому +6

    Kg a day of horns and balls 🤣💪🏻

  • @TomRyall
    @TomRyall Рік тому

    -2 is like a heatwave it was - 30 here last week in friendly Manitoba Canada and all the cattle are out.

  • @paddy294
    @paddy294 Рік тому +2

    Cracking video as always. Farming is an up and down career. Have you dealt with the one factory from the word go or varied

  • @jimgannon1917
    @jimgannon1917 Рік тому

    great, video. If it was easy everyone be at it.

  • @davidmalone5501
    @davidmalone5501 Рік тому +1

    good video phil what is the reason ye dont shave the cattles backs when going indoors

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому

      all the older stock had there backs shaved going in

  • @Tessaanderson2009
    @Tessaanderson2009 Рік тому +3

    Is bro near wise were shorts in December and it’s -2

  • @tc6573
    @tc6573 Рік тому

    In Republic of Ireland do cattle have to have a EID tag?

  • @R.N.Mitchell
    @R.N.Mitchell Рік тому

    You mentioned next year all calves will have EID tags. Are you planning to buy EID replacement tags for all calves that haven't got one when they are purchased? And what extra cost would that equate to?

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому +1

      It’s a law in Ireland that came in July this year that all calves born from then must have an Eid tag

  • @padowado
    @padowado Рік тому +2

    It's is sure is cold...did Bro ever hear of long John's...Good weight gains...Patrick 135////8111...

  • @Iconicprice
    @Iconicprice Рік тому

    Weights change a lot depending on time of day you weighed them at the first day and the last day.

  • @twinchop4581
    @twinchop4581 Рік тому +2

    Would u ever do an
    Experiment on maybe 10
    Cattle on bought in feed
    Hi energy beef ration ?
    Versus your home grown
    System.... .... it would be
    Very interesting to see the
    Cost v performance outcome

  • @michaelfinnegan2161
    @michaelfinnegan2161 Рік тому

    Are yous feeding the biscuit meal this year phil is thats whats missing this time??

  • @nikimoloney7733
    @nikimoloney7733 Рік тому +1

    Excellent

  • @tomflynn5745
    @tomflynn5745 Рік тому +2

    Are you seeing a better weight gain on pure Fresians versus the jerseys x . Maybe it’s a breed issue and not your feed selection. Maybe a better starting animal would be more economical especially with the new carbon footprint issue being more forced on us. I know you said before that it was almost part of yer contracting deals to take calves from certain clients but a better calf or beef breed calf might be a better move. Hopefully you’ll get a good factory price and all will be grand🤞

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому +1

      never seems to be much in it expect for crosses tend to fatten quicker, its defenitly feed as when we used to buy in more feed we were getting 1.5kg to 1.75kg a day on average

    • @tomflynn5745
      @tomflynn5745 Рік тому

      @@FARMERPHIL3690 I finished my own bulls for about 10 years. I averaged 320 kgs at near 24 months for mostly Fresians grading 0+s and the odd R. 350 kgs for Lmx . About a tonne of meal each add lib for the last 50 days. The factory price always was the difference between small profit and good one. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @haroldjones4309
    @haroldjones4309 Рік тому +1

    Cracking video Phil👍

  • @keithburke8577
    @keithburke8577 Рік тому +1

    If tags in left ears suit the feeders would it be easier to switch the crush to opposite end?

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому +1

      itd be easier to change the responder on the feeders

  • @alanobrien5387
    @alanobrien5387 Рік тому

    Phil how much is it costing a day to feed the bulls

  • @MagnumCamNZ
    @MagnumCamNZ Рік тому

    Barley and peas as silage or balage is a great mix full protein and a short growth period

  • @gerardoconnor5010
    @gerardoconnor5010 Рік тому +1

    Has father Phil any interest at all in livestock

  • @kcahill2777
    @kcahill2777 Рік тому +2

    Lads the cattle for the shop where do yee get them butchered? Is there a butcher in Longford that’ll kill small numbers ? Thanks

  • @massey420
    @massey420 Рік тому +1

    Bro is not wired up right.will there be update on the 1200

  • @keithmckenna7447
    @keithmckenna7447 Рік тому +1

    When the cattle are dirty would that affect price?

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому +1

      theres a charge if they have to clip the cattle to run a knife down there belly

  • @johnearle6667
    @johnearle6667 Рік тому +1

    We bought rubber slat mats at the ploughing and only got them fitted this week , every body is so slow to manufacture and deliver 🙄

  • @williamottley6369
    @williamottley6369 Рік тому

    Good video farmer pill when is the beet video

  • @Gearoid35
    @Gearoid35 Рік тому

    Fine cattle there

  • @cheekyshelly
    @cheekyshelly Рік тому

    Strong bulls dosed lately???

  • @DAZ28111
    @DAZ28111 Рік тому

    Aye great video again guys

  • @cdemo1186
    @cdemo1186 Рік тому +2

    Love the attitude Phil,willing to try new things to improve your farm set up. Would be very interesting to see the beans go into whole crop.
    Well ware on the wedding present, you certainly will make great use of it. 👏🏼

  • @Grangefordman
    @Grangefordman Рік тому

    Can the EID reader be used as a bat to coak the cattle into the crush 🤔

  • @Modelfarmer6792
    @Modelfarmer6792 Рік тому +3

    What weights do you send them to the factory

  • @donwilk7588
    @donwilk7588 Рік тому

    Why is it "too early to start feeding the heifers"? Wouldn't you want to finish them as soon as possible?

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому

      we aim to finish the heifers after the bulls are gone and if we fed the heifers for as long as the bulls they go too fat

    • @donwilk7588
      @donwilk7588 Рік тому +1

      @@FARMERPHIL3690 So you're aiming for a date on the calendar to have them ready instead of trying to minimize the number of days on feed?

  • @tristangibbs2351
    @tristangibbs2351 Рік тому

    Grow peas instead more protein in them than beans might be an idea?

    • @tristangibbs2351
      @tristangibbs2351 Рік тому

      Or stitch some red clover into your silage leys aswell might boost the protein in the grass silage

  • @russellsteele4404
    @russellsteele4404 Рік тому +1

    👍

  • @jamesgill2697
    @jamesgill2697 Рік тому +6

    U might b better of buying feed than growing it wit bulls doing less than a kilo a day. Jaysus I fatten Friesland bulls and have them doing from 1.5 to 2.5 kg per day. Ur waisting ur time at that. Pens r too big wit to many cattle together thrive better when only 10 to 15 in a batch

    • @sheeepguy7311
      @sheeepguy7311 Рік тому +1

      A lot of them coming towards 24 months old, poor cattle perform one way

  • @cillianh5841
    @cillianh5841 Рік тому

    Some quality in the phone

  • @keithmchugh2558
    @keithmchugh2558 Рік тому +2

    First 👌🏻

  • @nirvairsingh1678
    @nirvairsingh1678 Рік тому

    👍👍👍👍👍

  • @garethparr3559
    @garethparr3559 Рік тому

    I had the same problem you need more protein

  • @stevenblackwood6381
    @stevenblackwood6381 Рік тому +1

    Gowan the bro

  • @stubuddle5561
    @stubuddle5561 Рік тому +3

    Bro is not wired up right 🤣Shorts now thats not right

  • @d-c86
    @d-c86 Рік тому +1

    The guys in odonovan engineering will retro fit a clock and save you money on a new set

  • @christyreilly8935
    @christyreilly8935 Рік тому

    The starlings eating all the meal ,leaving cattle with just silage that's why cattle not weighting so good

    • @FARMERPHIL3690
      @FARMERPHIL3690  Рік тому +1

      If it was the starlings eating all the meal the cattle wouldn’t be in such good condition

  • @greggroome2791
    @greggroome2791 Рік тому +1

    👍🙏😀❤️🇮🇪

  • @Andy-ix2ox
    @Andy-ix2ox Рік тому +2

    Listen don’t get too hung up on a.d.g if you can get them into enough cover and carcass weight before they hit 2 then you are doing a great job, what you actually need to worry about is cost per kg carcass weight, and if you are getting most of them out before 2 , then based on what you are doing you are one of the most efficient beef producers in the country and I hope you are making lots of money because if you are not almost every other beef finisher is loosing money.

    • @sucklerbeefdiehard6476
      @sucklerbeefdiehard6476 Рік тому +1

      if you are finishing cattle you have to have high a.d g. which results in high carcase weight if your aim is a profit margin . weight gain like this and light carcase weights on this farm every winter on 2 year old bulls is not an efficient way to produce beef ..why do you suggest farmer phil is more efficient than most other beef farmers in ireland

  • @jonathancott9334
    @jonathancott9334 Рік тому +5

    Beet harvester must need lot more work then they taught

  • @bramblebeefarm2391
    @bramblebeefarm2391 Рік тому

    We doing same as you smaller scale protein is the hard one keep and looking at ways to produce our own and better amounts

  • @russellsteele4404
    @russellsteele4404 Рік тому +1

    👍

  • @raybrady964
    @raybrady964 Рік тому

    👍