On-off grazing for the cattle

I put the cattle in ahead of the rain. But then left them out to graze off a few paddocks. But now they're back in again. It's a bit like Lanigans' Ball: stepping them out and stepping them in again.

[@ciaranomalley9274]

Love the positive attitude Kieran .. great video 👍

[@paddy294]

Cracking video Kieran. The cattle look well. The weather hasn’t been favourable over the last while

[@sullivansfarm]

It's fairly miserable now alright. We've moved from late summer to deep winter in the space of a few days!

[@ordinaryman1824]

Great grab you have on the loader powerful job.

[@colmmcentire8320]

Well inprest with that Renault 🚜!

[@sullivansfarm]

Thanks. It's doing the business for us anyway

[@paulthompson8467]

That's very nice looking silage 👍

[@philipoconnor2236]

For sure. You'd know by the colour of it. Be interesting to see how it'd test. I found you could fatten cont on anything over 70dmd even though the experts be saying it couldn't be done. It kinda has to go that rd now or theres feck all return. Questionable lorrying meal into cattle at over €400/t

[@sullivansfarm]

@@philipoconnor2236 I haven't tested it but it looks and smells good alright. It was made around 20th May as far as I remember. I don't plan on feeding them meal in general but might pick out 5-6 that are nearly fit and give them some type of finishing ration for a few weeks pre-slaughter. I haven't finished cattle before so it's all research at this stage 😀

[@yant8777]

Nice one Kieran,Shur, thats all we can do (makin it up as we go along) with Irish weather.Grab looks like it got a nice refurb.

[@IFarmWeFarm]

Your stock are in great order Kieran

[@sullivansfarm]

Thanks. They looked better outside in the sunshine last week. But sure don’t we all 😂

[@pjdoyle5105]

Great video

[@testmania]

Great video, I like it thanks for sharing

[@jaginsligo]

Great video Kieran, question is there any point getting the dehorned if your finishing them and sending to factory?

[@philipoconnor2236]

If they could manage barriers my answer would be no. But he was talking about scanning so might be martin as that's a bit pointless also l would have thought

[@sullivansfarm]

@@philipoconnor2236 The value of sharing stuff on UA-cam! You have me thinking now about not cutting the horns off. My original thinking was I needed to cut them off for their own safety sake around the yard and to stop them getting stuck in the feed barrier. But they have figured it out very quickly and none have got stuck so far

[@garymadden2656]

👌

[@greenacres1086]

thought you couldnt dehorn when they are that strong only cut the points off them

[@sullivansfarm]

I'm not 100% sure. The weather changed plans today anyway. The vet scanned the heifers (none in calf thankfully) but it was getting late and got too wet to do the horns, so they still have them tonight (unfortunately)

[@ordinaryman1824]

I think your grand to cut them off at any stage. Leaves a brave size of a hole but we’ve cut plenty of and done them no harm.

[@Leavysfarm]

Great video Just wondering his many acres you have as you seem to have a lot of cattle

[@sullivansfarm]

Farming 30 acres at the moment. More leased out but I might be farming 85 in a few years. Currently have 26 stores and 30 weanlings

[@Leavysfarm]

@@sullivansfarm fair going we have 50 acres and only 32 cattle

[@Leavysfarm]

@@sullivansfarm smaller paddocks seem like a great job

[@sullivansfarm]

Small paddocks makes a huge difference. It’s a pain setting them up but we’ll worth it. I’ve 6 poly reels and god knows how many white stakes!

[@nicklad9463]

A calf dehorner is about 80 euro be a good investment 😭😭😭

[@sullivansfarm]

Thanks! First and last time it’ll happen here. Bought reared calves in July last year and they were too big to dehorn then