Excellent vid. We enjoyed while havin the lunch. We love the feeding vids. We hope that you will head the manhole comments re old slatted shed. Only a few hundred euro.
Mighty insight into what it takes to finish cattle on a modern unit nowadays Ger!!!! Cattle are looking absolutely fantastic to be fair to ye!!! Stay cool horse!!!
Nice looking stock, u seem to be getting good flesh on there back. Hope priceses continue to improve, need to go another bit before there is anything out of them
Ethan earle I used to buy I not put it in half way through.... I put a minerals, and 2 other products.. 1 for The prevention of acidosis and another for any toxins in the feed and they’re quite dusty. So found a lot blew away when u put in first. So I put some ingredients in first to prevent losses
In the cattle barn how do you get the animals in and out of the pens? one side appears to be concrete on three walls and concrete feed bunks in front. am I missing something?
Thanks Gerry great vlog. Different world to what we a used to here in NZ for fattening cattle. Stock are looking great! Where would Ireland be without the potato? Irish potato & blood running through me, for sure!!
Depends what kind of cattle you had. I’ve cattle that get fed silage mostly. Young stock . Beef cattle are different set up. Feeding practices are changed also. Your feeding to get the most weight gain per day from an animal
Love the videos Gerry, you have a great setup and great land, what do you think is the future for suckler/beef farming, the reason I'm asking is because I would think your operation is at the top end of the scale and would be very interested to hear your views or even a short video on it. Hope you don't mind me asking. PS The silence is deafening
How’r ya I’m finishing all my bullocks (30 of them) on a grass diet only in the summer. They are mainly white heads and angus is the 700 kg mark to slaughter still the same or is less because there on grass only?
Hi Gerry, what syrup do you find the best value ? I'm currently using molasses and find a good response but havent tried anything else for finishing cattle. Thanks
Where do you buy potatoes in bulk like that? Do you grow all your grain yourself? Sorry, one last question 😅 Have you noticed an improvement in your cattle since before adding a diet feeder to your operation?
Blankity Blank buy bulk potatoes off a potato grower. These are damaged or odd shaped ones not fit for human consumption. We have diet feeders since 1999 and they do improve intake and weight gain. You have great or control over feeding. It allows you to buy and mix by-products also
Fantastic cattle looking great hope you get a good price 👍if you can say when they gone price per kg but only if you want (I'll understand if you don't) will there be a different price for male or female? Thanks for the vid cheers Antony 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 🐮🐂🐃🐄🍀
too much dairy bred stock in the country now , factorys are never short of cattle and they are killing a lot more per week than they did 10 years ago ................if they go to 4 it will be short lived .........store cattle are very dear compared to factory cattle at the moment ..........
@Dylan Callaghan not in the short term as the uk government will continue with payments more or less the same for 5 more years after that who knows what the tories will do , but the thing to remember that agriculture is devolved so cant see much money for farmers in wales , scotland , or northern ireland ........english farmers will do ok , as they always have ,
Nice to see the cattle settlin down so soon after bein fed 💪💪 think by the looks of it your gonna have a few ready all at once 👍👍
Bob Paterson yes they be going steady over the next few months.... 10-15 a week
Them cattle look great ,you know what your doing Gerry 👍
Christopher Brogan still don’t mean we will make money 😊
Well what's the point if you don't make money! Loved the vid
Lovely video very interesting thank you for sharing 👍😃☘️
Ye are excellent operators. Great cattle and getting the Rolls Royce of feeding. Little wonder they looking so well. A credit to ye.
You always have a great video
Excellent vid. We enjoyed while havin the lunch. We love the feeding vids. We hope that you will head the manhole comments re old slatted shed. Only a few hundred euro.
Cheers... thanks for the support and watching. I will. I’ll do something with it in the summer. 😊👌
liked it before watching it , as i know its going to be a pleasure to watch
anthony duvall thanks bud.... great support as always
Some great looking cattle there Gerry, very informative video as always
This is the first video that I have seen of yours. Very good video man. Just subscribed and will watch future videos 👍
CummerStock super.... glad to have you watching. Thanks for the subscribe
Mighty insight into what it takes to finish cattle on a modern unit nowadays Ger!!!!
Cattle are looking absolutely fantastic to be fair to ye!!! Stay cool horse!!!
Nice video Gerry. The cattle will be looking for the potatoes first. 😁👍🐂🇺🇸
Nice looking stock, u seem to be getting good flesh on there back. Hope priceses continue to improve, need to go another bit before there is anything out of them
Ray Irl yep it’s creeping up a little. Need another 20c to help the price
Great video
Great vid...well put together in the edit.
Good video Gerry. 👍
New Abbey diet feeder next to the lower shed going to be demoed ? :-)
ChucklesX it’s not in use yet.... watch this space... good eyes to notice it 😊
@@gerry6420 lol... I'm a machinery nut so am attracted to shiney paint 😆
I was always told to put the straw in first so it gets a while to be chopped well 🤷♂️
Ethan earle I used to buy I not put it in half way through.... I put a minerals, and 2 other products.. 1 for The prevention of acidosis and another for any toxins in the feed and they’re quite dusty. So found a lot blew away when u put in first. So I put some ingredients in first to prevent losses
I see the nice new wagon rearing to get to work
In the cattle barn how do you get the animals in and out of the pens? one side appears to be concrete on three walls and concrete feed bunks in front. am I missing something?
Feed bunk as u call them are collapsible allows allows you to take the livestock out the front at any of the front gates
Thanks Gerry great vlog. Different world to what we a used to here in NZ for fattening cattle. Stock are looking great! Where would Ireland be without the potato? Irish potato & blood running through me, for sure!!
We're your grandparents Irish.?
@@peterburke9052 I think it's 6 generations Peter. Was the potato blight that made them imigrat.
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new feeder there Gerry. Abbey must be watching ur vids.
That’s some B&B Gerry boi
Do you find the syrup a good job gerry ?
Whats with the charolaise bull in with the bullocks
Michael our old stock bull in getting beefed due to infertility
He must be weighing near the tonne. whats he out of ?
when i grew up we fed cattle silage only during the winter. Why do you do this mix, seems like alot of effort. Are they in all year round?
Depends what kind of cattle you had. I’ve cattle that get fed silage mostly. Young stock . Beef cattle are different set up. Feeding practices are changed also. Your feeding to get the most weight gain per day from an animal
Great vid love the 3420
Svaka čast momci, tako se to radi!
11:58 Something in potatoes
square bales of straw to stop the potatoes flowing out the tailboard.
HayField_7710 yep... straw for the reason above
Have you a nutritionist to do the diet or are you the expert Gerry? Great video as usual, thank you for sharing.
Love the videos Gerry, you have a great setup and great land, what do you think is the future for suckler/beef farming, the reason I'm asking is because I would think your operation is at the top end of the scale and would be very interested to hear your views or even a short video on it. Hope you don't mind me asking. PS The silence is deafening
instablaster.
Do you only do beef cattle or do you also do a little bit of milk cattle?
No it’s all beef we do
Thank you for the answer!
Well gerry👍🏻
What is in potatoes that are good for beef cattle?
High in energy. Similar in feed quality to beet. Beet keep animals a bit leaner.
Great vid. Do you have to clip them out for the factory? If you do could you do a vid.
Playing fs19 while watching ur vids😂👍
Robert Armitage good stuff. You could be at worse
Same, but i play FS17
What size diet feeder is that Gerry?
Cathal Duggan it’s a 10 cubic meter
Thanks Jerry
Are bullocks yearling bulls?
Great looking cattle ....pity you don't give any data on grading.
I will some of these days
@@gerry6420 Look forward to that ....they look great to me , but I'm no expert.
How’r ya I’m finishing all my bullocks (30 of them) on a grass diet only in the summer. They are mainly white heads and angus is the 700 kg mark to slaughter still the same or is less because there on grass only?
New head gasket has that 2850 starting on the button
Hi Gerry, what syrup do you find the best value ? I'm currently using molasses and find a good response but havent tried anything else for finishing cattle. Thanks
Where do you buy potatoes in bulk like that? Do you grow all your grain yourself? Sorry, one last question 😅
Have you noticed an improvement in your cattle since before adding a diet feeder to your operation?
Blankity Blank buy bulk potatoes off a potato grower. These are damaged or odd shaped ones not fit for human consumption. We have diet feeders since 1999 and they do improve intake and weight gain. You have great or control over feeding. It allows you to buy and mix by-products also
@@gerry6420 thanks for replying! That's great advice
Why is there no roof lights/sky lights in your shed roofs?
Do you have much vermin with all the straits lieing around
Did he get a new diet feeder
How many heads in pen
Did I spy a 3rd Abbey feeder parked up by your potato stall??
Brian O'Regan yes.... you did 😊
Is that 3 diet feeders in yer collection Gerry lol?
Gerry how come ye have 3 Abbey feeders now? i knew ye had 2 didnt know ye had 3
Grate looking stock. Feed is doing well for them when do you start to calf 👍
How are ye doing for silage Gerry?
If shes not blue she'll not do lots of silage. I think we should have plenty
Hi Gerry, great video. Do you feed once a day in the evening?
Yes once a day feeding in the evening
Gerry did I spot a third diet feeder
Yes you did 😊👍
Did I c a third diet feeder??
where does your cattle slaughtered at
Fantastic cattle looking great hope you get a good price 👍if you can say when they gone price per kg but only if you want (I'll understand if you don't) will there be a different price for male or female? Thanks for the vid cheers Antony 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 🐮🐂🐃🐄🍀
Will the bullocks hit €4 by April Gerry 🙏
too much dairy bred stock in the country now , factorys are never short of cattle and they are killing a lot more per week than they did 10 years ago ................if they go to 4 it will be short lived .........store cattle are very dear compared to factory cattle at the moment ..........
Please, I need feed formulations for fattening calves from 90 kg to 500 kg. Can you help me
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Do a show video for your best quality animals put them down the chute
Purebred Charlois farm I’ll be taking some out this week and weighing them.... I’ll video it
Happy Brexit day Gerry 😂
@Dylan Callaghan he is farming in southern ireland , still a member of the eu as i write............
@Dylan Callaghan not in the short term as the uk government will continue with payments more or less the same for 5 more years after that who knows what the tories will do , but the thing to remember that agriculture is devolved so cant see much money for farmers in wales , scotland , or northern ireland ........english farmers will do ok , as they always have ,
@Dylan Callaghan lots of farmers voted for brexit across the uk ........could never understand the thinking behind such a move ............
Du bisch nöd so nervös wie dä pemperton. 👍👍