Born and bred in Doonbeg in West Clare. Husband to Kevina, father to Aoife, Sarah, Ciara and Niamh. Fitted kitchens is my business but farming is my love!!
Reeling in the years here 😎. Local man Paddy Moroney baled 90 bales for us today for calves over the winter. Baler is 45 years old Welger AP61, older than myself 😂
🥵🥵 full length of the jack for this Idalgo heifer calf. First heifer calf off this cow in 8 years, hope she turns out as good as her brothers and half brothers and we’ll have a right one
#suckler
Just like a calf only smaller 😂 more like a pet lamb but alive & well which is a miracle as cow suffered a very bad bout of photosensitisation during the summer. Found repeatedly banging her head off the ground, foaming at the mouth. Vet saved her but never thought she’d keep
Tap turned off for this Idalgo bull calf yesterday at 8.5 months. Taking it in his stride there isn’t a boo out of him or his mother. 392kg on the scales
#suckler
Few heifers off to grass for whatever length of time we’ll knock out of it. As a fella said to me if you’re playing football and you get a chance of a goal wouldn’t you take it 😂. Mix of knell, lapon, Ivor and Fiston. Few of these will be for the bull in a couple of months
A week ahead of her time means we’re off the mark early with the first calves on the ground. Twin heifer NOOB calves for this 3YO 4252 2nd calver
#suckler
#calving2022
New bale storage area and effluent tank in progress. Won’t be ready a minute too soon. 2nd cut ready to chop as soon as clearance in weather comes. Dungstead and used plastic storage being incorporated too
#suckler
#fodderstorage
Grangewood Royal Oak heifer calf off this 15yo purebred shorthorn cow. She has had 11 calves since she was bought in and this is only the 2nd heifer. She goes out with a bang as this will be her last year
#suckler
#calving2024
Labour ward full tonight. Purebred shorthorn with her New Red BB roan bull (🫣) calf. Saler cross with her CH Fiston heifer. SimX with another set of twins by Neron CH and lim cow sick to calf. Incalf to New Red again
Calves moved to twice a day sucking to motivate the cows that haven’t cycled yet to come into heat. You wouldn’t get a photo like this two days ago 🙉🙉
#suckler
#wearestillfarming
This shit show continues. Our best heifer (and home bred off Knell) that should be 5 months in calf. Terrible year for repeats and have had 2 cows and 1 heifer breaking out after 4-5 months. It would seriously piss you off. No shortage of culls this year. Rant over
#breeding2022
6yo Hereford cow recently bought in calf to purebred limousine stock bull calved this evening. Fair lump of a calf. Very small tug with the jack
#calving2022
#suckler
Grass very tight. Cows being held longer on paddocks to try stretch things out. Calves being encouraged to forward graze to keep them at full tilt. Next move is feeding bales outside if growth doesn’t improve 🤦🏼♂️
#grazing2022
#suckler
25 year anniversary. First club outside of Cork or Kerry to win a Munster club football title. Great times and great friends. Uncle being selector helped to get on the team 😂
@PadraigGal
Three new arrivals yesterday. First was a Snow White Orbi heifer off a GPD 2nd calver born unassisted. 2nd was a Noob heifer off an FWO 2nd calver. She was 14 days over her time. Bit of a pull. 3rd was a Knell heifer off a ZAG 2nd calver unassisted again.
#calving2023
#suckler
Born 9.51. Standing 10.02. Suckling 10.18. Thank you and goodnight. If they were all like this. Fiston heifer calf again more replacement material
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#calving2022
28 month old springer with her LM2014 bull calf. Thought she might be a bit contrary but quiet as a mouse. Just the one star replacement for this heifer, big lump of a bull calf and a fine bag of milk 🤷🏼♂️
#suckler
Aoife’s heifer finally calved. She’s a Fiston springer and had a LM2014 heifer. Calved herself, calf up and sucking within the hour without any help. They’ll be pelted out tomorrow morning
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Great to see stock that you sell doing well for the next man. Sold this Ardlea Dan in calf heifer to a man in Laois 2 years ago. She calved a FSZ bull calf for him and this year she had a roan heifer out of BB4438. She’s scanned back in calf to same bull. He is delighted with her
Last of the springers (til March again )into the calving box. Out of a purebred saler cow and purebred limousine bull. 30 months old
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#AgCredible
All complete and just in time for some of the 2nd cut this evening. Lucky to get what we have got so far. Just 7 acres left hopefully next week
#silage2023
#suckler
Heifers for sale in Ennis Mart this Thursday 3rd August. Two shorthorn purebred non registered heifers. Tomschoice Imperial, Lapon and Moondarrig Knell. Knell heifer tagged for scep and replacement index of €123
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Great service by
@PadraigGal
from
@MunsterBovine
He puts them in and calves them for you when you’re not around. This service is available to all his clients in 2024 😂😂. Twin Idalgo calves heifer and bull off a BBX cow.
Mad about this Grenache heifer. Real Limousine look about her and brought lovely coat from saler dam. Rutland Ruben heifer in the background he seems to be throwing nice calves too
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LM2014 bull off this LM2117 x BB “1 Star” springer. Calved herself. Apparently I’m better off breed dexters. Has to be true because a man sitting behind a desk pushing a pen that doesn’t know good suckler stock from bad said so.
#clowns
#icbfnotfitforpurpose
Powerful proper heifer off a lodge hamlet springer (saler dam) Calved herself and calf sucked herself. Some comfort in self sufficiency. One left for the ‘Spring’ (if one could even call it that ☔️) calvers and we’re done then Not a cow or calf out here yet
#calving2024
#suckler
In for weighing this morning two blue bulls. 415kg PPS at 9 months and 355kg Idalgo at 8 months. Weaning starting before next weekend for about 24 calves
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#ProudToFarm