UPPING THE STOCK NUMBERS ON THE FARM WITH SOME YOUNG CALVES TO REAR

TOM FLAVIN, Supplier of Heatwave Ad lib Calf Feeders & Cattle Weighing Scales
Contact: 087 321 1755
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Feeding Calves
4:05 Unboxing The Heatwave Ad Lib Feeder
6:10 Installing The Feeder
10:25 Introducing Calves to the Feeder
15:28 Letting the Calves Out!

[@aaronmccabe3797]

Another great video declan. Great to see it. Calves are happy to get out 👌. keep up the great work 👍

[@sunroofracing]

Great video Declan! Exciting time on your farm. New animals and new equipment. Fine looking group of calves. Took to grass with a lot of joy. Always a pleasure to see. Smart idea with the Heatwave system. Best wishes!

[@brendanmeegan6444]

New women never mind the calves

[@sandymcghee3328]

Good video Declan the calf’s are looking good Declan 👍👍

[@gerryoconnor8751]

That looks a great job Declan, them calves are a credit to you, you can't beat giving plenty of milk to calves. And I find when they are eating 1kg of nuts you can wean them and get them up to 2kgs until they go to grass this time next year. It might look alot but it's the only way they will pay you. Great calves. 👍

[@williambowman7589]

Great wee video 😊

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Good to see you really getting back into action. Calves should do well for you.

[@gearoidkelly533]

Good video declan

[@js911100]

Hard work rearing calf’s keep them well dosed and plenty of nuts

[@daft_dave0525]

Good man Declan 🤟

[@Jp12987]

Best of luck with the calves Declan. You have a good setup for them. Did you have any lambs this year from the Herdwicks?

[@aidanelliott6228]

Brilliant 😊

[@cdemo1186]

Good man Declan, best of luck with the calves. 🍀 That piece of kit certainly looks very handy. Did you get a farm helper?

[@brendanl3071]

She's declans apprentice

[@oconnellsfarm811]

Being thinking about one of these for while nice to see one working any problem with milk getting lumpy when cold in barrel

[@donkeydanfarmingvids1493]

For beef cattle bullocks go for a better price in the cattle market and you know what your getting in the market too. But great video really enjoyed it💪💪👌👍

[@briankiely5942]

How are the calfs doing, I was looking at this video of 3 months ago interested to see how they are doing, Thanks Brian.

[@tomhanley8820]

Hello Declan , what powers the heater is it electric, as I noticed a tractor battery in the video, keep up the good work 👍

[@peterford436]

Happy out...

[@WindowReviewInterviewsThomas]

Until what age are you considered feeding them the powder and how much a day are they on ? Are you going to be let them in at night-time to feed on milk ? Have you given them any vaccinations like from pneumonia apology for all questions

[@ciaranconeely8579]

Comment for the algorithm to help the channel 👍.

[@sjuckan1985]

Are you using the heatwave this year?? How much a day does it cost to run the heat wave??

[@seanbreen5122]

Hi Declan just wondering what CAD system you use trying to just do abit along side welding

[@IDoAgri]

I use Solidworks with weldments features for steel profiles especially

[@Andy-ix2ox]

The calves are a credit to you, the trick now is to keep them going for the rest of the year a kilo or two of meal every day for the rest of the year and you will have great strong little cattle going in next winter, I always think that if you put a few quid into the calves you will be paid back on the double for the investment, it annoys me to see little pot bellied calves in September that are only about the same weight as when they were weaned, when for a few kilos of meal they could be 220 to 250 by housing.

[@daireharlin181]

Did you ever do an update on how the calves did

[@IDoAgri]

yes i showed me going to sell them at about 24 months

[@gadgetfitzgerald5749]

1 bag for day and half seams awful lot of powder for 12 calfs

[@greenacres1086]

its very early to have calves outside . if its possible to house them at night

[@IDoAgri]

Ive the shed left open to them where they have water and thats where im feeding them the nuts at the minute so yeah they have shelter at night but free to explore if the weather suits!

[@greenacres1086]

@@IDoAgri yeah that would help to prevent pneumonia .

[@briankiely5942]

Hi dec, any fear of calf drinking to much and scour them thing of that machine for myself I think it's very handy

[@IDoAgri]

Yes that will probably happen the first time they feed on it, they will overeat and get bit of scour maybe but they learn from that and adjust very quickly. Wasn’t much of an issue and knowing others use the same system. It is unreal handy ya

[@briankiely5942]

@@IDoAgri thanks for rapid reply 👍🏿. I take it ya you mix ah week mix first and then bring it up in strength over time ,like you have there a big barrel and they work away then .

[@donalcrowley3326]

Where are u gone any videos coming up

[@IDoAgri]

Very busy this weather but I have one small one out tomorrow and will keep going after that sorry for my absence! Thanks for the support Donal

[@arwelagrimachinery]

If i were you id be looking at vaccination for pneumonia the stuff we use last time worked out £10 a calf so if you did do 20- 30 only 1 saved would pay for the job

[@andrewhough8757]

The biggest issue with the heatwave, they will end up drinking upto 15litres a day ad lib. At least 2 bags of powder at the point of weaning. Then because they are taking all there dry matter intake via the ad lib milk at the point of weaning there hard feed intake is far to low. Put the pipes on to water only at night towards weaning to try and encourage meal intakes for at least 2 weeks.

[@IDoAgri]

That’s a great bit of advice Andrew I am too late to do that with this batch but it’s all about learning I will keep that in mind for the next batch! You reckon two weeks of water to them at night or am I misreading what you said?

[@andrewhough8757]

Yes no milk at night for at least a couple of weeks heading towards full weaning,but still access to milk in the day. The problem with ad lib milk feeding, is there is no incentive for them to take on sufficient meal because milk is so much easier for them to consume than meal. If they are not taking in sufficient meal at weaning all of that extra milk that they have had will be counterproductive. Cheers

[@markcorr6704]

Ya great bit of advice there. 👍

[@IDoAgri]

Very insightful great to hear the reason for it aswell! These calves were eating through a a fair lump of meal while on the milk too but perhaps they could have gotten more but it think the fact that they are fighting for one or two teats all the time means the others are eating the meal when not on the year if you get me

[@Johnnycambell]

Do u think u will get a loader for the Deere

[@IDoAgri]

I’ve one got already I showed it at the end of the video on the forklift mast it is a John Deere 245 loader that I plan to restore I’ve new valve block and joystick sorted so despite the age and wear it should feel like new in my hand haha we will see?

[@cmg5140]

Did you get a new woman

[@callummcginn6184]

Seems a bit to high for them. Run the risk of going down the airway. I hate them teats with a passion.

[@kieranosullivan02]

I would say a bit high too unless tilted downward a bit

[@dykehead1]

Its going to cost you a fortune

[@paddy294]

First