I would like to thank the Ponies for starting you on this journey. Have truly enjoyed this fine herd and the wondering man that shares it with us. Good day Sean
Thank you for a lovely update. Lovely to hear your story of the ponies and sheep and finally the cattle. Delighted you started this journey because we all have the privilege of travelling with you. Most enjoyable . Keepup the good work.
Thank you Marie. Over the years I felt i was always searching for a system I could be happy with . And I just felt I had to force things to look right or to get growth . Battling "weeds" and puring inputs in. Now I really feel like there's harmony. A long deep breath of fresh air. That my sound cuckoo but I really believe that🙏
Bless Friday morning from Montreal Canada .. and welcome back my friend ! .. and there you go again, absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation documentary countryside adventure and gorgeous settings presentation camera work looks super awesome super amazing view and super sharp and clearly captured ! .. thanks again and have a wonderful blessed day ahead ! ..
When you have a churned up spot, you can move your fencing to exclude the area, and just give them a slight bit more of the neighboring paddock to compensate. Aim for the silage or haylage to be where you wnat the ponies to be, not where you want them off.
Now you have Lee. I've made a little video of it and now plan to do so every month until I'm back . Should be interesting to see what recovery we get over the winter. Mighty weather here too Lee. Best autumn early winter in a decade I'd say
Looking good Sean. Are the cattle or the ponies more profitable? Keeping in mind you want to run both would you consider adding numbers in the more profitable ones and cutting in the other to maximize their potential while also keeping your system moving.
Well Ian the thing about the ponies is they could break even or get a very good price . The cattle a less volatile when it comes to market, it's all about keeping costs down and you'll get paid . I tend to carry the ponies as long as I can like the cattle they sell far better when they are reared and ready for backing
Well Denis . The truth is the smaller framed animal isn't the best seller in marts or the fact the animal was 100'/. Grass fed and finished out door all his life on a diverse ecosystem. All of that would have been lost in the mart. The further we can take the animal the better it is for the farmer. So when we take it directly to your freezer with a full history recorded of their life from birth to plate it thankfully helps financially to continue producing beef in that environmentally conscious way. So in sort yes however there's more work involved but we get paid for it 🙌
Any man with ponies, horses or donkeys won't sell them if they wanted to they'd be gone there's always some grá there even if no money. I'd say keep the numbers as is. They want you pushing up numbers in cows for no reason other than they see no benefit in the ponies. If a donkey is the one thing keeping a man happy no point getting rid of him, some lads are that way they're pets while cattle are work. Would you have an extra few cows next year with heifers when you didn't sell, that'll be enough of an increase if so to see how things go then 👍
Well kieran thank you. My logic now that I'm prioritising cattle is the ponies are being kept at almost zero cost. Even though on average I can make the same margin with them as cattle. No one would tell me to not keep a topper or a hedge cutting yet they all cost money to run . And they don't push out replacement toppers every year. 🙌
@seanofalluinregenerativefa4569 yes true enough you can't lose there really. For the most part cows are going well just need the calves to follow too. 🤣 toppers don't give birth unfortunately On another note val martin's election videos are worth checking, he'll need every bit of help he can get 👍
I would like to thank the Ponies for starting you on this journey. Have truly enjoyed this fine herd and the wondering man that shares it with us. Good day Sean
your one of the few people that can out winter cattle/ponies and do it well .
Thank you lad appreciate that 🙌
All your animals look healthy and happy a credit to you
Thank you Tom. Mighty weather
Very interesting story on how it all began Seán, I like the Donkey 😊
Well padraig would you believe it was a donkey I first tricked around with as a boy then came the ponies
At least you have made a very bad day better. Coming in very late after a day that makes you wonder if it’s worth it and your videos brightens it up.
Cattle,ponies and ground look great Sean. Fair play big man 👌
Thank you Michael 🙌
Thank you for a lovely update. Lovely to hear your story of the ponies and sheep and finally the cattle. Delighted you started this journey because we all have the privilege of travelling with you. Most enjoyable . Keepup the good work.
Thank you Marie. Over the years I felt i was always searching for a system I could be happy with . And I just felt I had to force things to look right or to get growth . Battling "weeds" and puring inputs in. Now I really feel like there's harmony. A long deep breath of fresh air.
That my sound cuckoo but I really believe that🙏
@seanofalluinregenerativefa4569 the very best of luck to you and keep up the good work
Enjoyed your story on how you started.
Bless Friday morning from Montreal Canada .. and welcome back my friend ! .. and there you go again, absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation documentary countryside adventure and gorgeous settings presentation camera work looks super awesome super amazing view and super sharp and clearly captured ! .. thanks again and have a wonderful blessed day ahead ! ..
Good looking ponies.
Very interesting sean
Thanks Noel
When you have a churned up spot, you can move your fencing to exclude the area, and just give them a slight bit more of the neighboring paddock to compensate. Aim for the silage or haylage to be where you wnat the ponies to be, not where you want them off.
Now you have Lee. I've made a little video of it and now plan to do so every month until I'm back . Should be interesting to see what recovery we get over the winter.
Mighty weather here too Lee. Best autumn early winter in a decade I'd say
Looking good Sean. Are the cattle or the ponies more profitable? Keeping in mind you want to run both would you consider adding numbers in the more profitable ones and cutting in the other to maximize their potential while also keeping your system moving.
Well Ian the thing about the ponies is they could break even or get a very good price . The cattle a less volatile when it comes to market, it's all about keeping costs down and you'll get paid . I tend to carry the ponies as long as I can like the cattle they sell far better when they are reared and ready for backing
@@seanofalluinregenerativefa4569 sounds like you should cut back on the ponies and add a few cows haha
Very interesting info.ponies before cattle,.its working very well for you.Hope U keep at it.Did you have to dose any for fluke yet.Belties are no 1.
Do you trade the ponies, or show them, or just have them because you like them
I send them on to a friend of mine he breaks them gets them jumping and we sell them on
Sean I want to ask you a question I don’t want to know how much you got got for your bullock but did you get more than he would in themart
Well Denis . The truth is the smaller framed animal isn't the best seller in marts or the fact the animal was 100'/. Grass fed and finished out door all his life on a diverse ecosystem. All of that would have been lost in the mart.
The further we can take the animal the better it is for the farmer. So when we take it directly to your freezer with a full history recorded of their life from birth to plate it thankfully helps financially to continue producing beef in that environmentally conscious way.
So in sort yes however there's more work involved but we get paid for it 🙌
@ glad to know it paid off I’m just sorry I’m not in Ireland
Your some man to get so much from so little😂
Thanks Gerry 🙌
Any man with ponies, horses or donkeys won't sell them if they wanted to they'd be gone there's always some grá there even if no money. I'd say keep the numbers as is. They want you pushing up numbers in cows for no reason other than they see no benefit in the ponies. If a donkey is the one thing keeping a man happy no point getting rid of him, some lads are that way they're pets while cattle are work. Would you have an extra few cows next year with heifers when you didn't sell, that'll be enough of an increase if so to see how things go then 👍
Well kieran thank you. My logic now that I'm prioritising cattle is the ponies are being kept at almost zero cost. Even though on average I can make the same margin with them as cattle.
No one would tell me to not keep a topper or a hedge cutting yet they all cost money to run . And they don't push out replacement toppers every year. 🙌
@seanofalluinregenerativefa4569 yes true enough you can't lose there really. For the most part cows are going well just need the calves to follow too. 🤣 toppers don't give birth unfortunately
On another note val martin's election videos are worth checking, he'll need every bit of help he can get 👍