Patrick Mc Carthy

#WestCork🇮🇪🐮

My scanning technician David Sheeht scanned the last of my cows Friday. 18 scanned , and two were empty. No real surprises as Sensehub had already flagged them 2 cows. So had a 5% empty rate. 46 calving nxt year. Il probably cull 4, so 42 milking for 2027.

Has anyone these cubicle lock out arms ??? Ideally someone who has them a few years , and the pros and cons of them ? 👍

Morning Milking 🙂🐮🐮🐮 #WestCork🇮🇪🐮

Last day out on grass for 2026 , cows will be housed this evening 🙂🐮🐮 #WestCork🇮🇪🐮

The girls getting their last few grazing before they are housed for the winter 🙂 #WestCork🇮🇪🐮 @Drinaghagri

Been a challenging year, maidan heifers have been indoors since the end of July. But thankfully all they are all in good order and are all in calf. #WestCork🇮🇪🐮

#Silage2026 #WestCork🇮🇪🐮

My contractor emptied all the slatted tanks yesterday evening, one less thing to worry about 🙂💩💩💩🐮🐮🐮 #WestCork🇮🇪 #Slurry2026

Finally getting some fertiliser out, and great to see fields greening up again. Cows on a 14% dairy nut + 4 way mix/forage extender the last few weeks . @Drinaghagri #WestCork🇮🇪🐮🐮

The breeding season has been a real headwrecker this year, 🤦🤦 , let's just say , compacting the calving and trying to have calving ending in late march , early April 2027. Is definitely not going to happen. 2026 wud drive a man or woman to drink 🍺🍺🍺🤣😜

Bring it on 🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧

Its working out to be an expensive year , but on a plus side , most cows around the country are in savage condition 🙂🐮🇮🇪

We stopped topping and pre-mowing for the last few weeks. That really helped the little bit of growth that was there. But after getting a bit of moisture the last few days, we are catching up on topping and we are pre mowing heavy covers in front of the cows. #WestCork🇮🇪🐮

A friend of mine is looking to do relief milking on a regular basis , morning and evenings , preferably in the west cork area , and he has alot of experience working on dairy farms. If anyone is interested PLEASE private message me , thanks.

Thankfully , we finally got rain today , the higher parts of the farm was under alot of pressure. I have a very dry farm , ideal for early spring grazing , but dry weather can be a challenge. #Drought #WestCork🐮🇮🇪

Unfortunately the paddock i reseeded with MultiSpecies in 2023 didn't work. I find it hard to maintain when you have a high stocking rate , in relation to grazing too tight. Weeds/docks are also a challenge. Still glad i tried it out. #MultiSpecies