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whelan1 wrote: »

some z pfecker robbed my portable electric fencer:mad: was in a field along the road

That's rough Whelan ... I often wonder about mine too as we have many places near the road, my dad always turns the green flashing light away from the viewing angle of the road ... But we have an old Koltec green mushroom type fencer and there is such a bang off of it you could hear it in the next parish!

Guy near us there got mechanic in to check why tractor wasn't starting...

His answer was "how can she start sure there is no alternator n her!"

Some one hopped the hedge and lifted the alternator out of the 135

johngalway

whelan1 wrote: »

some fecker robbed my portable electric fencer:mad: was in a field along the road

I saw a suggestion about burying the fencer units before, in something like an old ammunition box, something waterproof anyway, it'd be damn hard to spot.

Tipp Man

5live wrote: »

And thats the good news. Kerry newsletter warned of 10% cut minimum. I went to the Kerry info meeting earlier in the month and Stan was talking about a potential 6-8c drop. No huge north african demand like last spring. 4% increase in global supply, chinese demand down and brazil up slightly. Whey stable, skim and butter and WMP down cheese doing ok. Buyers have stocks but in no rush to replace used stocks. Not a good outlook but 2 weeks old so much could have changed

Is that a 6-8 cent drop in the next couple of months???:eek::eek:

Richk2012

whelan1 wrote: »

some fecker robbed my portable electric fencer:mad: was in a field along the road

Thats very frustrating :mad: . A neighbour of mine made a concrete casing with a steel door bolted on , for his fencer that he keeps at the road side . He has to move it with the bale spike on the loader .
I thought he was mad at the time

whelan1

bringing in thecows in the lashings of rain,i couldnt believe how slow they are, you'd swear they where never going to see grass again the way they where eating... i got drowned

5live

Tipp Man wrote: »

Is that a 6-8 cent drop in the next couple of months???:eek::eek:

That was what he was saying. Now markets seem to have firmed up a bit lately but enough....?

Then again they do seem to put a worst case scenario forward so when the cuts arent as bad we will feel good:mad:

pakalasa

My 2 year old Seepa Tee Jay heifer calved a fine FL22 bull this morning. He had her drank aswell. Boy, can those FL22 calves move.

Muckit

dar31 wrote: »

go another 11 ac of grass seed in today.
finished rolling 15 min before the rain arrived
cutting it a bit close, could have been a right mess

I got caught like that before:mad:. Had to give it the back of the chain harrow instead. Worked out fine. I rolled it a few months later once it was established.

PatQfarmer

Muckit wrote: »

I got caught like that before:mad:. Had to give it the back of the chain harrow instead. Worked out fine. I rolled it a few months later once it was established.

I disced 6 acres on Monday, nowhere near dry enough for the power-harrow yet. If it stays dry (:rolleyes:) may get to it Friday. Here's hoping.

blue5000

Tipp Man wrote: »

Is that a 6-8 cent drop in the next couple of months???:eek::eek:

I see arrabawn are one of the first off the mark with a cut for March.

Tipp Man

5live wrote: »

That was what he was saying. Now markets seem to have firmed up a bit lately but enough....?

Then again they do seem to put a worst case scenario forward so when the cuts arent as bad we will feel good:mad:

That's worrying isn't it

I was expecting a drop alright but 8 cents would be a very steep drop

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

some fecker robbed my portable electric fencer:mad: was in a field along the road

What a balls :mad: I'm thinking of making a metal box for mine that can hooked up to the fencer

redzerologhlen

Wrecked today, neighbour rang me at 12 last night to stomach tube a calf for him, didnt get home until 3 in the morning. Dont know will she do either, tounge swollen and cow wouldnt take with her so put her under a lamp for the night, No response when you blow in her ear either. Hes gone to the vet with her this morning anyway so hopefully he can do something for her, the stomach tube could see a lot of action for a few days

bob charles

lost the keys of the Landcruiser covering a clamp yesterday, talk about finding a needle in a hay stack. everyone wise after the event saying I should have a spare keys etc, but I only got one key with it when I bought it. Oh the joys

€350 plus vat for a new set!!!! Ahhhh

redzerologhlen

I wonder is this a pisstake or an awful chancer??

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/3261457

Kovu

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I wonder is this a pisstake or an awful chancer??

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/3261457

Pisstake, I got that image sent to me a week ago!
Wonder who the poor buck is with the ph num though!

redzerologhlen

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Pisstake, I got that image sent to me a week ago!
Wonder who the poor buck is with the ph num though!

Might be no harm to ring and ask

Kovu

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Might be no harm to ring and ask

Sure ask him if he has hang sangwidwiches with brown sauce;)

redzerologhlen

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Sure ask him if he has hang sangwidwiches with brown sauce;)

And would he take a part exchange for a jack donkey with bad hoofs and no teeth

Muckit

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Wrecked today, neighbour rang me at 12 last night to stomach tube a calf for him, didnt get home until 3 in the morning. Dont know will she do either, tounge swollen and cow wouldnt take with her so put her under a lamp for the night, No response when you blow in her ear either. Hes gone to the vet with her this morning anyway so hopefully he can do something for her, the stomach tube could see a lot of action for a few days

Was it a difficult calving? Sorry for being pessimistic, but when the tongue is out like that I've not seen them to come right. Loads of b*ll**in with stomach tubes and messin and they end up smigged in the end :mad:

Muckit

bob charles wrote: »

lost the keys of the Landcruiser covering a clamp yesterday, talk about finding a needle in a hay stack. everyone wise after the event saying I should have a spare keys etc, but I only got one key with it when I bought it. Oh the joys

Ah f**K. losing keys is just a pain in the h*le. What were you clamping bob?

redzerologhlen

Muckit wrote: »

Was it a difficult calving? Sorry for being pessimistic, but when the tongue is out like that I've not seen them to come right. Loads of b*ll**in with stomach tubes and messin and they end up smigged in the end :mad:

Ya he left her too long before he handled her, he said that himself but its all the same now. I dont think the odds are great with this lad either to be honest but you will stay trying while they are breathing anyway!!

whelan1

handled a cow this morning, i knew the calving was beyond me, got vet .Calf was rotten , wont go in to details but it was gross.... cow doing ok.... calf was about 4 or 5 weeks early

Kovu

whelan1 wrote: »

handled a cow this morning, i knew the calving was beyond me, got vet .Calf was rotten , wont go in to details but it was gross.... cow doing ok.... calf was about 4 or 5 weeks early

I always wonder what causes the calf to die inside. Would she have been with rough cows or was the calf un-natural?

whelan1

not sure...but at least we got him out... had a good wash and sprayed loads of deodorant on me before getting youngest lad from school:)

bob charles

Muckit wrote: »

Ah f**K. losing keys is just a pain in the h*le. What were you clamping bob?

First cut, Magic day caught me by surprise and we just had to cut, ground is back in and ready for grazing.:cool: Repitting wholecrop and roots

bbam

Online herd register question.
Do I need to confirm movements from a mart?
Were new with the online system.

Dozer1

No need mart take care of that stuff only necessary for farm to farm movements

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

not sure...but at least we got him out... had a good wash and sprayed loads of deodorant on me before getting youngest lad from school:)

Jesus not nice at all, will ye go again and out her back in calf or cull her out of the herd?

whelan1

bbam wrote: »

Jesus not nice at all, will ye go again and out her back in calf or cull her out of the herd?

she is the biggest bitc* that ever walked into the parlour, so i am taking this as an oppurtunity to get rid, going to fatten her