Farming Chit Chat

vanderbadger

whelan1 wrote: »

i assume its coarse meal you are feeding, birds dont like nuts /pencils as they are harder to carry, or else feed the meal little and often... i hate crows, but there shouldnt be too many around at this time of year

calf crunch mixed with beef nut, they are in picking around the straw where the calves are, dirty fcukers

leg wax

vanderbadger wrote: »

calf crunch mixed with beef nut, they are in picking around the straw where the calves are, dirty fcukers

vander why are you mixing them?

vanderbadger

leg wax wrote: »

vander why are you mixing them?

not for any dietary reason , just find that calves are a bit slow to start on beef nut, think the crunch helps get them started

polod

PMU wrote: »

front wheels of a 165 were not designed for heavy weights,you could burst a tyre or a wheel disc with 800kg bale 10 ft in the air and be in a dangerous place very quickly.

cheers yeah was thinking of upgrading the stub axels on it....the 165 does flip all work and it would leave the 'good' 4wd tractor free all the time and avoid costs with bushings and bearing going in it ...that was just my thinking of putting a loader on the 165 it would do every thing i need if, except the silage so maybe

johngalway

vanderbadger wrote: »

having been watching my calves pen on camera on and off there from work lately, jeez its unreal the amount of crows and magpies that are coming in among them this time every day, they are wandering in about the calves and on top of meal trough of course, could be 10 or 15 birds at a time, no wonder I have coccidiosis..have ordered one of those bird scarers if they are any good. they are bold feckers

You could trap them. The link below is the legal bit:

http://www.npws.ie/media/npws/publications/legaldocs/Declaration%20for%20Munster%20Sept%202011.pdf

Don't pay any heed to the dates, they're rolled over every three months.

This is the ideal trap:

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/14348-ladder-trap/page__p__169185#entry169185

This is a thread about them:

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/14348-ladder-trap/

More info: (DON'T use the method in fig.4, it's not legal here !!)

http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/Magpies.asp

Bait it with some of what you're feeding the calves, only knock off the birds at night as free birds will not go into the trap if they see you in and killing their mates (they're not stupid).

They need to fold their wings to get inside the trap, when they try to fly out, they head for the highest part of the inside of the cage, where there's no exit, which is why the vaulted sides are important.

A Larsen trap is also useful, but works a hell of a lot better in Spring, when magpies are territorial.

vanderbadger

johngalway wrote: »

You could trap them. The link below is the legal bit:

http://www.npws.ie/media/npws/publications/legaldocs/Declaration%20for%20Munster%20Sept%202011.pdf

Don't pay any heed to the dates, they're rolled over every three months.

This is the ideal trap:

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/14348-ladder-trap/page__p__169185#entry169185

This is a thread about them:

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/14348-ladder-trap/

More info: (DON'T use the method in fig.4, it's not legal here !!)

http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/Magpies.asp

Bait it with some of what you're feeding the calves, only knock off the birds at night as free birds will not go into the trap if they see you in and killing their mates (they're not stupid).

They need to fold their wings to get inside the trap, when they try to fly out, they head for the highest part of the inside of the cage, where there's no exit, which is why the vaulted sides are important.

A Larsen trap is also useful, but works a hell of a lot better in Spring, when magpies are territorial.

`thanks John, does the old trick of hanging a few dead ones around the sheds work i wonder?

johngalway

vanderbadger wrote: »

`thanks John, does the old trick of hanging a few dead ones around the sheds work i wonder?

The ould fella reckons it does, the amount of crows around his shed tells me otherwise

If you decide to make one, 2"x2" weldmesh and cable ties are just the job, lightweight and last forever, and you can take it apart. Coen Steen in Oranmore in Galway do 8 foot by 4 foot sheets.

reilig

vanderbadger wrote: »

`thanks John, does the old trick of hanging a few dead ones around the sheds work i wonder?

Not really. We shot some that were attacking bales a few years back and hung them up. the grey crows ate every bit of them but the feet!

just do it

vanderbadger wrote: »

not for any dietary reason , just find that calves are a bit slow to start on beef nut, think the crunch helps get them started

+1 and can drop the crunch after a week to 10 days...

just do it

johngalway wrote: »

Coen Steen in Oranmore in Galway do 8 foot by 4 foot sheets.

Banner Steel in Clarecastle also do them. I can't remember how much they were but I rang a few suppliers at the time and they were all pretty much the same.

I used them for an enclosure for the dog and kids out the back!

Bizzum

just do it wrote: »

I used them for an enclosure for the dog and kids out the back!

Jaysus. Hope ISPCC don't read this:D:D

johngalway

just do it wrote: »

I can't remember how much they were but I rang a few suppliers at the time and they were all pretty much the same.

I paid €22 per sheet last time as far as I can remember. Some General Merchants closer to me were twice that price :eek: The brother in law has a big van though

Muckit

vanderbadger wrote: »

calf crunch mixed with beef nut, they are in picking around the straw where the calves are, dirty fcukers

Would the Jourdain type calf creep feeder that you hang on the gate be an idea?



they're a bit over €200 I think. Or you could make up a homemade similar version of a hopper over a trough, made from plywood and angle iron.

Do you buy the nuts in bags or loose?

vanderbadger

Muckit wrote: »

Would the Jourdain type calf creep feeder that you hang on the gate be an idea?



they're a bit over €200 I think. Or you could make up a homemade similar version of a hopper over a trough, made from plywood and angle iron.

Do you buy the nuts in bags or loose?

ya i was thinking about something similar, feck it its a bad job when you cant even have an open trough in a shed though, will be interesting to see if this bird scarer is any good

just do it

Bizzum wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

I used them for an enclosure for the dog and kids out the back!

Jaysus. Hope ISPCC don't read this:D:D

:-)
The enclosure is bigger than the average celtic tiger housing estate back garden!

Juniorhurler

reilig wrote: »

Not really. We shot some that were attacking bales a few years back and hung them up. the grey crows ate every bit of them but the feet!

LOL:D

whelan1

was walking backwards over cubicle shed this morning , fell over scraper and landed in the load of crap it was scraping:rolleyes:

vanderbadger

whelan1 wrote: »

was walking backwards over cubicle shed this morning , fell over scraper and landed in the load of crap it was scraping:rolleyes:

at least it broke the fall for you

PMU

why were you walking backwards?

Rovi

PMU wrote: »

why were you walking backwards?

It's a 'Christmas' thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e61uC-5s9VU

whelan1

was brushing the mats and walking backwards , thought i was stepping over the scraper but i wasnt, fell over it instead

nige2000

whelan1 wrote: »

was brushing the mats and walking backwards , thought i was stepping over the scraper but i wasnt, fell over it instead

good job there was no one there to see it you wouldn't want to be embarrassed

blue5000

Ah Whelan hope your ok, weather is a bit cold for that sh1te:D

Had a clear tb test here this week, had another one in august, neighbours had a reactor.

whelan1

was my mrs doyle moment !

nige2000

whelan1 wrote: »

was my mrs doyle moment !

maybe some father jack?

leg wax

a man died in carnew mart today very sad.

JohnBoy

started taking down our hay loft today. two thirds of the way through it now, all manual.

Adding a lot of old straw to my soon to be compost heap.

Of course typically the weekend I start into a long indoor job the weather is bone dry.

Birdnuts

whelan1 wrote: »

was walking backwards over cubicle shed this morning , fell over scraper and landed in the load of crap it was scraping:rolleyes:

I did something similiar today in my place down in Mayo while mucking out the cow shed - unfortunatly got no soft landing and now feel like my lower back was trod on by the entire Munster Scrum:(

whelan1

was worried on my way down that my knee would go out again but the calf of my leg is killing me:o having a glass of wine to ease my pain

Birdnuts

whelan1 wrote: »

was worried on my way down that my knee would go out again but the calf of my leg is killing me:o having a glass of wine to ease my pain

I'll be doing something similiar myself after a nice hot bath!!:D