Farming Chit Chat

red menace

smccarrick wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

Isn't amazing how farming and vegetation develop to suit the environment and weather conditions? If we got the kind of snow they're praying for the country would come to a standstill!!

Lets see what happens week after next

forecast for here next week is daytime highs of minus twenty six.
small bit of snow forecast 2 cms at the most

leg wax

Muckit wrote: »

You'I get there. Stick at it! What editing suite you using? Any probs trnsferring data to computer from cam? I could never figure that part out!

it came with the camera enverio media,i think:D.no probs from cam to comp and worked out editing [not great at it] getting there now to try get it up here.:rolleyes:

Muckit

leg wax wrote: »

it came with the camera enverio media,i think:D.no probs from cam to comp and worked out editing [not great at it] getting there now to try get it up here.:rolleyes:

ur sorted so! Look forward to seeing the video clips;)

whelan1

i know there are a few stickies there already but would there be any chance of getting a dosing sticky?

reilig

whelan1 wrote: »

i know there are a few stickies there already but would there be any chance of getting a dosing sticky?

We have been advised to limit stickies to 2 or 3 on each forum.
However, If you want to start a thread specifically for dosing, start it and I'll put it under the useful information sticky

bob charles

bloody hate stickes

5live

Beautiful spring morning here. Ground nearly dry enough to go spreading so tomorrow......:pac: (que a deluge tonight:))

johngalway

bob charles wrote: »

bloody hate stickes

No one reads them

dar31

bob charles wrote: »

bloody hate stickes

keep forgetting farming chit chat thread is up the top.
hardly ever look at it since it has become a sticky

completely forgot about useful information sticky

Suckler

Aul fella is looking to put up a new shed, lean to along one side of a 3 bay hayshed. Has been calling guys to price the works for him for two months now and can't get any one to give a solid answer. Is this recession just a myth or a people genuinely struggling to get work?

lakill Farm

i bought a 47 x 20 (12ft at front fallling to 10ft at back) free standing lean to with 5ft sides for €2,400 plus the vat on saturday. I was 3 months getting prices :eek: and only managed to get 2 prices from about 15-20 calls and calls and repeat calls

Suckler wrote: »

Aul fella is looking to put up a new shed, lean to along one side of a 3 bay hayshed. Has been calling guys to price the works for him for two months now and can't get any one to give a solid answer. Is this recession just a myth or a people genuinely struggling to get work?

1chippy

lakill Farm wrote: »

i bought a 47 x 20 (12ft at front fallling to 10ft at back) free standing lean to with 5ft sides for €2,400 plus the vat on saturday. I was 3 months getting prices :eek: and only managed to get 2 prices from about 15-20 calls and calls and repeat calls

could you pm their contact. i priced the steel alone for a four bay open sided. with 6' overhang. the 8x4 steel without being cut no cleats or any welding done came in at 1900.

limo_100

does anyone no if feeding rolled barley on its own will help in prove condition in dry cows?

pakalasa

limo_100 wrote: »

does anyone no if feeding rolled barley on its own will help in prove condition in dry cows?

No, you'll need to balance it with something like a Pulp Nut, in a 50:50 mix. That's what I fed to dry suckler cows a few winters back.

leg wax

you tube ,more like lost tube have it up but cant find it without going into my videos.but any way i cant get it over here any help would be great.

Muckit

WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT?

limo_100

pakalasa wrote: »

No, you'll need to balance it with something like a Pulp Nut, in a 50:50 mix. That's what I fed to dry suckler cows a few winters back.

and did they put on much condition with it??

limo_100

leg wax wrote: »

you tube ,more like lost tube have it up but cant find it without going into my videos.but any way i cant get it over here any help would be great.

copy the url and post up here

leg wax

limo_100 wrote: »

copy the url and post up here

whats a url :rolleyes:, and can someone show me where to find it .

jay gatsby

leg wax wrote: »

whats a url :rolleyes:, and can someone show me where to find it .

It's the online location, e.g.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=76580825

If you had that you should be able to find the video.

Ithink!!!

leg wax

jay gatsby wrote: »

It's the online location, e.g.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=76580825

If you had that you should be able to find the video.

Ithink!!!

i cant find that on my you tube home page under my videos.just looked how did you find it for boards as above,sorry never did this before.

Suckler

lakill Farm wrote: »

i bought a 47 x 20 (12ft at front fallling to 10ft at back) free standing lean to with 5ft sides for €2,400 plus the vat on saturday. I was 3 months getting prices :eek: and only managed to get 2 prices from about 15-20 calls and calls and repeat calls

:rolleyes: And I thought my aul fella had patience!

1chippy wrote: »

could you pm their contact. i priced the steel alone for a four bay open sided. with 6' overhang. the 8x4 steel without being cut no cleats or any welding done came in at 1900.

Can you send me on their contact details as well. cheers.

limo_100

leg wax wrote: »

i cant find that on my you tube home page under my videos.just looked how did you find it for boards as above,sorry never did this before.

the url is the bar at the top of the page that starts with www. if you copy it you can post it on the board.
by the way what is your user name on youtube

leg wax

i went to mountrath last night,best incalf heifer made 5200 [was a show heifer] cows with calf at foot made 2400-2850. worst incalf heifer made 1600 .

jay gatsby

leg wax wrote: »

i went to mountrath last night,best incalf heifer made 5200 [was a show heifer] cows with calf at foot made 2400-2850. worst incalf heifer made 1600 .

I don't want to be running down the current great prices but by God they are serious amounts of money to be burying in one maybe two animals.

I'd say the same for calves going for 600 euro. Current steer and bull prices I can understand. Still not easy to get numbers up at this level though.

long may it continue

Kovu

Another one to be born with tags in their ears:D

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2913875

bbam

Saw this on DD...
Not knowing anything about imported stock... :rolleyes:
What are the implications down the line... would they be less desirable later in the mart or factory ??

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2871411

5live

bbam wrote: »

Saw this on DD...
Not knowing anything about imported stock... :rolleyes:
What are the implications down the line... would they be less desirable later in the mart or factory ??

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2871411

More hassle for the factory really. Country of origin and country of slaughter have to be supplied and i think that means separate batching for the factory to ensure no mixing with native stock. Pretty much the same argument we use to try to get irish store animals sold to english fatteners

Kovu

bbam wrote: »

Saw this on DD...
Not knowing anything about imported stock... :rolleyes:
What are the implications down the line... would they be less desirable later in the mart or factory ??

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2871411

Only certain factories will kill them if they have red cards and have to be declared when selling.


Usually means many men wont buy them for killing so only buy if you are getting them for killing and near one of the factories. I've seen men stung before by not knowing this.

dar31

had our selves all set for calving, 1st one due the 30th jan, moved the first of them into calving shed yesterday, with in 2 hrs one had calved.
checked the dry cows on out farm this morning, only to find another calf running around the shed.
both calves are by ai, bull NFT, both 10-12 days early...

every thing decided to break down this week as well, MF burst a brake pipe, had to pull back wheel off to get at it, MFT loading shovel wrung the splines on the collar to the hydralic pump, and then as i had them all out of the work shed, the dx90 feeder tractor decided the high/low/reverse gear leaver did nt want to work, had to tow it off to the mechanics, still waiting to hear whats wrong with it.

farming.....you can plan all you want ...!