Farming Chit Chat

The_Conductor

JohnBoy wrote: »

Dont worry, by the time it's implemented there wont be any benefits left, they're cutting them hard and fast.

you'll just pay more taxes

Yes- sickpay is gone- businesses have to pay it- not Social welfare- I think that was one of the items in the last budget. As for dental- it pays for an annual checkup, and possibly a descaling- thats it, full stop. Dole- well, you have to be actively seeking employment- and if you refuse to take any offer they give (and keep in mind the architects working in McDonalds we heard about on Radio 1 etc) you get cut......

What is the benefit of PRSI? It certainly isn't what it used be....... It really sounds like it might be a case of the grass being greener on the other side.........

whelan1

nice surprise this morning, a set of friesian heifer twins... hope the rest of the day goes as well we are scanning the autumn calvers in an hour:rolleyes:

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

nice surprise this morning, a set of friesian heifer twins... hope the rest of the day goes as well we are scanning the autumn calvers in an hour:rolleyes:

Well that's a great start to the morning! If your luck holds up there'I be very few empties;)

whelan1

scanned 70 between cows, heifers and sucklers, 8 not in calf, happy enough as most of the 8 where not long calved when i took bull out

just do it

whelan1 wrote: »

scanned 70 between cows, heifers and sucklers, 8 not in calf, happy enough as most of the 8 where not long calved when i took bull out

88.5% conception rate. Good result considering you've decided to stick to a tight calving pattern i.e. a number not calved when you took the bull out. Costly the first year you stick to the cut off date but not so costly in future years;).

What number would you have been happy with before the scanning was done?

whelan1

this is the first year i am sticking to 2 blocks ,started serving 11/11 and took bull out 24/1 ... dont plan to start serving again til 1/4 .... was all over the place up to now... getting my arse in gear again now ... have alot more time now that kids are a bit older to get it all in order:rolleyes: was very happy with the result...

lakill Farm

does 8 cows were probably just ugly.
all the sexie cows were bulled

Muckit

Got a call from the oul lad this morning to say a PB charolais cow had a little bit of blood showing behind. She wasn't due til April.

Fearing a miscarriage I got him to call Vet. She ended up calving prematurely. Turns out she carrying twins.

Heifer calf stillborne. Bull calf small, no hair and bauling. Reckons he won't make it....

Boll**ks

whelan1

hate when they do that bawling, usually means they are not going to make it... give it some biestings and you will know then if its ok inside to take it iykwim... good luck with it

vanderbadger

Muckit wrote: »

Got a call from the oul lad this morning to say a PB charolais cow had a little bit of blood showing behind. She wasn't due til April.

Fearing a miscarriage I got him to call Vet. She ended up calving prematurely. Turns out she carrying twins.

Heifer calf stillborne. Bull calf small, no hair and bauling. Reckons he won't make it....

Boll**ks

feck thats disappointing, stomach tube the calf, he might come round

lakill Farm

February 29th.

The only day that a man doesn't want to see a woman on her knees in front of him.

Kovu

lakill Farm wrote: »

February 29th.

The only day that a man doesn't want to see a woman on her knees in front of him.

:rolleyes:

Muckit

vanderbadger wrote: »

feck thats disappointing, stomach tube the calf, he might come round

He smigged it too. The vet took blood sample from cow so hopefully that might tell a story. She was in a pen on her own so definitely not a puck

Bodacious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1o_brY4kY4&feature=email

vanderbadger

Muckit wrote: »

He smigged it too. The vet took blood sample from cow so hopefully that might tell a story. She was in a pen on her own so definitely not a puck

bummer, will you keep her on and put her i calf again?

Muckit

vanderbadger wrote: »

bummer, will you keep her on and put her i calf again?

Damn right. We'I dust ourselves off and try again. Lovely and quite and well bred. She's the makings of two cows the size of her.

whelan1

one of my fr heifer twins that was born during the week went missing this morning:o i took the cow out from them to milk her and the calf was gone when i brought the cow back... 10 minutes the cow was away... an hour it took me to find the calf , about 10 metres away from the shed in a bush asleep:rolleyes: only for the yellow tags i would still be looking

blue5000

First calf from the new aubrac bull born today, a heifer. Nice calf, heifer had no problems calving. Looking forward to a few more now:)

whelan1

hurt a nerve in my back, never had pain like it, got an injection about an hour ago and now i can walk again:D

Bizzum

Muckit wrote: »

Got a call from the oul lad this morning to say a PB charolais cow had a little bit of blood showing behind. She wasn't due til April.

Fearing a miscarriage I got him to call Vet. She ended up calving prematurely. Turns out she carrying twins.

Heifer calf stillborne. Bull calf small, no hair and bauling. Reckons he won't make it....

Boll**ks

Sickener alright. It's shocking easy to lose twins, and throw premature into the equation too, the odds would be stacked against a positive outcome. You still have a healthy cow though! Was she scanned at all?

Bizzum

whelan1 wrote: »

hurt a nerve in my back

At work or play?:)

whelan1

Bizzum wrote: »

At work or play?:)

very funny, lifting a trailer off the back of my dads jeep, jockey pulley was broke on trailer:(

Bizzum

whelan1 wrote: »

very funny, lifting a trailer off the back of my dads jeep, jockey pulley was broke on trailer:(

Be careful of it anyway, particurarly if you're gonna be doing a bit of running!

whelan1

dont think i will be running for a few days:D, have difene and diazapam(sp) now for it, would you believe after all my exercise running and walking 5 days out of the 7 i was up 3 lbs last night and got a sore back to boot

Bizzum

whelan1 wrote: »

dont think i will be running for a few days:D, have difene and diazapam(sp) now for it, would you believe after all my exercise running and walking 5 days out of the 7 i was up 3 lbs last night and got a sore back to boot

3 lb of solid muscle!

whelan1

was a bit annoyed that the lads who where out drinking friday, saturday and sunday had 5 or 6 lbs each off and me being a saint was up 3:o

Bizzum

whelan1 wrote: »

was a bit annoyed that the lads who where out drinking friday, saturday and sunday had 5 or 6 lbs each off and me being a saint was up 3:o

I do think when you lose some weight and then start a bit of training that it's common to gain a bit.
If I stay out of the gym for a while I'll lose a bit of weight, but once I get back at it I gain it back.
Keep at it.

lakill Farm

i must be the laziest 28 year old going. I have never been in a gym in my life. Where do ye find time

whelan1

lakill Farm wrote: »

i must be the laziest 28 year old going. I have never been in a gym in my life. Where do ye find time

theres always time, i walk the farm , takes me an hour... i run at night on a track

Kovu

Get a tooth out! Lost half a stone on that diet:p

(may not be a long term solution)