Farming Chit Chat II

freedominacup

Timmaay wrote: »

Ugh, hate AI'ing cows now, it always bloody well means the cow calving at like 5am Christmas day! I had a big enough heifer repeat afew days ago, decided not to risk leaving her off for another 3wks and got her done, but I'd prefer to avoid the hardship usually!

Nothing ever served here in March. Just don't want calvings or young calves over Christmas.

whelan1

Just went outside there while waiting for kettle to boil, fooking dead cow, cow was lame , she is dry, gave her bottle of pen/strp last week and vet gave her betamox/ tylan and flunixin yesterday, was grand yesterday evening, fook it anyway

whelan1

just noticed that the calf cards have changed, alot for lines for tb testing and only a few for brucellosis

hugo29

what a serious morning here, wind died down, small bit milder and the fcuking sun has reared its big yellow head, of course stuck indoors thu

Timmaay

hugo29 wrote: »

what a serious morning here, wind died down, small bit milder and the fcuking sun has reared its big yellow head, of course stuck indoors thu

What country are you in! One word for the weather here today...snowing! (Freedom its working its way down to ya!)

hugo29

Timmaay wrote: »

What country are you in! One word for the weather here today...snowing! (Freedom its working its way down to ya!)

on the western sea board (sligo) and I swear the sun is shining for a change

td5man

Lorry load of fertiliser arrived in a blizzard this morning,as soon as the lorry left so did the snow.
Think whelan1 must have sent the snow as the lorry came from her area!!

whelan1

still snowing here:(

freedominacup

Timmaay wrote: »

What country are you in! One word for the weather here today...snowing! (Freedom its working its way down to ya!)

It got here but just running out of steam when it arrives all we're getting is flurries of sleet. Cows out no bother.

Bizzum

whelan1 wrote: »

Just went outside there while waiting for kettle to boil, fooking dead cow, cow was lame , she is dry, gave her bottle of pen/strp last week and vet gave her betamox/ tylan and flunixin yesterday, was grand yesterday evening, fook it anyway

Suckers or milker? Sickener no matter.

whelan1

Bizzum wrote: »

Suckers or milker? Sickener no matter.

milker

td5man

whelan1 wrote: »

Just went outside there while waiting for kettle to boil, fooking dead cow, cow was lame , she is dry, gave her bottle of pen/strp last week and vet gave her betamox/ tylan and flunixin yesterday, was grand yesterday evening, fook it anyway

Had one a while back got the vet and he gave her little chance,couple of days she had improved a bit so got the vet back as soon as he opened the door she dropped dead :mad:, i had looked at her 5 mins before that and she was ok :rolleyes:
and of course she was a good one.

whelan1

had a cow calved this morning, was served 16/6/12 to fae ai, fr stock bull went in on 21/6/12 , would you think calf is to ai or stock bull?

Timmaay

freedominacup wrote: »

It got here but just running out of steam when it arrives all we're getting is flurries of sleet. Cows out no bother.

Yeh I was exaggerating there earlier definitely, only afew showers of sleet, cleared up quick thankfully, so send the cows out also!

Conmaicne Mara

whelan1 wrote: »

still snowing here:(

It's trying really hard to snow here today, but it's not quite getting there thank God. Small flurries of snowy light ice particles.

weekendfarmer

Any one got one ?

reilig

weekendfarmer wrote: »

Any one got one ?

yes

weekendfarmer

good machine?

reilig

Dandy


can I also suggest, with my mod hat on that you don't start a new thread for to ask a one off question like this. We have a farming chit chat thread for once off stuff. (It's the sticky at the top of the page)

weekendfarmer

Anyone got/used a Teagle Titan Rear Discharge Muck Spreader ... and what do you think of it?

yellow50HX

reilig wrote: »

yes

was thinking about getting one of those rear discharge spreaders alright. would be very handy when cleaning out the calf pens and where the yearling are. would have a fair bit of straw bedding which i clean out twice a year. usually in mid jan and again in the summer when evything is out and i wont need the pens. find it a bit of a waste to fill the trailer and tip in the field only to load it all again and fill the spreader.

these yoke seem a better idea for spreading out the bedding. i can fill the spreader and throw it straight out into the field. the side slingers dotn like straw dung until its well composted down.

weekendfarmer

Looking at different makes wonder why the axel is so near the back in them all ... is it not a pain in the @rse turning into gates?

jomoloney

whelan1 wrote: »

Just went outside there while waiting for kettle to boil, fooking dead cow, cow was lame , she is dry, gave her bottle of pen/strp last week and vet gave her betamox/ tylan and flunixin yesterday, was grand yesterday evening, fook it anyway

we have a milker that can't decide if she wants to live or die, make the mistake at the onset of giving her a long withdrawal drug, so can't factory her....... was fine for 3 days and humped now again,

no harm she's is great order and would be worth a few quid on the hook

f140

just had two fellows coming looking for money
diesel bill €4200 (includes green, white and kerosene
fertilizer bill €4350.
at least thats them two lads off my back now anyway. no more fellows better come calling today or im going to run out of cheques

f140

weekendfarmer wrote: »

Anyone got/used a Teagle Titan Rear Discharge Muck Spreader ... and what do you think of it?

they would be fairly expensive id say. Ibought a new hi spec side slinger about 6 years ago. i spread all my dung in one go normally when closing up for the winter and through it on top of slurry then. Once is enough for me because the bother of cleaning the ung spreader after. you would nearly spend a day power washing it and cleaning it out so it doesnt rot away. then i por our oil in the inside and spray new oil on the outside. even though its 6 years old its still like new.

Bizzum

whelan1 wrote: »

had a cow calved this morning, was served 16/6/12 to fae ai, fr stock bull went in on 21/6/12 , would you think calf is to ai or stock bull?

I'd be thinking AI. If she was bulled on 16th june, and ran with the bull 5 days later. If she repeated to AI, it would probably be the 5th or 6th of july going to the bull. So would be too early yet I'd be thinking.
Must be a nice heifer calf?

bbam

Snow flurries here most of the day in Cavan. Not just as cold as Sun/Mon but still bitter in the wind.
Last couple of days on the 10 day forecast look to be warming up, fingers crossed a bit of spring growth will come then.

whelan1

looking at the news there earlier, felt very sorry for that sheep farmer in the north.... awful situation

freedominacup

Well done Ireland fans




http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/irish-fans-dig-help-mugged-austrians-104135764.html

whelan1

freedominacup wrote: »

Well done Ireland fans




http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/irish-fans-dig-help-mugged-austrians-104135764.html

eldest lad is gone to the game i'd say its fecking freezing up there