Farming Chit Chat II

Conmaicne Mara

moy83 wrote: »

Ah I was only around the corner in Dooleys , could have made a boardsies meeting out of it

Feck it anyway, I was down to them twice in the one week!

farmertipp

I see the dmssg site is gone offline..wonder what happened there?

whelan1

farmertipp wrote: »

I see the dmssg site is gone offline..wonder what happened there?

whats dmssg?

farmertipp

whelan1 wrote: »

whats dmssg?

It is the group thst called dairygold sgm over their objection to dg expansion..i would have thought it would b maintained even though i did not agree with them i did not expect them to fold up their tent that easily

moy83

Muckit wrote: »

where's this dooleys? I don't think I've sat my arse on a seat in there

In moycullen , it has changed names a few times , used to be foxes and the ferryman before that

Muckit

moy83 wrote: »

In moycullen , it has changed names a few times , used to be foxes and the ferryman before that

ah out that side! I've passed through that place a few times. we have friends out in Roundstone. Totally different world out west of Galway city.

moy83

Muckit wrote: »

ah out that side! I've passed through that place a few times. we have friends out in Roundstone. Totally different world out west of Galway city.

Oh its different world alright , dangerous territory now to be going through with a trailer and a couple of bales on board ,you could be robbed at gunpoint for them :D
I got ten bales from a lad down your neck of the woods (I think it is anyhow ) sound fella :D:D

Conmaicne Mara

moy83 wrote: »

Oh its different world alright , dangerous territory now to be going through with a trailer and a couple of bales on board ,you could be robbed at gunpoint for them :D
I got ten bales from a lad down your neck of the woods (I think it is anyhow ) sound fella :D:D

There must be honest people in Oughterard. Saw a swb defender pick up left unattended with a single round bale of hay in the back.


(My boot wasn't big enough)

moy83

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

There must be honest people in Oughterard. Saw a swb defender pick up left unattended with a single round bale of hay in the back.


(My boot wasn't big enough)

Brave man . Probably had a tracker device fitted ....

Mulumpy

Anyone read about the arrabawn supplier in todays indo who having row over lack of credit. Anyone any sympathy for him?

kowtow

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Saw a swb defender pick up left unattended with a single round bale of hay in the back.[/SIZE]

Or, as it's known locally - a "honey trap"..

delaval

pakalasa wrote: »

15 May 2013 - DEADLINE
http://www.farmersjournal.ie/site/farming-May-15-deadline-%5Cnfor-2103-SFP-16643.html

Thank phuck I nearly had a stroke:(:(:(:(:(

C0N0R

whelan1 wrote: »

moy83 will be blamed for all the drunks on f&f tonight, he put a thirst on everyone:D

Just put an awful horn on me there for pints. Booked me flights home for start of June so not long now till I get a decent pint.

delaval

C0N0R wrote: »

Just put an awful horn on me there for pints. Booked me flights home for start of June so not long now till I get a decent pint.

Where are you?

C0N0R

delaval wrote: »

Where are you?

Just outside christchurch, dairy farming on the Canterbury plains

delaval

C0N0R wrote: »

Just outside christchurch, dairy farming on the Canterbury plains

Are you on an irrigated unit? Is drought as bad as we are hearing?
I worked in the Waicato and in Westland years ago great days:):):)

C0N0R

delaval wrote: »

Are you on an irrigated unit? Is drought as bad as we are hearing?
I worked in the Waicato and in Westland years ago great days:):):)

Yea I'm fully irrigated with reliable water. Yea it would have been pretty bad, rain has come now so it's not so bad but effects will go on into winter. To buy silage is fair expensive, €60 for a round bale. I've mates that had to dry off in early feb down here which would be rather early. They have irrigation but it comes out of the river so when there is no rain there not allowed to pump basically. It's a great country to work in, I'm here two and a half years and loving it.

delaval

C0N0R wrote: »

Yea I'm fully irrigated with reliable water. Yea it would have been pretty bad, rain has come now so it's not so bad but effects will go on into winter. To buy silage is fair expensive, €60 for a round bale. I've mates that had to dry off in early feb down here which would be rather early. They have irrigation but it comes out of the river so when there is no rain there not allowed to pump basically. It's a great country to work in, I'm here two and a half years and loving it.

€60 a bale same as here!!!!!

C0N0R

delaval wrote: »

€60 a bale same as here!!!!!

The quality and amount of dm is probably better than a lot of the ****e at home so maybe I shouldn't be grumbling!!

delaval

Conor, how much less grass did ye grow this year? Stupid question as you are irrigated but on non-irrigated

delaval

Started breeding heifers yesterday. Put on scratch cards and ai'd what was around. Today first real day of ai and 20% served today. We will estrumate anything not in served by next Monday. First time to use scratch cards we always used kmars on heifers going well so far. God, cattle love a bit of heat. Cows well up also.
We will start cow ai on Monday .............love this time of year!!

Dampintheattic

delaval wrote: »

Started breeding heifers yesterday. Put on scratch cards and ai'd what was around. Today first real day of ai and 20% served today. We will estrumate anything not in served by next Monday. First time to use scratch cards we always used kmars on heifers going well so far. God, cattle love a bit of heat. Cows well up also.
We will start cow ai on Monday .............love this time of year!!

On that subject, do you ever synchronise cows? Or is it just heifers people do that with?
Never done this kind of thing, so not up to speed,
Stock bull came to a bad end, and was thinking if trying AI for this year at least.

Last cow calved jus over a month.
Thinking of synchronising ?
Suckler cows that is.

Does it make sense?
What kind of conception rate could I expect at first service?

TIA

tismesoitis

Just back from mart and very happy in a relieved sort of way.Plainer type cattle struggling big time. Plenty of room around the ring.
1st lad in a SIX 410kgs €1130
400kgs ERE €1100
380kgs LRY €970
370kgs HCF €1100
430kgs CZH €1100
490kgs ERE €1200

Heifers
360kgs SFL €860
380kgs EKB €940
375kgs EKB €980
375kgs EKB €1000

Timmaay

20% on the 1st day!!! Started serving cows afew days ago, had a good few in heat over the last 2 weeks but not too many this week, so only 2 done yet! Have 2 more for the morning though. We have the bulk of the older heifers done, as alot were from the summer and autumn 11 and would have ended up too big by now. Last years spring heifers out on the other side of the farm, still on 1kg/day meal and definately some under weight (afew from May/June in fairness). My dad is saying to hold out AI'ing them for another few weeks, I would prefer to press on with the bigger ones at least, and keep on feeding whatever is too small. Might just land them in a paddock closer to the cattle crush myself one of the days and say they broke out ha, and we might as well start serving now :P

delaval

Dampintheattic wrote: »

On that subject, do you ever synchronise cows? Or is it just heifers people do that with?
Never done this kind of thing, so not up to speed,
Stock bull came to a bad end, and was thinking if trying AI for this year at least.

Last cow calved jus over a month.
Thinking of synchronising ?
Suckler cows that is.

Does it make sense?
What kind of conception rate could I expect at first service?

TIA

I never did cows so can't answer I posted 2 synchro plans on Bulling heifers they are for heifers

delaval

Timmaay wrote: »

20% on the 1st day!!! Started serving cows afew days ago, had a good few in heat over the last 2 weeks but not too many this week, so only 2 done yet! Have 2 more for the morning though. We have the bulk of the older heifers done, as alot were from the summer and autumn 11 and would have ended up too big by now. Last years spring heifers out on the other side of the farm, still on 1kg/day meal and definately some under weight (afew from May/June in fairness). My dad is saying to hold out AI'ing them for another few weeks, I would prefer to press on with the bigger ones at least, and keep on feeding whatever is too small. Might just land them in a paddock closer to the cattle crush myself one of the days and say they broke out ha, and we might as well start serving now :P

Sorry 20% in first 2 days. just lucky to hit them at that part of cycle. If we started tomorrow they would need est to be ai'd next week.

My philosophy is if they come bulling bull them. You are calving too long as you say yourself, if you delay heifers it will never change. The guys getting really good 3&6 week calving figures are all front loading their heifers. If they are too small now sell as winter bulling heifers.

just do it

tismesoitis wrote: »

Just back from mart and very happy in a relieved sort of way.Plainer type cattle struggling big time. Plenty of room around the ring.
1st lad in a SIX 410kgs €1130
400kgs ERE €1100
380kgs LRY €970
370kgs HCF €1100
430kgs CZH €1100
490kgs ERE €1200

Heifers
360kgs SFL €860
380kgs EKB €940
375kgs EKB €980
375kgs EKB €1000

Fair deuce to you tisme, quality stock going by those prices. How old are they?

bogman_bass

tismesoitis wrote: »

Just back from mart and very happy in a relieved sort of way.Plainer type cattle struggling big time. Plenty of room around the ring.
1st lad in a SIX 410kgs €1130
400kgs ERE €1100
380kgs LRY €970
370kgs HCF €1100
430kgs CZH €1100
490kgs ERE €1200

Heifers
360kgs SFL €860
380kgs EKB €940
375kgs EKB €980
375kgs EKB €1000

only saw the bulls but its safe to say that they are all heading off to the mediteranian for their holidays Great stock!

C0N0R

delaval wrote: »

Conor, how much less grass did ye grow this year? Stupid question as you are irrigated but on non-irrigated

Honestly it's not a question I could answer, we don't do a hell of lot of grass measuring here so I've no idea!!

Bigbird1

tismesoitis wrote: »

Just back from mart and very happy in a relieved sort of way.Plainer type cattle struggling big time. Plenty of room around the ring.
1st lad in a SIX 410kgs €1130
400kgs ERE €1100
380kgs LRY €970
370kgs HCF €1100
430kgs CZH €1100
490kgs ERE €1200

Heifers
360kgs SFL €860
380kgs EKB €940
375kgs EKB €980
375kgs EKB €1000

are you happy with ekb stock then,his
icbf ratings say he is easy enough calving