Farming Chit Chat II

hugo29

whitebriar wrote: »

Thankfully grass here is coming on in leaps and bounds now,especially in the last 10 days,with about 28 days grass ahead of the cows.
Feeding very little silage now as they're just not interested.
There's about a span left.

Took this pic this morning.This is that paddocks 2nd grazing this year.Its had about 3k gallons of good slurry earlier in the year and 2.5 bags of nitrogen about 3 weeks ago.
Cows are out day and night.

whats that long green stuff

td5man

First discussion group farm walk today, had a heavy shower of hail stones as soon as we went out to see how to grow grass.

hugo29

its fcuking pissing rain here, two dry days then this, maybe will change to your "one day at a time" thinking whelan 1

td5man

hugo29 wrote: »

its fcuking pissing rain here, two dry days then this, maybe will change to your "one day at a time" thinking whelan 1

Wonder where is the fertiliser i spread on Wed ?

leg wax

whitebriar wrote: »

Thankfully grass here is coming on in leaps and bounds now,especially in the last 10 days,with about 28 days grass ahead of the cows.
Feeding very little silage now as they're just not interested.
There's about a span left.

Took this pic this morning.This is that paddocks 2nd grazing this year.Its had about 3k gallons of good slurry earlier in the year and 2.5 bags of nitrogen about 3 weeks ago.
Cows are out day and night.

i think this picture shows everyone including myself that we have to lash out the fert to get grass movin, plenty of pk ,even if your soil tests come back ok for pk, to really get it up and started and to get out of trouble quicker dont spare the fert, my own thoughts on this is that the grass plant is ok with pk in soil when the plant is not under stress from rain,wind.cold,if plant is under stress it needs help from the bag,anyone else think different.

Dampintheattic

leg wax wrote: »

i think this picture shows everyone including myself that we have to lash out the fert to get grass movin, plenty of pk ,even if your soil tests come back ok for pk, to really get it up and started and to get out of trouble quicker dont spare the fert, my own thoughts on this is that the grass plant is ok with pk in soil when the plant is not under stress from rain,wind.cold,if plant is under stress it needs help from the bag,anyone else think different.

I agree. I went Tuesday early from work, and spread it heavy left, right and centre:cool: Up to that point green, green fields, but fkuall grass. Got normal fert cover over month ago. Shag all response.

I have noticed growth in the last few days, dspite it being cold, and showery most of the time. Had four hour deluge last night.

My mind made up. I'm doubling the amount of fertilizer this year compared to normal. Intend to bale every spare bit I can. Spending next few days, fencing off small bits of corners, side hills, wet pieces, etc, etc, in the main grazing area. These will be prioritized for grazing in the first instance.
Hopefully, I will get as many possible pieces of flat dry grazing ground, into silage, where the baler can work safely and without ground damage.

whelan1

Bizzum wrote: »

You know the fodder situation is bad when you see a chap mowing his lawn and you're tempted to stop and ask him for the clippings:eek:

we where moving cattle along the road the other day, we went as slowly as possible so they could fill their bellies on the way:D

bob charles

whitebriar wrote: »

Thankfully grass here is coming on in leaps and bounds now,especially in the last 10 days,with about 28 days grass ahead of the cows.
Feeding very little silage now as they're just not interested.
There's about a span left.

Took this pic this morning.This is that paddocks 2nd grazing this year.Its had about 3k gallons of good slurry earlier in the year and 2.5 bags of nitrogen about 3 weeks ago.
Cows are out day and night.

you can be posting pics like that on here:D:D anyway you have docks there that need treating, we have to knock you for something

td5man

bob charles wrote: »

you can be posting pics like that on here:D:D anyway you have docks there that need treating, we have to knock you for something

Ours would be delighted if they had docks to eat.

Mulumpy

whitebriar wrote: »

Thankfully grass here is coming on in leaps and bounds now,especially in the last 10 days,with about 28 days grass ahead of the cows.
Feeding very little silage now as they're just not interested.
There's about a span left.

Took this pic this morning.This is that paddocks 2nd grazing this year.Its had about 3k gallons of good slurry earlier in the year and 2.5 bags of nitrogen about 3 weeks ago.
Cows are out day and night.

Your cows are in great order. Plenty of grass here too but full of nitrogen and not too content on it.

quadboy

Should yearlings be done for black leg, they were done last june

tismesoitis

Bizzum wrote: »

You know the fodder situation is bad when you see a chap mowing his lawn and you're tempted to stop and ask him for the clippings:eek:

took the day off today and went with herself and babies to the zoo. Blood boiled when i saw a lad in the pheonix park topping 4 inch covers tight. jasus the year thats in it you think they'd bale it and dig some lads outa a hole!!!

redzerologhlen

tismesoitis wrote: »

took the day off today and went with herself and babies to the zoo. Blood boiled when i saw a lad in the pheonix park topping 4 inch covers tight. jasus the year thats in it you think they'd bale it and dig some lads outa a hole!!!

Did you fill the boot

wesleysniper38

quadboy wrote: »

Should yearlings be done for black leg, they were done last june

If they got it along with 2nd injection after 6 weeks last year then I'd assume them sound for the long term

wesleysniper38

Put out the last of the slurry today.
Noticed a rattle coming from the PTO/Transmission area of the tractor when its engaged. FFS just what I need at this time of year. I'm not hopeful that this can be sorted easily. Anyone else experience similar ?

redzerologhlen

After having a tuff pull with a two year old springer just now, calf went to nearly the last notch of the jack before he came and he was a good 5 minutes stuck on the hips roaring, thank f*ck it was the auld fella that was on the jack because I was getting excited just assisting but hes ok and trying to stand. I hate seeing them caught on the hips like that

Bizzum

redzerologhlen wrote: »

After having a tuff pull with a two year old springer just now, calf went to nearly the last notch of the jack before he came and he was a good 5 minutes stuck on the hips roaring, thank f*ck it was the auld fella that was on the jack because I was getting excited just assisting but hes ok and trying to stand. I hate seeing them caught on the hips like that

The auld fella?:D

Stereomaniac

My thoughts exactly. I'm glad you said it before I did. I was unsure whether or not to go there.

hugo29

I just depressed me self and watched the weather, wonder is there any beer in the fridge, coming off test tomorrow fingers crossed

redzerologhlen

Bizzum wrote: »

The auld fella?:D

Haha, He isint eligible for the pension for a year or two yet Its hard to beat experience though, when im in doubt at that job I will always let him handle her to make the call. He was the man the neighbours called back when he was a few years younger and I was only a little lad.

pakalasa

I helped the neighbours to pull a calf from a heifer tonight. Got calf out with just the ropes, no jack, but she got caught at the hips too. Panick then when the calf starts bawling. We got heifer to lie down and they pulled back and down towards the heifers hooves. I grap the belly of the calf then in a bear-hug and pull back.
Anyone else ever do this? I find it works good because the hips of the calf are kept in the normal position, not straight back.

Dampintheattic

pakalasa wrote: »

I helped the neighbours to pull a calf from a heifer tonight. Got calf out with just the ropes, no jack, but she got caught at the hips too. Panick then when the calf starts bawling. We got heifer to lie down and they pulled back and down towards the heifers hooves. I grap the belly of the calf then in a bear-hug and pull back.
Anyone else ever do this? I find it works good because the hips of the calf are kept in the normal position, not straight back.

You mean, you are pulling towards the cow, whilst the other lads are pulling down to hooves and away from cow??

Never seen that?

pakalasa

No, they were pulling down, as it were , and I was pulling back. The calf wasn't coming with a straight pull back.

hugo29

pakalasa wrote: »

I helped the neighbours to pull a calf from a heifer tonight. Got calf out with just the ropes, no jack, but she got caught at the hips too. Panick then when the calf starts bawling. We got heifer to lie down and they pulled back and down towards the heifers hooves. I grap the belly of the calf then in a bear-hug and pull back.
Anyone else ever do this? I find it works good because the hips of the calf are kept in the normal position, not straight back.

Seen something similar, get mother to lie down and pull back and down, never seen the bear hug,

just do it

Result for silage field. Looks like it's gotten enough slurry over the last few years. pH is better than I anticipated so happy overall. Must compare it to sample taken in '08.

ABlur

just do it wrote: »

Result for silage field. Looks like it's gotten enough slurry over the last few years. pH is better than I anticipated so happy overall. Must compare it to sample taken in '08.

You sure thats a result for a west Clare field?! I'm looking at lime requirement on my samples of 12 to 17 t per Ha!

freedominacup

pakalasa wrote: »

No, they were pulling down, as it were , and I was pulling back. The calf wasn't coming with a straight pull back.

You're supposed to drop the end of the jack once the calf is out past the waist that's why they have the hinges on them. A straight pull after that point is no good.

freedominacup

ABlur wrote: »

You sure thats a result for a west Clare field?! I'm looking at lime requirement on my samples of 12 to 17 t per Ha!

When did you last spread lime?

bbam

freedominacup wrote: »

You're supposed to drop the end of the jack once the calf is out past the waist that's why they have the hinges on them. A straight pull after that point is no good.

Always mimick the real thing my dad used to say.
If You watch a cow calve on her own, once past the navel the calf is moving out and down. Any pull should be similar.

redzerologhlen

bbam wrote: »

Always mimick the real thing my dad used to say.
If You watch a cow calve on her own, once past the navel the calf is moving out and down. Any pull should be similar.

Thats right and just to add if a calf is coming tailways its a straight pull all the way because if you pull down there is a very good chance of breaking the calfs ribs.