Where to muck?

eorna

Have few loads of muck to be spread, will it be better spread in bare ground after silage being cut or in fields with grass in it already??

Muckit

Bare ground either grazed down or after silage

Greengrass1

Bare if ye can. Try do it as close as ye can to closing up the farm as it'll grow good grass over winter.
I'll have to start spreading soon. I reckon I've 1000 T of dung in the yard

moy83

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Bare if ye can. Try do it as close as ye can to closing up the farm as it'll grow good grass over winter.
I'll have to start spreading soon. I reckon I've 1000 T of dung in the yard

What kind of dungspreader have you ?

Greengrass1

moy83 wrote: »

What kind of dungspreader have you ?

Abbey 2090.
We export a shed each yr for straw but don't want to this year. Farm needs it all

larrymiller

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Bare if ye can. Try do it as close as ye can to closing up the farm as it'll grow good grass over winter.
I'll have to start spreading soon. I reckon I've 1000 T of dung in the yard

How come you've so much? Have you not got all slats?

Greengrass1

larrymiller wrote: »

How come you've so much? Have you not got all slats?

All straw bedded. Its a balls of a job

larrymiller

Greengrass1 wrote: »

All straw bedded. Its a balls of a job

Feck.
Same as here.
Some balls alright!
Are your cows not to sh!tty over the winter?

Greengrass1

larrymiller wrote: »

Feck.
Same as here.
Some balls alright!
Are your cows not to sh!tty over the winter?

Ah they pick up a bit of dirt on bellies alright but keep the bed dry and good straw. Having them dosed and good dry dung helps alot

larrymiller

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ah they pick up a bit of dirt on bellies alright but keep the bed dry and good straw. Having them dosed and good dry dung helps alot

And do you clean out the sheds over winter or let it pile up?
I find you wouldn't want a shed over crowded or it get outta control.

blue5000

Straw pays the rent around here, €1k a load to go west, but the real smart lads rent land, bed their own cattle on straw and spread the dung on the home farm.;) Smartest lads of all buy straw in Kildare and sell it in the west.

Greengrass1

blue5000 wrote: »

Straw pays the rent around here, €1k a load to go west, but the real smart lads rent land, bed their own cattle on straw and spread the dung on the home farm.;) Smartest lads of all buy straw in Kildare and sell it in the west.

Lad we buy it off must be loaded so. Chops it all. Only we take about 100acres off him

Greengrass1

larrymiller wrote: »

And do you clean out the sheds over winter or let it pile up?
I find you wouldn't want a shed over crowded or it get outta control.

Ye about twice. Ah ye have to bed here everyday

Reggie.

blue5000 wrote: »

Straw pays the rent around here, €1k a load to go west, but the real smart lads rent land, bed their own cattle on straw and spread the dung on the home farm.;) Smartest lads of all buy straw in Kildare and sell it in the west.

Hint at our auld bob

larrymiller

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Ye about twice. Ah ye have to bed here everyday

How do you manage cubicles and washings from the parlour and holding area etc?

Greengrass1

larrymiller wrote: »

How do you manage cubicles and washings from the parlour and holding area etc?

No cubicles. Have tank behind parlour and there's a seepage tank in pit it use as dung stead