Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Farrell

Base price wrote: »

I read somewhere that honey from local bees is also good.

Yes it is, but sourcing it lately has been an issue.
Pollen has been nonstop the last few weeks.
There is advantages to bad summers

pedigree 6

rangler1 wrote: »

I always used to sustitute soya milk for cows milk when asthma would get bad...always improved it and easier sourced than a goat.

How do you milk a soya bean?:D
Can't drink shop milk here.
It just tastes sour in comparison to your own milk. No one has asthma or allergies in this house.

Base price

Farrell wrote: »

Yes it is, but sourcing it lately has been an issue.
Pollen has been nonstop the last few weeks.
There is advantages to bad summers

A good friend used to keep several hives locally in Longford but unfortunately he had to relocate to Westmeath due to work commitments. We still meet up from time to time and he always has a few jars of honey for us

Base price

What is the time line for registering newborn calves. I completely forgot about ordering a set of tags for Daisy's calf but just put in an order now. I was wondering why he looked a bit different to the two AAx calves that she is rearing - he doesn't have earrings :eek:

longgonesilver

Fifteen working days is the contract Mulinahone have. You will have tags in about two and a half weeks after the order clears.

Base price

longgonesilver wrote: »

Fifteen working days is the contract Mulinahone have. You will have tags in about two and a half weeks after the order clears.

Well if I have to wait two and a half weeks for the tags to arrive then I reckon I should log on to agfood tomorrow and register the calf since I know what his tag number is.

whelan2

If you are only ordering the one tag it shouldn't take long. Also wait until you get the tag as the check digit might change. It doesn't always go in order

orm0nd

Base price wrote: »

Well if I have to wait two and a half weeks for the tags to arrive then I reckon I should log on to agfood tomorrow and register the calf since I know what his tag number is.

that will raise a red flag, be ready for inspection

Kevhog1988

completely agree anout the over sterilisation of surfaces etc... the 10 second rule did me no harm as a child

whelan2

theemigrant wrote: »

completely agree anout the over sterilisation of surfaces etc... the 10 second rule did me no harm as a child

Also the medical card and free gp care for under 6's has people bringing their kids to the doctor for the slightest thing. Probably picking up more infection while in the waiting room than they had when they went in

Reggie.

theemigrant wrote: »

completely agree anout the over sterilisation of surfaces etc... the 10 second rule did me no harm as a child

I beg to differ :P

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Also the medical card and free gp care for under 6's has people bringing their kids to the doctor for the slightest thing. Probably picking up more infection while in the waiting room than they had when they went in

And getting pumped full of antibiotics for no reason

_Brian

theemigrant wrote: »

completely agree anout the over sterilisation of surfaces etc... the 10 second rule did me no harm as a child

I have a friend who is a complete neat freak overcleaner. Everything gets cleaned in Milton, floors, doors. It's added to both the dishwasher and washing machine. Neat Milton poured on the floor and scrubbed in.
The kids don't get a chance to get dirty. Real compulsive obsessive stuff.

Never have I seen such a sickly lot, asthma, sore troaths, ear infections, colds, sniffles. There's always something and near always one of them with the doctor.

Unfortunately my daughter had a lot of strong antibiotics when she was a baby and we think this has left her a bit allergic with hayfeever, local honey definitely helps but our local source has none this year due to the bad Spring. May have to get bees myself.

MF290

The Romanian lads here buy up all the out of date chicken and beef it tesco, stockpile it for the weekend and barbecue it with cresote pallets.... They don't seem to get sick too often

Waffletraktor

MF290 wrote: »

The Romanian lads here buy up all the out of date chicken and beef it tesco, stockpile it for the weekend and barbecue it with cresote pallets.... They don't seem to get sick too often

Much high strenght spirits involved

MF290

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Much high strenght spirits involved

90% alcohol fire water! The bosses reckon 2 are out and out alcoholics and the others are more or less

I said

whelan2 wrote: »

Also the medical card and free gp care for under 6's has people bringing their kids to the doctor for the slightest thing. Probably picking up more infection while in the waiting room than they had when they went in

Most of them cnuts only in for a chat if they had to pay like everyone else it would be fierce quiet in the surgery.

laoch na mona

I said wrote: »

Most of them cnuts only in for a chat if they had to pay like everyone else it would be fierce quiet in the surgery.

old bastards with free health care. them and the poor are disgusting

whelan2

I said wrote: »

Most of them cnuts only in for a chat if they had to pay like everyone else it would be fierce quiet in the surgery.

I have been the one with a very sick child who couldnt get an appointment. Something is not right somewhere, I have always paid for any of mine at doctors. Only a few weeks ago my dad couldnt get an appointment on Friday he was told to come in on Monday. 3 days away :eek: most people only go when they are very sick . On the antibiotics, daughter got an ear infection with every tooth, so needed antibiotics each time ended up with febrile convulsions also, every visit and every antibiotic was paid for by us. She will loose her hearing before she's 40 due to all the damage done to her ears by the infections

Waffletraktor

I said wrote: »

Most of them cnuts only in for a chat if they had to pay like everyone else it would be fierce quiet in the surgery.

When my sister lived there she worked in AE, had one numpty brought in by ambulance 3 times in one day. Get in processed decide they werent waiting get free bus ticket home 45mins away get home symptoms return call ambulance.
Reckoned if there was a 500euro charge on any drink drugs related 1/4 of their custom would be gone.

marathon

Anyone deal with fbd here? I just got renewal quote for 99 Mitsubishi pajero of 610 euro from myvaninsurance.is. it was 390 last year and everything the same bar an extra year no claims bonus. If anyone knows any gud insurance companies for commercial vehicles let me know cheers

I said

laoch na mona wrote: »

old bastards with free health care. them and the poor are disgusting

Go and stand in any Drs or A&E around the country and see how many familiar faces are there regularly clogging up the system

laoch na mona

I said wrote: »

Go and stand in any Drs or A&E around the country and see how many familiar faces are there regularly clogging up the system

biggest problem in A&E is the lack of staff, GP waiting times in my experience haven't changed much since I was a child which considering the population has increased since the early 90s is impressive

whelan2

laoch na mona wrote: »

biggest problem in A&E is the lack of staff, GP waiting times in my experience haven't changed much since I was a child which considering the population has increased since the early 90s is impressive

No think the biggest problem is people being there that shouldnt be there. GP or out of hours doctor first then if needed go to a and e.

Muckit

marathon wrote: »

Anyone deal with fbd here? I just got renewal quote for 99 Mitsubishi pajero of 610 euro from myvaninsurance.is. it was 390 last year and everything the same bar an extra year no claims bonus. If anyone knows any gud insurance companies for commercial vehicles let me know cheers

Anything over 15years old now (car or jeep) and they don't want to know. Shocking. DOEs and NCTs don't appear to be worth rhe paper they are written on.

davidk1394

Getting the very last out of the field

CloughCasey1

davidk1394 wrote: »

Getting the very last out of the field

Feck sake not a stone in sight!!

davidk1394

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Feck sake not a stone in sight!!

If you went around the far corner you'd see stones. Had to pick some using the JCB. Reclaimed 3 acres from the quarry that's adjacent to this field

Farrell

Base price wrote: »

A good friend used to keep several hives locally in Longford but unfortunately he had to relocate to Westmeath due to work commitments. We still meet up from time to time and he always has a few jars of honey for us

Just when you mention it, the last honey I bought was from Longford, a nice filling station on the Arva-Longford road, had local honey & jam for sale.
Was good stuff & nice to see local produce being sold, was back since but sadly no honey

Farrell

Base price wrote: »

Well if I have to wait two and a half weeks for the tags to arrive then I reckon I should log on to agfood tomorrow and register the calf since I know what his tag number is.

I've seen me having to wait up to 4 weeks before, but I ordered on line last Monday week & had them Monday gone by.
Really impressed