Silage thread

Muckit

ate mickey and all off ya if you stood too near the barrier

hugo29

Muckit wrote: »

ate mickey and all off ya if you stood too near the barrier

ya must have one hell of a Mickey:D

severeoversteer

ha funny ye say that, took jacket and all off me as I was taken off bale net last December couldnt believe it , walked into the **** and all:eek:

Muckit

:pac: How do you think I pike in the silage! :pac:

hugo29

Muckit wrote: »

:pac: How do you think I pike in the silage! :pac:

were you one off the bucks in the cage in "CP's" all them years ago:D

mahoney_j

New blades on mowere this evening and changed a few tines on the tedder,Going to knock pit silage tomorow and pick up saturday,Also have a few strong paddocks to take out for wraps so going to be a busy boy for next few days.Im sorry i didnt knock pit stuff last week but it is all land that has been reseeded in last 5 years and had very few seed heads showing yet so should be 72 to 74 dmd stuff i hope

delaval

mahoney_j wrote: »

New blades on mowere this evening and changed a few tines on the tedder,Going to knock pit silage tomorow and pick up saturday,Also have a few strong paddocks to take out for wraps so going to be a busy boy for next few days.Im sorry i didnt knock pit stuff last week but it is all land that has been reseeded in last 5 years and had very few seed heads showing yet so should be 72 to 74 dmd stuff i hope

I might take out another 60 acres aswell. It's on aan outfarm will look t it in am and decide. I will mow tomorrow pm and sat also

bob charles

Muckit wrote: »

Have you walls delaval? I'm just wondering if you don't, do you just seal with bags around the edge and then put tyres on side as it sags?

I put on bags and tyres on sides at the start and then take the whole lot off (a part from the top), pull down covers and then rebag and tyre sides. A lot of work ...... is it necessary?? Now I have only a fart of a pit

to sheet an unwalled pit properly you have to toe the sheets in under the silage, both top sheets and bring from alternative sides. something I never do as it takes too much time.

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

to sheet an unwalled pit properly you have to toe the sheets in under the silage, both top sheets and bring from alternative sides. something I never do as it takes too much time.

If you toe the side sheets it does most of that for you for a much smaller effort.

Muckit

Going to try and play with the big boys....

Taking out 2, possibly 3 grazing paddocks for baled silage this evening. Hoping to wrap tomorrow evening. Walked ground on Saturday and was 80% convinced to do it, but since walking it yesterday evening I'm 100% behind the decision. You could almost see the grass grow here in the last 3-4days. The contractor thought I was half messing when I asked him had he the mower greased up and ready to go Will be his first silage customer of the season.

Main silage ground has also started to bulk up nicely. Fingers crossed will knock it tomorrow week (6 June, evening time) and pick Saturday around dinnertime.

Stay tuned for pics .... that's if all goes to plan

hugo29

Muckit wrote: »

Going to try and play with the big boys....

Taking out 2, possibly 3 grazing paddocks for baled silage this evening. Hoping to wrap tomorrow evening. Walked ground on Saturday and was 80% convinced to do it, but since walking it yesterday evening I'm 100% behind the decision. You could almost see the grass grow here in the last 3-4days. The contractor thought I was half messing when I asked him had he the mower greased up and ready to go Will be his first silage customer of the season.

Main silage ground has also started to bulk up nicely. Fingers crossed will knock it tomorrow week (6 June, evening time) and pick Saturday around dinnertime.

Stay tuned for pics .... that's if all goes to plan

i have been toying with the idea meself, new to this paddock crack so dont know whether to chance it or not,

if the high temps come in, I will go for a few next week

bogman_bass

Knocking 11 acres on the 5th and another 10 a couple of days later

freedominacup

Spoke to the bale contractor this morning. He's agreed to waive min charge providing everything is ready when he arrives and we are willing to take him when he's passing as opposed to travelling to us specifically for small numbers of bales. Knocking one paddock this evening looks like 2 early next week.

No first cut stopped here. 20 acres of re-seeding undersown with 4 stone barley. And 25 acres of wholecrop laid out as re-seeding. Plan is to stitch in grass seed as soon as wholecrop is cut.

Dr. Sh1te

Mow'd today, going to bale it up tomorrow, fingers crossed it doesn't rain now :eek:

delaval

delaval wrote: »

I might take out another 60 acres aswell. It's on aan outfarm will look t it in am and decide. I will mow tomorrow pm and sat also

Did a walk on out farm, big surplus appering. I will take out a few paddocks tomorrow. I decided to leave 60 acres 'till this day week as all is new grass, powering ahead and no sign of seed heads.

It's for dry cows but I still want as high a quality crop as possible. Will keep under review.

We have 50 acres on home farm that may wait till next week as I am on my own for long w/end..........peace:):):)

quadboy

delaval wrote: »

Did a walk on out farm, big surplus appering. I will take out a few paddocks tomorrow. I decided to leave 60 acres 'till this day week as all is new grass, powering ahead and no sign of seed heads.

It's for dry cows but I still want as high a quality crop as possible. Will keep under review.

We have 50 acres on home farm that may wait till next week as I am on my own for long w/end..........peace:):):)

Ill head up and cut it for you

delaval

quadboy wrote: »

Ill head up and cut it for you

Is it Brittans or Seku you use?:P:P:P:P:P

quadboy

delaval wrote: »

Is it Brittans or Seku you use?:P:P:P:P:P

Ya Wha?

Muckit

quadboy

Oh thats harsh, ill bring my 4610

just do it

quadboy wrote: »

Oh thats harsh, ill bring my 4610

I'll meet you there with my 165 and all the neighbours will think the banks have called delaval in;):D

delaval

just do it wrote: »

I'll meet you there with my 165 and all the neighbours will think the banks have called delaval in;):D

I don't open my mail:P:P

jp6470

Super day here,two fields put in black bale there this evening.done all myself,never rushed,nothing else had to be done.good for lifting your mind to be out sitting in feild,throw the feet on steering wheel the odd time for a while.
will still leave the main silage ground a while yet tho.looks good,but it would be nothing once mowed.

Muckit

mf240

Top notch stuff muckit.

Will you keep that for priority stock. Or will ya just feed them then open pit.

Muckit

I personally don't think pics do it justice. It looks very stemmy above, but in reality it's quite leafy. A few patchs of buttercup, but nothing compared to some other paddocks...the sprayer will be out in a few weeks...;)

To answer your question, these are there as a 'safety net' first and foremost. We have heavy land (did you see photos I posted last year of floods last summer?:eek:) So at least now will have a few nice sweet wraps to feed them if they have to be housed over the summer.

Yes then will be feed at the shoulders both Autumn and Spring. Bales are excellent for managing the situation when you haven't all stock housed and are feeding very little. Come spring time, can close down pit (if any left over!)switch to bales and let some light cattle out as ground conditions allow and you are the boss of the silage and not the other way around

hugo29

quadboy wrote: »

Ya Wha?

You could do it on yer way to leitrim

severeoversteer

cut this evening, heavier than i thought it would be:D

Marooned75

The 6th of June d-day around here

delaval

Marooned75 wrote: »

The 6th of June d-day around here

Rain forcast all day