Silage thread

frazzledhome

Wildsurfer wrote: »

How could you be possibly still looking for rain, it has been raining for most of July!

Got first rain last Sat night in 3 weeks and this am again. Measured no rain this week. It's only misting here. Combines have been working all week around here. Winter barley will all be finished in a day or two.

Spread slurry and fert 10 days ago on silage stubble all still visible on ground

We are in a pocket of about 20 sq miles with mtns to the west and it gets dumped there. If I drive 4-5 miles west of me they're getting loads of rain but from here south and east for 10 miles nothing. All cows on silage in most farms. We get savage frosts during winter. Strange country.

dzer2

frazzledhome wrote: »

Got first rain last Sat night in 3 weeks and this am again. Measured no rain this week. It's only misting here. Combines have been working all week around here. Winter barley will all be finished in a day or two.

Spread slurry and fert 10 days ago on silage stubble all still visible on ground

We are in a pocket of about 20 sq miles with mtns to the west and it gets dumped there. If I drive 4-5 miles west of me they're getting loads of rain but from here south and east for 10 miles nothing. All cows on silage in most farms. We get savage frosts during winter. Strange country.

You are closer to me than I thought

CloughCasey1

dzer2 wrote: »

You are closer to me than I thought

Too close for comfort eh?? ;-)

Reggie.

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Too close for comfort eh?? ;-)

He's beginning to sweat

frazzledhome

dzer2 wrote: »

You are closer to me than I thought

I recon 20 mins, guessing from a post some time ago

whelan2

got a few paddocks mowed there for bales, still waiting to get second cut done:rolleyes:

Milked out

Second cut in and covered last night, week or 2 later than planned. Half loads coming out of one field but they still did a bit of damage ground very soft. It's a field that when working out stocking rates going forward it won't be counted as grazing as dependibg on year it can be a disaster really

whelan2

bales done , just starting to rain

just do it

whelan2 wrote: »

bales done , just starting to rain

Lucky you

eternal

How's she cuttin'?

Deepsouthwest

Another 140 in the bank yesterday evening, and raining away again today, lucky me!

frazzledhome

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Another 140 in the bank yesterday evening, and raining away again today, lucky me!

Space at a premium

Milked out

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Another 140 in the bank yesterday evening, and raining away again today, lucky me!

How's the loader going, any bother with bales at that height

Longford Leader

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Another 140 in the bank yesterday evening, and raining away again today, lucky me!

Does it matter if you stack the second/third cut bales in front of first cut bales.

When it comes to foddering time what do you feed first?

Grazon

How soon after making bales do ye spread manure.

Deepsouthwest

Milked out wrote: »

How's the loader going, any bother with bales at that height

Super little loader, I'm not a machinery expert by any means, but it's turned out to be a great purchase. Great manouverability, very lively and loads of lifting capacity(can lift two bales or a pallet of fert). Highly recommended

Deepsouthwest

Longford Leader wrote: »

Does it matter if you stack the second/third cut bales in front of first cut bales.

When it comes to foddering time what do you feed first?

Have five different stacks of bales here altogether, this one is the biggest. Have first of the first cut stacked in calf shed beside the parlour as they'll be first fed to milking cows in the fall. Then after that not worried about which I feed as all cows will be dry. A lot of what was made the last day was surplus grass from cows ground, so quality should be ok. Don't tend to take second off much ground if I can help it, two cuts is hard on grass/ground imo, I try and cut everywhere once. Although that might have to change when stocking rate continues to rise.

C0N0R

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have five different stacks of bales here altogether, this one is the biggest. Have first of the first cut stacked in calf shed beside the parlour as they'll be first fed to milking cows in the fall. Then after that not worried about which I feed as all cows will be dry. A lot of what was made the last day was surplus grass from cows ground, so quality should be ok. Don't tend to take second off much ground if I can help it, two cuts is hard on grass/ground imo, I try and cut everywhere once. Although that might have to change when stocking rate continues to rise.

What loader did you buy again? And how much if you don't mind me asking??

Reggie.

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have five different stacks of bales here altogether, this one is the biggest. Have first of the first cut stacked in calf shed beside the parlour as they'll be first fed to milking cows in the fall. Then after that not worried about which I feed as all cows will be dry. A lot of what was made the last day was surplus grass from cows ground, so quality should be ok. Don't tend to take second off much ground if I can help it, two cuts is hard on grass/ground imo, I try and cut everywhere once. Although that might have to change when stocking rate continues to rise.

Bet you were watching that roof like a hawk when stacking them.

just do it

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have five different stacks of bales here altogether, this one is the biggest. Have first of the first cut stacked in calf shed beside the parlour as they'll be first fed to milking cows in the fall. Then after that not worried about which I feed as all cows will be dry. A lot of what was made the last day was surplus grass from cows ground, so quality should be ok. Don't tend to take second off much ground if I can help it, two cuts is hard on grass/ground imo, I try and cut everywhere once. Although that might have to change when stocking rate continues to rise.

Ah jeez dsw, roofed housing for your bales! You need to up SR

zetecescort

Reggie. wrote: »

Bet you were watching that roof like a hawk when stacking them.

and the bars left from the shuttering in the 2nd pic too!

Deepsouthwest

C0N0R wrote: »

What loader did you buy again? And how much if you don't mind me asking??

JCB 520 50, cost around €16/17 k, traded in a heap of dung against it so not sure of exact price.

Deepsouthwest

Milked out wrote: »

How's the loader going, any bother with bales at that height

Stacked four high here for the first time, running out of storage space, and to be honest it's higher than I like. Not even sure if it's legal.

Deepsouthwest

Reggie. wrote: »

Bet you were watching that roof like a hawk when stacking them.

Bit of a squeeze alright, although to be honest getting the four across on the bottom row was even more challenging!

tanko

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

JCB 520 50, cost around €16/17 k, traded in a heap of dung against it so not sure of exact price.

Very nice, useful tool to have around the yard.
Dung sells for €5 a tonne around here, was it a big heap?:)

Deepsouthwest

tanko wrote: »

Very nice, useful tool to have around the yard.
Dung sells for €5 a tonne around here, was it a big heap?:)

Biggest heap of dung I ever had!

Greengrass1

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

JCB 520 50, cost around €16/17 k, traded in a heap of dung against it so not sure of exact price.

What's it like on grass dsw?

bogman_bass

eternal wrote: »

How's she cuttin'?

Up the middle and down the side!:D

whelan2

bogman_bass wrote: »

Up the middle and down the side!:D

see his account is paused , what does that mean?

Deepsouthwest

It means his mum has stopped him from using her phone to post silly questions on here until he's 18!!