Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

Buford T. Justice XIX

New thread, same old stories:)

Old thread can be found below

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057886077

FIRST!!!!:P

whelan2

Ah the new thread feeling ...

Grueller

Tis like that new car smell, not that I have ever been able to afford one or will I ever.

Base price

Grueller wrote: »

Tis like that new car smell, not that I have ever been able to afford one or will I ever.

Yep it takes a while to get used to it.

_Brian

Grueller wrote: »

Tis like that new car smell, not that I have ever been able to afford one or will I ever.

There’s literally a Cavanman solution for every situation

https://www.halfords.ie/motoring/car-accessories/air-fresheners/medo-spray-new-car-scent-8oz

Reggie.

Base price wrote: »

Yep it takes a while to get used to it.

Not for me

Grueller

The more things change the more they stay the same. Kilkenny vs Tipp and Dublin vs Kerry in the AI finals.

Base price

Reggie. wrote: »

Not for me

That's because you suffer from NSMD

- new shiny metal disease

KatyMac

Grueller wrote: »

Tis like that new car smell, not that I have ever been able to afford one or will I ever.

My car smells of wet dog at the moment. OH, a neighbor and two dogs got caught in a seriously heavy downpour on Friday evening. I got a phone call to come and rescue them, found them under a tree soaked to the skin - men and dogs!

Saturday morning the smell would kill a horse!! I've sprayed it with all sorts of smelly stuff, air freshners, febreeze etc but it is still dire!

Say my name

KatyMac wrote: »

My car smells of wet dog at the moment. OH, a neighbor and two dogs got caught in a seriously heavy downpour on Friday evening. I got a phone call to come and rescue them, found them under a tree soaked to the skin - men and dogs!

Saturday morning the smell would kill a horse!! I've sprayed it with all sorts of smelly stuff, air freshners, febreeze etc but it is still dire!

If you had charcoal and left it in the car, it would take that smell out of it.

Also if you've a friend with a flatulence problem.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Subtle-Butt-Disposable-Neutralizers-Activated/dp/B001KYVJSC

Reggie.

Base price wrote: »

That's because you suffer from NSMD

- new shiny metal disease

And your point :P

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

And your point :P

Did you buy anything at Tullamore show

awaywithyou

Grueller wrote: »

The more things change the more they stay the same. Kilkenny vs Tipp and Dublin vs Kerry in the AI finals.

Kerry and Dublin are the only 2 unbeaten teams in this yrs football championship so only right that they contest the final... unfortunately as a kerryman it will be a final best viewed from behind a couch...!! the Dubs will let kerry play a bit and i can see Kerry putting up a good score... unfortunately after watching the Kerry defence today i can see the Dubs putting up a massive score..!

Odelay

Looks like the dubs are going to get their five in a row... sickened.

ganmo

Odelay wrote: »

Looks like the dubs are going to get their five in a row... sickened.

Missed the match yday so I'm watching it back now

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Did you buy anything at Tullamore show

Might have

whelan2

In liverpool again. With daughter and my niece. They haven't stop laughing since we left Dublin. Would be great to be 15 again

Water John

He bought the Minister... oh sorry, he's bought already.

Muckit

whelan2 wrote: »

In liverpool again. With daughter and my niece. They haven't stop laughing since we left Dublin. Would be great to be 15 again

You do know you can laugh at any age

whelan2

Muckit wrote: »

You do know you can laugh at any age

Ye but it's great to watch.

kollegeknight

Was just coming in from checking cattle- it’s two barn owls in the out building and I reckon I heard a fledgling/chick calling inside.

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

In liverpool again. With daughter and my niece. They haven't stop laughing since we left Dublin. Would be great to be 15 again

You should buy a house out there.

whelan2

kollegeknight wrote: »

You should buy a house out there.

Pre autumn calving break away

ganmo

I think I've found a solution to the bvd pis
Section 30 of the animal welfare act, the minister can order the destruction of an animal if it is a disease agent which pi's would be

Lady Haywire

whelan2 wrote: »

Pre autumn calving break away

We only have two calving in Autumn.....might be a bit rich to suggest a pre calving break away. Maybe a pre weaning break away

Or just a break away from Dad. He's decided he doesn't know if he loves his wife or me better so spends half the week with Mum & half the week in my spare room.:pac:

patsy_mccabe

:rolleyes:.. for the Mayo lads.

https://www.facebook.com/offtheball/videos/501163743950564/

Water John

Ganmo, the Dept would then have to compensate and there avoiding that.

Base price

Water John wrote: »

Ganmo, the Dept would then have to compensate and there avoiding that.

DAFM already compensates for pi calves sent to the knackery - http://animalhealthireland.ie/?page_id=239

Water John

Shows I never had one!! Out of sucklers now anyway.

Base price

Water John wrote: »

Shows I never had one!! Out of sucklers now anyway.

I think it's been going for a good few years. I was buying FR bull calves from a farmer a few years ago and he was waiting for the knackery man to come and put down a pi calf.

Water John

Really couldn't understand how anyone would hold onto them, compensation or not, out the door.

ganmo

Water John wrote: »

Ganmo, the Dept would then have to compensate and there avoiding that.

I think the dept have the budget to compensate for 32 pi animals. At a guess 50k

Limestone Cowboy

kollegeknight wrote: »

Was just coming in from checking cattle- it’s two barn owls in the out building and I reckon I heard a fledgling/chick calling inside.

That's cool to have them there. Have a fairly mature woodland behind the house here and I think there are some long eared owls there from listening to the different calls on youtube. Would keep me awake hooting all night in the spring if I left the window open.

Say my name

Interesting workshop on Biochar in cuffesgrange, co.Kilkenny there with Albert Bates.

It seems biochar has been somewhat of a success in Sweden. It started in Stockholm as a way of rejuvenating the cities trees. They dug up around the trees put down the biochar soil mixture. The trees did well, so more were done. Then they started using it on the green areas in the streets to filter out pollutants and nutrients to stop them ending up in the Baltic.
Then the other cities around Stockholm wanted in on the action and they started and now it's even being used under new pavements and roads to filter the water.
So now Sweden has to import Biochar from Finland because they're running short on biomass to make it.
The Biochar in the city's soil is filtering the air too so win for air and water.

So if you are wondering why there might not be the same supply of timber stakes coming from eastern Europe. Well there you go.

Say my name

Who knew lightning makes a "whum" noise when it hits the ground?!! :eek:

Close one there when milking the cows. Electricity went off for roughly 8 seconds but no stock hurt or damage done to the transformer.

Edit: On the plus side. There's probably 5 units of nitrogen after falling to the ground in that rain there.

Dozer1

In Gortalea mart last Friday there was a young owl flying around the ring poor fella was well terrified.

Say my name

Say my name wrote: »

Interesting workshop on Biochar in cuffesgrange, co.Kilkenny there with Albert Bates.

It seems biochar has been somewhat of a success in Sweden. It started in Stockholm as a way of rejuvenating the cities trees. They dug up around the trees put down the biochar soil mixture. The trees did well, so more were done. Then they started using it on the green areas in the streets to filter out pollutants and nutrients to stop them ending up in the Baltic.
Then the other cities around Stockholm wanted in on the action and they started and now it's even being used under new pavements and roads to filter the water.
So now Sweden has to import Biochar from Finland because they're running short on biomass to make it.
The Biochar in the city's soil is filtering the air too so win for air and water.

So if you are wondering why there might not be the same supply of timber stakes coming from eastern Europe. Well there you go.

Actually here's a clip from 2015 of what Albert was on about with the tree planting in Stockholm using biochar.

https://youtu.be/MojlKaAKeh8

So you can imagine what's happened since. The biochar use is towards the end of the clip. They even just used biochar and stone. No soil.

whelan2

Anyone else get dodgy private messages?

Dinzee Conlee

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone else get dodgy private messages?

Yep - I assume that’s why it takes a while longer to load the page now, there seems to be some extra check happen?

naughto

Was there a doss attack with cloud flare protection before you get in

Grueller

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone else get dodgy private messages?

There was me thinking that it was my dashing good looks and witty personality that attracted that message.

roosterman71

There was a banner message here a few days ago about the private messages. Yer not to open it, or links and just report it to the mods to deal with.
Thread here ---> https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058005347

CHOPS01

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone else get dodgy private messages?

I had a chat with her ! Very well versed on the plight of beef farmers in Ireland at the moment. She is milking 150 cows herself in Columbia !

patsy_mccabe

I'm counting cattle for a neighbour that's gone on holidays. He has cattle in 8 places. I checked on google earth and in one place alone I walked over 3 kms.
When you add in my own cattle, it's some workout every day.

Buford T. Justice XIX

whelan2 wrote: »

Anyone else get dodgy private messages?

Yeah, got one myself last night. Report and delete. There's been a few issues the last few days with DDoS so the background guys are trying to balance up the cloudflare thing to minimise disruption while still keeping that crap out of the site.

whelan2

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I'm counting cattle for a neighbour that's gone on holidays. He has cattle in 8 places. I checked on google earth and in one place alone I walked over 3 kms.
When you add in my own cattle, it's some workout every day.

25000 steps here yesterday while shopping...

whelan2

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Yeah, got one myself last night. Report and delete. There's been a few issues the last few days with DDoS so the background guys are trying to balance up the cloudflare thing to minimise disruption while still keeping that crap out of the site.

How do you report the private message?

Muckit

whelan2 wrote: »

How do you report the private message?

Tell us had they picked you out a nice man or was it a lady?!

Got one of those pms myself.

whelan2

Muckit wrote: »

Tell us had they picked you out a nice man or was it a lady?!

Got one of those pms myself.

Mine was called Sara

Muckit

whelan2 wrote: »

Mine was called Sara

She had lovely........... eyes, yeah eyes

Say my name

Grueller wrote: »

There was me thinking that it was my dashing good looks and witty personality that attracted that message.

No they were targeting the ones who looked like they are good for a few quid.

I never got any myself..