Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

marathon

straight wrote: »

NO THANKS.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?p=110041316

Cheers that makes my mind up 100%ðŸ‘ðŸ‘

ganmo

marathon wrote: »

Anyone ever invest in trees with the company below??

There was a fund similar to that one that was sold last year. Check out the forestry forum, I think the thread is called 'the third forestry fund'

carrollsno1

naughto wrote: »

Wheres the best place to get ibc tanks

Make sure and get food grade if used for storing water fof cattle.

naughto

If I can get my hands on two it I'll be for oil

carrollsno1

naughto wrote: »

If I can get my hands on two it I'll be for oil

Label it as teat spray and hope any would be thieves would assume thats what it is.

naughto

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Label it as teat spray and hope any would be thieves would assume thats what it is.

A shotgun I find works wonders

carrollsno1

naughto wrote: »

A shotgun I find works wonders

Were relying on our wits to save us down these parts still.

whelan2

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Thegardenshop.ie should have them.

https://www.thegardenshop.ie/scallion-seeds/

Out of stock

emaherx

_Brian wrote: »

I must look at those, we did a power and electricity project here last week and I made the kit out of stuff I had hoarded in the shed.



Generating electricity from an old motor to light a bulb.

kids had great craic making this yesterday, Arts and crafts and tech in the one lesson. (Even more craic trying to play Mario Bros. with it after)

IMG_20200423_152904 by Emaherx, on Flickr

IMG_20200423_144707 by Emaherx, on Flickr

jimmy G M

emaherx wrote: »

kids had great craic making this yesterday, Arts and crafts and tech in the one lesson. (Even more craic trying to play Mario Bros. with it after)





The poor dog in the background is very dejected looking.

emaherx

jimmy G M wrote: »

The poor dog in the background is very dejected looking.

Thats why I love this forum..... lads always look at the background :pac:
she gets like that when they are all inside.

emaherx

whelan2 wrote: »

Out of stock

Seems to be common to a lot of places now. People who never grow anything are givining it ago and the likes of scallions are probably popular for small plots.

Noticed the same with baking stuff too. flour and yeast are in short supply in some shops.

_Brian

Clear herd test thank god. Vet was an hour late but when it’s clear I don’t mind.

TheFarrier

_Brian wrote: »

Clear herd test thank god. Vet was an hour late but when it’s clear I don’t mind.

Same here thank god. Now if the bullocks hadn’t got into the grass seeds straight after it would have been a great morning altogether

kollegeknight

TheFarrier wrote: »

Same here thank god. Now if the bullocks hadn’t got into the grass seeds straight after it would have been a great morning altogether

_Brian wrote: »

Clear herd test thank god. Vet was an hour late but when it’s clear I don’t mind.

Great. Nice to have the relief.

GoneHome

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

https://www.thejournal.ie/farming-accident-14-year-old-death-5082281-Apr2020/

So sad to read this -

Just reading about this on the Irish Times, who in their right mind would allow a 14 year old to drive a big powerful tractor or any other piece of machinery for that matter. There needs to be a big crack down on this by the HSA/Gardai, maybe doing spot checks on farms etc. I have two nephews aged 13 and 15 who live on my brother's farm, no way in the world would they be allowed to even sit in the cab of the tractor while it's being driven by my brother never mind being allowed to drive it themselves. Lunancy of the highest order.

_Brian

We have cuckoo back again, they came back here last year after being absent for maybe 20 years.

GoneHome

_Brian wrote: »

We have cuckoo back again, they came back here last year after being absent for maybe 20 years.

Heard one here in our garden this morning, first time in many years also, great to hear.

_Brian

Was in garden centre earlier getting bedding plants for the mother.

Guards came in and checked on their social distancing work. They are running a tight ship but are only open because they sell fuel and dog food.
The guard said “but everybody here is buying flowers”, the owner said, go down to Tesco and they are allowed sell flowers and compost.

Guard agreed and headed off.

Mortelaro

_Brian wrote: »

Was in garden centre earlier getting bedding plants for the mother.

Guards came in and checked on their social distancing work. They are running a tight ship but are only open because they sell fuel and dog food.
The guard said “but everybody here is buying flowers”, the owner said, go down to Tesco and they are allowed sell flowers and compost.

Guard agreed and headed off.

Some Yoke probably reported that shop
Meanwhile, heard of the first death of someone I knew of coronovirus today
Used do some work here years ago
Mid 40's

GoneHome

_Brian wrote: »

Was in garden centre earlier getting bedding plants for the mother.

Guards came in and checked on their social distancing work. They are running a tight ship but are only open because they sell fuel and dog food.
The guard said “but everybody here is buying flowers”, the owner said, go down to Tesco and they are allowed sell flowers and compost.

Guard agreed and headed off.

I was in a hardware type outlet this morning getting a few bits for the garden, was going loading a couple of bags of compost into the boot and the guy I was dealing with says "sit into the car and I'll through in the compost" he said the Gardai are watching them like hawks and don't want customers around the yard etc. They've a great system going where you just que at the door, tell them what you want, pay with card and they'll bring the stuff out to the car for you. Just a matter of knowing exactly what you want when you get to top of the que

whelan2

GoneHome wrote: »

I was in a hardware type outlet this morning getting a few bits for the garden, was going loading a couple of bags of compost into the boot and the guy I was dealing with says "sit into the car and I'll through in the compost" he said the Gardai are watching them like hawks and don't want customers around the yard etc. They've a great system going where you just que at the door, tell them what you want, pay with card and they'll bring the stuff out to the car for you. Just a matter of knowing exactly what you want when you get to top of the que

Yes I bring a list. Just hand it to them and they load the car

whelan2

Mortelaro wrote: »

Some Yoke probably reported that shop
Meanwhile, heard of the first death of someone I knew of coronovirus today
Used do some work here years ago
Mid 40's

Girl who used to babysit for us has it. She has 5 kids. She works in a care home. Her parents would both have very bad health.

whelan2

emaherx wrote: »

Seems to be common to a lot of places now. People who never grow anything are givining it ago and the likes of scallions are probably popular for small plots.

Noticed the same with baking stuff too. flour and yeast are in short supply in some shops.

I wonder will the likes of woodies reopen soon.

Base price

I just spent the last hour or so looking for a missing calf. I let a cow out this morning that we adopted two angus bull calves onto (on Monday) into a field by themselves. I kept an eye on them earlier in the day but when I went to the top yard to feed other calves I noticed one of them was missing. I was fairly worried as they're in one of the lake fields and we don't normally put young calves into it in case they manage to get through the fence. I eventually found him three fields away curled up fast asleep in the middle of the yearling bulls.

Hard Knocks

Base price wrote: »

I just spent the last hour or so looking for a missing calf. I let a cow out this morning that we adopted two angus bull calves onto (on Monday) into a field by themselves. I kept an eye on them earlier in the day but when I went to the top yard to feed other calves I noticed one of them was missing. I was fairly worried as they're in one of the lake fields and we don't normally put young calves into it in case they manage to get through the fence. I eventually found him three fields away curled up fast asleep in the middle of the yearling bulls.

That was good relief

Water John

The cuckoo only makes her call here, is mute whilst in Africa.

whelan2

Base price wrote: »

I just spent the last hour or so looking for a missing calf. I let a cow out this morning that we adopted two angus bull calves onto (on Monday) into a field by themselves. I kept an eye on them earlier in the day but when I went to the top yard to feed other calves I noticed one of them was missing. I was fairly worried as they're in one of the lake fields and we don't normally put young calves into it in case they manage to get through the fence. I eventually found him three fields away curled up fast asleep in the middle of the yearling bulls.

I have learnt if the cow isnt fretting the calf is normally ok.

Castlekeeper

Water John wrote: »

The cuckoo only makes her call here, is mute whilst in Africa.

There's a bit of a language barrier to be fair...

Water John

Guy from Africa travelled to Scotland to hear the cuckoo.

Got my hair cut tonight, courtesy of Lidls best and the OH.
Only fair I coloured her hair last week.