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Dairy Chit Chat- Please read Mod note in post #1

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  • #6692
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    It seems to last an hour before tripping out so I can get milked, just.

    I'll try the service man again tomorrow morning.

    I hate messing with electricity and wiring, that magic stuff should only be looked at by magicians service men:o

    I know what you're saying but everyone should be able to change a capacitor.
    It's really the same as changing a battery in a remote control.
    The electrician could come in and tell a farmer "the flux capacitor that goes to the helium core in the motor is boll**ed. Ye're going to need a new motor " and the farmer would believe him. Electrican goes off puts a new capacitor in it for E8 and sells it as a reconditioned motor.

    Here's a new one I have as a spare for the milk pump motor.


  • #6693
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,717 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Breeding season for heifers finished up today,started 01/05 .everything bred to Ai in first 12 days ,teaser bull in then for 3 weeks followed by my Aubrac bull ..will scan in a month but things look really good .hereford is with cows and only 3 bulled in last 10 days .ill leave him
    In till 12 July and then that's it
    Bit of a drop in milk over last week ,holding now at 28.6/29 ltrs 4.16 fat and 3.58 p scc 45 on 4.1 kg average fty of 14% p nut .2.24 kg m/s daily herd maturing nicely and ebi and hol fr genetics combined with quality grass really paying dividends .heading off for a few days with Mrs Mahoney and daughter tomorrow grand to get a few days away


  • #6694
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Breeding season for heifers finished up today,started 01/05 .everything bred to Ai in first 12 days ,teaser bull in then for 3 weeks followed by my Aubrac bull ..will scan in a month but things look really good .hereford is with cows and only 3 bulled in last 10 days .ill leave him
    In till 12 July and then that's it
    Bit of a drop in milk over last week ,holding now at 28.6/29 ltrs 4.16 fat and 3.58 p scc 45 on 4.1 kg average fty of 14% p nut .2.24 kg m/s daily herd maturing nicely and ebi and hol fr genetics combined with quality grass really paying dividends .heading off for a few days with Mrs Mahoney and daughter tomorrow grand to get a few days away
    Enjoy the break, we heading thursday can't wait


  • #6695
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,479 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    J is your bull heading North to march on the 12th or what?
    Enjoy your break.
    Surely you won't stop posting, just because your on holidays.


  • #6696
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,717 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Enjoy the break, we heading thursday can't wait

    Ta whelan will do,since calving started I've done every milking bar 5 ..regular Milker now in and wife gone on 4 day week for summer so lots of days away and short breaks planned .the crap milk price can go ****e !'nn


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  • #6697
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,717 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Water John wrote: »
    J is your bull heading North to march on the 12th or what?
    Enjoy your break.
    Surely you won't stop posting, just because your on holidays.

    Fook it if I thought he'd earn a few quid for it I'd drive him up myself !!!!


  • #6698
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    .the crap milk price can go ****e !'nn

    Too right, here in France atm. Great to get out of the pit after a long hard 6 months. A bit of quality time with the wife and kids puts it all in perspective. Clear the head of farming for a few days and gently soak brain in wine.
    :):)


  • #6699
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Too right, here in France atm. Great to get out of the pit after a long hard 6 months. A bit of quality time with the wife and kids puts it all in perspective. Clear the head of farming for a few days and gently soak brain in wine.
    :):)
    Whats the weather like?


  • #6700
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,717 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Too right, here in France atm. Great to get out of the pit after a long hard 6 months. A bit of quality time with the wife and kids puts it all in perspective. Clear the head of farming for a few days and gently soak brain in wine.
    :):)

    Jaysus ur milk price must be way better than mine I'm only going to cork boi!!!!!.was down south if France a few times over years ,on rugby weekends though mind u staid in Biarritz once and over the border to San Sebastián ,one of the nicest places I've ever been .family trip there def on the cards .dont mind soaking the brain in wine drown yourself in it !!!!!


  • #6701
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Whats the weather like?

    Lovely until this morning. Bbq's weather. 18-21 deg most days. Misting now, but due to clear by midday. We're in La Rocelle, but it's supposed to be dry from Bordeaux down.


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  • #6702
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Jaysus ur milk price must be way better than mine I'm only going to cork boi!!!!!.was down south if France a few times over years ,on rugby weekends though mind u staid in Biarritz once and over the border to San Sebastián ,one of the nicest places I've ever been .family trip there def on the cards .dont mind soaking the brain in wine drown yourself in it !!!!!

    Nothing to do with milk price, this holiday has been kindly sponsored by the Dept of Education :):):) and transport is being covered by the cowsh1t covered farm jeep.
    Are you heading Kinsale direction, cracking spot with the right weather.


  • #6703
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,479 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Pi**ing here in Cork today J. We should really have arranged a swap. You look after my sucklers and I milk your cows!!!. A cheap holiday for both of us, ha.
    Enjoy cork, we love our neighbours.


  • #6704
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    I just dropped 5 acres of drystock ground for bales.

    I'm not sure if I'm optimistic or insane...


  • #6705
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,717 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    I just dropped 5 acres of drystock ground for bales.

    I'm not sure if I'm optimistic or insane...

    Fortune favours the brave !!!!!......do think I'd be so brave at moment though !!!!


  • #6706
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Any spray for nettles that is clover safe?


  • #6707
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Lads I just spotted the attached
    Nice to see that boards is supporting the dairy lads!!


  • #6708
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    ganmo wrote: »
    Lads I just spotted the attached
    Nice to see that boards is supporting the dairy lads!!

    See the post above it about the terrorist attack in Turkey. Milking machine man here is there at the minute


  • #6709
    Lady lou
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭Lady lou


    Quick question. When feeding bull calves until 2 weeks and feeding heifer calves on to weaning. How much milk per cow is lost. Say a cow gives average of 5000 litres a year. How much of that is lost to rearing calves? Is it much? Or not worth talking about?


  • #6710
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Lady lou wrote: »
    Quick question. When feeding bull calves until 2 weeks and feeding heifer calves on to weaning. How much milk per cow is lost. Say a cow gives average of 5000 litres a year. How much of that is lost to rearing calves? Is it much? Or not worth talking about?
    4-6 liters/calf/day. Starting off at 4 liters and rising up to 6 liters by 3 weeks.

    Say 5l/day to 2 weeks= 14dx5l=70l/bull calf

    5/day to 2 weeks= 70l
    and
    6/day to 6 weeks= 28dx6l=168l/heifer calf roughly

    Add 70l+168l=238l/heifer


  • #6711
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Lads have a compressor hose fix kin dog ate, anyway says 6.5mm to 10mm, is that 3/8 inch. Need to order a new hose, jeep is starting to get flat


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  • #6712
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,850 ✭✭✭visatorro


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Lads have a compressor hose fix kin dog ate, anyway says 6.5mm to 10mm, is that 3/8 inch. Need to order a new hose, jeep is starting to get flat

    10mm is very close to 3/8 alright


  • #6713
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Lads have a compressor hose fix kin dog ate, anyway says 6.5mm to 10mm, is that 3/8 inch. Need to order a new hose, jeep is starting to get flat

    Not sure about air hoses, I thought they were a standard size. But Run down to Thurles, Air impact, they'll have what you want.


  • #6714
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    I'm a lucky man. My oul boy still knows his stuff. First morning back. Place is exactly how you'd want to find it. I thought leaving that the grass situation was well in hand but he had them on almost half silage for a week. He lost a bit of ground yield wise for a couple of collections but they're back to within a litre of where they were and still climbing.


  • #6715
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    whelan2 wrote: »
    ganmo wrote: »
    Lads I just spotted the attached
    Nice to see that boards is supporting the dairy lads!!

    See the post above it about the terrorist attack in Turkey. Milking machine man here is there at the minute

    Have to fly through Istanbul airport soon on my way to Saudi Arabia, not what I want to be hearing!


  • #6716
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    freedominacup wrote: »
    I'm a lucky man. My oul boy still knows his stuff. First morning back. Place is exactly how you'd want to find it. I thought leaving that the grass situation was well in hand but he had them on almost half silage for a week. He lost a bit of ground yield wise for a couple of collections but they're back to within a litre of where they were and still climbing.

    Great thing to have "an oul boy" around. They're often under under rated and under valued. My "Bossman" is gone 10 years and I still miss him around the place. Having an experienced set of eyes like that or someone just tipping around place can't be replaced or bought. (As annoying as they can be), They're true value is only appreciated when they're not there anymore.


  • #6717
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭mf240


    Father is 82 this year and working away. He was getting the cows across the road with me the other morning when the bus that takes a few locals into the nursing home for daycare passed. " Isn't it grand for the old craters" he remarked.


  • #6718
    awaywithyou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,346 ✭✭✭awaywithyou


    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    I just dropped 5 acres of drystock ground for bales.

    I'm not sure if I'm optimistic or insane...


    ah opitmistic if you baled last night... insane if its not baled yet!!!!


  • #6719
    Injuryprone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭Injuryprone


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    The ones are coughing to take temperatire , h temperature normally means ibr. Must try a few in the morning. Up the walls lately:-(

    Did you get a solution to the coughing, Kev? Mine were/are the exact same. Haven't responded to ibr vaccine anyway


  • #6720
    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    I see arrabawn have their new promotional video out now.
    Wouldn't see glanbia doing that.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsUWK-fixiA


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  • #6721
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭alps


    kowtow wrote: »
    As always, good intentions + more regulation = unintended consequences.

    Yep...its incredible really the output from these Dutch farms. 80%grassland now, gone away to a large extent from cropping so that all these farms can get into derogation.

    Interestingly met a Dutch grazier who has just changed over to organic. Only a 2 year changeover period. Really knowledgeable grass man, all the figures, and really good cost control. The organics allows him to use conventional sources for 20% of the cows diet. He shortened the lead in time to going organic by utilising this rule claiming yhe 20% went in during the first 2 months of the lead in stage.

    My question to him was, with this 20% rule, and the fact that approx 20% of Irish cows diet comes from concentrate, could irish farmers produce organic milk from organic grass and conventional feedstuffs. ?

    Would be interesting.��


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