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mf240 · 30-09-2016 07:42PM

Dawggone wrote: »

Dawg scratches head...hmmm...

I know there's something missing, ya know the thing you hang the lights from...? What's it called again??

Christmas tree?

Waffletraktor · 30-09-2016 07:42PM

Dawggone wrote: »

Dawg scratches head...hmmm...

I know there's something missing, ya know the thing you hang the lights from...? What's it called again??

Buying the cows umbrellas in bulk from china.

mf240 · 30-09-2016 07:47PM

Dawggone wrote: »

Dawg scratches head...hmmm...

I know there's something missing, ya know the thing you hang the lights from...? What's it called again??

It the driest county in Ireland.

Lads are talking about the mayo curse . The real reason they can't win Sam is because it's never dry enough to practise

Dawggone · 30-09-2016 07:47PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Decent crop? any indication of yield? must clean out my pit yet, strange seeing maize go in when lads are still trying to get grain out of fields. get the netting on straight away before them fcukers of crows get at it. have a couple of lorry curtains for the back of my pit, will double up any mats on the front then. Last year i kept the last two trailers seperate and covered them with offcuts of plastic so i could feed that first without opening the main pit. easier to manage main pit when feeding full whack.

If you have problems with the face of the maize pit heating, spray it with propionic acid. Simples.

Keepgrowing · 30-09-2016 07:50PM

Dawggone wrote: »

Dawg scratches head...hmmm...

I know there's something missing, ya know the thing you hang the lights from...? What's it called again??

Bit early for Christmas lights

Dawggone · 30-09-2016 07:53PM

mf240 wrote: »

Christmas tree?

Yes!...

If the driest county in Ireland is in the Southern Hemisphere.

Anyhow which tourist luring county now lays claim to be the driest? Iirc Wexford used to claim the sunniest.

Keepgrowing · 30-09-2016 07:59PM

mf240 wrote: »

Where did you buy the cubicles. Are you putting in a brisket board. Are they better than mushroom cubicles or just handler installed.

Teemore cubicle, bought and installed by local dealer. We stood posts when doing beds.

Yes brisket board going in we will split the 6*3 timbers we used as screeds and bolt to floor

Dawggone · 30-09-2016 08:09PM

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Buying the cows parasols in bulk from china.

FYP.

RightTurnClyde · 30-09-2016 09:10PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Nearly there

Fine looking job. You might be getting a call from Donald about a pretty high wall out Mexico way yet.
I never saw the mat clamps put on at that end before, good idea, my ladies lift the end of some of the mats for a scratch sometimes... Annoying

Keepgrowing · 30-09-2016 11:08PM

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Fine looking job. You might be getting a call from Donald about a pretty high wall out Mexico way yet.
I never saw the mat clamps put on at that end before, good idea, my ladies lift the end of some of the mats for a scratch sometimes... Annoying

Like this

kowtow · 30-09-2016 11:40PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Nearly there

Mother of God, a SWIMMING POOL!!

*goes off to order individual reading lights for kennel building*

Dawggone · 30-09-2016 11:55PM

kowtow wrote: »

Mother of God, a SWIMMING POOL!!

Lol.
What next?

I wonder do the German cows hog the poolside cubicles with the best parasols...?

RightTurnClyde · 01-10-2016 12:14AM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Like this

Serious feed space on that one

:)

kowtow · 01-10-2016 12:19AM

Keepgrowing wrote:

Yes brisket board going in we will split the 6*3 timbers we used as screeds and bolt to floor

If I remember you had an exact measurement for how far on to the cubicle the brisket board should be? If so do you happen to have it to hand ?? !!

Need to do something similar.

Keepgrowing · 01-10-2016 10:00AM

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Serious feed space on that one :)

??

Keepgrowing · 01-10-2016 10:03AM

kowtow wrote: »

If I remember you had an exact measurement for how far on to the cubicle the brisket board should be? If so do you happen to have it to hand ?? !!

Need to do something similar.

For us it's 70" trom step to brisket board is what works here

Sorry Kow scrap that, just checked 68" is what we have

kowtow · 01-10-2016 05:20PM

Well If I was dairymaster I think I'd be firing the auctioneer

Have a list of the below reserve prices where bidding stopped for the first 16 or so tanks if anybody wants prices. They'll be happy to take offers next week I would say.

I think out of 45 tanks only half a dozen or so actually had a deal in the offing by the end, although I will confess to losing interest after my lot so I may have missed some of of the bigger / newer ones.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 01-10-2016 05:27PM

kowtow wrote: »

Well If I was dairymaster I think I'd be firing the auctioneer

Have a list of the below reserve prices where bidding stopped for the first 16 or so tanks if anybody wants prices. They'll be happy to take offers next week I would say.

I think out of 45 tanks only half a dozen or so actually had a deal in the offing by the end, although I will confess to losing interest after my lot so I may have missed some of of the bigger / newer ones.

Stick up a few prices and we can have an idea of the ranges.

I thought I would get a chance to wander down for a bit but the morning got away from me.

Any smaller tanks like a few hundred liters?

kowtow · 01-10-2016 10:40PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote:

Any smaller tanks like a few hundred liters?

Nothing under 300 gals..

1 old round tank .. which sold for 300.

4 packo open tops 300 to 700 gals of which only the smallest sold at 400e. In general bids stopped below the reserve which was I reckon a euro a gallon for the small tanks.

A few Mueller dx tanks 600 to 800 gallons only one of which sold at just over 1 euro a gallon.

Basically few bids went over 1000 and they weren't happy to sell that low although they may have dealt later.

I have a provisional bid accepted on a big Dutch zero Ice bank tank with a Kilkenny washer for 1000e at 1000 gallons, we haven't quite finalised it as they want to haggle up a bit but we left a deposit.

It's a bit on the big side for me but if we come to terms with them we'll just plumb it into our existing ice bank and take the tank out of that for a cheese vat. The Kilkenny washer is old and missing a drain valve and a detergent tube but I suspect someone will have spares.

Well have to enlarge the dairy a bit.

Some larger tanks later on a few of which came with compressors.

Weird kind of an auction, perhaps everyone was waiting for the post auction auction. I have the full list is anyone needs it.

mahoney_j · 02-10-2016 02:15PM

Any reports from Lisduff sale yesterday ??,meant to go but couldn't make it

Buford T. Justice XIX · 02-10-2016 02:28PM

Fertilizers Come Back to Earth

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2016/09/28/fertilizers-come-back-earth

Looks like wholesale prices for fertilizers are dropping still.

mahoney_j · 02-10-2016 02:50PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Fertilizers Come Back to Earth

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2016/09/28/fertilizers-come-back-earth

Looks like wholesale prices for fertilizers are dropping still.

Was thinking of buying some urea which can be got circa 280'and 18 6 12 sub 300 .might just hold off for a bit

Buford T. Justice XIX · 02-10-2016 03:15PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Was thinking of buying some urea which can be got circa 280'and 18 6 12 sub 300 .might just hold off for a bit

I am seriously thinking of buying about half my N and all my Ps early in the year so the interest will be covered by a reduction in price from getting a full load delivered straight to my yard.

I've never done it that way before so it will be a learning experience and hopefully a profitable one.

whelan2 · 02-10-2016 06:24PM

One of the mad heifers is getting worse. I have decided I would prefer to live to see Christmas and will get rid of her. What are my options. Straight to factory. Put calves on her or dry her off and fatten her. She is an lhz out of one of my quietest cows

visatorro · 02-10-2016 06:29PM

whelan2 wrote: »

One of the mad heifers is getting worse. I have decided I would prefer to live to see Christmas and will get rid of her. What are my options. Straight to factory. Put calves on her or dry her off and fatten her. She is an lhz out of one of my quietest cows

I'd take the hit straight to the factory. Would she take on with calves if she is that wild. Seen them letting a calf drink in a pen but once they got outside they wouldn't let them near them.

whelan2 · 02-10-2016 06:33PM

visatorro wrote: »

I'd take the hit straight to the factory. Would she take on with calves if she is that wild. Seen them letting a calf drink in a pen but once they got outside they wouldn't let them near them.

She is very quiet in the field. Pure bitch in the parlour. Kicking with both legs. Rest of them have quietened down ok. She is in good enough condition. Maybe I should put her on donedeal and let some poor unfortunate take her on

farmer lad · 02-10-2016 07:05PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

Any reports from Lisduff sale yesterday ??,meant to go but couldn't make it

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/high-clearance-for-dairy-females-at-lisduff-herd-sale-228564

pedigree 6 · 02-10-2016 07:09PM

whelan2 wrote: »

One of the mad heifers is getting worse. I have decided I would prefer to live to see Christmas and will get rid of her. What are my options. Straight to factory. Put calves on her or dry her off and fatten her. She is an lhz out of one of my quietest cows

Oh jeez don't say that about lhz.
My stock bull is by lhz. He's out of a laurel cow (red holstein).
Well at least the calves will be only 25% lhz.

kowtow · 02-10-2016 07:48PM

whelan2 wrote:

She is very quiet in the field. Pure bitch in the parlour. Kicking with both legs. Rest of them have quietened down ok. She is in good enough condition. Maybe I should put her on donedeal and let some poor unfortunate take her on

Is she red?

Does she have any redeeming features beyond her behaviour in the parlour?

whelan2 · 02-10-2016 08:35PM

kowtow wrote: »

Is she red?

Does she have any redeeming features beyond her behaviour in the parlour?

she's not red and she has no redeeming features :mad: have other lhz heifers that are grand ,just unlucky with this one

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