Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

Genghis Cant · 07-03-2017 02:24PM

foxy farmer wrote: »

A weird bunch. The same lads literally burned £1million in cash in an old boathouse somewhere in Scotland and filmed it.
I remember Gay Byrne interviewing one of them on the Late Late years ago.
I remember a fellow apprentice who I was in digs with in Dublin back in the 90s being mad into their music.

I think they own a funny little building in the middle of Cushendall in Antrim. A sort of a castle type thing in the centre of the village.

There's an Antrim poster on here who might shed more light if he calls by!

Bullocks · 07-03-2017 02:43PM

I had to get an ultrasound (I'm not pregnant haha) so the wife booked private (€185) and she sent in the letter to the public hospital aswell just to see
That was about 2 weeks ago and the private appointment was soonest got for last Thursday with the public one for today. She had to ring about the public cos the first date was a month away but they brought it forward when she told them I was in pain and couldnt wait.
I had appointment for 11:20 and was back out the door at 11:30, I have to say I couldnt fault the public hospital there for a change

CloughCasey1 · 07-03-2017 07:03PM

Bullocks wrote: »

I had to get an ultrasound (I'm not pregnant haha) so the wife booked private (€185) and she sent in the letter to the public hospital aswell just to see
That was about 2 weeks ago and the private appointment was soonest got for last Thursday with the public one for today. She had to ring about the public cos the first date was a month away but they brought it forward when she told them I was in pain and couldnt wait.
I had appointment for 11:20 and was back out the door at 11:30, I have to say I couldnt fault the public hospital there for a change

Ya always here the bad news story. Its like work. If ya make a fcuk up everyone finds out if you do well you are only doing your job.

AntrimGlens · 07-03-2017 07:14PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I think they own a funny little building in the middle of Cushendall in Antrim. A sort of a castle type thing in the centre of the village.

There's an Antrim poster on here who might shed more light if he calls by!

Get you Genghis, yeah Bill Drummond owns the Curfew Tower and lets it out for free for artists to use for any of their chosen arts. Not much room for a rave in it though. ðŸ™…*♂️

darragh_haven · 07-03-2017 08:17PM

We've an 12x6 cattle trailer and the timber under the checker plate is more or less gone. The checker plate will also be replaced.

Can i get away with marine ply as the timber base and put checker plate on top. Or would i get away with just using slightly thicker checker plate?

Nekarsulm · 07-03-2017 08:58PM

Darragh, usually the timber under alloy is planking with an inch or so between each plank. Prevents build up of moisture and accelerated rot.
Can you get some oak planks sawn?

Or perhaps a 12 foot beam out of an architectural salvage place, from a factory roof.
Some of those pitch pine beams are 150 years old and as solid as the day they were installed.

Nekarsulm · 07-03-2017 09:23PM

I put heavier checker plate in mine, but welded in an extra 2x2 length of angle between each cross rail. Bit of a pain, as two of them were right above the axles,and can hit.
If you don't put in supports, even heavy checker plate will " belly" between the cross members.

Never wrestle with pigs · 07-03-2017 10:42PM

Do ye find ambic ai alert or scratch pads better for picking up heats?

darragh_haven · 08-03-2017 08:30AM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I put heavier checker plate in mine, but welded in an extra 2x2 length of angle between each cross rail. Bit of a pain, as two of them were right above the axles,and can hit.
If you don't put in supports, even heavy checker plate will " belly" between the cross members.

We have the extra 2x2 angle cross members already installed on this trailer about 15 years ago. The wheels are outside the trailer so we didn't have to worry about tge catching on the extra angles. I think i might just try heavier checker plate on its own.

The trailer was bought new in 1984 and has seen some road. But is still structurally sound.

whelan2 · 08-03-2017 10:31AM

9 positives in my Johnes blood tests, one is a 10 year old cow so thats a false positive. Rest are all first and second calvers. If I didnt test I wouldnt have known .

TITANIUM. · 08-03-2017 12:15PM

Anybody have any experience with calf's with a broken hoof. Outside hoof front leg. 4 month old calf. Christ he looks in fierce pain. Tis badly cracked right at the top.

White Clover · 08-03-2017 12:21PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Anybody have any experience with calf's with a broken hoof. Outside hoof front leg. 4 month old calf. Christ he looks in fierce pain. Tis badly cracked right at the top.

Is it the claw that's broken..... Below the hair?

Lady Haywire · 08-03-2017 12:30PM

Vertical crack the whole way down or just a bit? Happened us here before where a calf got cut in the mart above the clout, then the pressure of walking on it caused it to work its way down into the outer shell. Hoofcare man trimmed it out and cleaned it, then covered it with silage tape and fixed a shoe on the other claw to take the pressure off. Took a lot of healing though.

White Clover · 08-03-2017 12:36PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Vertical crack the whole way down or just a bit? Happened us here before where a calf got cut in the mart above the clout, then the pressure of walking on it caused it to work its way down into the outer shell. Hoofcare man trimmed it out and cleaned it, then covered it with silage tape and fixed a shoe on the other claw to take the pressure off. Took a lot of healing though.

How long did the silage tape stay on? Did he put anything inside it to help the healing?

PS. He could do better than silage tape for bandaging!!!

TITANIUM. · 08-03-2017 12:38PM

It'd a horizontal cracking right at the top of the hoof where it joins the hair.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 08-03-2017 12:42PM

whelan2 wrote: »

9 positives in my Johnes blood tests, one is a 10 year old cow so thats a false positive. Rest are all first and second calvers. If I didnt test I wouldnt have known .

How come so many 1st and 2nd calvers, Whelan2?

Was it a cow used for feeding that didn't show positive and infected them or any idea how it happened?

Are they for the factory now?

White Clover · 08-03-2017 12:47PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

It'd a horizontal cracking right at the top of the hoof where it joins the hair.

A GOOD Hoofcare man to take off most of claw down to solid hoof horn. There'll only be a stump left. Bandage with proper bandage and gel and don't spare it. Shoe on other claw, timber block might do here cause he's light. The hoof horn will grow back. Probably need to check and Rebandage after 10 days.

Lady Haywire · 08-03-2017 12:53PM

White Clover wrote: »

How long did the silage tape stay on? Did he put anything inside it to help the healing?

PS. He could do better than silage tape for bandaging!!!

Kept him in a dry enough pen and it stayed on most of a week, he pared out all the dirt in the wound he could and then washed it, dried & packed with bluestone. When the tape came off we mixed up a bluestone spray and tried to keep him out of the dirt and sprayed it each day.
He uses the silage tape cause it kept the wet out, for a while at least! I'm sure there's better ways but he's never failed us with a lame animal yet.

ganmo · 08-03-2017 01:03PM

Had to put a glove on ewe in the shed last week to help keep it clean. Silage tape was used to keep it on

White Clover · 08-03-2017 01:07PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Kept him in a dry enough pen and it stayed on most of a week, he pared out all the dirt in the wound he could and then washed it, dried & packed with bluestone. When the tape came off we mixed up a bluestone spray and tried to keep him out of the dirt and sprayed it each day.
He uses the silage tape cause it kept the wet out, for a while at least! I'm sure there's better ways but he's never failed us with a lame animal yet.

Sounds like he did a good job in fairness.

Lady Haywire · 08-03-2017 01:08PM

White Clover wrote: »

Sounds like he did a good job in fairness.

Been in the job a long time so guess he's seen it all. Was on farm relief for years and then went off on his own, great judge of cattle too and will tell ya straight out what he thinks!

Farrell · 08-03-2017 01:19PM

Nice sunny day, would it be stupid to let out some ewes & lambs this evening when I get home?

whelan2 · 08-03-2017 01:28PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

How come so many 1st and 2nd calvers, Whelan2?

Was it a cow used for feeding that didn't show positive and infected them or any idea how it happened?

Are they for the factory now?

They only show positive over 2 years of age. This is my third year testing the whole herd so hopefully these are the fallout from previous positives. Will look up their dams later. Yes all will be culled .

Bullocks · 08-03-2017 02:02PM

Farrell wrote: »

Nice sunny day, would it be stupid to let out some ewes & lambs this evening when I get home?

Thats a bitch about working, if they were out for a couple of hrs in this sun they would be well sound for the night.
I think it's promised dry for the night anyhow so they would probably be ok

Farrell · 08-03-2017 02:37PM

Joys alright

patsy_mccabe · 08-03-2017 04:39PM

whelan2 wrote: »

They only show positive over 2 years of age. This is my third year testing the whole herd so hopefully these are the fallout from previous positives. Will look up their dams later. Yes all will be culled .

I got a call from a guy that bought a PB lim heifer of a guy. The heifer had shown positive for johnes. I had bought a half sister of this heifer so he rang to ask if I had tested her. He ran the owner, a Vet who rd him to retest her again but use the other test (dung or blood, can't remember). She must have cleared the second test as he said he'd ring me if she failed. Any point being that the test was very unreliable.

whelan2 · 08-03-2017 07:57PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I got a call from a guy that bought a PB lim heifer of a guy. The heifer had shown positive for johnes. I had bought a half sister of this heifer so he rang to ask if I had tested her. He ran the owner, a Vet who rd him to retest her again but use the other test (dung or blood, can't remember). She must have cleared the second test as he said he'd ring me if she failed. Any point being that the test was very unreliable.

Yetest is not 100% reliable. Although looking at the positive ones this evening most of them I would say are positives, I have a few of them out on once a day milking to build up condition score.

Base price · 08-03-2017 09:42PM

How long does it take for a cow to make colostrum after weaning?

Never wrestle with pigs · 08-03-2017 10:26PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I got a call from a guy that bought a PB lim heifer of a guy. The heifer had shown positive for johnes. I had bought a half sister of this heifer so he rang to ask if I had tested her. He ran the owner, a Vet who rd him to retest her again but use the other test (dung or blood, can't remember). She must have cleared the second test as he said he'd ring me if she failed. Any point being that the test was very unreliable.

Blood test first and you will get the results back in 10ish days. If this shows positive you do a dung test. This takes up to 10 weeks to get the results back. You must do the tests at least 3 months from your last TB test.

Base price · 08-03-2017 10:47PM

ganmo wrote: »

mainly through the milk.
its related to tb

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

Blood test first and you will get the results back in 10ish days. If this shows positive you do a dung test. This takes up to 10 weeks to get the results back. You must do the tests at least 3 months from your last TB test.

Cause it's related to TB as ganmo said?

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