Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

MF290 · 21-04-2017 06:04PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Anyone hear the Cuckoo yet?

Can hear 3 or 4 here. Are they on the rise? used to only hear one about. Never actually seen one though...

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 21-04-2017 06:04PM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

The most gross margin i have had on stock was 15mt old dairy bulls all bought as sucks for 330ish and finished at 1350ish.

What was the carcass weight on those lads?

whelan2 · 21-04-2017 06:05PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Anyone hear the Cuckoo yet?

Swallows only arrived here in the last few days.

Lady Haywire · 21-04-2017 07:32PM

Mmmmmm.....marbling.

:D

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 07:41PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Mmmmmm.....marbling. :D

Angus or Hereford?

Lady Haywire · 21-04-2017 07:44PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Angus or Hereford?

Prob is, it's not one of the specially labelled packages though! I just root through the fridges to get the best marbled steaks, bold so I am :pac:

whelan2 · 21-04-2017 07:46PM

Downloaded a game called word cookie the other day, very addictive , what games do ye have on your phone?

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 07:47PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Prob is, it's not one of the specially labelled packages though! I just root through the fridges to get the best marbled steaks, bold so I am :pac:

It could be a Lim X Fr too.:)
A Lim x Fr heifer won a taste test run by Slaney Meats there a few years ago.

patsy_mccabe · 21-04-2017 07:51PM

That's savage marbling.:D Nearly as good as Kobe beef.

http://www.nikuya.ca/products/our_view_marbling.htm

Lady Haywire · 21-04-2017 07:51PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Downloaded a game called word cookie the other day, very addictive , what games do ye have on your phone?

UB reader :pac: I'm rather boring with my phone!

pedigree 6 wrote: »

It could be a Lim X Fr too.:)
A Lim x Fr heifer won a taste test run by Slaney Meats there a few years ago.

I remember a blonde winning one over in the UK! It all depends on the animal I reckon, there's no one breed that can universally taste fantastic. Bar Wagyu perhaps!

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

That's savage marbling.:D Nearly as good as Kobe beef.

http://www.nikuya.ca/products/our_view_marbling.htm

I'll make sure to do it justic and cook it a nice rare/medium rare!

Genghis Cant · 21-04-2017 08:02PM

MF290 wrote: »

Can hear 3 or 4 here. Are they on the rise? used to only hear one about. Never actually seen one though...

None that I heard around here yet. I was outside a lot the last week and not a peep. Any day now!

I think a nice spell of weather helps their migration.

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 08:04PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

That's savage marbling.:D Nearly as good as Kobe beef.

http://www.nikuya.ca/products/our_view_marbling.htm

You should look at the pictures of Wagyu cattle.
They're nothing special to look at.

The friesians I have look more of a beef breed than them.

But then it all comes down to the taste and fat content of the meat.
Shame the factories here penalise for fat.
The fat gives the taste and is left at the bottom of the pan anyway when cooking.

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 08:20PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'll make sure to do it justic and cook it a nice rare/medium rare!

Pan or Grill?

http://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/recipes/the-ribeye-guide-how-to-make-the-perfect-steak-20151201

I'm getting hungry now.

diarmuidb24 · 21-04-2017 08:23PM

Just wondering could anyone give us a bit of advice, I have four fields here that we mulched over the last week after the cattle were in on it. Should I roll them before putting fertiliser out or does it matter?

Waffletraktor · 21-04-2017 08:24PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

It could be a Lim X Fr too.:)
A Lim x Fr heifer won a taste test run by Slaney Meats there a few years ago.

The last decent looking steak i bought (fancy aldi angus brand) left it resting in salt/pepper on the counter for a few hours and the bloody dogs got them. :rolleyes:

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 08:28PM

Waffletraktor wrote: »

The last decent looking steak i bought (fancy aldi angus brand) left it resting in salt/pepper on the counter for a few hours and the bloody dogs got them. :rolleyes:

:pac::D

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 08:30PM

diarmuidb24 wrote: »

Just wondering could anyone give us a bit of advice, I have four fields here that we mulched over the last week after the cattle were in on it. Should I roll them before putting fertiliser out or does it matter?

Makes no difference really.
Might be easier to spread fert first and see your tracks and then roll.

diarmuidb24 · 21-04-2017 08:43PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Makes no difference really.
Might be easier to spread fert first and see your tracks and then roll.

Thought as much, thanks for your help mate!

Water John · 21-04-2017 08:48PM

If things are dry, Pedigree is very right as the roller may push the spread fert into closer contact with the soil.

pedigree 6 · 21-04-2017 08:59PM

Water John wrote: »

If things are dry, Pedigree is very right as the roller may push the spread fert into closer contact with the soil.

Rain on the way.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
The more west and north the more rain you're getting.

This dry spell is over.

MF290 · 21-04-2017 09:05PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

None that I heard around here yet. I was outside a lot the last week and not a peep. Any day now!

I think a nice spell of weather helps their migration.

Looked them up there. Supposed to look similar to a sparrowhawk, think I'll go looking next time I hear one.

Genghis Cant · 21-04-2017 09:10PM

MF290 wrote: »

Looked them up there. Supposed to look similar to a sparrowhawk, think I'll go looking next time I hear one.

They do. Look a bit like a pigeon too. Sort of a long looking pigeon. You'll often see them perched up on a good lookout point.

Lady Haywire · 21-04-2017 09:20PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

They do. Look a bit like a pigeon too. Sort of a long looking pigeon. You'll often see them perched up on a good lookout point.

They also fly really weird, like a cross between a duck and a pigeon!

Nekarsulm · 21-04-2017 10:18PM

When your wife picks up a stranger on her way home.....

Water John · 21-04-2017 10:24PM

Those buggers have fleas. She may have brought home more than she thought.
Scratch, scratch.

Wes Palmer Lee · 21-04-2017 11:06PM

Here's a tricky one...

Neighbour borrowed my €4k bull for a month when things were quiet here. He wants me to permit him into his herd for a while so he can register his calves when they're born. I'm not so keen on doing this for obvious reasons.

Can he not just register the calves to him without him ever having him permitted in??

Limestone Cowboy · 21-04-2017 11:24PM

Wes Palmer Lee wrote: »

Here's a tricky one...

Neighbour borrowed my €4k bull for a month when things were quiet here. He wants me to permit him into his herd for a while so he can register his calves when they're born. I'm not so keen on doing this for obvious reasons.

Can he not just register the calves to him without him ever having him permitted in??

Have registered calves to neighbors bulls that hopped the wall and never had an issue.

Mac Taylor · 22-04-2017 12:59AM

Heard this tonight and could not provide an answer. Neighbour dry tubed a cow this morning and took calf off her. He was pottering about for 5/6 hours so knows they were seperate for that period. This evening he went back to the yard and the calf had managed to get back into the cow and had a good feed. He separated again but is wondering:

Does he need to try tube her again?
Will the calf be alright?

I looked up the www for him but could not find an answer.

rangler1 · 22-04-2017 06:21AM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Rain on the way.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
The more west and north the more rain you're getting.

This dry spell is over.

It'll be the end of the week before we get any amount in the midlands,
Between that and the low temperatures, there's unlikely to be much growth

whelan2 · 22-04-2017 08:23AM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Heard this tonight and could not provide an answer. Neighbour dry tubed a cow this morning and took calf off her. He was pottering about for 5/6 hours so knows they were seperate for that period. This evening he went back to the yard and the calf had managed to get back into the cow and had a good feed. He separated again but is wondering:

Does he need to try tube her again?
Will the calf be alright?

I looked up the www for him but could not find an answer.

Calf will be ok. Dont know about the cow

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