Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

Limestone Cowboy · 27-05-2017 09:15AM

Burren marathon passing here today, Tis a horrible day for it, don't think I could stick the midgets.

Odelay · 27-05-2017 09:40AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Burren marathon passing here today, Tis a horrible day for it, don't think I could stick the midgets.

I thought they would have run slowly?

davidk1394 · 27-05-2017 10:11AM

Water John wrote: »

A wet and windy May, fills the barns with corn and hay.

Going by today it should

pedigree 6 · 27-05-2017 11:03AM

Water John wrote: »

A wet and windy May, fills the barns with corn and hay.

And allows me to spread urea this morning.:p

patsy_mccabe · 27-05-2017 12:27PM

All clear on the TB test. Great relief.

Kevhog1988 · 27-05-2017 02:16PM

Rotten day here in kildare. I have barely left the house its so bad

sea12 · 27-05-2017 02:39PM

theemigrant wrote: »

Rotten day here in kildare. I have barely left the house its so bad

Meant to dry up in the evening

rangler1 · 27-05-2017 08:26PM

Peter Hynes won the overall in the Farmer of The Year last night, No background in farmng, milking 150 cows after 7 years, used technology to learn how to farm.
We gave the sheep award to Joe Scahill farming at the foot of Croagh patrick, a lovely guy, so passionate about farming, started with nothing and put together a farm through contract shearing and fencing.....a worthy winner

Ms. Chanandler Bong · 27-05-2017 09:44PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I was just reading the local rag.

The headline on an article was "Strawberry growers breach Labour laws".
It goes on to say how two well known fruit growers found themselves before the District Court last week facing charges of breaching employment labour laws in relation to both record keeping and the employment of minors.
You have to provide details it seems for under 18's.
Whatever that means now. Not sure if it is illegal or not now but the article seems like they're clamping down on it.

16-18 year olds are only allowed work a particular number of hours a week, IIRC 16 year olds less than 17 or 18 year olds. It's why a lot of places steer clear of hiring teenagers still in school and don't do work experience at all.

Water John · 27-05-2017 09:50PM

Caesarian this evening. 2 year old heifer, not supposed to be in calf. Calf not big, but she was too fat and hadn't opened. In fairness, she was quiet. Calf was a female, so the vet said we should name it after herself. Most caesarians are bull calves.
Both are doing well.

darragh_haven · 27-05-2017 10:31PM

theemigrant wrote: »

Rotten day here in kildare. I have barely left the house its so bad

Have powerful day here in west cork. Sun shone from about 8:30 on wards.

orm0nd · 28-05-2017 05:21AM

rangler1 wrote: »

Peter Hynes won the overall in the Farmer of The Year last night, No background in farmng, milking 150 cows after 7 years, used technology to learn how to farm.
We gave the sheep award to Joe Scahill farming at the foot of Croagh patrick, a lovely guy, so passionate about farming, started with nothing and put together a farm through contract shearing and fencing.....a worthy winner

Glad to see Martin Ryan getting award. Would be showing our ages if I told you how many years we go back

rangler1 · 28-05-2017 05:44AM

orm0nd wrote: »

Glad to see Martin Ryan getting award. Would be showing our ages if I told you how many years we go back

He's a good journalist, put IFA under a microscope often and threw many scuds into farm Centre......no harm as it turns out

whelan2 · 28-05-2017 09:32AM

For those who have done an ag scieince project on their own farm for the leaving, eldest lad wants to know , what did ye put in the introduction? Thanks

_Brian · 28-05-2017 10:03AM

Feeding time..
Have a few in a third shed but they are a bit younger and would be easily bullied here..

charolais0153 · 28-05-2017 10:07AM

whelan2 wrote: »

For those who have done an ag scieince project on their own farm for the leaving, eldest lad wants to know , what did ye put in the introduction? Thanks

I just said how much land we have, and a bit about our farm and where it is. What type of land , breeding , etc.
I don't think there is any marks going for an introduction so I didn't out much effort into it.

Reggie. · 28-05-2017 10:08AM

_Brian wrote: »

Feeding time..
Have a few in a third shed but they are a bit younger and would be easily bullied here..

Mart tags still attached

Bullocks · 28-05-2017 11:04AM

Reggie. wrote: »

Mart tags still attached

I was wondering was that what the marks on the back were

Reggie. · 28-05-2017 05:34PM

Daughter keeping a close eye on the BIL as he does the evening milking

patsy_mccabe · 28-05-2017 06:51PM

Is that a rotary parlour? (Asks the suckler farmer)..

Reggie. · 28-05-2017 07:06PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Is that a rotary parlour? (Asks the suckler farmer)..

Yep. 60 cow rotary

pedigree 6 · 28-05-2017 07:20PM

Neighbours are just weird.

I have a neighbour here and he calls his cat "Cooking Fat".
Honestly some people.:rolleyes:

naughto · 28-05-2017 07:24PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Daughter keeping a close eye on the BIL as he does the evening milking

She's knows where the money is in farming. Liquid gold as they say.

Wouldn't touch it in a million yrs mind
To much hardship for what you get out of it.
Few sucks and money from Europe what else do ya want

ganmo · 28-05-2017 07:27PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yep. 60 cow rotary

I duno't know why but it looks strange goin anti clockwise

pedigree 6 · 28-05-2017 07:39PM

ganmo wrote: »

I duno't know why but it looks strange goin anti clockwise

They all go that way.

The reason being that most people are right handed and that you tend to reach further with your good hand and the curve on the rotary when turning would mean if it starts to get away on you your right hand can stretch out to put the clusters on that cow.
That's a complicated way of saying it suits right handed people better.

ganmo · 28-05-2017 07:42PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

They all go that way.

The reason being that most people are right handed and that you tend to reach further with your good hand and the curve on the rotary when turning would mean if it starts to get away on you your right hand can stretch out to put the clusters on that cow.
That's a complicated way of saying it suits right handed people better.

you're wrong there, I worked on one going clockwise

whelan2 · 28-05-2017 07:47PM

ganmo wrote: »

you're wrong there, I worked on one going clockwise

What are they like compared to a normal parlour? Have to build a new parlour next year

mayota · 28-05-2017 07:48PM

ganmo wrote: »

you're wrong there, I worked on one going clockwise

Down under? ðŸ˜‰

pedigree 6 · 28-05-2017 07:50PM

ganmo wrote: »

you're wrong there, I worked on one going clockwise

Turning to the left?

You learn something new every day.:)

I have a relation with a Pearson one and it turns to the right and he's right handed and you'd just stay on the one spot (rubber mat) because it turned to the right. Well so they say any way. But I can see the reasoning for it.

What make was the one you worked on and did you have to move at all from the one spot?
Perhaps you are left handed and it suited you perfectly?

pedigree 6 · 28-05-2017 08:06PM

mayota wrote: »

Down under? ðŸ˜‰

The oul Coriolis effect!:D

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