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Buford T. Justice XIX

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Old thread....http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057621027

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whelan2

Lads falling out with each other over on facebook teagasc discussion page and other page. Wouldn't see the likes of that here. Sooner calving starts the better

Lady Haywire

One horse (donkey) power

https://www.facebook.com/AgrilandIreland/videos/1613261968766345/

I'm off to Scotland milking for a week now so ciao. Do a little sun dance or something before I get back!

wrangler

Just watching tommy tiernan interviewing Healy Rae.
Very sad interview, same thing happened to a neighbour.
Again People in authority who are supposed to be looking after us acting the pr..k

Reggie.

naughto wrote: »

Fighting season is the name of the program.

My bad

whelan2

Bullocks wrote: »

Is the calf sucking the cow ? I know its not ideal but we would have had a few slip ups that werent dried when they calved and I think the calf still got enough biestings . As I said its not ideal but if she had a week dry its surely a help to develop biestings

Ye. Calf is with the cow for tonight.

Bullocks

whelan2 wrote: »

Yes dry cow tubes. I was looking at her yesterday and didn't think it was springing only that she was just dried off. I dont have any "proper" biestings for that calf. Gave it an at birth tube from osmonds and getting some milk from a neighbour later

Is the calf sucking the cow ? I know its not ideal but we would have had a few slip ups that werent dried when they calved and I think the calf still got enough biestings . As I said its not ideal but if she had a week dry its surely a help to develop biestings

whelan2

Bullocks wrote: »

Had she tubes in her or will she be able to start filling the tank again after a few days ? The poor ould cratur will earn her nuts this year

Yes dry cow tubes. I was looking at her yesterday and didn't think it was springing only that she was just dried off. I dont have any "proper" biestings for that calf. Gave it an at birth tube from osmonds and getting some milk from a neighbour later

Bullocks

whelan2 wrote: »

First calf born here this evening in cubicle sheds. Cow only dried last week. First calf is always a drama. She must have held to first service.

Had she tubes in her or will she be able to start filling the tank again after a few days ? The poor ould cratur will earn her nuts this year

whelan2

wrangler wrote: »

Might never happen again......lying down wouldn't be as effective alright.
Don't know if you ever experienced iodine deficiency in your herd, calf comes out, his heart is beating, but no matter what you did he won't take a breath.
But that can happen one off as well

First calf born here this evening in cubicle sheds. Cow only dried last week. First calf is always a drama. She must have held to first service.

wrangler

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Thanks, I’ll try that the next time, but hopefully the next time they’ll have calves unassisted.
Would you get the same drain if the cow is lying while calving compared to if she was standing

Might never happen again......lying down wouldn't be as effective alright.
Don't know if you ever experienced iodine deficiency in your herd, calf comes out, his heart is beating, but no matter what you did he won't take a breath.
But that can happen one off as well

naughto

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Trailer makes it look like more American self righteous war porn?

It’s interesting to see how they deal with the Talaban.
One quote from it farmer by day planting ieds by night I think that’s what there called how do you stop that bar a bullet to the head.

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naughto wrote: »

Fighting season is the name of the program.

Trailer makes it look like more American self righteous war porn?

naughto

Reggie. wrote: »

Any recommendations

Fighting season is the name of the program.

L1985

mayota wrote: »

How’d ya get on with the young lad?

Got on well. The poor fella-I don't think he knew what he was in for. I was laughing as one thing he learned was how much a cow ****es in a week!! TBH I should have got him weeks ago as it was just getting too much. It's nothing particularly difficult but having someone else just makes a massive difference.
Seriously thou young lads aren't able for manual labour-he was dead by4!!!
Now let's see if he will come back....lol

L1985

Walter john. I'll look into that as honestly this has happened a couple of times and it does drive me mad!! Also tools being black-wrecks my head as you put them down and they disappear!!!
Nekarsalum I don't like your answer as it pulls me away from pink illuminous paint lol!!

Lady Haywire

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Fixed that ...

Depends on the length waved :P

mayota

L1985 wrote: »

Slight rant here. Why are water pipes black? Surely some logical person realised at some point they would be needed to be found and that earth is a v similar colour to pipes. Spent an hour trying to follow a pipe through undergrowth and if it was a nice illuminous pink or something my life would be a lot easier!! Of course the problem was right at the end.....
I think I'll be investing in some illuminous paint and dipping all of the pipes in it in future!

How’d ya get on with the young lad?

Nekarsulm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Well ye see.....Females act a little odd when they have lengths of pink waved at them

Fixed that ...

Nekarsulm

L1985 wrote: »

Slight rant here. Why are water pipes black? ..
I think I'll be investing in some illuminous paint and dipping all of the pipes in it in future!

I think its to render them less susceptible to going brittle in sunlight.
Also, the fact that it's carbon that's added means that black wavin is a poor choice for running electric fence through under gaps etc.

Water John

You could change any new runs to polybutylene, its blue. Is cheaper, I think and has a bit of give.

Lady Haywire

Well ye see.....the cows act a little odd when they have lengths of pink wavin' waved at them

L1985

Slight rant here. Why are water pipes black? Surely some logical person realised at some point they would be needed to be found and that earth is a v similar colour to pipes. Spent an hour trying to follow a pipe through undergrowth and if it was a nice illuminous pink or something my life would be a lot easier!! Of course the problem was right at the end.....
I think I'll be investing in some illuminous paint and dipping all of the pipes in it in future!

Lady Haywire

Aren't most cows naturally inclined to stand anyway once the calf is half out?

Hard Knocks

wrangler wrote: »

fluid coming out isn't that unusual when they're half way out, I'd often give them a sec at that stage just to drain the fluid.....saves ya hanging them after.
I'd suspect deficiency too, be no harm to PM

Thanks, I’ll try that the next time, but hopefully the next time they’ll have calves unassisted.
Would you get the same drain if the cow is lying while calving compared to if she was standing

wrangler

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Lost a calf with fluid on the lungs.
Not a big calf but needed a pull.
When the shoulder was out allot fluid came out the mouth, everything appeared normal after calving (water on ears). Then calf started lunging & by time I realized & got heifer caught it was too late.
I’ve never come across this before & wouldn’t of expected after all the fluid coming out.
Is there any way of noticing earlier

fluid coming out isn't that unusual when they're half way out, I'd often give them a sec at that stage just to drain the fluid.....saves ya hanging them after.
I'd suspect deficiency too, be no harm to PM

Genghis Cant

Thanks for the opinions lads. I think if it were a cattle shed it certainly wouldn't be adequate going by people's opinion here.
For turf, machinery and the like I think maybe I'll get away with it.

Hard Knocks

Bullocks wrote: »

Maybe she was a while calving ? Could be just a bit of bad luck that cant be helped either
What's the plan for the heifer now ?

She was sick a good while and trying to take over the other calf.
Going to feed & sell dry

dzer2

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Why? Not enough air come through or something else?

Yeah can see the cobwebs in the gaps and we live in a windy area.

Bullocks

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Why? Not enough air come through or something else?

I think getting the hot air out high up is more important for flow than a breeze coming in along the sides is what he means

Genghis Cant

dzer2 wrote: »

Total waste of time better off with a gap in the roof sheeting if you can

Why? Not enough air come through or something else?