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Bullocks · 14-01-2018 02:45PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

The 800mm ventilation will be within the normal cladding. I think they press out the vents as it's formed. So security shouldn't be compromised unless I'm missing something?

We have wires crossed alright , I was talking about 300mm clear opening that meant there was no sheeting there at all .
The cladding or wall would only be going to within 300mm of the gutter roughly if you get my drift
I think you were talking about 800mm of space sheeting .

naughto · 14-01-2018 02:49PM

Fighting season on Netflix reggie if your looking for something to watch

Hard Knocks · 14-01-2018 03:12PM

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

greysides · 14-01-2018 03:15PM

I wonder if it wasn't something else..just doesn't sound right. Heart problem? Selenium deficiency?

Reggie. · 14-01-2018 03:26PM

naughto wrote: »

Fighting season on Netflix reggie if your looking for something to watch

Any recommendations

Hard Knocks · 14-01-2018 03:43PM

greysides wrote: »

I wonder if it wasn't something else..just doesn't sound right. Heart problem? Selenium deficiency?

Don’t know
Had 2 heifers in a pen, 1 had calves & all alright & second sick.
Other pair are doing well
Maybe just 1 of those things, just annoying, but at least it’s outside of the house

Bullocks · 14-01-2018 05:33PM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Don’t know
Had 2 heifers in a pen, 1 had calves & all alright & second sick.
Other pair are doing well
Maybe just 1 of those things, just annoying, but at least it’s outside of the house

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 ?

Genghis Cant · 14-01-2018 05:34PM

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?

Bullocks · 14-01-2018 05:36PM

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

dzer2 · 14-01-2018 05:36PM

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.

Hard Knocks · 14-01-2018 06:11PM

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

Genghis Cant · 14-01-2018 06:21PM

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.

wrangler · 14-01-2018 06:30PM

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

Hard Knocks · 14-01-2018 06:48PM

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

Lady Haywire · 14-01-2018 06:54PM

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

L1985 · 14-01-2018 07:12PM

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 · 14-01-2018 07:16PM

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

Water John · 14-01-2018 07:18PM

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

Nekarsulm · 14-01-2018 07:31PM

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.

Nekarsulm · 14-01-2018 07:35PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

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

Fixed that ...

mayota · 14-01-2018 07:38PM

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?

Lady Haywire · 14-01-2018 07:41PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Fixed that ...

Depends on the length waved :P

L1985 · 14-01-2018 07:50PM

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!!

L1985 · 14-01-2018 07:55PM

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

naughto · 14-01-2018 08:07PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Any recommendations

Fighting season is the name of the program.

Waffletraktor · 14-01-2018 08:17PM

naughto wrote: »

Fighting season is the name of the program.

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

naughto · 14-01-2018 09:27PM

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.

wrangler · 14-01-2018 09:41PM

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

whelan2 · 14-01-2018 09:44PM

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.

Bullocks · 14-01-2018 09:52PM

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

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