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Buford T. Justice XIX

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Buford T. Justice XIX

L1985 wrote: »

Guys bit of a weird one. I'm sitting down with my dad this evening to get a full understanding where water pipes are, water connections , electric wires etc are buried and all small things you don't know you don't know until something goes wrong!! I'm going through the water first. Any one think of any other questions I should be asking? Some of our land I've walked once in the past 20 years as it's been rented. I've walked all the boundaries so clear on that anyway!! Just if he's not here and something goes wrong itl stop me panicking!!

Be sure to draw a map of the water pipes too. I drew mine over Christmas in case they're needed in future.

Mind you, I only did it after spending a half day trying to find the run of pipes under concrete. Done now though. And leak fixed too.

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Lady Haywire wrote: »

Neither bull has a ring, never asked why as I'm the Oirish new wain. Dehorning weeeell they were just forgot about it seems. I've been doing all born since I first came here so that's one thing sorted

We always have a good few to skull most years as their buds are too big to use the iron on when we buy them in. I wonder how much energy is used/wasted on growing horns.

Lady Haywire

Base price wrote: »

How come they don't disbud their calves and stick a nose ring in the bull?

Neither bull has a ring, never asked why as I'm the Oirish new wain. Dehorning weeeell they were just forgot about it seems. I've been doing all born since I first came here so that's one thing sorted

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Lady Haywire wrote: »

Ah Paddy the dog got a few!! Was trying to learn the computer system today, it's one giant circle with colours for cows that are dry, pregnant, open, fresh calved etc with full vet, calving, feet, sickness history for each. Definitely different from me in Leitrim with a wee book to write in.
I'll tell ya though, I'd be so fat if I lived here, the takeaways are so good. Had half a deep fried pizza and mushy pea fritters tonight.
Here's the big shorthorn bull, I let a heifer into him earlier so he was happy out!

How come they don't disbud their calves and stick a nose ring in the bull?

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L1985 wrote: »

Guys bit of a weird one. I'm sitting down with my dad this evening to get a full understanding where water pipes are, water connections , electric wires etc are buried and all small things you don't know you don't know until something goes wrong!! I'm going through the water first. Any one think of any other questions I should be asking? Some of our land I've walked once in the past 20 years as it's been rented. I've walked all the boundaries so clear on that anyway!! Just if he's not here and something goes wrong itl stop me panicking!!

Ask him to recount the history of the farm/land. Do your fields have names, if so does he know why they have that name and what is their background. Are there any archeological sites or features, ring forts, Mass rocks, covered foundations of old farmsteads/famine cottages-their family name, etc on your farm.

foxy farmer

Say my name wrote: »

You'd make a good soup out of that lot there.
Be a shame to waste em!

They'll have nuttin to do on the farm when you're gone.

Huevos de torres. Bulls eggs. The neighbouring parish had an Australian priest for a spell back in 01. Mad into farming here. Told a story from the altar one Sunday morning featuring bulls balls. He had the church in stitches. Not something youd hear from the local clergy.

Lady Haywire

Say my name wrote: »

You'd make a good soup out of that lot there.
Be a shame to waste em!

They'll have nuttin to do on the farm when you're gone.

Ah Paddy the dog got a few!! Was trying to learn the computer system today, it's one giant circle with colours for cows that are dry, pregnant, open, fresh calved etc with full vet, calving, feet, sickness history for each. Definitely different from me in Leitrim with a wee book to write in.
I'll tell ya though, I'd be so fat if I lived here, the takeaways are so good. Had half a deep fried pizza and mushy pea fritters tonight.

Here's the big shorthorn bull, I let a heifer into him earlier so he was happy out!

L1985

Guys bit of a weird one. I'm sitting down with my dad this evening to get a full understanding where water pipes are, water connections , electric wires etc are buried and all small things you don't know you don't know until something goes wrong!! I'm going through the water first. Any one think of any other questions I should be asking? Some of our land I've walked once in the past 20 years as it's been rented. I've walked all the boundaries so clear on that anyway!! Just if he's not here and something goes wrong itl stop me panicking!!

Say my name

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Just try to have a 12 hour split with them. Dehorned about 30 today with the giant snips, fecking fun trying to split them from pens and then the heifers got mixed with the bullocks so was running around lifting tails to check

You'd make a good soup out of that lot there.
Be a shame to waste em!

They'll have nuttin to do on the farm when you're gone.

Lady Haywire

Say my name wrote: »

That's a better education right there than any course or degree.

Why the 4.30 start?
Long milking time, early milk collection, milking 3 times/day, tradition or none of the above.

Just try to have a 12 hour split with them. Dehorned about 30 today with the giant snips, fecking fun trying to split them from pens and then the heifers got mixed with the bullocks so was running around lifting tails to check

Water John

At least today, Antrim Glens, you can celebrate Mark Allen winning the snooker masters.

Say my name

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Mooooooo. Was at feet this morning, shoes being put on with glue and heat gun and using an angle grinder :eek:
Just injecting whole herd now for worms/fluke and then vet arriving for pidr work, dehorning and de-balling!
4.30 am milking start still seems a bit early!!!!!

That's a better education right there than any course or degree.

Why the 4.30 start?
Long milking time, early milk collection, milking 3 times/day, tradition or none of the above.

Lady Haywire

Muckit wrote: »

Very good. They prob using an auto syringe?

Yep, homemade jobbie from a tube for the flutter valve!
Vet running late here so having a late brekkie.

kollegeknight

orm0nd wrote: »

Terrible news locally yesterday. Teenage boy killed in farm accident. Whole community is numbed

Awful to hear. I was supposed to meet a man today but he got called away to support the school.

Muckit

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Mooooooo. Was at feet this morning, shoes being put on with glue and heat gun and using an angle grinder :eek:
Just injecting whole herd now for worms/fluke and then vet arriving for pidr work, dehorning and de-balling!
4.30 am milking start still seems a bit early!!!!!

Very good. They prob using an auto syringe?

Lady Haywire

Well my week is up tomorrow morning so back to Ireland. There's only a few to do as they missed being banded at birth and they'll be on straw after. Owners sister is a vet so I'm sure they'll be well minded!

orm0nd

Terrible news locally yesterday. Teenage boy killed in farm accident. Whole community is numbed

Water John

Cripes Moo, was at the rugby match in Thomond Park yesterday. what happened that your doing this to him?

Be careful on the de-balling. I know someone who lost a few. They were on slats. Keep them very clean.

Lady Haywire

Mooooooo. Was at feet this morning, shoes being put on with glue and heat gun and using an angle grinder :eek:
Just injecting whole herd now for worms/fluke and then vet arriving for pidr work, dehorning and de-balling!
4.30 am milking start still seems a bit early!!!!!

AntrimGlens

Odelay wrote: »

Heard a good one on the telly earlier, "sheep are easier to loose than biros".

Too true, spent from early morning on saturday to the afternoon walking the mountain looking for buried sheep. Found five in one drift that had managed to form a lovely little circle around them but they were in about three feet of show and couldn't climb out, even though there was another foot of snow below them. the dogs scented out another two fully buried with a small air hole above them and i had to carry them off the mountain. I was completely knackered when i made it back home, my calves were on fire from trudging through three feet of snow, i'm missing about six or seven at a rough count so won't get back to the mountain until wednesday, until a lot of the snow has melted. The joys of PT farming, unfortunately one of them was dead by sunday morning despite giving her life-aids and glucose.
Then I had a guy here laying kerbs and i had to screed concrete for him the rest of saturday afternoon.

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orm0nd wrote: »

When I saw it first my immediate thoughts were perfume but thought it looked too big

When I saw it - with the oil drop motif - I thought it was some sort of medicinal bottle but I'm more inclined to think it's a cosmetic bottle or children's play thing.

Genghis Cant

orm0nd wrote: »

When I saw it first my immediate thoughts were perfume but thought it looked too big

Hopefully someone over in Collectables And Antiques will put us out of our misery.
If I find out I'll post here :-)

orm0nd

Genghis Cant wrote: »

45mm across by 70mm long ( Inc spout!) is the one here.
I've no idea what it is. But strangely enough it won't stand up unaided cos the end of the heart is pointed.

When I saw it first my immediate thoughts were perfume but thought it looked too big

Genghis Cant

Waffletraktor wrote: »

Note the dimentions though.
'1 1/16"(h) x 1"(w) - please note that size may vary slightly, as these are hand-made.'

45mm across by 70mm long ( Inc spout!) is the one here.
I've no idea what it is. But strangely enough it won't stand up unaided cos the end of the heart is pointed.

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Say my name wrote: »

You won't believe this!

https://goo.gl/images/HiQ2np

Note the dimentions though.
'1 1/16"(h) x 1"(w) - please note that size may vary slightly, as these are hand-made.'

Say my name

You won't believe this!

https://goo.gl/images/HiQ2np

I'd say it fits especially with the teardrop.

Either that or a perfume bottle.
But money's on for holding ashes.

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wrangler wrote: »

snuff bottle maybe

https://www.google.ie/search?q=jade+snuff+bottle+qing+dynasty&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&tbs=simg:CAESlgEJbvgas0D6xV4aigELEKjU2AQaBAgVCAQMCxCwjKcIGmEKXwgDEich2RbdFtcWggbpC-gL2wOPBPQKkSKbIMso_1izWIZQijSLrNI4ikiIaMFwiuc_1_1d6G5yggxbZIdU7aBKNZS5Ax7J7K1bjwpmoek1iSK6TcPQAyi3_1pUc88fEiAEDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIElsjksgw&fir=Rw9IoW0FXls98M%253A%252Cy5qhXual9D95XM%252C_&usg=__1Vmq8G8yTT4G5vjD8lHEIQW1lWE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV4OzmiOrYAhUlLcAKHQj5C7QQ9QEITzAN#imgrc=Rw9IoW0FXls98M:

I bet Genghis would love if it was made from Jade, cha ching!

wrangler

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Found this in the garden today. Anyone have any ideas? It was corked at some stage and there appears to be a logo or insignia on both sides that looks teardrop shaped.

snuff bottle maybe

https://www.google.ie/search?q=jade+snuff+bottle+qing+dynasty&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&tbs=simg:CAESlgEJbvgas0D6xV4aigELEKjU2AQaBAgVCAQMCxCwjKcIGmEKXwgDEich2RbdFtcWggbpC-gL2wOPBPQKkSKbIMso_1izWIZQijSLrNI4ikiIaMFwiuc_1_1d6G5yggxbZIdU7aBKNZS5Ax7J7K1bjwpmoek1iSK6TcPQAyi3_1pUc88fEiAEDAsQjq7-CBoKCggIARIElsjksgw&fir=Rw9IoW0FXls98M%253A%252Cy5qhXual9D95XM%252C_&usg=__1Vmq8G8yTT4G5vjD8lHEIQW1lWE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV4OzmiOrYAhUlLcAKHQj5C7QQ9QEITzAN#imgrc=Rw9IoW0FXls98M:

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Genghis Cant wrote: »

Done!
I didn't think such a place existed. Let's see what happens. Thanks.

TBH I only found it because I googled old green heart shaped bottles in Ireland

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Nekarsulm wrote: »

When we were in National School our favourite pocket money wheeze was to gather up 3 or 4 Fanta or 7Up bottles from the local pub alleyway, and bring them around to the shop next door for the refund!

Oh how I remember those days, Fanta, 7UP, and TK bottles were highly sought after. Awful pity that beverage companies switched to plastic bottles as micro plastics in our Oceans and Marine species wouldn't be such an issue. I heard on the radio that Germany (I think) still have a glass bottle bounty.