Dairy chit chat II

Timmaay · 14-02-2018 09:23PM

Backwards calf last night, 2am vet job, 4 hrs sleep, 7calved the last 24 hrs here, digger in today fixing up laneways, cow with milk fever, utter ****e morning so milkers had to stay in. In for supper now finally but got another hr to do outside still. Shattered to say the least, but have done well so far to have only had 2 or 3 of them days in February so far tho!

visatorro · 14-02-2018 09:52PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Backwards calf last night, 2am vet job, 4 hrs sleep, 7calved the last 24 hrs here, digger in today fixing up laneways, cow with milk fever, utter ****e morning so milkers had to stay in. In for supper now finally but got another hr to do outside still. Shattered to say the least, but have done well so far to have only had 2 or 3 of them days in February so far tho!

Iv a dose, two kids are sick and worse of all the chief is mental because she got no feckin flowers! I'll tip down and give you a hand for a few days. Anything is better than this craic!

whelan2 · 14-02-2018 09:57PM

visatorro wrote: »

Iv a dose, two kids are sick and worse of all the chief is mental because she got no feckin flowers! I'll tip down and give you a hand for a few days. Anything is better than this craic!

Did you get your slurry out yet?

Buford T. Justice XIX · 14-02-2018 10:08PM

visatorro wrote: »

Iv a dose, two kids are sick and worse of all the chief is mental because she got no feckin flowers! I'll tip down and give you a hand for a few days. Anything is better than this craic!

Use my excuse.

Like in the ad, boy equals dead flowers.

Gawddawggonnit · 15-02-2018 06:03AM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

If you've a use for him I'd file that till you no longer require him

Done.

Mooooo · 15-02-2018 06:17AM

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visatorro · 15-02-2018 11:16AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Did you get your slurry out yet?

A little bit. I'm more or less full again so waiting on pipes to come back. Even spread a few load myself!

Mf310 · 15-02-2018 12:28PM

Need to buy a washdown pump and sump pump... for a 12 unit
At the moment i am on the water scheme so main thing is I want to use as little water as possible water will be going from plate cooler to IBC tank and from IBC to pump
I was looking at a 2hp washdown pump but im told this will use a full ibc in 5 minutes would this be right? ... also if any of ye have bought recently could ye tell me a few of the good pumps and where to buy them because i hear some are bad with no power.
As for the sump pump anyone i ring are trying to sell me one with a grinder and that is making it run into fierce money has everyone one with the grinder or would an ordinary sump pump do i would be watching hairs and anything i think that might block it ..Â
Also lastly what size water heater do i need for a 12 unit .. thanks

mahoney_j · 15-02-2018 01:12PM

Mf310 wrote: »

Need to buy a washdown pump and sump pump... for a 12 unit
At the moment i am on the water scheme so main thing is I want to use as little water as possible water will be going from plate cooler to IBC tank and from IBC to pump
I was looking at a 2hp washdown pump but im told this will use a full ibc in 5 minutes would this be right? ... also if any of ye have bought recently could ye tell me a few of the good pumps and where to buy them because i hear some are bad with no power.
As for the sump pump anyone i ring are trying to sell me one with a grinder and that is making it run into fierce money has everyone one with the grinder or would an ordinary sump pump do i would be watching hairs and anything i think that might block it ..Â
Also lastly what size water heater do i need for a 12 unit .. thanks

Try Europump in cork

whelan2 · 15-02-2018 01:52PM

visatorro wrote: »

A little bit. I'm more or less full again so waiting on pipes to come back. Even spread a few load myself!

Had contractor here this morning. They moved 60,000 gallons into tank on outfarm. Takes pressure off for a while

Reggie. · 15-02-2018 02:06PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Had contractor here this morning. They moved 60,000 gallons into tank on outfarm. Takes pressure off for a while

Nice.

Mad volumes when you think about it

whelan2 · 15-02-2018 02:11PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Nice.

Mad volumes when you think about it

Ye. 2 tankers 2700 gallons and 3100 gallons. Mile draw over the road. Just over 2 hours.

Mooooo · 15-02-2018 02:14PM

Contractor won't be on till the end of next week here, has to head to Clare at start of week. Was saying only getting small amounts out this week

oxjkqg · 15-02-2018 02:17PM

12 cows calved yesterday..... nearly 11 % of the herd in 1 day, some craic

Timmaay · 15-02-2018 02:21PM

Mf310 wrote: »

Need to buy a washdown pump and sump pump... for a 12 unit
At the moment i am on the water scheme so main thing is I want to use as little water as possible water will be going from plate cooler to IBC tank and from IBC to pump
I was looking at a 2hp washdown pump but im told this will use a full ibc in 5 minutes would this be right? ... also if any of ye have bought recently could ye tell me a few of the good pumps and where to buy them because i hear some are bad with no power.
As for the sump pump anyone i ring are trying to sell me one with a grinder and that is making it run into fierce money has everyone one with the grinder or would an ordinary sump pump do i would be watching hairs and anything i think that might block it ..Â
Also lastly what size water heater do i need for a 12 unit .. thanks

It will only use it up in 5mins with nozzle fully opened, which you won't need for clusters etc. How many cows you got? The ideal water:milk flow rate is 2:1 in the plate cooler, 100 cows doing 20l/day your plate cooler should be knocking out 4 full ibcs, or call it 2 each milking, stack 2 ibcs on top of eachother and connect into the pump if your worried. However I've only 1 ibc and rarely run out when washing down. I think I got mine in mps in cork, the 2hp is plenty strong enough I think bar you got a massive yard to wash down.

And on the sump pump, no grinder on the one here, it gets blocked up every few months but I haven't put a proper mesh over the sum, usually small stones, then blockage of hair and tape from cow's tails and I don't see how the grinder will solve that?

whelan2 · 15-02-2018 02:26PM

Mooooo wrote: »

Contractor won't be on till the end of next week here, has to head to Clare at start of week. Was saying only getting small amounts out this week

Was no problem getting them here as it was going from one tank to another. Got stuck in jeep on outfarm yesterday when I was seeing what ground conditions were like

Say my name · 15-02-2018 02:48PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Ye. 2 tankers 2700 gallons and 3100 gallons. Mile draw over the road. Just over 2 hours.

Would they ever use those tankers on the field?
Contractor here had two 3000 gallon tankers but would never have them on the field even in the summer. Just drawing to the umbilical.

whelan2 · 15-02-2018 02:52PM

Say my name wrote: »

Would they ever use those tankers on the field?
Contractor here had two 3000 gallon tankers but would never have them on the field even in the summer. Just drawing to the umbilical.

Ye they use them in the field. We have a 2600 gallon tanker ourselves.

Reggie. · 15-02-2018 05:09PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Was no problem getting them here as it was going from one tank to another. Got stuck in jeep on outfarm yesterday when I was seeing what ground conditions were like

So how was the ground

dar31 · 15-02-2018 06:11PM

any idea what fr heifer calves are making.

will have all my replacements by the weekend, and anything born between now and paddys week are for sale, a few kiwicross as well.
ave Ebi 140/150

whelan2 · 15-02-2018 06:45PM

dar31 wrote: »

any idea what fr heifer calves are making.

will have all my replacements by the weekend, and anything born between now and paddys week are for sale, a few kiwicross as well.
ave Ebi 140/150

Can't answer your question but ai man was here today. He said alot of the big lads around here have had a desperate run of bulls this year. I have had a great run of heifers but will hold on to them as I am increasing numbers

dar31 · 15-02-2018 07:20PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Can't answer your question but ai man was here today. He said alot of the big lads around here have had a desperate run of bulls this year. I have had a great run of heifers but will hold on to them as I am increasing numbers

Serious run of heifers here as well.
73% hfs so far.
Tide will have to turn at some stage though.
☹☹☹

whelan2 · 15-02-2018 08:00PM

Reggie. wrote: »

So how was the ground

had to laugh at young lad moving the slurry saying this is the worst run of weather as long as he can remember, he's only 17

Timmaay · 15-02-2018 08:38PM

dar31 wrote: »

Serious run of heifers here as well.
73% hfs so far.
Tide will have to turn at some stage though.
☹☹☹

Any maidens for sale lol?

Keepgrowing · 16-02-2018 01:41AM

24 cows calved in the last 18 hrs. Just home now need bed. We have a guy coming in for next 3 weeks 4 nights per week as we'll be hitting peak calving.

Calving 8 days today with 35% calved to date. Cows out to grass day and night tomorrow. Urea next week

Mooooo · 16-02-2018 02:05AM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

24 cows calved in the last 18 hrs. Just home now need bed. We have a guy coming in for next 3 weeks 4 nights per week as we'll be hitting peak calving.

Calving 8 days today with 35% calved to date. Cows out to grass day and night tomorrow. Urea next week

Full time day and night or out for a few hours either side of milking?

Keepgrowing · 16-02-2018 07:38AM

Mooooo wrote: »

Full time day and night or out for a few hours either side of milking?

Full time day and night

Gawddawggonnit · 16-02-2018 07:52AM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Full time day and night

How many kgs of nuts?

Keepgrowing · 16-02-2018 07:55AM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

How many kgs of nuts?

5

RedPeppers · 16-02-2018 11:30AM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

24 cows calved in the last 18 hrs. Just home now need bed. We have a guy coming in for next 3 weeks 4 nights per week as we'll be hitting peak calving.

Calving 8 days today with 35% calved to date. Cows out to grass day and night tomorrow. Urea next week

Your going well. Did I not see you say cows started calving few weeks ago?

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