Dairy chit chat II

kevthegaff · 25-02-2018 10:49AM

mahoney_j wrote: »

That’s him Kev ,reliable as you’ll get and has a brain unlike some .always on time or well before it and only needs showing how to do something once .fierce lucky to have him

Your lucky, lads having trouble getting lads around here. That lad had milked alot of cows, heard his ex employer wanted him back! I know a few lads who had polish lads working for them and weren't paying them, anyway once the lad went working with another farmer locally, the original farmer was blackening his name stolen diesel etc.

Reggie. · 25-02-2018 10:56AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Let cows out there now

That's the weather goosed

leg wax · 25-02-2018 10:58AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Let cows out there now

same here:p

simx · 25-02-2018 11:27AM

Cows out night and day last few days to try get fields grazed to get more slurry out

Gawddawggonnit · 25-02-2018 12:22PM

Anybody know the name of the crowd that manufacture tub diet feeders in the Ke, Kk, Cw or Ls region?

PMU · 25-02-2018 12:37PM

tullow engineering ?

jaymla627 · 25-02-2018 12:40PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Anybody know the name of the crowd that manufacture tub diet feeders in the Ke, Kk, Cw or Ls region?

Desmond Condell engineering 086 2598092/056-4442337 is the crowd I'd say your looking for

Gawddawggonnit · 25-02-2018 12:55PM

jaymla627 wrote: »

Desmond Condell engineering 086 2598092/056-4442337 is the crowd I'd say your looking for

That’s him.

Do you know what his stuff is like?
How big does he make them?
How many cubes can you go to with a twin? I’ve a treble but it’s shyte to feed out small amounts.

jaymla627 · 25-02-2018 01:21PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

That’s him.

Do you know what his stuff is like?
How big does he make them?
How many cubes can you go to with a twin? I’ve a treble but it’s shyte to feed out small amounts.

Neighbour has one and very happy with it, think 25 cube is the biggest they make, going off his add in the journal

Coolfresian · 25-02-2018 01:26PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

That’s him.

Do you know what his stuff is like?
How big does he make them?
How many cubes can you go to with a twin? I’ve a treble but it’s shyte to feed out small amounts.

Have one of his tub feeders for years now. Very well made, reliable and has never gave me any trouble.

Keepgrowing · 25-02-2018 01:45PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

That’s him.

Do you know what his stuff is like?
How big does he make them?
How many cubes can you go to with a twin? I’ve a treble but it’s shyte to feed out small amounts.

His feeders are excellent. Lots around here and lasting years. His finish may not be to the "Keenan" level but the stuff is in them. Two neighbours with his feeders and they love his back up

Gawddawggonnit · 25-02-2018 05:47PM

Coolfresian wrote: »

Have one of his tub feeders for years now. Very well made, reliable and has never gave me any trouble.

Does it have a conveyor?

Gawddawggonnit · 25-02-2018 05:56PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

His feeders are excellent. Lots around here and lasting years. His finish may not be to the "Keenan" level but the stuff is in them. Two neighbours with his feeders and they love his back up

I spoke to him a few years back when pricing a tub. I have to say that he was the most knowledgeable and straight talking of them all. I told him what machine I was going to buy and he gave me an excellent run down of the snags I’d encounter. He was bang on.

I’m limited to 3m in height in one shed and to get the size/volume I needed his machine would be over 33’ long, and that was without a conveyor.

Pic shows the wheel size I need.

Keepgrowing · 25-02-2018 06:29PM

Grand evening for it

Fat 5.26
Pro 3.99

visatorro · 25-02-2018 09:50PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

His feeders are excellent. Lots around here and lasting years. His finish may not be to the "Keenan" level but the stuff is in them. Two neighbours with his feeders and they love his back up

Bought a second hand tub off him, found him very good to deal with and good advice to. Not typical sales rep. He landed here the day before Xmas eve to fix carrier bearing. It wasn't a feedall I bought of him.

Keepgrowing · 26-02-2018 12:29PM

As of this morning we've enough heifer calves born for replacements in 2 yrs time. Super run of heifers all Norwegian Red, Fr starting next week.

First time crossing with NR but really happy with calving ease and vitality

Mooooo · 26-02-2018 01:03PM

Neighbour used a NR bull when expanding. He said while they may not beat fr or je on the milk they would on health

blackdog1 · 26-02-2018 01:10PM

Have to upgrade the water system this year. Anyone got any number or name of a good guy in North munster area? Also wondering is the loop system expensive to set up?

whelan2 · 26-02-2018 01:14PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

As of this morning we've enough heifer calves born for replacements in 2 yrs time. Super run of heifers all Norwegian Red, Fr starting next week.

First time crossing with NR but really happy with calving ease and vitality

What are you selling the nr bulls for?

Panch18 · 26-02-2018 01:50PM

blackdog1 wrote: »

Have to upgrade the water system this year. Anyone got any number or name of a good guy in North munster area? Also wondering is the loop system expensive to set up?

There's a guy down in Ballyporeen, South Tipp who is excellent at what you want.

Can think of his name but the father is Willy Hanrahan, a big agri contractor

Panch18 · 26-02-2018 01:59PM

blackdog1 wrote: »

Have to upgrade the water system this year. Anyone got any number or name of a good guy in North munster area? Also wondering is the loop system expensive to set up?

infact here's his website

https://hanrahanplant.com/

whelan2 · 26-02-2018 02:44PM

Reading the farmers journal there, there's a major increase in empty bvd samples this year, in some batches of 30 there was 10 empty :eek: it's across all suppliers. Main problem here this year is results are taking longer, posted on a monday and not getting results until Saturday. Also results are up on line but text doesnt come for a day or 2 after this , anyone else finding this?

yewtree · 26-02-2018 03:17PM

Keepgrowing wrote: »

As of this morning we've enough heifer calves born for replacements in 2 yrs time. Super run of heifers all Norwegian Red, Fr starting next week.

First time crossing with NR but really happy with calving ease and vitality

What bulls did you use? I have never used NR here but often thought about it! I think the lower ebi and not knowing a lot about the bred put me off.

jaymla627 · 26-02-2018 03:50PM

yewtree wrote: »

What bulls did you use? I have never used NR here but often thought about it! I think the lower ebi and not knowing a lot about the bred put me off.

If you have mortelaro issues steer well clear, the nrx here are chronic bad for it over 50% having issues with it compared to 15% for the rest of the herd, don't respond well to foot-bathing/treatment either and it's a constant battle with them to keep them right, just glad I only have a couple here, wouldn't like to be dealing with half a herd of them

Gawddawggonnit · 26-02-2018 03:56PM

Horrible weather but fodder flying out the gate.
It’s an ill wind...

darragh_haven · 26-02-2018 04:16PM

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Horrible weather but fodder flying out the gate.
It’s an ill wind...

Selling fodder here. Neighbour asked 10 days ago would I sell him bales. Their all pre-sold before they're made. So offered him very good quality pit silage. He didn't want it. Rang Saturday saying he'll take all the pit silage we have spare.
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A different neighbour had it bought 8 days ago.

alps · 26-02-2018 05:07PM

Anyone see a regrowth....?

22% grazed....not a solitary sign of a single new shoot....

mahoney_j · 26-02-2018 05:12PM

alps wrote: »

Anyone see a regrowth....?

22% grazed....not a solitary sign of a single new shoot....

Just over 40% grazed ,brakes on .absoutely no regrowth worth talking about and none likely for next 10 days .early April going to be a famine

RightTurnClyde · 26-02-2018 05:31PM

Not a rib of regrowth. Was following grazed paddocks with soiled water/slurry. Anyone see issues with spreading this with the temps that are coming. Worried about the soiled water burning the grass with the temps they are talking about.
The cold is a pita for growth but grazing and soil condition is excellent.

alps · 26-02-2018 06:30PM

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Not a rib of regrowth. Was following grazed paddocks with soiled water/slurry. Anyone see issues with spreading this with the temps that are coming. Worried about the soiled water burning the grass with the temps they are talking about.
The cold is a pita for growth but grazing and soil condition is excellent.

Contractor coming here this evening to follow cows with slurry...I'm very apprehensive about it...would love any vibes...

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