F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Lady Haywire · 11-04-2018 07:45PM

The Rabbi wrote: »

Haywire,it's a dirty old job,but somebody's gotta do it.
You got your horn situation under control.
Were you not satisfied with it?

I was very satisfied! He's good with the aul horn work

Neddyusa · 11-04-2018 08:06PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I was very satisfied! He's good with the aul horn work

Ye here rambling about horn work and Pedigree running a thread about dock size.....

What the hell is in the Farming Board's water this evening??

Say my name · 11-04-2018 08:11PM

Neddyusa wrote: »

Ye here rambling about horn work and Pedigree running a thread about dock size.....

What the hell is in the Farming Board's water this evening??

Who is zis Pedigree 6 everyone is referring to?

Reggie. · 11-04-2018 08:17PM

Say my name wrote: »

Who is zis Pedigree 6 everyone is referring to?

Some tramp that was here before

Say my name · 11-04-2018 08:25PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Some tramp that was here before

Sounds an interesting chap.
It's hard to keep pace with all the developments on here.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 11-04-2018 08:33PM

Neddyusa wrote: »

Ye here rambling about horn work and Pedigree running a thread about dock size.....

What the hell is in the Farming Board's water this evening??

Looks like someone dropped a few kgs of Viagra into the tank

greysides · 11-04-2018 08:41PM

New thread started... Where does my meat go?

Whose going to be first to answer that one, given the current mood?

Odelay · 11-04-2018 08:49PM

Sounds like spring is in the air reading these posts.

Lady Haywire · 11-04-2018 09:09PM

greysides wrote: »

New thread started... Where does my meat go?

Whose going to be first to answer that one, given the current mood?

*raises hand*

Please Sir!, Please Sir! I know!

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The Rabbi · 12-04-2018 12:19AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Looks like someone dropped a few kgs of Viagra into the tank

Throw in a few kgs of Valium so that if you don't get a fcuk you won't give a fcuk.

gozunda · 12-04-2018 08:25AM

Neddyusa wrote: »

Ye here rambling about horn work and Pedigree running a thread about dock size.....

What the hell is in the Farming Board's water this evening??

And the recent where does my meat go thread ...

Spring must have sprung when we wern' t watching ...

Lady Haywire · 12-04-2018 09:10AM

I see Dovea have a lovely calf in their book now

:D Ribeye will be so proud!

Limestone Cowboy · 12-04-2018 09:28AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Some few days here. I won the parish lotto on Sunday night, OH just had a baby boy today and hopefully move into the house on Friday.

Congrats, a great week by the sound of it!

TITANIUM. · 12-04-2018 10:04AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I see Dovea have a lovely calf in their book now :D Ribeye will be so proud!

Ah there she is. That's the Ecolo Culard you had I take it. Christ she's some bear

Lady Haywire · 12-04-2018 10:08AM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Ah there she is. That's the Ecolo Culard you had I take it. Christ she's some bear

That's her! She didn't thrive on though, am putting her to grass for the summer and see if she can outgrow her gangly teenage phase. Cow is due on the 4th to same bull again so should be interesting.

TITANIUM. · 12-04-2018 10:09AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Some few days here. I won the parish lotto on Sunday night, OH just had a baby boy today and hopefully move into the house on Friday.

Fair play kk and congratulations to both of ye. Looks like everything's coming up roses in your house. What next? A load of bales will probably break down on the road outside your yard and the driver will ask you to take um at a massively reduced rate.

Burning Tires · 12-04-2018 01:23PM

Before i started on here, i had seen some posters talking about getting the service manual book for tractors and loaders. Is there a website that i can order a manual for a machine?
I did a search and couldn't find the thread on boards

blue5000 · 12-04-2018 02:45PM

Burning Tires wrote: »

Before i started on here, i had seen some posters talking about getting the service manual book for tractors and loaders. Is there a website that i can order a manual for a machine?
I did a search and couldn't find the thread on boards

https://www.agrimanuals.com/ This could be it.

Say my name · 12-04-2018 02:53PM

Just driving on the road and passing a butcher/farmers place and 3 weanlings were coming out of the gateway onto to the road. I blew the horn to alert anyone in the yard.
Then I said feck it I couldn't leave it at that and turned the car around and blocked the road with the car and put the flashers on. Got out and the cattle were going to head in the opposite direction.
So I called them back and luckily they came back and I turned them into the entrance to the yard and closed the gate.
Then I went up to the house and told the householder about the weanlings and a short thanks were exchanged.

So that's my good deed done for the day.

CloughCasey1 · 12-04-2018 04:23PM

Oh how times are changing.

Muckit · 12-04-2018 06:12PM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Oh how times are changing.

This will come in for all marts now you'll see. l'm all for drovers only handling stock. It's very hairy looking at older farmers especially traversing the aisles and trying to gather stock they have bought.

But how are buyers going to be able to view stock in pens prior to sale? l dont think gantries will be the answer here. Nice to look at stock at eye level. Perhaps a seperate narrow pedestrian walkway where 2 pens are back to back now? it'll mean a bit of rejigging anyways

Lady Haywire · 12-04-2018 06:16PM

I'd be more in favour of signing a waiver agreeing that you're entering a premises where stock are unpredictable and responsibility rests solely on individual etc.

kollegeknight · 12-04-2018 06:16PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

kollegeknight wrote: »

Some few days here. I won the parish lotto on Sunday night, OH just had a baby boy today and hopefully move into the house on Friday.

Fair play kk and congratulations to both of ye. Looks like everything's coming up roses in your house. What next? A load of bales will probably break down on the road outside your yard and the driver will ask you to take um at a massively reduced rate.

Funny you say that, landed into the shed and cow had calves a nice bull and he up sucking.

Reggie. · 12-04-2018 06:20PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Funny you say that, landed into the shed and cow had calves a nice bull and he up sucking.

Do the lotto quick

CHOPS01 · 12-04-2018 06:24PM

Muckit wrote: »

This will come in for all marts now you'll see. l'm all for drovers only handling stock. It's very hairy looking at older farmers especially traversing the aisles and trying to gather stock they have bought.

But how are buyers going to be able to view stock in pens prior to sale? l dont think gantries will be the answer here. Nice to look at stock at eye level. Perhaps a seperate narrow pedestrian walkway where 2 pens are back to back now? it'll mean a bit of rejigging anyways

In a mart today and drover in the ring was on his mobile twice. At another point a another drover came through the ring to a lad at the railing
Very surprised given recent events.

kollegeknight · 12-04-2018 06:25PM

Reggie. wrote: »

kollegeknight wrote: »

Funny you say that, landed into the shed and cow had calves a nice bull and he up sucking.

Do the lotto quick

Yeah, my first son and a bull calf on the one day. I was saying it to the midwife I’d be happy to land home with the last two cows calves. One will do. Collecting the Cheque on Sunday.

L1985 · 12-04-2018 06:49PM

Guys would giving cows oats once a day be enough to stop grass tetany? Have cows heavy in calf that will be going out and some of the grass will be a bit stronger by the time they get to it. Dad says it has to be straw or hay or silage but couldn't explain why.....

Odelay · 12-04-2018 07:28PM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Oh how times are changing.

About time. And signing a waiver would hold no water with the HSA. It doesn't work that way. Their only intrest is stopping people getting hurt, don't care if someone signs a disclaimer.
It'll be like whearing a seatbelt. People complained at first about the grief and hassle, now it's common practise.

greysides · 12-04-2018 07:29PM

L1985 wrote: »

Guys would giving cows oats once a day be enough to stop grass tetany? Have cows heavy in calf that will be going out and some of the grass will be a bit stronger by the time they get to it. Dad says it has to be straw or hay or silage but couldn't explain why.....

No. The theory behind the hay/straw is either the stalk is high in Mg or that the extra dry matter in the diet slows the digestive transit allowing better absorption of what Mg is in the diet.

I don't think you can rely on either theory. Magnesium buckets might help but are a bit hit-and-miss as individuals may not go near them. Bullets or chuck some calmag and molasses in with your oats would be a better bet IMO.

L1985 · 12-04-2018 07:35PM

greysides wrote: »

No. The theory behind the hay/straw is either the stalk is high in Mg or that the extra dry matter in the diet slows the digestive transit allowing better absorption of what Mg is in the diet.

I don't think you can rely on either theory. Magnesium buckets might help but are a bit hit-and-miss as individuals may not go near them. Bullets or chuck some calmag and molasses in with your oats would be a better bet IMO.

Sorry for my ignorance -what is a bullet? We have never used magnesium here but I presume you can get it from the co-op? Dad swore by the hay and silage! Also would molasses be in normal beef nut mix? We usually mix a small bit through to get the cows to eat the oats as they are a bit on the spoilt side!!
Thanks for the help-we lost one cow last year to it ☹️

F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

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