F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Say my name · 16-04-2018 09:16PM

thatsfarming.com (@thatsfarming) Tweeted:
The fire broke out at Carrick-on-Suir Mart, Co.Tipperary at approximately 7pm this evening. https://t.co/fPZWfiDWM7 https://twitter.com/thatsfarming/status/985984191924965377?s=17

MeTheMan · 16-04-2018 10:01PM

Not a great time for marts. Hope there was no human or animal in it. Strange that a fire could get that bad in a mart. Mostly steel and blocks I would have thought.

carrollsno1 · 16-04-2018 10:15PM

Say my name wrote: »

thatsfarming.com (@thatsfarming) Tweeted:
The fire broke out at Carrick-on-Suir Mart, Co.Tipperary at approximately 7pm this evening. https://t.co/fPZWfiDWM7 https://twitter.com/thatsfarming/status/985984191924965377?s=17

Rough old town enough, remember living there for Kildalton. We had horses grazing the greens in the estate and he cops used to call to us regularly for a chat on the rounds wondering did we see anything, no gard i definitely didnt see a lad putting a drum of green into that van there.

Lady Haywire · 17-04-2018 09:33AM

Odd-Ear went very stiff in her knee overnight and because she's due in a fortnight I don't want to hassle her by taking her out and up the crush.
So I rubbed in deep heat and gave her a bandage.

_Brian · 17-04-2018 10:30AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Pink primroses growing in a ditch

We have some growing near and old famine ruins here. Reminds me that no matter the hardship people always try and do their best.

Muckit · 17-04-2018 10:40AM

Big Tom has passed away earlier this morning. RIP.
My father would be a big fan of him and his music.

https://youtu.be/8aJL7Aa-zQw

carrollsno1 · 17-04-2018 12:56PM

Close to the start now. Heads fried from technicians and sales reps rootin and bollo%in at the new machine. Bit of rain forecast is cancelled now, theres a lot around dry seeding for the last week to ten days and its looking like another week possibly without rain.

whelan2 · 17-04-2018 06:10PM

Youngest lad pulled a sickie today. Rolling around in pain at 8.45, then I Said he could stay at home . I went out to powerwash the parlour and he's out in the garden playing football. How do you know if they are really sick?Was tempted to drop him up to school

Water John · 17-04-2018 06:13PM

Let's call it a, duvet day. The poor boy.

Reggie. · 17-04-2018 07:12PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Youngest lad pulled a sickie today. Rolling around in pain at 8.45, then I Said he could stay at home . I went out to powerwash the parlour and he's out in the garden playing football. How do you know if they are really sick?Was tempted to drop him up to school

What a legend

simx · 17-04-2018 07:15PM

Anyone know a price for a portable crush on lift arms?

L1985 · 17-04-2018 07:17PM

Guys has anyone heard anything about extending the grazing deadline for glas? Only got the cattle up there this evening and there is prob 3 weeks of grazing...and also we havnt been able to put fertiliser out so that's going to delay things as well....
This calendar farming is going too far....

Nekarsulm · 17-04-2018 07:19PM

L1985 wrote: »

Guys has anyone heard anything about extending the grazing deadline for glas? Only got the cattle up there this evening and there is prob 3 weeks of grazing...and also we havnt been able to put fertiliser out so that's going to delay things as well....
This calendar farming is going too far....

That's only a week later than allowed.
How unlucky could you be to get an inspection in that week?

patsy_mccabe · 17-04-2018 07:30PM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Close to the start now. Heads fried from technicians and sales reps rootin and bollo%in at the new machine. Bit of rain forecast is cancelled now, theres a lot around dry seeding for the last week to ten days and its looking like another week possibly without rain.

I see ye're after 7 months of rain too.............:cool:

Water John · 17-04-2018 07:35PM

Glas grazing of meadow was extended to the end of the month. Chance a few days then ( they broke in) and shur nobody will be inspecting over the Bank Holiday. That gets you to the 8th May.

L1985 · 17-04-2018 07:52PM

Water John wrote: »

Glas grazing of meadow was extended to the end of the month. Chance a few days then ( they broke in) and shur nobody will be inspecting over the Bank Holiday.
That gets you to the 8th May.

Fair enough-I'm putting up 2 lots to try get it fully grazed off as the grass is even getting a bit strong and will try get them home as close to the time as possible. It's true you would want to be unlucky but I already know we are overdue an inspection due to all the schemes I'm in....so it's a concern at the moment to try behave myself!! So happy to get the 2 lots out thou!!

Grueller · 17-04-2018 07:57PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Youngest lad pulled a sickie today. Rolling around in pain at 8.45, then I Said he could stay at home . I went out to powerwash the parlour and he's out in the garden playing football. How do you know if they are really sick?Was tempted to drop him up to school

Send him to powerwash the parlour.

visatorro · 17-04-2018 08:03PM

simx wrote: »

Anyone know a price for a portable crush on lift arms?

I paid 850 for a one cow crush. Basic head gate, just use a sliding bar at the back. No steel floor or anything.

simx · 17-04-2018 09:30PM

visatorro wrote: »

I paid 850 for a one cow crush. Basic head gate, just use a sliding bar at the back. No steel floor or anything.

Got a lad to price a crush 24' long that I could put on rented ground, basic head gate 1400+vat

charolais0153 · 17-04-2018 09:33PM

simx wrote: »

Got a lad to price a crush 24' long that I could put on rented ground, basic head gate 1400+vat

Just the head gate? Very severe

gozunda · 17-04-2018 09:40PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Give me a 16lb sledge and a few cans of Monster and I'll give it a shot. I doubt the tractor would be much use by the time I'm finished with it. Ya I use the loader every day, I suppose I'll have to wait I've the cows out. Or else buy a new tractor. Christ I'd love a new tractor, something shiny and expensive for me to break

I'm no doctor but I think you may be suffering from this quite serious condition

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/too-many-irish-farmers-suffer-from-shiny-metal-syndrome-its-a-machinery-thing/

gozunda · 17-04-2018 09:44PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Odd-Ear went very stiff in her knee overnight and because she's due in a fortnight I don't want to hassle her by taking her out and up the crush.
So I rubbed in deep heat and gave her a bandage.

Ya big ol softie ya!

_Brian · 17-04-2018 09:44PM

https://ibb.co/eknip7

Longer term night time temps not looking great of a trend.

Reggie. · 17-04-2018 09:48PM

gozunda wrote: »

I'm no doctor but I think you may be suffering from this quite serious condition

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/too-many-irish-farmers-suffer-from-shiny-metal-syndrome-its-a-machinery-thing/

I disagree

gozunda · 17-04-2018 09:51PM

Reggie. wrote: »

I disagree

Why?

Reggie. · 17-04-2018 10:04PM

gozunda wrote: »

Why?

It's not a condition :P

Burning Tires · 17-04-2018 11:37PM

Reggie. wrote: »

It's not a condition :P

Its an affliction.

patsy_mccabe · 18-04-2018 08:36AM

Was dehornng calves for a relative last night. He normally does them as yearlings but I offered to do them. They were strong enough, but one particular was very big and stone mad. He dragged me around the shed trying to get him in the crate. We let him off but then decided to put him in the crush gate. Low and behold he had no horns. Cow was a black and white simmental and calf was red and white. The AA polled genes must have carried through somewhere. Nice bit of luck for once. Shame to have just one yearling to poll.

TITANIUM. · 18-04-2018 08:37AM

gozunda wrote: »

I'm no doctor but I think you may be suffering from this quite serious condition

http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/too-many-irish-farmers-suffer-from-shiny-metal-syndrome-its-a-machinery-thing/

Hahaha, I'm almost the polar opposite G, all those figures after a tractors name are like the Davinci Code to me. A neighbour who I'm helping out with A bit of fodder arrived through the ditch to me last year with his track machine after seeing me give a few evenings digging a drain by hand.

Lady Haywire · 18-04-2018 09:33AM

gozunda wrote: »

Ya big ol softie ya!

I won't deny that. Still have the fecking robin in my bedroom too. Looks like it'll be a long term pet as the wing isn't healing.

F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

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