F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Odelay · 05-05-2018 06:57PM

carrollsno1 wrote: »

All going to plan therell be about 2500 acres in the ground after teething issues and weather etc weve only been going a little over a week between two of us.
3 more weeks and ill finally be back to civilisation.

Is there any of it boggy?

carrollsno1 · 05-05-2018 10:56PM

Odelay wrote: »

Is there any of it boggy?

Theres white spots where the clay is lying on the surface where it got wet last yesr and the crops failed. Ive seen pictures of tractors bogged here i suppose if the sand got wet theyd get bogged habdy enough maybe. On the livestock farm here and across the area theres rushes everywhere and even on the tillage farms theres rushes in any place theres a bit of moisture.

I says · 05-05-2018 11:04PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Changed my phone today, had it for 15 months , a record for me only reason I changed was it was getting hard to charge it. Had a case on it which I'd say saved its life about 50 times

More than likely caused by fluff from your pockets building up in the connection part

Lady Haywire · 06-05-2018 09:45AM

Any reason for a calf to die 'on landing'
Cow calved ok but calf died after it hit the ground. I'm only going by wording in a text here so that's all the info i got. It was the calf off the big cow Rosie that i sold, so now I feel like crap for selling her and him losing the calf. Up until she left here a couple months ago se was getting iodine in water, pre-calver lick & salt.
Told him I'd give him 50 luck with anything he buys off me this year, all I can do

Reggie. · 06-05-2018 10:01AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Any reason for a calf to die 'on landing'
Cow calved ok but calf died after it hit the ground. I'm only going by wording in a text here so that's all the info i got. It was the calf off the big cow Rosie that i sold, so now I feel like crap for selling her and him losing the calf. Up until she left here a couple months ago se was getting iodine in water, pre-calver lick & salt.
Told him I'd give him 50 luck with anything he buys off me this year, all I can do

Sure nothing you could have done

Lady Haywire · 06-05-2018 10:04AM

Reggie. wrote: »

Sure nothing you could have done

Yea but I still feel bad cause he's a decent chap.

charolais0153 · 06-05-2018 10:07AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Any reason for a calf to die 'on landing'
Cow calved ok but calf died after it hit the ground. I'm only going by wording in a text here so that's all the info i got. It was the calf off the big cow Rosie that i sold, so now I feel like crap for selling her and him losing the calf. Up until she left here a couple months ago se was getting iodine in water, pre-calver lick & salt.
Told him I'd give him 50 luck with anything he buys off me this year, all I can do

Had a calf like that this year. Was fine all the way coming grand and hit the ground and shook his head but didnt breathe. Eventually got him going but it took at least 5 mins and was very slow to come around afterwards. He was probably a big calf out of that cow. Ya win some ya lose some

Lady Haywire · 06-05-2018 10:08AM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Had a calf like that this year. Was fine all the way coming grand and hit the ground and shook his head but didnt breathe. Eventually got him going but it took at least 5 mins and was very slow to come around afterwards. He was probably a big calf out of that cow. Ya win some ya lose some

He said it was a big calf alright. But just very strange that I never had to lay a hand on her calves before (bar a backwards one) and all were perfect, regardless of size.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 06-05-2018 10:09AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Any reason for a calf to die 'on landing'
Cow calved ok but calf died after it hit the ground. I'm only going by wording in a text here so that's all the info i got. It was the calf off the big cow Rosie that i sold, so now I feel like crap for selling her and him losing the calf. Up until she left here a couple months ago se was getting iodine in water, pre-calver lick & salt.
Told him I'd give him 50 luck with anything he buys off me this year, all I can do

Lepto maybe?

Lady Haywire · 06-05-2018 10:12AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Lepto maybe?

I honestly don't know. We had one cow test positive for it here a couple years back but tested again after and she was clear

Rosie always went in calf first time too so no signs if she did have it.

whelan2 · 06-05-2018 10:30AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I honestly don't know. We had one cow test positive for it here a couple years back but tested again after and she was clear
Rosie always went in calf first time too so no signs if she did have it.

Was she calving long, ?

Lady Haywire · 06-05-2018 10:34AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Was she calving long, ?

He didn't say, but knowing her from before she wouldn't have been. I left her to her own devices and she'd have them out no bother. I did warn him not to watch her as she wouldn't calve with company so unless that caused some bother. I'll have to get talking to him at the mart and see if i can find out more.

Say my name · 06-05-2018 10:35AM

It could be anything. It could be down to the quality of silage he's feeding her.
Energy intake and mineral intake (selenium/vitamin E ) deficiency.

charolais0153 · 06-05-2018 10:35AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I honestly don't know. We had one cow test positive for it here a couple years back but tested again after and she was clear
Rosie always went in calf first time too so no signs if she did have it.

Wpuldnt worry about it

Lady Haywire · 06-05-2018 10:37AM

Say my name wrote: »

It could be anything. It could be down to the quality of silage he's feeding her.
Energy intake and mineral intake (selenium/vitamin E ) deficiency.

charolais0153 wrote: »

Wpuldnt worry about it

Still pisses me off. I don't like selling an animal on and it not going right for them iykwim.

Bullocks · 06-05-2018 11:31AM

Could've been anything really and it's completely out of your hands. I know you would feel bad all the same .
I know ours are starting to calf now and we had one still birth full term and one poor fecker that smothered in the cleanings at the start that I was sorry after and I think the cows are a little bit thinner than usual which might lead to weaker calves too after stretching the fodder this year . Hopefully they will be picking up now with fresh grass

Limestone Cowboy · 06-05-2018 11:36AM

That's part and parcel of it really, had one here this year myself that was born ok and heart beating but never started breathing despite my best efforts.

whelan2 · 06-05-2018 12:34PM

Oh went out to dig the soak hole for the soakage test for planning out in a paddock. The first bucket full he hit a water pipe. Very lucky it came off at a joiner. Wouldn't fancy going looking for joiners on a bank holiday weekend.

Bullocks · 06-05-2018 01:52PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh went out to dig the soak hole for the soakage test for planning out in a paddock. The first bucket full he hit a water pipe. Very lucky it came off at a joiner. Wouldn't fancy going looking for joiners on a bank holiday weekend.

I have a bucket of fittings for just such an occasion but today I can't travel !

patsy_mccabe · 06-05-2018 03:12PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

That's part and parcel of it really, had one here this year myself that was born ok and heart beating but never started breathing despite my best efforts.

How did you try to revive it? I brought one back before by holding it's mouth and one nostril closed and blowing in the other nostril. You'd be fair winded after it. Often wonder if an oxygen bottle would be worth having, especially for those calving a lot of cows.

I see agridirect.ie sell a resuscitator kit;
https://www.agridirect.ie/product/calf-resuscitator

Limestone Cowboy · 06-05-2018 03:15PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

How did you try to revive it? I brought one back before by holding it's mouth and one nostril closed and blowing in the other nostril. You'd be fair winded after it. Often wonder if an oxygen bottle would be worth having, especially for those calving a lot of cows.

Mouth to mouth

sea12 · 06-05-2018 04:54PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh went out to dig the soak hole for the soakage test for planning out in a paddock. The first bucket full he hit a water pipe. Very lucky it came off at a joiner. Wouldn't fancy going looking for joiners on a bank holiday weekend.

Are u going building a new house Whelan?

whelan2 · 06-05-2018 05:40PM

sea12 wrote: »

Are u going building a new house Whelan?

No cubicle shed and parlour

Limestone Cowboy · 07-05-2018 08:02AM

Pity the fine weather wouldn't last a few more days. Was spraying all day yesterday until 10pm, went out with a few friends then and didn't get home until 2. Up again at 7 to try and get the spraying finished. Have a fella coming to look at cattle at 12 and 6 ton of fert in small bags to spread then in the evening. Going to be a long day.

Reggie. · 07-05-2018 08:15AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Pity the fine weather wouldn't last a few more days. Was spraying all day yesterday until 10pm, went out with a few friends then and didn't get home until 2. Up again at 7 to try and get the spraying finished. Have a fella coming to look at cattle at 12 and 6 ton of fert in small bags to spread then in the evening. Going to be a long day.

Was going at silage for lads this week but the weather changed so it was called off

carrollsno1 · 07-05-2018 10:05AM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

How did you try to revive it? I brought one back before by holding it's mouth and one nostril closed and blowing in the other nostril. You'd be fair winded after it. Often wonder if an oxygen bottle would be worth having, especially for those calving a lot of cows.

I see agridirect.ie sell a resuscitator kit;
https://www.agridirect.ie/product/calf-resuscitator

I used to blow into their ears to get a bit of life into them, has a similar effect as water i think.

grassroot1 · 07-05-2018 11:12AM

16 acres of arable silage sown and grass seeds set, going to sit back for the rest of the day. Could do with a drop of rain but you would be afraid to ask for it.:D

Reggie. · 07-05-2018 11:38AM

grassroot1 wrote: »

16 acres of arable silage sown and grass seeds set, going to sit back for the rest of the day. Could do with a drop of rain but you would be afraid to ask for it.:D

There's a week of it coming it seems

ganmo · 07-05-2018 11:55AM

grassroot1 wrote: »

16 acres of arable silage sown and grass seeds set, going to sit back for the rest of the day. Could do with a drop of rain but you would be afraid to ask for it.:D

Mods i think a week ban is called for, for asking for rain!

Buford T. Justice XIX · 07-05-2018 12:35PM

ganmo wrote: »

Mods i think a week ban is called for, for asking for rain!

Other forums issue a card to posters asking for a card to be issued.

Just saying, like:p

F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

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