F&F Chitchat a hocht, an feirmeoir bocht

Did you take the jacket off him?

Can you leave mammy and the calf in the shed or in a paddock together on their own away from the jacket hating witch and leave the jacket on?

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I left them out tonight after his warm lifeaid- he's still sucking but no gusto yet. I'll take him in early in the morning if I can, just throw him over the quad in front of me and leave him in with the other two for the day. The heifer isn't very protective of him- he's the one going wandering into every fecking hidey hole that exists across the 6 fecking fields :rolleyes:

How's he doing today,?

So our teenage heifer calved-not due for 3 weeks but went over there and the calf was up and running around!! Lucky escape there! She seems a good mother so far anyway but I'm so relieved both are up and alive I don't care. Small scut of a calf but it's running around alive and kicking!!! Lucky breaks sometimes!

whelan2 wrote: »

Good job. Often find the ones you are worrying about turn out fine and you wonder what you were worrying about

Yeah now fingers crossed for the second one!! This one I AI'ed thinking she was older and of course it held but least I knew it was an easy calving bull-the other one I don't have the reassurance! Delighted thou.
Actually is it less then18 months that you need to get a vet to sign off that it's the mother?

Water John wrote: »

Yeah, had the vet sign off on one, last year. If there is any risk, use the side door.

We are anticipating that!!! Hmmm she's 17 months and 3weeks....If only she had calved next week.....

Grueller wrote: »

Have you no rushes?

There's terrible rushes at my cousins place, didn't find last years calves for a few months....:pac:

Ah a few might be found-was just checking it is 18months the cut off is!! And actually she had him hidden in the only gorse patch in the entire field!! I wasn't sure for a while if she had calved or what as her tail was still up!!

L1985 wrote: »

Ah a few might be found-was just checking it is 18months the cut off is!! And actually she had him hidden in the only gorse patch in the entire field!! I wasn't sure for a while if she had calved or what as her tail was still up!!

So she’s gonna stay hidden for another week

KatyMac wrote: »

I know this was mentioned a while ago, but OH just found dead swallows (2). Do ye think it's a case they have nothing to eat or is bird flu still a possibility?

Ah they should have food anyway.
I see them here in the southeast getting flies. But there's not the same amount as other years. Only a few in fact.
Can't answer the question on the bird flu.

Have ye used fly pour on on the cattle yet?
Sprayed pasture and the birds flew through the mist or picked up flies off the pasture?

I'm sounding like a hippie now but last year I sprayed off a field with roundup in the evening during autumn for reseeding.
The feckers of swallows were mad feeding on flies as I was doing it and flying low getting the flies that came up from the tractor. I felt terrible when it was happening but sure what could I do. There must have been about 40 swallows flying and feeding.
This year there's only about 6 swallows back so far. I don't know if the spray had anything to do with it. But it can't have been good anyway.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Gripe ??? Trench is it?

Do you not say gripe??

I bet you're one of them fookers that calls it a sprong too!!

KatyMac wrote: »

I know this was mentioned a while ago, but OH just found dead swallows (2). Do ye think it's a case they have nothing to eat or is bird flu still a possibility?

Doubt it's due to starvation as there are plenty of midges/flies about since the weather became warm/sunny last week.
I don't know what the protocol with DAFM is for reporting possible cases of avian flu. I'm using my phone and have crap internet access atm. You could check DAFM website on reporting possible instances of avian flu or ask over on the "nature and bird watching" forum.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Do you not say gripe??

I bet you're one of them fookers that calls it a sprong too!!

It wouldn't be much use calling a gripe a sprong.

Two different meanings.
You can stand in one and stand on another.

Say my name wrote: »

It wouldn't be much use calling a gripe a sprong.

Two different meanings.
You can stand in one and stand on another.

Ah but gripe is similar to a shough, a graipe is another thing altogether!

tanko wrote: »

Its a sheugh!!!

Yep it's called a sheugh cause a gripe is a colic pain in your tummy. Every Mammy and Daddy knows what gripe water is 😊