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Dairy Chitchat 4, an udder new thread.

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    #212
    Say my name
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    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    Baling here atm. I'm starting to wonder where I'm going to put the bloody things at this stage.

    Better to be looking at it than for it I suppose:)
    Better have it..

    Tisnt this winter the year after our Grand Solar Minimum and the one when we record temperatures of minus 30 degrees. :)
    Off to draw straw myself.


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    #213
    Reggie.
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    Say my name wrote: »
    Better have it..

    Tisnt this winter the year after our Grand Solar Minimum and the one when we record temperatures of minus 30 degrees. :)
    Off to draw straw myself.

    Wtf


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    #214
    Say my name
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Wtf

    It's not that early for straw.


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    #215
    Reggie.
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    Say my name wrote: »
    It's not that early for straw.

    Not the straw. The coming of the second ice age


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    #216
    straight
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Not the straw. The coming of the second ice age

    Green party will sort that out. No need to worry


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    #217
    straight
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    Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »
    Baling here atm. I'm starting to wonder where I'm going to put the bloody things at this stage.

    Better to be looking at it than for it I suppose:)

    I'd say you'd want to lash on another row of cows to eat all that grass.


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    #218
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    straight wrote: »
    I'd say you'd want to lash on another row of cows to eat all that grass.

    Don't mention the war!:D

    Reaching storage limits here atm so little scope for more unless I go about covering the overground tank. And might have to cut back a bit if the Nitrates limits go above the 90kgs.


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    #219
    GrasstoMilk
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    straight wrote: »
    I'd say you'd want to lash on another row of cows to eat all that grass.

    Good idea ;)
    200 surplus bales made to date


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    #220
    straight
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    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Good idea ;)
    200 surplus bales made to date

    How many McHale bales would that be. 150? I drove a baler for summers before and lads used to love pointing out the slopey bales to me. Just saying like.


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    #221
    Mooooo
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    Heading for 400 of the fcukers here. Prob more to make but may take a bit for reseeding yet


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    #222
    GrasstoMilk
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    straight wrote: »
    How many McHale bales would that be. 150? I drove a baler for summers before and lads used to love pointing out the slopey bales to me. Just saying like.

    100 from a McHale baler and 100 from our own Krone. No weight difference between them


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    #223
    Gillespy
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    Credit to McHale's pr men for making Ireland believe their bales are so much bigger than any other baler.:D

    Bought Fusion bales last spring and still got 14 on a trailer and they were no heavier than bales made by ourselves. Fantastic baler and with 170hp + in front are bound to make great solid bales but so can most balers younger than old RP12s


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    #224
    jaymla627
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    Gillespy wrote: »
    Credit to McHale's pr men for making Ireland believe their bales are so much bigger than any other baler.:D

    Bought Fusion bales last spring and still got 14 on a trailer and they were no heavier than bales made by ourselves. Fantastic baler and with 170hp + in front are bound to make great solid bales but so can most balers younger than old RP12s

    Contractor specific to aswell, the baler man isn’t going to have the pressure up to the max on the chamber if he can get away with it


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    #225
    GrasstoMilk
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    jaymla627 wrote: »
    Contractor specific to aswell, the baler man isn’t going to have the pressure up to the max on the chamber if he can get away with it

    Our guy does now tbf. 230 horse valtra up front and bales well packed. They weigh 850 kg and our own weigh 820/830 kg.
    Some lads say they can get a tonne in a bale but I've never had one


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    #226
    Reggie.
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    GrasstoMilk wrote: »
    Our guy does now tbf. 230 horse valtra up front and bales well packed. They weigh 850 kg and our own weigh 820/830 kg.
    Some lads say they can get a tonne in a bale but I've never had one

    1000kg in a bale would be madness


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    #227
    cosatron
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    1000kg in a bale would be madness

    Says the contractor


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    #228
    mahoney_j
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    1000kg in a bale would be madness

    May be confusing them with maize bales ....


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    #229
    Farmer2017
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    Did herd test today. See some with bottom lumps this eve. Is this normal r should I b worried about it


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    #230
    whelan2
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    Farmer2017 wrote: »
    Did herd test today. See some with bottom lumps this eve. Is this normal r should I b worried about it

    Dont even look for lumps. You'll drive yourself mad


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    #231
    Farmer2017
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Dont even look for lumps. You'll drive yourself mad

    She caught my eye coming in this evening


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    #232
    awaywithyou
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    Farmer2017 wrote: »
    She caught my eye coming in this evening

    could b a reaction to the needle or to being injected rather than what she was injected with.... had she a lump in that area b4 test??


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    Farmer2017
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    awaywithyou wrote: »
    could b a reaction to the needle or to being injected rather than what she was injected with.... had she a lump in that area b4 test??

    Couldn’t be certain but it def on inj site


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    #234
    whelan2
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    They were only tested today, plenty of time for a top lump to show up


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    #235
    cosatron
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    Bottom lumps are fine. Top lumps are panic stations


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    #236
    Farmer2017
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    They were only tested today, plenty of time for a top lump to show up

    Fecking hope so. U b sh**ing it


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    #237
    whelan2
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    cosatron wrote: »
    Bottom lumps are fine. Top lumps are panic stations

    Top lumps are avian tb, bottom lumps are panic stations around here


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    #238
    cosatron
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Top lumps are avian tb, bottom lumps are panic stations around here

    I better check it out with boss in the morning. You could be right. I thought it was top lumps


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    #239
    Say my name
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    cosatron wrote: »
    I better check it out with boss in the morning. You could be right. I thought it was top lumps

    The vet can change which is which at their discretion.

    As long as they do the whole herd that way and know what they're doing of course.


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    #240
    Castlekeeper
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    Can't see the attraction in pumping out nitrogen to create a surplus that has to be baled.
    Anyone could see the way growth rates are going the last few weeks and adjust accordingly, skip every second field or shut the spreader down to 12-14 units and a lot of money and hassle would be spared at what should be one of the cushiest times of year for a dairy farmer.


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    #241
    mahoney_j
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    Castlekeeper wrote: »
    Can't see the attraction in pumping out nitrogen to create a surplus that has to be baled.
    Anyone could see the way growth rates are going the last few weeks and adjust accordingly, skip every second field or shut the spreader down to 12-14 units and a lot of money and hassle would be spared at what should be one of the cushiest times of year for a dairy farmer.
    Cows have to be fed on ****ty days from October on ,u can never have enough good feed in yard .been spreading 20 units behind cows since April and last 2.5 weeks back to 17!ish grass still growing strong but of my rotation was 25 days plus farm would go hungry v quick


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