Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

Hard Knocks · 14-10-2020 10:22AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Could a cow 6 months in calf show a false heat? Had one show heat & was cursing her, but watched her like a hawk between days 19-21 after that & not a birdie out of her then. The 'heat' was between testing & reading days of our herd test if that makes any difference. Suppose I should have gotten the vet to dip her!

Yes
Don’t dip get her scanned

Siamsa Sessions · 14-10-2020 10:23AM

Water John wrote: »

If President XI with a stroke of a pen decided to extend maternity leave to breastfeeding mothers then you'd be right.

You couldn't predict any specific event like this happening but it could well be a "black swan" event that changes milk price or any other commodity price.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan_theory

The world is a random place and the more globalised and interconnected it gets, the more random stuff on one side of the planet affects something 1000s of miles away.

Lady Haywire · 14-10-2020 10:25AM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Yes
Don’t dip get her scanned

No, I meant should have got the vet to dip her the day she was coming off test, last year he checked one for me when she was in the crush:pac:

We'll likely scan in Nov, worked out well last year knowing what was coming. Just the guy we use doesn't like scanning them too late on in calf so I'll just watch her again at the dates & warn him of her possibly being late on in calf.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 14-10-2020 10:26AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Could a cow 6 months in calf show a false heat? Had one show heat & was cursing her, but watched her like a hawk between days 19-21 after that & not a birdie out of her then. The 'heat' was between testing & reading days of our herd test if that makes any difference. Suppose I should have gotten the vet to dip her!

They can. I have a family of them feckers here showing regular heats up to when they go inside and the odd random heat then. Calve away fine but you never know if they're still in calf until they start bagging up.

Lady Haywire · 14-10-2020 10:29AM

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

They can. I have a family of them feckers here showing regular heats up to when they go inside and the odd random heat then. Calve away fine but you never know if they're still in calf until they start bagging up.

Perfect, thanks. Was cursing her so much I'm surprised she didn't go up in flames on the spot. Will hold off on the cursing for now then

Mossie1975 · 14-10-2020 10:31AM

Nice out this morning. Couldn't stop looking at the sky bringing in the cows ... anybody else think it was unusual this morning or do I need to go and see a doctor? Have a good day lads

whelan2 · 14-10-2020 10:46AM

Mossie1975 wrote: »

Nice out this morning. Couldn't stop looking at the sky bringing in the cows ... anybody else think it was unusual this morning or do I need to go and see a doctor? Have a good day lads

Raining here. Bull we have with sucklers broke out again. 4 strands of barbed and electric fence each side of fence.

_Brian · 14-10-2020 10:59AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Raining here. Bull we have with sucklers broke out again. 4 strands of barbed and electric fence each side of fence.

When they get the habit it’s hard broke. We had one wee Angus cow here years ago and she would break your heart. That was pre electric fence times and it was maddening.

whelan2 · 14-10-2020 11:26AM

_Brian wrote: »

When they get the habit it’s hard broke. We had one wee Angus cow here years ago and she would break your heart. That was pre electric fence times and it was maddening.

He just puts his head under it and bulls through. Cnut

Hard Knocks · 14-10-2020 11:26AM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

No, I meant should have got the vet to dip her the day she was coming off test, last year he checked one for me when she was in the crush:pac:

We'll likely scan in Nov, worked out well last year knowing what was coming. Just the guy we use doesn't like scanning them too late on in calf so I'll just watch her again at the dates & warn him of her possibly being late on in calf.

I got cows dipped by a vet a testing time and think it’s expensive and not accurate
I got scan guys out to do a few for the same price as the vet was for 1

wrangler · 14-10-2020 11:31AM

whelan2 wrote: »

He just puts his head under it and bulls through. Cnut

We had one too and we hung a chain out of the ring for a short while, solved the problem any way

Lady Haywire · 14-10-2020 11:47AM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

I got cows dipped by a vet a testing time and think it’s expensive and not accurate
I got scan guys out to do a few for the same price as the vet was for 1

Ah ours wouldn't charge you for dipping one, we'd only dip if unsure of an animal, never dip them all!!

Pissing rain here, didn't think that was forecast.

Say my name · 14-10-2020 12:19PM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

I got cows dipped by a vet a testing time and think it’s expensive and not accurate
I got scan guys out to do a few for the same price as the vet was for 1

Can ye explain what dipping is to our non farming people?

Us farming people of course all know what it is.
But just so the non farmers can feel included..

NcdJd · 14-10-2020 02:04PM

Say my name wrote: »

Can ye explain what dipping is to our non farming people?

Us farming people of course all know what it is.
But just so the non farmers can feel included..

All I learnt from this forum so far is that certain members like to go off skinny dipping in the dead of night. Apart from that and sheep being dipped i never heard of cow dipping or seen cows been driven through a car wash. But it might be common enough in Leitrim I suppose.

Hard Knocks · 14-10-2020 02:17PM

Say my name wrote: »

Can ye explain what dipping is to our non farming people?

Us farming people of course all know what it is.
But just so the non farmers can feel included..

Probably not explaining right
This is where a Vet or AI person feel the ovaries of a cow/heifer for the presence of a fetus

Lady Haywire · 14-10-2020 02:36PM

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Probably not explaining right
This is where a Vet or AI person feel the ovaries of a cow/heifer for the presence of a fetus

Yes, but isn't it the womb, not ovaries....no calf in an ovary!! We just call it dipping here, presume there's local terms elsewhere too.

_Brian · 14-10-2020 02:47PM

Have only heard it called “handling” here.

Occasionally when vet was out we’d ask them to “handle” a cow to see if she was in calf.

ganmo · 14-10-2020 02:47PM

Dipping is already in use in sheep areas.

Lady Haywire · 14-10-2020 02:49PM

_Brian wrote: »

Have only heard it called “handling” here.

Occasionally when vet was out we’d ask them to “handle” a cow to see if she was in calf.

We'd handle a cow when she's calving, but when we say 'Will you dip that heifer'? it encompasses, 'Handle her and tell me if she's incalf or not!'

whelan2 · 14-10-2020 02:58PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

We'd handle a cow when she's calving, but when we say 'Will you dip that heifer'? it encompasses, 'Handle her and tell me if she's incalf or not!'

Fork, sprong, grape springs to mind

_Brian · 14-10-2020 03:16PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Fork, sprong, grape springs to mind

Language is such an interesting versatile thing really. Small local areas will have terms that just a few parishes away seem almost foreign to us.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 14-10-2020 03:24PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Fork, sprong, grape springs to mind

It's a freakin' PIKE!!!:p

Mrs cockett · 14-10-2020 04:09PM

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

It's a freakin' PIKE!!!:p

Don't be ridiculous, its a FORK

Lady Haywire · 14-10-2020 04:22PM

Mrs cockett wrote: »

Don't be ridiculous, its a FORK

I say fork for two tines, three prong for three tines & graipe for four tines. Bit of a mongrel in us somewhere wherever the three prong bit came out of!!

Base price · 14-10-2020 04:40PM

_Brian wrote: »

Language is such an interesting versatile thing really. Small local areas will have terms that just a few parishes away seem almost foreign to us.

I met an elderly farmer at the agri store yesterday, I was wearing my face mask and I said hello to him. He asked me my name and I told him. He said I didn't recognise you wearing the gubbin (not sure how to spell it). I laughed when I heard the word cause it's 40 odd years since I heard it last.
A gubbin was used to cover the muzzle of a scouring foal or calf to stop them sucking their dam. Normally made from the leg of a wellie boot and tied to their head.

I says · 14-10-2020 04:45PM

Typical the contractors tractor pumping the slurry for umbilical spreading decides to breakdown before it starts. Bollox anyways.

_Brian · 14-10-2020 05:04PM

I says wrote: »

Typical the contractors tractor pumping the slurry for umbilical spreading decides to breakdown before it starts. Bollox anyways.

That’s a balls.
Forecast looks good into Monday but doesn’t calendar say no after tomorrow

Buford T. Justice XIX · 14-10-2020 05:06PM

_Brian wrote: »

That’s a balls.
Forecast looks good into Monday but doesn’t calendar say no after tomorrow

Today, Brian. Tomorrow is outside the directive.

_Brian · 14-10-2020 05:09PM

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Today, Brian. Tomorrow is outside the directive.

Worse luck so 😔

I says · 14-10-2020 05:45PM

_Brian wrote: »

Worse luck so ðŸ˜”

Will be a late night

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