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reilig · 01-09-2011 11:20AM

whelan1 wrote: »

Just back from an hour pulling ragworth :cool:

My Mrs goes walking for an hour an odd evening - must tell her about the new craze of ragworth pulling!!

whelan1 · 01-09-2011 11:33AM

reilig wrote: »

My Mrs goes walking for an hour an odd evening - must tell her about the new craze of ragworth pulling!!

tell her its better than an hour in the gym:D

whelan1 · 01-09-2011 05:00PM

had local puncture repair guy out this evening , he got a call when he was here from a farmer whose combine had had all 4 tyres drilled with a drill - obviously some one doesnt like him:rolleyes:

KatyMac · 01-09-2011 06:21PM

I'm royally cheesed off!! Went out to bring in calves for their feed of nuts and one was missing. Eventually found her in a ditch on her last legs. OH and I got her to her feet and half carried her into shed and got vet. Pneumonia for the third time!! The vet has a share in her at this stage as this is the 4th time she has been sick. She has rallied well. Is a puzzlement to us and the vet. Whatever I'm doing wrong with her it hasn't affected any of the rest of the bunch.

stanflt · 01-09-2011 06:59PM

whelan1 wrote: »

had local puncture repair guy out this evening , he got a call when he was here from a farmer whose combine had had all 4 tyres drilled with a drill - obviously some one doesnt like him:rolleyes:

first thing its the tyres-then its the repo man:mad:

stanflt · 01-09-2011 07:11PM

got my first load of brewers today-getting 4load in total
mixing 5;1 with citrus which is working out more expensive than the brewers:eek:

whelan1 · 01-09-2011 08:10PM

KatyMac wrote: »

I'm royally cheesed off!! Went out to bring in calves for their feed of nuts and one was missing. Eventually found her in a ditch on her last legs. OH and I got her to her feet and half carried her into shed and got vet. Pneumonia for the third time!! The vet has a share in her at this stage as this is the 4th time she has been sick. She has rallied well. Is a puzzlement to us and the vet. Whatever I'm doing wrong with her it hasn't affected any of the rest of the bunch.

at this stage her lungs must be damaged and either she will grow out of it or go to the big cow heaven... probably the warm weather today and the cold night last night affected her- there was frost last night

Muckit · 01-09-2011 11:24PM

stanflt wrote: »

got my first load of brewers today-getting 4load in total
mixing 5;1 with citrus which is working out more expensive than the brewers:eek:

Your buying brewers? How much a tonne? Does this make sense when your into tillage yourself? (Perhaps I'm mixing things up?)

reilig · 02-09-2011 08:20AM

whelan1 wrote: »

at this stage her lungs must be damaged and either she will grow out of it or go to the big cow heaven... probably the warm weather today and the cold night last night affected her- there was frost last night

Would agree. Foggy nights are common this time of year and if teh lungs are damaged, you could be fighting a losing battle.

thetangler · 02-09-2011 08:24AM

stanflt wrote: »

got my first load of brewers today-getting 4load in total
mixing 5;1 with citrus which is working out more expensive than the brewers:eek:

Hi How do you store it ?
How long does it keep for ?
Is 24 tonne the smallest load ?
Who do you buy it from ?
I woudnt mind trying sone through the diet feeder.

Thanks

Grecco · 02-09-2011 08:52AM

Any payments due this month? Isn't Disadvantaged area aid due to be paid around now ???

whelan1 · 02-09-2011 09:25AM

Grecco wrote: »

Any payments due this month? Isn't Disadvantaged area aid due to be paid around now ???

normally the end of the month

linebacker52 · 02-09-2011 09:27AM

stanflt wrote: »

got my first load of brewers today-getting 4load in total
mixing 5;1 with citrus which is working out more expensive than the brewers:eek:

When are you going to be feeding that.

5live · 02-09-2011 09:30AM

Grecco wrote: »

Any payments due this month? Isn't Disadvantaged area aid due to be paid around now ???

Around the ploughing match time to distract the farmers from hassling the minister as he opens the festival

KatyMac · 02-09-2011 09:05PM

whelan1 wrote: »

at this stage her lungs must be damaged and either she will grow out of it or go to the big cow heaven... probably the warm weather today and the cold night last night affected her- there was frost last night

I'm thinking the same. I'm keeping the whole bunch in at night now and she is amazingly almost better - again. We had a great chase round the shed to inject her tonight as she is at the stage that everytime she see me there is a needle in my hand. Reacon she is probably going to survive to a ripe old age at this stage.

who the fug · 02-09-2011 09:14PM

KatyMac wrote: »

. We had a great chase round the shed to inject her tonight as she is at the stage that everytime she see me there is a needle in my hand..

and people still say cattle are dumb

whelan1 · 03-09-2011 06:27AM

have you tried ctc powder? think thats the name , was off the market for a while but is back , you put it on top of meal for a week, it normally works well but if the damage is done theres not a lot you can do

bbam · 03-09-2011 07:06AM

whelan1 wrote: »

have you tried ctc powder? think thats the name , was off the market for a while but is back , you put it on top of meal for a week, it normally works well but if the damage is done theres not a lot you can do

We used it in the spring on a calf that had a persistent cough after
we bought him. Nothing would clear it up, after a week of the powder on his meal he had near cleared and he went on to make a great recovery. has thrived since

KatyMac · 03-09-2011 09:07PM

bbam wrote: »

We used it in the spring on a calf that had a persistent cough after
we bought him. Nothing would clear it up, after a week of the powder on his meal he had near cleared and he went on to make a great recovery. has thrived since

I havent heard of this, will go after it on Monday.
She is a sad looking specimen when seen with the rest of the calves, but I will persist as long as she is with us. Her form is good - well able to fight for her grub this evening and was not pleased to see me with the needle - only four more injections to give her.

Bizzum · 03-09-2011 10:57PM

I've seen this powder. I think the poultry guys use it?
I've only seen it though in large enough quantities, maybe 5kg tubs.
Can it be got in handier doses?

The_Conductor · 04-09-2011 07:44AM

Guys- just be careful here please.
CTC (chlortetracycline) is only listed in Ireland for use in poultry and swine- and there are 2 studies ongoing in UCG and UCD, concerning accumulation in tissue (and consequent veterinary instructions on its usage in animals for human consumption).

Please get veterinary advice on this- CTC is a controlled substance, and should not be used willy-nilly without proper supervision.

BTW- the normal usage of CTC is as an additive to drinking water- *not* as a sprinkling ontop of food etc........

Get veterinary advice on this- and please move away from discussing it here- as you are discussing a controlled substance.

Regards,

SMcCarrick

vanderbadger · 04-09-2011 07:56AM

smccarrick wrote: »

Guys- just be careful here please.
CTC (chlortetracycline) is only listed in Ireland for use in poultry and swine- and there are 2 studies ongoing in UCG and UCD, concerning accumulation in tissue (and consequent veterinary instructions on its usage in animals for human consumption).

Please get veterinary advice on this- CTC is a controlled substance, and should not be used willy-nilly without proper supervision.

BTW- the normal usage of CTC is as an additive to drinking water- *not* as a sprinkling ontop of food etc........

Get veterinary advice on this- and please move away from discussing it here- as you are discussing a controlled substance.

Regards,

SMcCarrick

just to say my vet has given me CTC in the past for calves coughing, his advice was to sprinkle it ontop of their nuts, I must check outside if i can find the package, I think that was the recommendation on the packaging as well

The_Conductor · 04-09-2011 08:29AM

Regardless- its a controlled substance. No more discussion in this thread. OP- contact your vet.

Regards,

SMcCarrick

whelan1 · 04-09-2011 09:03AM

KatyMac wrote: »

I'm thinking the same. I'm keeping the whole bunch in at night now and she is amazingly almost better - again. We had a great chase round the shed to inject her tonight as she is at the stage that everytime she see me there is a needle in my hand. Reacon she is probably going to survive to a ripe old age at this stage.

what injections is she on ?

stanflt · 04-09-2011 03:24PM

thetangler wrote: »

Hi How do you store it ?
How long does it keep for ?
Is 24 tonne the smallest load ?
Who do you buy it from ?
I woudnt mind trying sone through the diet feeder.

Thanks

store it in a long narrow pit like silage/mixed with citrus when ensiling
indefinite as long as its sealed well
all loads were 29-31ton
kw forage systems

stanflt · 04-09-2011 03:26PM

Muckit wrote: »

Your buying brewers? How much a tonne? Does this make sense when your into tillage yourself? (Perhaps I'm mixing things up?)

31a ton paid on delivery
its a super feed-value for money

whelan1 · 04-09-2011 05:14PM

stanflt wrote: »

31a ton paid on delivery
its a super feed-value for money

the last time i went to order there was limited supplies and a big waiting list is it still the same? they where only selling to people who had bought the previous years at that stage

KatyMac · 04-09-2011 06:35PM

My calf has given up the fight. She died during the afternoon. Thanks for all the ideas but her lungs obviously couldn't handle it.
I was lucky last year - didn't have any fatalities at all, so I suppose that sort of luck can't hold for ever.

dar31 · 04-09-2011 07:16PM

weighed the spring born heifers during the week, ave daily weight gain of 0.90kg/day for the last 4 months, on grass alone.

the lightest of the autumn calves only need to ave 0.55kg day up to xmas to hit target weight for bulling.

Muckit · 04-09-2011 07:47PM

stanflt wrote: »

its a super feed-value for money

I'd say that. Supposedly high in protein despite having gone through the brewing process - or am I wrong?? Is there energy in it?

On the storage of it Stanfit, do you just tip it up from the lorry and roll it with the tractor, then seal it? Does it require an ensiling additive? I presume it doesn't need to be rolled or crimped?

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