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polod · 05-09-2011 07:38PM

Some fooking heavy rain in the north midlands today

whelan1 · 05-09-2011 07:42PM

there was a massive shower here yesterday.... i suppose we havent had much rain all year

johngalway · 05-09-2011 07:49PM

Could float the QE2 down some of my drains this evening. The rain in Spain stays mostly in Connemara it seems! It can stop now, seriously.

vanderbadger · 05-09-2011 07:56PM

johngalway wrote: »

Could float the QE2 down some of my drains this evening. The rain in Spain stays mostly in Connemara it seems! It can stop now, seriously.

ya its kinda scary to see ground so messy this evening..hope its not going to be a long winter..

The_Conductor · 05-09-2011 08:14PM

johngalway wrote: »

The rain in Spain stays mostly in Connemara it seems! It can stop now, seriously.

5 hours and counting here.
A few local roads impassable- but nothing too major......
I'm fed up- it looks like those 4 or 5 days in April were the summer :mad:

johngalway · 05-09-2011 08:26PM

smccarrick wrote: »

5 hours and counting here.
A few local roads impassable- but nothing too major......
I'm fed up- it looks like those 4 or 5 days in April were the summer :mad:

Yes, you're not the only one fed up. I've some late thistles to spot spray, new rushes have come up I want to spray also. Not to mention my lambs getting pelted with rain day in day out. Have a few hoggets straying in the hill, went there but didn't get out of the car. Every hoof in the place was on shelter, saw no point in checking behind every rock for an hour or two in that weather. Trying to get the young dog out twice a day training, managed once this morning. This evening was just gales and driving rain, so brought him to the beach for a run instead, masochist that I am, got sand blasted and power hosed in one go

I'm almost wishing the freezing weather back at this stage, at least a person could get out and do something!

Tora Bora · 05-09-2011 09:09PM

Serious, serious amount of rain made since Friday night in these parts. Raining non Stop since mornings today. Three week old healthy calf this morning, has an awful blood scour this evening. Gave him a good shot of vexocan.
I always associated this kind of scour with spring born calves picking up something in the shed.
This calf was born outside, and was never in, to pick up anything like this.
I blame the brutal weather.

Bodacious · 05-09-2011 09:11PM

Had contractor spreading ground lime today... rain has stopped now but it'll be well washed in or washed off if it continues!!

He had to quit though:mad:

whelan1 · 06-09-2011 06:22AM

Tora Bora wrote: »

Serious, serious amount of rain made since Friday night in these parts. Raining non Stop since mornings today. Three week old healthy calf this morning, has an awful blood scour this evening. Gave him a good shot of vexocan.
I always associated this kind of scour with spring born calves picking up something in the shed.
This calf was born outside, and was never in, to pick up anything like this.
I blame the brutal weather.

are there crows etc around an area where they are getting meal, or is he with older calves?

Suckler · 06-09-2011 06:32AM

finally managed to get a week off work and get home, have a digger arriving to put down a bit of stone and clear a few drains but the rain wil have the aul fella giving out yards about the mess I'll be tracking up :mad:

Tora Bora · 06-09-2011 07:42AM

whelan1 wrote: »

are there crows etc around an area where they are getting meal, or is he with older calves?

No meal being given, but he is with a group of cows wirh spring born calves!! Is that where the problem is coming from? Several of the spring born calves got the problem this year.

whelan1 · 06-09-2011 07:55AM

Tora Bora wrote: »

No meal being given, but he is with a group of cows wirh spring born calves!! Is that where the problem is coming from? Several of the spring born calves got the problem this year.

problem sorted!

BalingMad · 06-09-2011 09:46AM

Bizzum wrote: »

Folks,
Anyone here find wrapping silage with 2 different colours of wrap to be more effective at reducing bird damage than single coloured bales?

Absoultly not, I did it for two year with no effect what so ever, I now just concentrate on getting the bales in a quick as possible, I use a Keltec keltrans, no bale left in field long enough for the crows then

Dozer1 · 06-09-2011 11:45AM

Out checking heifers yesterday, had a super CHxSIM heifer from my best cow that I'd been looking forward to seeing calve in Nov, noticed she was a bit away from the others, she'd "slung" her calf, bloody typical.

Disgusted to say the least.

Ah well that's farming, as shes young enough I could leave her go incalf again but at todays prices I suppose I should fatten and sell her.

Her dam has has 6 smashing calves to date (5 bulls + this heifer), goes incalf first time everytime and loads of milk....sick

Tora Bora · 06-09-2011 12:00PM

whelan1 wrote: »

problem sorted!

You seem to be an expert on this subject, but as I found this on the internet when researching it may be of interest http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/milner.w-228985-vecoxan-calf-presentation-2009-business-finance-ppt-powerpoint/

johngalway · 06-09-2011 12:02PM

Happy days, hoggets, I think, have decided to stay where they were put on the commonage

(Probably just jinxed it...)

whelan1 · 06-09-2011 12:17PM

Tora Bora wrote: »

You seem to be an expert on this subject, but as I found this on the internet when researching it may be of interest http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/milner.w-228985-vecoxan-calf-presentation-2009-business-finance-ppt-powerpoint/

i learnt it all the hard way

Bodacious · 06-09-2011 12:53PM

Suckler wrote: »

finally managed to get a week off work and get home, have a digger arriving to put down a bit of stone and clear a few drains but the rain wil have the aul fella giving out yards about the mess I'll be tracking up :mad:

They all the same ole lads then ... Mine the same... It's okay for them when they have plenty of time to themselves to pick and choose weather/ground conditions... Different story when you have to book time off and ducking and diving between various factors !!

whelan1 · 06-09-2011 03:24PM

just back from mart got €170 for 10 day old br/fr bull, was about 15 calves in sale a good few blues best made 430 ,.. was a smashing red lim hr got 300. other hol/fr which where a good bit older than mine made up to €150 , 90 for the worst and a free martin friesian heifer made 110

Bodacious · 06-09-2011 03:45PM

[Quote= a free martin friesian heifer made 110[/Quote]

would she be a twin with a bull and is it compulsory for vendor to announce this before someone goes feeding her for 2 years? Just curious that's all , thanks.

whelan1 · 06-09-2011 03:49PM

if it was me i would always say she was a free martin , yup she would be a twin with a bull

Tipp Man · 06-09-2011 05:07PM

Don't think there is any rule which makes you declare a free martin but you should always do it

whelan1 · 06-09-2011 06:43PM

neighbour had 10 maiden friesian heifers in mart today, fit for service,they would be well bred , missed them selling but was talking to him after averaged 800 euro each , he thinks they are all going north

bbam · 07-09-2011 07:38AM

Have department vet calling today to inspect for a pig herd number. Was a bit worried he wouldn't be impresses about us having pigs already. But he was fine on the phone.
"Lucky" I'm off work with bad back again to meet him.

Username John · 07-09-2011 07:42AM

bbam wrote: »

Have department vet calling today to inspect for a pig herd number. Was a bit worried he wouldn't be impresses about us having pigs already. But he was fine on the phone.
"Lucky" I'm off work with bad back again to meet him.

Hi Bbam,
Let is know how you get on.

I sent in a form for a pig number a few weeks ago, and heard nothing since... Getting a bit too late for pigs for Christmas now I fear...

:mad:

whelan1 · 07-09-2011 08:35AM

Tora Bora wrote: »

You seem to be an expert on this subject, but as I found this on the internet when researching it may be of interest http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/milner.w-228985-vecoxan-calf-presentation-2009-business-finance-ppt-powerpoint/

might be no harm to do any more new calves at 10 days of age

Suckler · 07-09-2011 08:38AM

Can anyone tell me how much a 7-tonne digger would consume per hour/per day - I've got one booked for the week but just want to work out how much I'll have to fork out in diesel. It'll be mainly clearing/digging drains, scrape off topsoil and stoning up a yard/road way around the place. I realise this would be a rough estimate but just looking for a guideline. cheers.

Tora Bora · 07-09-2011 11:01AM

whelan1 wrote: »

might be no harm to do any more new calves at 10 days of age

Have a few born already, but definitely keeping them totally seperate from the older ones. I was thinking about giving them a shot, but vet said I would gain nothing unless they had already been exposed to the problem in the first place, for at least a week or ten days.!

bbam · 07-09-2011 11:14AM

Username John wrote: »

Hi Bbam,
Let is know how you get on.

I sent in a form for a pig number a few weeks ago, and heard nothing since... Getting a bit too late for pigs for Christmas now I fear... :mad:

Maybe not..
Chap we bought from said it would be no problem finishing them from 12 weeks with 6 weeks of heavy meal feeding.. But then wouldn't you only have intensively reared pork and I can buy that in Tesco

Ours are out in the open, plenty of space, 1-2lb of meal daily each and lots of scraps from 4 houses...~2-3galons of scraps daily

To be honest I find them hard to figure out... No matter how much you feed them they always seem starving, real pigs:rolleyes:.. But they are growing well so we're happy enough..

whelan1 · 07-09-2011 11:41AM

Tora Bora wrote: »

Have a few born already, but definitely keeping them totally seperate from the older ones. I was thinking about giving them a shot, but vet said I would gain nothing unless they had already been exposed to the problem in the first place, for at least a week or ten days.!

true calves aren't born with coccidiosis , they are exposed to it, hence the shot at 10 days , i do all calves at 10 days then if they need it after that ... prevention is better than cure:)

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