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Farming Chit Chat

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  • #1922
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    wallah wrote: »
    i had alovely charolais heifer calve this morning and i had just finished sucking the calf
    When into the yard came two lovely people from the department to see if i needed any help with my records
    I spent the next 5 hours looking through my herd register,flock register ,movement permits,cattle tags ,measuring tanks :( . and they are coming back tomorrow to read my sheep as it was a bit wet to do it today
    How did it go?


  • #1923
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Picked out a nice level heifer at a sale there this week, 440kg or so. €1190....:o no way was I going to match that! And there are floods within floods here in Mayo. I want to be back in the midlands again:(


  • #1924
    thetangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭thetangler


    Karen112 wrote: »
    Picked out a nice level heifer at a sale there this week, 440kg or so. €1190....:o no way was I going to match that! And there are floods within floods here in Mayo. I want to be back in the midlands again:(

    When did Letrim move to the Midlands ?


  • #1925
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    thetangler wrote: »
    When did Letrim move to the Midlands ?

    When you're near Longford it's close enough :o


  • #1926
    wallah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭wallah


    5live wrote: »
    wallah wrote: »
    i had alovely charolais heifer calve this morning and i had just finished sucking the calf
    When into the yard came two lovely people from the department to see if i needed any help with my records
    I spent the next 5 hours looking through my herd register,flock register ,movement permits,cattle tags ,measuring tanks :( . and they are coming back tomorrow to read my sheep as it was a bit wet to do it today
    How did it go?




    They came back looked through the register
    To make sure it was up to date
    Took the numbers of a 20 sheep
    checked they were in the register
    checked no tags were missing.
    Made sure we had sent back the nitrate form to johnstown castle , its called record 4 as we have them on rented ground till march


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  • #1927
    5live
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,438 ✭✭✭5live


    Good news. You're off the radar for a few years so;)


  • #1928
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Just after washing work pants with my phone in the pocket!

    It was the pure finest after I took it out! Missed call on it and all where I had rang it to try find it! Go on the SAMSUNG!!! :D


  • #1929
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    Muckit wrote: »
    Just after washing work pants with my phone in the pocket!

    It was the pure finest after I took it out! Missed call on it and all where I had rang it to try find it! Go on the SAMSUNG!!! :D

    lucky man, that's some phone is it in some sort of waterproof cover thing?


  • #1930
    case 5150
    Closed Accounts Posts: 197 ✭✭case 5150


    went out this morn to find pbr charolais cowcalved with a bull calf dead behind her, veal over its head f..k it anyway


  • #1931
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    case 5150 wrote: »
    went out this morn to find pbr charolais cowcalved with a bull calf dead behind her, veal over its head f..k it anyway

    Bad luck there:( Here was me thinking I had a bad morning after trying what seems like every pub in Dublin last night!


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  • #1932
    case 5150
    Closed Accounts Posts: 197 ✭✭case 5150


    Karen112 wrote: »
    Bad luck there:( Here was me thinking I had a bad morning after trying what seems like every pub in Dublin last night!


    ha that what i kicking meself about i should have looked at her in the shed when i came home from the pub i might have been able to save the calf. suppose these things happen worse if i went out and found both cow and calve dead


  • #1933
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    Bizzum wrote: »
    A 900Kg Charolais cow with condition on her is worth a lot more than €1200. Serious trade at the moment:)
    sold a limo cull cow on saturday, 720kg made 1360


  • #1934
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Bodacious wrote: »
    lucky man, that's some phone is it in some sort of waterproof cover thing?

    Samsung-Xcover-B7210-405x450.jpg
    The cover around the phone is 'waterproof.'
    I really put that one to the test! :D


  • #1935
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    I've one of those Samsungs. You can drop them in slurry and everything..:D


  • #1936
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Muckit wrote: »
    Samsung-Xcover-B7210-405x450.jpg
    The cover around the phone is 'waterproof.'
    I really put that one to the test! :D

    What the model number of those phones as 02 owe me a few phones since I changed plan.


  • #1937
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    Samsung B2100 - a very basic phone, but tough as old leather.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n4D6xlZxII


  • #1938
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    pakalasa wrote: »
    Samsung B2100 - a very basic phone, but tough as old leather.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n4D6xlZxII

    is it basic enough to be able to make phone calls:D:D


  • #1939
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    Yep, you can send text messages aswell.


  • #1940
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    It must have been swirling around in the drum of the washing machine for a good 20 min!!

    I was full sure that water would get in at the ear piece, but had a few phone calls since and it's working hunky dory! ;)


  • #1941
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    pakalasa wrote: »
    Yep, you can send text messages aswell.

    what are them?


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  • #1942
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    bob charles wrote: »
    what are them?

    Christ:D


  • #1943
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    Winter is really in.... Started feeding today Dec 5th,cows were delighted to see the bale coming... Could have held off a bit longer but it's harsh weather on them ... Couple calving end of Jan so no point letting them slip ... Many others that outwinter started feeding yet? What's the crack down your way Redzer, still holding off or flat out?


  • #1944
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    feeding the heifers around the yard but I should last till christmas with the rest.


  • #1945
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    Bodacious wrote: »
    Winter is really in.... Started feeding today Dec 5th,cows were delighted to see the bale coming... Could have held off a bit longer but it's harsh weather on them ... Couple calving end of Jan so no point letting them slip ... Many others that outwinter started feeding yet? What's the crack down your way Redzer, still holding off or flat out?

    Feeding the weanlings nuts at the moment, Will start giving them a bit of silage next week, tis tuff weather on them now. Cows gone to the winterage with about a week, They wont see anything till feburary....hopefully:D


  • #1946
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Feeding the weanlings nuts at the moment, Will start giving them a bit of silage next week, tis tuff weather on them now. Cows gone to the winterage with about a week, They wont see anything till feburary....hopefully:D

    February!... Thats a gift to have that amount of Winterage..You all march/april calving then so!? would you ever get the odd one losing condition for whatever reason and have to bring her in for a bit of TLC.


  • #1947
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    feeding the heifers around the yard but I should last till christmas with the rest.

    This years heifers or in calf ladies?


  • #1948
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    Bodacious wrote: »
    February!... Thats a gift to have that amount of Winterage..You all march/april calving then so!? would you ever get the odd one losing condition for whatever reason and have to bring her in for a bit of TLC.

    Mostly march april and the dreaded may but there is always a few that calf up there before we bring them home. A few of the older cows that would be a bit poorer we would keep around home and the would get a bit of silage aswell and would start feeding a bit earlier. Cows in the winterage never see silage. They just get about 3kgs of the burren nut for about 6 weeks. You would want a cow with thick skin for it though, blondes parts and blues are out of the question.


  • #1949
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Mostly march april and the dreaded may but there is always a few that calf up there before we bring them home. A few of the older cows that would be a bit poorer we would keep around home and the would get a bit of silage aswell and would start feeding a bit earlier. Cows in the winterage never see silage. They just get about 3kgs of the burren nut for about 6 weeks. You would want a cow with thick skin for it though, blondes parts and blues are out of the question.

    Good hardy LM x, CH x, AA, HR Xś so or salers, have no blondes or parts yet but they softer for being outside?, used of better climates i suppose!


  • #1950
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    Youd want a kinda loose fleshy cow if you didnt want to be feeding them, The tighter skinned more well muscled just dont seem up to it, I spose they dont get the cover of fat under the skin if ya get me. We have a good few sim cows and the do alright in it. Whiteheads suit it best and wouldnt need to be fed at all but theres no trade for them round here so rules them out. Charolais are prob better than lims for it but I still prefer the lims for breeding off.


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  • #1951
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    Bodacious wrote: »
    This years heifers or in calf ladies?

    maidin heifers that I brought home so I could catch them bulling


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