Farming Chit Chat

whelan1 · 03-04-2012 06:57PM

spoke to man today who 2 years ago brought a set of fr bull twins and brought them home when only getting €25 , sold them last week for €1050... he was glad he brought them home

johngalway · 03-04-2012 07:07PM

whelan1 wrote: »

snowing:rolleyes:

Are ye getting much? There was a few flurries here earlier but nothing much thankfully.

whelan1 · 03-04-2012 07:08PM

not sticking but a good few showers, put cows in again tonight

Kovu · 03-04-2012 07:18PM

Working today and was up and down the yard sorting problems etc. Dress & short sleeves. I think people thought I was mad. But I just don't feel the cold.

On another note, just set up a new website for work. Mods would it be ok to post the link, it is for the livestock industry after all.

Birdnuts · 03-04-2012 07:21PM

johngalway wrote: »

Are ye getting much? There was a few flurries here earlier but nothing much thankfully.

Mini Blizzard here ATM - feel sorry for all the young livestock that came into the world in recent weeks during the fine spell. Must be an awfull shock to the system - hypothermia, pneumonia etc. could rear their ugly head over coming weeks for these stock as the outlook is now very unsettled and often chilly for the next 10 days at least:(

blue5000 · 03-04-2012 07:26PM

Mt cranium did say it was a possibility last week, I found it hard to believe. Not much growth here today, but no snow.

Birdnuts · 03-04-2012 07:33PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Mt cranium did say it was a possibility last week, I found it hard to believe. Not much growth here today, but no snow.

The E and NE got the worse today - it looks rough for the whole country next week though and quiet unlike many recent Aprils that saw the best of the years weather. I'm looking at the positive though and hoping this means a decent summer;)

snowman707 · 03-04-2012 07:35PM

whelan1 wrote: »

not sticking but a good few showers, put cows in again tonight

we milked early this am as we were going to the mart and the cows didn't want to go out,
was no silage in and no body free to feed them so we let them out,

heavy hail and biting wind this evening so we put out some good bale silage for them to night and the bitches are lined up to go out :rolleyes:

Muckit · 03-04-2012 09:50PM

johngalway wrote: »

I'll let you know later, I've to wait out on the side of a hill for a lamp shy lamb killing fox

Broke back mountain connemara style

Muckit · 03-04-2012 09:57PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

hypothermia, pneumonia etc. could rear their ugly head over coming weeks for these stock as the outlook is now very unsettled and often chilly for the next 10 days at least:(

Ya it's pretty bad here. Have to drive the cattle back into the slatted shed

just do it · 03-04-2012 10:15PM

Muckit wrote: »

Ya it's pretty bad here. Have to drive the cattle back into the slatted shed

Who's that with you on the horse?:D

just do it · 03-04-2012 10:17PM

Just put a 2nd calver into the calving pen. She has the blister out. She's now at 306 days and in calf to FL25. She calved OMA no bother as a 1st calver at 298d so fingers crossed;)

Bizzum · 03-04-2012 10:20PM

The Tribesmen are a hardy lot Muckit:)

Muckit · 03-04-2012 10:25PM

just do it wrote: »

Who's that with you on the horse?:D

Ah no, that's not me.... that's the oul lad and the brother......I'm there in the background closing the electric fence!

dar31 · 03-04-2012 10:30PM

scc 64 on the docket today, never remember it going under 100 before

heading back out, handled a cow 20 min ago and was greeted by four feet, back into the work clothes.

blue5000 · 03-04-2012 11:16PM

Muckit wrote: »

Ya it's pretty bad here. Have to drive the cattle back into the slatted shed

ffs redzer vander and paks will hardly top this one:P

johngalway · 03-04-2012 11:57PM

Muckit wrote: »

Broke back mountain connemara style

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............

no.

Saw damn all anyway. Pretty cold out there, not sure if there'll be frost here but it's borderline. I'd not be surprised if there's ice on car windows in places in the morning.

johngalway · 04-04-2012 12:00AM

Muckit wrote: »

Ah no, that's not me.... that's the oul lad and the brother......I'm there in the background closing the electric fence!

Saw a clip of Scotland on the news earlier and it looks similar (with the obligatory car parked safely in a ditch).

Muckit · 04-04-2012 08:28AM

dar31 wrote: »

handled a cow 20 min ago and was greeted by four feet, back into the work clothes.

Well dar, how did it go with the twins?

lakill Farm · 04-04-2012 09:11AM

knocked 7 trees at the end of Feb to make room for the calf shed and went to dig up the roots & stumps yesterday evening and my little 3t digger was better off parked in the shed. Ended up calling a lad with 12t hitachi. Hoping he comes before saturday.

Least i got to burn all the bushes last saturday night week and once the stupms are up im ready to rock put in levels and pour concrete saturday after easter , weather permitting.

just do it · 04-04-2012 09:30AM

just do it wrote: »

Just put a 2nd calver into the calving pen. She has the blister out. She's now at 306 days and in calf to FL25. She calved OMA no bother as a 1st calver at 298d so fingers crossed;)

Bad news I'm afraid. Big calf that took a pull but very disappointed to lose it. Its heart was going at birth, and I kept it going with CPR for ~20mins, but he never took a breath. And all for the want of a head rope. I took it out of the container, put it on, and with hand pressure only - snap! I haven't used it in 2 or 3 years and it has gotten very frail. Once I'd the calf's head out he came no problem. Cow fine so just angry with myself really:(.

The only good thing I've fostered the 18day old calf I mentioned from the heifer that wouldn't let her suck (posted a picture of her on the photo form a while back).

The joys of farming:rolleyes:

bob charles · 04-04-2012 09:30AM

Was setting sugar beet yesterday and it was the coldest, hardest day I have ever sown a seed

Bodacious · 04-04-2012 11:13AM

just do it wrote: »

just do it wrote: »

Just put a 2nd calver into the calving pen. She has the blister out. She's now at 306 days and in calf to FL25. She calved OMA no bother as a 1st calver at 298d so fingers crossed;)

Bad news I'm afraid. Big calf that took a pull but very disappointed to lose it. Its heart was going at birth, and I kept it going with CPR for ~20mins, but he never took a breath. And all for the want of a head rope. I took it out of the container, put it on, and with hand pressure only - snap! I haven't used it in 2 or 3 years and it has gotten very frail. Once I'd the calf's head out he came no problem. Cow fine so just angry with myself really:(.

The only good thing I've fostered the 18day old calf I mentioned from the heifer that wouldn't let her suck (posted a picture of her on the photo form a while back).

The joys of farming:rolleyes:

I'm sorry for your loss, I read your earlier post and when I saw 306 and FL25 I thought you'd have bother he hard enough calved.

Head rope ? For holding the cow is it? Excuse my ignorance if it's for pulling the calf

whelan1 · 04-04-2012 11:23AM

just do it wrote: »

Bad news I'm afraid. Big calf that took a pull but very disappointed to lose it. Its heart was going at birth, and I kept it going with CPR for ~20mins, but he never took a breath. And all for the want of a head rope. I took it out of the container, put it on, and with hand pressure only - snap! I haven't used it in 2 or 3 years and it has gotten very frail. Once I'd the calf's head out he came no problem. Cow fine so just angry with myself really:(.

The only good thing I've fostered the 18day old calf I mentioned from the heifer that wouldn't let her suck (posted a picture of her on the photo form a while back).

The joys of farming:rolleyes:

sorry for the loss, a neighbour lost their 8 year old son on monday, i was talking to someone this morning and they where saying, we are always giving out about loosing calves etc but when you see what other people have to deal with you just move on, could be worse

JohnBoy · 04-04-2012 11:44AM

snowman707 wrote: »

we milked early this am as we were going to the mart and the cows didn't want to go out,
was no silage in and no body free to feed them so we let them out,

heavy hail and biting wind this evening so we put out some good bale silage for them to night and the bitches are lined up to go out :rolleyes:

There's no pleasing wimmin.

Not liking the look of this weather at all.

Have sprayed off for reseeding, worried now we might have been premature.

Sad but I'm not as worried about the reseed as I am about the "told you so" I'll get from a certain, older, gentleman

lakill Farm · 04-04-2012 11:45AM

That is so sad.

lad from the area i moved into died yesterday. He was knocked down in mullingar about 4 years ago on St Stephens night. He was about mid 20s. Went to that rehabiliation clinic in dublin and then to a nursing home. Very sad.

whelan1 wrote: »

sorry for the loss, a neighbour lost their 8 year old son on monday, i was talking to someone this morning and they where saying, we are always giving out about loosing calves etc but when you see what other people have to deal with you just move on, could be worse

5live · 04-04-2012 12:24PM

Bodacious wrote: »

I'm sorry for your loss, I read your earlier post and when I saw 306 and FL25 I thought you'd have bother he hard enough calved.

Head rope ? For holding the cow is it? Excuse my ignorance if it's for pulling the calf

For going around the calfs head to bring it evenly with the chest when pulling a big calf

pakalasa · 04-04-2012 12:27PM

just do it wrote: »

.....Its heart was going at birth, and I kept it going with CPR for ~20mins, but he never took a breath. And all for the want of a head rope....:rolleyes:

On the head rope - the Vet that writes for Journal was saying that he uses an ordinary rope just going back over the head, behind the ears, with both ends loose. He just pulls then on both ends together.

Just wondering how did you do the CPR? I revived a calf 2 wks ago by blowing up a nostril with the mouth held close and the other nostril covered. Inflate the lungs then and allow to deflate with slight pressure on the side. I got a heartbeat first and then one breath. I was just chancing my arm really, but it worked. I know there are risks etc with Lepto and all that.

Bodacious · 04-04-2012 12:54PM

5live wrote: »

Bodacious wrote: »

I'm sorry for your loss, I read your earlier post and when I saw 306 and FL25 I thought you'd have bother he hard enough calved.

Head rope ? For holding the cow is it? Excuse my ignorance if it's for pulling the calf

For going around the calfs head to bring it evenly with the chest when pulling a big calf

Thanks 5live,

I've never seen it done and have pulled a food few big lads, must look it up.. I would only ever move calving ropes above knee.. I'm not sure where I'd attach the head rope to jack

rancher · 04-04-2012 01:57PM

pakalasa wrote: »

On the head rope - the Vet that writes for Journal was saying that he uses an ordinary rope just going back over the head, behind the ears, with both ends loose. He just pulls then on both ends together.

Just wondering how did you do the CPR? I revived a calf 2 wks ago by blowing up a nostril with the mouth held close and the other nostril covered. Inflate the lungs then and allow to deflate with slight pressure on the side. I got a heartbeat first and then one breath. I was just chancing my arm really, but it worked. I know there are risks etc with Lepto and all that.

I used to inflate them with an oxygen cylinder, always thought they're was a great kick in it, often took a whiff myself after a hard calving.....well thats what I told students here one day when they asked what it was for!!!!!!

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