Farming Chit Chat

whelan1 · 06-06-2012 02:22PM

pissy weather here today, the minute you take your jumper off a shower comes along:mad: then as soon as you have your jumper back on you're sweating:o

case 5150 · 06-06-2012 11:13PM

pit silage picked up five minutes ago thank god before this heavy rain arrives and by the llok of it it not too far away

johngalway · 07-06-2012 08:21AM

So upset was the man in black at Met Eireanns forecast he wrote this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91OIaPRrDts

bob charles · 07-06-2012 08:59AM

johngalway wrote: »

So upset was the man in black at Met Eireanns forecast he wrote this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91OIaPRrDts

classic line

moy83 · 07-06-2012 09:18AM

A right rotten day june my eye

wesleysniper38 · 07-06-2012 09:57AM

Not so bad here this mornin yet.
got a ton of CAN out there now so.....COME ON THE RAIN!

reilig · 07-06-2012 10:16AM

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

Not so bad here this mornin yet.
got a ton of CAN out there now so.....COME ON THE RAIN!

I'd never chance putting out fertilizer when there's 50 to 60 mm of rain promised. I'd be worried that it would end up in the Atlantic.

C0N0R · 07-06-2012 10:52AM

Had about six/seven inches of snow there Wednesday. Good hard frost has meant most of it is still about tonight and probably will be for a few days. We're lucky we only have 20 cows left of the 400 and the 600 new cows arrive on Monday. Hoping that's the only snow we get this winter!

On a happier note, the ski fields are opening this weekend and I just booked flights to Auckland to see the lads play the all blacks this weekend! Will see them in Christchurch next weekend to, going to be a big fortnight for the liver and the bank balance!

Username John · 07-06-2012 10:58AM

Fcuking lashing here in Cork today - and has been on and off for the past 5 hours at least...

I wouldn't like to have fertiliser spread, I think it would be washed away in this rain.

For the past few days, we had savage weather for growing grass - wet in the mornings, but dry, lovely & warm in the afternoons & evenings.

snowman707 · 07-06-2012 12:02PM

bucketing down rain and windy, really miserable

son went to the factory with lambs bought the young collie in the jeep for a spin, pulled in some where on the road home and the dog must have tried to come out the driver's door window ( which was closed) apparently pushing down the locking device , .. central locking, all doors locked.. keys in jeep

not too happy O/H dispatched with spare key

post man arrives, invoice from architect , f€$$$€g hell :mad::mad: knew they are expensive but this takes the biscuit :eek:

vanderbadger · 07-06-2012 12:12PM

snowman707 wrote: »

bucketing down rain and windy, really miserable

son went to the factory with lambs bought the young collie in the jeep for a spin, pulled in some where on the road home and the dog must have tried to come out the driver's door window ( which was closed) apparently pushing down the locking device , .. central locking, all doors locked.. keys in jeep not too happy O/H dispatched with spare key

post man arrives, invoice from architect , f€$$$€g hell :mad::mad: knew they are expensive but this takes the biscuit :eek:

I would have thought the days of architects charging thru the noise were gone, cant be a great profession to be in now

lakill Farm · 07-06-2012 01:24PM

snowman707 wrote: »

bucketing down rain and windy, really miserable

son went to the factory with lambs bought the young collie in the jeep for a spin, pulled in some where on the road home and the dog must have tried to come out the driver's door window ( which was closed) apparently pushing down the locking device , .. central locking, all doors locked.. keys in jeep not too happy O/H dispatched with spare key

post man arrives, invoice from architect , f€$$$€g hell :mad::mad: knew they are expensive but this takes the biscuit :eek:

I always get a draftsman to do my work. he nows all the legislation and always has some good advice.

bbam · 07-06-2012 01:33PM

Feckin wash out here in Cavan.
Was kicking round the office all morning doing "paperwork". But had to bite the bullet and go out on the road. So glad we moved stock to better sheltered ground yesterday evening. Low ground is well waterlogged now, so much for my war on rushes, this wet weather will be like reinforcements for them!
It's an evening to light the fire !

whelan1 · 07-06-2012 02:10PM

went to mountrath- in the lorry- to collect the cows i bought, rained the whole way there and the whole way home....still have to do my silage

lakill Farm · 07-06-2012 02:26PM

if i bought a saddleback x big white pigglet at 7 weeks old would they be ready to kill in November?

Would the breeding of half saddlebag and half big white give me good taste and low fat content?

Or what breeds should i be looking for?

Bodacious · 07-06-2012 02:28PM

whelan1 wrote: »

went to mountrath- in the lorry- to collect the cows i bought, rained the whole way there and the whole way home....still have to do my silage

What type of cows did you buy Whelan?

Good luck with them

wesleysniper38 · 07-06-2012 02:31PM

reilig wrote: »

I'd never chance putting out fertilizer when there's 50 to 60 mm of rain promised. I'd be worried that it would end up in the Atlantic.

Well its out now on topped land so I'll tell ye's in a fortnight.... The long range for round here isn't too bad, its supposed to clear to showers tomorrow evening and early next week is promised good.

wesleysniper38 · 07-06-2012 02:33PM

good luck with your Polish sprayer.
I've one of them too. they do the job but are very delicate.

whelan1 · 07-06-2012 02:34PM

Bodacious wrote: »

What type of cows did you buy Whelan?

Good luck with them

10 br fr cows ta

bogman_bass · 07-06-2012 03:00PM

anybody read Jack Kennedy in the journal today?
Dont worry about the monsoon, go cut your silage anyways:rolleyes:

really in touch with whats going on isnt he?

wesleysniper38 · 07-06-2012 03:25PM

I buy the Journal maximum once a month.....very little (or indeed nothing) that a modest West of Ireland farmer like me can relate to in it.

bob charles · 07-06-2012 03:39PM

heading up into the attic to see where the feck there is water getting into the attic from outside as currently is dropping an inch from my bed:mad:

bbam · 07-06-2012 04:19PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

if i bought a saddleback x big white pigglet at 7 weeks old would they be ready to kill in November?

Would the breeding of half saddlebag and half big white give me good taste and low fat content?

Or what breeds should i be looking for?

We had that or a similar cross last year and while they were delicious they were fatty.. Fella told me that the Saddleback will bring the fat..
Went to a Gloucestershire Old spot , Great White cross which I'm told will be tasty and less fatty...

I've been told that with intensive feeding you can kill to 70kg at 20 weeks.. LAst year we killed at about 30 weeks and they were ~75kg but got lots of veg and fruit rather than intensive meal...

whelan1 · 07-06-2012 04:47PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

anybody read Jack Kennedy in the journal today?
Dont worry about the monsoon, go cut your silage anyways:rolleyes:

really in touch with whats going on isnt he?

went to close in cows jeez the river is frightening this evening , wouldnt be surprised if it overflows

Muckit · 07-06-2012 09:04PM

bob charles wrote: »

heading up into the attic to see where the feck there is water getting into the attic from outside as currently is dropping an inch from my bed:mad:

you'I have to pull the pi$$ pot from under the bed to catch the drips

Only joking, I hope you find the offending tile/slate

bob charles · 07-06-2012 10:28PM

Muckit wrote: »

you'I have to pull the pi$$ pot from under the bed to catch the drips Only joking, I hope you find the offending tile/slate

thats shoddy workmanship up there Ted

lakill Farm · 08-06-2012 09:51AM

bbam wrote: »

.Went to a Gloucestershire Old spot , Great White cross which I'm told will be tasty and less fatty...

I've been told that with intensive feeding you can kill to 70kg at 20 weeks.. LAst year we killed at about 30 weeks and they were ~75kg but got lots of veg and fruit rather than intensive meal...

bbam,

at 7 weeks to killing at 30 weeks can you give me a description of looking after them.

ie diet , what food tyes and when,
Vet and drugs etc
anything else

bbam · 08-06-2012 10:31AM

lakill Farm wrote: »

bbam,

at 7 weeks to killing at 30 weeks can you give me a description of looking after them.

ie diet , what food tyes and when,
Vet and drugs etc
anything else

Hey..
Firstly I'll put my hans up and admit last year whas the first time I ever handled a pig as we never had them on the farm before, read a bit and talked to a few lads who had them...

If they are on a meal only diet the general rule seems to be 1kg meal per month old, every day.

Ours are in an open pen with access to a covered shed, free to root away and fenced in with an electric fence and chicken wire as a back up..

We get waste veg and fruit from a veg shop and scraps from three houses (no meat).. Beer slops from a pub too, ~3 galons a week.

Sounds disgusting but we mix all up in 4 galon buckets, About 1 kg meal, 1 kg rolled barley and top it out with veg and scraps, wet up well with beer and water..

Each bucket feeds for two days, until 12 weeks we feed twice a day and then once a day afterwards..

We keep veg and fruit loose thrown in the pen which they love rooting about for and it keeps them occupied too..

Trough of fresh water, repleneshed few times a week but the feed is wet so they mostly just mess about in the water and empty it on the ground..

Only ailment last year was a swolen leg when they were about 60kg, it was some crack catching him and then couldn't find anything wrong, just washed out the hoof and leg with hot water and dettol and it was lame for about two weeks and then cleared up.. nothing administered as we were killing them for ourselves..

They got about a galon of beer each the morning of slaughter and were the most relaxed looking pigs at the slaughter house by far :cool:, no signs of stress and slept while waiting their turn.

lakill Farm · 08-06-2012 10:49AM

bbam wrote: »

They got about a galon of beer each the morning of slaughter and were the most relaxed looking pigs at the slaughter house by far :cool:, no signs of stress and slept while waiting their turn.

Im putting mine on slats. 2 pigs to a 10 x 10 pen with roof over half of it (well thats the plan in time.)

So its really food and water so. I asked a local veg store also never thought of a pub for beer. :rolleyes:

lakill Farm · 08-06-2012 11:52AM

i have to run a pipe from my house to a stream about 100 meters away down through the yard. It will be onlyfor roof water (after my water tanks are full). It will be catching the house, and 4 sheds so days like today the tanks will fill and then through over flows flow into the pipe.

Im thinking of also draining the yard into it after filtering the water through a silt trap. The yard will be clean and no oil, milk or other stuff will have access to the stream. Am i missing anything?

So do i go 9" concrete pipes at €5.75 plus vat per meter

or is there a plastic alternative? The 9" corri twin walled pipe has small slits on it. SO the water would escape before it gets to the stream?

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