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whelan1

thought i might start this about daily goings on. last night went to check kids during the night as they are all sick:eek: anyways there was a cow out having a stroll in the yard:rolleyes: lucky enough as the road isnt far away

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just do it

vanderbadger wrote: »

thats good going whelan, you should come down here i will show you heavy ground

And here, turnout in February is fairy tale stuff

whelan1

just do it wrote: »

And here, turnout in February is fairy tale stuff

well last year it was 28th february, earliest cows where out here ever

rancher

lakill Farm wrote: »

Looking for a supplier of the plastic cap ends you put into box iron.

cant seem to find anywhere in ireland and only need 1 dozen of one size and 1 dozen of a second size.

At the risk of repeating myself....did you try Kilbeggan Roofing and Steel, I got them there before Christmas for my sheep tunnel

Username John

just do it wrote: »

Nice in theory but there is extra work and costly fencing involved

If you are sheep farming, you need proper (read expensive) fencing.

If you just want to hold sheep to graze a place, once a year, I would say two strands of electric wire would do the job, if they're used to it...

So there you go - simple as that... as your name suggests, all you have to do now is "just do it"

bob charles

Username John wrote: »

If you are sheep farming, you need proper (read expensive) fencing.

If you just want to hold sheep to graze a place, once a year, I would say two strands of electric wire would do the job, if they're used to it...

So there you go - simple as that... as your name suggests, all you have to do now is "just do it"

as the saying goes "if you want angry neighbors, get sheep"

Username John

bob charles wrote: »

as the saying goes "if you want angry neighbors, get sheep"

he he - I heard it in a nicer way "if you want to get to know your neighbours, get sheep"

freedominacup

Username John wrote: »

he he - I heard it in a nicer way "if you want to get to know your neighbours, get sheep"

Either way we had 320 of the b***ards in last Thurs. Got to know that neighbour fairly fast.

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

the bit of exercise will do them the power of good.

Cows I suppose are different and will me able to get more out of that type of grass. hopefully everyone gets their cows out as it would free up allot of grub for the rest of us:D

Yup it's more than the feed value. Just took 3kg silage DM out of the ration. It wouldn't be worth putting them out for less. Takes pressure of the housing as well. The grass is hardly as good as the silage no doubt but it takes a bit of pressure off feed stocks after the early winter also. The paddocks they're going on are v.dry also to the extent that I've seen maize crops suffer from lack of water in May. That was '97 and it ended up being a year you could compare 2012 to. Beware the early, good Spring.

whelan1

war around here today, confirmation was to be 5th february... got a note home today that its changed to 21st february... we will be in spain then:mad::mad::mad::mad:

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

war around here today, confirmation was to be 5th february... got a note home today that its changed to 21st february... we will be in spain then:mad::mad::mad::mad:

disaster

dzer2

whelan1 wrote: »

war around here today, confirmation was to be 5th february... got a note home today that its changed to 21st february... we will be in spain then:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Rich farmers going on holidays:P

whelan1

dzer2 wrote: »

Rich farmers going on holidays:P

for 4 days, flights booked since last august! i didnt book until we knew the date of the confirmation:rolleyes:

just do it

whelan1 wrote: »

war around here today, confirmation was to be 5th february... got a note home today that its changed to 21st february... we will be in spain then:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Is that not a normal school day?

dzer2

whelan1 wrote: »

for 4 days, flights booked since last august! i didnt book until we knew the date of the confirmation:rolleyes:

Has to be done going to Austria nest week for 5 days skiing with the clan booked it before christmas and gave it as a pressie to herself

dzer2

just do it wrote: »

Is that not a normal school day?

Half term I think

whelan1

just do it wrote: »

Is that not a normal school day?

well kids are allowed miss 20 days per year, after all eldest lad has had a ****e time with bullies and 4 days 1 of them the weeked wont kill anyone... dont know what to do now

hoseman

New series on Channel 4 "First time Farmers"

Username John

bbam wrote: »

Feckin had to come home from work with sore back. So bad I can hardly drive.
Back pain, sciatic pain and knumbness/ pins and needles in foot. I know it'll pass but not without a few days of torture and sitting round.

How's the back Bbam? Hope things are improving...

just do it

whelan1 wrote: »

well kids are allowed miss 20 days per year, after all eldest lad has had a ****e time with bullies and 4 days 1 of them the weeked wont kill anyone... dont know what to do now

It's a bit s*** alright. Anyone else in the school caught out? Could he make it with another school? In reality you'll probably have to cancel the holiday. Any chance you could change it for another time without losing out too much on it?

bob charles

freedominacup wrote: »

Either way we had 320 of the b***ards in last Thurs. Got to know that neighbour fairly fast.

friend of mine who would be a bit of a character as they say, went to answer a knock on the door one evening only to be met with an irate neighbor who said that there was 300 of his ewes after breaking in, my mates reply was "I wonder where the other 100 are", needless to say the neighbor nearly blew a gasket

whelan1

years ago when i was milking 2 herds morning and evening a mile apart i was nearly ditched by a heifer running out in front of me from a neighbouring farm.. i rang the door bell to tell them and the farmers wife said to me "ok, would you like a kitten!":eek:

bob charles

JohnBoy wrote: »

Irish international trading in cork:

http://www.iitc.ie/

The great thing about them is they're a wholesaler too, so if you want something they sell, but dont live local they can probably tell you who they sell them to near you, most co-ops buy some stuff from them.

never heard of them before, just looking on there site they have all kinds of stuff, was looking at silage covers - would they sell a pallet to a normal joe soap? its one product I spend allot on each year and they are a serious price now

Muckit

hoseman wrote: »

New series on Channel 4 "First time Farmers"

Sorry only after seeing your post. Was very good wasn't it?

Muckit

lakill Farm wrote: »

Looking for a supplier of the plastic cap ends you put into box iron.

cant seem to find anywhere in ireland and only need 1 dozen of one size and 1 dozen of a second size.

Sorry Iakill only after spotting your post now.

I got some in Tripart, Tuam rd, Galway there last year

http://www.tripart.ie/

Can't find them on the site, but they have them in the shop. Give them a ring

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

never heard of them before, just looking on there site they have all kinds of stuff, was looking at silage covers - would they sell a pallet to a normal joe soap? its one product I spend allot on each year and they are a serious price now

I dealt with them a bit in another time. You'd be amazed at how poor the markup on some stuff is. The smaller it is the higher the markup, I wouldn't mind betting it'd hardly be worth your while on the pallet of plastics.

hoseman

Muckit wrote: »

Sorry only after seeing your post. Was very good wasn't it?

It was different,They seemed to be down to earth young people,hope the son with the pigs get on well ,enjoyable to watch,best of luck to all of them.

Muckit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFAZwbCFTlQ

Radical and genius ....... or plain mad.... ?

case 956

farmerjack wrote: »

Calving down 30 heifers starting in about 10 days, will probably buy an extra 20/25 calved heifers/young cows in march. Milking platform capable of probably milking 140 cows comfortably so the option is there, I will probably drive on to 100 cows in the short term.

have you much quota got??

bbam

Username John wrote: »

How's the back Bbam? Hope things are improving...

Getting better alright. Hobbled into work yesterday but I was a desk jockey all day. Makes you feel a bit useless sitting round "resting" all day.

farmerjack

case 956 wrote: »

have you much quota got??

250000 litres approx, bought some and got some as a category b new entrant, when I say short term i mean I will probably gear up the 100 cows for 2015, see how things pan out and make any decision on whether to increase further from there.