Farming Chit Chat

Manoffeeling · 25-01-2013 11:05PM

benjydagg wrote: »

My Sitka spruce and Norway spruce just LOVE this weather!!!

Nature knows best!

On a different note. I got my soil samples back. I was expecting the worst as regards lime as my land is hungry. It's good grass land if managed like Stanfit. It got no fertiliser last year of any kind. P and K all good. Just 3 cwt of cut squart as a neighbour says.

keep going · 26-01-2013 12:23AM

dont what it is about looking at cows in a house but they always seem thinner than they are.gave the cows second dose today and thought as i ran them through the crush they were fine condition wise yet when i looked at them in the house i think they are a bit peeky.

micky mouse · 26-01-2013 12:42AM

So sad to hear about the detective in louth.Those men and women have a hard dangerous job. RIP

Mac Taylor · 26-01-2013 01:08AM

blue5000 wrote: »

Yeah, most likely lacking phosphate, any of the mineral lick buckets should have some in them. Are they on kale? If they are they'd need iodine as well.

Thanks Blue. No kale, just silage and nuts. Will chance one of the buckets tomorrow.

bob charles · 26-01-2013 01:35AM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Thanks Blue. No kale, just silage and nuts. Will chance one of the buckets tomorrow.

do you feed iodine with the kale? dont know if it would make any difference but cant feeding Kale result in iodine deficiency. dont know what the symptoms are though

blue5000 · 26-01-2013 02:11PM

bob charles wrote: »

do you feed iodine with the kale? dont know if it would make any difference but cant feeding Kale result in iodine deficiency. dont know what the symptoms are though

Symptoms for pregnant cows are aborting or weak calves at birth. Gave mine a tracesure bolus and I put iodine in the water but I never see them drinking it.

stanflt · 26-01-2013 03:00PM

i spray iodine on the top of the udder when drying off and do them every week before they calve

whelan1 · 26-01-2013 03:03PM

stanflt wrote: »

i spray iodine on the top of the udder when drying off and do them every week before they calve

i put it in the drinker at the rate of 1ml/cow per day

freedominacup · 26-01-2013 03:09PM

whelan1 wrote: »

i put it in the drinker at the rate of 1ml/cow per day

Are minerals a bit like what Henry Ford said about advertising? You know the one about 50% of the money spent on advertising being wasted, it was figuring out which 50% was working was the problem. Could the same be said about some of our spend on minerals?

Bean_Flicker · 26-01-2013 03:23PM

Now that the SCWS is gone, do you still have record on agfood.ie the dates when you dehorn calves, introduce meal etc. ??

whelan1 · 26-01-2013 03:32PM

freedominacup wrote: »

Are minerals a bit like what Henry Ford said about advertising? You know the one about 50% of the money spent on advertising being wasted, it was figuring out which 50% was working was the problem. Could the same be said about some of our spend on minerals?

stop giving them and you'll know:D

Muckit · 26-01-2013 04:42PM

stanflt wrote: »

i spray iodine on the top of the udder when drying off and do them every week before they calve

Is that for disinfectant purposes stan or is it absorbed through the udder to address any iodine deficiency?

freedominacup · 26-01-2013 04:44PM

whelan1 wrote: »

stop giving them and you'll know:D

I will I just have to figure out which half;)

stanflt · 26-01-2013 04:52PM

Muckit wrote: »

Is that for disinfectant purposes stan or is it absorbed through the udder to address any iodine deficiency?

absorbed through the udder to address any iodine deficiency

rancher · 26-01-2013 05:22PM

Muckit wrote: »

Is that for disinfectant purposes stan or is it absorbed through the udder to address any iodine deficiency?

If you have sucklers in a shed, or even around a round feeder, you can squirt 10 ml iodine with a dosing gun on their shoulders once a week and it has the same effect, there is an area on their shoulder where you often see a lick mark and if you put it there, they'll lick off themselves, I had a lot of iodine deficiency in my sucklers and used to do that for the last six weeks before calving,

simx · 26-01-2013 08:01PM

have to buy a couple of milk feeders soon,agri direct have jfc 6 teat ones for 103e delivered, would rather one with each calfs section anyone know where id get one on te internet at the best price, anywhere youd get a jfc cheaper than that? thanks

whelan1 · 26-01-2013 08:21PM

simx wrote: »

have to buy a couple of milk feeders soon,agri direct have jfc 6 teat ones for 103e delivered, would rather one with each calfs section anyone know where id get one on te internet at the best price, anywhere youd get a jfc cheaper than that? thanks

saw an ad on dd today in louth good few teat feeders for 150 euro, loooked like a good deal- not me by the way:D

simx · 26-01-2013 08:28PM

whelan1 wrote: »

saw an ad on dd today in louth good few teat feeders for 150 euro, loooked like a good deal- not me by the way:D

seen that myself,dont really want to go to louth and dont need that many seems good value alright,ill have a think about it all the same

whelan1 · 26-01-2013 08:39PM

simx wrote: »

seen that myself,dont really want to go to louth and dont need that many seems good value alright,ill have a think about it all the same

whats wrong with louth:D

simx · 26-01-2013 08:43PM

whelan1 wrote: »

whats wrong with louth:D

haha did i say there was a problem with louth

Bizzum · 26-01-2013 10:46PM

Anybody got any opinions on the different BVD testing labs? Are there any reasons to go with one above the others?

moy83 · 26-01-2013 10:49PM

Bizzum wrote: »

Anybody got any opinions on the different BVD testing labs? Are there any reasons to go with one above the others?

Everyone I know is using Enfer , we have four samples sent off and they are quick to txt back the result , within three or four days

Bizzum · 26-01-2013 10:56PM

moy83 wrote: »

Everyone I know is using Enfer , we have four samples sent off and they are quick to txt back the result , within three or four days

It's Enfer I have in mind to use too, but have no real reason to do so, hence the enquiry!

Juniorhurler · 26-01-2013 11:47PM

We use FBA in Cappoquin in Waterford. Simply because we rang enfer and they didn't answer the phone, FBA did. No problems with them, they send text notification of results promptly. Actually they have tested 32 and found none positive so I would have to recommend them.

Bizzum · 27-01-2013 12:02AM

Juniorhurler wrote: »

Actually they have tested 32 and found none positive so I would have to recommend them.

They are good:D

Marooned75 · 27-01-2013 12:58AM

Might sound like a plank but are all cattle sold from now on have to have bvd tag????

jomoloney · 27-01-2013 01:05AM

Marooned75 wrote: »

Might sound like a plank but are all cattle sold from now on have to have bvd tag????

all cattle born from 1 Jan 2013 onwards will have to be bvd tested
you won't get thier cards otherwise

Marooned75 · 27-01-2013 01:16AM

Thanks,i presume that cattle born in 2012 dont need that on card so.

delaval · 27-01-2013 09:11AM

Marooned75 wrote: »

Might sound like a plank but are all cattle sold from now on have to have bvd tag????

As Maloney said all calves born dead or alive in 2013 are must be tested and clear, hence tag. If you have a positive you will then check the status of mother. Pi calf does not mean Pi cow but you will be made check.
This will continue for 3 years, by that by that time all animals in the country are tested and should be clear nationally.

whelan1 · 27-01-2013 08:52PM

aldi have the 4 pack of scissors for 2.99 on thursday, great for cutting tails

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