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Farming Chit Chat

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  • #8972
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    stanflt wrote: »


    What's the budget- I've 20 in the next few weeks
    Less than your used to.
    He wants middle of the road ones.
    Mentioned you to him this morning let me know what you have and what your looking for them.


  • #8973
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    whelan1 wrote: »
    that would be the monaghan boys fault:) years ago it was noticed that the border counties had the highest number of twin calves in the country, calves could be bought very cheaply over the border and when dna tested where done on these calves and their supposed dams they didnt tally

    Sorry i didnt know you moved louth down to the sunny south east


  • #8974
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    1chippy wrote: »
    Sorry i didnt know you moved louth down to the sunny south east
    was wondering how long it would take you to comment:D


  • #8975
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    just do it wrote: »
    Are they out if your PB LM cows? I'd have thought €3.10/kg is a great price :confused:

    No,

    They were out of black limousin cows. They were Eur100 to Eur150 per head down on calves sold off the same cows this time last year. I know that last year was an exceptional year, but if you remember back, the consensus was that 2012 prices were what we needed in order to make a profit.


  • #8976
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    whelan1 wrote: »
    was wondering how long it would take you to comment:D

    well were not exactly doing ourselves any favours at the moment, but i have to try and convince people there are some decent skins up here too.I think the main problem is the surrounding counties. were just like the central business district for any mischief.


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  • #8977
    awaywithyou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭awaywithyou


    stanflt wrote: »
    What's the budget- I've 20 in the next few weeks


    are they calved heifers or cows? who are they off?


  • #8978
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Just a note of caution: We are all very busy stressed and rushing at the monent. While fencing yesterday I was pulling hi-tensile wire, it broke at full tension for the luck of God I was wearing safety glasses at the time. They were completly smashed and I ave no doubt that they saved my eye. Please be careful


  • #8979
    Bigbird1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Bigbird1


    reilig wrote: »

    No,

    They were out of black limousin cows. They were Eur100 to Eur150 per head down on calves sold off the same cows this time last year. I know that last year was an exceptional year, but if you remember back, the consensus was that 2012 prices were what we needed in order to make a profit.

    They must be super calves if your not happy with those prices,we sold good char and blue weanlings around 350kg in roscommon mart last year and the best we could get was 3e/kg,now the same calves had very little meal ate,so i suppose that is the difference


  • #8980
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    reilig wrote: »

    No,

    They were out of black limousin cows. They were Eur100 to Eur150 per head down on calves sold off the same cows this time last year. I know that last year was an exceptional year, but if you remember back, the consensus was that 2012 prices were what we needed in order to make a profit.
    I take your point. They are still in the top 5-10% quality and price wise. Is there much AI in them? A few of my current crop of calves are now 3/4 AI bred and I can see the improvement in quality.


  • #8981
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    delaval wrote: »
    Just a note of caution: We are all very busy stressed and rushing at the monent. While fencing yesterday I was pulling hi-tensile wire, it broke at full tension for the luck of God I was wearing safety glasses at the time. They were completly smashed and I ave no doubt that they saved my eye. Please be careful
    What hit you on the glasses, the wire itself?


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  • #8982
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    just do it wrote: »
    I take your point. They are still in the top 5-10% quality and price wise. Is there much AI in them? A few of my current crop of calves are now 3/4 AI bred and I can see the improvement in quality.

    They'd be 7/8 AI. The black limousin cows are great grandaughters of Fresian cows. They were crossed with angus once and then with limousin once or twice after that.


  • #8983
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    I'm surprised that its not a hot topic on here this morning that the EU have reached a deal on their 7 year budget. Perhaps the horse meat scandal has diverted all attention away from it. I'm sure we will hear later in the day how its going to impact on CAP and ultimately our SFP.


  • #8984
    kat.mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 390 ✭✭kat.mac


    That deal hasn't been reached yet! http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0208/366740-eu-budget-deal/


  • #8985
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    kat.mac wrote: »
    That deal hasn't been reached yet! http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0208/366740-eu-budget-deal/

    Overall budget has been agreed.

    http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/eu-leaders-agree-broad-lines-of-budget-deal-584041.html

    Its just a matter of hammering out what each department will get. Peace Funding has been cut by €75 million or 33%:eek:

    Hope they don't do the same for agriculture!!


  • #8986
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    such a lump of BB bull calf born last night to a LimX cross cow, cow lay down for an hour and half after and i dont blame her, got the calf latched on while she was resting:D

    it was like bambi on ice with the calf in the creep

    whats the story with launching slurry across the ditch:confused:


  • #8987
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭mf240


    hugo29 wrote: »
    such a lump of BB bull calf born last night to a LimX cross cow, cow lay down for an hour and half after and i dont blame her, got the calf latched on while she was resting:D

    it was like bambi on ice with the calf in the creep

    whats the story with launching slurry across the ditch:confused:

    Do it at the weekend.

    Id spread it on the road before id leave it under cattle.


  • #8988
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    The frogs are making some racket in the drains this morning. Hope they have a good season and eat plenty of midges and flies!


  • #8989
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    had a weanling aa heifer stuck in the bars of a round feeder this morning, was at the stage didnt know whether to push her forward or back, but got her out backwards in the end, will have a hurty back later:o got knackery to take cow that did the splits earlier in the week , think both hips where damaged , lifted her twice a day and she never put any weight on the back legs at all:mad:


  • #8990
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    whelan1 wrote: »
    got knackery to take cow that did the splits earlier in the week , think both hips where damaged , lifted her twice a day and she never put any weight on the back legs at all:mad:

    Ugh have one heading that way at the minute also, calved about a month now, was lame ever since, hoof pairer said she probably had nerve damage from birth and should get over it, only got worse in the last wk, and the vet says its probably arthritis. 2nd cow that we'll have lost this year, and its barely Feb :rolleyes:, both are 12 years old, this is the joys of not having enough replacements coming into the heard.

    Had another fresh enough calver get stuck in the cubicles also today!


  • #8991
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    I had a cow calve this morning. i was sticking the tags in and the little sh1t moved its head and i endd up tagging through the ear on the double. the ear is folded between the tag. anyone any suggestions .


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  • #8992
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    1chippy wrote: »
    I had a cow calve this morning. i was sticking the tags in and the little sh1t moved its head and i endd up tagging through the ear on the double. the ear is folded between the tag. anyone any suggestions .
    mmm i remeber when i was very young one of the first calves i tagged i did this with a silver tag and the calf died- was assured it wasnt my fault as it died of scour- but for years after i was afraid of tagging calves:), think you will have to cut the tag


  • #8993
    adne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭adne


    1chippy wrote: »
    I had a cow calve this morning. i was sticking the tags in and the little sh1t moved its head and i endd up tagging through the ear on the double. the ear is folded between the tag. anyone any suggestions .

    u do have some bad luck chippy. did u ever consider another career :)


  • #8994
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    adne wrote: »
    u do have some bad luck chippy. did u ever consider another career :)

    doing that but for some reason i love hardship. If my luck stays at this i will be as happy as a pig in sh1t


  • #8995
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    1chippy wrote: »
    I had a cow calve this morning. i was sticking the tags in and the little sh1t moved its head and i endd up tagging through the ear on the double. the ear is folded between the tag. anyone any suggestions .
    Is there much of the tip stuck? As whelan suggests cut out the tag and get a replacement. Otherwise if there is only the smallest bit of the tip caught snip it with something as sharp as a scalpel blade. I'd take whelan's option though.


  • #8996
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    pakalasa wrote: »
    What hit you on the glasses, the wire itself?
    The wire snapped i have a right mark on my face. Honestly don't know what happened I ended up on the ground.


  • #8997
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,860 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    reilig wrote: »
    I'm surprised that its not a hot topic on here this morning that the EU have reached a deal on their 7 year budget. Perhaps the horse meat scandal has diverted all attention away from it. I'm sure we will hear later in the day how its going to impact on CAP and ultimately our SFP.

    Looks like there will be a small cut, hopefully the ordinary farmer won't be.


    http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/press/pressreleases/2013/february/title,68727,en.html

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #8998
    wesleysniper38
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 423 ✭✭wesleysniper38


    delaval wrote: »
    The wire snapped i have a right mark on my face. Honestly don't know what happened I ended up on the ground.

    That happened a neighbour here many years ago who was straining wire with a MF65. He also had a close escape. The Boss man remarked to him "You were lucky Jim, someone was praying for you" . To which Jim replied "aye but what hoor was praying for the wire to break..?"
    That one was told about 90 times since :rolleyes:!!


  • #8999
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    reilig wrote: »
    No,

    They were out of black limousin cows. They were Eur100 to Eur150 per head down on calves sold off the same cows this time last year. I know that last year was an exceptional year, but if you remember back, the consensus was that 2012 prices were what we needed in order to make a profit.

    ....especially if creepin' @€;150/hd :p


  • #9000
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    anybody else have a problem keeping socks on their feet-every sock i have seems to have a hole in them and its not for the want of buying them.is it the wellies or are socks gone to s**t alltogether.is there any crowd that does good socks.dosent seem like a big problem but fed up of it now:mad:


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  • #9001
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    keep going wrote: »
    anybody else have a problem keeping socks on their feet-every sock i have seems to have a hole in them and its not for the want of buying them.is it the wellies or are socks gone to s**t alltogether.is there any crowd that does good socks.dosent seem like a big problem but fed up of it now:mad:
    i agree, i have oilers on and the socks keep coming off so i wait till im getting them off the oilers:(. 31st cow calved this morning, all calved on their own, no problems touch wood!


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