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dzer2 · 17-02-2013 06:13PM

There are lads around here will be looking for rain after 3 dry days

delaval · 17-02-2013 06:15PM

delaval wrote: »

Vice grip high and tight on tail if not burgers you will miss a start or another problem looking after her. The thoughts of milking her will eventually put you off milking, seriously vice grip let me know how it goes

Well Tim did it work?

moy83 · 17-02-2013 06:30PM

A bright dry evening like this would really lift the spirits , long may it last

hoseman · 17-02-2013 07:01PM

Good drying wind to day,touch of march about it,left some weanlings out yesterday,they even look better to day,hope to let more out wednesday,good for two legged and four legged!!

coolshannagh28 · 17-02-2013 07:15PM

bob charles wrote: »

As I always said I would love to see SFP gone, but my business would also be gone with it even though I dont claim SFP, beef farming would be finished over night as its such a subsidized system as it currently stands. beef would have to be near €6 to make it pay for everyone in the line

Whatever your opinion on SFP one interesting aspect is the political shenannigans. Cialios arrived last year and told anyone he met that there was going to be a flat payment system with minor adjustments ,Coveney and the IFA were straight out of the traps rubbishing this and pushing the historical model .
FF in populist mode sent O Cuiv out around the country pushing the flat rate system to much popular support landing FG in a bind, blindsided by O Cuiv.
You couldnt write it

Timmaay · 17-02-2013 08:20PM

delaval wrote: »

Well Tim did it work?

Like a treat

:D:D! She hardly flinched this morning, I couldn't believe it, had to double check her number incase I had the wrong heifer ha! Kicked it off 2 or 3 times in the evening but nothing like last few days!

It was either the vice grips, or maybe she read td5s comment and didn't want to be tasty chops in a few months

Conmaicne Mara · 17-02-2013 08:24PM

coolshannagh28 wrote: »

so what do FG do but march Marian Harkin out to push the flat rate model providing Coveney with deniability .
You couldnt write it

Uhm, Marian Harkin is independent.

whelan1 · 17-02-2013 08:30PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Like a treat :D:D! She hardly flinched this morning, I couldn't believe it, had to double check her number incase I had the wrong heifer ha! Kicked it off 2 or 3 times in the evening but nothing like last few days!

It was either the vice grips, or maybe she read td5s comment and didn't want to be tasty chops in a few months

going to try it in the morning;)

joe man utd · 17-02-2013 08:39PM

whelan1 wrote: »

going to try it in the morning;)
My father used to put the clamps off an old set of jumpleads on the upper part of heifers tails that were kicking.. thought he was mad but it works a treat..

joe man utd · 17-02-2013 08:41PM

whelan1 wrote: »

going to try it in the morning;)

My father used to put the clamps off an old set of jump-leads on the upper part of heifers tails that were kicking.. thought he was mad but it works a treat..

coolshannagh28 · 17-02-2013 09:21PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Uhm, Marian Harkin is independent.

Oops ,corrected that, apologies to Marian!

hugo29 · 17-02-2013 09:49PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Noticed 2 cows this week back in heat after being inseminated 12 days and 8 days beforehand .

One of these has came bulling 3 times in the last month . Just back from the yard and i see her standing again .
They were proper strong standing heats each and every time.

Il contact the vet in the morning .

Any advice expierence .???? Would cysts on the ovaries cause irregular cycling?
Was thinking Receptal after i inseminate her???

I had one like that a few years ago, turned out she was in calf from first serve, showed full signs of being in heat 3 times after first serve but scanned in calf and held could get no explanation though

hugo29 · 17-02-2013 09:53PM

whelan1 wrote: »

was looking at the farming weather there, its looking good:D

Oh don't tempt fate, please, actually brought kids to beach today for a walk, it amazing how much better one feels in nice weather

delaval · 17-02-2013 11:46PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Like a treat :D:D! She hardly flinched this morning, I couldn't believe it, had to double check her number incase I had the wrong heifer ha! Kicked it off 2 or 3 times in the evening but nothing like last few days!

It was either the vice grips, or maybe she read td5s comment and didn't want to be tasty chops in a few months

Delighted to hear it worked we use d for years:D

Askim · 18-02-2013 12:33AM

Reilig

You asked about a poly tunnel, I have a 4m x 6m, I find it a bit small, use it mainly for early carrots, lettuce, etc then cucumber & tomatoes, sowed spare cabbage & rocket in it in september, let turkeys & chickens in for the winter, they really clean out all the weeds, with an automatic watering, its really easy to look after, but it will go from tidy to over grown in a week or so, if ye grow out side it is an extension of this.

just put on a new plastic at the weekend, old one wasn't tight enough, tighened the feck out of it this time. I got my plastic form this crowd
http://www.dplant.ie/
just looked up a few online & rang, Brendan was the best priced & very helpful with all my questions about putting on the plastic
The plastic was a little less in the UK, but if anything went wrong a fairly local could call in passing some day.
Just my view

Rgds
A

reilig · 18-02-2013 10:09AM

Askim wrote: »

Reilig

You asked about a poly tunnel, I have a 4m x 6m, I find it a bit small, use it mainly for early carrots, lettuce, etc then cucumber & tomatoes, sowed spare cabbage & rocket in it in september, let turkeys & chickens in for the winter, they really clean out all the weeds, with an automatic watering, its really easy to look after, but it will go from tidy to over grown in a week or so, if ye grow out side it is an extension of this.

just put on a new plastic at the weekend, old one wasn't tight enough, tighened the feck out of it this time. I got my plastic form this crowd
http://www.dplant.ie/
just looked up a few online & rang, Brendan was the best priced & very helpful with all my questions about putting on the plastic
The plastic was a little less in the UK, but if anything went wrong a fairly local could call in passing some day.
Just my view

Rgds
A

Thanks for that. I ordered a 6 x 4 over the weekend. I'll put it up over the next few weeks, but it'll be up to her indoors to get out and make it work.

td5man · 18-02-2013 12:54PM

Quiet in here today.

bbam · 18-02-2013 12:57PM

td5man wrote: »

Quiet in here today.

Nice bright weather.. perfect to get out and do ANYTHING outside for a change!!

whelan1 · 18-02-2013 02:29PM

td5man wrote: »

Quiet in here today.

its ok i'm back now:D

td5man · 18-02-2013 05:01PM

whelan1 wrote: »

its ok i'm back now:D

We really missed you.

blue5000 · 18-02-2013 08:09PM

td5man wrote: »

Quiet in here today.

I think the slurry blitz may have started:D

dzer2 · 18-02-2013 08:24PM

blue5000 wrote: »

I think the slurry blitz may have started:D

Correct, cant beat a bit of dry weather brings a small bit of ease to the situation. Leaped out of bed the last 2 mornings, also bright until 6.30 is a help.

1chippy · 18-02-2013 08:28PM

umbilical coming tomorrow and just topped the last of the tanks up with pig slurry. brilliant drying round here the last few days, hopefully it will last.

reilig · 18-02-2013 08:34PM

1chippy wrote: »

brilliant drying round here the last few days, hopefully it will last.

3 more weeks of drying like that and we'll get to put out a bit of slurry here

naughto · 18-02-2013 08:48PM

watched king corn last night

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1112115/

food inc is also very good

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/?ref_=tt_rec_tt

and
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765849/?ref_=sr_1
if any one wants them i can point them in the right direction

bogman_bass · 18-02-2013 08:50PM

came home from work to find a whitehead cow had had a cracker of a parthenaise bull calf by IRX. Add the sunshine to the mix and I'm in great form!:D

f140 · 18-02-2013 10:21PM

just in from agititating the tank and put the slurry tank on the other tractor. will be up at 6 tomorrow hitting it hard and im going to try to take 1/3 to half out so i dont have to be worrying about that problem for another bit.

darragh_haven · 19-02-2013 09:33AM

Every tanker in the country must be spreading ****e. and everyone else is probably feeding calves. Busy on the farm #No activity here at all.

bbam · 19-02-2013 10:34AM

Anyone see the portable milking machines on DD? €1400 seems very expensive. We had one in the 60's when we farmed first. (of course I don't remember it).
He's selling it as an end to expensive milk replacer. He's obviously never milked with one and carried a bucket of milk from a cow. Mixing milk replacer is a doddle in comparison.

bbam · 19-02-2013 10:36AM

Anyone see the portable milking machines on DD? €1400 seems very expensive. We had one in the 60's when we farmed first. (of course I don't remember it).
He's selling it as an end to expensive milk replacer. He's obviously never milked with one and carried a bucket of milk from a cow. Mixing milk replacer is a doddle in comparison.
Buy a cow, keep her for the year, buy the machine, milk the feckin cow twice a day. I can mix stuff for 16 calves in less than five minutes for a fraction of the cost and no hassle.

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