lakill Farm wrote: » Can you castrate a male pig at 4/5 months old if you just want to fatten him for meal?
Stereomaniac wrote: » Holy God. Were they just desensitized to rats in that place or something, and was it back when the world was filmed in black and white? That's ****in shocking. I must say though, I like the notion of indoor cattle. Seemingly there's a pub near Tramore with a calf in the bar area.
Tipp Man wrote: » Did anybody read the farming indo yesterday? apparently there was an article about a large farm sold in south Tipp which Coolmore bought Have checked the indo on line but can't find the story - anybody have a link to it?
Timmaay wrote: » Jesus christ lads, I always thought my dad was being over the top whenever he'd moan about me not putting the cover straight away back on the tank after taking the pipe out, incase of cats (I'd usually leave it 2/3mins, while I'm sending the cold water through the parlour), I haven't asked him if it ever happened to him ha, If I were him I'd probably deny it ha, but from reading here he did have a fair point!
vanderbadger wrote: » this is ithttp://www.independent.ie/business/farming/10mplus-payout-by-coolmore-for-tipp-farm-29078925.html
pakalasa wrote: » It was mentioned in the farmers Journal last week too. 500acres for €7million - I think. I wasn't in the normal property section though. I'll check for you later.
Tipp Man wrote: » Yeah i saw the journal - 600 acres for 7m they said - the area is roughly correct but not sure on the price. 2 blocks of 300 acres with fantastic roadways through both and not a ditch to be seen. Both would have made amazing green field sites for Dairy Loads of different numbers on price floating around here so was wondering was anything mentioned in the Indo - unsurprisingly it wasn't
rancher wrote: » Page 2 in the farming indo says €10m+. You probably know the seller..... he also has 1000 ac in Poland
lakill Farm wrote: » Its a nice place that mansion. Its called middleton house hotel, in castletown, outside mullingar co westmeath. I was there at a posh wedding over christmas.
parth88 wrote: » Is it possible that the young farmers of today will end up like the young builders of 7-8 years ago, in the sense that big loans will be taken out to buy land in the hope that the ag sector will continue to grow and leave a big enough margin to make repayments. it leaves the young expanding farmers of today in a very vulnerable position.
whelan1 wrote: » WONDER IF THESE ARE A RELATION OF MINE:D http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dairycattle/4607910
reilig wrote: » Deal done on 2 different plots of rented land today. Keeps expansion plans for 2013 on track and gives me room for reseeding and drainage plans on owned land for 2013. All I need now is weather!
hugo29 wrote: » Has anyone ever had a new born calf that won't put weight on one front foot, keeps bottom bent back at claw,
Bodacious wrote: » yep, we had them years back with both front feet knuckled back under them and them came right
hugo29 wrote: » Did you do anything or just let him sort it self out, does it take long, hard to get him to suckle at moment,
Juniorhurler wrote: » Had one knuckling like this last year on two legs. We left nature to its course and the calf was o.k after a week to ten days afair. We put it down to maybe the front legs were bent up in the womb at the wrong angle.