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Farming Chit Chat

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  • #9812
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    We used to wash chop and pit with citrus at 4:1 brilliant feed. In winter fed chopped in diet feeder never washed a beet in 20 years for our milkers. We only washed for ensiling as macinne for chopping also washed.

    No need to wash beet for cows. We pulled and stored in a shed.


  • #9813
    joe man utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭joe man utd


    Ash the graveyard shift... 2 cows to calve... Would they ever hurry the fook on...


  • #9814
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    delaval wrote: »
    As you can imagine milked early calves done and along with student we got it done and heifers into it by 3.30pm and were back to milk at 4.30 only an hour late, so all in all a good day
    How's your student working out? If I remember rightly, this is the lad with no previous experience?


  • #9815
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    pakalasa wrote: »
    49801 is having a clearance suckler sale tomorrow in Macroom mart. (9 March 2013)
    Seeing that he hasn't plugged it, i'll do it for him.:D

    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/4629106
    Beat if luck 49801


  • #9816
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    woke up at 5am remembered i had left the water heater on outside yesterday evening, had to leg it out and turn it off... made use of the hot water and washed milk tank inside and out... man came last night and fixed the feeder 430 euro all in:(


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  • #9817
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    whelan1 wrote: »
    woke up at 5am remembered i had left the water heater on outside yesterday evening, had to leg it out and turn it off... made use of the hot water and washed milk tank inside and out... man came last night and fixed the feeder 430 euro all in:(

    Does the water heater not have a thermostat fitted? It would have probably turned off at that stage anyway?
    €430 is an expensive mistake, crap like that that bleeds away the cash!!!


  • #9818
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    bbam wrote: »
    Does the water heater not have a thermostat fitted? It would have probably turned off at that stage anyway?
    €430 is an expensive mistake, crap like that that bleeds away the cash!!!
    not sure i put the timer on manual yesterday evening, one of the downsides of the timer having to be moved out of the dairy, used to be able to see if i had left it on... yup, if the fooker had told me when he actually hit the wall-monday- the damage mightnt have been as much, instead of me noticing it yesterday


  • #9819
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    whelan1 wrote: »
    not sure i put the timer on manual yesterday evening, one of the downsides of the timer having to be moved out of the dairy, used to be able to see if i had left it on... yup, if the fooker had told me when he actually hit the wall-monday- the damage mightnt have been as much, instead of me noticing it yesterday

    Next time you have an electrician in have him Run a cable in from the output side of the timer into the dairy. Install a waterproof light fitting on the wall and stick a red coloured bulb into it.
    Saw this done many years ago and it's very effective as the red light in ye dairy will only be on when the water heater is on. If the heater is still in the dairy he could tap off the element for the bulb either.


  • #9820
    hoseman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭hoseman


    Did this for the water well,light ouside dairy,When pump is on light is on,


  • #9821
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    bbam wrote: »

    Does the water heater not have a thermostat fitted? It would have probably turned off at that stage anyway?
    €430 is an expensive mistake, crap like that that bleeds away the cash!!!
    Ours is always on, supposed to use less electricity that way if the thermostat is set properly
    what was wrong with the feeder, it must have hit the wall at speed to damage it.


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  • #9822
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    td5man wrote: »
    Ours is always on, supposed to use less electricity that way if the thermostat is set properly
    what was wrong with the feeder, it must have hit the wall at speed to damage it.

    I can't remember the figures exactly but I think for say a 22galon heater, if your using it twice weekly or more it's no more expensive to keep it on rather than cheeper to keep it on. I think the thermostat shouldn't be above 80 degrees. And if course that's for the highly insulated heaters.


  • #9823
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    Ours is always on, supposed to use less electricity that way if the thermostat is set properly
    what was wrong with the feeder, it must have hit the wall at speed to damage it.
    hes a fooking clown, our feeder is a 170 which is big enough, i dont know how many times i have gotten ito the tractor after him and the mirrors are facing up to space, this feeder is going over narrow roads to outfarm so how the fook can he see if anything is behind him:confused::confused: i just said whats the point in me giving out because you are never wrong.... he said he uses the mirrors- bull****! anyway it could have been worse:cool:


  • #9824
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭dzer2


    whelan1 wrote: »
    hes a fooking clown, our feeder is a 170 which is big enough, i dont know how many times i have gotten ito the tractor after him and the mirrors are facing up to space, this feeder is going over narrow roads to outfarm so how the fook can he see if anything is behind him:confused::confused: i just said whats the point in me giving out because you are never wrong.... he said he uses the mirrors- bull****! anyway it could have been worse:cool:

    Verbal warning

    Written warning

    P45


    Thats being nice if it was me P45 straight away and deduct damage from whats owed. You are better off with out your help less stress financial out put and less time sorting out the messes he leaves.


  • #9825
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    hes a fooking clown, our feeder is a 170 which is big enough, i dont know how many times i have gotten ito the tractor after him and the mirrors are facing up to space, this feeder is going over narrow roads to outfarm so how the fook can he see if anything is behind him:confused::confused: i just said whats the point in me giving out because you are never wrong.... he said he uses the mirrors- bull****! anyway it could have been worse:cool:
    Mind the mirror they're expensive


  • #9826
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    bbam wrote: »
    Next time you have an electrician in have him Run a cable in from the output side of the timer into the dairy. Install a waterproof light fitting on the wall and stick a red coloured bulb into it.
    Saw this done many years ago and it's very effective as the red light in ye dairy will only be on when the water heater is on. If the heater is still in the dairy he could tap off the element for the bulb either.
    have one of those for the wash down pump in the parlour red light is in dairy, handy job


  • #9827
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    Mind the mirror they're expensive
    mmaybe he's afraid to look in it, thats the one thing all our tractors have good mirrors, my husband makes sure of that


  • #9828
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    whelan1 wrote: »
    hes a fooking clown, our feeder is a 170 which is big enough, i dont know how many times i have gotten ito the tractor after him and the mirrors are facing up to space, this feeder is going over narrow roads to outfarm so how the fook can he see if anything is behind him:confused::confused: i just said whats the point in me giving out because you are never wrong.... he said he uses the mirrors- bull****! anyway it could have been worse:cool:
    Is this the same fella as a while back?


  • #9829
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    ye....are many suckler farmers having problems this year, had 2 guys looking for my cow lifter the other day for sucklers one having problems with cows going down before calving and the other one is having problems after, had another guy rang me this morning looking for a calf , he is having problems with the calves dying after they are born, reckons its bad hay he fed before christmas....


  • #9830
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    mmaybe he's afraid to look in it, thats the one thing all our tractors have good mirrors, my husband makes sure of that
    Oh mustnt like sitting behind tractors in the lorry :D


  • #9831
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    Oh mustnt like sitting behind tractors in the lorry :D
    god your hillarious!


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  • #9832
    munkus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭munkus


    whelan1 wrote: »
    ye....are many suckler farmers having problems this year, had 2 guys looking for my cow lifter the other day for sucklers one having problems with cows going down before calving and the other one is having problems after, had another guy rang me this morning looking for a calf , he is having problems with the calves dying after they are born, reckons its bad hay he fed before christmas....

    Ya, not great this year. Had a lovely 3 week old bull calf drop dead, was flying around the field the day before. Knacker collecting the dead calf claimed that a mountain of calves have died this spring. Two cases of pneumonia this week as well.


  • #9833
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    With suckler cows, it is well worth feeding a bit of meal this winter. Far better than dealing with weak cows.


  • #9834
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    pakalasa wrote: »
    With suckler cows, it is well worth feeding a bit of meal this winter. Far better than dealing with weak cows.
    yup think its a bit late for these guys now


  • #9835
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    pakalasa wrote: »
    With suckler cows, it is well worth feeding a bit of meal this winter. Far better than dealing with weak cows.
    Completely agree. It's also the knock on effects on the following years.

    Paid a meal bill today :eek:


  • #9836
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    [QUOTE=just do it;83583466

    Paid a meal bill today :eek:[/QUOTE]
    fully or in part;) a lad was telling mre today that some fellas have bills of up to 40,000 for meal for the winter:eek::eek::eek: not paid at all


  • #9837
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    whelan1 wrote: »
    fully or in part;) a lad was telling mre today that some fellas have bills of up to 40,000 for meal for the winter:eek::eek::eek: not paid at all
    Paid in full, and was only for the last 6 weeks. Cows on 2kg dairy nuts for another 4 weeks at which point I'll have the first 3 weeks of AI done. They need it though if you want them to rear a calf and come back in heat on what I now know is mediocre silage.

    Had my silage analysed and looking at my lack of Spring grass has me thinking growing quality grass is now my main priority. I also weighed the weanlings before Christmas and growth rates were poor. Given I've wet land this means expensive drainage. Anyway I wouldn't want to be taking any drawings out of the farm now would I?!


  • #9838
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    just do it wrote: »
    Paid in full, and was only for the last 6 weeks. Cows on 2kg dairy nuts for another 4 weeks at which point I'll have the first 3 weeks of AI done. They need it though if you want them to rear a calf and come back in heat on what I now know is mediocre silage.

    Had my silage analysed and looking at my lack of Spring grass has me thinking growing quality grass is now my main priority. I also weighed the weanlings before Christmas and growth rates were poor. Given I've wet land this means expensive drainage. Anyway I wouldn't want to be taking any drawings out of the farm now would I?!
    Same here re grass.


  • #9839
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,138 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    bad day here. was vacinating for lepto and noticed that a cow had a start. tipped home for a tube and when I got back into the car I reversed over the dog. Jacked up the car and got her to the vets. I'll be honest I was in tears at that stage. can only imagine how devistating it would be to hit a person.
    She was fit to stagger round so maybe the damage isnt that bad:(


  • #9840
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    bogman_bass wrote: »
    bad day here. was vacinating for lepto and noticed that a cow had a start. tipped home for a tube and when I got back into the car I reversed over the dog. Jacked up the car and got her to the vets. I'll be honest I was in tears at that stage. can only imagine how devistating it would be to hit a person.
    She was fit to stagger round so maybe the damage isnt that bad:(
    jeeny mac, had one of them days yesterday... hope dog is ok


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  • #9841
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    just do it wrote: »
    How's your student working out? If I remember rightly, this is the lad with no previous experience?
    Working out very well, we ended up with 2 students and he is by far the better. He was actually afraid of cattle when he arrived, I think he would jump in to a bull fight now.
    He is by far the best we ever had. He is full of brains and great work ethic. Stomach tubing calves, looks after all vaccinations and helps me with the penicillen cows and calves and has calved plenty of cows but he couldn't drive an ass out of a sandpit.
    The other guy hates milking or work of any kind and is always watching the clock so we send him at slurry:mad::mad:

    The good guy has a great future and I really hope agriculture won't lose him the other guy wouldn't be missed if he didn't turn up. I should have known he came from another farm where he 'was not happy':(:(


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