Farming Chit Chat

bob charles · 09-03-2013 10:12PM

Time for gargle, who's joining me. To Hell or to Connaught tonight!!

delaval · 09-03-2013 10:14PM

bob charles wrote: »

Time for gargle, who's joining me. To Hell or to Connaught tonight!!

Heading out the door now nothing calving tonight:):)
I intend doing what I can for the malt price:D:D

moy83 · 09-03-2013 10:29PM

bob charles wrote: »

Time for gargle, who's joining me. To Hell or to Connaught tonight!!

If you're in my part of Connaught bob ill get you one .Im snaking out shortly for a couple of quick ones

Marooned75 · 09-03-2013 10:44PM

Think ill head for a few swills myself

Juniorhurler · 09-03-2013 11:02PM

Well for ye all. I am here sitting with a child vomiting all night. Be careful what you wish for on your night out.

redzerologhlen · 09-03-2013 11:25PM

bob charles wrote: »

Time for gargle, who's joining me. To Hell or to Connaught tonight!!

Are you searching the whole country for a bit of talent bob

Conmaicne Mara · 10-03-2013 01:23AM

Manoffeeling wrote: »

It's very interesting the way Indians have been portrayed from the early silent movies to modern film.

To be honest I preferred the Westerns that didn't really have indians in them, Rio Bravo possibly being my favourite, thought I have a lot of time for The Man That Killed Liberty Valance too.

Just my rifle, my pony and meeee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2ssbgThljU

Spent many a Saturday or Sunday afternoon watching them on RTE when I was younger, there are good points to recessions after all, recycled films from way back when

TG4 don't do too bad now, but I've not had TV since the switchover so don't know what's going on.

Kovu · 10-03-2013 04:57AM

Why do calves always come at night?:mad:

Richk2012 · 10-03-2013 05:25AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Why do calves always come at night?:mad:

Jus asking myself that very question :rolleyes: ?!!!

just do it · 10-03-2013 06:14AM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Why do calves always come at night?:mad:

Actually suits me

Username John · 10-03-2013 07:17AM

Jesus, been a desperate night here

I need to let out some ewes and lambs, but they'll have to shuffle in together for another bit with this weather...

Conmaicne Mara · 10-03-2013 09:36AM

Username John wrote: »

Jesus, been a desperate night here

I need to let out some ewes and lambs, but they'll have to shuffle in together for another bit with this weather...

The forecast is pretty dire alright.

reilig · 10-03-2013 09:40AM

pakalasa wrote: »

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

+1

Too many people bought bad silage at Eur25+ per bale and didn't realise that the same amount of better quality feeding could be achieved by feeding meal at the equivalent of Eur22 per bale.

whelan1 · 10-03-2013 10:09AM

so are ye all cooking breakfast in bed for the mammys today? i am the only one up and about in our house so far, could be a long wait for breakfast here:o

Viewtodiefor · 10-03-2013 10:17AM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

The forecast is pretty dire alright.

Turning cold here now snow forecast cows out!

Kovu · 10-03-2013 11:03AM

whelan1 wrote: »

so are ye all cooking breakfast in bed for the mammys today? i am the only one up and about in our house so far, could be a long wait for breakfast here:o

Whelan I have 2 sirloin steaks marinating in the fridge (honey, soy sauce olive oil & garlic) Stir fry veg will be done later & Mashy spuds too. Followed by a 'Chocolate Bombe' from Aldi. It's apparently a christmas pud type thingy that has a melty choc centre. How melty it shall be will be determined by my feeding and timing of the calf last night though rough mother:eek:

Kovu · 10-03-2013 11:05AM

And I learned last night. A cat. In bed. Under the covers. A clock alarm.

*sings*

One of these things is alot scratchier than the other!

leg wax · 10-03-2013 11:20AM

loopy cow calved last night with twin kyr bull calves,she caught me off guard and calved the first one out in the cubicals,i was in trouble straight away,she would not let me near her or first calf,so had to get tractor and put it between her and calf and run like hell with the calf and boy can she run,got her in head bail and took second calf out and said a little prayer over the 2 boys and said its up to yee now,left her off she mothered the 2 of them and they both found a tit thank god.:D
oh HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ..........................girls

Kovu · 10-03-2013 11:23AM

leg wax wrote: »

loopy cow calved last night with twin kyr bull calves,she caught me off guard and calved the first one out in the cubicals,i was in trouble straight away,she would not let me near her or first calf,so had to get tractor and put it between her and calf and run like hell with the calf and boy can she run,got her in head bail and took second calf out and said a little prayer over the 2 boys and said its up to yee now,left her off she mothered the 2 of them and they both found a tit thank god.:D
oh HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ..........................girls

I am so immature at times. I giggled like a schoolgirl with the last sentence! about tits.
But great to hear a happy (hopefully) ending to their birth.

And Happy Post 1000 To Me!:D

jomoloney · 10-03-2013 11:35AM

fecking kitchen is like X between a florists and a chocolate factory

:D

Happy Mother's Day to all the lassies

pakalasa · 10-03-2013 11:42AM

First Ardlea Dan (ADX) calf born last night. Cow went 296 days. I've another cow due to him gone over time and this cow always calves early. Fine looking calf, good and square, but small and light. I hope to keep her as a replacement. Mother is a simmental cow with milk and always a super calf.

Also, do ye find some cows drop the pins half way and then nothing for a week. Others then drop suddenly 12 hours before calving. It would drive you mad at times watching them.

Richk2012 · 10-03-2013 11:45AM

pakalasa wrote: »

First Ardlea Dan (ADX) calf born last night. Cow went 296 days. I've another cow due to him gone over time and this cow always calves early. Fine looking calf, good and square, but small and light. I hope to keep her as a replacement, as a simmental cow with milk and always a super calf.

Have you many in calf to him this year Pak???

pakalasa · 10-03-2013 11:53AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Have you many in calf to him this year Pak???

Just three. With new unproven bulls, I always only use a couple until I see how they breed.

Manoffeeling · 10-03-2013 12:02PM

pakalasa wrote: »

Just the two. With new unproven bulls, I always only use a couple until I see how they breed.

Have you ever been on his farm? Very impressive setup.

Bigbird1 · 10-03-2013 12:04PM

pakalasa wrote: »

First Ardlea Dan (ADX) calf born last night. Cow went 296 days. I've another cow due to him gone over time and this cow always calves early. Fine looking calf, good and square, but small and light. I hope to keep her as a replacement. Mother is a simmental cow with milk and always a super calf.

Also, do ye find some cows drop the pins half way and then nothing for a week. Others then drop suddenly 12 hours before calving. It would drive you mad at times watching them.

He should be a good maternal bull,he looks a nice bull with a big wide square pelvis and his sire vivaldi breeds milky daughters i hear.

Richk2012 · 10-03-2013 12:06PM

pakalasa wrote: »

Just the two. With new unproven bulls, I always only use a couple until I see how they breed.

Same as , can be risky with no proper relilability to go on .

I have a 4 month ADX heifer calf and one more to calf to him .
Good big framed calf , but wouldnt be over done with shape , and she is out of a blueX cow .

Well to be honest im not sure if the last cow is in calf to him or not .
She repeated twice on me so i put an adx straw in her in the evening and the following morning she got a Blonde KCE . Only time will tell .

Il put up a pic of the adx heifer on the photo thread

pakalasa · 10-03-2013 12:11PM

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Have you ever been on his farm? Very impressive setup.

No, but seen the stock for sale at the Limousin Sociey sales. Stock are all of the same type, big powerful and very correct. You can see the farm on this video from 9mins. Super animals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxNAdXUvs8Q

Conmaicne Mara · 10-03-2013 12:12PM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Turning cold here now snow forecast cows out!

Yeah, I was hoping for a nice week with a bit of growth. But I guess the man upstairs was listening to the snow bunnies on the weather forum instead. The wind is fairly severe here too, don't think we're due snow but probably get the rest.

Conmaicne Mara · 10-03-2013 12:26PM

Ordered some of that Rodex rat stuff last night. Usually use Storm blocks screwed to a leat inside a pipe but we'll see how this stuff works, pricey enough!

just do it · 10-03-2013 12:28PM

Gave the calves some calf starter meal in the creep area yesterday. I was surprised how quickly they figured it out and tucked into out straight away. Picked up the tip in the journal. When it comes to creep feeding them as weanlings they take to it a lot quicker.

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