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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #542
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Bizzum wrote: »

    The farmyard & shed is away from the house.
    Plus a helping hand is always nice for him!:pac:


    Our lad works away himself, only difference on the home place is he gets tea for his troubles!
    A good relationship with the AI man is a great help!


  • #543
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Kovu Murr wrote: »


    Our lad works away himself, only difference on the home place is he gets tea for his troubles!
    A good relationship with the AI man is great help!

    We get on great with our man. Can text him or ring up to 12 at night and he's always willing to give advice on the bulls throwing good calves to certain types of cows.


  • #544
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Guy next door turned some heifers out thismorning..
    It was showing 0.1C but the wind chill was showing -4.5C :eek:
    Id say his feeding is out..

    We have two weeks left ourselves... might feed more barley to stretch it out a bit further.. I know there is no real improvement on the 10 day forecast..


  • #545
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    bbam wrote: »
    Guy next door turned some heifers out thismorning..
    It was showing 0.1C but the wind chill was showing -4.5C :eek:
    Id say his feeding is out..

    We have two weeks left ourselves... might feed more barley to stretch it out a bit further.. I know there is no real improvement on the 10 day forecast..

    It's not the lack of feed ( bout 3 weeks left) but I have not a blade of grass and still parts of farm to get slurry, although I notice what got lime looks good


  • #546
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Bizzum wrote: »

    We get on great with our man. Can text him or ring up to 12 at night and he's always willing to give advice on the bulls throwing good calves to certain types of cows.

    Or he will come to do the job at 7am or 11pm - whatever suits you. He has good advise on straws to use and he's always willing to throw in a free straw for you or give you a reduction on an expensive straw. He's a good asset to any farmer in comparison to some ai men in other parts of the country that I have dealt with. ;)


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  • #547
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    reilig wrote: »
    Kovu Murr wrote: »

    Or he will come to do the job at 7am or 11pm - whatever suits you. He has good advise on straws to use and he's always willing to throw in a free straw for you or give you a reduction on an expensive straw. He's a good asset to any farmer in comparison to some ai men in other parts of the country that I have dealt with. ;)
    our ai man is the moodiest ******* ever, seriously thinking of moving to a different company... i could text him that i have a call and he doesnt reply so i dont know if he is on or not so have to ring the ai company, which costs more as its an "lo call" number, a few years ago i just let the bull with the cows alot earlier than normal as i couldnt be putting up with him...


  • #548
    ellewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭ellewood


    just do it wrote: »
    From M.T.Cranium on 23rd Feb:
    Since Feb he's also talking about it being unseasonably cold for March. He's not so bad at the forecasts is he?!

    Hope to jezus hes wrong for once hes giving this weather until the middle of april this morning - thats another 3 weeks of it foook


  • #549
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    got a load of beech firewood there over weekend, only ever had spruce before so couldnt believe how much heavier the logs seemed to be, looking forward to seeing how it burns now


  • #550
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    got a load of beech firewood there over weekend, only ever had spruce before so couldnt believe how much heavier the logs seemed to be, looking forward to seeing how it burns now

    Huge difference over spruce - possibly twice the weight and twice the burn time. Make sure it has been split and well dried. It causes awful creosote build up if it isn't.


  • #551
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    reilig wrote: »
    Huge difference over spruce - possibly twice the weight and twice the burn time. Make sure it has been split and well dried. It causes awful creosote build up if it isn't.
    ya they are nice size logs,it looks fairly dry any way but i havent burned any yet, stiff today from putting it into shed, ya the spruce is grand but it burns up in jig time


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  • #552
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    got a load of beech firewood there over weekend, only ever had spruce before so couldnt believe how much heavier the logs seemed to be, looking forward to seeing how it burns now

    we began selling ash last year, a page of repeat orders for this year already, people were being sold sh1te soft wood told me they would never burn it again


  • #553
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    jomoloney wrote: »
    we began selling ash last year, a page of repeat orders for this year already, people were being sold sh1te soft wood told me they would never burn it again
    I may be wrong on this but I believe the poorly dried out softwood is a potential fire hazard particularly for stoves as with the higher operating temperature you can get resin build-up along the flue.


  • #554
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    jomoloney wrote: »
    we began selling ash last year, a page of repeat orders for this year already, people were being sold sh1te soft wood told me they would never burn it again
    is it hard to source the hardwood jo?


  • #555
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    jomoloney wrote: »
    we began selling ash last year, a page of repeat orders for this year already, people were being sold sh1te soft wood told me they would never burn it again

    where about in the crountry are you?? what sort of price do you charge . I bought soft wood this yr and its sh1te


  • #556
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    just do it wrote: »
    I may be wrong on this but I believe the poorly dried out softwood is a potential fire hazard particularly for stoves as with the higher operating temperature you can get resin build-up along the flue.

    a customer told he this happened ruined a new stove, and flue liner clogged,
    vanderbadger wrote: »
    is it hard to source the hardwood jo?

    we have our own supply, judging from enquiries most of what's felled will move this coming winter, after will just supply a couple of local orders
    naughto wrote: »
    where about in the crountry are you?? what sort of price do you charge . I bought soft wood this yr and its sh1te

    I'm in the Midwest , Price per cubic metre varies from about €65 for mixed hard wood to €80 for all ash .. most people take about 70/30 ash/other for €75 cu. metre

    judging from donedeal our rates are reasonable :)


  • #557
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    whelan1 wrote: »
    are the bleedholes on the clusters clear? do you hang the pipe on a kick bar when on her?

    That was the problem all along, didn't fall off her either milking today! Always the obvious solution! I'm guessing the bleed holes got all mucked up last week with the bad weather!

    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Waited over an hour in the shed for AI man today. I looked like a mini Michelin man with all my layers on:D

    Ugh, hate AI'ing cows now, it always bloody well means the cow calving at like 5am Christmas day! I had a big enough heifer repeat afew days ago, decided not to risk leaving her off for another 3wks and got her done, but I'd prefer to avoid the hardship usually!


  • #558
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    another snow shower and now i have chillblains:(


  • #559
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    Another pedigree bull off fieldson alfy this evening. Straw fed up to 4 weeks before calving is making it hard to pick out a cow the night before she calves but it's bringing lovely handy calves. Bought a new jack before christmas and have only had to use it once.


  • #560
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    another snow shower and now i have chillblains:(
    I believe you this time as weve just had 1mm of snow.


  • #561
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    td5man wrote: »
    I believe you this time as weve just had 1mm of snow.

    No snow here thank fcuk, clear crisp night,
    Ever have one of those days where you get completely distracted by something in the morning and the rest of the day is a write off


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  • #562
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    hugo29 wrote: »

    No snow here thank fcuk, clear crisp night,
    Ever have one of those days where you get completely distracted by something in the morning and the rest of the day is a write off

    Yeah. Drink tends to do that. :-)


  • #563
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Yeah. Drink tends to do that. :-)

    And women:D


  • #564
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    And women:D

    Where were you working today!:eek:


  • #565
    truebloodfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭truebloodfan


    Home after hard days work to find the pup has managed to jump twice his height and take the clothes of the line and deposit them at the back door step. Do I laugh or cry. Lol


  • #566
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Where were you working today!:eek:

    Doing some filing, found some old photographs,


  • #567
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    truebloodfan wrote: »
    Home after hard days work to find the pup has managed to jump twice his height and take the clothes of the line and deposit them at the back door step. Do I laugh or cry. Lol

    Do both. Then train the pup to wash clothes:D
    hugo29 wrote: »
    Doing some filing, found some old photographs,

    http://www.elephantjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Picture-84.png

    Like this?


    :P


  • #568
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Do both. Then train the pup to wash clothes:D



    http://www.elephantjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Picture-84.png

    Like this?


    :P

    If I found her the week would be a write off:D


  • #569
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    If I found her the week would be a write off:D

    She'd be great for strugging the cows for the awkward calves! Bit nippy in this weather though:rolleyes:


  • #570
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    Just watched that "no time to die" documentary on rte 1. It was about Laura Lynn house. Saddest thing I ever watched. Anybody with kids who missed it should make time to catch it on the player.


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  • #571
    ABlur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 837 ✭✭✭ABlur


    Juniorhurler wrote: »
    Just watched that "no time to die" documentary on rte 1. It was about Laura Lynn house. Saddest thing I ever watched. Anybody with kids who missed it should make time to catch it on the player.
    Couldn't watch it gut wrenching stuff. You think you have a problem when yours are sick for a few days.


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