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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #602
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Calmed right down here this evening. It's a bit of a false sense of security, carried two cheviot lambs down to the shed for the night. Maybe a walk of about 300 yards, they were shivering by the time we got there. Going to have more accommodation for next year.


  • #603
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    sold bull this evening..one less thing to worry about


  • #604
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Watching one of my Blackface ewes, she's the size of a small house, hoping she won't have trips.


  • #605
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    F***ing power cut here since before 5 just on now
    And just seen a cow that likes tail paint she licked it off her back and the licked herself everywhere else wont lose her anyway as its flourescent orange


  • #606
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Watching one of my Blackface ewes, she's the size of a small house, hoping she won't have trips.

    Would you not try the scanning ????
    Used to be like that here , looking at the big ewes wondering what she is carrying..
    Started scanning about 4 years ago and its a gift .

    We keep the twins and trips together in a field at yard and they get haylage and nuts , and the singles go off to rough grazing , with only a couple of mineral buckets until about 2-3 weeks before lambing .
    Then bring the singles home and they all get nuts to help them spring down properly .

    Started lambing Saturday .
    We have 9 ewes scanned carrying triplets .
    Two triplet ewes have lambed so far .
    There a fcuking headache imo , give me twins anyday


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  • #607
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    F***ing power cut here since before 5 just on now
    And just seen a cow that likes tail paint she licked it off her back and the licked herself everywhere else wont lose her anyway as its flourescent orange
    ah its grand here , snow showers, not sticking... do you have a generator?


  • #608
    caseman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 453 ✭✭caseman


    Cows and calves back out today , ground in good shape after a fews dry days.


  • #609
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Richk2012 wrote: »
    Would you not try the scanning ????
    Used to be like that here , looking at the big ewes wondering what she is carrying..
    Started scanning about 4 years ago and its a gift .

    We keep the twins and trips together in a field at yard and they get haylage and nuts , and the singles go off to rough grazing , with only a couple of mineral buckets until about 2-3 weeks before lambing .
    Then bring the singles home and they all get nuts to help them spring down properly .

    Started lambing Saturday .
    We have 9 ewes scanned carrying triplets .
    Two triplet ewes have lambed so far .
    There a fcuking headache imo , give me twins anyday

    Yeah, I'll scan the next crop. I was going to do this years, but the guy I had been thinking of, I was told he wasn't great. Got a lead on a different guy who's meant to be excellent. Just hope he can do my small flock.

    I'll see if I can try for a compact lambing too. But, with other sheep on three sides of me, it may not work depending on what the neighbours have planned. Last year was the first time I raddled a ram, and that was just for repeats due to a purebred group I'm in.

    So yeah, new things planned for this year :)


  • #610
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    ah its grand here , snow showers, not sticking... do you have a generator?
    No generator,light flurries of snow
    Had an incalf heifer fall/pushed into a big jfc drinker today she had a struggle to get out an older cow wouldnt have..


  • #611
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    No generator,light flurries of snow
    Had an incalf heifer fall/pushed into a big jfc drinker today she had a struggle to get out an older cow wouldnt have..
    was it one of them big stupid round jfc ones we got rid of them all total nightmare


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  • #612
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Three tankers in at slurry today, ground in great order. Cow down in field knacker coming in am he will also get 3 calves that I am sick of treating, improving, only to see them relapse.
    Sold 21 bull calves this am.
    Lovely red sky tonight can't be a bad sign??


  • #613
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    whelan1 wrote: »
    eldest lad is gone to the game i'd say its fecking freezing up there


    ffs defenders like muppets 2 all


  • #614
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    delaval wrote: »
    Sold 21 bull calves this am.
    The article in last week's Indo and Journal was the best thing that happend you;):D


  • #615
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    FCC II only 16days old and already >600 posts! At this rate of going we'll have FCC III in the Autumn. You've a lot to answer for whelan1;):D


  • #616
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    was it one of them big stupid round jfc ones we got rid of them all total nightmare
    Yep only have one and its enough


  • #617
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    just do it wrote: »
    FCC II only 16days old and already >600 posts! At this rate of going we'll have FCC III in the Autumn. You've a lot to answer for whelan1;):D
    Typical women you cant shut her up :D


  • #618
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    So looking forward to the time changing at the weekend. I know the weather is cold but brightness till after eight will be welcome round here.


  • #619
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    bloody busier here than a blue arsed fly at the moment, seems like its being all go since xmas. Presume there are many more in the same boat, suppose the weather is making some serious amount of extra work


  • #620
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    Typical women you cant shut her up :D
    fyi, alot of the posts in fcc are not mine;)


  • #621
    Dupont
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Dupont


    bbam wrote: »
    So looking forward to the time changing at the weekend. I know the weather is cold but brightness till after eight will be welcome round here.
    What day does it change?


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  • #622
    Marooned75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Marooned75


    Fcuking snow here this morning


  • #623
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Marooned75 wrote: »
    Fcuking snow here this morning

    Big yellow ball out here again today, cold crisp and dry, gettin some sub soiling done


  • #624
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    feckin have to go to a farm walk today for dairy yoke, a few loads of slurry to put out, then meeting a bird tonight if i have time:rolleyes:


  • #625
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Dupont wrote: »
    What day does it change?
    saturday night sunday morning


  • #626
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Marooned75 wrote: »
    Fcuking snow here this morning
    yup, stopped now


  • #627
    bogman_bass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,459 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    we had 2 inches this morning. Ok I'm ready for spring now!


  • #628
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    snowing here again theres 2" and 4" deep drifts


  • #629
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    feckin have to go to a farm walk today for dairy yoke, a few loads of slurry to put out, then meeting a bird tonight if i have time:rolleyes:

    have ya two seats on tractor, ya could have the date and the slurry at the same time:D


  • #630
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    hugo29 wrote: »
    have ya two seats on tractor, ya could have the date and the slurry at the same time:D
    Been there done that,some of them never came back again :confused:


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  • #631
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    td5man wrote: »
    Been there done that,some of them never came back again :confused:

    But the one that stays is a keeper. At least she'll know what to expect for the rest of her life!! :)


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