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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #632
    simx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    hugo29 wrote: »
    have ya two seats on tractor, ya could have the date and the slurry at the same time:D

    would be romantic alright:D


  • #633
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    ya i think thats what happened to the last one, me rushing to meet her with meal bags in the back of the jeep! Its easy to get them harder to keep them:D


  • #634
    Tipp Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,025 ✭✭✭Tipp Man


    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:

    Good man Kev

    Being the ladies man that i am i have only 1 piece of advice, have a good shower after the slurry:D


  • #635
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


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

    Some of them:confused: Is it some sort of rite of passage for birds in your neck of the woods or something? Mrs freedom hasn't been on a tractor since f**k knows when. Probably some time in the nineties and she's a farmers daughter and would've been driving herself.


  • #636
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Some of them:confused: Is it some sort of rite of passage for birds in your neck of the woods or something? Mrs freedom hasn't been on a tractor since f**k knows when. Probably some time in the nineties and she's a farmers daughter and would've been driving herself.

    dead right, Keep her in the house freedom:D, chained to the sink;)


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  • #637
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    me rushing to meet her with meal bags in the back of the jeep!


    All that was wrong with her was that she knew that the seat couldn't be let back with them there!!!! :p


  • #638
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Fingers and legs crossed here, put a cheviot ewe in the shed last night with twins. All were sound, walked down the farm, lambs sucked, ewe was eating. This morning she'd her head pushed into the corner of the pen, panting like she was after running a marathon, not looking very clever at all. Gave her twin lamb remedy and calciject right away. Rang my vet then and gave her some engemycin to which she had a very bad reaction. Went down, grinding teeth, panting worsened. Feck this I'm thinking she's a goner. Couldn't do any more at that point so went home for a bite to eat. I almost had the lambs up on Donedeal and the knackery called. Went to the shed again to give the lambs some colostrum and she was up! Well I couldn't have been happier had I won the lotto! She's not out of the woods yet mind. Where there's life there's hope.


  • #639
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    reilig wrote: »

    But the one that stays is a keeper. At least she'll know what to expect for the rest of her life!! :)
    Neighbour was wondering if he married the right sister as the other had "a better track of the Wellington on her leg" :-)


  • #640
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    hugo29 wrote: »
    dead right, Keep her in the house freedom:D, chained to the sink;)

    There's not a house nor chain strong enough for that. In fairness she's always worked. She'd give a hand moving stock or get parts on her way to or from work but that's as far as it goes.


  • #641
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Can a woman butt in here and say that I give as much, if not more, to our farm. Time is a major benefactor for any sort of shenanigans. Sooooo...any takers? :D


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  • #642
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Can a woman butt in here and say that I give as much, if not more, to our farm. Time is a major benefactor for any sort of shenanigans. Sooooo...any takers? :D
    I'm more of a giver :p


  • #643
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Snowing and sticking here now!


  • #644
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    snowing on and off, was grand between the showers the sun actually came out for a while


  • #645
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    Snowed most of the day here but doesnt seem to be sticking. we have a lot of calves developing a dirty cough so i done the last ones for pneumonia and ibr and resflor to anything with a cough. hope it works.


  • #646
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    1chippy wrote: »
    Snowed most of the day here but doesnt seem to be sticking. we have a lot of calves developing a dirty cough so i done the last ones for pneumonia and ibr and resflor to anything with a cough. hope it works.

    We have one atm. What did you give to all others?


  • #647
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    pump went on slurry tanker today after only starting so go a lone of my neighbours 2000 gal abbey , wow is this how the other half live at slurry some job,my little landini blizzard was well able for it, now thinking of up grading


  • #648
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    leg wax wrote: »
    pump went on slurry tanker today after only starting so go a lone of my neighbours 2000 gal abbey , wow is this how the other half live at slurry some job,my little landini blizzard was well able for it, now thinking of up grading

    What size is your own one, we had an abbey 750 gallon here for many years :eek: now that was slow going


  • #649
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    We have one atm. What did you give to all others?
    Rispoval intra nasal to cover for most of the pneumonias. givin at 5 days usually or when we have a batch of 5.
    The other one is for ibr and pi3 cant think of name of injection but usually give it at 3 weeks old.

    Resflor works out dear at e71 a bottle and 2ml per 15kg weight. you dont be long going through it. The way i'm hoping though is that at least they wont be knocked back as calves.


  • #650
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    1chippy wrote: »
    Rispoval intra nasal to cover for most of the pneumonias. givin at 5 days usually or when we have a batch of 5.
    The other one is for ibr and pi3 cant think of name of injection but usually give it at 3 weeks old.

    Resflor works out dear at e71 a bottle and 2ml per 15kg weight. you dont be long going through it. The way i'm hoping though is that at least they wont be knocked back as calves.

    Micotil & Veterinary advice.


  • #651
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    vanderbadger wrote: »

    What size is your own one, we had an abbey 750 gallon here for many years :eek: now that was slow going
    Used to hire a 2600 when we had a 1100 some difference between the two and the 2600 wasnt much harder to pull.


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  • #652
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    leg wax wrote: »
    pump went on slurry tanker today after only starting so go a lone of my neighbours 2000 gal abbey , wow is this how the other half live at slurry some job,my little landini blizzard was well able for it, now thinking of up grading

    Ugh have a nice 1100gls tanker now, was thinking of trading it in for a 1600gls tanker a while back, found a very nice 2nd hand one in the local dealer, he offered me about a grand for myown tanker and wanted I think 5grand for the 1600. No way of justifying that spend, I use myown when I'm in trouble or emptying the smaller tanks, then get in a contractor to empty the main tank twice a year.


  • #653
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    Used to hire a 2600 when we had a 1100 some difference between the two and the 2600 was much harder to pull.
    we havea 2600 gallon tankerbought it new about 4 years ago, its a great job, if only the ground was dry and we could actually get out it would be great


  • #654
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    my tank is better than yours


  • #655
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Jayus but we are getting lucky with this weather, hard nights frost and now clear blue sky and sun shining,


  • #656
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Some god news at last, from MT Cranium:
    Therefore I will hazard the guess that the first half of April will see fairly steady warming with perhaps one slight reverse, then the second half could become quite warm with above normal temperatures at times.


  • #657
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    just do it wrote: »
    Some god news at last, from MT Cranium:
    What about the bit a couple of lines up from that ?


  • #658
    Dozer1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Dozer1


    Last 2 cows calved yesterday, great to be finished only a small herd but great to have them all out and alive. Now if there was only some grass outside for them....


  • #659
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    vanderbadger wrote: »
    What size is your own one, we had an abbey 750 gallon here for many years :eek: now that was slow going
    1350 gallons


  • #660
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    just do it wrote: »
    Some god news at last, from MT Cranium:
    so should see better weather when kids go back to school, cracking up here, one of them feels that i should be bringing her somewhere everyday as its her holidays, am slowly getting that idea out of her head...:cool:


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  • #661
    dzer2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭dzer2


    whelan1 wrote: »
    so should see better weather when kids go back to school, cracking up here, one of them feels that i should be bringing her somewhere everyday as its her holidays, am slowly getting that idea out of her head...:cool:

    Nothing like an adventure trip around the milking parlour :D


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