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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #692
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    Catphish wrote: »
    *slips out of the shadows*


    And about 15,000 are me :P jokes aside, I've been reading through everyones ups and downs here now for a while. we're looking into getting somewhere with a bit of land, not much though as we'd be newbies to it all. My heart goes out to both farmers and animals alike with the weather we're having.

    Hello to everyone by the way, you're a great bunch. I wonder how Kev got on :D I'll go back to my spying for now pacman.gif

    Dont mind your spying, Come in a sit by the fire let you, will you have tea and a few digestives :D


  • #693
    Catphish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭Catphish


    redzerologhlen wrote: »
    Dont mind your spying, Come in a sit by the fire let you, will you have tea and a few digestives :D
    Haha! thanks, it's bloody freezing on this side of the window :D


  • #694
    Bodacious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭Bodacious


    did anyone see that poor man in antrim where he was getting out of sheep .. weight of the snow collasped his lambing shed roof and ewes all out and most lost?

    Some contrast to the dry, hard cold weather that we are currently enjoying in the west.

    im loving this dry weather..cows and calves away to grass full time last week or so , also had heifers up on reseeded field today.. fed them silage lastnight at opposite end of field and had paddock set up, electric fence on and gate open other end .. so when they wandered up for water this morning they had pleasant surprise :)


  • #695
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    Bodacious wrote: »
    did anyone see that poor man in antrim where he was getting out of sheep .. weight of the snow collasped his lambing shed roof and ewes all out and most lost?

    Some contrast to the dry, hard cold weather that we are currently enjoying in the west.

    im loving this dry weather..cows and calves away to grass full time last week or so , also had heifers up on reseeded field today.. fed them silage lastnight at opposite end of field and had paddock set up, electric fence on and gate open other end .. so when they wandered up for water this morning they had pleasant surprise :)

    Its unbelievable , its only a few miles seperating areas that are under 10ft snow drifts and other places that have no covering what so ever


  • #696
    kowtow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭kowtow


    whelan1 wrote: »
    its too cold to send them out, todays plan is to tidy their rooms, should go down well:rolleyes:

    I've explained to mine that the new emergency rules on baler twine stacking require it all to be the same length, hung up neatly in the barn, with the minimum of twists.

    And that any loose twine or plastic found around the yard after Easter may get them into trouble with the DVO pony inspectors.

    Seems to have them outside working.


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  • #697
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    so are any of ye being bold and having a few scoops on good friday;) its the eldests lad's birthday so have a glass or two of wine party tomorrow... didnt eat any meat though


  • #698
    Catphish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭Catphish


    whelan1 wrote: »
    so are any of ye being bold and having a few scoops on good friday;) its the eldests lad's birthday so have a glass or two of wine party tomorrow... didnt eat any meat though
    Does a bear sh1t in the woods :pac: what about you? how old will your lad be tomorrow?


  • #699
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    he's 12 today, this time 12 years ago i was in a bad way;)


  • #700
    Catphish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 378 ✭✭Catphish


    Well if anyone deserved a drink on good friday it's you so! :D


  • #701
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    ah sure i think most people have a drink on good friday now, not like years ago


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  • #702
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    Just in there have a calf bloated n scouring last few days, didn't drink this evening any suggestion on what to give him r appreciated!


  • #703
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    would have said liquid parafin but if hs scouring it will make him worse, would give some electrolytes anyways


  • #704
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    Viewtodiefor wrote: »
    Just in there have a calf bloated n scouring last few days, didn't drink this evening any suggestion on what to give him r appreciated!
    Effydral. Is he staggering?


  • #705
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    just do it wrote: »
    Effydral. Is he staggering?

    Not staggering yet! Has it with few days I'd say, gave him noromectin inj and tablet there.


  • #706
    charityboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭charityboy


    What's the noromectin inj for


  • #707
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Is it a Jersey cross?


  • #708
    charityboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭charityboy


    Lead is a great inj for those jersey x s. :)


  • #709
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    so are any of ye being bold and having a few scoops on good friday;) its the eldests lad's birthday so have a glass or two of wine party tomorrow... didnt eat any meat though
    eldest lads party here today, i was glad to go out and dig round a pipe with a shovel where it was nice and quiet


  • #710
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    delaval wrote: »
    Is it a Jersey cross?

    No delaval out of Lhz


  • #711
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    Viewtodiefor wrote: »
    No delaval out of Lhz


    Ps whelan I'd murder a pint!!


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  • #712
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Viewtodiefor wrote: »
    Ps whelan I'd murder a pint!!

    A pint maybe 10 of them


  • #713
    Blue Holland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭Blue Holland


    Damn boards, the amount of nights i've opened laptop to do bit of work on herd management and accounts since joining but never got past f&f is a joke. Seems busy here tonight, guess its the pubs closed.


  • #714
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Here's one for ye!
    We are having our Christmas dinner on Sunday (long story), at least the weather is seasonal. My problem, I was supposed to take turkey from freezer this morning but you guessed I forgot and took from his frozen tomb at 8pm. It's 8 kilos, will it be thawed in time or sould I take out a leg of lamb instead and perhaps look for alternative accomodation?


  • #715
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    delaval wrote: »
    Here's one for ye!
    We are having our Christmas dinner on Sunday (long story), at least the weather is seasonal. My problem, I was supposed to take turkey from freezer this morning but you guessed I forgot and took from his frozen tomb at 8pm. It's 8 kilos, will it be thawed in time or sould I take out a leg of lamb instead and perhaps look for alternative accomodation?

    It'll be thawed in the morning for ya.


  • #716
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    just about!!


  • #717
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Muckit wrote: »
    just about!!

    My culinary skills are legendary.


    For all the wrong reasons! :-)


  • #718
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    delaval wrote: »
    Here's one for ye!
    We are having our Christmas dinner on Sunday (long story), at least the weather is seasonal. My problem, I was supposed to take turkey from freezer this morning but you guessed I forgot and took from his frozen tomb at 8pm. It's 8 kilos, will it be thawed in time or sould I take out a leg of lamb instead and perhaps look for alternative accomodation?

    Bring it to bed with you :D


  • #719
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    One way to warm up a cold bird!


  • #720
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Bring it to bed with you :D

    You could stuff it then. :-)


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  • #721
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Bizzum wrote: »
    You could stuff it then. :-)

    Or spit roast it


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