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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #812
    rancher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭rancher


    reilig wrote: »
    Lost the first 3 lambs to the b@stards. Grey crows pecked to the spine of one lad - he lived for 2 days and we ended up putting him down. The fox took his twin. Fox got another one that night. They are housed in the calving pens at night these days and let out during the days. Thankfully the pressure if off space for calving.

    Must be a lot of foxes here too, we're giving them the dead lambs, had three live ones taken the first week, but in the last three weeks there was only one live one taken but there must be near a dozen dead ones taken


  • #813
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    reilig wrote: »
    Lost the first 3 lambs to the b@stards. Grey crows pecked to the spine of one lad - he lived for 2 days and we ended up putting him down. The fox took his twin. Fox got another one that night. They are housed in the calving pens at night these days and let out during the days. Thankfully the pressure if off space for calving.
    Never seen as many grey crows,magpies and jackdaws round here as in the last year or so.


  • #814
    vincenzolorenzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭vincenzolorenzo


    moy83 wrote: »
    Whats a shagband ?

    Those bands were on the go back in the mid-90's when I was in primary school! Probably started out with older brothers/sisters but these things come and go. They'll die out and come back again in a couple of years!


  • #815
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Old lads, ya can't win with them, I suggested leaving the cows out tonight, he mumbled its too cold and not much grass yet, maybe tomorrow or the day after. Having them in is annoying as I've to still lime the cubicles, and wash the cows in the morning, plus they would rather be out!

    Anyways was out putting lime on the cubicles after the milking, when he shouts at me I thought you were putting them out! At least I've got my way :p


  • #816
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Old lads, ya can't win with them, I suggested leaving the cows out tonight, he mumbled its too cold and not much grass yet, maybe tomorrow or the day after. Having them in is annoying as I've to still lime the cubicles, and wash the cows in the morning, plus they would rather be out!

    Anyways was out putting lime on the cubicles after the milking, when he shouts at me I thought you were putting them out! At least I've got my way :p
    tell me you dont wash the cows before milking:eek: dry wipe here only.... was just out there it is cold


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  • #817
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    rancher wrote: »
    Must be a lot of foxes here too, we're giving them the dead lambs, had three live ones taken the first week, but in the last three weeks there was only one live one taken but there must be near a dozen dead ones taken

    Rancher are u mad. Your only giving them the taste of lamb. As soon as u run out f dead ones they will go to town on the live ones


  • #818
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,037 ✭✭✭✭Birdnuts


    sea12 wrote: »
    Rancher are u mad. Your only giving them the taste of lamb. As soon as u run out f dead ones they will go to town on the live ones

    A good nights lamping will sort that problem out. Nearly every parish has a gun club with lads that will be only too willing to help shoot and trap crows and foxes.


  • #819
    1chippy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,716 ✭✭✭1chippy


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Old lads, ya can't win with them, I suggested leaving the cows out tonight, he mumbled its too cold and not much grass yet, maybe tomorrow or the day after. Having them in is annoying as I've to still lime the cubicles, and wash the cows in the morning, plus they would rather be out!

    Anyways was out putting lime on the cubicles after the milking, when he shouts at me I thought you were putting them out! At least I've got my way :p
    I agreed with mine to put ours out tomorrow, leaving access to a slatted area with feed barrier for another while anyway.


  • #820
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Did ye ate the turkey delaval ?


  • #821
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    moy83 wrote: »
    Did ye ate the turkey delaval ?

    If he googled it he should have been able to!

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006041508657


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  • #822
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    If he googled it he should have been able to!

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006041508657
    The mother cooked a turkey today that was pure crap I'd say she threw it in the oven before it was fully defrosted aswell . I was making the wife compliment it all through dinner , she had a job to eat it not to mind find compliment it :D


  • #823
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Lads the foxes took nearly thirty lambs on me last year, was at my wits end shooting, trapping, etc. nothing was hitting the spot then an old timer told me to put some stockholm tar on the back of the lambs neck. The thinking is the fox will always grab the lamb there and when he gets a mouthful of tar he shags off leaving the lamb alone and in most cases, still alive. I was nearly finished lambing when I was told this but tried it as an experiment for the remainder and lo and behold not one lamb was lost to the fox. I have a big bucket of the stuff bought for this year and brand new wellies for all the walking:D:D

    best of luck.


  • #824
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    foxylock wrote: »
    Lads the foxes took nearly thirty lambs on me last year, was at my wits end shooting, trapping, etc. nothing was hitting the spot then an old timer told me to put some stockholm tar on the back of the lambs neck. The thinking is the fox will always grab the lamb there and when he gets a mouthful of tar he shags off leaving the lamb alone and in most cases, still alive. I was nearly finished lambing when I was told this but tried it as an experiment for the remainder and lo and behold not one lamb was lost to the fox. I have a big bucket of the stuff bought for this year and brand new wellies for all the walking:D:D

    best of luck.


    Apt username:pac:


  • #825
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Apt username:pac:

    Long story........:eek::D


  • #826
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    foxylock wrote: »
    Long story........:eek::D

    I have all night:D

    Actually I don't so I'll invent my own story for you.
    It shall involve three rocks, 14 toasters, a fox and some handcuffs.

    :cool:


  • #827
    epfff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭epfff


    dug fox out today
    small farm of lambs down in burrow
    going now with lamp for hour before i retire to bed
    i never done before but guy with me was in his element as he spent his full youth at it with gang of other unemployed in 80s he claimed the made more money from pelts than any guy working at the time


  • #828
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    I have all night:D

    Actually I don't so I'll invent my own story for you.
    It shall involve three rocks, 14 toasters, a fox and some handcuffs.

    :cool:

    Well if you have all night and some handcuffs......................................


  • #829
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    epfff wrote: »
    dug fox out today
    small farm of lambs down in burrow
    going now with lamp for hour before i retire to bed
    i never done before but guy with me was in his element as he spent his full youth at it with gang of other unemployed in 80s he claimed the made more money from pelts than any guy working at the time


    Fair play to ya, have done it myself in the last week. The father used to do it alot in the seventies, I think he got a fiver a fox, thats when money was worth something. It kept me in spiderman pyjamas's anyway. :D


  • #830
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    foxylock wrote: »
    Well if you have all night and some handcuffs......................................

    You'd handcuff me into the lambing shed so you could get a good nights kip:D


  • #831
    epfff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭epfff


    foxylock wrote: »
    Fair play to ya, have done it myself in the last week. The father used to do it alot in the seventies, I think he got a fiver a fox, thats when money was worth something. It kept me in spiderman pyjamas's anyway. :D
    my guy (in his late 40s) claimed price varied he got from £5 to £32 x mass week 79 when his brother working with local builder was getting £16 a week


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  • #832
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    You'd handcuff me into the lambing shed so you could get a good nights kip:D

    Sure tis many a woman I had up all night!............. with me snoring:D


  • #833
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    epfff wrote: »
    my guy (in his late 40s) claimed price varied he got from £5 to £32 x mass week 79 when his brother working with local builder was getting £16 a week

    If there was a bounty introduced it would bring the numbers down fairly rapid. My place is crawling with the divils. Cant see it happening though unless they start taking children.


  • #834
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    foxylock wrote: »
    Sure tis many a woman I had up all night!............. with me snoring:D

    There's an idea foxy, go camping in the field with the sheep.
    The snoring would keep the buggers away.:P


  • #835
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    There's an idea foxy, go camping in the field with the sheep.
    The snoring would keep the buggers away.:P

    Yeah and I'll live on beans so I can gas the feckers.... cue the theme song to Blazing saddles:eek:


  • #836
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    foxylock wrote: »
    Yeah and I'll live on beans so I can gas the feckers.... cue the theme song to Blazing saddles:eek:

    Or Brokeback Mountain:D
    Watching The Body Shocking show here, JESUS CHRIST:eek::confused:


  • #837
    limo_100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭limo_100


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Or Brokeback Mountain:D
    Watching The Body Shocking show here, JESUS CHRIST:eek::confused:

    when you watched brokeback mountain Kovu were you thinking god i wish i was in the middle :D:o


  • #838
    tkehoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭tkehoe


    well lads anyone help me out I have a jd 6300 and when im driving on the road flat out the temp guage comes up more than half when you ease it back for 3-4 mins it drops back down, could this be thermostat sticking? anyone any similar things happen?


  • #839
    foxylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭foxylock


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Or Brokeback Mountain:D
    Twould never get cold enough for that carry on!!:D
    wrote:
    Watching The Body Shocking show here, JESUS CHRIST:eek::confused:
    Good to see you're not watching any old drivel:eek:


  • #840
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    limo_100 wrote: »
    when you watched brokeback mountain Kovu were you thinking god i wish i was in the middle :D:o

    :eek:
    foxylock wrote: »
    Twould never get cold enough for that carry on!!:D

    Good to see you're not watching any old drivel:eek:

    Research on why I'll never get plastic surgery!


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  • #841
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    :eek:



    Research on why I'll never get plastic surgery!

    Do you need it??? :eek: :D


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