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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #1592
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Where? On the fringe of the land of social fascism?

    Card carrying member of the labiur party are we?


  • #1593
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Card carrying member of the labiur party are we?

    Who's this WE paleface:)


  • #1594
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    hugo29 wrote: »
    anyone ever got a BVD result back saying sample was empty, never got that before, fcuking thing must have fallen out, I never check them

    Yes had a few. You need to contact Mullinahone for a replacement and resend


  • #1595
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Where? On the fringe of the land of social fascism?

    God no, wouldn't be caught dead there :eek:


  • #1596
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    reilig wrote: »
    Bumper harvest anticipated in the USA this year.

    Apart from taking factors into account such as the weather, the fact that much of this bumper crop isn't planted yet, the weather, whether or not farmers will plant more soya rather than grain crops, the weather, how good the yields will be on some of the more marginal land coming back in from set-a-side, the weather, whether or not farmers will be willing to put in the inputs after last years disaster, the weather..... Sounds like someone has a big forward position in grain and needs talk of a bumper harvest to get himself out of trouble. Watch the last episode of "The Boss" on more4 to get a quick primer on media manipulation, fictional and simplistic but I reckon there's a grain of truth in it.


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  • #1597
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Apart from taking factors into account such as the weather, the fact that much of this bumper crop isn't planted yet, the weather, whether or not farmers will plant more soya rather than grain crops, the weather, how good the yields will be on some of the more marginal land coming back in from set-a-side, the weather, whether or not farmers will be willing to put in the inputs after last years disaster, the weather..... Sounds like someone has a big forward position in grain and needs talk of a bumper harvest to get himself out of trouble. Watch the last episode of "The Boss" on more4 to get a quick primer on media manipulation, fictional and simplistic but I reckon there's a grain of truth in it.

    all the estimates are still running very high and there is a serious withdrawal of funds from the market at present. aslong as it puts cheaper grain in my yard it doesnt worry me


  • #1598
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    have a heifer arsing around all morning with her tail up and down, handled her and just the tail is coming... waiting on vet


  • #1599
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have a heifer arsing around all morning with her tail up and down, handled her and just the tail is coming... waiting on vet

    hope it goes ok

    should be easy enough if she's roomy


  • #1600
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have a heifer arsing around all morning with her tail up and down, handled her and just the tail is coming... waiting on vet

    Had a fairly difficult calving this morning, 2nd time cow to the stock lm bull. Calf was bloody massive, managed to get him out alive with the jack myself thankfully. 3rd massive calf this year out of maybe 10 from the stock bull, would that be considered high? Easy calving would be a high priority in my book, our vet bills are high enough as is, and Ive very little interest on the beef side of things.


  • #1601
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    got calf out, was very very tight, alive:eek::eek: massive arse on it, angus heifer off a br/fr heifer... do these calves come beefier on br/fr? hung her over gate, then noticed navel was pumping, so vet stitched it, all well now and back in shed, calf trying to stand already, vet said calf was very near dead as its tongue was blue


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  • #1602
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    got calf out, was very very tight, alive:eek::eek: massive arse on it, angus heifer off a br/fr heifer... do these calves come beefier on br/fr? hung her over gate, then noticed navel was pumping, so vet stitched it, all well now and back in shed, calf trying to stand already, vet said calf was very near dead as its tongue was blue
    Last few calves we've had have been fairly big, cows 60/40 ho/fr dry cows only getting average quality silage.


  • #1603
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    had to jack another heifers calf our earlier in the week, was massive too, this was a bf heifer too..


  • #1604
    Chisler2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 438 ✭✭Chisler2


    bob charles wrote: »
    the corn crop, its predicted to be one of the biggest harvests ever. November futures are well back on todays prices
    ''
    Well I'll pass that welcome news onto my farmer neighbours whose (clearly-obsolete!) notion of corn-growing is that the plant needs air, nutrient and water. :cool:

    The market price of corn, on the other hand, rises as yields decrease (or so my next-door neighbour, who farms 800 acres, tells me). His yield last autumn was one-third what the land produces in an average year; the price he got for his crop was highly satisfactory........as indeed were the profits of the stock market speculators who 'hedge' so profit either way.


  • #1605
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Dehorning calves today. I really hate that job:mad:

    Didn't help that two of them had been ill so were a bit older than we would have like them to be.


  • #1606
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Dehorning calves today. I really hate that job:mad:

    Didn't help that two of them had been ill so were a bit older than we would have like them to be.
    But they were all less than two weeks old weren't they ;)


  • #1607
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    td5man wrote: »
    But they were all less than two weeks old weren't they ;)

    One was a had a dodgy tummy for a week and one had pneumonia so we let them be for an extra week.:pac:


  • #1608
    dar31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭dar31


    two days into ai, and me arm feels like its been stuck in a vice.
    25 in two day, at least it will get easier.
    a few pints will ease it a bit


  • #1609
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    dar31 wrote: »
    two days into ai, and me arm feels like its been stuck in a vice.
    25 in two day, at least it will get easier.
    a few pints will ease it a bit

    Careful dont overdo it, don't need brewers droop in the morning


  • #1610
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    td5man wrote: »
    But they were all less than two weeks old weren't they ;)
    did dept man ask you about dehorning calves?


  • #1611
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    my da has been away the last few days, you only notice the amount of work they do when they are not here.... even to close in the cows or scrape the yard


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  • #1612
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    did dept man ask you about dehorning calves?

    No i asked him, up to 2 weeks no anisthetic,2 to 3 week anisthetic given by farmer. 3 weeks + anisthetic given by vet :confused:


  • #1613
    Damo810
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 998 ✭✭✭Damo810


    Was looking at new cattle trailers today..

    12X7, twin axle.

    Murphy €4800.
    Nugent €5800 Off one fella, €6000 off another.
    Second hand Ifor williams €3850.

    Any thoughts on the Murphy? seems mighty cheap, getting 2K for our own 10X5'6". Not sure if we should change the types (cracked walls) and fix up the lights on our current yoke and keep the money in the pocket..


  • #1614
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Spread a bit fert today, land wet again, broke the fcuking wagtail and was me neighbours as mine is out of action, such a mother fcuker to get back nut off housing, had every tool in place out and in the end a 2euro wrench from lidl did the job,


  • #1615
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Damo810 wrote: »
    Was looking at new cattle trailers today..

    12X7, twin axle.

    Murphy €4800.
    Nugent €5800 Off one fella, €6000 off another.
    Second hand Ifor williams €3850.

    Any thoughts on the Murphy? seems mighty cheap, getting 2K for our own 10X5'6". Not sure if we should change the types (cracked walls) and fix up the lights on our current yoke and keep the money in the pocket..
    we bought an ifor williams about 10 years ago, went in with my godfather, he has sheep, so got decks also and splitting gate too...do you have anyone who would have an interest in doing this? only downside is collecting the trailer when the decks are down and we have to put them back up... i suppose it works both ways that they have to put them back down!


  • #1616
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    another money saving idea, my electricity bill was around 1k with bord gais, changed to electric ireland with 13% discount last bill was 780!that was with scrapers etc on


  • #1617
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,962 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Damo810 wrote: »
    Was looking at new cattle trailers today..

    12X7, twin axle.

    Murphy €4800.
    Nugent €5800 Off one fella, €6000 off another.
    Second hand Ifor williams €3850.

    Any thoughts on the Murphy? seems mighty cheap, getting 2K for our own 10X5'6". Not sure if we should change the types (cracked walls) and fix up the lights on our current yoke and keep the money in the pocket..

    What would it cost to put tyres and lights, maybe brakes on your own? If the floor etc is sound and you don't be using it every week why change. Only thing about a 7 foot wide trailer is you'll see **** all in the mirrors without extending them.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #1618
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Spread a bit fert today, land wet again, broke the fcuking wagtail and was me neighbours as mine is out of action, such a mother fcuker to get back nut off housing, had every tool in place out and in the end a 2euro wrench from lidl did the job,

    Putting bearings in mine at the moment some of the bolts ain't easy opened, but a bit of perceverance and swearing gets them opened :D


  • #1619
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    td5man wrote: »
    Putting bearings in mine at the moment some of the bolts ain't easy opened, but a bit of perceverance and swearing gets them opened :D
    They will never open without a few swear words alright :D


  • #1620
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Damo810 wrote: »
    Was looking at new cattle trailers today..

    12X7, twin axle.

    Murphy €4800.
    Nugent €5800 Off one fella, €6000 off another.
    Second hand Ifor williams €3850.

    Any thoughts on the Murphy? seems mighty cheap, getting 2K for our own 10X5'6". Not sure if we should change the types (cracked walls) and fix up the lights on our current yoke and keep the money in the pocket..

    dont spend money on an old trailer as they can be a money pit. Keep your eyes on the net as there are a good few second hand trailers for sale that have done very little work. I bought a second hand one last year in June that was bought new in February, probably hadnt moved a half dozen loads. Cant understand how people do such things. have hudson's now as they take serious abuse, heard the new ones are being made under license by indepension so wont be having another if this is the case


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  • #1621
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    bob charles wrote: »
    dont spend money on an old trailer as they can be a money pit. Keep your eyes on the net as there are a good few second hand trailers for sale that have done very little work. I bought a second hand one last year in June that was bought new in February, probably hadnt moved a half dozen loads. Cant understand how people do such things. have hudson's now as they take serious abuse, heard the new ones are being made under license by indepension so wont be having another if this is the case

    so does your's have no springs or not bob?


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