Farming Chit Chat II

Conmaicne Mara · 27-04-2013 06:12PM

freedominacup wrote: »

What sort of events do you find yourself dragged to?

Weddings and birthdays mostly, social events where my most hated of things is wheeled out, small talk with people I have nothing in common with. It's harder work than a days shearing and less enjoyable

Conmaicne Mara · 27-04-2013 06:13PM

reilig wrote: »

But you said that we should go and enjoy these events. They are not the sort of thing that I enjoy. When I close the gate to go off and enjoy something, it's to do something that I actually enjoy. In this case it is about me.

When I have to go to something like a family event I go. It doesn't mean that I have to enjoy it. As long as the organiser thinks I enjoy it, it's no skin off anyone's nose.

Amen to that.

Birdnuts · 27-04-2013 07:06PM

hugo29 wrote: »

My god we have all turned into grumpy old men/women on here, what's needed is a good drink, a good u know what, and some sunny weather in that order,

Went on a session last night at a rare ale festival = just spent the last 12hrs sick as a dog and scouring like a calf:(

whelan1 · 27-04-2013 07:09PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

Went on a session last night at a rare ale festival = just spent the last 12hrs sick as a dog and scouring like a calf:(

BIMASTAT

Conmaicne Mara · 27-04-2013 07:10PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

Went on a session last night at a rare ale festival = just spent the last 12hrs sick as a dog and scouring like a calf:(

I've a sachet of Lectade Plus here if it's any good to you :pac:

moy83 · 27-04-2013 07:14PM

Birdnuts wrote: »

Went on a session last night at a rare ale festival = just spent the last 12hrs sick as a dog and scouring like a calf:(

Dabbling in that rare ale is just asking for the squits :-) Its all good at the time though

bogman_bass · 27-04-2013 07:33PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

calf crossed the fence into the neighbours cows. No idea how he did it because its a good fence. no gaps to get him back through and the mammy going spare the far side. Little fecker had no intrest in going near the fence to get him back:mad: Going to have to come up with a new plan of action

Got lucky, neighbour was bringing the cows home this afternoon so ran them down the road to a yard and loaded him up into a trailer. he went absolutely mental when we tried to seperate him. Got a lovely kick to the crotch for my troubles.:o

for a calf that was in the yard all winter and not a bother on him he was a lunitic today!

whelan1 · 27-04-2013 07:41PM

how can ff talk on national tv about how bad the country is when they caused it

tismesoitis · 27-04-2013 07:45PM

whelan1 wrote: »

how can ff talk on national tv about how bad the country is when they caused it

hard necks agus big balls!!!!! Can't understand how the opinion polls show them increasing in popularity rapidly...have people that short memories

whelan1 · 27-04-2013 07:47PM

tismesoitis wrote: »

hard necks agus big balls!!!!! Can't understand how the opinion polls show them increasing in popularity rapidly...have people that short memories

had to turn it over, load of crap:(

Conmaicne Mara · 27-04-2013 08:09PM

whelan1 wrote: »

how can ff talk on national tv about how bad the country is when they caused it

Because it was all L-L-L-Leh-Lehmanns Brudders fault.

Timmaay · 27-04-2013 08:26PM

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2965324 I need afew 150gls water troughs on the farm, 115euros seems reasonable enough for these (considering the local Glanbia store was about 250ish for the same size trough!), anyway does anyone know anywhere cheaper for them, or what those ones in the link are like?

moy83 · 27-04-2013 08:27PM

whelan1 wrote: »

how can ff talk on national tv about how bad the country is when they caused it

And every seat in the place is packed listening to their ramblings

DMAXMAN · 27-04-2013 08:36PM

freedominacup wrote: »

WTF are ye working for if ye can't close the fn gate behind ye and go to these events and enjoy them. The farm will be there when ye get back and the forecast for daylight is good for the morning.

when I go to anything like that I always console myself that what was left behind to do will still be there when I go back

ABlur · 27-04-2013 08:36PM

Well, back from the communion, small fella had a ball on the bouncy castle with the cousins!
Just back in time to see Evelyn Cusack give the same weather forecast for next week as the last two. Cold, showery.....

DMAXMAN · 27-04-2013 08:42PM

Timmaay wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/beefcattle/2965324 I need afew 150gls water troughs on the farm, 115euros seems reasonable enough for these (considering the local Glanbia store was about 250ish for the same size trough!), anyway does anyone know anywhere cheaper for them, or what those ones in the link are like?

know that crowd and they are top notch. do readymix,sand gravel etc. knew an engineer involved in the concrete business who said that their sand was very hard and made great concrete

just do it · 27-04-2013 11:37PM

just do it wrote: »

Result for silage field. Looks like it's gotten enough slurry over the last few years. pH is better than I anticipated so happy overall. Must compare it to sample taken in '08.

Soil sample from 2008:
pH: 5.3 (recommendation to apply 6.25ton/ha lime)
P: 10.5mg/l - Index 4 high (don't apply chemical P)
K: 215mg/l - Index 5 very high (don't apply chemical K)

As stated before got 2ton/ac of lime in 2010. Seems to have done the trick. Got a much better response to N after the lime.

kevthegaff · 28-04-2013 01:01AM

waiting on a cow to calve here, have another one in a couple of hours. jes ill be up all night!

Muckit · 28-04-2013 02:51PM

freedominacup · 28-04-2013 02:53PM

Muckit wrote: »

Well said Muckit

Muckit · 28-04-2013 03:26PM

At last I managed to post it. Seems there's a welsh stanfit wannabe!

bt12 · 28-04-2013 05:05PM

farmer in ennis has one of those rakes some machine

kevthegaff · 28-04-2013 05:16PM

jes just finished the milking after a soccer match, me legs are falling off me!, bloody herd test in the morning, heading for a pint feck it:D

darragh_haven · 28-04-2013 05:30PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

jes just finished the milking after a soccer match, me legs are falling off me!, bloody herd test in the morning, heading for a pint feck it:D

The vet will be happy with you.....

darragh_haven · 28-04-2013 05:33PM

We have the reading of the test tomorrow. Vet wouldn't come till 3. I'd rather get it over and done with in the morning. Hate waiting around

whelan1 · 28-04-2013 07:48PM

just calved an angus, it was a leave the ropes on the calf and run job:eek: calf alive

f140 · 28-04-2013 08:16PM

Muckit wrote: »

At last I managed to post it. Seems there's a welsh stanfit wannabe!

theres feck all there. lucky to have 3 bales to the acre its so light

kowtow · 28-04-2013 08:21PM

Pig of a job loading a difficult pony this morning for my daughter, not for the first time brought a sod of grassy turf with me in the back of the truck to pop in the front of the box as a last resort...

When she got there I thought people were staring at the pony; turns out it was the sod of grass. At one point I thought I might be offered bids for it.

C0N0R · 28-04-2013 08:28PM

Muckit wrote: »

At last I managed to post it. Seems there's a welsh stanfit wannabe!

He's not going to run out of horsepower anyway! Think front weights might be a bit of overkill!

freedominacup · 28-04-2013 08:32PM

C0N0R wrote: »

He's not going to run out of horsepower anyway! Think front weights might be a bit of overkill!

The tractor wouldn't look right without them.

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