Farming Chit Chat II

matTNT · 29-04-2013 09:50PM

just do it wrote: »

From MT Cranium:
FURTHER OUTLOOK ... That colder spell should fade out around Sunday 5th with somewhat improved weather and temperatures (12-14 C) although still a bit cloudy and showery at times, then the following week looks closer to average for May, highs 13-15 C and possibly a bit higher in a southeasterly flow (18-20 C by about the 7th of May).

I hope to Good he's right!

I did say that we'd be fine from May 6th on

naughto · 29-04-2013 10:23PM

is that a dead dog we see beside one of the tractors on the ground.

naughto · 29-04-2013 10:29PM

http://youtu.be/PIu2ckk_IIs
whats up with linking youtube videos

kowtow · 29-04-2013 10:41PM

Last heifer of the season just starting to calve... just when I was about to get an early night.

Richk2012 · 29-04-2013 10:55PM

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I had a calf do something similar last year and it turned out to be meningitis. Keep a close eye on her for the next few hours to so if she gets worse and if she does get the vet asap....Saying that it could be something way less serious

bob charles wrote: »

Holding her head funny? circling? would it be mag deficiency as mag calms the brain?

Not quite sure what the problem was with her .
Roared all night and up until around 2 o clock today .
Back out on grass now ....... well back out in a field and not a bother on her .
Chewing her cud this evening

mf240 · 29-04-2013 11:01PM

Richk2012 wrote: »

Not quite sure what the problem was with her .
Roared all night and up until around 2 o clock today .
Back out on grass now ....... well back out in a field and not a bother on her .
Chewing her cud this evening

Was she bulling?

Kovu · 29-04-2013 11:04PM

I'm back:D
What did I miss apart from the bad weather?

Richk2012 · 29-04-2013 11:31PM

mf240 wrote: »

Was she bulling?

No . Put fresh tail paint on her last night and watching her on and off all day and nothing .

bob charles · 30-04-2013 12:43AM

Richk2012 wrote: »

No . Put fresh tail paint on her last night and watching her on and off all day and nothing .

ah thats women for you, all noise about nothing

vanderbadger · 30-04-2013 06:19AM

last of silage fert out yesterday evening finally..
looks like its going to be a good day again today

bob charles · 30-04-2013 06:47AM

bloody grass frost, beet seedlings wont like that:(

Muckit · 30-04-2013 08:47AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf4TIWECZ30

Dampintheattic · 30-04-2013 09:13AM

Looks like today, will be a good day. No wind at all. Clear blue sky. Might see some good temps today.:cool:

simx · 30-04-2013 09:25AM

Muckit wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf4TIWECZ30

That is painful to watch

kevthegaff · 30-04-2013 11:52AM

jes just paid off another 5k of a meal bill, another 20k to go. need some growth!

bob charles · 30-04-2013 12:49PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

jes just paid off another 5k of a meal bill, another 20k to go. need some growth!

There would be may people happy if there total owed meal bill stopped anywhere close to 20k.

Kovu · 30-04-2013 01:28PM

Neighbours mare foaled last night, cow calved here too. Had to milk the mare and bottle feed the foal and will prob have to do the same with the cow! Wonder whats the nutritional difference between mare's milk and cows? Have some equine beestings left over

kfk · 30-04-2013 01:43PM

Old cow just finished calving with triplets! She has been running through the parlour with milking cows for the last 6 weeks. All 3 are good size calves. First set of triplets on this farm.

kowtow · 30-04-2013 02:46PM

kfk wrote: »

Old cow just finished calving with triplets! She has been running through the parlour with milking cows for the last 6 weeks. All 3 are good size calves. First set of triplets on this farm.

My last heifer from last night still looking like she's ready to calve - but hasn't started pushing. Swishing her tail, very soft and 'open' - but happy enough to go out to grass with the others.

Probably have another night sitting behind her. Thankfully she has straw comfortable enough to sleep on. Note to self: calving camera.

bob charles · 30-04-2013 03:15PM

kowtow wrote: »

My last heifer from last night still looking like she's ready to calve - but hasn't started pushing. Swishing her tail, very soft and 'open' - but happy enough to go out to grass with the others.

Probably have another night sitting behind her. Thankfully she has straw comfortable enough to sleep on. Note to self: calving camera.

I think your wiring of your sheds is too sophisticated to carry a calving camera

just do it · 30-04-2013 03:17PM

kowtow wrote: »

My last heifer from last night still looking like she's ready to calve - but hasn't started pushing. Swishing her tail, very soft and 'open' - but happy enough to go out to grass with the others.

Probably have another night sitting behind her. Thankfully she has straw comfortable enough to sleep on. Note to self: calving camera.

Did you think she'd started last night? Maybe worth handling her after a while in case it's a breech.

kowtow · 30-04-2013 03:23PM

just do it wrote: »

Did you think she'd started last night? Maybe worth handling her after a while in case it's a breech.

Will handle her tonight if she doesn't get started properly - no sign of a water bag, no straining - just a bit of panting while chewing the cud and some clear mucous (but not the plug which has been coming on and off for a week or two).

And she's a little bit unsteady on her legs.

Doesn't help that we have no idea of a due date..

kowtow · 30-04-2013 03:30PM

bob charles wrote: »

I think your wiring of your sheds is too sophisticated to carry a calving camera

Too right! When I bought this place last Autumn I had planned to demolish the old cubicle shed that the Cattle are now coming in to.. started running conduits & cables for the other buildings, complete with data cables (!) - re-building workshops & etc., didn't think to go across the yard to the cubicles..

And for some reason, idiot that I am, I thought we'd be outside more or less by calving time.

Now we've settled on our plans a bit more, and figured out how the yard was really intended to run years ago.. and planning to bring the parlour back.. we'll have to do some serious re-drawing.

But for now the straw bedded calving cum cubicle shed is all a bit James Her-riot.

Viewtodiefor · 30-04-2013 03:46PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

jes just paid off another 5k of a meal bill, another 20k to go. need some growth!

I'm filling forms to claim 5k vat back which will then go towards my meal bill! Easy come easy go!

hugo29 · 30-04-2013 04:01PM

does anyone know off hand which bloddy form we use to order replacement BVD tags, have not got energy or patients to look tru website:mad:

kfk · 30-04-2013 04:11PM

kevthegaff wrote: »

jes just paid off another 5k of a meal bill, another 20k to go. need some growth!

You are farming on a different scale to me! That would cover my feed bill for the whole year!

reilig · 30-04-2013 04:25PM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

I'm filling forms to claim 5k vat back which will then go towards my meal bill! Easy come easy go!

I'm in the process of doing that too - along with medical expenses. The b@$tards want household charge out of me in the next few weeks so I'm going to claim it back from them before they come looking for it back from me!

td5man · 30-04-2013 05:06PM

hugo29 wrote: »

does anyone know off hand which bloddy form we use to order replacement BVD tags, have not got energy or patients to look tru website:mad:

Ring the dept

spent 1/2 an hour on hold waiting for someone to answer.
Rang back and someone answered straight away, then the person that i needed to talk to wasn't there :mad:

whelan1 · 30-04-2013 05:40PM

hugo29 wrote: »

does anyone know off hand which bloddy form we use to order replacement BVD tags, have not got energy or patients to look tru website:mad:

do you not just ring mullinahone and order them? thats what i do

redzerologhlen · 30-04-2013 05:56PM

Im wrecked tired now, up since 8 yesterday morning and only dozed for two hours on the couch this morning. Will be glad to see my leaba

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