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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #2402
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    whelan1 wrote: »
    its ok kovu Murr said you could go :D

    But he has to bring back curry chips for the childer :p


  • #2403
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    But he has to bring back curry chips for the childer :p

    Whelan1 have you a spare bib and high chair, curry chips are dangerous and messy for kids :D


  • #2404
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    high chair and bib days long gone here thank god, was listening to 20 screaming 5 year olds for 2 hours today, the talk was about boobies and pants:eek:


  • #2405
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    whelan1 wrote: »
    high chair and bib days long gone here thank god, was listening to 20 screaming 5 year olds for 2 hours today, the talk was about boobies and pants:eek:

    A conversation about boobs, how does one of them go:D


  • #2406
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    hugo29 wrote: »
    A conversation about boobs, how does one of them go:D
    i can tell you when i was 5 i didnt know a fraction of what these guys know, i was getting an education today:D


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  • #2407
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    hugo29 wrote: »
    A conversation about boobs, how does one of them go:D

    A lot differently than the ones at Glanbia do :D


  • #2408
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Ah now I'm still the right side of 40 ( just about)


    You and me both;)


  • #2409
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    freedominacup wrote: »
    You and me both;)
    me too, am on the countdown though


  • #2410
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    Heifer bulling there AI man said he be out tomorrow, will she do till then


  • #2411
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    quadboy wrote: »
    Heifer bulling there AI man said he be out tomorrow, will she do till then
    ai 6-24 hours from start of standing heat


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  • #2412
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    quadboy wrote: »
    Heifer bulling there AI man said he be out tomorrow, will she do till then
    Not a bother we only ai OAD. How are you getting on with heifers?


  • #2413
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    First one this morning and second one now, seriously misjudged the timing tho as we put scratch cards on them week and a hlf ago and they have one field eaten altho I can put the ones bulled in a field across the road and I can also bring a shot of em in behind the house so it should be ok, the first one was in the crush this morning and she jumped out over the wall back into field and trying to get them back into the yard was impossible. When I go out on my own I just open the gate and a good few will come in on their own


  • #2414
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    having a beer at home off to bed, farming is a tough game!


  • #2415
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Heading for June and stove still inviting:(


  • #2416
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    delaval wrote: »
    Not a bother we only ai OAD. How are you getting on with heifers?

    Any drop in conception rates?


  • #2417
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    just do it wrote: »
    Any drop in conception rates?
    No effect we also havn't thawed a straw for about 10 years


  • #2418
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    feckin 10 day forecast is crap:(


  • #2419
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    feckin 10 day forecast is crap:(
    It will be easy to buy diesel to mow the silage if this continues. Cold wet morning here more like Nov with leaves on trees:(:(


  • #2420
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Stop lads its rotten out here this morn aswell . A day to stretch out on the couch and watch tv .


  • #2421
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    3 or 4 days ago I thought we had plenty of grass ahead of the cattle, and have a lot of silage ground closed off. With the weather of the last few days and what is forecast over the next 5 days, I could retract that. Cattle are walking as much grass into the ground as they are eating. The topper won't be greased at all this year I think.


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  • #2422
    rancher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭rancher


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    3 or 4 days ago I thought we had plenty of grass ahead of the cattle, and have a lot of silage ground closed off. With the weather of the last few days and what is forecast over the next 5 days, I could retract that. Cattle are walking as much grass into the ground as they are eating. The topper won't be greased at all this year I think.
    Soil temp 9degrees here so growth has virtually stopped...scary stuff


  • #2423
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Its not too cold here thank god , just wet but growth is here in fairness .


  • #2424
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    spoke too soon on the calf death front, went out last night to check cows for heats, saw a 3 day old bb bull calf flat out with big swollen belly, put a flutter valve needle in him and let out the gas, gave him liquid parafin also, was dead this morning, was very annoyed as i only fed the calves yesterday evening - some one else milked- specifically asked was this calf up drinking the cow was told he was. He was lying in same spot as i left him yesterday morning, not a hope he was up as he couldnt stand... anyways thats 300 euro gone, also calf vet injected on friday for pnuemonia was also dead this morning, thought it was getting better last night and to top that off the weather is ****e


  • #2425
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Quick question here, have maybe 10/15 fr bullocks and beef animals in total, most of them born last summer/autumn, have them on good grass at the minute, and about 1/2 kg of nuts. Should I keep feeding them on for the summer, or let them graze away on grass alone?
    being serious here, will you make any money on the friesians, how much have they cost you and what will it cost to have them fit for sale, feck all trade for them in the mart, best time to get rid of friesians is 10 days old!


  • #2426
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    Similar thing last Saturday here. Went to see stock on an out farm and a 10 week old bb heifer dead as a snot. Have been in bad form all week over it, but this morning we have the sisters four kids here with our two and the Craic in the house is mighty. Really gave me a lift.


  • #2427
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Juniorhurler wrote: »
    Similar thing last Saturday here. Went to see stock on an out farm and a 10 week old bb heifer dead as a snot. Have been in bad form all week over it, but this morning we have the sisters four kids here with our two and the Craic in the house is mighty. Really gave me a lift.
    are bb finnicky or something, think this fella must have had a blockage or something


  • #2428
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Juniorhurler wrote: »
    Similar thing last Saturday here. Went to see stock on an out farm and a 10 week old bb heifer dead as a snot. Have been in bad form all week over it, but this morning we have the sisters four kids here with our two and the Craic in the house is mighty. Really gave me a lift.
    Another four kids in the house and it gave you a lift ???:D I have another two here for you that will put you over the moon altogether !
    They will be out playing in puddles soon to get rid of some of their built up energy .


  • #2429
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    whelan1 wrote: »
    are bb finnicky or something, think this fella must have had a blockage or something
    In our place Ive noticed the blues are always the first to get snotty , sick or hurt themselves bulling .


  • #2430
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    lashing rain all morning,

    had a cow showing bad tetany spasms

    another with bloat

    bull decides he wants to leave home and goes walkabout on the public road

    all sorted now,




    except the rain :(


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  • #2431
    leg wax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    yes i would think that they are easly lead to deaths door:mad:,prevention is your only chance, since doing all calves for all strains of pnuemonia
    that i can the bottles of nuflor marbox and finadyne have not moved.but as soon as i said it wait ..............wait.................,:mad:,


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