Farming Chit Chat II

jomoloney · 08-06-2013 09:34AM

was 27 deg C here yesterday afternoon for a few hours, got 170 bales made, another 8 acres to pick later to day.

we're well down on quantity but quality is excellent.

have a lot of slurry in the tanks going to water it down well and spread next week

factory agent rang looking for lambs for mon morn , told him I have 70 ready but was think of bringing them to abattoir weights cos the sh1t price offered . he is to ring back in an hour with his best quote

@ whelan1 .. I know Cassidys in Grangebellow are breaking a 99 trooper.

freedominacup · 08-06-2013 10:11AM

whelan1 wrote: »

we also dig out a bit of a base to sit them in to keep them level, gone back to concrete drinkers around here tbh

JFC make a lot of good products many top of the range their water troughs aren't in that category.

delaval · 08-06-2013 10:19AM

just do it wrote: »

Plumbing finished this morning. One of the big costs with a paddock system is water. Anyone any tricks for keeping JFC 30g tanks from overflowing on boggy ground?

Family weekend so that draws an end to my time for farming. It made such a difference being at it full time for a full week. Really got stuck in. Up until this it has been a few hours in the morning and evening, an odd half day or full day here and there. A bit of fencing left to do but I can do that ahead of the cows. Once that's done can really get stuck into grassland management;)

JDI,
You look like your doing a great job. Fencing, roadways, grass and water are top of my list also.
Don't mean to be negative. I have made all the mistakes possible. You are not skimping on everything else so why skimp now?
I know you have troughs, would you consider going with 150gl concrete about €1/ gallon around here.
I saw a great job done with IBC tanks where top was removed and it was fitted with a fast flow ball valve in bottom. He then dug it 2' into the ground. I don't have a pic to hand but will try to get one.

I'm enjoying your progress chart, can't beat good weather and a good digger driver!!

whelan1 · 08-06-2013 10:20AM

jomoloney wrote: »

@ whelan1 .. I know Cassidys in Grangebellow are breaking a 99 trooper.

THANKS they are just ovenr the road , never thought of getting a second hand one

freedominacup · 08-06-2013 10:28AM

delaval wrote: »

JDI,
You look like your doing a great job. Fencing, roadways, grass and water are top of my list also.
Don't mean to be negative. I have made all the mistakes possible. You are not skimping on everything else so why skimp now?
I know you have troughs, would you consider going with 150gl concrete about €1/ gallon around here.
I saw a great job done with IBC tanks where top was removed and it was fitted with a fast flow ball valve in bottom. He then dug it 2' into the ground. I don't have a pic to hand but will try to get one.

I'm enjoying your progress chart, can't beat good weather and a good digger driver!!

You're used to big numbers de and a 150 gal proably seems handy enough to you but those big troughs are a nuisance to keep clean if your numbers aren't big enough to put pressure on them. I think what's leading to the trough is more important than the trough size in many cases i.e. that your pipework and pump are large enough.

mf240 · 08-06-2013 10:53AM

freedominacup wrote: »

You're used to big numbers de and a 150 gal proably seems handy enough to you but those big troughs are a nuisance to keep clean if your numbers aren't big enough to put pressure on them. I think what's leading to the trough is more important than the trough size in many cases i.e. that your pipework and pump are large enough.

Sucklers don't all drink in one go after milking and if just do it already has some drinkers he may as well use them. If buying more drinkers buy a bit bigger and leave the small ones nearest the pump.

hugo29 · 08-06-2013 11:18AM

mf240 wrote: »

Sucklers don't all drink in one go after milking and if just do it already has some drinkers he may as well use them. If buying more drinkers buy a bit bigger and leave the small ones nearest the pump.

Belter of a day again, what pour on do people use for calves

just do it · 08-06-2013 11:32AM

simx wrote: »

What's causing them to overflow? Unlevel?

Yeah they'd be fine when you set them up and maybe even for weeks or months. Then a slight trickle starts at a corner, ground softens, corner of trough then saga ever do slightly..... Bend the arm of the ballcock, move it, prop up corner etc. So looking for a simple, preferably free, long term solution.

just do it · 08-06-2013 11:46AM

Thanks for replies folks, should have read the thread before replying above! No money left in the kitty for this year. I've tried an experiment which combines a few of the suggestions given above. For one trough in a boggy spot I've dropped in a few loads of the spoil I used for the road, dug out ~3" for the trough to sit into and reset the trough. It will get 2/3 weeks to set and then we'll see how it goes.

Kovu · 08-06-2013 11:49AM

hugo29 wrote: »

Belter of a day again, what pour on do people use for calves

Always used Noromectin around here, actually time to do them soon I think. Usually fit in 3 doses with them before they're sold on in Winter.

hugo29 · 08-06-2013 11:50AM

just do it wrote: »

Thanks for replies folks, should have read the thread before replying above! No money left in the kitty for this year. I've tried an experiment which combines a few of the suggestions given above. For one trough in a boggy spot I've dropped in a few loads of the spoil I used for the road, dug out ~3" for the trough to sit into and reset the trough. It will get 2/3 weeks to set and then we'll see how it goes.

I cut a couple railway sleepers and sat it on them,

whelan1 · 08-06-2013 11:56AM

those big round jfc drinkers drive me crazy, have 2 of them and have a tap on each of them to turn them off when cows leave field, total disaster

maxxuumman · 08-06-2013 01:00PM

Ya I've been in the process over the last few yrs of getting rid of the JFCs one by one. Replacing them with concrete ones

bob charles · 08-06-2013 01:26PM

ignorant c*nt of a cow broke the door of the tractor earlier, the dog jumped out of the tractor and opened it to give me a hand:rolleyes: needless to say we let the dog give her a good spin about to let her know of her wrong doings

blue5000 · 08-06-2013 01:33PM

maxxuumman wrote: »

Ya I've been in the process over the last few yrs of getting rid of the JFCs one by one. Replacing them with concrete ones

+1 they're a fukkin disaster. Bloody bulls love shoving them around too. The only good thing about them is they are light, can easily be emptied out, flung in the back of the jeep and tie the hose to the ballhitch to move them.

Came across a trough made from a tractor tyre on youtube, will try to find it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1-9Imebw4E

This is a better one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faY97zPdSzQ

hugo29 · 08-06-2013 02:32PM

Just came in for bit to eat, opened the fridge and a cool bottle of Heineken got the better of me, great for the thirst

bbam · 08-06-2013 03:32PM

hugo29 wrote: »

Just came in for bit to eat, opened the fridge and a cool bottle of Heineken got the better of me, great for the thirst

Snap.
Just had two of the wee French style ones. Hard to beat a cold beer on such a hot day.
Now to operate some dangerous machinery

Dampintheattic · 08-06-2013 03:36PM

bbam wrote: »

Snap.
Just had two of the wee French style ones. Hard to beat a cold beer on such a hot day.
Now to operate some dangerous machinery

Iced tea, with a bit of lemon, beats any beer, according to the experts. Yawn -;)

Kovu · 08-06-2013 04:04PM

Two Belgian lads just arrived here to go fishing for 2 weeks, have what appears to be a full van full of beer. Happy days

Was just lighting a fire as they pulled in so they got to see me making it go 'Fuuuumph' and then running away going Eeeeeek like a little girl hahahaa.

pakalasa · 08-06-2013 05:32PM

hugo29 wrote: »

Just came in for bit to eat, opened the fridge and a cool bottle of Heineken got the better of me, great for the thirst

Had to get two bottles from the brother last night. I had ran out. In this weather, nothing like a cold shower at the end of the day followed by a nice cool beer.

Conmaicne Mara · 08-06-2013 05:59PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Two Belgian lads just arrived here to go fishing for 2 weeks, have what appears to be a full van full of beer. Happy days

Was just lighting a fire as they pulled in so they got to see me making it go 'Fuuuumph' and then running away going Eeeeeek like a little girl hahahaa.

Ah not another petrol daredevil?

Have a lovely cold cider here, never realised it was 6pm.

delaval · 08-06-2013 06:02PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Two Belgian lads just arrived here to go fishing for 2 weeks, have what appears to be a full van full of beer. Happy days

Was just lighting a fire as they pulled in so they got to see me making it go 'Fuuuumph' and then running away going Eeeeeek like a little girl hahahaa.

Should Quadboy be concerned about these Belgians?

Kovu · 08-06-2013 06:20PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Ah not another petrol daredevil?

Have a lovely cold cider here, never realised it was 6pm.

Yup, but I flung the match and ran as it went up! Kept my eyebrows

delaval wrote: »

Should Quadboy be concerned about these Belgians?

Well they're been coming here for 5 years so I think they would have made a move if they wanted:rolleyes: I'm just waiting for the one who looks like Patrick Swayze to get his top off. It'll make my Saturday evening:D:D

darragh_haven · 08-06-2013 06:25PM

Pit covered. First cut finished. Just got a call from one of the lads looking after the junior 3 team. They are short players for a gane at half 7.have to find my football boots. Im gonna be a sore puppy this evening. Haven't played a gamein nearly 2 years!

delaval · 08-06-2013 06:26PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Yup, but I flung the match and ran as it went up! Kept my eyebrows

Well they're been coming here for 5 years so I think they would have made a move if they wanted:rolleyes: I'm just waiting for the one who looks like Patrick Swayze to get his top off. It'll make my Saturday evening:D:D

You seem to be taking the rejection well!!!
Maybe if you lost you eyebrows things could be different. These continental types can be very strange!!

Kovu · 08-06-2013 06:34PM

delaval wrote: »

You seem to be taking the rejection well!!!
Maybe if you lost you eyebrows things could be different. These continental types can be very strange!!

The hotpants are out today:D Don't think it went well with me on the 20 licking rushes!

delaval · 08-06-2013 07:40PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

The hotpants are out today:D Don't think it went well with me on the 20 licking rushes!

Maybe the fire was spontaneous combustion.
Must stop now cold shower needed!!!

Timmaay · 08-06-2013 08:03PM

Out on the town until 4am or so, fully bright then! Up again at 7am for the milking, that was rough! Got afew hrs kip in the afternoon, but soooo need to find a relief milker ha!

quadboy · 08-06-2013 08:19PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Yup, but I flung the match and ran as it went up! Kept my eyebrows

Well they're been coming here for 5 years so I think they would have made a move if they wanted:rolleyes: I'm just waiting for the one who looks like Patrick Swayze to get his top off. It'll make my Saturday evening:D:D

Maybe their waiting for you to make the first move, oh yeah always the same story the lads always have to do the donkey work

td5man · 08-06-2013 08:26PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Out on the town until 4am or so, fully bright then! Up again at 7am for the milking, that was rough! Got afew hrs kip in the afternoon, but soooo need to find a relief milker ha!

3:30am when the last of the mourners left this morning and there was me thinking of having an early night :-(

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