Silage thread

Muckit · 08-06-2013 11:33PM

kowtow · 09-06-2013 08:03AM

delaval wrote: »

Decided to pick up tomorrow as I don't want it wet now. Tedder working behind me as I mow

Note to self: when the weather is like this and it's going to rain on Monday don't be the idiot with the 10 acres of silage so hilly it needs a baler. There is a special place at the back of the queue for that, and I'm in it.

delaval · 09-06-2013 08:09AM

FFS why did lads put silage pits in sheds. It's going to be like trying to get Quadboy into a condom today!!!!

simx · 09-06-2013 09:16AM

delaval wrote: »

FFS why did lads put silage pits in sheds. It's going to be like trying to get Quadboy into a condom today!!!!

I feel youre pain, have 2 pits under roofs here, it has it pros sometimes like putting straw on top

Timmaay · 09-06-2013 09:36AM

simx wrote: »

I feel youre pain, have 2 pits under roofs here, it has it pros sometimes like putting straw on top

Neighbour empties the roofed pit firstly in the winter, and stacks up dung in it then, very little rain runoff from it then. I'm going to try that this winter also, as that yard is very short on slurry storage!

I'd assume they were put under roofs in the past as cows use to eat off the face of the pit?

just do it · 10-06-2013 08:25AM

delaval wrote: »

Decided to pick up tomorrow as I don't want it wet now. Tedder working behind me as I mow

Not a bad decision. The drizzle started here at 7.30 am and there are substantial clouds building. Gotten cold as well. May or may not make it over to you but a bale in the yard is better than 2 in the field

Muckit · 10-06-2013 08:38AM

just do it wrote: »

a bale in the yard is better than 2 in the field

I Like it JDI;)

Or to tie in with the latest craze of baling up surplus grazing....

'A bale of silage in the yard is worth 2 bales of grass walked into the ground'

or

'A bale of silage in the yard is better than 2 days spent topping!'

freedominacup · 10-06-2013 09:42AM

Muckit wrote: »

I Like it JDI;)

Or to tie in with the latest craze of baling up surplus grazing....

'A bale of silage in the yard is worth 2 bales of grass walked into the ground'

or

'A bale of silage in the yard is better than 2 days spent topping!'

Muckit's on a roll:D

munkus · 10-06-2013 09:42AM

Hi Muck,

What sort of cover did you put on the pit? is that a light see through gauge or am i seeing thing.

darragh_haven · 10-06-2013 10:03AM

freedominacup wrote: »

Muckit's on a roll:D

Muckit had those one liners saved up for the last week or so, waiting for the weather to break.

bob charles · 10-06-2013 10:07AM

Muckit wrote: »

I Like it JDI;)

Or to tie in with the latest craze of baling up surplus grazing....

'A bale of silage in the yard is worth 2 bales of grass walked into the ground'

or

'A bale of silage in the yard is better than 2 days spent topping!'

this hooves in the fields that will make money this year not machinery

Muckit · 10-06-2013 10:24AM

bob charles wrote: »

this hooves in the fields that will make money this year not machinery

I have used F all machinery this spring to save forage.

Tryin' to feed another man's screw weanlings that have been half starved all winter..... hmmmm. Hard to know. More fodder than cattle changing hands in Ballinasloe mart even still. Hard to believe

The jury is still out. I wonder how a lad's back pocket will do next spring

Dampintheattic · 10-06-2013 10:31AM

Muckit wrote: »

I have used F all machinery this spring to save forage.

Tryin' to feed another man's screw weanlings that have been half starved all winter..... hmmmm. Hard to know. More fodder than cattle changing hands in Ballinasloe mart even still. Hard to believe

The jury is still out. I wonder how a lad's back pocket will do next spring

Been watching a half dozen weanlings put into a field near me about a month ago. Looked like they had a tough enough winter. Certainly didn't get any concentrates to back up whatever silage was available.
Wondered to myself, whether they would thrive and make up for lost time, or would they remain poor, due to the set back they had over the winter. Would be AI calves, char and lim crosses.

Looking at them yesterday, I reckon they have no improvement made. Maybe even gone back a bit

grumpyfarmer · 10-06-2013 10:52AM

Knocking the first 25 acres this morning. Will pick up early afternoon. Crop is not quite as heavy as other years tho..

Muckit · 10-06-2013 11:09AM

grumpyfarmer wrote: »

Knocking the first 25 acres this morning. Will pick up early afternoon. Crop is not quite as heavy as other years tho..

Unless it has been closed all winter and been reseeded recently, meadows everywhere are quite poor. I was very disappointed with some old meadow I cut, but what can you do? Stuff I reseeded on the other hand was almost as heavy as other years, but a week behind. Hopefully the quality and DM will make up somewhat for quantity. Good to have some in the yard at this stage regardless.

C0N0R · 10-06-2013 11:24AM

delaval wrote: »

Decided to pick up tomorrow as I don't want it wet now. Tedder working behind me as I mow

Lovely picture, looks to be smashing grass

Muckit · 10-06-2013 11:59AM

C0N0R wrote: »

Lovely picture, looks to be smashing grass

+1 A lovely clean crop of grass. Hat off to the man that grew it

bob charles · 10-06-2013 04:33PM

Muckit wrote: »

I have used F all machinery this spring to save forage.

Tryin' to feed another man's screw weanlings that have been half starved all winter..... hmmmm. Hard to know. More fodder than cattle changing hands in Ballinasloe mart even still. Hard to believe

The jury is still out. I wonder how a lad's back pocket will do next spring

you will have to buy pants with bigger pockets anyway muckit after this spring;)

Muckit · 10-06-2013 05:32PM

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kowtow · 10-06-2013 05:34PM

Muckit wrote: »

Are they making a €10,500 euro note now?

Seems a strange choice.

bob charles · 10-06-2013 07:04PM

kowtow wrote: »

Are they making a €10,500 euro note now?

Seems a strange choice.

what you see there is a picture of muckits ass last spring, after selling 20 bales of silage to some poor sod

I used to let the former potential Ms Charles look after my money

freedominacup · 10-06-2013 07:56PM

bob charles wrote: »

what you see there is a picture of muckits ass last spring, after selling 20 bales of silage to some poor sod

I used to let the former potential Ms Charles look after my money

Who escaped?:D

delaval · 11-06-2013 05:48PM

Getting things moving again
3x18/6/12 followed by 1xASN

delaval · 11-06-2013 06:56PM

delaval wrote: »

Getting things moving again
3x18/6/12 followed by 1xASN

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stanflt · 11-06-2013 07:08PM

Cows going into first cut after grass in the morning 1400 cover on it

bob charles · 11-06-2013 08:10PM

bob charles wrote: »

what you see there is a picture of muckits ass last spring, after selling 20 bales of silage to some poor sod

I used to let the former potential Ms Charles look after my money

bob charles · 11-06-2013 08:13PM

stanflt wrote: »

Cows going into first cut after grass in the morning 1400 cover on it

you must have left a very wide backstroke:)

maxxuumman · 11-06-2013 08:47PM

3 X CAN + S
3000 gals slurry

1chippy · 11-06-2013 09:15PM

First cut all in and have to say probably the best quality we have done in a long time but definately down on quantity. Next cut hopefully will be ready for start of July.

kowtow · 11-06-2013 10:09PM

Unfortunately the rain got to our silage before we did, so waiting for a window to cut and bale.

It's a hilly field and hardly top of the contractor's dream list. Looks like it will be the weekend or later before it's dry enough to mow safely. It was grazed till April and had very little on it (1 bag / acre + slurry) so hopefully won't drop too badly in quality in the meantime, and might even bulk up a bit.

Still, at least while the grass is stuck to the ground no f**cker can steal it.

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