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Farming Chit Chat II

whelan1

welcome to farming chit chat 2, hope ye all enjoy the thread as much as the last one

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hugo29

is that what I think it is, its been a while since i have been to Mayo but has the recession hit that hard or have all the trailers been stolen

naughto

hugo29 wrote: »

is that what I think it is, its been a while since i have been to Mayo but has the recession hit that hard or have all the trailers been stolen

i dont no if its real or if its photoshoped
seen it on fbook
https://www.facebook.com/OnlyInEire

edit:come to think of it,it would be hard enough shop that pic so id say its real

kevthegaff

was wondering what the photo was about then i copped it, would the gardai pull for that, my cousins always at it:D

dharn

Photoshopped

naughto

nashmach

Bit flash for a farmer's car with alloys

Kovu

naughto wrote: »

i dont no if its real or if its photoshoped
seen it on fbook
https://www.facebook.com/OnlyInEire

edit:come to think of it,it would be hard enough shop that pic so id say its real

I can tell it's not photoshopped as I've seen a lot of photos and been in a lot of shops in my time.

whelan1

DId anyone read the letter in the letters page of the journal where a farmer sold heifers to some one and didnt get paid for months.... now who in this day and age sells stock or hands over the cards without having the money in your pocket, only way they got paid was the said they would go outside local mass with placards saying what he did:eek::eek::eek:

Conmaicne Mara

whelan1 wrote: »

DId anyone read the letter in the letters page of the journal where a farmer sold heifers to some one and didnt get paid for months.... now who in this day and age sells stock or hands over the cards without having the money in your pocket, only way they got paid was the said they would go outside local mass with placards saying what he did:eek::eek::eek:

I wonder did Gerry (?) ever pay for those bullocks?

mf240

whelan1 wrote: »

DId anyone read the letter in the letters page of the journal where a farmer sold heifers to some one and didnt get paid for months.... now who in this day and age sells stock or hands over the cards without having the money in your pocket, only way they got paid was the said they would go outside local mass with placards saying what he did:eek::eek::eek:

ya but most people are trustworthy and you sometimes get taken in. Got a right laugh reading that letter. He seemingly paid up when they threathened him with placards outside mass.:D

whelan1

mf240 wrote: »

ya but most people are trustworthy and you sometimes get taken in. Got a right laugh reading that letter. He seemingly paid up when they threathened him with placards outside mass.:D

but imagine the stress of the whole situation, some people are total pricks to carry on like that

Viewtodiefor

mf240 wrote: »

ya but most people are trustworthy and you sometimes get taken in. Got a right laugh reading that letter. He seemingly paid up when they threathened him with placards outside mass.:D

Never underestimate the power of the church! Ha!

just do it

whelan1 wrote: »

but imagine the stress of the whole situation, some people are total pricks to carry on like that

For every culprit there's a victim. Walk into any room of people and you'll quickly pick out the person that is likely to be a victim!

just do it

naughto wrote: »

i dont no if its real or if its photoshoped
seen it on fbook
https://www.facebook.com/OnlyInEire

edit:come to think of it,it would be hard enough shop that pic so id say its real

Da brother was at the gym a few months back when he overheard a conversation between the gym instructor and other client.

Gym instructor "Mickey you've only been here a short while, why are you heading away so quickly?"
Client "Ah sure I've a calf in the back of the jeep outside I need to bring to the vets"
Gym instructor "Jeez sorry to here it Mickey, what's the bother with the calf?"
Client "Yara he's a bad f**ken scour"

moy83

just do it wrote: »

Da brother was at the gym a few months back when he overheard a conversation between the gym instructor and other client.

Gym instructor "Mickey you've only been here a short while, why are you heading away so quickly?"
Client "Ah sure I've a calf in the back of the jeep outside I need to bring to the vets"
Gym instructor "Jeez sorry to here it Mickey, what's the bother with the calf?"
Client "Yara he's a bad f**ken scour"

I worked on the same site for a year one time and there was an old chippy that used to rear a blast of calves from Roscommon . He would be on site in Galway at quarter to eight every morning without fail and if he had a weak or scoury calf they would be with him in a little box trailer with a heat lamp hanging from the roof that he would plug into the genny . At ten and one he would be mixing powders and boiling kettles for milk .
Movement permits werent even dreamt of them

bob charles

whelan1 wrote: »

DId anyone read the letter in the letters page of the journal where a farmer sold heifers to some one and didnt get paid for months.... now who in this day and age sells stock or hands over the cards without having the money in your pocket, only way they got paid was the said they would go outside local mass with placards saying what he did:eek::eek::eek:

there is two sides to every story, why the journal print such letters is strange.
I bought a bunch of cattle of a guy who ask if I would give him a few thousand to keep him going while he was waiting to get them tested. Having heard nothing for 10 days from him, I swing by one day and the heifers were gone to some other home. eventually got the money back.
I hate pricks that sell animals and then go back on a deal for whatever reason. dont sell them in the first place if your going to do this.
If your word isnt your bond then you have nothing

delaval

We sell most if our calves to the one guy. He calls weekly and collects. He is only starting out and therefore had low funds. He pays no money till June and will have full amount paid by Sept each year. I do the transfer each time he collects.
Difference is he was upfront and straight with me and we all were very clear at outset.
I can't get too heavy because its not easy to move that amount if calves without going to mart weekly and he is in the same boat as he won't get the credit else where.

It like the guy in the dentists chair who grabs the dentist by the jewels as he is about to drill and says "we're not going to hurt each other, are we?'

just do it

Cows in for scanning. Not optimistic

Richk2012

just do it wrote: »

Cows in for scanning. Not optimistic

Think positive!!!!!

Dampintheattic

just do it wrote: »

Cows in for scanning. Not optimistic

Bull or AI??

Muckit

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Bull or AI??

No a man

whelan1

just do it wrote: »

Cows in for scanning. Not optimistic

i was dreading scanning too, but it went well, best of luck

Dampintheattic

Muckit wrote: »

No a man

When the AI service first came on the scene, a little old lady whose bull died, decided she would avail of this new fangled AI service.
AI man arrives at the farm. Little old lady, takes him to the cow byre, where the cow is tied in with a chain around her neck.
She says to your man, there's the cow, there's the bucket of water, there's the soap, and there's the hook to hang up your trousers:cool:

pakalasa

How are people getting on this year, with cows going in-calf? Things are almost too good to be true with me. Waiting for cows to repeat and nothing happening. Cows came bulling very quick after calving too.
I was thinking it was poor winter feed, so easy calvings followed by the so called "rising plane of nutrition" and all that.

Dampintheattic

pakalasa wrote: »

How are people getting on this year, with cows going in-calf? Things are almost too good to be true with me. Waiting for cows to repeat and nothing happening. Cows came bulling very quick after calving too.
I was thinking it was poor winter feed, so easy calvings followed by the so called "rising plane of nutrition" and all that.

My cows calved mostly in Fenruary. Silage I had wasn't the best, but I had backed it up from housing with meals and granular minerals. Calving went well. Kept meals with cows after calving,etc. All in nice condition.
By first week May, I had only one cow bulled with AI. Absolutely zero activity with the remainder:o
Went and bought a bull. Put him with 15 cows. Poor devil of bull, was nearly ran over:cool: Cows showed bulling one after another over the next two weeks.

Bull only 15 months, and some right horses of cows to be fair. I was concerned that they wouldn't keep first time. It looks like 100% of them kept. I saw no activity whatsoever in the second three week period. Into the eitght week now, and no stir.
I will remove him in a fortnight and scan.

reilig

pakalasa wrote: »

How are people getting on this year, with cows going in-calf? Things are almost too good to be true with me. Waiting for cows to repeat and nothing happening. Cows came bulling very quick after calving too.
I was thinking it was poor winter feed, so easy calvings followed by the so called "rising plane of nutrition" and all that.

Very few repeats, but have 1 or 2 calved a long time and no sign of heat. AI man says that he is bulling a lot of cows these days that calved between Octoberand January and are only showing heat now!

mf240

Dampintheattic wrote: »

When the AI service first came on the scene, a little old lady whose bull died, decided she would avail of this new fangled AI service.
AI man arrives at the farm. Little old lady, takes him to the cow byre, where the cow is tied in with a chain around her neck.
She says to your man, there's the cow, there's the bucket of water, there's the soap, and there's the hook to hang up your trousers:cool:

Met a young lady leading a big bull on a headcollar on the road and asked her where she was going.

she said she was taking him to an outfarm to bull a few heifers.

I said "thats an awfull big bull for you to be trying to manage on your own, could your father not have done it?"

"No" she replied "it has to be the bull":D:D

lakill Farm

reilig are you selling your sub soiler on adverts?

hugo29

lakill Farm wrote: »

reilig are you selling your sub soiler on adverts?

is everyone using adverts now as opposed to done deal

lakill Farm

hugo29 wrote: »

is everyone using adverts now as opposed to done deal

No, but its cheaper - Free

Althought for when i advertise farm accounts donedeal is cheaper and greater audience :cool: