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Farming Chit Chat II

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  • #5672
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    whelan1 wrote: »
    husband transports keenan feeders to a guy in edgeworthstown to reline them, the one on the lorry at the minute has a bale handler thingy on top of it , i assume yours doesnt have this

    Tell him to stay going to the scrap man!!!!!!


  • #5673
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    freedominacup wrote: »
    I said what now?

    It must be bad silage tbh:D:D:D:D:D, I'm having no bother with our oul yoke getting bales in is nearly harder.

    Yea but they have no bother with wet silage I hear


  • #5674
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Ground here too dry and hard for the subsoiler. It just keeps riding up out of the ground.


  • #5675
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Silage in. Pit covered. Went for a dip in baltimore. Some hotties around. Going to get pizza for herself, myself and my little one. What a day. Pints with the lads orgsnised for later.... boom!


  • #5676
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    silage half in, gave silage lads a barbecue after milking


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  • #5677
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Got a huge amount done today despit heat. All sheep dosed for cobalt. Lambs picked out for factory for next week. Sheep moved to fresh grass. Only bad part for 2 lambs with maggots. Fair rough job on a day like today.

    Also got the fertiliser into the yard for whenever the rain does arrive.

    Not its time for well deserved pints.


  • #5678
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    sea12 wrote: »
    Got a huge amount done today despit heat. All sheep dosed for cobalt. Lambs picked out for factory for next week. Sheep moved to fresh grass. Only bad part for 2 lambs with maggots. Fair rough job on a day like today.

    Also got the fertiliser into the yard for whenever the rain does arrive.

    Not its time for well deserved pints.

    Jayus don't temp me, pints would be heaven, might slip it into conversation, when herself gets home from work,


  • #5679
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    Anyone spreading fertiliser for grazing, thinking of doing sum when it cools down, or am I mad???


  • #5680
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Viewtodiefor wrote: »
    Anyone spreading fertiliser for grazing, thinking of doing sum when it cools down, or am I mad???

    Am going too next week on a few paddocks, going on hols in August and want to make sure enough grass on the paddocks they will be on while am away,

    Put it on second cut silage ground today after seeing forecast for thundery rain this evening, not much sign that at moment


  • #5681
    Viewtodiefor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Am going too next week on a few paddocks, going on hols in August and want to make sure enough grass on the paddocks they will be on while am away,

    Put it on second cut silage ground today after seeing forecast for thundery rain this evening, not much sign that at moment

    Think ill chance a few paddocks!


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  • #5682
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    another one
    600582_615588791808904_791972586_n.jpg


  • #5683
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    mayo vrs london connaught final tomorrow
    then on beer for the day after cant wait


  • #5684
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    naughto wrote: »
    mayo vrs london connaught final tomorrow
    then on beer for the day after cant wait

    Did you change your location or am I going mad:confused:


  • #5685
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Did you change your location or am I going mad:confused:
    yes it was cycos place for ages,changed it to mayo as its where i live,cos i keep getting asked where iam from


  • #5686
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    naughto wrote: »
    yes it was cycos place for ages,changed it to mayo as its where i live,cos i keep getting asked where iam from

    Nothing to do with them in the final eh?;)


  • #5687
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Am going too next week on a few paddocks, going on hols in August and want to make sure enough grass on the paddocks they will be on while am away
    +1
    Put it on second cut silage ground today after seeing forecast for thundery rain this evening, not much sign that at moment
    You're to get the best/worst of it so I heard ;)


  • #5688
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Nothing to do with them in the final eh?;)
    nope you can check the mayo gaa thread and you will see that i am a big gaa supporter


  • #5689
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    just do it wrote: »
    +1


    You're to get the best/worst of it so I heard ;)

    Lightening in the distance there already


  • #5690
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    someone mentioned about it being too dry for sub soiling and the subsoiler keeps coming out of the ground. What you need is some weight on the subsoiler like in this picture


  • #5691
    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    Conor

    Have ye started calving yet?

    How's the weather in NZ?

    What's the word in payout ?

    Just herd ye had a quake. How bad is it?


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  • #5692
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,965 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    delaval wrote: »
    Conor

    Have ye started calving yet?

    How's the weather in NZ?

    What's the word in payout ?

    Just herd ye had a quake. How bad is it?

    Well, how's the form, enjoying the sunshine?!

    We have about a dozen heifers calves so far, parlour ain't finished yet so a neighbour is milking them for us. Hope to have the parlour done in a week.

    Weather ain't bad, typical winter mostly dry and cold since I've been back, bit of rain but nothing detrimental. It's bound to change soon though, always does!

    Payout is looking really good, fonterra are forecasting a $7 payout and opening at $5 I think. Hopefully nothing goes wrong and we get that.

    Just back from Wellington myself, about ten of us went up for a pre calving blow out, don't think ill be right for another week. Felt a quake last night but no damage, just heard about another one there now so not sure what the story is, I've a few mates still up there so fingers crossed.

    How's things back home? You must be begging for rain now! Having to feed much supplement?

    Did our feed budget there for the spring rotation planner and reckon we will need about 80 tonne of supplement, going to have a massive hole after a few weeks. Doesn't help that our six week in calf rate is mid nineties! Hopefully we can transfer that to a good mating this season.

    Before I came home I tried to convince the owners to teat seal the heifers but they choose not to, was speaking to the lads milking them for us and eight of them have mastitis, not a good start at all.


  • #5693
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,171 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    bbam wrote: »
    Ground here too dry and hard for the subsoiler. It just keeps riding up out of the ground.
    tighten up the top link


  • #5694
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    bob charles wrote: »
    someone mentioned about it being too dry for sub soiling and the subsoiler keeps coming out of the ground. What you need is some weight on the subsoiler like in this picture

    That you in the middle bob, jayus you got some sun


  • #5695
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    hugo29 wrote: »
    That you in the middle bob, jayus you got some sun

    Serious dose of sun down here and spend most of the day smoking the funny stuff while the girls are out the front.


  • #5696
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    bob charles wrote: »
    Serious dose of sun down here and spend most of the day smoking the funny stuff while the girls are out the front.

    Fair play, them there is two fine women ya have, I wonder would the Wexford doll be any good on that machine,


  • #5697
    Juniorhurler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Juniorhurler


    hugo29 wrote: »
    Fair play, them there is two fine women ya have, I wonder would the Wexford doll be any good on that machine,

    Not that one but I knew a few in my day who would have pulled it out of a bog unfortunately.


  • #5698
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Juniorhurler wrote: »
    Not that one but I knew a few in my day who would have pulled it out of a bog unfortunately.

    Thats a Pity eh, it would be a pleasure working behind her:D


  • #5699
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    naughto wrote: »
    nope you can check the mayo gaa thread and you will see that i am a big gaa supporter

    Best luck today naughto, although you could give London connacht, I'm sure Sam is what you guys want;)


  • #5700
    dharn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    Did anyone get a drop of rain yet, even 1 drop ?


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  • #5701
    redzerologhlen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,329 ✭✭✭redzerologhlen


    My favourite t-shirt, sums it all up really :rolleyes:

    hbm-an-irish-summer-f-db.jpg


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