Farming Chit Chat III

jersey101 · 30-10-2013 12:44PM

Went to let out the hens for my mother this morning, and the rooster we had got during the summer was there dead on the floor, has a broken neck and all the feathers plucked off his head. Wdf happened him like. He was a lovely lad, strutting around the place the whole time.

bob charles · 30-10-2013 12:48PM

jersey101 wrote: »

Went to let out the hens for my mother this morning, and the rooster we had got during the summer was there dead on the floor, has a broken neck and all the feathers plucked off his head. Wdf happened him like. He was a lovely lad, strutting around the place the whole time.

maybe he had a dark past the hens found out about and murdered him. Be safe out there Jersey, especially at macra rallies

Kovu · 30-10-2013 12:48PM

jersey101 wrote: »

Went to let out the hens for my mother this morning, and the rooster we had got during the summer was there dead on the floor, has a broken neck and all the feathers plucked off his head. Wdf happened him like. He was a lovely lad, strutting around the place the whole time.

Any teeth marks on his neck?

jersey101 · 30-10-2013 12:51PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Any teeth marks on his neck?

nope nothing just no feathers. They were locked in a shed so it could only have been the hens that did it

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 12:53PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Any teeth marks on his neck?

hens will cannabiaze thier own so the feathers could be from the hens pecking. could be a mink but strange that a mink would go for the cock and not a hen, easier prey

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 12:56PM

jersey101 wrote: »

nope nothing just no feathers. They were locked in a shed so it could only have been the hens that did it

how old was it and would you say it was much larger than the hens

hugo29 · 30-10-2013 12:59PM

jersey101 wrote: »

Went to let out the hens for my mother this morning, and the rooster we had got during the summer was there dead on the floor, has a broken neck and all the feathers plucked off his head. Wdf happened him like. He was a lovely lad, strutting around the place the whole time.

one man in a room full of women, how else was it going to end,

Kovu · 30-10-2013 01:04PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

hens will cannabiaze thier own so the feathers could be from the hens pecking. could be a mink but strange that a mink would go for the cock and not a hen, easier prey

True, any hen that was 'clocking' or sitting on eggs? The feathers plucked out suggest that he could have been attacked by an irate hen and they could have all joined in. Although I did see one of our ducks try to mount a hen before, using the bill to hold the feathers at the back of the neck

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 01:07PM

hugo29 wrote: »

one man in a room full of women, how else was it going to end,

hardly the fun way anyways

jersey101 · 30-10-2013 01:10PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

how old was it and would you say it was much larger than the hens

i think he was only young, dont know much about him the mother got it somewhere, he was a lovely little lad

hugo29 · 30-10-2013 01:10PM

jersey101 wrote: »

Went to let out the hens for my mother this morning, and the rooster we had got during the summer was there dead on the floor, has a broken neck and all the feathers plucked off his head. Wdf happened him like. He was a lovely lad, strutting around the place the whole time.

maybe he took the TV remote, or disagreed with them on X factor:rolleyes:

jersey101 · 30-10-2013 01:11PM

Kovu Murr wrote: »

True, any hen that was 'clocking' or sitting on eggs? The feathers plucked out suggest that he could have been attacked by an irate hen and they could have all joined in. Although I did see one of our ducks try to mount a hen before, using the bill to hold the feathers at the back of the neck

nope no clocking hen. There was one a couple of weeks ago but we put ger under a barrel and it cured her.

jersey101 · 30-10-2013 01:13PM

hugo29 wrote: »

maybe he took the TV remote, or disagreed with them on X factor:rolleyes:

ye they probley got fed up with him. Id say if i was in a room with 10 girls for a 6 months id be pulling me hair out too

Mac Taylor · 30-10-2013 01:27PM

Decided to take mid term off with the kids and head to the wifes place. Had a pint in the afternoon yesterday while reading the paper. Jeez but it tasted great especially as a lot of lads were running about at their daily activites!! Heading to Kenmare mart tomorrow to see what weanlings are like down here.

bob charles · 30-10-2013 01:28PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Heading to Kenmare mart tomorrow to see what weanlings are like down here.

you wont be disappointed

Mac Taylor · 30-10-2013 01:31PM

Do you buy there Bob?

whelan1 · 30-10-2013 02:22PM

water pressure was low this last few days did a walk, found a leak, pipe was out of a joiner, fixed it up and water pressure is grand, pain in the butt going back to yard to turn water off them fix joiner then go back turn it on and go out and check its not leaking

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 02:41PM

jersey101 wrote: »

i think he was only young, dont know much about him the mother got it somewhere, he was a lovely little lad

we had one only a yr old or so but he was very large and founf him dead one morning and was toldsome of them keep growning and the heart gives out on them

bob charles · 30-10-2013 02:43PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Do you buy there Bob?

No, super animals down there though

td5man · 30-10-2013 02:47PM

First ai bred calf born this morning, friesian bull

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 02:48PM

td5man wrote: »

First ai bred calf born this morning, friesian bull

was it sexed semen

td5man · 30-10-2013 02:51PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

was it sexed semen

No, if it was i'd be twice as mad.

quadboy · 30-10-2013 03:35PM

new power washer arriving tomorrow

hugo29 · 30-10-2013 03:38PM

quadboy wrote: »

new power washer arriving tomorrow

DID whelan 1 give it the seal of approval first

what part kerry you in, was there the weekend, you have this tourist lark off to a tee down there

quadboy · 30-10-2013 03:53PM

hugo29 wrote: »

DID whelan 1 give it the seal of approval first

what part kerry you in, was there the weekend, you have this tourist lark off to a tee down there

no didnt want to go bothering her, prob wudnt be good enough for her anyway. Near enough to fungi, i dont like them tourists, always have the cameras out when im moving cattle, i dont photograph well

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 03:56PM

quadboy wrote: »

no didnt want to go bothering her, prob wudnt be good enough for her anyway. Near enough to fungi, i dont like them tourists, always have the cameras out when im moving cattle, i dont photograph well

the typical rush hour photo for the postcard

hugo29 · 30-10-2013 04:04PM

quadboy wrote: »

no didnt want to go bothering her, prob wudnt be good enough for her anyway. Near enough to fungi, i dont like them tourists, always have the cameras out when im moving cattle, i dont photograph well

there was a "head the ball" down there looking for €50 for a spin on a jaunting car

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 04:48PM

jersey101 wrote: »

Went to let out the hens for my mother this morning, and the rooster we had got during the summer was there dead on the floor, has a broken neck and all the feathers plucked off his head. Wdf happened him like. He was a lovely lad, strutting around the place the whole time.

have a spare Rooster here if your interested, about 6 months old

Muckit · 30-10-2013 04:56PM

Traffic corp, customs the whole chabang here in athlone today. Two cattle lorries among 5 lorries pulled in. Never seen as many garda jeeps and bikes. No escape and no mercy. Thank God all above board.

Sharpshooter82 · 30-10-2013 05:01PM

Muckit wrote: »

Traffic corp, customs the whole chabang here in athlone today. Two cattle lorries among 5 lorries pulled in. Never seen as many garda jeeps and bikes. No escape and no mercy. Thank God all above board.

was that at kilmartin roundabout
they are always hunting there

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