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Farming Chit Chat III

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  • #2282
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    freedominacup wrote: »
    Thanks for the good wishes, all clear thankfully.
    good to hear freedom


  • #2283
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    back from the mart, only show in town is the Charolais,

    from what i can see if its a CH and can walk you will sell


  • #2284
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    hugo29 wrote: »
    back from the mart, only show in town is the Charolais,

    from what i can see if its a CH and can walk you will sell

    U have many out ???


  • #2285
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Richk2012 wrote: »
    U have many out ???

    10 of the stronger BB bulls,


  • #2286
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    hugo29 wrote: »
    back from the mart, only show in town is the Charolais,

    from what i can see if its a CH and can walk you will sell
    i see the story didnt change from a few weeks ago, are you happy on how you got on?


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  • #2287
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    i see the story didnt change from a few weeks ago, are you happy on how you got on?

    was happy with most of them €500+ with weight

    ended up giving two away and regretted it after

    seen a 285kg plain CH bull calf going into €890 euro

    a AAX bull @ 350kg sold at €750

    Sim X bull @ 280kg not sold at €590

    some difference,

    Thank FCUK i changed to CH, now wait for the arse to fall out of CH next year:D


  • #2288
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    hugo29 wrote: »
    10 of the stronger BB bulls

    So were you not happy with the prices you got hugo for your BB's, or do you reckon you would have faired the same or better with the same weight CH bulls?


  • #2289
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Muckit wrote: »
    So were you not happy with the prices you got hugo for your BB's, or do you reckon you would have faired the same or better with the same weight CH bulls?

    from what i seen muckit, if mine were CH then i would have gotten approx €150 to €200 euro more per head


  • #2290
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Feck! I suppose more competition for the CH as they suit the farmer as well as the exporter.

    Sure it's hard to know sometimes when you are doing the right thing. And sure a lad could be doing the right thing at the time, but come time to sell tis something else that is in fashion. You'd want to have a crystal ball sometimes!!


  • #2291
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Muckit wrote: »
    Feck! I suppose more competition for the CH as they suit the farmer as well as the exporter.

    Sure it's hard to know sometimes when you are doing the right thing. And sure a lad could be doing the right thing at the time, but come time to sell tis something else that is in fashion. You'd want to have a crystal ball sometimes!!

    hard to get it right but i think for the part time suckler the CH is the way to go, as you said suits everyone

    also does not help when you see 3 dealers at your pin deciding which calf each one is taking, felt like bringing them home there and then


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  • #2292
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    hugo29 wrote: »
    now wait for the arse to fall out of CH next year:D

    Never say never and all that, but can't see it happening. Say what you like, but they take some beating as an alrounder. They have great frame, carry great weight and thrive unreal if managed right.


  • #2293
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    give me a Ch anyday, too much respiratory problems with the blues anyway


  • #2294
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Just called into the new driver licence center in skibb, its in the mart building. The disappointment of tge staff in there not really knowing what they are doing and there systemsand phone lines being ****ed was offset but the majority of people in there complaining about the smell and "why the center was in with the smelly farmers".
    How I laughed :-D


  • #2295
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    Muckit wrote: »
    Never say never and all that, but can't see it happening. Say what you like, but they take some beating as an alrounder. They have great frame, carry great weight and thrive unreal if managed right.

    only prob is they are as soft as ****e when born, cant fault the blue there


  • #2296
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    got the power washer going, just threw more oil into it, put the bullocks in too


  • #2297
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Greetings from abroad!

    I found my way over to the Cairngorms National park. Tough landscape. I wouldn't like to be carrying fodder to 800kg cows!
    Did manage to see plenty of Red Deer and a couple of Golden Eagles and plenty of Grouse. So happy days.


  • #2298
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    quadboy wrote: »
    got the power washer going, just threw more oil into it, put the bullocks in too

    Were they sore?


  • #2299
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Greetings from abroad!

    I found my way over to the Cairngorms National park. Tough landscape. I wouldn't like to be carrying fodder to 800kg cows!
    Did manage to see plenty of Red Deer and a couple of Golden Eagles and plenty of Grouse. So happy days.

    Excuse my ignorance but where exactly is that? France? ? Enjoy. Not long back from holidays and would love to be gone again :-)


  • #2300
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    Muckit wrote: »
    Excuse my ignorance but where exactly is that? France? ? Enjoy. Not long back from holidays and would love to be gone again :-)

    Thanks.
    Not near as glam. Scotland. I see snow on some of the hills from lastnight!


  • #2301
    whelan1
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    quadboy wrote: »
    got the power washer going, just threw more oil into it, put the bullocks in too
    surprised they fitted in


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  • #2302
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Bizzum wrote: »
    Thanks.
    Not near as glam. Scotland. I see snow on some of the hills from lastnight!

    Oh God your a sucker for punishment! You must be frozen over there. Went to Edinburgh bout 2 years ago this time of the year and was frozen and your probably further north! ! Ya need to be heading south this time of the year!


  • #2303
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    hugo29 wrote: »
    only prob is they are as soft as ****e when born, cant fault the blue there

    They can be abit lazy and doopy at first alright, Particularly big lads. But put a little work into them and you'll be happy come mart day. You Simply cannot beat the Charolais. Allot easier to finish and at a higher weight.


  • #2304
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    whelan1 wrote: »
    surprised they fitted in

    yeah there that small. how do u power wash an hour at a time i was at it all day and only got passageway and a pen done, hand is still shaking


  • #2305
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    [/quote]
    also does not help when you see 3 dealers at your pin deciding which calf each one is taking, felt like bringing them home there and then[/quote]

    Feckers, and this booking the next animal r lot at the ring drives me mad.seeing them with there arm n pointing the finger. Jesus give me a length of waven.


  • #2306
    dharn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    TITANIUM. wrote: »
    also does not help when you see 3 dealers at your pin deciding which calf each one is taking, felt like bringing them home there and then[/quote]

    Feckers, and this booking the next animal r lot at the ring drives me mad.seeing them with there arm n pointing the finger. Jesus give me a length of waven.[/QUOTE]

    Happens everywhere


  • #2307
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    quadboy wrote: »
    yeah there that small. how do u power wash an hour at a time i was at it all day and only got passageway and a pen done, hand is still shaking

    Wet it down first and come back later. Hey presto it comes off a lot easier


  • #2308
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    whelan1 wrote: »
    Wet it down first and come back later. Hey presto it comes off a lot easier

    My wife finds the same thing with boxers


  • #2309
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Muckit wrote: »
    My wife finds the same thing with boxers

    Tell her to boil them on the stanley range first, make a powerful job outta them


  • #2310
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    Wet it down first and come back later. Hey presto it comes off a lot easier

    + plenty of bar.


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  • #2311
    quadboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 472 ✭✭quadboy


    whelan1 wrote: »
    Wet it down first and come back later. Hey presto it comes off a lot easier

    ah couldnt be bothered doing that, went cursing and blinding then cos i couldnt find the pins for the bale spike blaming ppl for moving them then found them on bale handler that i probably put there


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