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Farming Chit Chat III

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  • #3602
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    was thinking but wasnt sure where you were going with it

    :D


  • #3603
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Mulumpy wrote: »
    Tis good for getting the silage smell off the hands too
    could you imagine the colgate ads if they marketed toothpaste for farmer handwash


  • #3604
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Thank god there wasnt a speed bump anywhere :D:D
    http://youtu.be/M7FIvfx5J10


  • #3605
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Thank god there wasnt a speed bump anywhere :D:D
    http://youtu.be/M7FIvfx5J10

    Or a few of these
    http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/02_02/M40AL1502_468x324.jpg :D


  • #3606
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    Kovu Murr wrote: »
    Or a few of these
    http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/02_02/M40AL1502_468x324.jpg :D
    Ah thats just wrong :D:D


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  • #3607
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    hugo29 wrote: »
    anyone buy a tv lately, going to get one for bedroom seeing as am getting camera in shed, is there a forum on here with tv experts;)
    have to get a new one or three when sfp comes in, is the saorview built in to the tv, like is there a need for a seperate box..


  • #3608
    Marooned75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Marooned75


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have to get a new one or three when sfp comes in, is the saorview built in to the tv, like is there a need for a seperate box..

    Saorview built in handy thing now


  • #3609
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Marooned75 wrote: »
    Saorview built in handy thing now
    thanks, kids are a bit older so i might buy something good


  • #3610
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    Neighbour of mine lost 2 autumn calvers one yesterday and one this morning with tetany .
    He had Hi-Mag buckets with them too .

    I still have cows and calves on grass but i started giving them a shake of hay along with mag buckets .

    Anyone else have any losses or close calls ????


  • #3611
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    Richk2012 wrote: »
    Neighbour of mine lost 2 autumn calvers one yesterday and one this morning with tetany .
    He had Hi-Mag buckets with them too .

    I still have cows and calves on grass but i started giving them a shake of hay along with mag buckets .

    Anyone else have any losses or close calls ????
    we always loose 1 around this time of year but what usually happens is they push the bucket under the electric fence so they cant get at it, this year we have 2 buckets with them


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  • #3612
    TITANIUM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭TITANIUM.


    Richk2012 wrote: »
    Neighbour of mine lost 2 autumn calvers one yesterday and one this morning with tetany .
    He had Hi-Mag buckets with them too .

    I still have cows and calves on grass but i started giving them a shake of hay along with mag buckets .

    Anyone else have any losses or close calls ????

    Fine heifer gone dis morning with tetany. Hi mag licks and hay an all still didn't do.
    She'll be joining the bull calf i lost Friday night. Never rains but it pours. Ud b right pissed off with this gig sometimes.


  • #3613
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Thank god there wasnt a speed bump anywhere :D:D
    http://youtu.be/M7FIvfx5J10

    I find it hard to see how a guy could back an artic that steady, surely set up on GPS. Saw it a few days ago and its very impressive.

    Det Gerry Lynch would appreciate the bit of Enya aswell :D


  • #3614
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    Another JE bull ffs. That's 4 out of 5 now


  • #3615
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,391 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    jersey101 wrote: »
    Another JE bull ffs. That's 4 out of 5 now

    Waits for mahoney/freedom to come and say you're lucky, less little runts of cows for ya :P


  • #3616
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    :D:D:D:D Bob i think this sign is down your country
    http://entertainment.ie/wtf/Watch-Kinky-road-sign-slips-into-tornado-broadcast-on-US-news/229948.htm


  • #3617
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Waits for mahoney/freedom to come and say you're lucky, less little runts of cows for ya :P

    this lady is by no means small. I put here at 580kgs. Shes a big canadian jersey.


  • #3618
    Damo810
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 998 ✭✭✭Damo810


    I was told a good aul story this evening.

    A local farmers cattle had 'broken' out and he decided he leave them in the neighbours field and he left them there eating all the grass. Long story short, it went to court as the owner of the field wanted payment for the grass he lost. Judge fined the farmer 5 shillings and asked him had he anything to say for himself.

    'Me lordship' he replied 'Could I get it next year at the same money?'


  • #3619
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have to get a new one or three when sfp comes in, is the saorview built in to the tv, like is there a need for a seperate box..

    Stay away from them boys in the TV forum, they are not the full shilling,


  • #3620
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,975 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Waits for mahoney/freedom to come and say you're lucky, less little runts of cows for ya :P

    Agh now Timmay!!!!!!no problem with pure 100% jerseys especially the Canadian and Dutch ones tis the x bred yolks I don't like!!.i better be quite now!!


  • #3621
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,975 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Waits for mahoney/freedom to come and say you're lucky, less little runts of cows for ya :P

    Agh now Timmay!!!!!!no problem with pure 100% jerseys especially the Canadian and Dutch ones tis the x bred yolks I don't like!!.i better be quite now!!


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  • #3622
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    Agh now Timmay!!!!!!no problem with pure 100% jerseys especially the Canadian and Dutch ones tis the x bred yolks I don't like!!.i better be quite now!!

    father is consudering having 2/3 of the herd high fert fr and the rest pue je. Im more leaning to the nice tidy 5-6000l high fert fr cows, and keep the high solids i have.


  • #3623
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,975 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    jersey101 wrote: »
    father is consudering having 2/3 of the herd high fert fr and the rest pue je. Im more leaning to the nice tidy 5-6000l high fert fr cows, and keep the high solids i have.

    A mix of both would be nice to have jersey,if ur sticking with winter milk I'd try and predominantly have your winter calvers the pure jersey type and spring ladies your 6 to 7 k high fertility/ebi/solids hol freisan.the pure jerseys would bring you some money through the winter in a year like this.


  • #3624
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,975 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    jersey101 wrote: »
    father is consudering having 2/3 of the herd high fert fr and the rest pue je. Im more leaning to the nice tidy 5-6000l high fert fr cows, and keep the high solids i have.

    A mix of both would be nice to have jersey,if ur sticking with winter milk I'd try and predominantly have your winter calvers the pure jersey type and spring ladies your 6 to 7 k high fertility/ebi/solids hol freisan.the pure jerseys would bring you some money through the winter in a year like this.


  • #3625
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    mahoney_j wrote: »
    A mix of both would be nice to have jersey,if ur sticking with winter milk I'd try and predominantly have your winter calvers the pure jersey type and spring ladies your 6 to 7 k high fertility/ebi/solids hol freisan.the pure jerseys would bring you some money through the winter in a year like this.
    Id prefere keep the fr cows around the same yeild as the je cows if i went that way. Ye wouldn't have a big difference in feed demand then and they would all be a uniform enough size.
    I never thought of milking pure jerseys in the winter milk.


  • #3626
    Mac Taylor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Mac Taylor


    Anyone one watching Joe Brolly on replacements. Never thought of it before, anyway just told the wife if I go before her, give them whatever they want. Can't see any issue with an opt out system versus an opt in one. Makes you gratefull for what you have


  • #3627
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Mac Taylor wrote: »
    Anyone one watching Joe Brolly on replacements. Never thought of it before, anyway just told the wife if I go before her, give them whatever they want. Can't see any issue with an opt out system versus an opt in one. Makes you gratefull for what you have

    Yea never liked brolly but fair play to him for doing that. Only watched it after I read the article in yesterday's programme.

    Anyway they can have mine when I'm gone. Due what use is it to me.


  • #3628
    simx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    was just tipping through mart reports on farmersforum, was shocked how bad some prices for cull cows in listowel are, they surley must be terrible quality?, some cows there nearly 200e below weight


  • #3629
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,408 ✭✭✭bbam


    Off to dentist after work today :(
    2 fillings and a cleaning...

    Had the extraction from hell two weeks ago... had to have jaw bone drilled and cut to get tooth out :eek:


  • #3630
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    bbam wrote: »
    Off to dentist after work today :(
    2 fillings and a cleaning...

    Had the extraction from hell two weeks ago... had to have jaw bone drilled and cut to get tooth out :eek:

    hate the dentist, have not been in years


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  • #3631
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Just boarded a plane gor Newcastle. Felka I work with is collecting me from the airport. Have to meet a few farmers in the morning but think I'll go on the rip tonight anyway. Fella collecting me says it'd be wrong to visit Newcastle and not get bleary eyed


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