Farming Chit Chat III

Base price · 29-01-2014 09:27PM

Reggie. wrote: »

It's amazing how tight ya can turn with a drag trailer

Thanks Reggie, fingers crossed I will have a good result tomorrow.
Drag trailers are absolute feckers in my opinion due to the double pivot points, however that is in my limited experience (around the yards).
OH can do some pretty nice manovers in tight areas but I would consider them to be ten or more point turns :rolleyes:

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 09:35PM

Dipped the toe in pedigree Limousines today. Make a change from the Charolais.
Had some picked out at a dispersal sale and one happened to be PB Reg, we'll see how she goes!

Base price · 29-01-2014 09:39PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Dipped the toe in pedigree Limousines today. Make a change from the Charolais.
Had some picked out at a dispersal sale and one happened to be PB Reg, we'll see how she goes!

Best of luck with her. BTW is she halter trained?

just do it · 29-01-2014 09:43PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Dipped the toe in pedigree Limousines today. Make a change from the Charolais.
Had some picked out at a dispersal sale and one happened to be PB Reg, we'll see how she goes!

Best of luck with her. You bought her to use as a commercial or plan to breed pedigrees?

Reggie. · 29-01-2014 09:47PM

Base price wrote: »

Thanks Reggie, fingers crossed I will have a good result tomorrow.
Drag trailers are absolute feckers in my opinion due to the double pivot points, however that is in my limited experience (around the yards).
OH can do some pretty nice manovers in tight areas but I would consider them to be ten or more point turns :rolleyes:

nightmare to reverse but you can turn that tight that the trailer is right along side the cab and even tho you would think that it would hit the side of the truck as you pull away but somehow it finds its way behind ya again :cool:

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 10:06PM

Base price wrote: »

Best of luck with her. BTW is she halter trained?

I dunno. We didn't try one on her :-)

Fine quiet cow though, easily handled. She's gone into a pen with a few of our own cows, she fits right in.

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 10:09PM

just do it wrote: »

Best of luck with her. You bought her to use as a commercial or plan to breed pedigrees?

We didn't know she was a PB when we looked at her, but liked her. She's carrying to a Lim, son of Rocky.
I suppose if she's lucky, we'll stick a decent AI Lim on her and maybe get a decent bull or heifer off her.

Base price · 29-01-2014 10:15PM

Reggie. wrote: »

nightmare to reverse but you can turn that tight that the trailer is right along side the cab and even tho you would think that it would hit the side of the truck as you pull away but somehow it finds its way behind ya again :cool:

OH can do that, as in put the trailer alongside the body. It is a bit freaky when you are sitting in the passenger seat to see the trailer coming up alongside you :eek:
He normally only does it when there are old/lame/or JE or JEx culls on board and they might trip going over the ramp between the lorry and the trailer.
No problem with younger stock or calves (coming off the deck)

Reggie. · 29-01-2014 10:22PM

Base price wrote: »

OH can do that, as in put the trailer alongside the body. It is a bit freaky when you are sitting in the passenger seat to see the trailer coming up alongside you :eek:
He normally only does it when there are old/lame/or JE or JEx culls on board and they might trip going over the ramp between the lorry and the trailer.
No problem with younger stock or calves (coming off the deck)

ya cant beat a good pilot

Mac Taylor · 29-01-2014 11:04PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Dipped the toe in pedigree Limousines today. Make a change from the Charolais.
Had some picked out at a dispersal sale and one happened to be PB Reg, we'll see how she goes!

Genghis, congrats, is she registered?. Have a rocky son as the stock bull here. He throws shapely calves and is generally easy calved.

Greengrass1 · 29-01-2014 11:11PM

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 11:14PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Genghis, congrats, is she registered?. Have a rocky son as the stock bull here. He throws shapely calves and is generally easy calved.

Thanks. She is registered, Cert came with her. She's by Louxor, 06 cow, carrying her 6th calf. She's a big long thick cow, very quiet. I'll be interested to see how she goes on, I wouldn't mind trying a decent straw on her next if she goes ahead well.

Base price · 29-01-2014 11:15PM

Reggie. wrote: »

ya cant beat a good pilot

Woohoo

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 11:15PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

If she doesn't believe ya, give her a demo;)

Reggie. · 29-01-2014 11:16PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

two bulls maybe in the same field

naughto · 29-01-2014 11:19PM

Reggie. · 29-01-2014 11:21PM

naughto wrote: »

the ear must be bent of him

naughto · 29-01-2014 11:23PM

last one

Base price · 29-01-2014 11:24PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

Simple - the strongest swimmers will win irrespective as to who the doners are. Simple biology.

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 11:31PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

Why wouldn't it happen. Cow ovulates, multiple eggs, a soup of sperm arrives, the two first across the line happen to be from two different bulls or two different straws or even one of those cocktail straws that can be got!
It's not just confined to cows, heard of it happening with dogs too. Maybe even humans, who knows!

Reggie. · 29-01-2014 11:34PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Why wouldn't it happen. Cow ovulates, multiple eggs, a soup of sperm arrives, the two first across the line happen to be from two different bulls or two different straws or even one of those cocktail straws that can be got!
It's not just confined to cows, heard of it happening with dogs too. Maybe even humans, who knows!

you had to go there :eek:

Genghis Cant · 29-01-2014 11:37PM

Reggie. wrote: »

you had to go there :eek:

I'm only saying. I'm not suggesting anyone attempts it:D

Damo810 · 29-01-2014 11:48PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Why wouldn't it happen. Cow ovulates, multiple eggs, a soup of sperm arrives, the two first across the line happen to be from two different bulls or two different straws or even one of those cocktail straws that can be got!
It's not just confined to cows, heard of it happening with dogs too. Maybe even humans, who knows!

Because the chances are tiny. 2% for twins. You have to remember as well that if he has 2 stock bulls, they would have to be changed around for the few hours shes on heat as well. Not quite as simple as her throwing out a few eggs and letting all the bulls around mount her :pac:

Midlandsman80 · 29-01-2014 11:49PM

Lads with a lot of talk nitrates etc i would have thought i would see lads looking for farmers who have capacity too take away surplus slurry, i have yet too see an ad for this?is this because it should not happen by law, or just because deals are being done with neighbours etc...

Reggie. · 29-01-2014 11:52PM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I'm only saying. I'm not suggesting anyone attempts it:D

Mmmmmmm :rolleyes:

jt65 · 29-01-2014 11:56PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

had a case some years ago

running a stock bull and using ai

had tripled lambs here last week, 1 charolais, 1 vendeen, 1 Hampshire down,

maybe I should phoned the journal, don't have their no. though , as I gave up buying it years ago

freedominacup · 30-01-2014 12:02AM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/twin-calves-with-the-same-dam-but-different-sires-154194/
How would this happen. Me self and the girlfriend arguing over it here ha

Showed it to Mrs freedom. Slut was all she said.

Reggie. · 30-01-2014 12:06AM

freedominacup wrote: »

Showed it to Mrs freedom. Slut was all she said.

women :rolleyes::D

Genghis Cant · 30-01-2014 12:09AM

Damo810 wrote: »

Because the chances are tiny. 2% for twins. You have to remember as well that if he has 2 stock bulls, they would have to be changed around for the few hours shes on heat as well. Not quite as simple as her throwing out a few eggs and letting all the bulls around mount her :pac:

The chances of winning the lottery are tiny. Still people win it. 2% seems low I had it in my head it was 3 or 4%

hugo29 · 30-01-2014 12:11AM

freedominacup wrote: »

Showed it to Mrs freedom. Slut was all she said.

Tell her cows have threesomes too

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