whats the weather like in your area?

jack o shea · 05-04-2014 01:41PM

i think for those of us on heavy ground we can now say its worse than last spring

whelan2 · 05-04-2014 01:42PM

jack o shea wrote: »

i think for those of us on heavy ground we can now say its worse than last spring

nope, there was no growth last spring , there is this year, cows are milking well this year.

Reggie. · 05-04-2014 01:49PM

whelan2 wrote: »

nope, there was no growth last spring , there is this year, cows are milking well this year.

We have heavy ground and it's very wet but as you said at least grass is growing. I remember the fields all burnt this time last year from the frost

jack o shea · 05-04-2014 01:54PM

if they cant travel on the ground the grass aint much use. silage getting scarce now as well.

whelan2 · 05-04-2014 01:59PM

jack o shea wrote: »

if they cant travel on the ground the grass aint much use. silage getting scarce now as well.

at least when it does dry out there is grass there for them. Cows out here by day.

GrandSoftDay · 05-04-2014 02:02PM

moy83 wrote: »

Im going to take a day off next week if I can and head out after a few mackerel aswell .

Bit early for them yet I'd say Moy. You might snatch a pollock or 2 alright, they usually start to show around now.

case 956 · 05-04-2014 02:59PM

sunny here a lot rain fell around half 2 this morning, thought cows have paddock tore out of it this morning but no harm done, got a water trough in a very dry paddock ths morning so that's where they be going on a very wet day or night

Greengrass1 · 05-04-2014 04:53PM

Any sign if a break in thus weather??
Really sick of it now tbh

case885 · 05-04-2014 04:58PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Any sign if a break in thus weather??
Really sick of it now tbh

Supposedly wed on but its ridiculous how wet it is.

Greengrass1 · 05-04-2014 05:07PM

case885 wrote: »

Supposedly wed on but its ridiculous how wet it is.

Unbelievable paddocks starting to get marked here now and upping the meal aswell .
Lad in coop told me next week is to be cold and dry

whelan2 · 05-04-2014 05:07PM

case885 wrote: »

Supposedly wed on but its ridiculous how wet it is.

prefer the rain now than in the summer tbh, let it rain

case885 · 05-04-2014 05:13PM

whelan2 wrote: »

prefer the rain now than in the summer tbh, let it rain

Wouldnt agree fully with that, its alright for winter feb and march but carrying on into april too thats almost 6 months without grazing if in heavy land. At least if you get a wet week in the summer ground will be able to take it as it wouldnt be as wet.

whelan2 · 05-04-2014 05:23PM

case885 wrote: »

Wouldnt agree fully with that, its alright for winter feb and march but carrying on into april too thats almost 6 months without grazing if in heavy land. At least if you get a wet week in the summer ground will be able to take it as it wouldnt be as wet.

remember the summer of 2012

Reggie. · 05-04-2014 05:25PM

whelan2 wrote: »

remember the summer of 2012

I try to forget

case885 · 05-04-2014 05:29PM

whelan2 wrote: »

remember the summer of 2012

The spring was good though you cant have a full 12 months of rain and cold weather. We have had our fair share of rain now for awhile and im sure tillage lads wont be thinking about summer they have to get crops in first.

Greengrass1 · 05-04-2014 05:31PM

I wouldn't mind as much about the rain if I still had silage but I don't.
I'd keep them in at night then.
Cows still haven't shed there winter coat yet and look crap

Conmaicne Mara · 05-04-2014 06:43PM

whelan2 wrote: »

remember the summer of 2012

Summer 2011 & 2012 were bad here in the West. I cannot remember which Summer it was but there was a clear divide in the weather conditions in the East and West, cold & wet in one cold and dry in the other.

topgeas · 05-04-2014 07:23PM

shocking weather. have the last cow in to calf tonight. fecking camera on the blink.:mad:

f140 · 05-04-2014 07:49PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

I wouldn't mind as much about the rain if I still had silage but I don't.
I'd keep them in at night then.
Cows still haven't shed there winter coat yet and look crap

i had a farmer ringing me looking for silage who i gave silage to last year. i wasn't going to give it as I would rather keep it in the pit for another year. I have enough until the middle of may if they were to stay in full time. I cant understand the same farmers running out of silage every year and why don't they just cut back.

I am almost coming across now as a starved fecker for not giving it but I made it my business to make sure i was going to have plenty for myself and don't want to be giving it away just because others didn't.

Conmaicne Mara · 05-04-2014 07:52PM

f140 wrote: »

i had a farmer ringing me looking for silage who i gave silage to last year. i wasn't going to give it as I would rather keep it in the pit for another year. I have enough until the middle of may if they were to stay in full time. I cant understand the same farmers running out of silage every year and why don't they just cut back.

I am almost coming across now as a starved fecker for not giving it but I made it my business to make sure i was going to have plenty for myself and don't want to be giving it away just because others didn't.

Telling some lads they're over stocked is worse than insulting their mother.

whelan2 · 05-04-2014 07:55PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Telling some lads they're over stocked is worse than insulting their mother.

people didnt learn from last year. Saying that neighbour has silage bales from last year and this year in his field and wont sell:rolleyes:

f140 · 05-04-2014 08:02PM

its a lot easier make a surplus and have to sell than think " well i should have enough once the spring is good and if it isn't I can buy in then"

frazzledhome · 05-04-2014 08:06PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Summer 2011 & 2012 were bad here in the West. I cannot remember which Summer it was but there was a clear divide in the weather conditions in the East and West, cold & wet in one cold and dry in the other.

You may well be onto something

Greengrass1 · 05-04-2014 08:09PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

You may well be onto something

Is that in the fendt??

frazzledhome · 05-04-2014 08:18PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Is that in the fendt??

Yea, its the big one the small one is in the garage, water in the toolbox I think!

mayota · 05-04-2014 08:25PM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Is that in the fendt??

Cayenne

frazzledhome · 05-04-2014 08:27PM

mayota wrote: »

Cayenne

Better than a Coxter any way!!

Conmaicne Mara · 05-04-2014 08:28PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

You may well be onto something

I'll post a photo of a nice rain shower round the end of July some time

Never got above 12 here today, herself said it was 16 in Galway though.

frazzledhome · 05-04-2014 08:30PM

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I'll post a photo of a nice rain shower round the end of July some time

Never got above 12 here today, herself said it was 16 in Galway though.

I know, guess who she was with?

Conmaicne Mara · 05-04-2014 08:32PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

I know, guess who she was with?

Now now, get back to your roofing

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