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Farming Chit Chat sallies Fourth

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  • #3512
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Genghis Cant wrote: »
    Great stuff!

    Observed Kingfishers, Dippers, and House Martins yesterday on our run. No swans though!

    Used to have kingfishers here under an old wooden bridge and a very tame otter one summer.


  • #3513
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,082 ✭✭✭td5man


    Parishlad wrote: »
    Snap! Was thinking of headiing out to do a bit myself overthe next few days. Only got the licker this year so first time here aswell. Guy I bought it from said to use Roundup at a 10:1 ratio. My tank holds 60 litres so 50l water to 1l roundup. Still not sure if Roundup is best thing to use though!!

    I think gallup is better than roundup


  • #3514
    rushvalley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 426 ✭✭rushvalley


    Parishlad wrote: »
    Snap! Was thinking of headiing out to do a bit myself overthe next few days. Only got the licker this year so first time here aswell. Guy I bought it from said to use Roundup at a 10:1 ratio. My tank holds 60 litres so 50l water to 1l roundup. Still not sure if Roundup is best thing to use though!!

    10:1 is very strong Imo. I'd put 2 teacups of Gallup into a 5 gallon drum and it gives the rushes a good kill.


  • #3515
    whelan2
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    rushvalley wrote: »
    10:1 is very strong Imo. I'd put 2 teacups of Gallup into a 5 gallon drum and it gives the rushes a good kill.
    what size of a teacup


  • #3516
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,719 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    reconnected electric fence to furthest part of farm yesterday, there was no shock. Walked the area about 5 times this morning eventually found an electric wire wrapped around sheep wire, the way it was wrapped it had to have been done with a pliers or something, anyway have a shock in it now


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  • #3517
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,618 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    rushvalley wrote: »
    10:1 is very strong Imo. I'd put 2 teacups of Gallup into a 5 gallon drum and it gives the rushes a good kill.

    +1


  • #3518
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,618 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    whelan2 wrote: »
    reconnected electric fence to furthest part of farm yesterday, there was no shock. Walked the area about 5 times this morning eventually found an electric wire wrapped around sheep wire, the way it was wrapped it had to have been done with a pliers or something, anyway have a shock in it now

    Someone acting the mick


  • #3519
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    whelan2 wrote: »
    what size of a teacup

    This size of tea cup! :D:D


  • #3520
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    This size of tea cup! :D:D

    Someone learned how to sip tea in a fancy way, pinky out!:D


  • #3521
    A cow called Daisy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭A cow called Daisy


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    He snapped the larsen trap as well! Now it's a personal vendetta against him.

    Cuckoo is here this morning, wahey, summer!

    Kovu, what were you at when you heard cuckoo. I remember a superstitious woman telling me that whatever you were at when you heard the cuckoo first that you would spend the rest of the summer at the same thing.
    If there anything in that, i hope you weren't trying to catch that mink!!!!
    Then again, its probably unlucky to be superstitious!!


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  • #3522
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,618 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    A cow called Daisy wrote: »
    Kovu, what were you at when you heard cuckoo. I remember a superstitious woman telling me that whatever you were at when you heard the cuckoo first that you would spend the rest of the summer at the same thing.
    If there anything in that, i hope you weren't trying to catch that mink!!!!
    Then again, its probably unlucky to be superstitious!!

    Kovu......your screwed :D


  • #3523
    freedominacup
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Kovu......your screwed :D

    How do you know what she was doing at that particular moment. Although that said there'd be worse ways to pass the summer:cool:.


  • #3524
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    A cow called Daisy wrote: »
    Kovu, what were you at when you heard cuckoo. I remember a superstitious woman telling me that whatever you were at when you heard the cuckoo first that you would spend the rest of the summer at the same thing.
    If there anything in that, i hope you weren't trying to catch that mink!!!!
    Then again, its probably unlucky to be superstitious!!

    hahaha settle down lads. I was cleaning/oiling a saddle outside in the sun!

    Worse things to be doing all summer than that.


  • #3525
    Zr105
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    Parishlad wrote: »
    Snap! Was thinking of headiing out to do a bit myself overthe next few days. Only got the licker this year so first time here aswell. Guy I bought it from said to use Roundup at a 10:1 ratio. My tank holds 60 litres so 50l water to 1l roundup. Still not sure if Roundup is best thing to use though!!


    10:1 sounds way way way to strong to be honest.....
    I know roaste36(a generic 360g equivalent to round up) is 6l/ha(or about 2.5ltr/acre) for grassland destruction... I know rushes are tough but id be very worried going that strong as if it drops any on the grass you can wave bye bye to it for more than just this year.....


  • #3526
    Charliebull
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    .Kovu. wrote: »
    hahaha settle down lads. I was cleaning/oiling a saddle outside in the sun!

    Worse things to be doing all summer than that.

    spend the summer in the saddle, ideal;);)


  • #3527
    Charliebull
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    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    This size of tea cup! :D:D

    that would be a piss pot in these parts


  • #3528
    Conmaicne Mara
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    .Kovu. wrote: »
    I was going fairly easy until I disturbed a swan. Booted it fairly quickly for a while after that because the cob went after me:o

    Was nearly in tears laughing this morning. Went to check the mink trap and the fcuker had buried under the trap and took the bait that was staked into the ground from below.

    Wrap it in a black rubbish sack, some sardines in oil in the little bait try in the back, use the oil to make a trail from the door of the trap to the nearest stream. Tiny bit of sardine and feathers if you have any right at the door. Put rocks all around the trap including on top of it, that way it won't get disturbed.


  • #3529
    Kovu
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Wrap it in a black rubbish sack, some sardines in oil in the little bait try in the back, use the oil to make a trail from the door of the trap to the nearest stream. Tiny bit of sardine and feathers if you have any right at the door. Put rocks all around the trap including on top of it, that way it won't get disturbed.

    Being careful with using fish though as I will end up with a very angry cat...sausages eem to be its favourite thing. And magpies stuck in traps :mad: I will do that with the bag and rocks now though.


  • #3530
    Conmaicne Mara
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    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Being careful with using fish though as I will end up with a very angry cat...sausages eem to be its favourite thing. And magpies stuck in traps :mad: I will do that with the bag and rocks now though.

    If you leave a bit of an overhang, say a flat rock on top, the birds won't go in. The black sack will prevent them from seeing any bait. It also makes the trap look like a tunnel which the mink love to go into. A piece of 2"x2" weldmesh or something similar will stop the (feckin) cat from going in. With the stones on and around it foxes and badgers won't bother it either.


  • #3531
    Kovu
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    If you leave a bit of an overhang, say a flat rock on top, the birds won't go in. The black sack will prevent them from seeing any bait. It also makes the trap look like a tunnel which the mink love to go into. A piece of 2"x2" weldmesh or something similar will stop the (feckin) cat from going in. With the stones on and around it foxes and badgers won't bother it either.

    Sounds like you've done it before! :D


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  • #3532
    Conmaicne Mara
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    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Sounds like you've done it before! :D

    Once or twice...


  • #3533
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,298 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Charliebull wrote: »
    that would be a piss pot in these parts


    I always heard you guys had tiny bladders, but that's ridiculous!


  • #3534
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Have a heifer and her eye is sunk in one side and eye lid drupping over it and her ear is fallen on one side too.
    She's Eaton her cud but drooling.
    Doesn't look to healthy


  • #3535
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Have a heifer and her eye is sunk in one side and eye lid drupping over it and her ear is fallen on one side too.
    She's Eaton her cud but drooling.
    Doesn't look to healthy

    Stroke :confused::confused:


  • #3536
    J.O. Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,578 ✭✭✭J.O. Farmer


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Stroke :confused::confused:

    Not trying to be funny but it does sound like the symptoms on that act fast ad about strokes only transferred to a heifer.


  • #3537
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Stroke :confused::confused:

    She was like it this morning but milked well and ate.
    Not much milk tonight, looks worse


  • #3538
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    She was like it this morning but milked well and ate.
    Not much milk tonight, looks worse

    As J.O. said above, it does seem similar to that advert. Theres also CCN but I've never seen a case of that so I can't give any help to symptoms.


  • #3539
    I said
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭I said


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Have a heifer and her eye is sunk in one side and eye lid drupping over it and her ear is fallen on one side too.
    She's Eaton her cud but drooling.
    Doesn't look to healthy

    The vet me thinks


  • #3540
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,719 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Have a heifer and her eye is sunk in one side and eye lid drupping over it and her ear is fallen on one side too.
    She's Eaton her cud but drooling.
    Doesn't look to healthy
    meningitis, get vet asap


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  • #3541
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    whelan2 wrote: »
    meningitis, get vet asap

    That came to mind too.
    Will ring him so


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