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Farming Chit Chat sallies Fourth

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  • #5102
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Anyone ever see those window suckers for holding monitors in the tractor Cab?
    Have one on monitor for wrapper and want to get one to hold baler moniter and hedge trimmer controls.
    Don't fancy welding a pipr on side if the cab. Seen them in donedeak but can't find add
    Found it. Alls good


  • #5103
    eire23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 733 ✭✭✭eire23


    http://www.donedeal.co.uk/fertiliserspreaders-for-sale/controller-monitor-in-cab-mounts/6674604

    This the one yer thinking of greengrass? Bought one of him last year and it does the job fierce well.


  • #5104
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    eire23 wrote: »
    http://www.donedeal.co.uk/fertiliserspreaders-for-sale/controller-monitor-in-cab-mounts/6674604

    This the one yer thinking of greengrass? Bought one of him last year and it does the job fierce well.
    That's the job. Would they hold a but of hand pressure with the hedge trimmer controls?
    Don't want a big ignorant pipe stuck in the tractor


  • #5105
    eire23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 733 ✭✭✭eire23


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    That's the job. Would they hold a but of hand pressure with the hedge trimmer controls?
    Don't want a big ignorant pipe stuck in the tractor

    I think it would, i have a monitor on it and there isnt budge out of it.
    Talk to yer man anyways, he will tell ya for sure.


  • #5106
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Really beautiful night out there tonight, as least here it is.
    Love nights like this, walked down to check a cow close to calving and no torch needed as the moon is enough, warm enough for a t shirt as well. Could hear curlew away in the lower bog lands piping away and the other cows munching away in the field.

    Almost made me forget about all that hail earlier. Almost.


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  • #5107
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    .Kovu. wrote: »
    Really beautiful night out there tonight, as least here it is.
    Love nights like this, walked down to check a cow close to calving and no torch needed as the moon is enough, warm enough for a t shirt as well. Could hear curlew away in the lower bog lands piping away and the other cows munching away in the field.

    Almost made me forget about all that hail earlier. Almost.

    Just remineded me that I was meant to check two heifers for calving before I went to bed , and of course I'm under the blankies now :mad:


  • #5108
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    moy83 wrote: »
    Just remineded me that I was meant to check two heifers for calving before I went to bed , and of course I'm under the blankies now :mad:

    Remember don't be silly and wrap your .......


  • #5109
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Remember don't be silly and wrap your .......

    Too late gg , its me should be giving you that advice :D


  • #5110
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    moy83 wrote: »
    Too late gg , its me should be giving you that advice :D

    I'm only a youngin. Haven't a clue about them things yet :D


  • #5111
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Remember don't be silly and wrap your .......

    Silage. Wait....that doesn't seem right.

    :D


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  • #5112
    Reggie.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,636 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I'm only a youngin. Haven't a clue about them things yet :D

    Ya won't be long learning if she comes with the good news for ya.....:D


  • #5113
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Meeting a guy from GEA milking machines in Stoneleigh today........ any questions for him.


  • #5114
    jfh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭jfh


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Meeting a guy from GEA milking machines in Stoneleigh today........ any questions for him.

    Fair play, you're doing a bit of research, be interesting to compare, lely, Delaval, GEA. price & service contract.


  • #5115
    jfh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭jfh


    Herd test today, I just know there's going to be a lot of excitement & swearing, giving out! Love it!
    which drives those limos worse than they need to be.
    I'm going to read "if" just so I might be a bit calm myself ;-)


  • #5116
    dharn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,574 ✭✭✭dharn


    Had a young female vet testing recently who insisted on clipping neatly, you would think they were getting a haircut, then the jab had to land in the dead center of this spot , this involved waiting for the lim to stop moving, approach with injector take aim....it took so long the crush finished up bent, and a bullock on his back 4 legs in the air stuck, another hour to drag/ lift him out of it:confused:


  • #5117
    Deepsouthwest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Deepsouthwest


    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Meeting a guy from GEA milking machines in Stoneleigh today........ any questions for him.

    Who services GEA in west cork?


  • #5118
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,962 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    Just back from visiting some family and a few friends, sitting on boards having my last nz beer on my last night in New Zealand. I've had a fantastic time over here, nearly four years ago I took a notion and booked a flight thinking I'd go over for eight months, didn't think I'd stay this long, in its own way that's an achievement for myself. But what I did realise here is an interest in agriculture that I probably didn't realise I had before I left. I've learnt a lot in the time I've been out here and forgotten even more, but to me the best thing about being out here is the people I've meet. No doubt about it, be they irish or kiwi or from other parts of the world, I've made some friends for life out here and it's been a pleasure.

    Now I'm off to thailand for a week of paradise before I get back to reality, I hope I haven't missed the summer!

    Slán


  • #5119
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    C0N0R wrote: »
    Just back from visiting some family and a few friends, sitting on boards having my last nz beer on my last night in New Zealand. I've had a fantastic time over here, nearly four years ago I took a notion and booked a flight thinking I'd go over for eight months, didn't think I'd stay this long, in its own way that's an achievement for myself. But what I did realise here is an interest in agriculture that I probably didn't realise I had before I left. I've learnt a lot in the time I've been out here and forgotten even more, but to me the best thing about being out here is the people I've meet. No doubt about it, be they irish or kiwi or from other parts of the world, I've made some friends for life out here and it's been a pleasure.

    Now I'm off to thailand for a week of paradise before I get back to reality, I hope I haven't missed the summer!

    Slán

    Fair play. Are you going to set up here or what's the plan. NZ is an absolute stunning country. I'd say its nearly like leaving home again. You might be home sick when you get back to Ireland.


  • #5120
    kake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭kake


    Word around these parts is that a famous limousin breeder in {modsnip} had all of his bulls removed and slaughtered over the last few days by the Department of Agriculture because he was feeding them something contaminated / illegal. The Department of Agriculture are currently in the process of locating and slaughtering all of the bulls that he sold over the last few years. Even his own vet had bought a bull from them and his bull was removed and slaughtered yesterday with very little notice!


  • #5121
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    kake wrote: »
    Word around these parts is that a famous limousin breeder in {modsnip} had all of his bulls removed and slaughtered over the last few days by the Department of Agriculture because he was feeding them something contaminated / illegal. The Department of Agriculture are currently in the process of locating and slaughtering all of the bulls that he sold over the last few years. Even his own vet had bought a bull from them and his bull was removed and slaughtered yesterday with very little notice!

    I heard that this morning. Can we just refrain from mentioning this further until I speak to the other mods? Please & thank you.


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  • #5122
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    C0N0R wrote: »
    Just back from visiting some family and a few friends, sitting on boards having my last nz beer on my last night in New Zealand. I've had a fantastic time over here, nearly four years ago I took a notion and booked a flight thinking I'd go over for eight months, didn't think I'd stay this long, in its own way that's an achievement for myself. But what I did realise here is an interest in agriculture that I probably didn't realise I had before I left. I've learnt a lot in the time I've been out here and forgotten even more, but to me the best thing about being out here is the people I've meet. No doubt about it, be they irish or kiwi or from other parts of the world, I've made some friends for life out here and it's been a pleasure.

    Now I'm off to thailand for a week of paradise before I get back to reality, I hope I haven't missed the summer!

    Slán

    Fair play to you I know how you feel.
    Ps in Thailand make sure they are shorter than you and look at the hands ha,


  • #5123
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,011 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    do department of ag offices close at 12.30 for lunch:confused:


  • #5124
    Mad4simmental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭Mad4simmental


    whelan2 wrote: »
    do department of ag offices close at 12.30 for lunch:confused:

    Ya pritty sure the Portlaoise one dose.


  • #5125
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,748 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    We have been having a problem with one bull that got squeezed a few weeks ago. Noticed that one scrotum was enlarging daily. Brought him in this morning to have a look and when I put my hand on it to have a feel it burst and a load of puss came out :eek:
    I got some peroxide and water to wash it out. After a few syringes pumped into it the and me inserting my finger to get the gunge out the hole got bigger.
    Next thing out popped one of his testis onto the ground. OH nearly keeled over there and then. Men are such whimps ;)


  • #5126
    Kovu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    Base price wrote: »
    We have been having a problem with one bull that got squeezed a few weeks ago. Noticed that one scrotum was enlarging daily. Brought him in this morning to have a look and when I put my hand on it to have a feel it burst and a load of puss came out :eek:
    I got some peroxide and water to wash it out. After a few syringes pumped into it the and me inserting my finger to get the gunge out the hole got bigger.
    Next thing out popped one of his testis onto the ground. OH nearly keeled over there and then. Men are such whimps ;)

    Upon reading that,I wonder how many men crossed their legs!:D


  • #5127
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    The shock froze my body so no crossed legs here :eek::D


  • #5128
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,011 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Base price wrote: »
    We have been having a problem with one bull that got squeezed a few weeks ago. Noticed that one scrotum was enlarging daily. Brought him in this morning to have a look and when I put my hand on it to have a feel it burst and a load of puss came out :eek:
    I got some peroxide and water to wash it out. After a few syringes pumped into it the and me inserting my finger to get the gunge out the hole got bigger.
    Next thing out popped one of his testis onto the ground. OH nearly keeled over there and then. Men are such whimps ;)
    the smell will be on your hands for ages, did you inject him-the bull- too with antibiotics


  • #5129
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 11,748 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    whelan2 wrote: »
    the smell will be on your hands for ages, did you inject him-the bull- too with antibiotics
    Don't worry, I wore gloves.
    Yes he has been treated twice with both Betamox and Dextameth over the last few weeks.
    I smothered the best of the skin with stokholm tar to help keep the flies away.
    I will bring him in a wash it out every day until it starts to heal.
    Had one last year as well but the testis didn't drop out :cool:
    Brings a whole new meaning to dropping the ball :D


  • #5130
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Who services GEA in west cork?

    No one as far as I know. But it's the technology side of things I'm investigating. If they are going to have a robot in a rotary parlour that can milk 150 cows or more they would be the way forward for those that are interested in going down the robot route


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  • #5131
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Off to go visit girlfriend in hospital. Hopefullyvbe back for milking


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