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jt65 · 26-05-2014 12:46PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Now there's something I didn't know an hour ago....good stuff

helps with with lambs too if you are trying to foster on to another ewe

dip the lamb into a bucket of warm salty water & rub fluids from the foster ewe

not 100% effective but nothing is with sheep

Midlandsman80 · 26-05-2014 08:45PM

Rhf lim out of BWh second Calver about 8 hours old,calved on her own

frazzledhome · 27-05-2014 07:48PM

View from my office window

Greengrass1 · 27-05-2014 07:57PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

View from my office window

310s are a good yoke to push grass. Was put up in one day to push up a pit and never did it before

Reggie. · 27-05-2014 08:26PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

View from my office window

Nice view

onyerbikepat · 27-05-2014 08:52PM

Salt on newborn calves - Well known of around here. A bit of Bran works also.

GrandSoftDay · 28-05-2014 06:16PM

Sums up the day here, be sore tomorrow though!

jt65 · 29-05-2014 08:21AM

getting the toe nails clipped is so relaxing

4 year he stock bull

Kovu · 29-05-2014 08:35AM

Now THAT is one fancy bit of gear for paring hooves.:eek:

The guy we get has to winch it and do it all manually. He's built like a tank though with muscle everywhere so I guess it works easily for him!

Parishlad · 29-05-2014 08:55AM

jt65 wrote: »

getting the toe nails clipped is so relaxing

4 year he stock bull

How did ye get him in to it???

frazzledhome · 29-05-2014 09:58AM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

310s are a good yoke to push grass. Was put up in one day to push up a pit and never did it before

Contractor brought his own Volvo L70 to push up while I was milking and AI'ng. I jumped up to push up a load. Have to say mine would eat it for speed at moving a load. He's bringing 75cum in the wagon and I took 7 runs to move it wher mine would shift it in 5. Really dead on the pit but plenty of weight for rolling and that's where mine would lose out

Muckit · 29-05-2014 11:20AM

Parishlad wrote: »

How did ye get him in to it???

I was wondering the same thing! How do you get a bull with bad feet to jump up?!

Looks like this one doesn't tilt over either

Base price · 29-05-2014 11:36AM

Muckit wrote: »

I was wondering the same thing! How do you get a bull with bad feet to jump up?!

Looks like this one doesn't tilt over either

Helped a neighbour last year and the hoof man had a crush like that one and he could raise it on the hydraulic stands. Bull walked into it when level with the ground. It looks to me like this one is the same. If you look at photo 2 it appears that the stands are raised 8 or 10 inches.

Reggie. · 29-05-2014 11:46AM

Base price wrote: »

Helped a neighbour last year and the hoof man had a crush like that one and he could raise it on the hydraulic stands. Bull walked into it when level with the ground. It looks to me like this one is the same. If you look at photo 2 it appears that the stands are raised 8 or 10 inches.

There's a fella around here that has one mounted to the back of a Ford 150 pickup truck. The big American ones. It comes Don along the side and folds up on its bed on its side.

sheebadog · 29-05-2014 11:48AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Contractor brought his own Volvo L70 to push up while I was milking and AI'ng. I jumped up to push up a load. Have to say mine would eat it for speed at moving a load. He's bringing 75cum in the wagon and I took 7 runs to move it wher mine would shift it in 5. Really dead on the pit but plenty of weight for rolling and that's where mine would lose out

Volvo L90 are a good machine on the pit.
You can let 4 or 5 loads build up in front of you no bother.

darragh_haven · 29-05-2014 11:58AM

sheebadog wrote: »

Volvo L90 are a good machine on the pit.
You can let 4 or 5 loads build up in front of you no bother.

Even with an L70 you could let 3 loads build up and there'd be no bother in clearing it.

Parishlad · 29-05-2014 12:22PM

Base price wrote: »

Helped a neighbour last year and the hoof man had a crush like that one and he could raise it on the hydraulic stands. Bull walked into it when level with the ground. It looks to me like this one is the same. If you look at photo 2 it appears that the stands are raised 8 or 10 inches.

This is what i was wondering. I assumed that the crush could be dropped or opened somehow but its the fact that it seems to be out in the middle of the yard. If the bull is queit enough to just hop on then fair play!

jt65 · 29-05-2014 01:04PM

Parishlad wrote: »

This is what i was wondering. I assumed that the crush could be dropped or opened somehow but its the fact that it seems to be out in the middle of the yard. If the bull is queit enough to just hop on then fair play!

the crush is dropped to ground level & the backing gate when open blocks the far side , a gate at the end of crush blocks near and swings away (out of view)

the backing gate is hydraulic & acts as push on but the bull is too long so cannot be used until he is actually in the crush

of course it was the one day that we hadn't a cow in heat , to run in front of him

Parishlad · 29-05-2014 01:50PM

jt65 wrote: »

the crush is dropped to ground level & the backing gate when open blocks the far side , a gate at the end of crush blocks near and swings away (out of view)

the backing gate is hydraulic & acts as push on but the bull is too long so cannot be used until he is actually in the crush

of course it was the one day that we hadn't a cow in heat , to run in front of him

Cheers jt. i bet he took a bit of coaxing to go in without something to follow.

Sligoronan · 01-06-2014 10:31AM

Last one to calf. Incalf heifer with time up.

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on the river · 01-06-2014 10:56AM

Sligoronan wrote: »

Last one to calf. Incalf heifer with time up.

What here breeding and what is she In calf TO?

Sligoronan · 01-06-2014 03:13PM

She is a sim/sh cross and incalf to ZLL he is a red angus.

Sligoronan · 02-06-2014 05:54AM

Last nights arrival. Heifer

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frazzledhome · 02-06-2014 10:44AM

Spotted this on the road this morning. Showing my age as I remember using one, hadn't seen one in years

Anyone know what it is and have ye used one?

stanflt · 02-06-2014 10:56AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Spotted this on the road this morning. Showing my age as I remember using one, hadn't seen one in years

Anyone know what it is and have ye used one?

Yeah it a tractor

Is it an aerator

frazzledhome · 02-06-2014 10:58AM

stanflt wrote: »

Yeah it a tractor

Is it an aerator

You're too far north to have used one and also too young I'd guess

Greengrass1 · 02-06-2014 11:13AM

New addition to the fleet.
Any takers?

RightTurnClyde · 02-06-2014 11:16AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Spotted this on the road this morning. Showing my age as I remember using one, hadn't seen one in years

Anyone know what it is and have ye used one?

Is it a €1000 euro fine and a mandatory court appearance?.:)

Beet hoe?

Mad4simmental · 02-06-2014 11:17AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Spotted this on the road this morning. Showing my age as I remember using one, hadn't seen one in years

Anyone know what it is and have ye used one?

Can't say iv ever seen one of them. Is it for weeds on spud drills?

frazzledhome · 02-06-2014 11:20AM

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Is it a €1000 euro fine and a mandatory court appearance?.:)

Beet hoe?

Would you be in Thurles area? And 40+

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