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Dairy Farming General

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  • #7502
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭mf240


    18%

    285 blown in ( will have to try bargain it down a bit.)

    Buts its good quality barley/ soya / maize / distillers/soya hulls/ mollasses and mins.


  • #7503
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    First batch of heifers not far off weaning. All 8 /9 weeks old


  • #7504
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,173 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    it appears all the dairy lads/lassies are out on the ground making it happen instead of b***hing and moaning on here.

    The best of good wishes to ye all now and into the future. Exciting times.


  • #7505
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Sister just operated on a left displaced abdomin, hopefully everything is ok! Was gonna factory but changed mind


  • #7506
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,363 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Sister just operated on a left displaced abdomin, hopefully everything is ok! Was gonna factory but changed mind


    done one a few weeks ago ,

    she really turned inside out after it, wasn't right since she calved,

    hope she goes ok for you ,


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  • #7507
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Sister just operated on a left displaced abdomin, hopefully everything is ok! Was gonna factory but changed mind

    Had one a few years back great success and still in herd,keep the coffee into her.put a full jar in 2 Ltrs of water Into her daily for 5 days.


  • #7508
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    There's a big push round here now to get farmers signed up to the Dairy Assurance Scheme. 4 other lads and myself were selected for audit by the Dept next week, none of us have applied for the scheme yet. A different parish done last week so i imagine most of us will get done by the end of the year.

    No fear of being bored this long weekend anyway:(


  • #7509
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,049 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    dog was barking during milking, went out there was a woman from the dept to inspect for my bulk tank grant, this was at half 5, no phone call or anything, i need to fill in a few holes left in roof from old milk tank and ring her to come back, do they get paid milage for repeat visits?


  • #7510
    orm0nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,363 ✭✭✭orm0nd


    whelan2 wrote: »
    dog was barking during milking, went out there was a woman from the dept to inspect for my bulk tank grant, this was at half 5, no phone call or anything, i need to fill in a few holes left in roof from old milk tank and ring her to come back, do they get paid milage for repeat visits?

    I think they get milage costs for going to the loo :rolleyes:


  • #7511
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Cows out full time from last week, only getting a buffer feed of maybe 15% of their diet from maize. Protein from the last collection has rocketed to 3.46%! Never anything near that in March previously!

    Fun 1st milking in the new parlour tonight! Let's say the washdown pump got plenty of use ha!


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  • #7512
    White Clover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,000 ✭✭✭White Clover


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Cows out full time from last week, only getting a buffer feed of maybe 15% of their diet from maize. Protein from the last collection has rocketed to 3.46%! Never anything near that in March previously!

    Fun 1st milking in the new parlour tonight! Let's say the washdown pump got plenty of use ha!


    Photos of finished parlour please tim !!
    Looked to be a fine job from previous photos. Love seeing good work being done. Oh and i wish you the very best of pleasurable and profitable milking in it !


  • #7513
    Panch18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Cows out full time from last week, only getting a buffer feed of maybe 15% of their diet from maize. Protein from the last collection has rocketed to 3.46%! Never anything near that in March previously!

    Fun 1st milking in the new parlour tonight! Let's say the washdown pump got plenty of use ha!

    Best of luck with the new parlour Tim!!

    Throw up some photos till we take a gawk at it


  • #7514
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Panch18 wrote: »
    Best of luck with the new parlour Tim!!

    Throw up some photos till we take a gawk at it
    Im jealous tim with my old parlour!


  • #7515
    minktrapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭minktrapper


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Great weather coming from Friday on. should be finished feeding silage by next Friday hopefully.
    are you stuck for grass op?

    Grass is in reasonable supply.Depending on regrowth from the first grazed paddocks to come into play.Hope to be able to leave out the milkers at night next week all going well.Night frost might be a problem.Days are getting longer though which will be a big help.Alot of cows calved compared to last year.


  • #7516
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭visatorro


    how'd sale in carnaros go today?


  • #7517
    Buford T. Justice XIX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,633 ✭✭✭✭Buford T. Justice XIX


    Timmaay wrote: »
    Cows out full time from last week, only getting a buffer feed of maybe 15% of their diet from maize. Protein from the last collection has rocketed to 3.46%! Never anything near that in March previously!

    Fun 1st milking in the new parlour tonight! Let's say the washdown pump got plenty of use ha!

    It gets better quickly, Timmaay.

    Well wear and many short and happy milking in her.


  • #7518
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Sister just operated on a left displaced abdomin, hopefully everything is ok! Was gonna factory but changed mind
    Shes flying it this morning, right decision I think


  • #7519
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Sister just operated on a left displaced abdomin, hopefully everything is ok! Was gonna factory but changed mind
    Shes flying it this morning, right decision I think


  • #7520
    lefthooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭lefthooker


    Quick question for the Glanbia lads who got the 0.5c/litre bonus for 2014 milk,
    was it payable on signing the milk supply agreement or were there other condition attached, like being a full shareholder etc...???


  • #7521
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    lefthooker wrote: »
    Quick question for the Glanbia lads who got the 0.5c/litre bonus for 2014 milk,
    was it payable on signing the milk supply agreement or were there other condition attached, like being a full shareholder etc...???
    Need to be shareholder with MSA completed


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  • #7522
    lefthooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭lefthooker


    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Need to be shareholder with MSA completed

    Thanks. Thought as much. Missing out on a nice little payment cos I don't have the full quota of shares


  • #7523
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,392 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    Rz7DTwJl.jpg

    Settled in quickly enough, once they discovered that they can get nuts here also ha! Next target is to get back up to 14 rows ha!


  • #7524
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭mf240


    Well wear tim.


  • #7525
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    Well was today magic day


  • #7526
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭visatorro


    keep going wrote:
    Well was today magic day


    I ran outta meal and got a kick from a mental heifer but was still in good humour. feeding time now, that's magic enough


  • #7527
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,498 ✭✭✭tanko


    keep going wrote: »
    Well was today magic day

    Dunno about magic, but at least it stopped feckin raining.


  • #7528
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    keep going wrote: »
    Well was today magic day
    Magic day here last Wed.
    All stock bar a few dolls to calve are at grass. No breakfence or silage, time to let fly now. Silage fert 2nd split next week


  • #7529
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Cows out by night Here for the first time last night, only started the silage ground 2 days ago. Paddocks first grazed in feb coming along nicely but due to being forced back in there is a gap between them and the rest. Good drying in the wind yday but needed every bit of it. Slurry ended up not being washed in tho from 3 days ago only had misty rain for a bit


  • #7530
    Dawggone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Dawggone


    What's Magic Day?

    3 people putting silage sides on trailers etc.
    2 people power washing a chicken house.
    2 people spraying/spreading fert.


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  • #7531
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,049 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    visatorro wrote: »
    I ran outta meal and got a kick from a mental heifer but was still in good humour. feeding time now, that's magic enough

    Meal lorry was reversing back to mealbin when I came in to yard yesterday. I hadn't ordered meal. Lorry man was at wrong farm !


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