Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

tanko · 15-06-2015 09:39AM

whelan2 wrote: »

i got a few cows blooded last tuesday, watched agfood for the results , rang vets this morning and results are back but agfood doesnt show this, i thought the agfood system and the vets system are the same/

Got a couple done on 03/06, they're on agfood now. Do you need to get the cards stamped in the vets to sell in the mart now?

Buford T. Justice XIX · 15-06-2015 09:44AM

Reading the herd test soon.

I made the mistake of noticing the cows necks at milking this morning.

Lumps. Lumps everywhere:(

Reggie. · 15-06-2015 09:45AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Reading the herd test soon.

I made the mistake of noticing the cows necks at milking this morning.

Lumps. Lumps everywhere:(

Ah you might still be ok. Depends if it's the top one or not. I think the top one is ok

onyerbikepat · 15-06-2015 09:54AM

Got the smell of fresh hay this morning as i went to count the cattle. Well over 10 years since we made hay here. God, it brings back memories.:rolleyes:

whelan2 · 15-06-2015 10:22AM

tanko wrote: »

Got a couple done on 03/06, they're on agfood now. Do you need to get the cards stamped in the vets to sell in the mart now?

yes

whelan2 · 15-06-2015 10:23AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Reading the herd test soon.

I made the mistake of noticing the cows necks at milking this morning.

Lumps. Lumps everywhere:(

i never look any more, does your head in

_Brian · 15-06-2015 10:31AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Reading the herd test soon.

I made the mistake of noticing the cows necks at milking this morning.

Lumps. Lumps everywhere:(

whelan2 wrote: »

i never look any more, does your head in

Can be an anxious time, seeing lumps just makes it worse, I make a consious effort not to look at all..

Hope its all good.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 15-06-2015 10:38AM

The cows were slow coming in because the ration is down to 0.1kg a milking so I had time to spot the first round of cows and the third and the fifth and the 7th. Once you see one you just can't help notice the rest.

Either that or keep bumping my head off the jars:-)

Buford T. Justice XIX · 15-06-2015 12:20PM

2 reactors. None were milkers:rolleyes:

A suckler and a dry cow that was an inconclusive before so not too bad.

Only problem is it will probably be christmas before i will be able to sell again because it seems that 3 clear tests are needed round here.

On a positive note, i am just about to start a beef enterprise...:o

whelan2 · 15-06-2015 12:21PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

2 reactors. None were milkers:rolleyes:

A suckler and a dry cow that was an inconclusive before so not too bad.

Only problem is it will probably be christmas before i will be able to sell again because it seems that 3 clear tests are needed round here.

On a positive note, i am just about to start a beef enterprise...:o

feck

Kovu · 15-06-2015 12:35PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

2 reactors. None were milkers:rolleyes:

A suckler and a dry cow that was an inconclusive before so not too bad.

Only problem is it will probably be christmas before i will be able to sell again because it seems that 3 clear tests are needed round here.

On a positive note, i am just about to start a beef enterprise...:o

Crap. Least there's cheap silage to be got at the minute!

When the vet was taking ours off test she was telling me about a herd that's she's locked up with over 20 reactors. It was half dexter for beef and half sucklers or something like that. Not a single one of the dexters went down, all the reactors were sucklers :eek:

orm0nd · 15-06-2015 01:19PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

2 reactors. None were milkers:rolleyes:

A suckler and a dry cow that was an inconclusive before so not too bad.

Only problem is it will probably be christmas before i will be able to sell again because it seems that 3 clear tests are needed round here.

On a positive note, i am just about to start a beef enterprise...:o

sorry to hear that,

if they k/o clean you might get clear sooner,

_Brian · 15-06-2015 01:21PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

2 reactors. None were milkers:rolleyes:

A suckler and a dry cow that was an inconclusive before so not too bad.

Only problem is it will probably be christmas before i will be able to sell again because it seems that 3 clear tests are needed round here.

On a positive note, i am just about to start a beef enterprise...:o

Bit of a balls that.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 15-06-2015 02:06PM

whelan2 wrote: »

feck

Kovu wrote: »

Crap. Least there's cheap silage to be got at the minute!

When the vet was taking ours off test she was telling me about a herd that's she's locked up with over 20 reactors. It was half dexter for beef and half sucklers or something like that. Not a single one of the dexters went down, all the reactors were sucklers :eek:

orm0nd wrote: »

sorry to hear that,

if they k/o clean you might get clear sooner,

_Brian wrote: »

Bit of a balls that.

Thanks, I was half expecting it anyway.

On killing out clear, the suckler was HUGE so i doubt she will show up clear and the other was doubtful the last few tests so she may show clear but as there was a reactor i think she would have to go also, not sure though.

It's outside the door and outside my control so no point in getting upset. That will change when the truck comes to take the two cows though:(

Reggie. · 15-06-2015 02:18PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Thanks, I was half expecting it anyway.

On killing out clear, the suckler was HUGE so i doubt she will show up clear and the other was doubtful the last few tests so she may show clear but as there was a reactor i think she would have to go also, not sure though.

It's outside the door and outside my control so no point in getting upset. That will change when the truck comes to take the two cows though:(

Jaysus sorry mate

blue5000 · 15-06-2015 11:24PM

Saw this on fb

The NCT wait list is 8-9 weeks now! What people don't know is that if they can not give you a date within 4 weeks you get your NCT for FREE also if you have to wait more than one hour for your test it's also FREE it's all here on https://www.ncts.ie/customer_charter.html
I got my last NCT free because I knew this but you have to ask for it to get it! Thought I'd share this with everyone as the wait times are currently 8 to 9 weeks

Buford, hard luck. I think if you have more than 3 reactors(might be more) the doubtfuls have to go too. Also it depends how much of a difference in size of the lumps. The more reactors you have, the stricter the reading gets. If you have a few doubtfuls you are better off to bite the bullet and get rid of them asap, no point in having them pass a test then go down in 4-5 months when you'd nearly be clear.

whelan2 · 16-06-2015 04:40AM

blue5000 wrote: »

Saw this on fb

The NCT wait list is 8-9 weeks now! What people don't know is that if they can not give you a date within 4 weeks you get your NCT for FREE also if you have to wait more than one hour for your test it's also FREE it's all here on https://www.ncts.ie/customer_charter.html
I got my last NCT free because I knew this but you have to ask for it to get it! Thought I'd share this with everyone as the wait times are currently 8 to 9 weeks

Buford, hard luck. I think if you have more than 3 reactors(might be more) the doubtfuls have to go too. Also it depends how much of a difference in size of the lumps. The more reactors you have, the stricter the reading gets. If you have a few doubtfuls you are better off to bite the bullet and get rid of them asap, no point in having them pass a test then go down in 4-5 months when you'd nearly be clear.

they are also doing nct tests over 24 hours now, so you can get it done in the middle of the night

MickeyShtyles · 16-06-2015 07:37AM

whelan2 wrote: »

they are also doing nct tests over 24 hours now, so you can get it done in the middle of the night

Yep.
Had one there at 21.40 there about three weeks ago!

IH784man · 16-06-2015 08:30AM

Our local nct testing place never cools,364 days a year except Christmas Day.

Nettleman · 16-06-2015 08:34AM

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/farmers-will-be-shot-defending-their-property-31304737.html

I said · 16-06-2015 08:40AM

Nettleman wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/farmers-will-be-shot-defending-their-property-31304737.html

We need another incident like Padraig nally wouldn't be long quietening things down

MickeyShtyles · 16-06-2015 08:43AM

I said wrote: »

We need another incident like Padraig nally wouldn't be long quietening things down

There was an incident over the road from me this time last year.
Nobody was injured but it didn't take the usual few hours for the gardai to appear.
The emergency response crowd surrounded the place!!

I said · 16-06-2015 08:47AM

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

There was an incident over the road from me this time last year.
Nobody was injured but it didn't take the usual few hours for the gardai to appear.
The emergency response crowd surrounded the place!!

A while ago a neighbour caught thieves in the act gave chase with gun the law arrived and took the gun of me neighbour.thieves never got.

Nettleman · 16-06-2015 09:09AM

420 a month is 14 each day-seems they have no fear. Remember your woman who locked them in her yard by closing gate and parking jeep in front of it around meath somewhere I think. Suppose them lads are out by now

dzer2 · 16-06-2015 12:50PM

The missus away

lunch:D

Kevhog1988 · 16-06-2015 01:02PM

Got an insurance quote on a 03 passat of 1900 euro... my no claims bonus has run out at home.

lakill Farm · 16-06-2015 01:08PM

I said wrote: »

A while ago a neighbour caught thieves in the act gave chase with gun the law arrived and took the gun of me neighbour.thieves never got.

should have shoot the thieves and tided them by the legs to the gate at the road, like they do the crows.

Muckit · 16-06-2015 01:09PM

Time to get down the push bike from the collar ties

orm0nd · 16-06-2015 01:13PM

sad news from Cali

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/updates-five-irish-students-die-in-us-balcony-collapse-at-21st-birthday-party-682243.html

Kevhog1988 · 16-06-2015 01:14PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

should have shoot the thieves and tided them by the legs to the gate at the road, like they do the crows.

Bury them with a bag of lime!!

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