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Dairy Chit Chat- Please read Mod note in post #1

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  • #2162
    degetme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 820 ✭✭✭degetme


    two year old meuller tank here. around twenty minutes to wash


  • #2163
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    30 yro Alfa tank 25 mins
    4 yo KK 40 mins

    Both full hot wash


  • #2164
    C0N0R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭C0N0R


    whelan2 wrote: »
    wondering what sort of a wash a 20 minute wash is compared to the guts of an hour?

    Wash in NZ on a 30,000 litre tank used to take max ten mins! Never had any problems with milk quality.


  • #2165
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,282 ✭✭✭alps


    50 weanling heifers on an out farm...no yard or standoff. Enough grass for another 4 weeks, but finding it horribly difficult at the moment with the weather. Grass only....never feed till housed. Thinking of reducing the load. Heifers ranging from 240 to 285.
    Which would guys bring home, the light ones or the heavy ones?


  • #2166
    Greengrass1
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    alps wrote: »
    50 weanling heifers on an out farm...no yard or standoff. Enough grass for another 4 weeks, but finding it horribly difficult at the moment with the weather. Grass only....never feed till housed. Thinking of reducing the load. Heifers ranging from 240 to 285.
    Which would guys bring home, the light ones or the heavy ones?

    Would moving them every day settle them? Fresh block of grass every day


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  • #2167
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    alps wrote: »
    50 weanling heifers on an out farm...no yard or standoff. Enough grass for another 4 weeks, but finding it horribly difficult at the moment with the weather. Grass only....never feed till housed. Thinking of reducing the load. Heifers ranging from 240 to 285.
    Which would guys bring home, the light ones or the heavy ones?

    If you need to house id put in bigger ones and throw a kg or two to the smaller ones. I wouldn't consider housing small weanlings.


  • #2168
    alps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,282 ✭✭✭alps


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Would moving them every day settle them? Fresh block of grass every day

    Certainly helps but on rented ground, and we really don't want to appear too severe with it. A great tactic to get over bursts of bad weather, but this has gone on to on long and no signs of improving. I feel if we could pull through with a reduced number, we'd get better value at the far end if weather improved again.


  • #2169
    Panch18
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Would moving them every day settle them? Fresh block of grass every day

    I would go the exact opposite, go set stocking from here on out and never move them, best way to settle them


  • #2170
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Panch18 wrote: »
    I would go the exact opposite, go set stocking from here on out and never move them, best way to settle them

    Best way to ruin a paddock to


  • #2171
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Best way to ruin a paddock to

    Not at this time of year tho.


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  • #2172
    Panch18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Best way to ruin a paddock to

    Not this time of year

    Best chance to actually have it grazed properly in these conditions


  • #2173
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    Another bull calf landed there. 2 left to calve now. One slight issue with having tightened up the autumn calvers for us here was with them nearly all calved now and having no spring cows dried off yet is space for all the milkers when inside, as normally a few spring cows would be dried as autumn girls calve in Nov and dec.


  • #2174
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,125 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    Panch18 wrote: »
    I would go the exact opposite, go set stocking from here on out and never move them, best way to settle them

    plus one on that, gave up strip grazing youngstock here as it usually ment in wet weather lots of bawling and messed up paddocks, give 7-10 day blocks now and 2kg of meal at grass and it works a treat


  • #2175
    stanflt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭stanflt


    Milked out wrote: »
    Another bull calf landed there. 2 left to calve now. One slight issue with having tightened up the autumn calvers for us here was with them nearly all calved now and having no spring cows dried off yet is space for all the milkers when inside, as normally a few spring cows would be dried as autumn girls calve in Nov and dec.

    Tested 7 lwr calves yesterday- lotto time


  • #2176
    Midfield9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭Midfield9


    The last batch of bvd samples I sent off I got the results back by text but I haven't received a text for the samples that I sent off about a week before them. How do you go about checking them out.


  • #2177
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,752 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Midfield9 wrote: »
    The last batch of bvd samples I sent off I got the results back by text but I haven't received a text for the samples that I sent off about a week before them. How do you go about checking them out.
    you can look them up on enfer -if thats were you get them tested - or on icbf


  • #2178
    Midfield9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭Midfield9


    whelan2 wrote: »
    you can look them up on enfer -if thats were you get them tested - or on icbf

    I looked at icbf but I don't see it, just reports for empty results and retest. I'll check out enfer


  • #2179
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,752 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Midfield9 wrote: »
    I looked at icbf but I don't see it, just reports for empty results and retest. I'll check out enfer
    maybe ring them on monday , sample mightnt have arrived there


  • #2180
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Midfield9 wrote: »
    The last batch of bvd samples I sent off I got the results back by text but I haven't received a text for the samples that I sent off about a week before them. How do you go about checking them out.

    Try to generate movement cert will tell you if no results posted on icbf. Very unusual for samples not to be on website if tested though


  • #2181
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    http://www.donedeal.ie/dairycattle-for-sale/cow-lifter-for-sale/10850603

    Hmmmm.....


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  • #2182
    trixi2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,538 ✭✭✭trixi2011


    Timmaay wrote: »
    http://www.donedeal.ie/dairycattle-for-sale/cow-lifter-for-sale/10850603

    Hmmmm.....

    Looks like a prick of a thing


  • #2183
    Timmaay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,396 ✭✭✭✭Timmaay


    My dad was clipping a cows tail in the parlour this morning, when she gave a hoor of a kick,and got him right on the hand, deep 4inch cut across his hand, thankfully didn't hit a vein or ligament etc. Needed 7 stitches in it, he'll be grand once he keeps it clean etc, but not something that someone in their mid 70s needs!


  • #2184
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,752 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Timmaay wrote: »
    My dad was clipping a cows tail in the parlour this morning, when she gave a hoor of a kick,and got him right on the hand, deep 4inch cut across his hand, thankfully didn't hit a vein or ligament etc. Needed 7 stitches in it, he'll be grand once he keeps it clean etc, but not something that someone in their mid 70s needs!

    broke my finger doing that a few years ago, scissor got the brunt of the kick and they broke mt finger


  • #2185
    RightTurnClyde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭RightTurnClyde


    whelan2 wrote: »
    broke my finger doing that a few years ago, scissor got the brunt of the kick and they broke mt finger

    Chap down the road, in his 20's lost an eye at the same thing.


  • #2186
    Deepsouthwest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Deepsouthwest


    Have just spent the last 48 hrs on the flat of my back with pretty severe lower back pain, can't walk or even crawl at this stage. First time in my life an ailment has stopped me from getting out to the yard. Have taken Valium, difene and solpadel, all high strengths drugs from the doc, but not much relief yet.
    luckily have good lads with me who can help out and it's prob the best time to be laid low as cows are just housed, and on OAD.
    But a timely reminder to any farmer pushing the numbers game on a one man system, we're not invincible.


  • #2187
    blackdog1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭blackdog1


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Have just spent the last 48 hrs on the flat of my back with pretty severe lower back pain, can't walk or even crawl at this stage. First time in my life an ailment has stopped me from getting out to the yard. Have taken Valium, difene and solpadel, all high strengths drugs from the doc, but not much relief yet.
    luckily have good lads with me who can help out and it's prob the best time to be laid low as cows are just housed, and on OAD.
    But a timely reminder to any farmer pushing the numbers game on a one man system, we're not invincible.

    Go find a good acupuncturist. From years of rugby it's the only quick fix. Sort you out quick if it's a muscle spasm. If it's a disc problem thats another matter..


  • #2188
    frazzledhome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,278 ✭✭✭frazzledhome


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Have just spent the last 48 hrs on the flat of my back with pretty severe lower back pain, can't walk or even crawl at this stage. First time in my life an ailment has stopped me from getting out to the yard. Have taken Valium, difene and solpadel, all high strengths drugs from the doc, but not much relief yet.
    luckily have good lads with me who can help out and it's prob the best time to be laid low as cows are just housed, and on OAD.
    But a timely reminder to any farmer pushing the numbers game on a one man system, we're not invincible.

    Sorry to hear that. Take your time getting back to work


  • #2189
    mf240
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,890 ✭✭✭mf240


    Timmaay wrote: »
    My dad was clipping a cows tail in the parlour this morning, when she gave a hoor of a kick,and got him right on the hand, deep 4inch cut across his hand, thankfully didn't hit a vein or ligament etc. Needed 7 stitches in it, he'll be grand once he keeps it clean etc, but not something that someone in their mid 70s needs!

    Hope he gets well soon tim.

    My dad is over 80 and still working away but its a constant worry that he will get hurt. Youd rather it was your own hand got the belt .


  • #2190
    Greengrass1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭Greengrass1


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Have just spent the last 48 hrs on the flat of my back with pretty severe lower back pain, can't walk or even crawl at this stage. First time in my life an ailment has stopped me from getting out to the yard. Have taken Valium, difene and solpadel, all high strengths drugs from the doc, but not much relief yet.
    luckily have good lads with me who can help out and it's prob the best time to be laid low as cows are just housed, and on OAD.
    But a timely reminder to any farmer pushing the numbers game on a one man system, we're not invincible.
    Big plus one on your last point DSW.
    I got away there yesterday evening here and all of today. I had thought I had alot of work done and dad would only have minor things to do but hI'm amd mam wete flat out from 7 am till time I came home.
    Definitely wouldn't happen if I was on my own here.

    Hope the back recovers for ye


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  • #2191
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Deepsouthwest wrote: »
    Have just spent the last 48 hrs on the flat of my back with pretty severe lower back pain, can't walk or even crawl at this stage. First time in my life an ailment has stopped me from getting out to the yard. Have taken Valium, difene and solpadel, all high strengths drugs from the doc, but not much relief yet.
    luckily have good lads with me who can help out and it's prob the best time to be laid low as cows are just housed, and on OAD.
    But a timely reminder to any farmer pushing the numbers game on a one man system, we're not invincible.

    Plus one on the acupuncturist. I really don't know what the fascination with one man "systems" is. There's really no such thing. I struggle to think of any other business that even considers it an option. Definitely going to be adding cows shortly more or less to pay another wage.


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