Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Grueller · 03-01-2016 01:49PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

A cold hard May, like we had a couple of years ago, will solve all yiz'r surplus grass problems.........

Followed by a hoor of a wet and cold summer to leave it hard to make quality silage and an early turn in next fall. Between all this and the negativity/realism of the beef 2016 thread I think I may as well get out now and set the lot.

Kovu · 03-01-2016 01:51PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Mmmm dinner

You poor sod. Could you not have hot soup at least!

Reggie. · 03-01-2016 01:52PM

Kovu wrote: »

You poor sod. Could you not have hot soup at least!

Allowed one small bowl for tea. Oh the hardship

TITANIUM. · 03-01-2016 04:00PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Well with the amount of grass growing here we will be lucky to just graze the grazing fields never mind the silage ones

Your understocked Reggie my boy.ðŸ˜‰

Reggie. · 03-01-2016 04:02PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Your understocked Reggie my boy.ðŸ˜‰

Hard to get the balance right. One day your over and a month later your under. The joys

Count Mondego · 03-01-2016 04:11PM

Boaty wrote: »

Anyone know if Kinvara is accessible by car?

Ya, go by Ardrahan.

patsy_mccabe · 03-01-2016 05:04PM

I'm a big fan of this site. We're already 12 days since the shortest day of the year and the days are already 9 minutes longer.:rolleyes:

http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/ireland/limerick?month=1&year=2016

Jb1989 · 03-01-2016 05:08PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I'm a big fan of this site. We're already 12 days since the shortest day of the year and the days are already 9 minutes longer.:rolleyes:

http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/ireland/limerick?month=1&year=2016

Yea there an unbelievable stretch This last few days. Probly coz it's not raining here at dusk.
Great to see the stretch.

Kovu · 03-01-2016 05:14PM

Dad had a great idea of taking the plastic off the silage bale while on the spikes outside the shed yesterday, forgetting he had them double chopped to 2/3 inch strands. The whole bale literally calved itself through the net and spikes.

I do not like wheelbarrows any more.

Mac Taylor · 03-01-2016 05:34PM

My only New Years resolution was to be more optimistic (I'm a proud pessimist

) but God reading the various threads on f&f re 2016 beef prices, ifa, rural Ireland etc etc etc I'm already really struggling, apart from reggies shed update and LC's recent arrivals has anyone got some good news to share:D

rangler1 · 03-01-2016 05:39PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

My only New Years resolution was to be more optimistic (I'm a proud pessimist ) but God reading the various threads on f&f re 2016 beef prices, ifa, rural Ireland etc etc etc I'm already really struggling, apart from reggies shed update and LC's recent arrivals has anyone got some good news to share:D

Good health is always good news, not a lot else matters

Mac Taylor · 03-01-2016 05:44PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Good health is always good news, not a lot else matters

True and easily taken for granted until you don't have it.

Kovu · 03-01-2016 05:50PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

My only New Years resolution was to be more optimistic (I'm a proud pessimist ) but God reading the various threads on f&f re 2016 beef prices, ifa, rural Ireland etc etc etc I'm already really struggling, apart from reggies shed update and LC's recent arrivals has anyone got some good news to share:D

Well I found some Jesus swans. Maybe they can teach cows how to walk on water?

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Muckit · 04-01-2016 08:08AM

send them on over!

Muckit · 04-01-2016 08:08AM

send them on over!

Reggie. · 04-01-2016 08:30AM

Muckit wrote: »

send them on over!

That drinker still leaking Muckit

Grueller · 04-01-2016 08:39AM

Muckit wrote: »

send them on over!

How long is that under water Muckit? Will the roots of the grass have rotted down or anything leading to the need of reseeding? I am totally unfamiliar with flooding or its effects.

Muckit · 04-01-2016 08:40AM

couldn't find the leak

speaking of... any fear of those calves peeing or pooing into that drinker of yours? Then you've a lot of water to empty. would two smaller bowl drinkers be better? Have them in two different corners. Then if one is dirty they always have fresh water

Muckit · 04-01-2016 08:44AM

Grueller wrote: »

How long is that under water Muckit? Will the roots of the grass have rotted down or anything leading to the need of reseeding? I am totally unfamiliar with flooding or its effects.

Ground will be just fine once the water goes back. That's the gate out from my yard! never seen it as high in my lifetime

Reggie. · 04-01-2016 08:49AM

Muckit wrote: »

couldn't find the leak speaking of... any fear of those calves peeing or pooing into that drinker of yours? Then you've a lot of water to empty. would two smaller bowl drinkers be better? Have them in two different corners. Then if one is dirty they always have fresh water

Well nothing is impossible but in order to poo into the drinker they would have to be right up to it in reverse. Sure that would never happen :rolleyes:

I find calves somehow aim for the small drinkers as I nearly had to empty one everyday last year. I'm hoping they will stay away from the barrier as they should be more inclined to stay under the canopy. That's the theory anyways

whelan2 · 04-01-2016 08:54AM

AA bull with cows went missing this morning, scary stuff looking for a big black bull in the dark. He jumped a gate and was way down the yard. OOnly for the torch lit up his eyes I would never have found him

patsy_mccabe · 04-01-2016 09:22AM

I was out herding cattle in the dark about a week ago. Shone the torch around and spotted what I thought were two eyes. Walked on a bit and this time it looked like about 10 eyes. Thought it was a pack of dogs or something until I realised it was the reflection of the lights from houses in a pool of water in the field next door. There I was ready to take them on.:rolleyes:

Kovu · 04-01-2016 12:36PM

I have found just the thing for those pesky flooded roads!

https://www.donedeal.ie/boats-for-sale/amphibious-reliant-robin-floating-boat-jet-ski/10808651

Reggie. · 04-01-2016 12:38PM

Kovu wrote: »

I have found just the thing for those pesky flooded roads!

https://www.donedeal.ie/boats-for-sale/amphibious-reliant-robin-floating-boat-jet-ski/10808651

Ah here

Limestone Cowboy · 04-01-2016 12:39PM

Did you ever find the calf that went missing reggie?

Reggie. · 04-01-2016 12:53PM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Did you ever find the calf that went missing reggie?

Yep was found in a neighbours field two days later

Bullocks · 04-01-2016 01:14PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Well nothing is impossible but in order to poo into the drinker they would have to be right up to it in reverse. Sure that would never happen :rolleyes:

I find calves somehow aim for the small drinkers as I nearly had to empty one everyday last year. I'm hoping they will stay away from the barrier as they should be more inclined to stay under the canopy. That's the theory anyways

I find if I don't do them for lice regularly they will be scratching their arse on the drinkers and that's when I have to empty them often

Limestone Cowboy · 04-01-2016 01:26PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Yep was found in a neighbours field two days later

Good stuff!

rushvalley · 04-01-2016 08:37PM

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For anyone that might be interested in going.

KatyMac · 04-01-2016 08:49PM

Kovu wrote: »

Dad had a great idea of taking the plastic off the silage bale while on the spikes outside the shed yesterday, forgetting he had them double chopped to 2/3 inch strands. The whole bale literally calved itself through the net and spikes.

I do not like wheelbarrows any more.

I've decided I don't like chopped bales either! My tractor isn't heavy enough, so this morning up she goes on back wheels. I loose the bale going out a gate, can't get back under it, can't get round it. Spent half an hour trying to drag it bit by bit with a rope to level ground. Managed to get it half on the lift and reversed out the gate where I loose it again! Now I'm blocking the road as well as making sh1t out of the bale. Oh the fun! At least it wasn't raining! Every cloud and its silver lining!

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