Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Base price · 19-04-2016 05:47PM

_Brian wrote: »

Awful trauma here this evening. Youngest has pet chickens. She had them out round the garden after school. Came in for dinner and she spotted the fox outside heading off with a chicken in its mouth.
I think seeing the fox heading off with the chicken made things worse 😢

Oh dear, not nice. He will be back for more :mad:

kowtow · 19-04-2016 09:44PM

Kovu wrote:

Today we passed the momentous occasion of having more cattle out of the shed than in

When we reach that point it normally means the roof has blown off.

longgonesilver · 19-04-2016 09:50PM

That's what happens when you build wooden cow sheds.:):):)

Kovu · 19-04-2016 10:03PM

Hahaha, I remember a lot of discussion in the first dairy chat thread about topless cubicles!

Just three left in, two overdue cows and a weanling for the mart on Saturday.

Bullocks · 20-04-2016 11:16AM

Would greycrows pick the hooves of a new born calf like this ? He was born last night and not doing too well this morning when I found him this morning and crumbs of the hoof under him

orm0nd · 20-04-2016 11:34AM

Bullocks wrote: »

Would greycrows pick the hooves of a new born calf like this ? He was born last night and not doing too well this morning when I found him this morning and crumbs of the hoof under him

yes they would

or if they came on a cow calving would pick the tongue and eyes

adne · 20-04-2016 11:49AM

Bullocks wrote: »

Would greycrows pick the hooves of a new born calf like this ? He was born last night and not doing too well this morning when I found him this morning and crumbs of the hoof under him

Ya they would and magpies too

Bullocks · 20-04-2016 12:13PM

Just wonder why they left the eyes ,the poor devil is under a heat lamp now

Base price · 20-04-2016 12:42PM

Anyone else having problems using boards on their laptop. There is a nee looking screen but nothing (tabs) works on it

Buford T. Justice XIX · 20-04-2016 12:51PM

Base price wrote: »

Anyone else having problems using boards on their laptop. There is a nee looking screen but nothing (tabs) works on it

Some halfwit decided we all need to be using Beta:mad:

There isn't even a drop down tab for followed threads.

It's horrific!

marathon · 20-04-2016 01:03PM

Anyone know is there any chance of sheep fencing coming in under tams anytime soon

Kovu · 20-04-2016 01:39PM

Android phone working same as always

I'm in Dublin atm. Weather here is so warm compared to home, left Leitrim with trousers, now have shorts

ganmo · 20-04-2016 01:50PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Some halfwit decided we all need to be using Beta:mad:

There isn't even a drop down tab for followed threads.

It's horrific!

Bottom of the page there should be a link saying 'legacy version' or something like that and that will bring u back

ganmo · 20-04-2016 01:52PM

marathon wrote: »

Anyone know is there any chance of sheep fencing coming in under tams anytime soon

I thought they brought it in

Buford T. Justice XIX · 20-04-2016 02:06PM

ganmo wrote: »

Bottom of the page there should be a link saying 'legacy version' or something like that and that will bring u back

The problem, besides the whole site being too bright, was being switched to Beta without looking for it. And having to backpage to get get back to normal.

My eyes still hurt:(

Mrs cockett · 20-04-2016 02:08PM

Kovu wrote: »

Android phone working same as always
I'm in Dublin atm. Weather here is so warm compared to home, left Leitrim with trousers, now have shorts

Beautiful in Leitrim now

ganmo · 20-04-2016 02:12PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

The problem, besides the whole site being too bright, was being switched to Beta without looking for it. And having to backpage to get get back to normal.

My eyes still hurt:(

Ya it still needs major work...

marathon · 20-04-2016 02:24PM

ganmo wrote: »

I thought they brought it in

Wasn't sure if it was or not. You reckon it in then yea?

ganmo · 20-04-2016 02:28PM

marathon wrote: »

Wasn't sure if it was or not. You reckon it in then yea?

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/march-sheep-fencing-eligible-grant-aid/

marathon · 20-04-2016 02:31PM

ganmo wrote: »

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/march-sheep-fencing-eligible-grant-aid/

Cheers for that

Username John · 20-04-2016 06:00PM

ganmo wrote: »

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/march-sheep-fencing-eligible-grant-aid/

But that only says it might come in?

The docs on the dept site don't say anything?

I want to do some fencing, but I dunno isn't worth waiting around for either...

marathon · 20-04-2016 06:26PM

I'm the same I'm young farmer and if I fought tams had sheep fencing it be worth 60% from tams and that would be worth waiting for but how long do we wait?

Nekarsulm · 20-04-2016 06:39PM

Username John wrote: »

I want to do some fencing, but I dunno isn't worth waiting around for either...

In my view, it depends on the kind of hedges you already have. If there is lots of holly, ash, whitethorn etc there, Grant probably not worth looking for.
Grant spec forbids nailing to trees, so you will be buying a lot more posts, and these comprise more than 60% of the cost of fencing. Also you have to run it out a distance from the hedge, so you get the worst of both worlds, rubbish growing up between the hedge and fence, small reduction in grazing area, and sheep coming through from the other side further breaking down the hedge.

Username John · 20-04-2016 07:09PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

In my view, it depends on the kind of hedges you already have. If there is lots of holly, ash, whitethorn etc there, Grant probably not worth looking for.
Grant spec forbids nailing to trees, so you will be buying a lot more posts, and these comprise more than 60% of the cost of fencing. Also you have to run it out a distance from the hedge, so you get the worst of both worlds, rubbish growing up between the hedge and fence, small reduction in grazing area, and sheep coming through from the other side further breaking down the hedge.

Yeah - i won't wait for it...

I will still need to use a lot of posts, there isn't many trees where I'll be fencing... But I might get a few old telephone poles to use as well, they might be cheaper than creosote strainers.
I will use the grant spec creosote posts, as I think all others are a waste of money, but we'll try to cut expense where we can...

There is already a good enough fence the other side fbthw ditch - but if I didn't fence both sides, the sheep would either half knock the ditch, or jump from the ditch over the wire on the other side...

Expensive, but worth it to do a good job at the start I think... Plus I like to have a good ditch there for em, for a bit of shelter...

Nekarsulm · 20-04-2016 07:14PM

If you are hiring or borrowing a post driver for those creosote posts, you need to get one one of those clear plastic face guards. Like you would use with a strimmer.
Creosote can squirt out of the top of the post, burn the face and eyes off you.

Username John · 20-04-2016 07:17PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If you are hiring or borrowing a post driver for those creosote posts, you need to get one one of those clear plastic face guards. Like you would use with a strimmer.
Creosote can squirt out of the top of the post, burn the face and eyes off you.

I normally get a neighbour to put em in - he has a post driver...

But the place I will be fencing will be very steep, so I might get the digger man to drive em in... Not sure it'll be workable with a tractor to reseed either, we'll see when tis cleared off...

Thanks for advise tho, didn't know that the creosote could come out like that...

Nekarsulm · 20-04-2016 08:18PM

Some of them PDM creosote posts aren't half dried before they creosote them.

Username John · 20-04-2016 08:25PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Some of them PDM creosote posts aren't half dried before they creosote them.

Maybe - but they're the best of a bad lot I think...
Used the normal tanalised ones before and they only lasted a few years and they're all starting to break at ground level now...

rangler1 · 20-04-2016 08:41PM

Username John wrote: »

Maybe - but they're the best of a bad lot I think...
Used the normal tanalised ones before and they only lasted a few years and they're all starting to break at ground level now...

I hate using the creosote ones, buy the creosote strainers alright but use 5ft6 stake from Balcas {i think thats the name} have some in the ground twenty years. now'
I paid €3.70 each for the last lot

Username John · 20-04-2016 09:01PM

rangler1 wrote: »

I hate using the creosote ones, buy the creosote strainers alright but use 5ft6 stake from Balcas {i think thats the name} have some in the ground twenty years. now'
I paid €3.70 each for the last lot

This crowd?
http://www.balcas.com/products/fencing/

They don't have prices on the website, but they seem to indicate you need to buy 100+ stakes... Which is more than I want at the minute...

I have a some larch trees, debating using some of them, untreated... Anyone know how long they might last?

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