Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Limestone Cowboy · 03-05-2016 09:53PM

Kovu wrote: »

Ha! I'd say I've either got it or have immunity to it at this stage, wage a constant battle with the little bastards every year. It's strange cause my mother never gets them and dad might only get one or two each summer. Found one crawling up the side of my face the other day.
Bleugh.

Place around here is riddled with them. Often pulled four or five off myself after walking around the winterage during the summer. That's why we can only really buy cattle locally, anything from outside the area is nearly guaranteed to get redwater.

bogman_bass · 03-05-2016 11:31PM

A girl my brother went to college with got Lyme disease when in Canada. Didn't get diagnosed for months and she has actually gone mad from it. It's a very sad case

I said · 04-05-2016 04:27AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Place around here is riddled with them. Often pulled four or five off myself after walking around the winterage during the summer. That's why we can only really buy cattle locally, anything from outside the area is nearly guaranteed to get redwater.

Bayticol is the only job for them little fcukers

MickeyShtyles · 04-05-2016 09:29AM

Whelan, what was wrong with yer Pajero in the end?

Kovu · 04-05-2016 09:53AM

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Place around here is riddled with them. Often pulled four or five off myself after walking around the winterage during the summer. That's why we can only really buy cattle locally, anything from outside the area is nearly guaranteed to get redwater.

Sorta the same, we have land covered with them and can only put homebred cattle on it. Chanced it a few years ago with bought in heifers, covered them with Bayticol and one still got it.

bogman_bass wrote: »

A girl my brother went to college with got Lyme disease when in Canada. Didn't get diagnosed for months and she has actually gone mad from it. It's a very sad case

Oh that's really sad

It seems to have a much higher profile in the US/Canada for whatever reason. Doesn't whatsername skater boi singer have it, Avril!

Nekarsulm · 04-05-2016 10:23AM

I seem to remember reading somewhere that in the US and Canada, wild deer are part of the ticks life cycle. With the numbers of hunters there, Lyme disease seems to have a higher incidence and profile.
The YouTuber "One lonley farmer" has it.

whelan2 · 04-05-2016 10:58AM

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Whelan, what was wrong with yer Pajero in the end?

Tiny guaze/filter on the line at the fuel pump also slight adjustment to diaphragm, flying now

Limestone Cowboy · 04-05-2016 11:50AM

I said wrote: »

Bayticol is the only job for them little fcukers

Home bred cattle will pick up immunity when they are calves. I'd be afraid I'd forget to do them with bayticol to be honest and it's not cheap either.

patsy_mccabe · 04-05-2016 12:33PM

When I worked in the US on a J1 visa, we were well warned about Lymes disease. That's a good while ago now. I think it was a fairly new disease at the time.

CHOPS01 · 04-05-2016 12:34PM

What reasonably priced pour on would ye recommend using lads.
Want to do a dozen bought in 2 year olds. All healthy and no coughing. Just want to clean em up and set em up for a healthy summer !

Buford T. Justice XIX · 04-05-2016 02:03PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Another farm fatality , picture of hay baling in May is a bit stupid, r.i.p http://jrnl.ie/2747947f

He had just sold his dairy cows and was only a few months from the pension:(

Rest in peace and condolences to his family.

_Brian · 04-05-2016 02:10PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

He had just sold his dairy cows and was only a few months from the pension:(

Rest in peace and condolences to his family.

Jesus that's awful sad

bogman_bass · 04-05-2016 05:27PM

CHOPS01 wrote: »

What reasonably priced pour on would ye recommend using lads.
Want to do a dozen bought in 2 year olds. All healthy and no coughing. Just want to clean em up and set em up for a healthy summer !

2 year olds should be farily resistant to worms at this stage. I'd be doing them with a cheap fluke dose

Kovu · 04-05-2016 06:23PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

2 year olds should be farily resistant to worms at this stage. I'd be doing them with a cheap fluke dose

Ha! I missed the post before this and thought you were on about toddlers for a second.

whelan2 · 04-05-2016 07:28PM

isnt this a terrible picture https://donedeal.akamaized.net/ddimg/NDA4ZGQ5ZThjMDE0N2E3ZDQxZjY1ZTIxMzAxNjRkNGYus7UcG1ECfIG2X6qIYS8EaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b181NTg3NzE2MHx8fHx8fDMwMHgyMjV8fHx8fA==.jpeg

Kovu · 04-05-2016 07:32PM

whelan2 wrote: »

isnt this a terrible picture https://donedeal.akamaized.net/ddimg/NDA4ZGQ5ZThjMDE0N2E3ZDQxZjY1ZTIxMzAxNjRkNGYus7UcG1ECfIG2X6qIYS8EaHR0cDovL3MzLWV1LXdlc3QtMS5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tL2RvbmVkZWFsLmllLXBob3Rvcy9waG90b181NTg3NzE2MHx8fHx8fDMwMHgyMjV8fHx8fA==.jpeg

Ugh... I've seen it before, is it being used by a knackery on donedeal by any chance? It has that lollipop syndrome, a head that looks too big for it's body.

whelan2 · 04-05-2016 07:33PM

Kovu wrote: »

Ugh... I've seen it before, is it being used by a knackery on donedeal by any chance? It has that lollipop syndrome, a head that looks too big for it's body.

no it is looking for grazing cows ad is in louth, maybe you could copy and paste the ad, when I tried whats above came up

Kovu · 04-05-2016 07:38PM

whelan2 wrote: »

no it is looking for grazing cows ad is in louth, maybe you could copy and paste the ad, when I tried whats above came up

Reverse image searched it and it's an example of cobalt deficiency or general ill thrive.

Heh, went to find that ad and found this instead. Interesting 'wild bird' cover photo!
https://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/glas-wild-bird-cover/12119346

:D:D:D

patsy_mccabe · 05-05-2016 05:47AM

I saw that add. More like starvation, I'd say. When I got into suckling first I had a calf like that, all because the cow hadn't a drop of milk. When I hear lads saying that milk doesn't matter in suckler cows.

whelan2 · 05-05-2016 06:13AM

Is boards playing up again?

darragh_haven · 05-05-2016 06:22AM

whelan2 wrote: »

Is boards playing up again?

Seems to be grand. Using it on the phone here and not a problem

whelan2 · 05-05-2016 06:29AM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I saw that add. More like starvation, I'd say. When I got into suckling first I had a calf like that, all because the cow hadn't a drop of milk. When I hear lads saying that milk doesn't matter in suckler cows.

looks a bit like some of the johnes ones, I certainly wouldnt be putting up a photo of them

Nekarsulm · 05-05-2016 12:56PM

When you Absolutely,
Positively,
Want to get the spreader home.

boggerman1 · 05-05-2016 03:37PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

When you Absolutely,
Positively,
Want to get the spreader home.

Vw vento.the ultimate farmers tractor/car

ganmo · 05-05-2016 03:37PM

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/lambs-had-throats-cut-and-were-stolen-in-sickening-farm-attack-34680730.html

worse than having getting cattle rustled

Nekarsulm · 05-05-2016 04:39PM

Came across a copy of the local newspaper, the "Anglo Celt" from 1971.

A few machinery prices.....

Kevhog1988 · 05-05-2016 06:37PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

When you Absolutely,
Positively,
Want to get the spreader home.

if thats ever for sale let me know!!!

Nekarsulm · 05-05-2016 07:08PM

The guy in the Vento had just bought it. I got roped into helping him load up.
€200 plus the vat, included a new rubber donut and a new collar to hold on the spout.

A cow called Daisy · 05-05-2016 07:41PM

Crossword in journal a bit tricky this week.

Genghis Cant · 05-05-2016 07:56PM

Farming full or part time?, farmers take home pay?, oh work off farm?, Spouse / partner/Gf/Bf etc help out on farm?
Any sign of a thread 'what had you for breakfast? ' :-)

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