Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

whelan2 wrote: »

Is it warm?

Ya , think it was 27 degrees today . You wouldn't need the jacket with you anyhow

rangler1 wrote: »

feck....only 25 here

Ye must be perished !! No matter how good the weather is at home I wouldn't be idle like I am here now though ,it's no harm every now and then

In Costa Del Tullamore. Some spot. Big thumbs up.for the Bridge House. Great staff, food and excellent value for money.

Ireland is as good as anywhere when the weather plays ball. And no messing with airports. And don't get me wrong l like my foreign holidays.

Muckit wrote: »

In Costa Del Tullamore. Some spot. Big thumbs up.for the Bridge House. Great staff, food and excellent value for money.

Ireland is as good as anywhere when the weather plays ball. And no messing with airports. And don't get me wrong l like my foreign holidays.

Bullocks wrote: »

You're dead right Muckit , I think nowhere beats home either .

Better than anywhere this weather

Sam Kade wrote: »

Better than anywhere this weather

Some great beer gardens:)

Muckit wrote: »

In Costa Del Tullamore. Some spot. Big thumbs up.for the Bridge House. Great staff, food and excellent value for money. .

I'd always grub in the Bridge House. Nothing too fancy but always good.

Had a lucky one this morning. Was up early to bring in the last of a few bales that we did yesterday evening so that I would be back home in time to get ready for work. Finished the bales around 6.30 so had a bit of time and decided to give a quick check on the cattle. Just as well I did - one of the yearling heifers had managed to jam herself in half a round feeder that was left in the corner or the field. She had dragged herself and the feeder about 60 yards but was down when I saw her. So ran back to the house (about 1/4 mile) and grabbed two hacksaws (a newish one and an old one with a blade that didn't look like it would cut butter). Ran back down and started to cut. Got half way through and the blade on the 'good saw' broke. So out with the old saw and eventually managed to saw through and bend the bar back, manoeuvre the feeder to free the heifer and up she hopped. Didn't look like there was anything wrong with her thankfully but by this stage I was caked in sweat and ready to lie down myself!
At work now for a break!!

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Some calving lubricant and a bottle jack can work too, without having to cut the bars.

She was stuck around her middle in the lower half of the feeder ....where the tin should be!! :rolleyes: Jack wouldn't have worked....it was the strip that would join to the second half of the feeder i had to cut....
Anyway...after less than three hours sleep I was just happy to get her free without injury...
Lesson learned though re removing crap that shouldn't be there!!

It was a gate I used the jack and lubricant on. Cow managed to put her head through they bars. The spacing must have been all wrong on them.

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

It was a gate I used the jack and lubricant on. Cow managed to put her head through they bars. The spacing must have been all wrong on them.

I had a weanling bull this year just gone that kept sticking his head out through the gate. A few shots from the grease gun and a little help from myself always got him back out. He may not have been really stuck but he was always taking too long for my liking to free himself.