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Hard Knocks · 22-09-2019 12:32pm

Has anyone got similar calving set-up?
How big are the pens to use a jack?
Would 1 big calving pen& smaller cow & calf pens be better?

patsy_mccabe · 22-09-2019 1:16pm

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Has anyone got similar calving set-up?
How big are the pens to use a jack?
Would 1 big calving pen& smaller cow & calf pens be better?

You won't use a calving jack in those pens shown in the pic. That's for sure.
You could put the head gate out a small bit from the wall and then open the gate out into the central passage way to give you room to use the jack.

Grueller · 22-09-2019 1:17pm

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Has anyone got similar calving set-up?
How big are the pens to use a jack?
Would 1 big calving pen& smaller cow & calf pens be better?

I wish

Hard Knocks · 22-09-2019 2:22pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

You won't use a calving jack in those pens shown in the pic. That's for sure.
You could put the head gate out a small bit from the wall and then open the gate out into the central passage way to give you room to use the jack.

Was thinking that, looks a good set-up

kollegeknight · 22-09-2019 4:58pm

Last of the disbudding done and cattle dosed. Missed local ladies final, was supposed to bring the 4yo. At the playground instead so she is happy

Buford T. Justice XIX · 22-09-2019 5:04pm

Yellow weather rainfall warning for Leinster from 4 till 9PM tonight.
https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1175800792449765378?s=19
Take care on the roads, folks.

Say my name · 22-09-2019 9:52pm

Is Dermot Bannon getting a bit more eco friendly?

Last week they ripped up concrete all around a house and this week there's going to be a garden in front of the house.

It's like he understands about green spaces effects on the human brain, reducing water runoff in the suburban environment, having healthy soil microbes near you and producing more oxygen.

What are you at Dermot??

foxy farmer · 23-09-2019 10:27am

Are the knackeries still on strike? Have a cow here that dropped since last night. She'd have gone to the factory if it wasn't for the blockade. :rolleyes:

emaherx · 23-09-2019 10:27am

foxy farmer wrote: »

Are the knackeries still on strike? Have a cow here that dropped since last night. She'd have gone to the factory if it wasn't for the blockade. :rolleyes:

No back at work for the moment.

Mortelaro · 23-09-2019 11:34am

Today is Bruce Springsteen's 70th birthday!

https://twitter.com/RTEGold/status/1176061761889492993?s=19

Castlekeeper · 23-09-2019 12:14pm

foxy farmer wrote: »

Are the knackeries still on strike? Have a cow here that dropped since last night. She'd have gone to the factory if it wasn't for the blockade. :rolleyes:

Sounds like prime beef!

foxy farmer · 23-09-2019 12:39pm

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Sounds like prime beef!

Yeah. Fine fit cull cow. Found her this morning. Not a mark on the ground so must have been sudden.

funkey_monkey · 23-09-2019 2:08pm

Magnesium deficiency with the wet weather?
Had it a few times and vet IV'ed a bottle of Calcijet and it was up again in minutes.

patsy_mccabe · 23-09-2019 9:55pm

Wait till end;

https://twitter.com/cctv_idiots/status/1176044908140007424

Base price · 23-09-2019 10:23pm

Youngest was on the lookout for a cheap car with a bit of boot space to put his fishing gear into but it had to be under 1200cc and 10 yo to suit insurance requirements. Cars in that category are expensive be it buying from a garage or privately. Anyway OH spotted a potential one on DD (private sale) a few days ago in Tipp that was nearly out of test. I phoned our insurance broker and gave them the reg number and they came back with a reasonable quote. We headed to Tipp, checked out the car and bought it that day. I brought it to the NCT test center this morning for testing and it passed

Youngest is currently on a marine survey somewhere in the North Atlantic but is due back on home on Friday morning. I'm going to rock up to departures with it shined up to the last on Friday morning to collect him and the best part is he doesn't know

funkey_monkey · 23-09-2019 10:40pm

Pink Fiat Cinquecento?

Base price · 23-09-2019 10:47pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Pink Fiat Cinquecento?

Ah jaysus I'm not that bad. It's a 2010 Reanult Clio 1.1 estate and tbh it's a lovely drive. OH and I have clocked up over 800k since we got it.

Base price · 23-09-2019 11:46pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

Today is Bruce Springsteen's 70th birthday!

https://twitter.com/RTEGold/status/1176061761889492993?s=19

I will always remember having "The River" on repeat on the turnstile during the snow storm in Jan 82

I says · 23-09-2019 11:54pm

Base price wrote: »

Ah jaysus I'm not that bad. It's a 2010 Reanult Clio 1.1 estate and tbh it's a lovely drive. OH and I have clocked up over 800k since we got it.

And a brown paper bag he can stick over his head in case anyone sees him driving it

:):);)

Base price · 24-09-2019 12:01am

I says wrote: »

And a brown paper bag he can stick over his head in case anyone sees him driving it :):);)

I will bring one with me just in case it's needed when I go to collect him

davidk1394 · 24-09-2019 5:29pm

Would anyone have an idea how much firewood is making? I was approached by someone to buy lengths of timber off me. We cut some poplars back that were growing close to the house

patsy_mccabe · 24-09-2019 9:12pm

Davy is going to Galway. I can say no more.

grassroot1 · 24-09-2019 9:47pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Davy is going to Galway. I can say no more.

say it aint so......

Buford T. Justice XIX · 24-09-2019 10:22pm

I'll throw up a tweet that might be of interest to some on here. If you've ever thought about planting some trees, a hedge, shelter belt or a few fruit trees, the link below might interest you.
https://twitter.com/ShaneMcAuliffe1/status/1176568666164518913?s=19

whelan2 · 25-09-2019 12:45pm

Could hear the dogs barking in the yard and was busy so left oh to deal with who ever it was. Jehovah's witnesses:)

_Brian · 25-09-2019 2:51pm

Brother has a ring doorbell with camera, speaker and connects to the mobile phone.

Can set it to warn of activity or just when it’s pressed.

Can talk to whoever is there, records a 2 min clip each time.

Impressive, €100 and a bit fiddly to install.

Muckit · 25-09-2019 3:52pm

Very civilised of a potential burglar to ring a doorbell!! A different breed in Cavan:D

emaherx · 25-09-2019 6:38pm

Received a letter today, that says I had a remote inspection based on updated satellite imaging. Has results attached and everything looks ok.
Anyone else gotten one of these?

mayota · 25-09-2019 6:56pm

emaherx wrote: »

Received a letter today, that says I had a remote inspection based on updated satellite imaging. Has results attached and everything looks ok.
Anyone else gotten one of these?

No. Has your ANC been paid?

emaherx · 25-09-2019 7:07pm

mayota wrote: »

No. Has your ANC been paid?

No, but I don't receive ANC payment anyway.
But there were sections in the table for ANC land categories.

There is a table "schemes selected for remote sensing inspection".
Bps
Greening
ANC
ASC
Protein aid
Young Farmers
BDGP

All had an N next to them except BPS which had a Y. So only inspected for BPS but could have been any scheme I suppose.

whelan2 · 25-09-2019 8:02pm

Saw this lad this morning on outfarm

Base price · 25-09-2019 11:39pm

Ouch!
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/cap-cuts-54-000-farmers-to-lose-out-497187

Hard Knocks · 26-09-2019 1:21pm

Was thinking of getting a generator to run lights in a shed, might also be used for clippers.
Has anyone used a suitcase generator? Is there a limit to it’s use?

marathon · 26-09-2019 2:38pm

What’s price rolled barley per tone at min??

Nekarsulm · 26-09-2019 3:20pm

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Was thinking of getting a generator to run lights in a shed, might also be used for clippers.
Has anyone used a suitcase generator? Is there a limit to it’s use?

I have a 2.5 kva generator, and it'll run a set of Lister clippers no problem, run lights fine, and just about run an angle grinder.
5kva would be better

Base price · 26-09-2019 7:45pm

My long lost ancestor from Burundi phoned me earlier this afternoon unfortunately the phone only rang once and I missed the call

patsy_mccabe · 26-09-2019 8:00pm

I got a call myself today from Eircom saying they were about to disconnect the internet because of constant error messages. They had my surname and all.
Raging as I only answered the call as I was expecting someone to call me back. I just hung up on the nice Indian sounding girl.

Lady Haywire · 26-09-2019 8:13pm

23 in on the slats since Monday here.....at least the silage looks nice for winter

Genghis Cant · 26-09-2019 8:18pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

23 in on the slats since Monday here.....at least the silage looks nice for winter

Nooooooooo.... Not the W word in September:-)

Lady Haywire · 26-09-2019 8:23pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Nooooooooo.... Not the W word in September:-)

It's cat here, pours of rain, then sun, followed by more rain. Possibly frost next week could see them out at the weekend?

Dinzee Conlee · 26-09-2019 8:41pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

It's cat here, pours of rain, then sun, followed by more rain. Possibly frost next week could see them out at the weekend?

It’s gas, the difference in places... The rain that we got this week we nearly wanted.
Places have turned very green in the few days since the weekend...

kk.man · 26-09-2019 8:44pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I got a call myself today from Eircom saying they were about to disconnect the internet because of constant error messages. They had my surname and all.
Raging as I only answered the call as I was expecting someone to call me back. I just hung up on the nice Indian sounding girl.

What really confuses them is... Tell them you don't have a a computer and disconnect all ye want.

Say my name · 26-09-2019 8:47pm

Recent new scientific tests on biological material from archaeological digs is revealing way more than people now were claiming possible about life in Ireland thousands of years ago.
Such tests have revealed that Neolithic farmers when they arrived here were already fully fledged dairy farmers at 3,800 B.C.
That's, if you don't know your maths, 5,819 years ago..

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/molecular-archaeology-can-reveal-newgrange-s-secrets-1.4023929

grassroot1 · 26-09-2019 8:49pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Davy is going to Galway. I can say no more.

Oh no he is not, he is staying put in the sunny south east

Lady Haywire · 26-09-2019 8:51pm

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

It’s gas, the difference in places... The rain that we got this week we nearly wanted.
Places have turned very green in the few days since the weekend...

Oh it's very green here, loads of grass.
But if you can teach cows to graze on a boat & paddle by tail, I'm all ears.

whelan2 · 26-09-2019 8:55pm

kk.man wrote: »

What really confuses them is... Tell them you don't have a a computer and disconnect all ye want.

My dad loves them, he goes on like he hasn't a clue, they think they have him roped in and then he tells them to fook off

_Brian · 26-09-2019 9:01pm

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Nooooooooo.... Not the W word in September:-)

Hard to avoid it since equinox passed.

zetecescort · 26-09-2019 9:01pm

grassroot1 wrote: »

Oh no he is not staying put in the sunny south east

you'd nearly think there was money involved with the will he won't he carry on

Base price · 26-09-2019 9:04pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Oh it's very green here, loads of grass.
But if you can teach cows to graze on a boat & paddle by tail, I'm all ears.

Serious rain (in between the showers) here since last Sunday. We still have all the cattle out but the heavier/older ones are starting to do a bit of damage and we're feeding hay to the 2 cows and heifers.

I was at a funeral today and the wind would skin you along with the driving rain in the graveyard.

grassroot1 · 26-09-2019 9:04pm

zetecescort wrote: »

you'd nearly think there was money involved with the will he won't he carry on

The love of the game:D

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