Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

Kovu · 25-09-2014 10:32am

Poop? Poop everywhere?

Nekarsulm · 25-09-2014 10:35am

.Kovu. wrote: »

Poop? Poop everywhere?

Blood and gristle everywhere. At least 50% of the staff have never done a jump themselves. The said the training videos they were forced to watch when they joined the company were horrific.

Also, that's why, when you are weighed, and you are 90kg, they now draw a line under the 90. So the guy adjusting your bungee rope dosent think you are 60kg, and as Rab C Nesbit famously said "into the ground like a fu**ing dart"

Kovu · 25-09-2014 10:37am

Someone hit the ground?!

:eek:

Limestone Cowboy · 25-09-2014 11:18am

just do it wrote: »

What's it like up there this morning. Dull and drizzly here.

Likewise, horrible!

sandydan · 25-09-2014 11:23am

Username John wrote: »

We'd use bluestone here too on the (sheeps) feet.

But I would have said twould be too severe for navals? :eek:

actually i use iodine diluted usually unless i have problem i will use neat, dries naval to crust in an hour or so, or if stuck ill iodine teat dip, of any sort use on tagger as well.
know a guy who bathes his feet in diluted bluestone:eek: says old fellas used say long it cured sweaty feet in fellas spraying spuds with leaking knapsack sprayer, he used it too or so he said. i asked him if he had ever heard of swayback or drunken sailor, was told to F***k of with meself.
dem goats would trim roads fine and make good stew after, shouldn't they be tagged. did anyone see report on stolen cattle lately, wonder whose buying them or meat , an issue like that in papers would screw irish export quicker than any, between horses , goats and allegation of markets for untagged cattle making its way into consumers shopping its all we need.
im too heavy for bungy jumping, anyway id lose me dentures,did anyone try free-falling using cable off mountain side crack it looks scary,

Kovu · 25-09-2014 11:29am

Sweaty feet? Athletes foot perhaps?
Bluestone would definitely cure that............
Anyhow, got a nice gash on my shoulder yesterday from an unfiled part of steel in our crush. Time for a tetanus shot!

trixi2011 · 25-09-2014 11:38am

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I'd kill you too...

Did a bungee down in Queenstown once, great afterwards, till about a week later met a bunch of A J Hackett employees out on the lash. Some of the stories were not pretty......:(

Ah lad think they were having you on , there has never been anyone seriously injured on a aj Hackett jump sites

Reggie. · 25-09-2014 11:42am

.Kovu. wrote: »

Sweaty feet? Athletes foot perhaps?
Bluestone would definitely cure that............
Anyhow, got a nice gash on my shoulder yesterday from an unfiled part of steel in our crush. Time for a tetanus shot!

Jesus some one would pass you off as a cage fighter with the amount of injuries you had

_Brian · 25-09-2014 12:29pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

Sweaty feet? Athletes foot perhaps?
Bluestone would definitely cure that............
Anyhow, got a nice gash on my shoulder yesterday from an unfiled part of steel in our crush. Time for a tetanus shot!

Remember with Tetanus shots, two shots in five years gives lifetime cover.. Has saved me a few doc visits over the years :rolleyes:

just do it · 25-09-2014 12:54pm

Where are the mods to put the brakes on chit chat in the photo thread?

Reggie. · 25-09-2014 12:56pm

just do it wrote: »

Where are the mods to put the brakes on chit chat in the photo thread?

Don't worry I pulled them on it :P

Zr105 · 25-09-2014 4:26pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Don't worry I pulled them on it :P

Did the cable snap or did ya not pull them on hard enough?

Reggie. · 25-09-2014 6:06pm

Zr105 wrote: »

Did the cable snap or did ya not pull them on hard enough?

Oh Chinese steel.....what can I say

greysides · 25-09-2014 6:15pm

Zr105 wrote: »

Did the cable snap or did ya not pull them on hard enough?

You need to give a moderate pull.

Brown Podzol · 25-09-2014 10:01pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Get down from that height...you'll bloody kill yourself

It's not the fall that will kill you. It's the sudden stop when you hit the ground.:D

sandydan · 26-09-2014 12:10pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

Sweaty feet? Athletes foot perhaps?
Bluestone would definitely cure that............
Anyhow, got a nice gash on my shoulder yesterday from an unfiled part of steel in our crush. Time for a tetanus shot!

didn't think tetanus shot required for steel jab, my GP insisted i get 3 shots to protect me from dog bites said covered for 10 years booster shot required after 3 i think or is it 5,bloody dogs and cats too.maybe atheletes foot would be common years ago lads lived in wellies to do most work.know fella and if he took shoes off hed empty Croke Park in jiffy

Mad4simmental · 26-09-2014 5:58pm

Is this Red Clover???

Sorry for the bad picture.

Muckit · 26-09-2014 6:08pm

Reggie. wrote: »

I can picture Kovu in the bed now covering her head with the pillow...GO AWAY GO AWAY

......and not knowing the difference between an ear and a horn

ganmo · 26-09-2014 7:12pm

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Is this Red Clover???

Sorry for the bad picture.

Could be lucerne. Where ya see it?

Mad4simmental · 26-09-2014 10:33pm

ganmo wrote: »

Could be lucerne. Where ya see it?

In Laois, never seen it before.

Dawggone · 27-09-2014 10:40am

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Is this Red Clover???

Sorry for the bad picture.

Poor photo but deffo not luscerne.
My money would be on red clover.

mugsyy · 27-09-2014 11:42am

trying to post a few photos and getting this message -

'You cannot post with images, URLs or attachments because you are a new user'

whats the story?

Kovu · 27-09-2014 11:45am

mugsyy wrote: »

trying to post a few photos and getting this message -

'You cannot post with images, URLs or attachments because you are a new user'

whats the story?

I'm afraid you have to have 50 posts before you post an image. However if you PM me the links I can embed them for you.

mugsyy · 27-09-2014 12:02pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

I'm afraid you have to have 50 posts before you post an image. However if you PM me the links I can embed them for you.

And embedded for you- Kovu.

pm'd you there - thanks

Some reclamation / drainage ive been at since last year
Rushes before

Rushes after

I said · 27-09-2014 12:11pm

Plenty of twine spent on that good job

TITANIUM. · 27-09-2014 12:44pm

mugsyy wrote: »

And embedded for you- Kovu.

pm'd you there - thanks

Some reclamation / drainage ive been at since last year
Rushes before

Rushes after

Fair play to you Mugsyy, please god twill dry out nicely for you.
You'll have to let us know how you get on with it, Good man

Muckit · 27-09-2014 12:54pm

You're a while at it

But then again all good things take time! l remember those top photos being posted before.

Did you stick the seed in yet or will you wait til spring?

just do it · 27-09-2014 7:03pm

Was it just the bottom end of a field? Fair deuce anyway, drainage is the only cure for rushes

mugsyy · 27-09-2014 10:37pm

Muckit wrote: »

You're a while at it But then again all good things take time! l remember those top photos being posted before.

Did you stick the seed in yet or will you wait til spring?

No didn't yet, have another problem to sort at the top end, hoping to seed in the spring Nice to get that end finished, was close to giving up a few times!!

mugsyy · 27-09-2014 10:46pm

just do it wrote: »

Was it just the bottom end of a field? Fair deuce anyway, drainage is the only cure for rushes

Yes it's the bottom end of the field and the field is at the bottom of a long hill. When I opened it up I found plenty of old stone drains which we're not working. I found the problem was the open drain in the neighbours field which hadn't been cleaned out in years After a bit of negotiation with the neighbour, rather than clean the open drain out, I pulled a new drain through his field and put a six inch pipe in it. I used the laser and I reckon it has lowered the water table by 18 inches. Once I got the out fall sorted the older drains started to run again and the three new ones should also help. Fingers crossed now it will stay dry when the wet weather returns!!

Reggie. · 27-09-2014 11:22pm

mugsyy wrote: »

Yes it's the bottom end of the field and the field is at the bottom of a long hill. When I opened it up I found plenty of old stone drains which we're not working. I found the problem was the open drain in the neighbours field which hadn't been cleaned out in years After a bit of negotiation with the neighbour, rather than clean the open drain out, I pulled a new drain through his field and put a six inch pipe in it. I used the laser and I reckon it has lowered the water table by 18 inches. Once I got the out fall sorted the older drains started to run again and the three new ones should also help. Fingers crossed now it will stay dry when the wet weather returns!!

Great job

Bodacious · 28-09-2014 10:39am

BA x Ch

Not a great pic as she was picking a bit of meal and just weaned but she very fancy

Genghis and Kovu fans of BA x CH .. Might hold her for a bit as have another lovely Kilmoney Bruce also

Kovu · 28-09-2014 11:47am

Ooooh, nice. She came out with lovely hair on. I'd also be the lunatic putting blue on her to breed the blonde legs out.

Because nobody loves hardship like a Kovu:pac:

Farrell · 28-09-2014 12:05pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

Ooooh, nice. She came out with lovely hair on. I'd also be the lunatic putting blue on her to breed the blonde legs out.

Because nobody loves hardship like a Kovu:pac:

Would a blue Cross not have very fine legs?

Kovu · 28-09-2014 12:07pm

Farrell wrote: »

Would a blue Cross not have very fine legs?

Yes but I mean the height. I don't mind fine bone in an animal, you don't get paid for the bone in a factory!

rangler1 · 28-09-2014 12:11pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

Yes but I mean the height. I don't mind fine bone in an animal, you don't get paid for the bone in a factory!

unfortunately you do, we're not being paid on meat yield yet, bone's still in on the scales

Farrell · 28-09-2014 12:13pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

Yes but I mean the height. I don't mind fine bone in an animal, you don't get paid for the bone in a factory!

Factory no, mart yes.
But my fear would be sores from concrete.
Do agree would be nice cross

Kovu · 28-09-2014 12:16pm

Whoops where did I get that from then? That's just my preference for animals anyway, definitely more of an interest than any aspect of business potential apart from hopes of breeding show animals.

The Ch should give a blue better feet than a LM dam would though, from experience of the crosses here.

Farrell · 28-09-2014 12:23pm

I like them myself, remember years ago seeing an article in the fj, on a farmer in meath who crossed 3/4 limo with bb, & then crossed back LM / BB depending on last cross - exceptional calves. I remember thinking at the time, that's the type of stock I'd like to breed (could be not wanted now).
Saler is a good dam for the blue

Kovu · 28-09-2014 12:28pm

I know nothing about Salers:eek:

Our best breeders would have a mongrel breeding of Simmental/Br FR and about 1/2 or 3/4 Lim with that.

Farrell · 28-09-2014 12:55pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

I know nothing about Salers:eek:

Our best breeders would have a mongrel breeding of Simmental/Br FR and about 1/2 or 3/4 Lim with that.

Likewise, My father bought a Simmental bull back in the early 90's who bred some good stock, since that he'd Charolais.
He's cows 3 generation CH which are breeding good stock, which all stems from that Simmental bull.
A good foundation means allot

Robson99 · 28-09-2014 1:04pm

Always found a good well bred limousine cow crossed with a blue or charloais bull gave a great animal to fatten

Reggie. · 28-09-2014 1:14pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

I know nothing about Salers:eek:

Our best breeders would have a mongrel breeding of Simmental/Br FR and about 1/2 or 3/4 Lim with that.

Stay away from salers. Bad experiences with them cows

Farrell · 28-09-2014 2:23pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Stay away from salers. Bad experiences with them cows

Ah now Reggie, thought you were a hardened Army man that was afraid of nothing!
The 1 we have is tame, but up til 3yo (5 now) would be liable for a kick

Reggie. · 28-09-2014 3:26pm

Farrell wrote: »

Ah now Reggie, thought you were a hardened Army man that was afraid of nothing!
The 1 we have is tame, but up til 3yo (5 now) would be liable for a kick

We did B&B for a few years and one calved in the slats one time out of the blue. Couldn't get near pen for 3 days with her. Finally got the calf out once and she nearly took the barrier off the pillars so we had to put the calf back in to the pen

Rang the owner to collect her. When he arrived I was telling him about the "experience" we had with her and he said that was the norm for salers. Apparently I was lucky she didn't bite me I was told as they have a habit of doing that too. She wasn't even a springer. When she was brought back to her home farm she abandoned the calf for 2 days

Never had one in the place since

Kovu · 28-09-2014 3:32pm

I've been told they have an aggressive nature alright but biting?! That would go against any natural instinct a cow has Reggie.
Whatever about kicking you or charging at you.....any animal who with only a single row of teeth in the front of their mouths are very unlikely to bite in defense.

cristeoir · 28-09-2014 3:35pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

I've been told they have an aggressive nature alright but biting?! That would go against any natural instinct a cow has Reggie.
Whatever about kicking you or charging at you.....any animal who with only a single row of teeth in the front of their mouths are very unlikely to bite in defense.

So what about a dog then Kovu;)

Kovu · 28-09-2014 3:37pm

cristeoir wrote: »

So what about a dog then Kovu;)

Dogs have top teeth.....

cristeoir · 28-09-2014 3:40pm

Sorry I picked you up wrong:o but won't sows bite and horses aswell or so I'm told.Anyway I'd put nothing past them loopers of salers.

Kovu · 28-09-2014 3:44pm

cristeoir wrote: »

Sorry I picked you up wrong:o but won't sows bite and horses aswell or so I'm told.

I have no idea of a pigs dental anatomy I'm afraid but a horse definitely has front incisors to nip as I've been on the receiving end often enough!:pac:

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