Farming Chit Chat

whelan1

was closing in the cows this morning and was great to stop and listen to them munching away..... happy days

metalwood

Got all the sheep sheared yesterday.........great to get ahead of the maggots for once

Did the lambs later on with dysect pour on......heavy shower 20 mins after i let them out......I hope it wasnt washed out i suppose time will tell

JohnBoy

The frickin cab we bought for our ford 4600 is from a frickin 6600, it'll fit, but not properly, would be a nightmare getting up and down off it.

And this was discovered after the wings were patched and painted.


ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


Even if the lad who sold it to me was to agree to give me my money back, it's sod all use to me, he's half a day and a tank of diesel away. off to donedeal it shall go.

sea12

metalwood wrote: »

Got all the sheep sheared yesterday.........great to get ahead of the maggots for once

Did the lambs later on with dysect pour on......heavy shower 20 mins after i let them out......I hope it wasnt washed out i suppose time will tell

Are u not worried its a bit cold for the sheep to be sheared. Especially if they have the lambs on them?

metalwood

There are alot of sheep sheared around here .....I know the weather has got cooler but my shearers were available and ill take my chances

They are on well shelter ground so should be grand

Storminateacup

Do you think its okay for a calf of four weeks old to be drinking complan as a snack

jeff greene

Storminateacup wrote: »

Do you think its okay for a calf of four weeks old to be drinking complan as a snack

A bit young I reckon:rolleyes:

Its only milk,sugar and vitamins really, so its ok I reckon

whelan1

any one having problems with pnuemonia in suckler calves... had vet out again yesterday to young calves.. bloody weather

whelan1

thats some wind

Atilathehun

whelan1 wrote: »

any one having problems with pnuemonia in suckler calves... had vet out again yesterday to young calves.. bloody weather

My calves, are coughing like mad at times. Can't be worms, surely. Only out on the land 6 weeks.
Had a few of them coughing in the shed earlier on in the year. Injected with something the vet prescribed. Worked fine. But one or two of them picked up the cough again outside. Gave another round of antibiotics. Worked fine again, but looking at them on Saturday, half of them coughing away, like they were smoking 60 woodbine daily:mad:

5live

Atilathehun wrote: »

My calves, are coughing like mad at times. Can't be worms, surely. Only out on the land 6 weeks.
Had a few of them coughing in the shed earlier on in the year. Injected with something the vet prescribed. Worked fine. But one or two of them picked up the cough again outside. Gave another round of antibiotics. Worked fine again, but looking at them on Saturday, half of them coughing away, like they were smoking 60 woodbine daily:mad:

Have you tried niquitin? And take away the cigs; they are too young to smoke:).
i have 2 angus sucklers and dosed the calves on saturday because they were coughing. They are much improved today so maybe early lungworm?

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

thats some wind

We're having 20/30km hour winds and gusts to 50km... I'm thinking of a few loose sheets of tin praying to god they hang on and I'll stick a few tech screws in them next week...

pakalasa

whelan1 wrote: »

any one having problems with pnuemonia in suckler calves... had vet out again yesterday to young calves.. bloody weather

A neighbour of mine heard from a local Vet (Co. Clare) that there is a lot of pneumonia going around, even in older cows.

I noticed a few suckler calves coughing too. I'm hoping it's only worms. Maybe time to do them with pour-on.

Bodacious

whelan1 wrote: »

thats some wind

I came through Ballinrobe this morning early and saw few sheep absolutely in pieces from the cold, they had sheep shearing competition there over weekend!! Great timing!!!! I thought it was cruel the wind going through them, even if they kept them in for a week or so!

whelan1

bbam wrote: »

We're having 20/30km hour winds and gusts to 50km... I'm thinking of a few loose sheets of tin praying to god they hang on and I'll stick a few tech screws in them next week...

had to run in cattle earlier , jesus i never saw anything like it

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

had to run in cattle earlier , jesus i never saw anything like it

indeed... tried chasing down a wendy house but it beat me Now I have to convince the girls it's a tree house at the bottom of the hedge :rolleyes:

whelan1

bbam wrote: »

indeed... tried chasing down a wendy house but it beat me Now I have to convince the girls it's a tree house at the bottom of the hedge :rolleyes:

my dads hat blew away 4 times:D before he gave up and left it off:)

stanflt

whelan1

good advert for armstrong machinery there

johngalway

Coming home from Galway this morning along the lake west of Maam Cross, some waves on it for a small lake, tops were whipped off and onto cars on the road. But, that was nothing compared to getting home and going to the farm. Road back is along the sea but higher up, I have seen some storms, but I've never seen waves that big out to sea before. Had no camera :rolleyes:

what happen

bbam wrote: »

We're having 20/30km hour winds and gusts to 50km... I'm thinking of a few loose sheets of tin praying to god they hang on and I'll stick a few tech screws in them next week...

had lost a sheet of tin on the hayshed roof and was not safe to get up and put it back on.been their done that.lost two more sheets and more to follow the wind has died down thank god i hate the wind:mad:

reilig

Had to put 10 cows and 10 calves back into the shed yesterday evening. Ground is just too wet. They were ploughing to their bellies after all the rain on sunday night. They're quite happy eating silage indoors.

5live

Are you that afraid of an inspection, stanflt?:D

jerdee

cows and calves happy out eating silage listening to the wind and rain any cure for a cow with a touch of mastitis in rear tit as calf not strong enough to drink all yet have drawn twice and a little betamox any thing else i can do.

jerry

whelan1

other half is on the way to the mater eye and ear as he got a bit of steel in his eye when angle grinding , this is the third time in 3 years:mad::mad: i asked him where were the goggles - there are 3 or 4 pairs in the shed , he said they are hanging up

bogman_bass

Us men have the disadvantage of having our brains 4 feet lower down then women.

hope he's ok

johngalway

whelan1 wrote: »

other half is on the way to the mater eye and ear as he got a bit of steel in his eye when angle grinding , this is the third time in 3 years:mad::mad: i asked him where were the goggles - there are 3 or 4 pairs in the shed , he said they are hanging up

That's the place for them alright. I hope that it's not serious and he's let out after a good lecture

Just happened to be looking for my own pair of safety specs earlier, was going to sharpen up a spade, couldn't find them so made do with it as was. Dad got a sliver of rock in his eye years ago breaking a boulder with a sledge, always been wary of flying stuff since then.

whelan1

they left here at half 12 and they are still waiting to be seen, i would say the humour is fantastic , glad i am at home:D

Birdnuts

johngalway wrote: »

Coming home from Galway this morning along the lake west of Maam Cross, some waves on it for a small lake, tops were whipped off and onto cars on the road. But, that was nothing compared to getting home and going to the farm. Road back is along the sea but higher up, I have seen some storms, but I've never seen waves that big out to sea before. Had no camera :rolleyes:

John - I thought you liked wind:eek:;)

PS: Another day of getting blasted with 20+ knots of wind at my front door - this has got to be the windiest bl**dy May ever:(

whelan1

Birdnuts wrote: »

John - I thought you liked wind:eek:;)

PS: Another day of getting blasted with 20+ knots of wind at my front door - this has got to be the windiest bl**dy May ever:(

my da went to the march in dublin, he was saying alot of lads are feeding silage as there is feck all grass growth, a wet and windy may fills the barns with wheat and hay... we didnt get much rain here at all ,but we did get wind

tismesoitis

got d silage all in yesterday:D started covering it this morning :eek: had to get d cousin and d brother out just to get d plastic spread out and rolled up. thought we were goin to end up in d next parish with some of d gusts. anyway just in now job done and d tanks agitated ready to create a smell;)

whelan1

whelan1 wrote: »

they left here at half 12 and they are still waiting to be seen, i would say the humour is fantastic , glad i am at home:D

he's home , 2 pieces of metal in his eye, he was using the drill and the bit broke and flew into his eye... he was lucky...they gave him drops

reilig

Birdnuts wrote: »

John - I thought you liked wind:eek:;)

PS: Another day of getting blasted with 20+ knots of wind at my front door - this has got to be the windiest bl**dy May ever:(

What MPH is Knots??
I'm not into this nautical speak

stanflt

cut the uncles silage today

colrow

Its 1 knot = 1.15 mph, on a fine day

whelan1

ye are fairly fond of the new hollands

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

ye are fairly fond of the new hollands

theres an old saying- you can choose your friends but not your family:D:D:D

johngalway

Birdnuts wrote: »

John - I thought you liked wind:eek:;)

With thistles, furze, and rushes to spray this is no longer funny. I've been doing the odd bit early in the morning or late in the evening, the odd dry day, when the wind dies down.

waiting on a dry day as well to put the second round of vector on the lambs.

I've also got a new batch of bullets to zero.

The great thing is the midges are kept down But, at this stage, it's the only advantage!

what happen

whelan1 wrote: »

other half is on the way to the mater eye and ear as he got a bit of steel in his eye when angle grinding , this is the third time in 3 years:mad::mad: i asked him where were the goggles - there are 3 or 4 pairs in the shed , he said they are hanging up

i got a bit of steel in the eye two years ago very sore and i used eyewash to take it out but took two days.a man not too far from me who fixed tractors and worked at steel had a big horse shoe magnet stuck on a rsj outside the workshop. he used it to take steel out of his eye.

whelan1

what happen wrote: »

i got a bit of steel in the eye two years ago very sore and i used eyewash to take it out but took two days.a man not too far from me who fixed tractors and worked at steel had a big horse shoe magnet stuck on a rsj outside the workshop. he used it to take steel out of his eye.

must tell dh that:)

pakalasa

In a lot of factories now, you wont even be let out onto the production floor without safety glasses.

MfMan

Some of Newcastlewest's finest picked up here (rural Galway) day before yesterday, caught raiding an unoccupied farmyard in daylight hours. Apprehended by the guards in the act. Shows you that they are constantly on the look out for easy pickings and know where to go too. All transients visiting your home or farm should be shown the door immediately and not allowed to look around.

snowman707

MfMan wrote: »

Some of Newcastlewest's finest picked up here (rural Galway) day before yesterday, caught raiding an unoccupied farmyard in daylight hours. Apprehended by the guards in the act. Shows you that they are constantly on the look out for easy pickings and know where to go too. All transients visiting your home or farm should be shown the door immediately and not allowed to look around.

any chance was there a fairly respectable looking bloke offering to do gutters and repairs on sheds, a few weeks previous? he is the spotter


they were on patrol in this area also but a few of us got together, and let's say "interviewed" them and they didn't return

MfMan

snowman707 wrote: »

any chance was there a fairly respectable looking bloke offering to do gutters and repairs on sheds, a few weeks previous? he is the spotter


they were on patrol in this area also but a few of us got together, and let's say "interviewed" them and they didn't return

Exactly, a lad in a van called in to offer roof painting services, stout boyo, 35ish. Left a flyer which I can't find, was from around Brackernagh, Ballinasloe. Said he'd do a good job, Polish lads working for him, very good, blah blah blah. Gave him short shrift. Gardai are aware of this lad also I believe.

what happen

MfMan wrote: »

Exactly, a lad in a van called in to offer roof painting services, stout boyo, 35ish. Left a flyer which I can't find, was from around Brackernagh, Ballinasloe. Said he'd do a good job, Polish lads working for him, very good, blah blah blah. Gave him short shrift. Gardai are aware of this lad also I believe.

ya irishbob was on about them they thined the paint with diesel:eek: stay well clear of them.

5live

I was out in the orchard with the strimmer today and couldnt believe the trees. Leaves all burned and very little green left. Looks like my apple crop will now just about make 1 apple tart:mad:

johngalway

5live wrote: »

I was out in the orchard with the strimmer today and couldnt believe the trees. Leaves all burned and very little green left. Looks like my apple crop will now just about make 1 apple tart:mad:

I notice some of the bracken in the ould lads place have the top leaves burned by what I guess was salt carried in the wind.

5live

Never thought of that:o. Only a mile from the atlantic as the crow flies, if any of them can fly in this weather. I wonder if i should put a bit of fert on them to give a bit of a boost

what happen

5live wrote: »

Never thought of that:o. Only a mile from the atlantic as the crow flies, if any of them can fly in this weather. I wonder if i should put a bit of fert on them to give a bit of a boost

its a bit late in the season now but you can put sulphate of potash around them and dig it in.this is for apples trees and other fruits.dont use farmyard manure around apples trees or other fruit bushes it puts up too much soft green growth and will lead to mildew.you will get sulphate of potash in garden centre.

whelan1

sold 4 angus cross calves today , fine healthy calves , got a call from the person who bought them this evening to say one of the calves had done a runner:) now they live 20 miles from me , the calf in question is only a week old , last seen heading towards dublin... i posted the movement permits this evening.. they are after spending 4 hours looking for the calf , the calf is just off the cow