Farming Chit Chat

Bizzum

I go away for a few days and I miss all sorts of bickering, verbal warnings, written warnings, final warnings, landmark posts, personal issues, and weather moans!
Christy Moore would have the makings of a song from it all:D

naughto

snow next week so says mt

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055579971&page=182

dzer2

Fairly big fellow:eek: was giving my lads a hard time in the school so I said to the head master that I had the hand brake on them. He said to let it off and he would deal with the outcome. Got a phone call this evening from the other kids mother. The 2 boys had beat him back into the classroom and kept him there for the lunch break and shes not happy about it. Dont know where she got my number from but I told her that it was the first I heard about it and I would talk to the boys and ask them not to retailiate next time he bullied them she hung up straight away.:D

redzerologhlen

naughto wrote: »

sure just go to reds facebook page if ya want a to no what he looks like
people should not have some much info on the interweb about them selves

there some wired fu1ckers out there:eek::eek:

Sure if someone knows you they do and if they don't they don't, nothing to hide here. And anybody how does know me would twig me from my username fairly fast anyway.

freedominacup

dzer2 wrote: »

Fairly big fellow:eek: was giving my lads a hard time in the school so I said to the head master that I had the hand brake on them. He said to let it off and he would deal with the outcome. Got a phone call this evening from the other kids mother. The 2 boys had beat him back into the classroom and kept him there for the lunch break and shes not happy about it. Dont know where she got my number from but I told her that it was the first I heard about it and I would talk to the boys and ask them not to retailiate next time he bullied them she hung up straight away.:D

Schooled!:D

vanderbadger

autumn calves all back bvd negative..phew

dar31

vanderbadger wrote: »

autumn calves all back bvd negative..phew

one less thing to worry about.

just got the last of my results this morning, all calves for 2012 negative

vanderbadger

dar31 wrote: »

one less thing to worry about.

just got the last of my results this morning, all calves for 2012 negative

ya it s relief, you hear so much about bvd now you kinda expect it, i have one calf that i cant stop coughing, calf from the same cow last year was the same, i kinda had it in my head that he might have it but no

towzer2010

dar31 wrote: »

one less thing to worry about.

just got the last of my results this morning, all calves for 2012 negative

vanderbadger wrote: »

ya it s relief, you hear so much about bvd now you kinda expect it, i have one calf that i cant stop coughing, calf from the same cow last year was the same, i kinda had it in my head that he might have it but no

Great result lads.

Vander were you doing the voluntay BVD testing or have you just started this autumn?

vanderbadger

towzer2010 wrote: »

Great result lads.

Vander were you doing the voluntay BVD testing or have you just started this autumn?

i back ordered the buttons for the calves already born this autumn, i figured there wasnt much point in doing the ones that calf in the new year if i wasnt going to do them all

hugo29

vanderbadger wrote: »

autumn calves all back bvd negative..phew

all mine were negative last year too, does anyone know of any positive results

also another cow calved a smashing BB heifer last night, squirted her out on her own and calf bounced up and jumped onto the teet

jayus i wonder should I have changed to the Charlaois Bull

whelan1

hugo29 wrote: »

all mine were negative last year too, does anyone know of any positive results

also another cow calved a smashing BB heifer last night, squirted her out on her own and calf bounced up and jumped onto the teet

jayus i wonder should I have changed to the Charlaois Bull

had 1 positive in march

hugo29

whelan1 wrote: »

had 1 positive in march

What was the process from there

its different this year isnt it as scheme is compulsory

did I see also the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme is being reduced to €20

Western Pomise

hugo29 wrote: »

What was the process from there

its different this year isnt it as scheme is compulsory

did I see also the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme is being reduced to €20[/QUO

YOU WISH THAT WAS ALL:)!!!,scwsgone...will be max 400 euro payment per farm not per cow.

vanderbadger

lads sent scour sample off to lab, having a share of trouble with it this year..came back with ecoli and crypto..
is there a vaccine that would cover both, still waiting to hear back from vets

whelan1

vanderbadger wrote: »

lads sent scour sample off to lab, having a share of trouble with it this year..came back with ecoli and crypto..
is there a vaccine that would cover both, still waiting to hear back from vets

for the crypto, i give halocur for the first 3 days after birth.... some people give it for a week but works ok for me for the 3 days, 3x4ml shots a day

whelan1

hugo29 wrote: »

What was the process from there

its different this year isnt it as scheme is compulsory

did I see also the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme is being reduced to €20

well, gert the calf blooded, blood the mother also, if it comes back positve then you dispose of calf... ahi pay 15e towrds disposal costs... my dad had a pb aa calf positive the same week as my one, calf came back positive on blood and was taken by knackery- smashing bull calf... he was supposed to get 100 euro compo towrds the upkeep of the dam, both mothers came back negative when blooded

whelan1

vanderbadger wrote: »

lads sent scour sample off to lab, having a share of trouble with it this year..came back with ecoli and crypto..
is there a vaccine that would cover both, still waiting to hear back from vets

do you vaccinate cows with rotavec corona?

vanderbadger

whelan1 wrote: »

do you vaccinate cows with rotavec corona?

no have never vaccinated cows

whelan1

vanderbadger wrote: »

no have never vaccinated cows

rotavec covers ecoli along with other things, give at least 3 weeks before calving, ensure calf get adequate biestings from treated cow for at least a week after birth... here i use rotavec corona, halocur, vecoxxan:rolleyes: but if it works its worth it

hugo29

Western Pomise wrote: »

hugo29 wrote: »

What was the process from there

its different this year isnt it as scheme is compulsory

did I see also the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme is being reduced to €20[/QUO

YOU WISH THAT WAS ALL:)!!!,scwsgone...will be max 400 euro payment per farm not per cow.

what gone, your effing kidding, so no matter how many calves you get €400 and is it pro rata on calf numbers

adne

hugo29 wrote: »

Western Pomise wrote: »

what gone, your effing kidding, so no matter how many calves you get €400 and is it pro rata on calf numbers

If total calves < 20 then get total calves x 20
Else you get 400

redzerologhlen

Bought a hook dosing gun in Ennis today, Im mad to try it out now

Richk2012

vanderbadger wrote: »

lads sent scour sample off to lab, having a share of trouble with it this year..came back with ecoli and crypto..
is there a vaccine that would cover both, still waiting to hear back from vets

As Whelan said Halocur is the only thing for crypto Van .
Had my fair share of losses with that Crypto few years ago and Halocur was the only solution .
If your cows are calving now your prob too late to use rotavec corona for the ecoli unless there spread out ???
i think its between 3 weeks and 3 months of their due date is the vaccination time .

wesleysniper38

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Bought a hook dosing gun in Ennis today, Im mad to try it out now

I broke the glass / optic in mine last week trying to lift a beasts head (felt like a right charlie when I heard it crack!)

Does anyone know if you can buy a new part or have I to buy a whole new gun? The local co-op where I bought it said I'd have to buy the whole thing. (Its not the hook type by the way)

Richk2012

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

I broke the glass / optic in mine last week trying to lift a beasts head (felt like a right charlie when I heard it crack!)

Does anyone know if you can buy a new part or have I to buy a whole new gun? The local co-op where I bought it said I'd have to buy the whole thing.

I send mine off to be serviced every now and again . It gets a fair bit of use in the summer at lambs .
Hand it into the local Glanbia and they send them off for service and repairs . Usually get it back within a fortnight

whelan1

jeeny. its fairly cold out. horrible wind and rain

freedominacup

whelan1 wrote: »

jeeny. its fairly cold out. horrible wind and rain

Didn't get here yet but bad during the day.

Bodacious

adne wrote: »

hugo29 wrote: »

If total calves < 20 then get total calves x 20
Else you get 400

Thats some slap in the balls down from E80 a head, so for 6 calves and all the paperwork = 120.. they can stick it:pac: and creep E10+ a bag

micky mouse

Calves that are born this month will they still get the old rate

naughto

not sure what the hell is going on here
http://youtu.be/4TczQZUboe0

leg wax

micky mouse wrote: »

Calves that are born this month will they still get the old rate

yes

Manoffeeling

naughto wrote: »

not sure what the hell is going on here
http://youtu.be/4TczQZUboe0

Bull****

Seaba

Dad sold 2 AZL BB bull weanlings in Castlerea yesterday. Had pics of them on the Livestock Photo thread a while back.
1st one born March, 400kg - €1,165. €2.91/kilo
2nd one born April, 370kg - €1,070. 2.89/kilo
He was happy enough as they got hardly any nuts except for the last 2-3 weeks and as he said he would have to keep them a while and feed them well to get them up to €1,800. Wishing he had a few more like them to sell.

Muckit

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Bought a hook dosing gun in Ennis today, Im mad to try it out now

Fair play Redz! Is that lad from Ped cattle in there?

You'I have to get back to us and let us know how you get on with it, want to invest in one myself

just do it

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Bought a hook dosing gun in Ennis today, Im mad to try it out now

Any chance of a pic?

bob charles

Muckit wrote: »

Fair play Redz! Is that lad from Ped cattle in there?

You'I have to get back to us and let us know how you get on with it, want to invest in one myself

if you dont have a hook drencher, dont wait for pictures, just go and buy one. one of the best investment I ever made, have our a good few years and put a huge volume of stuff through it and no problems and I constantly just leave it full of product. Just go get one

Muckit

bob charles wrote: »

if you dont have a hook drencher, dont wait for pictures

I'm still waiting for the pics of the stokbord!!!!

Ya it'I be bought. Just want to get a good one. I think they have the Prima tech ones (made in U.S. I think) in local place here

Would you loose drench if you turned up hook or is there a valve in them or what bob?

redzerologhlen

just do it wrote: »

Any chance of a pic?

The gun itself is a prima tech 70ml one which your man told be is 65e by itself, he wanted 79e for the gun and the hook but I got it for 75. The hook itself is a fairly solid piece of equipment and the gun comes with a normal dosing nozzle and a nozzle for putting on pouron. I cant tell ye how good the gun is until I get to use it but your man made out they are one of the best of them.

farawaygrass

what is the hook for?

bob charles

Muckit wrote: »

I'm still waiting for the pics of the stokbord!!!!

Ya it'I be bought. Just want to get a good one. I think they have the Prima tech ones (made in U.S. I think) in local place here

Would you loose drench if you turned up hook or is there a valve in them or what bob?

Will you have patients, Jasus if I was only after getting married stokbord and a hook drencher would be the last think on my mind with the missus due to walk in the door :D

went to take the pictures 20mins ago of stokbord and the batteries were gone dead, will have a pic up before midnight

hook drencher has a vaccum so that does doesnt drip out unless lever is pushed. I have put hundreds of litres through mine, will check the make

mf240

bob charles wrote: »

Jasus if I was only after getting married stokbord and a hook drencher would be the last think on my mind with the missus due to walk in the door :D

Now now bob, what goes on between two consenting adults behind closed doors is nobodys business but their own:D:D:D

td5man

mf240 wrote: »

Now now bob, what goes on between two consenting adults behind closed doors is nobodys business but their own:D:D:D

Any pics

mf240

td5man wrote: »

Any pics

:D

Durrus Boy

redzerologhlen wrote: »

The gun itself is a prima tech 70ml one which your man told be is 65e by itself, he wanted 79e for the gun and the hook but I got it for 75. The hook itself is a fairly solid piece of equipment and the gun comes with a normal dosing nozzle and a nozzle for putting on pouron. I cant tell ye how good the gun is until I get to use it but your man made out they are one of the best of them.

Bought exact same gun last year - only issue i had was that the plunger is 'driven' by the top of the grey handle which wraps around it and sits into 2 notches( all plastic). When i was dosing the cattle last year the wrap-around part cracked and slips over the notches - there can be a fair bit of pressure when pumping over 50ml. Have it sealed together again but always keep an eye on it when dosing and tend to pump smaller amounts if a large dosage required.

Anyone know of any other makes of a better design? - i.e less plastic!!

Bodacious

a buddy of mine sold a very average blue by AZL...280-290kg E710 and he only got contacted by the mart to get vet to stamp form that he was going for export.. "export Quality" at E710? Seriously?!

bogman_bass

going north or to spain maybe?

Bodacious

bogman_bass wrote: »

going north or to spain maybe?

Tunisia was on the form

caseman

naughto wrote: »

not sure what the hell is going on here
http://youtu.be/4TczQZUboe0

It would'nt take those lads long to plough a field. No need for fancy reversables.

wesleysniper38

naughto wrote: »

not sure what the hell is going on here
http://youtu.be/4TczQZUboe0

That fella reseeded a field for me 3 years ago . Decent lad, he put speedbumps in for me every 10 yards, and didn't charge a penny extra