Farming Chit Chat

The_Conductor

gazahayes wrote: »

Coming up the m8 on sunday saw an audi a6 i think pulling an old krone double axle silage wagon!!

This is why I never buy a secondhand car with a tow bar........

Muckit

pakalasa wrote: »

Driving slow can be just as dangerous as speeding.

True. If a car doin 120/hr and they come upon a tractor doing 30km/hr, they might aswell be parked up :eek:

bbam

Remember lights guys if ye are out on the road.
Was in a line of a few cars behind a tractor and trailer yesterday. I could see he was slowing to turn but the car behind him was just out to pass when the tractor swung across into a field. Few more seconds would have been a disaster as the lad on the tractor didn't look back!

dar31

spent the day in tayto park, great place for the kids,
barbie when we got home,
cold beer (sssss) and the eurovision,

have n't set eyes on a cow yet today


(bar a few dexters in tayto park)

bbam

dar31 wrote: »

spent the day in tayto park, great place for the kids,
barbie when we got home,
cold beer (sssss) and the eurovision,

have n't set eyes on a cow yet today


(bar a few dexters in tayto park)

GReat place all right.. Was quiet when we were there in April.. I'd say it was hummin today..

whelan1

dar31 wrote: »

spent the day in tayto park, great place for the kids,
barbie when we got home,
cold beer (sssss) and the eurovision,

have n't set eyes on a cow yet today


(bar a few dexters in tayto park)

say it was mad busy there today... had to drop kids to go to ireland game and there was a serious amount of cars turning to go to tayto park...

whelan1

dont think jedward have too much competition after seeing my husband dancing to their song:rolleyes: good luck jedward

Muckit

Was a melter of a day here, 27*C at one stage. I thought I'd be as red as a lobster when I came in, but suncream did it's job

blue5000

whelan1 wrote: »

dont think jedward have too much competition after seeing my husband dancing to their song:rolleyes: good luck jedward

Terrible image:P:P:P

whelan1

blue5000 wrote: »

Terrible image:P:P:P

glad i didnt have the camera

redzerologhlen

I think I'll head off fishing for the evening, im hearing rumors of mackeral being around

Kovu

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I think I'll head off fishing for the evening, im hearing rumors of mackeral being around

Pack a bikini

wesleysniper38

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I think I'll head off fishing for the evening, im hearing rumors of mackeral being around

hope not, they're a sign of rain on way when they come in!

wesleysniper38

Anyone at the Limousin sale in Rosc yesterday?

johngalway

:mad: 'kin midges

Got another bit of spraying done. Mentioned the mackerel to Dad, "We'll have to tar the currach" :pac:

redzerologhlen

Yere fecked lads, I caught 9

johngalway

Just bought one of >these<. Got a lot of bracken to spray on the ould fellas place, I've been hmmming and hawing over it for two years I'd say Hopefully it'll do the job, bit about the 30-33" mounting height but I might just try that a tad higher.......

Muckit

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Yere fecked lads, I caught 9

So was it mackeral and poached eggs on toast for breakfast or did you scoff them for the tea last night?

I don't know how true that myth is about judging weather by them, the forecast is promised good for the week!! A good dew on the grass with it and we should be OK

redzerologhlen

Muckit wrote: »

So was it mackeral and poached eggs on toast for breakfast or did you scoff them for the tea last night?

I don't know how true that myth is about judging weather by them, the forecast is promised good for the week!! A good dew on the grass with it and we should be OK

I actually dont eat them at all. All the family does though and on a good evening when you could catch 50 or 60 I go around to the neighbours with them. We use the goats for weather forecasting the weather around here!!

lakill Farm

spent saturday at the shed with 2 uncles, went to put up the timbers and off by 3" . I smile because i told the uncle it would be. I even got extra bolts to redo the ground anker i was that confident .

Stag night on saturday and died all day yesterday :rolleyes:.

Mower coming today to cut silage ground. I have a field of extra grass that wasnt due to be cut but i might just cut it. Its not heavy but if cut will mean o 2nd cut and also ill get all the slurry out in the one go and i can run a 8 paddock rotation system for the 2 groups of calves. 3 birds one bullet.

Muckit

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I actually dont eat them at all. All the family does though and on a good evening when you could catch 50 or 60 I go around to the neighbours with them. We use the goats for weather forecasting the weather around here!!

Interesting. What do goats do when the weather is going to be bad? Come down from the mountain??

redzerologhlen

Muckit wrote: »

Interesting. What do goats do when the weather is going to be bad? Come down from the mountain??

Spot on, when the goats cross the road and go down to the valley there will be some sort of a storm brewing the following day.

Bodacious

johngalway wrote: »

Just bought one of >these<. Got a lot of bracken to spray on the ould fellas place, I've been hmmming and hawing over it for two years I'd say Hopefully it'll do the job, bit about the 30-33" mounting height but I might just try that a tad higher.......

Good luck with it John,

I bought my sprayer 10ft boom off of those boys, booms were aluminium and very light and went to bits, had to order replacement pump for it and it took ages and when it landed it didn't work so returned it to them and overall it took 9 mOnths to sort out they were a shower of cowboys to deal with, my pump was delivered to Germany at one stage!!! Gareth is the owner I think

A fella I work with has the boom less one find it awful handy but accuracy and wind can be an issue over boomed sprayer

pakalasa

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I actually dont eat them at all. All the family does though and on a good evening when you could catch 50 or 60 I go around to the neighbours with them. We use the goats for weather forecasting the weather around here!!

Was planning on going back to Ballyvaughan myself yesterday to have a go, but had work to do. A few lads I know went back. Having been talking to them yet. Nice way to pass the day. More a fan of Pollack myself.

johngalway

Bodacious wrote: »

Good luck with it John,

I bought my sprayer 10ft boom off of those boys, booms were aluminium and very light and went to bits, had to order replacement pump for it and it took ages and when it landed it didn't work so returned it to them and overall it took 9 mOnths to sort out they were a shower of cowboys to deal with, my pump was delivered to Germany at one stage!!! Gareth is the owner I think

A fella I work with has the boom less one find it awful handy but accuracy and wind can be an issue over boomed sprayer

Thanks Bodacious,

Sorry to hear of your troubles with them! I didn't even consider a boom, if you look at any photos I've posted of my land or Dads you'll see why, it would last two minutes before a rock or little hillock would break it off. I know there are 4 foot ones but I didn't want to be putting a wheel on every square meter of land either

I already have a 55/60 litre tank from them, have to say besides the hand lance breaking I've not had a problem. I agree wind will be an issue, I'll have to pick my day carefully. Main reason I went for the boomless was to knock down as much of big stands of bracken as quickly as possible. In year two I'll hopefully be happy enough to go back to the lance for mopping up the remainder.

redzerologhlen

pakalasa wrote: »

Was planning on going back to Ballyvaughan myself yesterday to have a go, but had work to do. A few lads I know went back. Having been talking to them yet. Nice way to pass the day. More a fan of Pollack myself.

Do you go to black head or ballyreen? Only ever caught a few small pollack in black head but have caught a few whoppers in ballyreen!! I have went out on a boat under the cliffs of moher fishing a few times too, the pollack there are huge and have caught the odd cod aswell.

Bizzum

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Yere fecked lads, I caught 9

From the shore or a boat?

redzerologhlen

Bizzum wrote: »

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Yere fecked lads, I caught 9

From the shore or a boat?

Shore bizzum.

pakalasa

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Do you go to black head or ballyreen? Only ever caught a few small pollack in black head but have caught a few whoppers in ballyreen!! I have went out on a boat under the cliffs of moher fishing a few times too, the pollack there are huge and have caught the odd cod aswell.

Normally go to the Lighthouse at Black Head or the flats further back towards Ballyvaughan. I'll be back there, the first chance I get..

redzerologhlen

pakalasa wrote: »

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Do you go to black head or ballyreen? Only ever caught a few small pollack in black head but have caught a few whoppers in ballyreen!! I have went out on a boat under the cliffs of moher fishing a few times too, the pollack there are huge and have caught the odd cod aswell.

Normally go to the Lighthouse at Black Head or the flats further back towards Ballyvaughan. I'll be back there, the first chance I get..

I normally go to the flats, I know that bit of ground like the back of my hand at this stage I have so much time spent there!

just do it

That's not me by the way!!!

Bizzum

just do it wrote: »

That's not me by the way!!!

Magnificant creature. The Corrib is where she should have been left. I can't understand why a fish of this calibre should be knocked on the head.

johngalway

Another fantastic day

Would like a days/nights rain now though. Don't want to disappoint Whelan1 so I said I'd mention it. Last fert I put out can still be seen on the ground. The ground around rock and in shallow spots is turning brown.

wesleysniper38

got a wee drop here yesterday evening but not enough to wash in the bag stuff. dull and cooler this mornin. a perfect workin day!

whelan1

mink trap hasnt been touched, although i saw a fox this morning...its a week since the hens where attacked, would a mink have been back by now?

vanderbadger

anyone notice some of the current fertilizer bags now are a right disaster, the corners of the bags are tapered in or something, if you catch the bag in the corner you will burst it, it also kinda makes not ideal for using again for turf etc as the opening of the bag is smaller, they are also difficult to roll up as they done really lie out flat anymore, noticed it on goulding bags anyway

Kovu

I learned a very important lesson today. Sunbathing and falling asleep leads to horrible horrible sunstroke, plus a very painful sunburned tummy:(

bbam

vanderbadger wrote: »

anyone notice some of the current fertilizer bags now are a right disaster, the corners of the bags are tapered in or something, if you catch the bag in the corner you will burst it, it also kinda makes not ideal for using again for turf etc as the opening of the bag is smaller, they are also difficult to roll up as they done really lie out flat anymore, noticed it on goulding bags anyway

lighter plastic..
I hate when the shrink sticks to the corners and then tears then when coming off.. And it seems to be a few rows down too :rolleyes::rolleyes:

johngalway

Kovu Murr wrote: »

I learned a very important lesson today. Sunbathing and falling asleep leads to horrible horrible sunstroke, plus a very painful sunburned tummy:(

Tomato juice is supposed to help, but you can't let it dry out.

johngalway

I've been hearing rain for the past while

Charlie Charolais

started raining last night at 1000 & it's still at it - it's great, real summer rain, light & consistent but still warm

johngalway

Still at it here as well.

Muckit

johngalway wrote: »

Still at it here as well.

Are you still talking about the rain....??

moy83

Its a lovely piece of rain the place around here has greened up overnight

johngalway

Muckit wrote: »

Are you still talking about the rain....??

Might be, might'nt be :P

bbam

Savage growth on the last 24/36 hours with the moisture and staying mild. 10 day forecast seems to have aixture of moisture and mild weather so it should continue.

tanko

The seven day forecast given by rte last sunday turned out to be some pile of crap. So much for the dry weather they promised for this weekend.

Username John

tanko wrote: »

The seven day forecast given by rte last sunday turned out to be some pile of crap. So much for the dry weather they promised for this weekend.

I know - I was hoping to get the shearing done this weekend, but not sure that'll be possible now...

redzerologhlen

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I normally go to the flats, I know that bit of ground like the back of my hand at this stage I have so much time spent there!

Went to the lighthouse yesterday evening pak, 40 mackeral and 4 pollack in 2 hours...I think they have landed :cool:

pakalasa

redzerologhlen wrote: »

Went to the lighthouse yesterday evening pak, 40 mackeral and 4 pollack in 2 hours...I think they have landed :cool:

I'll bring the fertiliser bag so...:)