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Muckit

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Used to go out with a Hungarian girl, don't ask, so been to Budapest several times.

Worst thing l found about Budapest was been ridden without being ridden. I wouldn't mind but it was at a time when I could have done with a ride

just do it

reilig wrote: »

10 weeks since we drained it. 6 weeks since the seed went in.

What we couldn't walk across 10 weeks ago has now become so dry that even some of the seed struggled and the weeds got a chance to get ahead of it. We sprayed the weed off over the weekend.

I have said it before, but I'll say it again. We spent about €4k on 9 acres between drainage and reseeding. This was land that was almost unfarmable. Now it's very dry and has a lot of potential for the future. We talked about going out to buy or rent extra land, but the old question lingers - why take on more land when you are not using your own to its full potential??

Great work rellig. May the drains have a long and healthy life. Any sign of iron ore? That would seem to be the main thing that would scuttle you.

onyerbikepat

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Bizarre stuff went on behind the Iron Curtain.

I spent a day in Russia during the early '90s. Mad place. Seriously dysfunctional government. Anyone that thinks the state here should take more control of things should be made spend some time in these places.

massey woman

just do it wrote: »

Great work rellig. May the drains have a long and healthy life. Any sign of iron ore? That would seem to be the main thing that would scuttle you.

Yeah I agree with you
Iron clogged up the exits from mine after less than 2 years
Started off great ran for weeks but after the first winter iron oxide started to form
Having said that the land dried significantly,if only we could get back to jet the exits and maybe dig down to a few pipes to see how far back the iron oxide extends

moy83

bob charles wrote: »

The things some people consider problems:rolleyes:

Thats first world problems for you ! Jesus the women were the only upside of the place I thought .
We went into a quiet casino out there and there was a line of young blondes waiting to bring over the beer to the roulette wheel . Funny enough the wife didnt want to stay long

Sharpshooter82

moy83 wrote: »

Thats first world problems for you ! Jesus the women were the only upside of the place I thought .
We went into a quiet casino out there and there was a line of young blondes waiting to bring over the beer to the roulette wheel . Funny enough the wife didnt want to stay long

had the same bother in hooters while in florida

Conmaicne Mara

moy83 wrote: »

Thats first world problems for you ! Jesus the women were the only upside of the place I thought .
We went into a quiet casino out there and there was a line of young blondes waiting to bring over the beer to the roulette wheel . Funny enough the wife didnt want to stay long

That's women for ya, first sign of you enjoying a place and it's away with ye, thoughtless creatures, pure thoughtless

bogman_bass

bogman_bass wrote: »

havent got the docket yet because I was in Budapest for the weekend. 2 were 24 months and the 3rd 25

24 months 419kg R+3+ E1710
23 months 402kg O+3= E1567
25 months 384kg R+2+ E1568

Bodacious

never had twins before, really enjoying these two lads.. foster cow mad for them

Bizzum

bogman_bass wrote: »

24 months 419kg R+3+ E1710
23 months 402kg O+3= E1567
25 months 384kg R+2+ E1568

Do ya think the last lad could have pulled a U with more flesh?

jaymla627

Cubicle shed nearly done.

reilig

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

Hi Relig,
Iv seen lots of estimates on here for reseeding costs of 300-450 pa, if you dont mind me asking, on your 4k what was your approx split between drainage and reseeding? Similar piece of land near by me that I am thinking of putting an offer on and cleaning up approx 5 acres in total. think id get it for about €10k and trying to work out what id need to spend to get it right..

Reseeding came in at under €120 per acre because all we had to do was run the land leveller on it to level the soil after the digger had been over it to open and close the drains.

reilig

just do it wrote: »

Great work rellig. May the drains have a long and healthy life. Any sign of iron ore? That would seem to be the main thing that would scuttle you.

There doesn't appear to be any iron ore in the ends so far. The area would have some iron ore, but that would be in upland as opposed to bogland like this.

Next plan is diy geotextile drainage. Going to buy a cheap sack stitcher and sew the geotextile around ordinary perforated drainage pipe so that I can put it in the ground next spring to see how it works.

Conmaicne Mara

reilig wrote: »

Next plan is diy geotextile drainage. Going to buy a cheap sack stitcher and sew the geotextile around ordinary perforated drainage pipe so that I can put it in the ground next spring to see how it works.

Is that the same stuff lads do be talking about wrapping stone with to prevent it clogging and use no pipe?

Do you reckon it would have the same problem as the Connacht Argi pipe with the iron, as I have iron here.

reilig

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Is that the same stuff lads do be talking about wrapping stone with to prevent it clogging and use no pipe?

Do you reckon it would have the same problem as the Connacht Argi pipe with the iron, as I have iron here.

I have only seen lads post here about wrapping pipe in terram. I'm planning on making a sleeve for the pipe with unwoven geotextile similar to the cloth used on the connacht agri pipes.



if you have an iron problem, then i recon the same problem would exist with iron build up as posted here by others.

bogman_bass

Bizzum wrote: »

Do ya think the last lad could have pulled a U with more flesh?

Probably not.
The first lad I thought was over the mark though.
Must say I'm a bit disapointed that he was only a 2 he had a bit of fat around the tail head.
I've consistently had lower fat scores from this factory this year. Probably my eye that's off though

Kovu

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

That's women for ya, first sign of you enjoying a place and it's away with ye, thoughtless creatures, pure thoughtless

When I was in Budapest I visited them! The boyfriend at the time loved it. And then I got food poisoning and he got arrested and we had to bribe the police:eek:

Conmaicne Mara

Kovu Murr wrote: »

When I was in Budapest I visited them! The boyfriend at the time loved it. And then I got food poisoning and he got arrested and we had to bribe the police:eek:

Jesus, but do you cause havoc where ever you're brought?

Kovu

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Jesus, but do you cause havoc where ever you're brought?

I think you can guess the answer to that!:pac:

Trouble seems to follow me.....and goes in front of me.

moy83

Kovu Murr wrote: »

When I was in Budapest I visited them! The boyfriend at the time loved it. And then I got food poisoning and he got arrested and we had to bribe the police:eek:

Do you mean you visited ladies of the night with him ? ??

onyerbikepat

Kovu Murr wrote: »

When I was in Budapest I visited them! The boyfriend at the time loved it. And then I got food poisoning and he got arrested and we had to bribe the police:eek:

Please, do go on! What was he arrested for?

Kovu

moy83 wrote: »

Do you mean you visited ladies of the night with him ? ??

No! The strip clubs, they were full of boobies.

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Please, do go on! What was he arrested for?

Oh he got into a fight with some guys, I wasn't there as I was in bed feeling sorry for myself that I was ill.

naughto

Kovu Murr wrote: »

No! The strip clubs, they were full of boobies.



Oh he got into a fight with some guys, I wasn't there as I was in bed feeling sorry for myself that I was ill.

so you brought you boyfriend to the strip club are you still with this dude cos if you are he is one lucky f1ucker

Kovu

naughto wrote: »

so you brought you boyfriend to the strip club are you still with this dude cos if you are he is one lucky f1ucker

Sure everyone knows I'm lovely. And no he got the boot the day after the holiday.:D

bob charles

Kovu Murr wrote: »

Sure everyone knows I'm lovely. And no he got the boot the day after the holiday.:D

bet he gave you the elbow and is off not with some Romanian burd he met at the strip joint

Kovu

bob charles wrote: »

bet he gave you the elbow and is off not with some Romanian burd he met at the strip joint

Nope, he was in the bad books for costing me €550 and for being an idiot!

redzerologhlen

A dwarf calf from last year, spent 3 weeks stomach tubing her when she was a calf until she would suck. Never thought she would come to anything but shes about 300kg now!!

munkus

Funny story re Budapest. I was there havin a quite pint in a pub when a stag party from Cork arrived in, rough enough. One of the lads I was chatting to had been in a fight the night before. Cops arrived, bashed him over the head with a trunchen. Lugged him off to a 'big house' for the night where the staff robbed all his money and put put him in a padded cell with another gentleman, who kept pissing in the middle of the cell. He was let out the following day.

I'd say he deserved every bit of it!

Cran

Getting geared up for rams going out here so thought would post some pictures I have of a couple of rams on the farm, break up the cattle pics a little

First two 2013 April born lamb just back from Sheep Ireland yesterday, 3rd Lleyn ram lamb bought this year, final two my Charollais stock rams as lambs.

H113009 Oct2013 A.jpeg

H113009 Oct2013 B.jpeg

Lleyn Ram lamb.jpeg

image1 A54.jpeg

Zanardi Lamb.jpeg

Sharpshooter82

piece of kit we used while in england. its a pen that is carried on an old combine header trailer and clipped together anwhere in a field. Handy for the large fields in dorset. Might not work in ireland but i thought i would share the photos all the same

Sharpshooter82

i think the last photo didnt load up right

ellewood

Dec 12 bull calf from stock bull and erudit bred dam

ellewood

ADA bull above calf is out of

hugo29

ellewood wrote: »

ADA bull above calf is out of

great calf elle,

bull looks familiar, my ADA lad is similar shape, what caught my attention when i bought mine was his head, not to big

i had choice outa CF52 bred bull, cottage devon bred bull or ADA, i hope he breeds as good stock as ur lad,

what age is he there

ellewood

hugo29 wrote: »

great calf elle,

bull looks familiar, my ADA lad is similar shape, what caught my attention when i bought mine was his head, not to big

i had choice outa CF52 bred bull, cottage devon bred bull or ADA, i hope he breeds as good stock as ur lad,

what age is he there

About 10 months

This is the first year to have calves out of bulls from him iykwim and they seem to be very good quality as well

Tall plain cows seem to breed well from him.

hugo29

ellewood wrote: »

About 10 months

This is the first year to have calves out of bulls from him iykwim and they seem to be very good quality as well

Tall plain cows seem to breed well from him.

Have a good few tall plain types here, fingers crossed, will let ya know how he breeds, if the calves turn out like him i will be delighted

just do it

ellewood wrote: »

Dec 12 bull calf from stock bull and erudit bred dam

Nice stock. Have you any PB? You really can't go wrong with Charolais. I went to the bull sale at the mart earlier in the year. Limousins were dancing around the ring dragging their owner around with them. In the ring nextdoor the charolais were strolling around the ring at a leisurely pace without a care in the world .

Muckit

just do it wrote: »

Nice stock. Have you any PB? You really can't go wrong with Charolais. I went to the bull sale at the mart earlier in the year. Limousins were dancing around the ring dragging their owner around with them. In the ring nextdoor the charolais were strolling around the ring at a leisurely pace without a care in the world .

that's more down to time spent training than breed. Some lads only try halter breaking a week before the sale.

ellewood

just do it wrote: »

Nice stock. Have you any PB? You really can't go wrong with Charolais. I went to the bull sale at the mart earlier in the year. Limousins were dancing around the ring dragging their owner around with them. In the ring nextdoor the charolais were strolling around the ring at a leisurely pace without a care in the world .

Yea id have a few pb alright...if only I could get them all dropped as bulls id be laughing;)

razor8

Cran wrote: »

Getting geared up for rams going out here so thought would post some pictures I have of a couple of rams on the farm, break up the cattle pics a little

First two 2013 April born lamb just back from Sheep Ireland yesterday, 3rd Lleyn ram lamb bought this year, final two my Charollais stock rams as lambs.

H113009 Oct2013 A.jpeg

H113009 Oct2013 B.jpeg

Lleyn Ram lamb.jpeg

image1 A54.jpeg

Zanardi Lamb.jpeg

great stock cran!

just do it

ellewood wrote: »

Yea id have a few pb alright...if only I could get them all dropped as bulls id be laughing;)

That explains the good straws! Hard to justify any more than a tenner for a commercial cow

Dampintheattic

Muckit wrote: »

that's more down to time spent training than breed. Some lads only try halter breaking a week before the sale.

I agree with JDI, on the char being calmer than the lim.
However I bought a young lim this year. Son of Wilodge Cerberus. Must say, never had such a calm easy to handle animal. Seems to love going into the crush. Cerberus docility figures aren't the best, so I'm giving full credit to the breeder. Very well handled and trained animal. Early life handling and management of any animal, has a significant impact, on adult temperament.

Muckit

Had this fella out yesterday also


695kg €1530. Muscly but low. He should grade out well for the lad that bought him

Muckit

This was him as a calf.

just do it

Muckit wrote: »

This was him as a calf.

Super looking cow

adne

Muckit wrote: »

Super cow. What bull is the calf from?

Muckit

adne wrote: »

Super cow. What bull is the calf from?

Cows were maybe too good. You'd want to be getting the likes of them in calf to justify keeping them for the winter.

We used all ai that year but for life of me couldn't tell you what he was out of as the brother was taking care of all that

leg wax

Muckit wrote: »

Had this fella out yesterday also


695kg €1530. Muscly but low. He should grade out well for the lad that bought him

how old was he

Muckit

leg wax wrote: »

how old was he

28mths. You'd nearly be getting that money for 12mth old cattle. There's the difference between a good and a bad farmer

adne

Muckit wrote: »

Cows were maybe too good. You'd want to be getting the likes of them in calf to justify keeping them for the winter.

We used all ai that year but for life of me couldn't tell you what he was out of as the brother was taking care of all that

Is he a blue?