Farming Chit Chat sallies Fourth

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Nekarsulm wrote: »

He was told to say that!

Ja by Joan lol

whelan2

Milked out wrote: »

And the search for this infamous laying hen goes on

have to laugh at this , we spent most of he day trying to catch the last hen we have, great crack ,kids going in through tiny holes after her, took a while but we got her there a few minutes ago , we put her in coop and 2 new friends arriving tomorrow for her

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

have to laugh at this , we spent most of he day trying to catch the last hen we have, great crack ,kids going in through tiny holes after her, took a while but we got her there a few minutes ago , we put her in coop and 2 new friends arriving tomorrow for her

I use the dog for that. She loves chasing the hens. That is till they all gang up on the dog and start chasing her

exercise is the antidote

Have a cow that calved 2 days ago! I know in JULY right! But she hides the calf after the feed and I was trying to find her today and No couldn't be found! Father went out half hour later and there she was sucking away!
I have them in an old set aside so lots of trees/rushes and bushes! Must be a natural instinct to hide her calf in that type of environment! Never heard of that before!

whelan2

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

Have a cow that calved 2 days ago! I know in JULY right! But she hides the calf after the feed and I was trying to find her today and No couldn't be found! Father went out half hour later and there she was sucking away!
I have them in an old set aside so lots of trees/rushes and bushes! Must be a natural instinct to hide her calf in that type of environment! Never heard of that before!

have learnt not to look for them if cow is drank and content ,calf is somewhere. learnt it the hard way

Reggie.

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

Have a cow that calved 2 days ago! I know in JULY right! But she hides the calf after the feed and I was trying to find her today and No couldn't be found! Father went out half hour later and there she was sucking away!
I have them in an old set aside so lots of trees/rushes and bushes! Must be a natural instinct to hide her calf in that type of environment! Never heard of that before!

Noticed that this year with one cow aswell. Her calf was always lying in the long grass at the edge of the field. Could be hard to see at times

Reggie.

Fairly even game so far

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Fairly even game so far

thank fook for offside

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

thank fook for offside

Money on it have ya

exercise is the antidote

I won't be looking anymore so! You would get the feeling The cow would no you were looking for the calf .

Argentina are doing fairly well I think! Be Nice to see messi win it!

whelan2

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

I won't be looking anymore so! You would get the feeling The cow would no you were looking for the calf .

Argentina are doing fairly well I think! Be Nice to see messi win it!

my dad drove over a calf years ago looking for it, lesson learnt if the cow aint looking for it you dont look for it

Kovu

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

I won't be looking anymore so! You would get the feeling The cow would no you were looking for the calf .

Argentina are doing fairly well I think! Be Nice to see messi win it!

Step 1- Find calf
Step 2- Tie helium balloon around calf
Step 3- Always find calf in the field by watching the balloon floating around above her.

Success!

(One of my friends in college had a tortoise and this was how she could put him in the garden to exercise)

Reggie.

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

I won't be looking anymore so! You would get the feeling The cow would no you were looking for the calf .

Argentina are doing fairly well I think! Be Nice to see messi win it!

The defence is well buttoned up. Germany finding it hard to get through

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

Step 1- Find calf
Step 2- Tie helium balloon around calf
Step 3- Always find calf in the field by watching the balloon floating around above her.

Success!

(One of my friends in college had a tortoise and this was how she could put him in the garden to exercise)

You yard must be unreal. Balloons everywhere, you breaking yourself up and starting up a dating agency for grey crows

Base price

just do it wrote: »

Sounds good. Any chance of a picture?

Here are some pics. The handy thing with the second gate is that if you have animal in the head gate you can let any others out behind it if you don't want them until you come to another one that needs to go into the head gate - if you know what I mean.

exercise is the antidote

Reggie. wrote: »

The defence is well buttoned up. Germany finding it hard to get through

Some good chances at both ends! Might open a can for the second half, it's getting tense any excuse!

awaywithyou

Argentina will score! I hope!

A cow called Daisy

whelan2 wrote: »

have to laugh at this , we spent most of he day trying to catch the last hen we have, great crack ,kids going in through tiny holes after her, took a while but we got her there a few minutes ago , we put her in coop and 2 new friends arriving tomorrow for her

Relief! For a moment I thought you said soup :eek:

whelan2

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Relief! For a moment I thought you said soup :eek:

was tempted....kids where saying here where would they be when next world cup final is on.. funny to hear their plans... youngest lad will be off helping ben 10

Kovu

We have an otter in the lake next to our house :eek::D

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

We have an otter in the lake next to our house :eek::D

He goes well in a soup

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

He goes well in a soup

Even nicer in a tikka masala. It's like a curry but a little 'otter.



I'll get my coat.:pac:

awaywithyou

Argentina losing the plot a small bit

Base price

.Kovu. wrote: »

We have an otter in the lake next to our house :eek::D

One of my favourite creatures. Stunning animals. A good sign that the lake is healthy

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

Even nicer in a tikka masala. It's like a curry but a little 'otter.



I'll get my coat.:pac:

Oh dear god

Reggie.

awaywithyou wrote: »

Argentina losing the plot a small bit

Could get dirty shortly

whelan2

.Kovu. wrote: »

Even nicer in a tikka masala. It's like a curry but a little 'otter.



I'll get my coat.:pac:

the mods will be after you:cool:

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

the mods will be after you:cool:

Ah I hear she's well in

exercise is the antidote

awaywithyou wrote: »

Argentina losing the plot a small bit

Yup! Still going strong though!

exercise is the antidote

At what age can a calf be put on milk replacer?!?

mf240

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

At what age can a calf be put on milk replacer?!?

After 24 hrs if you really had too. Once they got beastings.

Reggie.

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

At what age can a calf be put on milk replacer?!?

Mine went on at 4-6 weeks old this year

Kovu

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

At what age can a calf be put on milk replacer?!?

As long as it has it's feed of colostrum, any time after that I would have thought. Although ideally a few days on a cow first

Reggie.

.Kovu. wrote: »

As long as it has it's feed of colostrum, any time after that I would have thought. Although ideally a few days on a cow first

Bang on

_Brian

Was out for a cycle in France last week one morning.
Up a wee booreen I found an old mobile parlour in a bit of a state in with some farm machinery.
One sided 5 units on probably 3ft centres. What looked like orby feeders, hoppers and all, auger still in place to fill. Vacuum pump and milk pump on pto. Vacuum gates front and back. Was mad as didn't have phone to take a photo. Looked like it was a decent item in it's day. Was on a 5th wheel style chassis for drawing. Presume a milk tank would be brought separate. Never saw a mobile parlour before.

Reggie.

_Brian wrote: »

Was out for a cycle in France last week one morning.
Up a wee booreen I found an old mobile parlour in a bit of a state in with some farm machinery.
One sided 5 units on probably 3ft centres. What looked like orby feeders, hoppers and all, auger still in place to fill. Vacuum pump and milk pump on pto. Vacuum gates front and back. Was mad as didn't have phone to take a photo. Looked like it was a decent item in it's day. Was on a 5th wheel style chassis for drawing. Presume a milk tank would be brought separate. Never saw a mobile parlour before.

Its amazing what ya trip across when ya have no camera

moy83

Reggie. wrote: »

Its amazing what ya trip across when ya have no camera

Or the gun at times

exercise is the antidote

.Kovu. wrote: »

As long as it has it's feed of colostrum, any time after that I would have thought. Although ideally a few days on a cow first

Was thinking at least 2or 3 weeks myself! Thanks.

Reggie.

moy83 wrote: »

Or the gun at times

Don't talk to me about it

_Brian

exercise is the antidote wrote: »

Was thinking at least 2or 3 weeks myself! Thanks.

Well if a calf is on a cow full time her milk starts to change after something like 72 hours to regular milk. I'd expect this to be ok to change to replacer. We've taken in calves at a week and they thrived well.
2-3 weeks would be great but they will do well before that.

whelan2

1-0

Nekarsulm

Gott in Himmel! 1-0

Reggie.

That young player is getting the shift tonight

just do it

Base price wrote: »

Here are some pics. The handy thing with the second gate is that if you have animal in the head gate you can let any others out behind it if you don't want them until you come to another one that needs to go into the head gate - if you know what I mean.

Thanks BP. A tidy set up alright.

whelan2

does anyone remember a thread here a few years ago on stopping cats jumping up on window sills, think who ever i was was going to put a mini electric fence on window, trying to stop cats here at the minute but i am not getting on well

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

does anyone remember a thread here a few years ago on stopping cats jumping up on window sills, think who ever i was was going to put a mini electric fence on window, trying to stop cats here at the minute but i am not getting on well

I have a gardening book at home that recommends a plant that can be grown in a pot that keeps them away. Bu then you need to keep the plant alive. I thought it was a bit like swapping one inconvenience for another.

whelan2

i put a grid thingy on the window sill, they climbed over it, then i put another grid on top of that at a slant . They climbed up that and in the open kitchen window

I said

whelan2 wrote: »

does anyone remember a thread here a few years ago on stopping cats jumping up on window sills, think who ever i was was going to put a mini electric fence on window, trying to stop cats here at the minute but i am not getting on well

Lavender or rosemary plants work

whelan2

i put a window box on the window-not lavender or rosemary in it- and they kept knocking it down. With the heat and the aga on, i like to have the window open

I said

whelan2 wrote: »

i put a window box on the window-not lavender or rosemary in it- and they kept knocking it down. With the heat and the aga on, i like to have the window open

Get one of those herb pots and plant them in it with parsley etc that should do and handy for using when cooking lamb for dinner