Farming Chit Chat sallies Fourth

AntrimGlens

just do it wrote: »

Great craic in winter no doubt when the roads get icy! If I remember rightly from a photo a good while you've also got views to the sea - was that yours?

I've a friend who lives out in the moors in North England and they all drive 4wd estates or jeeps.

Sometimes a 4wd aint enough, a couple of years ago during the bad winter i was going to check the ewes lambing about midnight and driving the jeep i managed to hit a patch of ice and did four 360's before straightening up and i continued on down the road. There was only a sheep wire fence between me and about a 300ft drop on one side, the oul fella was watching me from the sheep house and when i got there he asked what i was at cos all he could see was the lights going round like a disco ball. Not a scratch on the jeep despite hiting the bunkers a good few wallops.

whelan2

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

How is your hand this morning. Still sore enough I would think.



Back to normality yet? Did grass on fields grow as well as on lawn?

just stinging, cant wear milking glove, covered it with sudocreme

_Brian

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

How is your hand this morning. Still sore enough I would think.



Back to normality yet? Did grass on fields grow as well as on lawn?

Haven't moved yet.
Sitting back having rasher sandwidges in Killarney. Have to be well fueled up for the drive

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AntrimGlens wrote: »

Sometimes a 4wd aint enough, a couple of years ago during the bad winter i was going to check the ewes lambing about midnight and driving the jeep i managed to hit a patch of ice and did four 360's before straightening up and i continued on down the road. There was only a sheep wire fence between me and about a 300ft drop on one side, the oul fella was watching me from the sheep house and when i got there he asked what i was at cos all he could see was the lights going round like a disco ball. Not a scratch on the jeep despite hiting the bunkers a good few wallops.

:eek: :eek: nerves of steel!

Muckit

_Brian wrote: »

this will be the 20th night away in our caravan. Time to get back ......and mow the lawn me thinks.

Take it out for bales altogether!

I said

Muckit wrote: »

Take it out for bales altogether!

More bales we"ll be starting silage 2015 shortly

A cow called Daisy

Muckit wrote: »

Take it out for bales altogether!

And I'm sure Reggie will stack them for you.:D

Kovu

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

And I'm sure Reggie will stack them for you.:D

And KatyMac can cut the garden for you!

whelan2

Base price wrote: »

Woohoo - tomorrow is my last day of exams
I have to do an on-site assessment off a SME somewhere in the Leinster region in the morning. It maybe a first time audit or a repeat audit for the company or community group etc.
After I do the audit, I have to hand in my assessment to the auditor and then she/he will conduct the official audit. The auditor will then compare my audit with the official one :eek:
I have to achieve a minimum of 80% with the official audit in order to pass the final.
I should know by lunch time tomorrow......

hope you got on well

Base price

whelan2 wrote: »

hope you got on well

Thanks for all the good wishes everyone - I nailed it - all your positive vibes paid off

A cow called Daisy

Base price wrote: »

Thanks for all the good wishes everyone - I nailed it - all your positive vibes paid off

Thats absolutely brilliant. Delighted for you. The sky is the limit for you now. Bit of a celebration planned I hope. Well done

Base price

A cow called Daisy wrote: »

Thats absolutely brilliant. Delighted for you. The sky is the limit for you now. Bit of a celebration planned I hope. Well done

I am just leaving Dublin now heading back to Longford. OH and I are going out for dinner later to celebrate ;);)

sea12

Base price wrote: »

I am just leaving Dublin now heading back to Longford. OH and I are going out for dinner later to celebrate ;);)

Congrats base price. Great when all the work pays off.

Damo810

The Turf is loaded, ya ****ing goon!

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on the river

Anyone know accurate weather forecast websites instead of met eireann. Thanks

I said

on the river wrote: »

Anyone know accurate weather forecast websites instead of met eireann. Thanks

The weather channel and accuweather

whelan2

Base price wrote: »

I am just leaving Dublin now heading back to Longford. OH and I are going out for dinner later to celebrate ;);)

brilliant well done , enjoy

Zr105

on the river wrote: »

Anyone know accurate weather forecast websites instead of met eireann. Thanks

Yr.no!

whelan2

a lad rang me this evening looking for biestings. I dont give out biestings anymore as i had a couple of johnes +. He said cow calved yesterday and had no interest in calf and he hadnt had a drink yet:eek:, i gave him one of the osmonds colostrum tubes i have . Not a great start for the calf. He came to me before in same situaion

linebacker52

on the river wrote: »

Anyone know accurate weather forecast websites instead of met eireann. Thanks

XC weather but i find Met Eireann the best even if it is wrong most of the time the others just get your hopes up.

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

a lad rang me this evening looking for biestings. I dont give out biestings anymore as i had a couple of johnes +. He said cow calved yesterday and had no interest in calf and he hadnt had a drink yet:eek:, i gave him one of the osmonds colostrum tubes i have . Not a great start for the calf. He came to me before in same situaion

Don't think johnes makes a diff for beef.

td5man

Zr105 wrote: »

Yr.no!

+1

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Don't think johnes makes a diff for beef.

wouldnt give it out if there was a chance they could get it, others might though

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

wouldnt give it out if there was a chance they could get it, others might though

It doesn't matter beef though. Its gone out of the food chain before it becomes I problem I am told. 7 yrs old before it effects them isn't it.
Would you keep colostrum from cows you know don't have johnes?

Zr105

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Don't think johnes makes a diff for beef.

Yes it does, it turns the lining of the gut so that it cant absorb anything so therefore no thrive, no weight gain, animal weans off and ends up dying off costing money rather than putting on weight and condition. Admittedly being that it only shows up after a certain age its effects are normally limited but could still cause major problems for cows,

Zr105

Greengrass1 wrote: »

It doesn't matter beef though. Its gone out of the food chain before it becomes I problem I am told. 7 yrs old before it effects them isn't it.
Would you keep colostrum from cows you know don't have johnes?

Thought they were saying it could affect from 2years at the day in grange, they were certainly looking to start testing for it to try get rid of it, cant see why they'd be worried if it had no effect on beef cattle till they were up on 7tear to be honest

Greengrass1

Zr105 wrote: »

Thought they were saying it could affect from 2years at the day in grange, they were certainly looking to start testing for it to try get rid of it, cant see why they'd be worried if it had no effect on beef cattle till they were up on 7tear to be honest

That's what we were told at the meetings. You won't see effects in animals till age 7

Zr105

Greengrass1 wrote: »

That's what we were told at the meetings. You won't see effects in animals till age 7

Dont know, but it seemed by the stand in grange that it had potential to be a major problem, and may in fact have been a problem that has been around and just not recognised till now

greysides

Greengrass1 wrote: »

It doesn't matter beef though. Its gone out of the food chain before it becomes I problem I am told. 7 yrs old before it effects them isn't it.

What if it's a heifer calf, potential replacement? It will be spread from the animal before it appears as a clinical case. Seven may be an average but it can appear a lot younger.

Would you keep colostrum from cows you know don't have johnes?

The tests are 'not good' so it's impossible to be sure which don't have it.

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

It doesn't matter beef though. Its gone out of the food chain before it becomes I problem I am told. 7 yrs old before it effects them isn't it.
Would you keep colostrum from cows you know don't have johnes?

in ahi johnes scheme all animals over 2 are tested, have had 2 , 4 year old test positive......the test is not accurate enough even though they have tested negative they can still have it, a negative is not a negative and a positiveis not a positive, very difficult disease unfortunately

trixi2011

found lactation 4/5 they were most likely to show up. For some reason jerseys seem to be more susceptible to it. Shot 5 with it this year and managed to get two into the factory before they got to dyeing looking. going to be a real problem in nz in the furure id say

Reggie.

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moy83

Greengrass1 wrote: »

That's what we were told at the meetings. You won't see effects in animals till age 7

I had a 1st calfer die this year from it and she was only about 2 1/2 or 3 .
They fairly waste away once it sets in

gozunda

Reggie. wrote: »

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Is that the new Department of Agriculture and Defence standard issue tractor?

blue5000

Reggie. wrote: »

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Reggie that deserves a thread of it's own.:pac:

greysides

whelan2 wrote: »

in ahi johnes scheme all animals over 2 are tested, have had 2 , 4 year old test positive......the test is not accurate enough even though they have tested negative they can still have it, a negative is not a negative and a positive is not a positive, very difficult disease unfortunately

A positive by blood or milk is a positive in 95% of cases. By faecal culture in 100%.

http://online.pageflippdf.com/fitx/btmp/#p=6

moy83

Reggie. wrote: »

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Them front mudguards wouldn't last long in the soft ground around here
Its a rare one I'd say , where is it ?

Genghis Cant

Reggie. wrote: »

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Great yoke for covert bog ops!

whelan2

greysides wrote: »

A positive by blood or milk is a positive in 95% of cases. By faecal culture in 100%.

http://online.pageflippdf.com/fitx/btmp/#p=6

thanks, i know that a negative does not mean a negative:p

Genghis Cant

on the river wrote: »

Anyone know accurate weather forecast websites instead of met eireann. Thanks

I use M T Cranium here on the weather forum and yr.no
When the both agree I get confident!

Mad4simmental

Reggie. wrote: »

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That's a bit of a rare girl in an XL cab!!

_Brian

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I use M T Cranium here on the weather forum and yr.no
When the both agree I get confident!

Same here.
Rain radar on met eireann site is handy too. Gives an idea where and how fast rain is moving.

_Brian

Muckit wrote: »

Take it out for bales altogether!

Brother had mowed the lawn.
Then he dropped the mower and cut a smiley face into it.
Must stick up a snap.

jimmy G M

blue5000 wrote: »

Reggie that deserves a thread of it's own.:pac:

Typical Reggie, throws up something to tease us, then disappears to let us stew a bit.

Luxembourg or Netherlands flag on top corner of the cab? Dutch most likely?

just do it

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I use M T Cranium here on the weather forum and yr.no
When the both agree I get confident!

Haven't heard of yr.no!

A quick look at MTC in the morning mostly to see the long term. Accuweather app is good enough then for the general idea (ands pictures/ graphs on android app make it very easy). Then when I want a more accurate picture met.ie 5 day and rainfall radar are good.

Learned a lot about weather patterns/ prediction probabilities etc from reading MTC for a few months and just need to scan the above now to know what I need to know.

_Brian

_Brian wrote: »

Brother had mowed the lawn.
Then he dropped the mower and cut a smiley face into it.
Must stick up a snap.

He decided it was either cut in the smiley than add CAN and let it grow in the smile..

Zr105

_Brian wrote: »

He decided it was either cut in the smiley than add CAN and let it grow in the smile..

Haha thats a good one! Id have done both, that way the smiley would grow out for the next few cuts

Reggie.

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A cow called Daisy

Reggie. wrote: »

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Have they no pictures of those tractors with 3 mowers on them or a 6 furrow reversible plough
Is this your way of breaking the news to us that you're going to join the north korean army then Reggie

moy83

Anyone see the new Fendt 1050 tractor ? 500hp ! Im not really a machinery person but it looks class , would love a spin in it