Farming ChitChat Ploughs On To Five

White Clover

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Sound, never seen it before.

A sickener alright. I'm a bit ocd about seeing them dung now !

farawaygrass

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Did any of ye over come across a newborn calf that can't dung lads. Had one born 2 nights ago and tubed 2 litres into him straight away and another 2 litres at 1 o clock yesterday. Was going to feed him lastnight and he was like a ballon so I left him and brought him to the vet this morning. She handled him and said that he hadn't passed his first dung yet and tubed liquid parrifin and a concoction of other stuff into him but reckoned there is a problem that there's some part of the lower intestine not fully devoleped and that more than likely he won't do. A bit sickened because it's the first calf this year aswell!

Ya happened me a few years back. Bought in calf ch cow that through a smashing looking ch bull calf. After a day or two I reckoned something was up as had been stomach feeding him and all as he was lazy but not passing anything. Got the vet out and he said the lower part of the intestine wasn't fully developed and he would recommend to put him down. I said I'd chance him another day. Went out the next morning and he was dead, and had thrown up all the milk I had fed him. Poor lad died a painfull death I reckon, he had moved half way across the shed and he didn't walk it.

davidk1394

Im doing an ag course in WIT and reading into GM foods.. i was wondering does anyone know anything about rBGH the hormone used on dairy cows and their effects.. thanks

Limestone Cowboy

farawaygrass wrote: »

Ya happened me a few years back. Bought in calf ch cow that through a smashing looking ch bull calf. After a day or two I reckoned something was up as had been stomach feeding him and all as he was lazy but not passing anything. Got the vet out and he said the lower part of the intestine wasn't fully developed and he would recommend to put him down. I said I'd chance him another day. Went out the next morning and he was dead, and had thrown up all the milk I had fed him. Poor lad died a painfull death I reckon, he had moved half way across the shed and he didn't walk it.

Ah well, Tis outside my control anyway. Pure balls all the same though.

farmersfriend

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Did any of ye over come across a newborn calf that can't dung lads. Had one born 2 nights ago and tubed 2 litres into him straight away and another 2 litres at 1 o clock yesterday. Was going to feed him lastnight and he was like a ballon so I left him and brought him to the vet this morning. She handled him and said that he hadn't passed his first dung yet and tubed liquid parrifin and a concoction of other stuff into him but reckoned there is a problem that there's some part of the lower intestine not fully devoleped and that more than likely he won't do. A bit sickened because it's the first calf this year aswell!

Had one last year, same story.
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Buford T. Justice XIX

KatyMac wrote: »

When you catch them wrap them up in an old towel with just their heads showing. They can't get to you then and have no option but to take the medicine

Giving the tablet is the easy part.

I want to see the fekker running around catching them so I can give the tablet then:-)

greysides

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I feel for you. I've delayed going into the dairy assurance scheme because I can't find any way to catch and dose 10 feral cats down on the farm.

In-feed medication?

greysides

farmersfriend wrote: »

Had one last year, same story.
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Google 'Atresia coli'.

TITANIUM.

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Did any of ye over come across a newborn calf that can't dung lads. Had one born 2 nights ago and tubed 2 litres into him straight away and another 2 litres at 1 o clock yesterday. Was going to feed him lastnight and he was like a ballon so I left him and brought him to the vet this morning. She handled him and said that he hadn't passed his first dung yet and tubed liquid parrifin and a concoction of other stuff into him but reckoned there is a problem that there's some part of the lower intestine not fully devoleped and that more than likely he won't do. A bit sickened because it's the first calf this year aswell!

20 cc of liquid paraffin should get him going. Had one last year with the same problem. Unless tis something seriously wrong. Hopefully twill do the job. You've done all you can do at this stage.

Bodacious

3.40 am And I'll be lucky to get 2 hours before I go to work .. Don't know why we do it .. But calved a white char heifer I bred myself and she had a grand yellow bull.from my own limo bull I had . That's the glory of a char heifer you into the golden lads straight off of the bat!

Had to jack him though she was all night calving and I got a bit worried and figured he'd be better off out!

She stayed down for a bit after calving and I slide him round and he emptied 2 tits within 5 mins off being in this world .. handy !

Blackgrass

Kovu wrote: »

Pretty sure that's a stew......

Only stupid if it doesn't work!

limo_100

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Did any of ye over come across a newborn calf that can't dung lads. Had one born 2 nights ago and tubed 2 litres into him straight away and another 2 litres at 1 o clock yesterday. Was going to feed him lastnight and he was like a ballon so I left him and brought him to the vet this morning. She handled him and said that he hadn't passed his first dung yet and tubed liquid parrifin and a concoction of other stuff into him but reckoned there is a problem that there's some part of the lower intestine not fully devoleped and that more than likely he won't do. A bit sickened because it's the first calf this year aswell!

same as the lads had a charolais heifer last year swelling up with all the feeding in desperate pain brought to the vet put her down i was sorry after i waited 5days to put her down i felt abit cruel for waiting so long, if the plumbing is not there then its never going to be

onyerbikepat

Bodacious wrote: »

...She stayed down for a bit after calving and I slide him round and he emptied 2 tits within 5 mins off being in this world .. handy !

Handy alright, if you can get them to drink while cow is still down. I tried it myself last week but he just would not drink for me. As soon as cow is up, he latches on and drinks away.

Reggie.

I hear through the grape vine that mchale are going to develop their own range of tedders rakes and mowers. Be some lineup they'll have then

Nekarsulm

Reggie. wrote: »

I hear through the grape vine that mchale are going to develop their own range of tedders rakes and mowers. Be some lineup they'll have then

More jobs for the West.
(of Poland)

Base price

The two sets of tags arrived from Mullinahone this morning

Bullocks

Base price wrote: »

The two sets of tags arrived from Mullinahone this morning

They must like you ! Happy tagging

Bodacious

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Handy alright, if you can get them to drink while cow is still down. I tried it myself last week but he just would not drink for me. As soon as cow is up, he latches on and drinks away.

I was just cheating to get my bed ... I put them both standing before I left though !

Had a quick look at him this morning And he had dried out a lovely hairy yellow lad Lm X CH .... Might put CH X on card! . Heifer has lovely udder for 75% white CH ... I'm delighted with her

Limestone Cowboy

limo_100 wrote: »

same as the lads had a charolais heifer last year swelling up with all the feeding in desperate pain brought to the vet put her down i was sorry after i waited 5days to put her down i felt abit cruel for waiting so long, if the plumbing is not there then its never going to be

Ya my lad is fairly f*cked this evening. If he's still alive in the morning I'll bring him to the vets to be put down. Should probably have done it the first trip but vet wasn't 100% sure that was the cause of it. Not nice to look at him suffering.

Count Mondego

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya my lad is fairly f*cked this evening. If he's still alive in the morning I'll bring him to the vets to be put down. Should probably have done it the first trip but vet wasn't 100% sure that was the cause of it. Not nice to look at him suffering.

Had one myself a few weeks ago. Auld lad only ever had one other. Vet 'fished' him to borrow an electrical phrase and found that he was blocked about four inches back. Goodnight Irene.

I said

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya my lad is fairly f*cked this evening. If he's still alive in the morning I'll bring him to the vets to be put down. Should probably have done it the first trip but vet wasn't 100% sure that was the cause of it. Not nice to look at him suffering.

Would ya not end his misery tonight no point in the poor bastard suffering if the result is still the same tomorrow.

Milked out

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya my lad is fairly f*cked this evening. If he's still alive in the morning I'll bring him to the vets to be put down. Should probably have done it the first trip but vet wasn't 100% sure that was the cause of it. Not nice to look at him suffering.

Had one this year, vet said he sees a few every year. Drank his first feed had to tube the second one and then he looked full when I went to give him the third. Vet was saying when its only mucus in back passage and no dung most likely intestine wasn't developed fully.

Buford T. Justice XIX

The children of the small farmer inherited the earth, from the Indo...


http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/david-mcwilliams/the-children-of-the-small-farmer-inherited-the-earth-31057287.html

I can't say i disagree with any of it, tbh.

Bullocks

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

The children of the small farmer inherited the earth, from the Indo...


http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/david-mcwilliams/the-children-of-the-small-farmer-inherited-the-earth-31057287.html

I can't say i disagree with any of it, tbh.

Good read

blue5000

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

The children of the small farmer inherited the earth, from the Indo...


http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/david-mcwilliams/the-children-of-the-small-farmer-inherited-the-earth-31057287.html

I can't say i disagree with any of it, tbh.

+1

smart feckers, a lot of them round here don't even farm it themselves, just have it set. Landlords again after 3 generations

Farrell

Can't remember, was it a 2p coin that you could put on the end of a 1/2" Heavy Gauge fitting to cap it. Think a €2 coin can work too, but if pressure too strong the centre can pop

A cow called Daisy

Farrell wrote: »

Can't remember, was it a 2p coin that you could put on the end of a 1/2" Heavy Gauge fitting to cap it. Think a €2 coin can work too, but if pressure too strong the centre can pop

That's serious inflation
Though I have used a 50cent piece and it worked...... yea...a mean cavan bas***d.

Nekarsulm

Yep, 2p coin. Have a handful in a jar for that purpose!

Farrell

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yep, 2p coin. Have a handful in a jar for that purpose!

Was thinking you would alright.:p

Thanks it's being (probably 20) years since I've had to stop supply, generally it's replacing olives to maintain supply.:(

Daisy isn't that why Cavan land is so valuable, it's full of money (well on the water pipes);)

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

I hear through the grape vine that mchale are going to develop their own range of tedders rakes and mowers. Be some lineup they'll have then

I heard they were testing the mowers last summer :eek:

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

I heard they were testing the mowers last summer :eek:

The brother in law won't be happy in the malone camp

lakill Farm

Reggie. wrote: »

The brother in law won't be happy in the malone camp

did you hear they were testing them last year?

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

did you hear they were testing them last year?

Nope but there's serious talk about it now. Might be plenty of tests this year

freedominacup

Reggie. wrote: »

Nope but there's serious talk about it now. Might be plenty of tests this year

In fairness to them if even five percent of lotto wins made a fraction of the contribution that one did there'd be a lot of areas of the country doing well.

whelan2

so are sinn fein in trouble this time? They fairly got a tough land after the highs of their conference last weekend

Kovu

Anyone listening to the lady on Joe Finnegan now? She sound like the epitome of the Social Welfare society. Giving out that her payment is cut because she refused to go to a course due to no transport being provided for her and she didn't want to pay €7 for a bus every day. (No kids, just her and her husband, who is also on the social!)

whelan2

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yep, 2p coin. Have a handful in a jar for that purpose!

have them for aldi, handy way of making money, someone who doesnt have the 2 euro coin hands you 2 euro in change you give them the 2p and you are gone before they realise that its only 2p:)

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

have them for aldi, handy way of making money, someone who doesnt have the 2 euro coin hands you 2 euro in change you give them the 2p and you are gone before they realise that its only 2p:)

:eek: shame on you

You sure you don't hail from cavan

Suckler

Kovu wrote: »

Anyone listening to the lady on Joe Finnegan now? She sound like the epitome of the Social Welfare society. Giving out that her payment is cut because she refused to go to a course due to no transport being provided for her and she didn't want to pay €7 for a bus every day. (No kids, just her and her husband, who is also on the social!)

Listening in to Joe Finnegan was your first mistake. I don't know where he gets the headcases sometimes for that show. It's a sad indictment for rural Ireland sometimes listening to that show.

Charliebull

anyone come across a dwarf calf, perfect body and head, legs far too short, so much so the head was coming out before the legs, had a job to get head in and the legs out first, the back legs are badly hooked in under the calf so it cant stand up

is the the bullet or has anyone any miracle cures

whelan2

Suckler wrote: »

Listening in to Joe Finnegan was your first mistake. I don't know where he gets the headcases sometimes for that show. It's a sad indictment for rural Ireland sometimes listening to that show.

what station is he on?

CowMeister

Charliebull wrote: »

anyone come across a dwarf calf, perfect body and head, legs far too short, so much so the head was coming out before the legs, had a job to get head in and the legs out first, the back legs are badly hooked in under the calf so it cant stand up

is the the bullet or has anyone any miracle cures

Had a dwarf calf 2 years ago. Same story as yours couldn't stand for a while but was perfectly healthy. Eventually her legs grew not fully mind but her back legs were a bit stiff. She looked weird now in fairness but she did really well. So much so I'm having her for dinner today.

Charliebull

CowMeister wrote: »

Had a dwarf calf 2 years ago. Same story as yours couldn't stand for a while but was perfectly healthy. Eventually her legs grew not fully mind but her back legs were a bit stiff. She looked weird now in fairness but she did really well. So much so I'm having her for dinner today.

so stick with the little girl so
, had to prop her on a bale of hay last night and latch her onto cow, she suckled fcuk all really, will try her again this evening

yea she would do for dinner so,

Nekarsulm

whelan2 wrote: »

what station is he on?

Shannonside/Northern Sound.
One of the most irritating stations & presenters in the known galaxy. Imagine every cliché and imbecile remark and catchphrase ever to come out of rural Ireland, and you're halfway there.
In fact, imagine Richie Kavanagh after a blow to the head.
I refuse to shop in places that have him on in the background.

farmersfriend

Charliebull wrote: »

anyone come across a dwarf calf, perfect body and head, legs far too short, so much so the head was coming out before the legs, had a job to get head in and the legs out first, the back legs are badly hooked in under the calf so it cant stand up

is the the bullet or has anyone any miracle cures

Have a calf here at minute, back legs way too short and front ones bending way back in under him. Had an awful time trying to figure out which bit was which as he came backwards. Can't stand and probably won't, but he's so healthy otherwise you would feel sorry for him. He's trying his best to get on his feet.

Charliebull

farmersfriend wrote: »

Have a calf here at minute, back legs way too short and front ones bending way back in under him. Had an awful time trying to figure out which bit was which as he came backwards. Can't stand and probably won't, but he's so healthy otherwise you would feel sorry for him. He's trying his best to get on his feet.

yea, will give girl a few days of TLC to see if she can get to standing and suckling, otherwise..............

tanko

whelan2 wrote: »

what station is he on?

Northern Sound, more commonly known as Northern Shi#e.

Kovu

Suckler wrote: »

Listening in to Joe Finnegan was your first mistake. I don't know where he gets the headcases sometimes for that show. It's a sad indictment for rural Ireland sometimes listening to that show.

Wasn't me that had it on! It's a religion in this house for the parents to listen to him so can hear him prattling away in the background.

@Charliebull, yea I had one blue dwarf off SFL, didn't stand for a few days and would only suck one front teat. Broke my heart teaching her how to suck, it took many many days of frustration. Stood her up every couple of hours at first and held her to allow the muscles to strengthen, had no square bales to hand at the time.

Was a delight watching the gimpy little thing wander under the electric fence into the meadow and eat all she wanted while the rest of the cattle watched her in disgust

Reggie.

Ok folks I know this is a how long is a piece of string question but.....

What weight would you think is a bale of silage. As in its heaviest possible weight within reason

800kg????

Kovu

Fcuk load and a half.