Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

Kovu · 27-09-2015 10:18pm

Farrell wrote: »

Suppose get factory quote, bring to the mart, if getting less than factory - transport to factory, it could pay to visit Ballyduff.

She'd lose a lot of weight in transport, back home, then back transporting again. An agent that's known for cows perhaps, if you know they're honest :rolleyes:

Miname · 27-09-2015 10:23pm

Kovu wrote: »

She'd lose a lot of weight in transport, back home, then back transporting again. An agent that's known for cows perhaps, if you know they're honest :rolleyes:

An honest agent, is there such a thing?

Kovu · 27-09-2015 11:31pm

Miname wrote: »

An honest agent, is there such a thing?

I know a couple . But only cause I worked with them for years :rolleyes:

tanko · 28-09-2015 1:04pm

On-Dit bull with his mother (TKO x OEI), 5 months old there.

patsy_mccabe · 28-09-2015 2:25pm

tanko wrote: »

On-Dit bull with his mother (TKO x OEI), 5 months old there.

Nice. Is he purebred?

tanko · 28-09-2015 2:33pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Nice. Is he purebred?

No, 90% lim with a bit of FR and HE in him. He'd be nicer if he was a she.

patsy_mccabe · 28-09-2015 8:12pm

Our old muck spreader. We bought this second hand in the late 80's. A good wash and a bit of black oil goes a long way.

Reggie. · 28-09-2015 8:27pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Our old muck spreader. We bought this second hand in the late 80's. A good wash and a bit of black oil goes a long way.

Ya wouldn't think it was from the 80s. It's a credit to ya

mayota · 28-09-2015 8:58pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Our old muck spreader. We bought this second hand in the late 80's. A good wash and a bit of black oil goes a long way.

Very well done on keeping her so fresh.

GERMAN ROCKS · 28-09-2015 10:32pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Our old muck spreader. We bought this second hand in the late 80's. A good wash and a bit of black oil goes a long way.

howard were great spreaders to through it out fast. had chains at four angles rather than just two angles on most.

CloughCasey1 · 29-09-2015 8:21am

Reggie. wrote: »

Ya wouldn't think it was from the 80s. It's a credit to ya

Do ya wash after every use or when finished for the year and lather on the burnt oil inside the drum?

patsy_mccabe · 29-09-2015 9:00am

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Do ya wash after every use or when finished for the year and lather on the burnt oil inside the drum?

We have used it every year since we got it. About 15 hours every year. It gets cleaned then with a power washer, allowed to dry, bearings greased and then the whole thing covered in black oil. The oil will stain in dry into it. I'm convinced that were it not for the oil, the whole thing would be well rusted by now.
I replaced the bearings 2 years ago and last night I had to take a link of some of the chains as the weights on the chain ends were starting to touch the barrel. It's such a simple machine the only way it can fail is from rust.
My uncle still tells me how he spotted it on the side of the road down in Cork and told my Dad about it. Farmer selling it wanted to buy a bigger one.

Reggie. · 29-09-2015 9:03am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

We have used it every year since we got it. About 15 hours every year. It gets cleaned then with a power washer, allowed to dry, bearings greased and then the whole thing covered in black oil. The oil will stain in dry into it. I'm convinced that were it not for the oil, the whole thing would be well rusted by now.
I replaced the bearings 2 years ago and last night I had to take a link of some of the chains as the weights on the chain ends were starting to touch the barrel. It's such a simple machine the only way it can fail is from rust.
My uncle still tells me how he spotted it on the side of the road down in Cork and told my Dad about it. Farmer selling it wanted to buy a bigger one.

We've a large one here the FIL is selling on. Marshell 8 or 10m3 I think. Think he is mad to sell it on. Be shocking handy

Limestone Cowboy · 29-09-2015 9:52am

Had this sight to greet me when I went herding yesterday evening. Had his back passage put out so had to get vet to put it back in and stitch it. Paralysed on a back leg aswell so still down

patsy_mccabe · 29-09-2015 9:58am

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Had this sight to greet me when I went herding yesterday evening. Had his back passage put out so had to get vet to put it back in and stitch it. Paralysed on a back leg aswell so still down

The joys of farming in the Burren eh. How long do you reckon he was there?

Limofarmer · 29-09-2015 9:58am

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Had this sight to greet me when I went herding yesterday evening. Had his back passage put out so had to get vet to put it back in and stitch it. Paralysed on a back leg aswell so still down

Hope he is all right . That's hard luck . Was it existing an hole or did it just open up under him

Limestone Cowboy · 29-09-2015 10:05am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The joys of farming in the Burren eh. How long do you reckon he was there?

He could have been there with a day or two, sickner.

Limestone Cowboy · 29-09-2015 10:08am

Limofarmer wrote: »

Hope he is all right . That's hard luck . Was it existing an hole or did it just open up under him

It's a low lying bit of land beside the source of a stream and there are loads of holes like that in it where the water comes up through in a flood and feeds the stream. I have filled a lot of them with stones but new ones just open up then.

Reggie. · 29-09-2015 10:08am

That's a right sinkhole right there

ZETOR_IS_BETTER · 29-09-2015 10:28am

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

He could have been there with a day or two, sickner.

Hope he recovers for you Lc

Jimlh86 · 29-09-2015 2:25pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Had this sight to greet me when I went herding yesterday evening. Had his back passage put out so had to get vet to put it back in and stitch it. Paralysed on a back leg aswell so still down

Ah god I hate to see things like that happen! Just pure bad luck. Hopefully he'll come through it ok.

Base price · 29-09-2015 6:23pm

LC - How is the calf now. I hope he is rallying.

High bike · 29-09-2015 8:46pm

That's rough ,shocking stress on the animal,hope he's ok

Limestone Cowboy · 29-09-2015 11:55pm

High bike wrote: »

That's rough ,shocking stress on the animal,hope he's ok

I don't like the firk of him now, eyes sunk and ears hanging. After giving him a feed of milk and eggs and he won't pick grass. If he's no better in the morning I think he's a job for the vet to be put down

Kovu · 30-09-2015 12:13pm

Have you given him a dose of glucose? Might perk him up a bit.

Limestone Cowboy · 30-09-2015 2:55pm

Kovu wrote: »

Have you given him a dose of glucose? Might perk him up a bit.

Ya I had, he was thrown over dying this morning so had to get a neighbour to shoot him.

Parishlad · 30-09-2015 3:31pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya I had, he was thrown over dying this morning so had to get a neighbour to shoot him.

Sorry to hear that LC. It's very hard to see an animal go like that!

White Clover · 30-09-2015 3:48pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya I had, he was thrown over dying this morning so had to get a neighbour to shoot him.

I reckon it's the shock that they don't recover from. Very hard to be looking at them suffering.

ALANC81 · 30-09-2015 6:28pm

Sorry to hear that LC it's hart breaking when something like that happens.

Limestone Cowboy · 02-10-2015 8:00pm

Scrub clearing today before and after.

Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

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