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

Reggie.

just do it wrote: »

Where are the mods to put the brakes on chit chat in the photo thread?

Don't worry I pulled them on it :P

Zr105

Reggie. wrote: »

Don't worry I pulled them on it :P

Did the cable snap or did ya not pull them on hard enough?

Reggie.

Zr105 wrote: »

Did the cable snap or did ya not pull them on hard enough?

Oh Chinese steel.....what can I say

greysides

Zr105 wrote: »

Did the cable snap or did ya not pull them on hard enough?

You need to give a moderate pull.

Brown Podzol

Reggie. wrote: »

Get down from that height...you'll bloody kill yourself

It's not the fall that will kill you. It's the sudden stop when you hit the ground.:D

sandydan

.Kovu. wrote: »

Sweaty feet? Athletes foot perhaps?
Bluestone would definitely cure that............
Anyhow, got a nice gash on my shoulder yesterday from an unfiled part of steel in our crush. Time for a tetanus shot!

didn't think tetanus shot required for steel jab, my GP insisted i get 3 shots to protect me from dog bites said covered for 10 years booster shot required after 3 i think or is it 5,bloody dogs and cats too.maybe atheletes foot would be common years ago lads lived in wellies to do most work.know fella and if he took shoes off hed empty Croke Park in jiffy

Mad4simmental

Is this Red Clover???

Sorry for the bad picture.

Muckit

Reggie. wrote: »

I can picture Kovu in the bed now covering her head with the pillow...GO AWAY GO AWAY

......and not knowing the difference between an ear and a horn

ganmo

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Is this Red Clover???

Sorry for the bad picture.

Could be lucerne. Where ya see it?

Mad4simmental

ganmo wrote: »

Could be lucerne. Where ya see it?

In Laois, never seen it before.

Dawggone

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Is this Red Clover???

Sorry for the bad picture.

Poor photo but deffo not luscerne.
My money would be on red clover.

mugsyy

trying to post a few photos and getting this message -

'You cannot post with images, URLs or attachments because you are a new user'

whats the story?

Kovu

mugsyy wrote: »

trying to post a few photos and getting this message -

'You cannot post with images, URLs or attachments because you are a new user'

whats the story?

I'm afraid you have to have 50 posts before you post an image. However if you PM me the links I can embed them for you.

mugsyy

.Kovu. wrote: »

I'm afraid you have to have 50 posts before you post an image. However if you PM me the links I can embed them for you.

And embedded for you- Kovu.


pm'd you there - thanks

Some reclamation / drainage ive been at since last year
Rushes before



Rushes after

I said

Plenty of twine spent on that good job

TITANIUM.

mugsyy wrote: »

And embedded for you- Kovu.


pm'd you there - thanks

Some reclamation / drainage ive been at since last year
Rushes before



Rushes after

Fair play to you Mugsyy, please god twill dry out nicely for you.
You'll have to let us know how you get on with it, Good man

Muckit

You're a while at it But then again all good things take time! l remember those top photos being posted before.

Did you stick the seed in yet or will you wait til spring?

just do it

Was it just the bottom end of a field? Fair deuce anyway, drainage is the only cure for rushes

mugsyy

Muckit wrote: »

You're a while at it But then again all good things take time! l remember those top photos being posted before.

Did you stick the seed in yet or will you wait til spring?

No didn't yet, have another problem to sort at the top end, hoping to seed in the spring Nice to get that end finished, was close to giving up a few times!!

mugsyy

just do it wrote: »

Was it just the bottom end of a field? Fair deuce anyway, drainage is the only cure for rushes

Yes it's the bottom end of the field and the field is at the bottom of a long hill. When I opened it up I found plenty of old stone drains which we're not working. I found the problem was the open drain in the neighbours field which hadn't been cleaned out in years After a bit of negotiation with the neighbour, rather than clean the open drain out, I pulled a new drain through his field and put a six inch pipe in it. I used the laser and I reckon it has lowered the water table by 18 inches. Once I got the out fall sorted the older drains started to run again and the three new ones should also help. Fingers crossed now it will stay dry when the wet weather returns!!

Reggie.

mugsyy wrote: »

Yes it's the bottom end of the field and the field is at the bottom of a long hill. When I opened it up I found plenty of old stone drains which we're not working. I found the problem was the open drain in the neighbours field which hadn't been cleaned out in years After a bit of negotiation with the neighbour, rather than clean the open drain out, I pulled a new drain through his field and put a six inch pipe in it. I used the laser and I reckon it has lowered the water table by 18 inches. Once I got the out fall sorted the older drains started to run again and the three new ones should also help. Fingers crossed now it will stay dry when the wet weather returns!!

Great job

Bodacious

BA x Ch



Not a great pic as she was picking a bit of meal and just weaned but she very fancy

Genghis and Kovu fans of BA x CH .. Might hold her for a bit as have another lovely Kilmoney Bruce also

Kovu

Ooooh, nice. She came out with lovely hair on. I'd also be the lunatic putting blue on her to breed the blonde legs out.


Because nobody loves hardship like a Kovu:pac:

Farrell

.Kovu. wrote: »

Ooooh, nice. She came out with lovely hair on. I'd also be the lunatic putting blue on her to breed the blonde legs out.


Because nobody loves hardship like a Kovu:pac:

Would a blue Cross not have very fine legs?

Kovu

Farrell wrote: »

Would a blue Cross not have very fine legs?

Yes but I mean the height. I don't mind fine bone in an animal, you don't get paid for the bone in a factory!

rangler1

.Kovu. wrote: »

Yes but I mean the height. I don't mind fine bone in an animal, you don't get paid for the bone in a factory!

unfortunately you do, we're not being paid on meat yield yet, bone's still in on the scales

Farrell

.Kovu. wrote: »

Yes but I mean the height. I don't mind fine bone in an animal, you don't get paid for the bone in a factory!

Factory no, mart yes.
But my fear would be sores from concrete.
Do agree would be nice cross

Kovu

Whoops where did I get that from then? That's just my preference for animals anyway, definitely more of an interest than any aspect of business potential apart from hopes of breeding show animals.

The Ch should give a blue better feet than a LM dam would though, from experience of the crosses here.

Farrell

I like them myself, remember years ago seeing an article in the fj, on a farmer in meath who crossed 3/4 limo with bb, & then crossed back LM / BB depending on last cross - exceptional calves. I remember thinking at the time, that's the type of stock I'd like to breed (could be not wanted now).
Saler is a good dam for the blue

Kovu

I know nothing about Salers:eek:

Our best breeders would have a mongrel breeding of Simmental/Br FR and about 1/2 or 3/4 Lim with that.