Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Username John

tanko wrote: »

Isn't the number of children with asthma increasing being blamed on a lack of fresh air in moden houses which are too well insulated.

hmmm, Is that actually proven? I am doubtful about it...

Sure isn't indoor plumbing that the cause of the increase in crime over the last century.
Crime has gone up consistently over the last 100 years - and what else has gone up - yep, more houses getting indoor plumbing.... co-incidence... I think not...

Kovu

Username John wrote: »

hmmm, Is that actually proven? I am doubtful about it...

Sure isn't indoor plumbing that the cause of the increase in crime over the last century.
Crime has gone up consistently over the last 100 years - and what else has gone up - yep, more houses getting indoor plumbing.... co-incidence... I think not...

Spurious correlations?

Username John

Kovu wrote: »

Spurious correlations?

lies, damn lies, and statistics!

KatyMac

tanko wrote: »

Isn't the number of children with asthma increasing being blamed on a lack of fresh air in moden houses which are too well insulated.

I've 2 asthmatic children and live in a house that you can actually see the floor covering in the bathroom lift on a stormy night, so I think draughts are aplenty! House is 200+ years old! And looks every day of it.

On a similar topic: for the first 3 Christmases of my eldest girl's life we ended up in Casualty. She fell down the stairs (God knows how as she was hardly able to crawl, and the gate was in place) that was Christmas Day evening - black eyes and squished nose. Next year on Christmas Eve she plastered herself against the corner of a bookshelf - black eyes and the following year Stephen's afternoon she fell and broke her arm playing football with her grandfather.
Casualty at that time of the year is a sight to behold!

Buford T. Justice XIX

Quick question for those sending cattle to the factory.

I got the cheque this morning for 2 cows and there is a column marked Fluke and the result for both cows is nil.

Does this mean that both livers were fluke-free?

Milked out

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Quick question for those sending cattle to the factory.

I got the cheque this morning for 2 cows and there is a column marked Fluke and the result for both cows is nil.

Does this mean that both livers were fluke-free?

Any I send to bandon are either a for active c for cured or nil which I assume was none there

blue5000

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Quick question for those sending cattle to the factory.

I got the cheque this morning for 2 cows and there is a column marked Fluke and the result for both cows is nil.

Does this mean that both livers were fluke-free?

yes

MickeyShtyles

Just finished up planting 2,600-ish kale plants.
Some craic now in sept-oct!!

KatW4

Boyfriend woke up at around 4am and ran to the window. He phoned his dad and said a tractor and low loader had gone flying into the neighbours farm (who happen to be on holidays). Out he flies,into the jeep and down the road to see what was going on. He came back 5 minutes later. Turns out it was the milk lorry! I nearly killed him for waking me up over nothing!

Buford T. Justice XIX

Jaysus, whose cornflakes did i p*ss on?

I just got notified of a cross compliance inspection on thursday:mad:

Reggie.

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out. Left stuff for me but kinda gave me the impression it doesn't look good. The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope. His parting words were where's there's life there's hope.

Keep thinking I should have done or noticed something sooner

MickeyShtyles

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Jaysus, whose cornflakes did i p*ss on?

I just got notified of a cross compliance inspection on thursday:mad:

Not mine, I'm a cocopops man!

Kovu

Reggie. wrote: »

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out. Left stuff for me but kinda gave me the impression it doesn't look good. The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope. His parting words were where's there's life there's hope.

Keep thinking I should have done or noticed something sooner

Ah crud. Sorry to hear that Reg. Don't be kicking yourself over it, it's something that anyone can miss as it sets in so quickly. Never give up hope though!

orm0nd

Reggie. wrote: »

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out. Left stuff for me but kinda gave me the impression it doesn't look good. The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope. His parting words were where's there's life there's hope.

Keep thinking I should have done or noticed something sooner

he needs fluids , is he on a iv drip ?

bogman_bass

Reggie. wrote: »

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out. Left stuff for me but kinda gave me the impression it doesn't look good. The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope. His parting words were where's there's life there's hope.

Keep thinking I should have done or noticed something sooner

Probably not. Ecoli comes so quick its hard to catch in time. Don't beat yourself up over this one

Reggie.

orm0nd wrote: »

he needs fluids , is he on a iv drip ?

Vet said he gave him all he could this am. On duty today so not around today. Nothing more can be done till the morning anyways till the next round of injections according to the vet

tanko

Reggie. wrote: »

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out. Left stuff for me but kinda gave me the impression it doesn't look good. The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope. His parting words were where's there's life there's hope.

Keep thinking I should have done or noticed something sooner

I lost a 14 month old heifer with Meningitis last week, saw her at 3pm one day not a bother on her, the next morning she was in a drain completely blind and couldn't stand up, eat or drink when I took her out. Treated her for three days with no improvement and decided to put her out of her misery.
I keep thinking if I'd looked at her that night would I have saved her but as my vet said "there's no point beating yourself up like that".

Muckit

Reggie. wrote: »

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out.....The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope.

God you have a great vet there.

AP2014

Reggie. wrote: »

one of the calves has gone down with suspected ecoli again. Vet was out. Left stuff for me but kinda gave me the impression it doesn't look good. The fact he wouldn't charge me makes me think there's little hope. His parting words were where's there's life there's hope.

Keep thinking I should have done or noticed something sooner

These things happen with calves, they can be a tricky game. You can't be with them 24/7. Hope for the best and that the rest stay healthy.

Reggie.

Muckit wrote: »

God you have a great vet there.

He's a neighbour that is a vet about 50 years so knows all the tricks. I always tip the grandson a few euro when he is with him on a callout. Firm believer in karma. Hoping it will smile on me in the coming days

Reggie.

AP2014 wrote: »

These things happen with calves, they can be a tricky game. You can't be with them 24/7. Hope for the best and that the rest stay healthy.

The rest thankfully are flying ahead and not a bother. This fella was fine one week and a little off for a few days only to be fine again. That is till he nose dived yesterday

Jb1989

AP2014 wrote: »

These things happen with calves, they can be a tricky game. You can't be with them 24/7. Hope for the best and that the rest stay healthy.

+1

farmersfriend

KatW4 wrote: »

Boyfriend woke up at around 4am and ran to the window. He phoned his dad and said a tractor and low loader had gone flying into the neighbours farm (who happen to be on holidays). Out he flies,into the jeep and down the road to see what was going on. He came back 5 minutes later. Turns out it was the milk lorry! I nearly killed him for waking me up over nothing!

Can't beat good neighbours

orm0nd

Reggie. wrote: »

Vet said he gave him all he could this am. On duty today so not around today. Nothing more can be done till the morning anyways till the next round of injections according to the vet

you can do no more ,

good luck with him

orm0nd

sorry if this is posted already

any shortish female with own teeth that knows her cows available on 25th sept.

http://www.donedeal.co.uk/weddingtransport-wanted/wedding-partner/9829017

Kovu

orm0nd wrote: »

sorry if this is posted already

any shortish female with own teeth that knows her cows available on 25th sept.

http://www.donedeal.co.uk/weddingtransport-wanted/wedding-partner/9829017

I'm too tall
Similar happened me before though, was at a horse sale chatting away to people and one lad I'd just met asked if I'd go to a wedding with him the following week as he was short a partner for it. Great night out! Possibly should have mentioned the tattoos to him before he seen me in a dress though :pac:

whelan2

dried off some cows this evening, when dosing them we normally stop them 1 by one in crush gate and use dosing hook. Didnt catch any of them in the gate , did them all through the side of the crush , took a fraction of the time and no cursing

visatorro

whelan2 wrote:

dried off some cows this evening, when dosing them we normally stop them 1 by one in crush gate and use dosing hook. Didnt catch any of them in the gate , did them all through the side of the crush , took a fraction of the time and no cursing

would you not give them a bolus when drying off? find it a good job here the last few years

whelan2

visatorro wrote: »

would you not give them a bolus when drying off? find it a good job here the last few years

whats the bolus for? did them with albex there and will do them with with zanil at calving

visatorro

just a top up of minerals

whelan2

visatorro wrote: »

just a top up of minerals

the mayo health care one?

Kovu

Oo-er matron

Leitrim make the top ten in something. Woohoo!

Bullocks

Kovu wrote: »

Oo-er matron

Leitrim make the top ten in something. Woohoo!

We are very respectable here in Galway .
I wish I was interviewed for that poll ! Could have skewed the results a bit

MsGiggles

Is it bad to be at number 1....!!

Bullocks

MsGiggles wrote: »

Is it bad to be at number 1....!!

No , that's the best place to be . Although I wouldn't like to be stuck in a cattle grid too long with all them randy people in the county !

Count Mondego

whelan2 wrote: »

dried off some cows this evening, when dosing them we normally stop them 1 by one in crush gate and use dosing hook. Didnt catch any of them in the gate , did them all through the side of the crush , took a fraction of the time and no cursing

How do you keep their heads up? My bitches would drop the head and spit it all out.

MsGiggles

Bullocks wrote: »

No , that's the best place to be . Although I wouldn't like to be stuck in a cattle grid too long with all them randy people in the county !

Well played B ! Could I count on you to try and save me !?!?!

Bullocks

MsGiggles wrote: »

Well played B ! Could I count on you to try and save me !?!?!

Maybe , I would have to get under the leg to see what I could do !

MsGiggles

Bullocks wrote: »

Maybe , I would have to get under the leg to see what I could do !

Oh no bother there is a 2 foot clearance there !!

Bullocks

MsGiggles wrote: »

Oh no bother there is a 2 foot clearance there !!

I'd have to go on my back to work it so !

MsGiggles

Bullocks wrote: »

I'd have to go on my back to work it so !

Sure we're used to that craic down here in number 1 county !

Bullocks

MsGiggles wrote: »

Sure we're used to that craic down here in number 1 county !

It would be an education for me to travel I'd say

MsGiggles

Bullocks wrote: »

It would be an education for me to travel I'd say

You never know unless you go !

PS...how long before ya get here, my leg can't hack a full night trapped !!;)

Bullocks

MsGiggles wrote: »

You never know unless you go !

PS...how long before ya get here, my leg can't hack a full night trapped !!;)

I can hardly find my way out of the village not to mind find somewhere in the southern hemisphere, start chewing it off before the badgers get you !

Kovu

MsGiggles

Kovu wrote: »

Point taken ! I'll start chewing !

Genghis Cant

Getting hot in here now..... And it ain't even Saturday night :-)

Bullocks

Kovu wrote: »

So we have a voyeur from the 3rd most randy county

Reggie.

What's all this talk of nibbling legs

Bullocks

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Getting hot in here now..... And it ain't even Saturday night :-)

It's hot alright , I'm down to my string vest and straw hat