Chit chat number nein

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

Someone couldn't wait for advent

It was mice

Say my name

whelan2 wrote: »

Someone couldn't wait for advent

Move away from that fairly lively.

You could be ending up on After Hours with the words chocolate cctv Tesco and court case in the title.

_Brian

Did the beef protest yesterday get much of a turnout ?

I didn’t hear any mention on the radio news, was it covered much on the 9 news on RT

Nekarsulm

About 300, I'm told. More TV coverage to the "housing march" a few hours later.

Hard Knocks

Is the DNA / Genomics testing for ICBF just to prove parentage is correct?
And ratings are given based upon them.

It doesn’t confirm actual trait values?

TITANIUM.

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Is the DNA / Genomics testing for ICBF just to prove parentage is correct?
And ratings are given based upon them.

It doesn’t confirm actual trait values?

Apparently it does. So twin heifer calves off a great 5star cow could come back different after genotyping. Because 1 may have more of the desirable maternal traits then the other.

Lady Haywire

Clear herd test thankfully. Always get worried when any show lumps

TITANIUM.

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Clear herd test thankfully. Always get worried when any show lumps

I'm the same I'd have myself convinced I'm on the way down. Always try to remember the top lump is grand. Up for heaven down for hell.

Lady Haywire

TITANIUM. wrote: »

I'm the same I'd have myself convinced I'm on the way down. Always try to remember the top lump is grand. Up for heaven down for hell.

Had one with lumps on both, hence me stressing. Vet marked her number too, will be chop for her if she shows anything next year :pac:
Got a heifer dipped that I was waiting to come into heat for the last 2 months, surprise surprise, she's 3 months incalf. Never seen her leave or a bull come in so it's one of three contenders unless she had a very fun filled, action packed night!

blue5000

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Had one with lumps on both, hence me stressing. Vet marked her number too, will be chop for her if she shows anything next year :pac:
Got a heifer dipped that I was waiting to come into heat for the last 2 months, surprise surprise, she's 3 months incalf. Never seen her leave or a bull come in so it's one of three contenders unless she had a very fun filled, action packed night!

No harm to dream I suppose.:eek:

Lady Haywire

blue5000 wrote: »

No harm to dream I suppose.:eek:

I'm assuming she did cause it nearly had to be her sneaked away, mains fences both sides but one could be a tad high & she could go under.

blue5000

Good few of our younger cows didn't go in calf during the drought. We scanned a bit earlier than usual as fodder is tight. Might scan just the empties again as we had a decent ch weanling running with them for a week or so.

148multi

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Had one with lumps on both, hence me stressing. Vet marked her number too, will be chop for her if she shows anything next year :pac:
Got a heifer dipped that I was waiting to come into heat for the last 2 months, surprise surprise, she's 3 months incalf. Never seen her leave or a bull come in so it's one of three contenders unless she had a very fun filled, action packed night!

Did she pop in to carrick any night.

Lady Haywire

148multi wrote: »

Did she pop in to carrick any night.

She might have!! Was fairly sure she was incalf, just needed confirmation as she put up a bit of frame in the last month or so, got quieter too.
CH or LM in her now anyway, & me looking at nice easy calving lims for her. Harlot.

Say my name

There's a programme about Lyme disease on RTE tonight.

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/lifestyle/rt-set-to-broadcast-living-with-lyme-disease-by-kerry-filmmakers-37354822.html

There was a neighbour of mine diagnosed with lyme disease way back when.
He was in hospital for months till a junior doctor who did a stint in the States recognized what it was.
Anyways it's on tonight.

whelan2

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Clear herd test thankfully. Always get worried when any show lumps

Dont look for lumps. You'll only be worrying

marathon

How much per hour generally for hedge cutting have good bit get done?

Grueller

marathon wrote: »

How much per hour generally for hedge cutting have good bit get done?

I'm paying €40 including VAT. Good operator and does a lot in an hour.

marathon

Grueller wrote: »

I'm paying €40 including VAT. Good operator and does a lot in an hour.

Payed a lad 45 cash an hour dis evening thought it bit pricey but maybe I wrong no vat in dat

Reggie.

marathon wrote: »

Payed a lad 45 cash an hour dis evening thought it bit pricey but maybe I wrong no vat in dat

Flail or saw

Lady Haywire

whelan2 wrote: »

Dont look for lumps. You'll only be worrying

I know but it's hard to miss them on my big blonde, no hair on her to hide them :pac:
Wasn't even at home today to worry over them as much as I normally would so was checking the phone every five mins to see if Dad had texted!

Burning Tires

marathon wrote: »

Payed a lad 45 cash an hour dis evening thought it bit pricey but maybe I wrong no vat in dat

€50/hour inc Vat through the books here

marathon

Reggie. wrote: »

Flail or saw

Flail

Reggie.

marathon wrote: »

Flail

I think claim around here is €40 to €45 and saw is €50

marathon

Reggie. wrote: »

I think claim around here is €40 to €45 and saw is €50

Not to bad so cheers

CHOPS01

TG4

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

I think claim around here is €40 to €45 and saw is €50

I'm giving €50 +vat here for flail but he has a flailhead with two flails in it and absolutely flies along,

Grueller

wrangler wrote: »

I'm giving €50 +vat here for flail but he has a flailhead with two flails in it and absolutely flies along,

Thats the crux of the issue. One lad will be dear at €35 while the next might be cheap at €55.

Water John

If the fella wants cash in hand, it's always dear as for you it comes from your after tax income, madness.
All quotes should be incl of VAT, if relevant, AFAIK.

Limestone Cowboy

Heard a strange one today. There is a house locally that was built maybe ten years ago, not fully finished. Roof on Windows in but no door fitted. They started working on it again recently and had a visit from the npws saying they would need a licence to seal up the house because there had been bats inside. Do they have that much authority to snoop around in an on going building site like that? I know what id have been telling them but maybe I'd have been wrong. Getting ridiculous on SAC ground around here now. Can't put in a water trough or hang a gate without their permission.

Odelay

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Heard a strange one today. There is a house locally that was built maybe ten years ago, not fully finished. Roof on Windows in but no door fitted. They started working on it again recently and had a visit from the npws saying they would need a licence to seal up the house because there had been bats inside. Do they have that much authority to snoop around in an on going building site like that? I know what id have been telling them but maybe I'd have been wrong. Getting ridiculous on SAC ground around here now. Can't put in a water trough or hang a gate without their permission.

I'd have thought that a persons right to shelter trumps that of a bat...

foxy farmer

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Heard a strange one today. There is a house locally that was built maybe ten years ago, not fully finished. Roof on Windows in but no door fitted. They started working on it again recently and had a visit from the npws saying they would need a licence to seal up the house because there had been bats inside. Do they have that much authority to snoop around in an on going building site like that? I know what id have been telling them but maybe I'd have been wrong. Getting ridiculous on SAC ground around here now. Can't put in a water trough or hang a gate without their permission.

This country is getting very fond of bureaucracy.

Reggie.

Odelay wrote: »

I'd have thought that a persons right to shelter trumps that of a bat...

God only knows

_Brian

Odelay wrote: »

I'd have thought that a persons right to shelter trumps that of a bat...

I suppose they are a protected species, they were allowed establish on this spot over a period of time and it is an offence to disturb their nests.
https://www.batconservationireland.org/irish-bats/protection-law

Limestone Cowboy

_Brian wrote: »

I suppose they are a protected species, they were allowed establish on this spot over a period of time and it is an offence to disturb their nests.
https://www.batconservationireland.org/irish-bats/protection-law

Id have no problem with the bats. They must have been in the house to know they were there. I'd like to know if they were entitled to have gone into it at any stage and I'd doubt they were.

Limestone Cowboy

foxy farmer wrote: »

This country is getting very fond of bureaucracy.

Ah its keeping someone in a job ticking boxes.

Pidae.m

Obviously my favourite bat is a Shikaka albino bat.

ganmo

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Id have no problem with the bats. They must have been in the house to know they were there. I'd like to know if they were entitled to have gone into it at any stage and I'd doubt they were.

I don’t think they’d have to go into the house, they’d jus need to see the bats coming out of it around dusk

Lady Haywire

Pidae.m wrote: »

Obviously my favourite bat is a Shikaka albino bat.

I love that film. Used to go around the place screeching SHI-KA-KAAAAA at each other

Pidae.m

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I love that film. Used to go around the place screeching SHI-KA-KAAAAA at each other

Or.....Chicagooooo

148multi

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Heard a strange one today. There is a house locally that was built maybe ten years ago, not fully finished. Roof on Windows in but no door fitted. They started working on it again recently and had a visit from the npws saying they would need a licence to seal up the house because there had been bats inside. Do they have that much authority to snoop around in an on going building site like that? I know what id have been telling them but maybe I'd have been wrong. Getting ridiculous on SAC ground around here now. Can't put in a water trough or hang a gate without their permission.

Farmer / business man near me knocked an old stone building, wouldn't fit a car in it. Npws prosecuted him, hefty single farm payment x 3 years 100% penalty, plus court fine and legal fees, he won't have too many dinners out of the change of 300k. And in the middle of nowhere.

Reggie.

148multi wrote: »

Farmer / business man near me knocked an old stone building, wouldn't fit a car in it. Npws prosecuted him, hefty single farm payment x 3 years 100% penalty, plus court fine and legal fees, he won't have too many dinners out of the change of 300k. And in the middle of nowhere.

Tramps

Birdnuts

In defence of Bats each one eats 3000 midges a night!!. In the case mentioned here the bats aren't hibernating and have finished breeding so it should be easy enough to exclude them from that dwelling once they emerge in the evening. They will quickly find another home in hollow trees or sheds nearby

Lady Haywire

Unreal amount of bats around here these nights, I always try to walk around 8/9 pm and there's loads of them swooping in front of the headlamp.

Birdnuts

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Unreal amount of bats around here these nights, I always try to walk around 8/9 pm and there's loads of them swooping in front of the headlamp.

I love seeing them - something thrillingly spooky about them despite being harmless yolks. A positive sign too in terms of the quality of the local environment

whelan2

Girls weren't allowed to stay in the ag college I went to. We stayed in houses up the road. Myself and another girl were going home in the dark on our bikes by the local graveyard and a bat became entangled in her hair....some screams

148multi

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Unreal amount of bats around here these nights, I always try to walk around 8/9 pm and there's loads of them swooping in front of the headlamp.

Seen a large slate roof refurbished for the trinity down your direction, full of bats, funny thing all the dead ones were between just two rafters.

Lady Haywire

148multi wrote: »

Seen a large slate roof refurbished for the trinity down your direction, full of bats, funny thing all the dead ones were between just two rafters.

I'm lost :pac: Church?

Nekarsulm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Id have no problem with the bats. They must have been in the house to know they were there. I'd like to know if they were entitled to have gone into it at any stage and I'd doubt they were.

Batwatch Ireland organise dusk meetings to explore for colonies of bats. They have also been doing a kind of mass observation project, where volunteers pick grid references from a map of Ireland and pledge to survey them.
They will loan you an ultrasonic reciever/amplifier to listen to the bats when found ( or you can buy them for about 80 euro) and tberefore determine the species.
Someone must have surveyed that house as part of their area (usually a couple of townlands in size), logged bats there and then reported when builders moved back in.

148multi

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'm lost :pac: Church?

Well you weren't lost for long 😉 ⭐⭐⭐