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Say my name wrote: »

These glorious sunsets are the result of the mountains being set ablaze this past week.
If there was no smoke in the air you wouldn't get these red sunsets. It's the particles in the air that the light bounces off and shows up.

Mt Leinster has been ablaze the last five days on and off. Wicklow I think it's everyday.

Even further afield Krakatoa erupted but I doubt that's any effect here yet.
The wildfires in the U.S. last year gave us some great sunsets that everyone noticed. Same with the fires in Portugal the smoke came up here too.

I don't think so. We had stunning sunsets last month and there wasn't any mountains on fire.

Actually Siobhan Ryan (Met Eireann) gives an excellent explanation here - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/why-are-we-having-such-spectacular-sunsets-it-s-all-down-to-the-light-1.4209069

Say my name

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I don't think so. We had stunning sunsets last month and there wasn't any mountains on fire.

Actually Siobhan Ryan (Met Eireann) gives an excellent explanation here - https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/why-are-we-having-such-spectacular-sunsets-it-s-all-down-to-the-light-1.4209069

Apologies. You're completely correct.

kollegeknight

Water John wrote: »

Yippee, clear TB test. Was a little concerned as all are bought in animals from 9 different herds.

Great. Always a relief.
As for the horns, my brother asked for them- he is into being self reliant etc so will see what he does with them.

whelan2

Oh used 2 horns off a bully cow that we skilled last week

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh used 2 horns off a bully cow that we skilled last week

Did ye boil out the core? My vet was saying some people locally use them as holy water fonts.

Brother wants them for gun powder horns- he doesn’t have muskets.

whelan2

kollegeknight wrote: »

Did ye boil out the core? My vet was saying some people locally use them as holy water fonts.

Brother wants them for gun powder horns- he doesn’t have muskets.

He washed them out with boiling water and put meat detail in them

Lime Tree Farm

In times past, large cow horns with the tip cut off, were used for dosing cattle. I have one belonging to an ancestor, it has the Landlord's initials imprinted on it.

kollegeknight

The run of bulls is truly over- a red limo heifer this evening. Still happy out. Have one black limo cow, one red and then two speckle parks left to calf.

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Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

In times past, large cow horns with the tip cut off, were used for dosing cattle. I have one belonging to an ancestor, it has the Landlord's initials imprinted on it.

What did they dose cattle with and what for in times past?

Genghis Cant

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

In times past, large cow horns with the tip cut off, were used for dosing cattle. I have one belonging to an ancestor, it has the Landlord's initials imprinted on it.

Around here I saw them used at the end of a handle on a slean. Finished it off nicely.

Lime Tree Farm

Say my name wrote: »

What did they dose cattle with and what for in times past?

No idea, but I have seen a similar one on display in a Palatine museum.

Say my name

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

No idea, but I have seen a similar one on display in a Palatine museum.

Maybe paraffin oil for bloat or something.

Albert Johnson

whelan2 wrote: »

Oh used 2 horns off a bully cow that we skilled last week

I'm always reminded of boss Hogg's Cadillac in the Duke's of Hazard when I see something like the above. You'd see some fine specimens going through the mart on occasion. I've already taken to wearing a cowboy hat as protection against the midday sun lately so I suppose a pair of horns mounted on the bonnet of the jeep could only finish off the look.

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Say my name wrote: »

Maybe paraffin oil for bloat or something.

+ Bluestone (copper sulphate), treacle and epsom salts.

Say my name

Base price wrote: »

+ Bluestone (copper sulphate), treacle and epsom salts.

And tea, forge water, waste water from poitin still.

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Say my name wrote: »

And tea, forge water, waste water from poitin still.

Waste water form a still is distilled water - the clue is in the name. What is forge water?.

ganmo

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Waste water form a still is distilled water - the clue is in the name. What is forge water?.

The water used for dousing during forging

Good loser

Presumably put the horn in the mouth and then pour the dose into the big end?

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ganmo wrote: »

The water used for dousing during forging

Doh

kollegeknight

How long after castrating bullocks can they mix with heifers?

carrollsno1

kollegeknight wrote: »

How long after castrating bullocks can they mix with heifers?

We never seperated them when they were strong after using a Burdizzo but we moved to the ring in the last few years i would highly reccomend that for youre own safety and just the handiness of it.

kollegeknight

carrollsno1 wrote: »

We never seperated them when they were strong after using a Burdizzo but we moved to the ring in the last few years i would highly reccomend that for youre own safety and just the handiness of it.

Thanks very much,

Well while tb testing, I got the vet to do them- he used the burdizzo this time. He normally cut them. I usually have them sold before needing to castrate but they can graze for a while more.

carrollsno1

kollegeknight wrote: »

Thanks very much,

Well while tb testing, I got the vet to do them- he used the burdizzo this time. He normally cut them. I usually have them sold before needing to castrate but they can graze for a while more.

If there fairly strong keep a watch for pmeumonia on them as the stress can bring it on in them.

orm0nd

kollegeknight wrote: »

How long after castrating bullocks can they mix with heifers?

a vet told me he has known in very rare cases of they getting heifers incalf at up to 3 weeks after squeezing

farawaygrass

A basic question-would ye run suckler cows and their calves with yearling bullocks and heifers? Cows won’t be going to the bull and it would be handier to only have the one grazing group? Or would cows bulking drive the yearlings mad causing loss of thrive?

ZETOR_IS_BETTER

farawaygrass wrote: »

A basic question-would ye run suckler cows and their calves with yearling bullocks and heifers? Cows won’t be going to the bull and it would be handier to only have the one grazing group? Or would cows bulking drive the yearlings mad causing loss of thrive?

I do this every year with no issues.

Water John

I have some to castrate. Will have to get it done surgically as organic. The american cowboys call them prairie oysters, not to be confused with the drink cocktail.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=prairie%20oyster

My vet and I agree that banding is actually is the least discomforting on the animal, but the rules.

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Water John wrote: »

I have some to castrate. Will have to get it done surgically as organic. The american cowboys call them prairie oysters, not to be confused with the drink cocktail.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=prairie%20oyster

My vet and I agree that banding is actually is the least discomforting on the animal, but the rules.

Actually banding is considered to have the most prolonged period of pain. We considered it here but we decided against it on those grounds.

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-different-castration-methods-for-bulls/

Water John

Did it two years and quite happy with it.

whelan2

I was in tesco tonight. Massive queue to get in. Noticeably alot of keelings products left on the shelves