Farming Chitchat 10/10- Now VIRUS-FREE!

naughto

whelan2 wrote: »

You need to make the hours work for you. Rarely here after half 5 in the evening this last 3 months.

That’s the summer months what about winter and calfing season getting up in the middle of the night/or lambing season where you practically live in the hayshed.
The day of the small farmer is gone Nat part time and then it’s probably there main income supplementing the farm to keep it going.
Again not saying it’s not for everyone but you can see why it’s not appealing to the next generation.

When is this farming life back on the box?

kollegeknight

Don’t get to read the paper often but saw that a lad in Ballyvaughan planted half an acre of sunflowers. And half an acre of wildflowers. The photos looked great. I’d love to try something like it. He did have the equipment to do it though.

Must see can I call up to have a look before they die off. The lads would love to see it.

Odelay

whelan2 wrote: »

You need to make the hours work for you. Rarely here after half 5 in the evening this last 3 months.

Bet you don’t start work after 8am?

whelan2

Odelay wrote: »

Bet you don’t start work after 8am?

Ah but I can have a few hours off during the day ..

emaherx

gozunda wrote: »

I'd be looking for the boyos who left it there tbh. Know someone who had a field gate locked and blocked to prevent access. Some of the travelling cousins turned up armed with a chainsaw to make an alternative access point ....

If it was a chainsaw I'd agree, but what malicious plan could they have with a cheap petrol hedge trimmer from Woodies?

Funny enough we were trimming hedges at home so I gave it a go and it was fairly lame in comparison to my battery Stihl trimmer.

Say my name

emaherx wrote: »

If it was a chainsaw I'd agree, but what malicious plan could they have with a cheap petrol hedge trimmer from Woodies?

Funny enough we were trimming hedges at home so I gave it a go and it was fairly lame in comparison to my battery Stihl trimmer.

Do you not think it was robbed on some poor sod?
Guards might be worth a call/visit.

emaherx

Say my name wrote: »

Do you not think it was robbed on some poor sod?
Guards might be worth a call/visit.

Perhaps, it's not a particularly good one, but looks like it hasn't seen much work either can't see why it would be dumped if stolen, was dumped with a pile of cardboard. My brother reckons whoever dumped the cardboard may have taken it out to dump the cardboard and forgot to put it back into boot. Maybe I'll give Gaurds a call in the morning.

Base price

Don't you just love how the Aussies back their farmers. It would never happen here..

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/australian-farm-trespassers-to-be-fined-up-to-22-000-488658

Buford T. Justice XIX

My OH went for a walk yesterday evening to carry the pup for a walk. Normally the eldest takes her but he was off to the Rose for the evening. Anyway, the dog went into the ditch like she normally does but this time she didn't come out. Herself came back and we all went out looking for her but no sign or sound of her at all.

The neighbour has heifers and bulls in the two paddocks bounding here and I went into the two and beyond looking for her but no sign whatsoever.

It was getting dark at this stage so we came back to the house and tears all round. I was telling them she probably got a bit lost in a burrow and will make her own way out over the night and follow our tracks back to the house but not really believing it myself.

More tears.

Then a black and brown streak covered with sh!te tore in the door and jumped onto the (new) couch dead happy and proud of herself for all the rabbits chased. Everyone delighted going to bed. And not a word about the dirty couch either:pac:

whelan2

The year doesn't be long going around. Daughter back to school today . Young lad back on Thursday .

Say my name

The pony has the lawnmower job on the front lawn again here.

Why people waste money on autonomous lawnmowers worth thousands of Euro and spending money on electricity for the darn things I don't know.
€35 every six months to get his feet paired and Bob's your uncle.

ganmo

Say my name wrote: »

The pony has the lawnmower job on the front lawn again here.

Why people waste money on autonomous lawnmowers worth thousands of Euro and spending money on electricity for the darn things I don't know.
€35 every six months to get his feet paired and Bob's your uncle.

buddy of mine got 2 pet lambs one year to do the job...he now has 2 robots

Buford T. Justice XIX

whelan2 wrote: »

The year doesn't be long going around. Daughter back to school today . Young lad back on Thursday .

The middle two here are starting tomorrow, the eldest on Thursday and the youngest on Monday next.

3 different school finishes as well which make the afternoon a bit tricky for getting work done and I have a lad coming next week to lay a bit of concrete and sort out down pipes and outlets for evechutes before the winter starts again.

I must dig out and set 6 cubicles in concrete again as well seeing as he had a mini digger and rock breaker coming.

Say my name

ganmo wrote: »

buddy of mine got 2 pet lambs one year to do the job...he now has 2 robots

You should have told him to get an elderly Welsh x Shetland stallion pony that's trained to an electric fence. You don't even need a current in the wire if he's trained well enough.

Did you not explain to your mate the damage he is doing to the planet with those 2 robots now?
My lawnmower is biodegradable and soil health friendly..

whelan2

Say my name wrote: »

You should have told him to get an elderly Welsh x Shetland stallion pony that's trained to an electric fence. You don't even need a current in the wire if he's trained well enough.

Did you not explain to your mate the damage he is doing to the planet with those 2 robots now?
My lawnmower is biodegradable and soil health friendly..

Would the pony not be heavy on the lawn?

gozunda

Say my name wrote: »

You should have told him to get an elderly Welsh x Shetland stallion pony that's trained to an electric fence. You don't even need a current in the wire if he's trained well enough.

Did you not explain to your mate the damage he is doing to the planet with those 2 robots now?
My lawnmower is biodegradable and soil health friendly..

Why a stallion? They can be vicous cnuts. Bet get something gelded or a older mare. Woman down the road here had a shetland cross and her neighbour had to take a shovel to it one evening to protect himself.

Say my name

whelan2 wrote: »

Would the pony not be heavy on the lawn?

He never marks it.

whelan2

gozunda wrote: »

Why a stallion? They can be vicous cnuts. Bet get something gelded or a older mare. Woman down the road here had a shetland cross and her neighbour had to take a shovel to it one evening to protect himself.

Great way of keeping undesirables out

Say my name

gozunda wrote: »

Why a stallion? They can be vicous cnuts. Bet get something gelded or a older mare. Woman down the road here had a shetland cross and her neighbour had to take a shovel to it one evening to protect himself.

Not necessarily a stallion. But this fella is a dote.
We bought him years ago at a sale in a Mart and he kicked the place down as he was between a mare and a gelding. Only made £300. At home he was a different horse.

A lot of it has to do with how they're handled. Cousin had a mare once that absolutely hated men. I went out one time to pet her and she turned on me. I cleared a 5ft fence in a single jump!!
Some people should never be let near a horse. People lash out at their horses when they're afraid of them. It's no surprise then that the same horses then copy those actions.

Lady Haywire

Say my name wrote: »

Not necessarily a stallion. But this fella is a dote.
We bought him years ago at a sale in a Mart and he kicked the place down as he was between a mare and a gelding. Only made £300. At home he was a different horse.

A lot of it has to do with how they're handled. Cousin had a mare once that absolutely hated men. I went out one time to pet her and she turned on me. I cleared a 5ft fence in a single jump!!
Some people should never be let near a horse. People lash out at their horses when they're afraid of them. It's no surprise then that the same horses then copy those actions.

Was she chestnut? Chestnut mares are blooming bonkers.

Say my name

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Was she chestnut? Chestnut mares are blooming bonkers.

She was but I'd put it down to how she was treated by a man/men before my cousin got her.

The best mare I had here was a chestnut and no problems.

Muckit

whelan2 wrote: »

The year doesn't be long going around. Daughter back to school today . Young lad back on Thursday .

Was only saying the same thing to herself yesterday evening and l pulling the Christmas tree down out of the attic.

whelan2

Muckit wrote: »

Was only saying the same thing to herself yesterday evening and l pulling the Christmas tree down out of the attic.

This time 4 months is st Stephen's day.

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

This time 4 months is st Stephen's day.

Will ya let me draw in the last few bales of second cut before I start housing.

patsy_mccabe

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

55555

Well, ye going to beat the Dubs? :cool:

Buford T. Justice XIX

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Well, ye going to beat the Dubs? :cool:

Tis a foreign sport round here, Patsy, I haven't seen more than 10 minutes of football this year, thank God.

It's hard to see Kerry beat them with a young team but if everything goes right for Kerry and Dublin go a man down early on, they have a chance. But not a big one.

Odelay

Notice a few leaves starting to fall from trees...:(

whelan2

Odelay wrote: »

Notice a few leaves starting to fall from trees...:(

Soon be time to pick apples. Which will add about half an hour to herding each day.....

Water John

This is a thread that might interest you Judge, pockets of hurling in football areas and vice versa.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058009292

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

Soon be time to pick apples. Which will add about half an hour to herding each day.....

A great complaint to have. I had intentions to start an orchard or fruit trees. This winter/spring hopefully.

The fruit and berry bushes I planted last year- the few berries that grew fed the birds. Must get some blackberries before they are gone although they are slow to ripen this year.

whelan2

kollegeknight wrote: »

A great complaint to have. I had intentions to start an orchard or fruit trees. This winter/spring hopefully.

The fruit and berry bushes I planted last year- the few berries that grew fed the birds. Must get some blackberries before they are gone although they are slow to ripen this year.

Young lad going picking apples and blackberries with his granny tomorrow, going to make a crumble and a tart.

Mortelaro

Passed by the ploughing site there today,good bit of work going on in it,looks like a good dry site,not far from Bunclody and near the M9/10 exit that brings you down that way
Only an hour from home,if that
Might go this year

Odelay

whelan2 wrote: »

Young lad going picking apples and blackberries with his granny tomorrow, going to make a crumble and a tart.

Absolute favorite blackberry and apple crumble.

Mam made one for me to take back to college, ate it all in one evening....

farmersfriend

whelan2 wrote: »

The year doesn't be long going around. Daughter back to school today . Young lad back on Thursday .

One back tomorrow, eldest in on Wed and my baby starts secondary on wed too. Don't know where the time has gone

emaherx

Oh ffs!

whelan2

emaherx wrote: »

Oh ffs!

What are ya doing watching that ****e

Nekarsulm

emaherx wrote: »

Oh ffs!

No, only keeping humans in schools is "speciesism"

grassroot1

Eldest lad is gone to secondary looked like a zoo to me anyway

emaherx

whelan2 wrote: »

What are ya doing watching that ****e

Not my fault.... Work canteen TV, it was tea time.

patsy_mccabe

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Tis a foreign sport round here, Patsy, I haven't seen more than 10 minutes of football this year, thank God.
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Water John wrote: »

This is a thread that might interest you Judge, pockets of hurling in football areas and vice versa.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058009292

My own club is very strong in both football and hurling. In fact they have won both senior championships in recent years. It wasn't always that way, football only got going in recent years. When I played, we struggled to even put out a football team, usually only playing the one game a year and no training at all. Hurling was number one.
At one game, I remember clearly, me and a few others were subs sitting in a car near the end of the pitch. The ball went over the end line and one of the lads in the car, dead serious, shouted "take the corner Mike". Mike picked up the ball and was heading to the corner flag when the laughing from the rest of us stopped him in his tracks.

CHOPS01

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

My own club is very strong in both football and hurling. In fact they have won both senior championships in recent years. It wasn't always that way, football only got going in recent years. When I played, we struggled to even put out a football team, usually only playing the one game a year and no training at all. Hurling was number one.
At one game, I remember clearly, me and a few others were subs sitting in a car near the end of the pitch. The ball went over the end line and one of the lads in the car, dead serious, shouted "take the corner Mike". Mike picked up the ball and was heading to the corner flag when the laughing from the rest of us stopped him

In fairness ye have a great record in recent years !

whelan2

Shooting in Clogherhead this evening. Was there at that time yesterday....

Albert Johnson

I was away all day at the real non farming job and came home at dusk, I've always kept a few donkey's since I was a child and there usually not too far from the house. My donkey breeding operation died with the Celtic tiger until this time last year I aquired a black jack and 3 of the mare's were duly covered. Fast forward 12 months and one mare aborted and the second foaled a dead foal after complications.

The last mare was springing down for the last month and I had been checking her at first light and dusk since last week. I noticed her lying on her own tonight and watched her give birth to a live black jack within about 15 minutes. Nature truly is amazing when it works out, I'm sitting in the kitchen knackered but content. It's like being a child again, pity there's no money in them.

Ard_MC

Albert Johnson wrote: »

I was away all day at the real non farming job and came home at dusk, I've always kept a few donkey's since I was a child and there usually not too far from the house. My donkey breeding operation died with the Celtic tiger until this time last year I aquired a black jack and 3 of the mare's were duly covered. Fast forward 12 months and one mare aborted and the second foaled a dead foal after complications.

The last mare was springing down for the last month and I had been checking her at first light and dusk since last week. I noticed her lying on her own tonight and watched her give birth to a live black jack within about 15 minutes. Nature truly is amazing when it works out, I'm sitting in the kitchen knackered but content. It's like being a child again, pity there's no money in them.

Moneys not everthing. Once your happy and content!

Albert Johnson

I'd upload a picture of the newest arrival if anyone was interested. The Lord blessed me with many talents but sadly being tech savvy wasn't one of them, any recommendations of how to go about such? Thanks in advance.

Lime Tree Farm

this is my attempt at a tutorial.

Firstly save your picture in an easily located folder on your computer.

Go to REPLY TO MESSAGE section on the boards.ie thread.
Select ADVANCED from the options

Scroll down to ADDITIONAL OPTIONS section and select MANAGE ATTACHMENTS

When the options Menu appears, click on CHOOSE FILE

Locate the .jpg picture file using your FILE EXPLORER, this is where you saved it FOLDER on your computer

Click on the FILE NAME and select OPEN
The name of your chosen file will appear under CHOOSE FILE

There is a SLIDER at the bottom , push this to the right and you will see an UPLOAD option, select this..

Go back to the main body of your message, and click on the INSERT PICTURE from the top row of icons.(mouse over the icons to view your OPTIONS and scroll down to ADDITIONAL OPTION to SELECT your picture and INSERT the link into the body of your message.

The above info should also work for a pic taken with a mobile phone.

whelan2

Yum

emaherx

whelan2 wrote: »

Yum

Stick the kettle on, I'll be over in a minute

Parishlad

Anybody watching the new series of Peaky Blinders? I recorded the first episode on Sunday night but didn't realise that they were showing the second episode on Monday night so I missed it. Is there anywhere I could get it I wonder?

naughto

Parishlad wrote: »

Anybody watching the new series of Peaky Blinders? I recorded the first episode on Sunday night but didn't realise that they were showing the second episode on Monday night so I missed it. Is there anywhere I could get it I wonder?

Did u series link it?
Would you get in on demand?