No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

enricoh

dzer2 wrote: »

The rare car was to intice the ladies. Lucky he wasn't smart enough to get out of the country

A neighbour got a phone call early one morning from a mate of his that was on the larne to stranrar ferry. His mate drove on, copped his Jeep on the ferry and rang him to say he'll meet gim for breakfast in 10 minutes.
My neighbour was in bed but there was no cruiser outside when he opened the curtains. Some polish fella had robbed it and straight up to the early morning ferry. He changed the plates and all but yer man had a few combines for charity etc etc stickers and that's how his mate copped it.
Scottish cops were waiting, god knows how many yer man got away with before.

Say my name

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Clear herd test.....happy days:D

Snap!

Limestone Cowboy

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Clear herd test.....happy days:D

Testing week after next hear, dreading it. On 4 month tests and have been restricted since January. Didn't want to go mixing bundles of cows and running them through the crush when they were heavy in calf. Last time I tested them that time of year I had 3 abortions after it so told them I wasn't going testing and to restrict me away.

_Brian

Say my name wrote: »

Snap!

Double Snap.

Clear there this evening!!

whelan2

Bought a few cows off a farm the far side of cavan town. Went with local cattle man in his lorry to collect them today. It was a nice break to get away from the yard, go a bit further than my 5km, talk to someone different. Back to reality now

Hard Knocks

whelan2 wrote: »

Bought a few cows off a farm the far side of cavan town. Went with local cattle man in his lorry to collect them today. It was a nice break to get away from the yard, go a bit further than my 5km, talk to someone different. Back to reality now

Great to get to a nice part of the country too
Joking aside Lockdown has left somethings allot harder
Hopefully they’re lucky for you

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

Bought a few cows off a farm the far side of cavan town. Went with local cattle man in his lorry to collect them today. It was a nice break to get away from the yard, go a bit further than my 5km, talk to someone different. Back to reality now

I wouldn't sit into anyones' vehicle, especially for such a long time,
Getting infected now would be like getting shot the last day of the war

whelan2

wrangler wrote: »

I wouldn't sit into anyones' vehicle, especially for such a long time,
Getting infected now would be like getting shot the last day of the war

We both had masks on . No different to being on a bus.

wrangler

whelan2 wrote: »

We both had masks on . No different to being on a bus.

I just wouldn't go on a bus either, If you and I got infected, my chances of dying is multiples of yours, and dying would be the softer result

ruwithme

wrangler wrote: »

I wouldn't sit into anyones' vehicle, especially for such a long time,
Getting infected now would be like getting shot the last day of the war

She'll be grand.she took a bigger risk going West of cavan town. They don't see many women over that way.she was lucky to get out.

Jb1989

Just thought of poster 'ncd jd' there now and went to look for him, see his account is gone. I'm not starting a conversation on him, just noteing his absence. He was a down to earth, easy going poster. And while I'm hear, we've knowingly not come across 'a cow called daisy', in a long long time, hope she's OK where ever she is.

wrangler

Just watching BBC weather forecast, looks like we're heading for a cold drought.
Some rain this week but feck all, getting colder at the weekend

Lime Tree Farm

Jb1989 wrote: »

Just thought of poster 'ncd jd' there now and went to look for him, see his account is gone. I'm not starting a conversation on him, just noteing his absence. He was a down to earth, easy going poster. And while I'm hear, we've knowingly not come across 'a cow called daisy', in a long long time, hope she's OK where ever she is.

Yeh, noticed his absence too, put it down to busy at Customs.

Nekarsulm

Missed Daisy as well.
Haven't heard anything from "golodge" in a good while either.
She was a very interesting poster about beef farming in Lithuania.

whelan2

Daisy is gone a long time. She had great wit.

_Brian

Daughter had her second covid test yesterday, fingers crossed for a clear test and back to school tomorrow. Weeks to LC are ticking away.

She’s well, runs 4-5k most mornings.

Say my name

wrangler wrote: »

Just watching BBC weather forecast, looks like we're heading for a cold drought.
Some rain this week but feck all, getting colder at the weekend

You'd really see the benefits of fym this weather.
Have a few fields spread this spring and for one the stock don't graze as tightly so there's grass, solar panels, soil protection from wind and Sun drying out the ground.
Two then there's humus dripping off the fym with the dew at night driving biology in the soil keeping it warmer from the frost.
Three then there's the p, k and other micronutrients trundling it along and with that and the cover increasing the benefits of any fert spread.

Slurry big benefit too but stock graze that bit tighter on it.

whelan2

Moving sucklers this morning . A calf we had that vet was with a couple of times just dropped down dead. Never saw anything like it. She had been fine this last few weeks

Base price

whelan2 wrote: »

Moving sucklers this morning . A calf we had that vet was with a couple of times just dropped down dead. Never saw anything like it. She had been fine this last few weeks

Found a 2 month old one dead in the field yesterday, no illness since it was born.

kollegeknight

whelan2 wrote: »

Moving sucklers this morning . A calf we had that vet was with a couple of times just dropped down dead. Never saw anything like it. She had been fine this last few weeks

Sorry to hear that. What was the vet out to her for?

Grueller

whelan2 wrote: »

Moving sucklers this morning . A calf we had that vet was with a couple of times just dropped down dead. Never saw anything like it. She had been fine this last few weeks

Vet diagnosed a twin calf here with a heart murmur and an infection in the heart. On antibiotics for 14 days and has improved immensely.

whelan2

kollegeknight wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. What was the vet out to her for?

Was nothing really diagnosed. She had a bad eye, a bit of a scour. All of which healed up

Over 20 degrees here today, only downside is being thronged by tourists.

Dinzee Conlee

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Over 20 degrees here today, only downside is being thronged by tourists.

Really?

Car only reads 14 here, lovely sun but cold wind still...

Limestone Cowboy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Over 20 degrees here today, only downside is being thronged by tourists.

Ya it's melting here too. Abandoned the farm to be a tourist myself for the evening. Been a long time since we got a few hours away from it now.

Dinzee Conlee

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Really?

Car only reads 14 here, lovely sun but cold wind still...

I'm out fencing in a t-shirt yet

whelan2

Don't forget the sunscreen

carrollsno1

wrangler wrote: »

I just wouldn't go on a bus either, If you and I got infected, my chances of dying is multiples of yours, and dying would be the softer result

Gave a fair bit of the fall of the year travelling in a truck with a fella through work and a lot of the rest of the year in a van travelling the country for work, covid guidelines were a van like a transit or lorry cab were sweet enough to travel together in but a small van wasnt ok. We just got on with it and between the three of us we all either had it, had a close contact with it or suspected synptoms at some stage or other.
Were all grown ups we can decide for ourselves whats right and wrong most of the time. Some people are plain and simply gone to f#ck in the last year in regards guidelines. The closest friend locally here wont call up to the house for a chat outside but will meet up in town in a more crowded place as thats what the current guidelines are. Worlds gone mad.

Birdnuts

whelan2 wrote: »

Don't forget the sunscreen

I did and now I'm literally a "redneck":(

Birdnuts

Say my name wrote: »

You'd really see the benefits of fym this weather.
.

Undrained Callow land is also an asset in such conditions and on many farms provided the only bit of growth during the epic 2018 drought.