No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

Albert Johnson

Grueller wrote: »

Super sucklers. Crossed them to a blue in the past. Great calves off that cross. The piedmotese on it's own is too hard get fat scores on.

The pure bred Pied is a very lean animal, tbh they remind me of a grey hound but I'd say they'd cross very well with the blue. I'd imagine the exporters would have been your main customers? The problem with breeds outside of the old reliables like CH or LM is that domestic farmer customers can be slow enough to buy them as they are a kind of unknown. If you brought a bundle of Aubrac or Pied or similar type good quality weanlings into a mart locally you'd find it hard to sell them compared to the equivalent CH or LM simply because they were out of the ordinary.

Water John

Ah don't know, Speckled Park seem to be selling fine. Vet tells me used a good bit in NI, SP that is.

Albert Johnson

Water John wrote: »

Ah don't know, Speckled Park seem to be selling fine. Vet tells me used a good bit in NI, SP that is.

The SP have gotten very popular in recent years especially as a sire on dairy cow's. Up to 5 year's ago it was unusual to see one but there common place now. Most of the examples I see would be bred off dairy cow's and are mostly very average quality. Suckler bred SP's would still be in the minority locally.

Albert Johnson

Is there any stockist's of Clipex posts in Sligo/Leitrim? I could do with a dozen but a quick Google only shows a few places in the south selling them.

charolais0153

Albert Johnson wrote: »

The pure bred Pied is a very lean animal, tbh they remind me of a grey hound but I'd say they'd cross very well with the blue. I'd imagine the exporters would have been your main customers? The problem with breeds outside of the old reliables like CH or LM is that domestic farmer customers can be slow enough to buy them as they are a kind of unknown. If you brought a bundle of Aubrac or Pied or similar type good quality weanlings into a mart locally you'd find it hard to sell them compared to the equivalent CH or LM simply because they were out of the ordinary.

A fella told me he brought one in to mart and didn't even get bid for it

Hard Knocks

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Is there any stockist's of Clipex posts in Sligo/Leitrim? I could do with a dozen but a quick Google only shows a few places in the south selling them.

I’d start with Tommy Cassidy or McCorry

Siamsa Sessions

Hard Knocks wrote: »

I’d start with Tommy Cassidy or McCorry

Would some stockists ship direct to you?

Grueller

Albert Johnson wrote: »

The pure bred Pied is a very lean animal, tbh they remind me of a grey hound but I'd say they'd cross very well with the blue. I'd imagine the exporters would have been your main customers? The problem with breeds outside of the old reliables like CH or LM is that domestic farmer customers can be slow enough to buy them as they are a kind of unknown. If you brought a bundle of Aubrac or Pied or similar type good quality weanlings into a mart locally you'd find it hard to sell them compared to the equivalent CH or LM simply because they were out of the ordinary.

Yep. Garavallis man locally here used to eat me alive for them. They all bred out eventually though as milk couldn't be kept in the breed. I used suffer for fat scores as well on the cull cows.

gozunda

wrangler wrote: »

We always used proportioner pumps with the sucklers for iodine and msgnesium in the spring.
That's twenty years ago, does anyone use them now

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEWTRY-Fertilizer-Proportioning-Proportioner-Irrigation/dp/B0788HV3KW/ref=asc_df_B0788HV3KW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=232103871031&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7155864508444590114&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=20495&hvtargid=pla-571609870777&psc=1

On the use of Iodine in treating navels and wounds etc - especially horses - afaik it's recommended to use the lower strength Iodines as very strong solutions can have ad adverse effect on healing. Generally use 5% w/v one

Lime Tree Farm

gozunda wrote: »

On the use of Iodine in treating navels and wounds in animals - especially horses - afaik it's recommended to use the lower strength Iodines as very strong solutions can have ad adverse effect on healing. Generally use 5% w/v one

We have always used the 10% neat on navels. Vet advised against Iodine because it is sweet and cows lick it off causing injury to the calf. He advised chlorahexidine - the cow licked that off too.

I accidentally snagged my finger at a calving, the iodine fairly stung on the cut.

greysides

Iodine that is too strong can devitalise tissue increasing the risk of an infection. I've seen iodine spray use that I believed was causing a reaction in the navel leading to a swollen ending. It crossed my mind that the farm might be in a low iodine area as the same sprays elsewhere weren't causing problems.

wrangler

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

We have always used the 10% neat on navels. Vet advised against Iodine because it is sweet and cows lick it off causing injury to the calf. He advised chlorahexidine - the cow licked that off too.

I accidentally snagged my finger at a calving, the iodine fairly stung on the cut.

Chlorahexidine works much better in lambs any way, we found the navel dried too quick with iodine and seemed to crack the navel. chlorahexidine wasn't as sever and much less joint ill

Buford T. Justice XIX

Just wondering if anyone following the SmallholderIRL account on the twitterbox can tell me if it's a real account or just a parody account?

Because if it's real, it's hilarious this week:D

MickeyShtyles

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone following the SmallholderIRL account on the twitterbox can tell me if it's a real account or just a parody account?

Because if it's real, it's hilarious this week:D

Yes, yer one has a few screws loose....

_Brian

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

Just wondering if anyone following the SmallholderIRL account on the twitterbox can tell me if it's a real account or just a parody account?

Because if it's real, it's hilarious this week:D

It’s a mostly interesting account week on week.

Buford T. Justice XIX

_Brian wrote: »

It’s a mostly interesting account week on week.

This one ticks ALL the boxes, I think:D

https://twitter.com/SmallholderIRL/status/1327200369601032192?s=19

green daries

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Is there any stockist's of Clipex posts in Sligo/Leitrim? I could do with a dozen but a quick Google only shows a few places in the south selling them.

Fella in clare in ennis town will courier them but carrige is expensive for a smaller order something to do with weight and pallet sizes .
A lot of the coop stores have them in bundles of 5but their far more expensive

_Brian

Buford T. Justice XIX wrote: »

This one ticks ALL the boxes, I think:D

https://twitter.com/SmallholderIRL/status/1327200369601032192?s=19

Yes it’s a bit special, my feed has been filtering out much of it, and I’ve muted thee term vegan and all associated terms including their popular food substitutes. That’s helped my Twitter “bigly” as the Donald would say.

emaherx

Albert Johnson wrote: »

Is there any stockist's of Clipex posts in Sligo/Leitrim? I could do with a dozen but a quick Google only shows a few places in the south selling them.

Glanbia Stores have them.

blue5000

I noticed on fb a lot of friends have burpdays this week, wtf happened 9 months ago, then it all fell into place;)

Water John

green daries wrote: »

Fella in clare in ennis town will courier them but carrige is expensive for a smaller order something to do with weight and pallet sizes .
A lot of the coop stores have them in bundles of 5but their far more expensive

Used to courier 2 metre length stuff, once its over a pallet length its a double as it takes two pallet spaces in the lorry.

gozunda

An ancient stone knocked over by a bull, some hippies and what the National Monument Service did next 

https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/investigation-launched-after-cork-standing-stone-reinstated-by-farmer-and-druids/

There's a lesson to be learned there I think....

NcdJd

gozunda wrote: »

An ancient stone knocked over by a bull, some hippies and what the National Monument Service did next

https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/investigation-launched-after-cork-standing-stone-reinstated-by-farmer-and-druids/

There's a lesson to be learned there I think....

I looked at the "Grove of Anu" website and can see that they have put up a handy disclaimer at the end of the story..

https://groveofanu.com/the-faerie-stone/

He should have just put it back standing and said nothing to anyone

Say my name

gozunda wrote: »

An ancient stone knocked over by a bull, some hippies and what the National Monument Service did next 

https://thestreetjournal.org/2020/11/investigation-launched-after-cork-standing-stone-reinstated-by-farmer-and-druids/

There's a lesson to be learned there I think....

Don't be using Dutch Druids??

Lime Tree Farm

greysides wrote: »

Iodine that is too strong can devitalise tissue increasing the risk of an infection. I've seen iodine spray use that I believed was causing a reaction in the navel leading to a swollen ending. It crossed my mind that the farm might be in a low iodine area as the same sprays elsewhere weren't causing problems.

Very interesting your reference to iodine devitalising tissue.. My own personal experience is that applying neat 10% strength iodine to early stage actinic keratosis is effective in staving it off, though this has never been confirmed.

Nekarsulm

Katie Taylor fight starting soon.
If you don't have Sky, itslive on youtube.
https://youtu.be/5llW0vUxdCk

kollegeknight

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Katie Taylor fight starting soon.
If you don't have Sky, itslive on youtube.
https://youtu.be/5llW0vUxdCk

She has unreal speed.

I was lucky enough to be at her Olympic gold medal fight in London. Was with my OH, my dad and one of my brothers. We got to meet Jimmy McGee on the way to do the commentary and dad got a photo with him. Twas such a happy day.

patsy_mccabe

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Katie Taylor fight starting soon.
If you don't have Sky, itslive on youtube.
https://youtu.be/5llW0vUxdCk

She's some boxer. Even in slow motion, she looks fast.

funkey_monkey

wrangler wrote: »

We always used proportioner pumps with the sucklers for iodine and msgnesium in the spring.
That's twenty years ago, does anyone use them now

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEWTRY-Fertilizer-Proportioning-Proportioner-Irrigation/dp/B0788HV3KW/ref=asc_df_B0788HV3KW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=232103871031&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7155864508444590114&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=20495&hvtargid=pla-571609870777&psc=1

We still have one. However now we use a simpler system which has a gallon jar and a dispenser similar but cheaper to the new Zealand made Peta pump:

http://www.peta.co.nz/dispensers/multi-purpose-dispenser/

orm0nd

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

She's some boxer. Even in slow motion, she looks fast.

that spanish lass took some hits and still lasted the 10 rounds

katie completely different to her amateur days , her boxing skills and speed are unreal