Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Well, I genuinely have no words...
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
- Start date
- Location
- South Molton
Might need a fee to explain what happened.
Were you putting in water pipe and hit the cable,which to me doesn't look deep enough tbh
Barmyfarmer
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lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
It's one of the many joys of being a tenant farmer. Every time you put a digger bucket in the ground you're playing Russian roulette.
- Location
- somerset
bt cable ? if it's not marked, they should have to repair, just say, not marked, and new tenant, we have one across our land, put in 40 yrs ago ?, no marking, have hit it 5 times, was at college when laid, so didn't 'see' it go in, but it surely doesn't follow where l was told it went !
Hit a water main, 25mm going to some cottages, ploughed it up, that ground had been ploughed on a yearly basis, for as long as k can recall, an example of how ploughing, moves soil, us young un's never even knew it was there. but, not marked, their responsibility, though they argued otherwise. Where we thought it ran, there is a mains pipe, feeding 2 houses, and 1 metered water trough, we had a leak, on that trough, their argument, before meter, theirs, after, mine. They had a leak on that spur line, and wanted to charge us for repair, l refused, the 2 houses paid, and l wouldn't budge, and didn't, on the principle before metre theirs. NFU, told me we had a liability, to pay for repairs, on spur lines ! Just glad that other than outlying land, we are on our own supply, must have saved thousands.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Putting in an electric wire for the fence as done a new cow track, Bt cable hit, only in the ground about 3 inches so not our fault just annoying as I expect I'll upset my neighbours and landlord 
also hit the dirty water pipe in the same bucket and of course my dirty water pit is full, oh the joys...
And I have 80 acres of grass on the floor as well, someone forgot to bolt the calves house door last night so they were all out this morning, only finished milking half an hour ago and I'm missing a calf
oh and my stack of hay fell on top of my tractor and has destroyed the bonnet 
Not been a good day I wont lie
also hit the dirty water pipe in the same bucket and of course my dirty water pit is full, oh the joys...And I have 80 acres of grass on the floor as well, someone forgot to bolt the calves house door last night so they were all out this morning, only finished milking half an hour ago and I'm missing a calf
oh and my stack of hay fell on top of my tractor and has destroyed the bonnet Not been a good day I wont lie
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
But on the positive side, 3 heifer calves this last week, the 4 heifers are all doing over 25 litres now, and had a cow calve 2 days ago who's doing just shy of 40 already! Bactoscan has dropped to 13 and 19 on the last 2 collections and scc has dropped below the threshold as I have taken a high scc out of the tank
- Location
- Northumberland
Enough material there for a TV seriesPutting in an electric wire for the fence as done a new cow track, Bt cable hit, only in the ground about 3 inches so not our fault just annoying as I expect I'll upset my neighbours and landlord
And I have 80 acres of grass on the floor as well, someone forgot to bolt the calves house door last night so they were all out this morning, only finished milking half an hour ago and I'm missing a calf
Not been a good day I wont lie
Ducati899
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- Location
- north dorset
3rd cut for bales,should of really been cut last week but ya can’t beat the weather
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
I'm afraid I'm no where near as entertaining as Jeremy Clarkson, more like Adam Henson with less money and a lot of swearing...Enough material there for a TV series
- Location
- South Molton
Enough material there for a TV series
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Spudley
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- Location
- Pembrokeshire
My stack of books to read is getting higher by the day. I could do with a week's holiday just to read.
- Location
- Shropshire
Could be worse nobody died just focus on the good stuffPutting in an electric wire for the fence as done a new cow track, Bt cable hit, only in the ground about 3 inches so not our fault just annoying as I expect I'll upset my neighbours and landlord
And I have 80 acres of grass on the floor as well, someone forgot to bolt the calves house door last night so they were all out this morning, only finished milking half an hour ago and I'm missing a calf
Not been a good day I wont lie
- Location
- Shropshire
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Jdunn55
Member
- Location
- Helston, cornwall
I would end up befriending the bears and keeping them as pets too
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Give me a clue! Goonhilly bull?