Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts
- Thread starter Anymulewilldo
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Your just fueling his fire you know.
- Location
- Scot Borders
Why not just have taps running on trickle with a hosepipe into a drain?
we get -10 here regularly. Have 4 taps round the farm with long hoses, can reach every water trough if needed. Takes a wee while to water everything but gets the job done. We had 5 consecutive nights at -16 December 22.
You can spend hours fannying around defrosting in this weather just for them all to freeze again later
- Location
- Northumberland
I do have one suite of older buildings where that is employed. They normally have calves in, so not much heating. Above ground piping.
The majority are piped under floors/in tanks so give little bother. This is the soft coastal plain!
35 troughs.
livestock 1
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I’m lucky in a way I can let cattle out to water which isn’t ideal but does solve the problem quicker than filling troughs. The only issue is like last night it was raining when I came in but froze later in the night and there’s a lot of ice about.
The second nights frost is the killer if you don’t defrost it the first night isn’t so bad to thaw out but if you leave it then the pipe work underground gets frozen and it takes ages to thaw out, even after the frost has long gone. I don’t think there’s any real answer to saving time with this it was bloody cold last night and today it’s a pain in the arse everything you are on with is effected by the frost
The second nights frost is the killer if you don’t defrost it the first night isn’t so bad to thaw out but if you leave it then the pipe work underground gets frozen and it takes ages to thaw out, even after the frost has long gone. I don’t think there’s any real answer to saving time with this it was bloody cold last night and today it’s a pain in the arse everything you are on with is effected by the frost
- Location
- North of Perth
I've roughly 450 head of cattle an 9 troughs so they don't tend to freeze too much
Just got culls ready to send tomorrow, even read the tag number and did the licence. Checked after and they have another 7 day to run on withdrawal. 
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Well , barring any mishaps on the 6 mile home , this is the last of the straw brought in for harvest 2023! 
At least I’m not getting stuck !
Field owner was moaning as they want to get it ploughed!
At least I’m not getting stuck !
Field owner was moaning as they want to get it ploughed!
Your lucky you don't live in Herefordshire they would of gone months agoWell , barring any mishaps on the 6 mile home , this is the last of the straw brought in for harvest 2023!
At least I’m not getting stuck !
Field owner was moaning as they want to get it ploughed!
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Average Farmerboy
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You will not be buying me a breakfast tomorrow then!Just got culls ready to send tomorrow, even read the tag number and did the licence. Checked after and they have another 7 day to run on withdrawal.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
They were safe , as you would have needed a hovercraft to get them . Pigs ain’t too fussy !Your lucky you don't live in Herefordshire they would of gone months ago
- Location
- East Ayrshire
Brilliant! You'll manage a game of curling at Lockerbie on Friday afternoon then? Can't offer you a lift unfortunatelyWell , barring any mishaps on the 6 mile home , this is the last of the straw brought in for harvest 2023!
At least I’m not getting stuck !
Field owner was moaning as they want to get it ploughed!
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I’m more likely to give Mutchy luck money than buy you breakfast any week.
Ropes instead of straps. Not many know how to do that now.Well , barring any mishaps on the 6 mile home , this is the last of the straw brought in for harvest 2023!
At least I’m not getting stuck !
Field owner was moaning as they want to get it ploughed!
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I had to show dad how to do it a while ago we were loading stuff from an aunts house on a trailer and ran out of straps but found a rope in her shed. He taught me how to do it but couldn't remember how
- Location
- East Ayrshire
Not sure if I can remember, even when I could do it I was never as slick as it should have been lol
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Life’s too short to be buggering about roping bales
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Or too young to have learnt the black art !
Bales on their side here, and 2 rows high , so I just rope them. Much faster . If I had bales on their can and 3 high , deffo straps.
- Location
- North of Perth
I still use ropes, poly steel stuff that the fashing lads use is best
livestock 1
Member
Must be short ropes when he’s carrying them one high
livestock 1
Member
Ropes are better they stretch and are more elastic faster to put on if you know how to hitch them
(i use straps)
