Marmitemania Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Not strictly on the farm, but when I worked at the cattle market I used to hate hole punching the ears of the the sheep sold for meat, talk about a bloodbath, the punch was very blunt and I was always asking for a new one, it was worse when you hit a vein or the sheep moved and you took a bit of the ear, end of day covered in blood Clagged up with s**t and teared with the yellow paint they daubed. Never liked sheep, but used to love working with the cattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boys Mum Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I was about nine years old. Us kids were ordered by Dad not to watch a difficult calving. We disobeyed, hid, and regretted it, it was conjoined twins with one body and a divided head with two muzzles. They came out of the cow in pieces after being carved up with what looked like a long bit of cheese wire. My Dad was really angry when he realised we had seen the whole thing and we got the job of pushing the wheelbarrow full of afterbirth to the poo pit. He was good at fitting the punishment to the crime! Sorry to be gruesome but I have never forgotten it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I know that would be an image that would stay with you for the rest of your life, especially seeing it at such a young age. I can always vividly remember at a very young age the first time I saw dad skinning rabbits at the Kitchen table, when your older you dont take as much notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 the worst for me was throwing tyres on the silage clamp, havent done it for 20 years and have no intention of doing it again. The other worst job is preparing a seedbed after somebody that thinks they can plough. I actually enjoy working with sheep as long as there is a good dog handy. I like working with cattle but not Limousins has to be the maddest breed in the world!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumC Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 lifting neeps wit a grape to fill a 8tone trailer in the rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy140 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Either levelling off corn in the shed, or putting cornbins up. Trying to get the roof on is a pig of a job. The other one is packing pumkins on my W/E. definatley and experience to forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 lifting neeps wit a grape to fill a 8tone trailer in the rain Errrrrm .... translation please? :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyboy Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Errrrrm .... translation please? :laugh: " lifting turnips with a fork " is what he is trying to say tris , think we might have to create a scottish translation page for you southern lads ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 will you northern boys need a return one mind ;D thought i had herd the term "neeps" on here before just could not remember what it ment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Mmmm there was a few for me... Anything to do with sheep dip hated it yuk the smell Didn't like he potato lifting / picking much as it hurt my back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 will you northern boys need a return one mind ;D thought i had herd the term "neeps" on here before just could not remember what it ment You eat them with Haggis and tatties Sean ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainsnut Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 will you northern boys need a return one mind ;D thought i had herd the term "neeps" on here before just could not remember what it ment You eat them with Haggis and tatties Sean ;) But also it is not what we regard as turnips south of the border as swede and turnips are the other way round [img alt=]http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/Smileys/default/wink.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 rogueing on a hot summers day. ive 175 acres to do this year as far as i know, calnt wait- sweating like a chav in court Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 rogueing on a hot summers day. ive 175 acres to do this year as far as i know, calnt wait- sweating like a chav in court :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I never had that much to do but again, I used to quite like roguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boys Mum Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I never had that much to do but again, I used to quite like roguing. What is roguing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 It is pulling wild Oats out of other crops by hand, I always used to like doing that ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 i used to do that ..pulling wild oats ..horrible on a hot day..better than pulling weeds out of root crops on a wet day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 But also it is not what we regard as turnips south of the border as swede and turnips are the other way round [img alt=]http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/Smileys/default/wink.gif Talking of swedes and or neeps I know a chap who put the following on the back of his new Scania Built by a Swede ...driven by a neep The owner also farms but his driver was not to happy being referred to as a neep ( fool ) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMullen Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Picking stones by hand, shoveling sh**e, getting sheep of a 100 acre mountain, well anything to do with sheep really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Hovering beneath corn bins, mucking out pigs by hand, hand balling/stacking little straw/hay bales....really anything the 'boy' would do and the 'grown-ups' wouldn't!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
them3kid Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 cleaning the inside of the milk tank with a scrubbing brush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Anything to do with grain dusty job irritating,, give me Dehorning anyday as yearlings or 10 week old calves used to love it not only did we always have a laugh doing it but we where aiding a better welfare for the beasts as ive seen first hand what can happen to bulls ect if the still have horns when they get trapped in feed barriers (very bloody and painfull too) not to mention a danger to workers and other beasts being in a hay loft was bad aswell with an elevator feeding bales to you and you are having a time keeping up your feet fall in holes crevices that slows you down all the time the bales are pileing up oh and fencing in the winter wind and rain outside no shelter horrible [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 When I was about 15 I was asked to cut down 7 feet high stinging nettles with a small hand sickle I also had shorts and a t shirt on I git stung to bits and at the end of the day the farmers wife gave me 25p per hour for my trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Anything to do with grain dusty job irritating,, give me Dehorning anyday as yearlings or 10 week old calves used to love it not only did we always have a laugh doing it but we where aiding a better welfare for the beasts as ive seen first hand what can happen to bulls ect if the still have horns when they get trapped in feed barriers (very bloody and painfull too) not to mention a danger to workers and other beasts This happened to a young heiffer soon after i first arrived at the farm. We think it got nervous about being butted by an adult while feeding and pulled its head out too quickly. Remarkable how quickly they grow them back though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow legs Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 greasing plough mouldboards with oil and grease mix after finishing ploughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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