Shooting starlings is illegal to everyone suggesting the shotgun, but as they say, Its only illegal if ya get caught doing it so middle of the night job I'd say
Them Cow Brushes Look like a great job. Id be interested in one myself small operation I know but it seems to be a good way to keep cattle clean with no labour
A low cost (and potentially equally useless to the kite) thing you could try for starlings would be to put up a couple of owl houses on trees near the houses. If you managed to get an owl into the yard it would catch some and scare away more of them.
Extra wieghts on the automatic scraper would eliminate alot of the tripping. I was scraper surfing for past ten years til the weights consigned that sport to a distant memory.
If your scrapes are anything like mine they’ll be very worn out and theirs spaces in between the track and the concrete and they wear away after ab10 years of use, i welded 4 mm plate on to lift them up and they work all the time now and if it doesn’t swith over at the end weld a metal rod on the under side ofthe main scraper to lift it up a few mm and itll work a treat, we have them in our dairy barn and I’ve done more welding on them than the factory.
We have 65 angus weanlings along with the 120 dairy cows. To keep them clean we put down slat matts and by god the weanlings would be spotless aslong and the shit doesnt build up alot
Really love watching Farmer Phil 😂 it's something we look forward to at the end of day 😙. Were still in lock down we hate it .We can't travel anywhere .We love Ireland 🌈 that's were we are going when we can travel . love to Ireland 🌈💚🌈🌈🌈🌈.We think you work so hard always looking after your cows . Happy New Year 💘☺️.
FARMER PHIL you beef men only think you work hard, us dairy men especially winter milkers have the cows milked in the dark mornings and evenings this time of year.
We set a banger up Phil and we have no problem with starlings now. We have 2 brushes for the bullocks and heifers one each. It makes a big difference to them being clean. Interesting video Phil
I've the same problem with 3 scrapers pushing into an open slurry pit with dairy cows. Some waste of time with milking cows during the spring. They'd be rotten. I've put up with it long enough and slurry channels is the only job I reckon. At least it'll never build up if electricity is gone or in the hard frost 10 years ago ,the scrapers froze solid and 4 days of 100 cows dung built up. Some balls to get going again.
Why don't yous park the feeder closer to the pit so you don't have so much driving/turning to do? If I were you, I'd reverse the feeder in so the back of it is facing the pit, then you'd only have a quarter turn to do and not a complete 180. Save a bit of time and less work for yourself.
Welcome to Ireland where we are not perfect and things are left on long finger prob injured or smaller then he turns free range grate job not to be bullied
Nice one Phil. The starlings are a nuisance for sure. Maybe a bring in someone with a trained hawk to let them know they are not welcome🦅. On the other hand, have you ever seen a starling murmuration, a remarkable phenomenon, check it out on RUclips. I agree with you about the straw blower and the dust, it couldn't be great. Could you not drive in with the loader and shake out the bale? Best wishes to all at team Phil for 2021
We have a brush for are beef cattle and it dose keep them clean and there not as aggressive if u no what I mean they don’t get agitated when your in with them 🤙
Hi, We farm in the NOS and many years ago we had a massive starling problem every beam in the shed and trusses were covered in Starlings. I got so frustrated one day I got my sledge hammer and began to hammer one of the main supports the noise in the shed was amazing as the whole shed started to vibrate. The starlings went crazy flying into the walls etc trying to escape from the shed next day there were half the number of starlings, I did it again and the next day there were 10% of the starlings, I did it again and that was like 20 years ago and I have never seen a starling in the shed since and they do not even land on the shed roof. It may be worth a try with your problem, I was really mad and fed up with them so I did really whack the standcions of the shed. Regards, Peter Williamson
I should have stated that I did this when it was dark and there were no animals in the shed (except starlings nad maybe rats). The problem had been so bad that it was known locally in the farming community and a farmer asked me many years later how I solved the starling problem.
Great video Phil. You got a lot done in one day. I think there's just too much food for the starlings to eat in ur yard. U would need a real hawk to scare them away.
If and when you replace the broken strip lights in the bires, led strip lights are great they are more expensive than the standard tubes but they pay for themselves after a year or 2 because of the money you save on electricity
Fragrance free Poo! That's a result it itself. Cattle love those cow brushes, great viewing watching them use it. Just set up the camera and let them entertain us, I reckon the bulls would be mad for it. Loft is looking great in the workshop. It might not feel like you have achieved much but those were some big winter projects and in a short space of time so I think you can mark that up as a success.
Good Morning, Phil! Thank you for the wonderful information. Wow, that was some driving with the stairs in tow. Nice job, Phil. The cattle certainly have grown since the last time weighed. Adrian (I Farm We Farm) put in LCD lights in his shed and the difference was remarkable.
We have the same problem with birds and we just shot a hood few and hung them up in the shed and it’s some job Tis only the odd few that have the balls to come back🤣🤣
@@laytonphillips6667 would no bother . The boys have no end of work to be done . Trouble is now we can’t go near any mans yard in present crisis . Any word from JWB Layton ? I’ve seen no vids from the big man lately ?
Get a few cats for the starlings, keep them a little hungry. Would suggest a rescue as they often have feral cats that they can't rehome as pets but are great ratters. Come spayed too.
Phil sister will be a loss if she heads off. She is a grate back up. How many wagons to you use in a day. Late watching late as usual. But always enjoy watching. Hope new year is good to you and yours 👍
The bugs prevent the crust from building up as much so should make it easier yes, would be hard to notice the difference tbh as it was probably agitated last a year ago
is there some sort of cheese clothe type material or lightweight bird netting (like they use for berry bushes) that can be hung to keep the birds at bay? still gives ventilation but no birds allowed?
Happy new year to u to lad......hope u and d family have a good 2021. At least beef prices is better than last year. Maybe u might put a ring on Liv's ginger this year because she's definitely a keeper and not a goal keeper!! U done well for urself there
Shooting starlings is illegal to everyone suggesting the shotgun, but as they say, Its only illegal if ya get caught doing it so middle of the night job I'd say
Just get a airsoft rifle and shoot them in the shed and not make no noise or damage to the shed and you’ll have good crack as well
It’s not illegal in Northern Ireland
Do that and them around the shed and it will scare them away that's what we do
@@jackt783 good craic is the most important part of it!
Thst must be a down south thing in northern ireland you can shoot them
Put in a radio and throw on a Pat Kenny there, that will drive all away 😉
😂😂😂😂 Ray Darcy not too far behind 😂
No Ray Darcy do the job for ya phil no problem
Matt cooper 🙈🤣🤣
@@upthereds4939 Joe Duffy, the fella who is turned on by the suffering of others 😂
@@upthereds4939 the man would strip paint of a wall 🤦🏻
Hahaha he’s just playing games when his sister is filling the bucket 🤦♀️
Them Cow Brushes Look like a great job. Id be interested in one myself small operation I know but it seems to be a good way to keep cattle clean with no labour
Great to see farmers sharing ideas and taking on what's works on other farms.
A low cost (and potentially equally useless to the kite) thing you could try for starlings would be to put up a couple of owl houses on trees near the houses. If you managed to get an owl into the yard it would catch some and scare away more of them.
Let some areas go wild too.
Extra wieghts on the automatic scraper would eliminate alot of the tripping. I was scraper surfing for past ten years til the weights consigned that sport to a distant memory.
Hahah 😂 great advice 👍🏻
11:53 when u pulled out the phone I started laughing😂
If your scrapes are anything like mine they’ll be very worn out and theirs spaces in between the track and the concrete and they wear away after ab10 years of use, i welded 4 mm plate on to lift them up and they work all the time now and if it doesn’t swith over at the end weld a metal rod on the under side ofthe main scraper to lift it up a few mm and itll work a treat, we have them in our dairy barn and I’ve done more welding on them than the factory.
What a true joy for this old Irishman, thank you so very very much.
Love the led bar across top of the cab of the loader.
We have 65 angus weanlings along with the 120 dairy cows. To keep them clean we put down slat matts and by god the weanlings would be spotless aslong and the shit doesnt build up alot
We have brushes in our yard it keeps all our cows and animals clean.I would highly recommend it.
Really love watching Farmer Phil 😂 it's something we look forward to at the end of day 😙. Were still in lock down we hate it .We can't travel anywhere .We love Ireland 🌈 that's were we are going when we can travel . love to Ireland 🌈💚🌈🌈🌈🌈.We think you work so hard always looking after your cows . Happy New Year 💘☺️.
We have a cow brush which is automatic and it’s very good there coats shine, like you have shaved their hair off
Hey lad unless you guys have moved a lot further south it ain't 8 am cause at 8 am on the 1st of January it was still dark here in Wicklow .
Its bright at 8am down in waterford
Your right must’ve been closer to 9 than 8
FARMER PHIL you beef men only think you work hard, us dairy men especially winter milkers have the cows milked in the dark mornings and evenings this time of year.
We set a banger up Phil and we have no problem with starlings now. We have 2 brushes for the bullocks and heifers one each. It makes a big difference to them being clean. Interesting video Phil
I've the same problem with 3 scrapers pushing into an open slurry pit with dairy cows. Some waste of time with milking cows during the spring. They'd be rotten. I've put up with it long enough and slurry channels is the only job I reckon. At least it'll never build up if electricity is gone or in the hard frost 10 years ago ,the scrapers froze solid and 4 days of 100 cows dung built up. Some balls to get going again.
Wind brake helps we put it up on a farm and it did a good job
Great stuff Phil. 👍🏻 ThatShear bucket is some job no actin the bolox changin attachments
Why don't yous park the feeder closer to the pit so you don't have so much driving/turning to do? If I were you, I'd reverse the feeder in so the back of it is facing the pit, then you'd only have a quarter turn to do and not a complete 180. Save a bit of time and less work for yourself.
Bad habit I suppose we used to feed molasses and the tank is the other side of the feeder
@@FARMERPHIL3690 understandable. Old habits die hard. Must be why so many farmers son's have a hard time trying something different 😂
Why is there a yearling in the passage way for one of the sheds. He looks to be getting in the way😂
Welcome to Ireland where we are not perfect and things are left on long finger prob injured or smaller then he turns free range grate job not to be bullied
Phil, Green laser light will keep the starlings out. You can get a little handheld pen cheaply €15 or an auto unit cost ya €400 odd.
Great video Phil
Give yourself a break and get someone to fix your straw blower to take some of the workload off you.
Where did ye get the Closemectin?!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think you mentioned it!!!!!!!!😂
Why not make a thing like Tom pemberton. To push. Your Silage in be quicker. And easier Phil
Sounded like u were in an episode of Fr. Ted when u were f**** the starlings coming out of the Castle 😂🤠
Fair play, your pit face is immaculate
Enjoyed
Nice one Phil.
The starlings are a nuisance for sure.
Maybe a bring in someone with a trained hawk to let them know they are not welcome🦅. On the other hand, have you ever seen a starling murmuration, a remarkable phenomenon, check it out on RUclips. I agree with you about the straw blower and the dust, it couldn't be great. Could you not drive in with the loader and shake out the bale?
Best wishes to all at team Phil for 2021
Too awkward a shed to drive into and shake out a bale
This is basically like my day in March/April time for lambing. I love doing lambing, so rewarding, but not for the faint hearted.
Get a bent bar and put it around the drinker to stop the shitein
We have a brush for are beef cattle and it dose keep them clean and there not as aggressive if u no what I mean they don’t get agitated when your in with them 🤙
Hi,
We farm in the NOS and many years ago we had a massive starling problem every beam in the shed and trusses were covered in Starlings. I got so frustrated one day I got my sledge hammer and began to hammer one of the main supports the noise in the shed was amazing as the whole shed started to vibrate. The starlings went crazy flying into the walls etc trying to escape from the shed
next day there were half the number of starlings, I did it again and the next day there were 10% of the starlings, I did it again and that was like 20 years ago and I have never seen a starling in the shed since and they do not even land on the shed roof. It may be worth a try with your problem, I was really mad and fed up with them so I did really whack the standcions of the shed.
Regards,
Peter Williamson
I should have stated that I did this when it was dark and there were no animals in the shed (except starlings nad maybe rats). The problem had been so bad that it was known locally in the farming community and a farmer asked me many years later how I solved the starling problem.
We have a gas banger going off every 15 mins to keep them disturbed but they keep coming back
To get rid of starlings try put burnt oil on the rafters
1 way to get rid of starlings is kill a few then they will go then come back after ages but kill a few more then that's how to get rid of them
Tell Jessica that she should wear her blue overalls with her blue wellies and it will go well together
Great video Phil. You got a lot done in one day. I think there's just too much food for the starlings to eat in ur yard. U would need a real hawk to scare them away.
If and when you replace the broken strip lights in the bires, led strip lights are great they are more expensive than the standard tubes but they pay for themselves after a year or 2 because of the money you save on electricity
Fragrance free Poo! That's a result it itself. Cattle love those cow brushes, great viewing watching them use it. Just set up the camera and let them entertain us, I reckon the bulls would be mad for it. Loft is looking great in the workshop. It might not feel like you have achieved much but those were some big winter projects and in a short space of time so I think you can mark that up as a success.
Hello mags, How're you doing?
Great video Phil that pit is tidy 😎
Great video phil, hope 2021 is a good year for all of you.
The cow brush are a great job apparently even for the beef cattle Great video Phil 👍🤟
Good Morning, Phil! Thank you for the wonderful information. Wow, that was some driving with the stairs in tow. Nice job, Phil. The cattle certainly have grown since the last time weighed. Adrian (I Farm We Farm) put in LCD lights in his shed and the difference was remarkable.
No smell , slurry? Covid I think 🤔
We have the same problem with birds and we just shot a hood few and hung them up in the shed and it’s some job Tis only the odd few that have the balls to come back🤣🤣
We had problems with scarlets too but we put a high vise jacket and it worked so if u try that u might find some results
You probably have an idea of this already but if ya dehorn those cattle you’ll be amazed at how they’ll thrive better
My neighbour got bird scarer from North great job nothing in yard I fined name plenty work in beef farm this time of year
we use to tie dead magpies upside down beside meal bins. that seemed to work for us. not sure if it would for starlings
bonjour encore un énorme pouce bleu pour cette belle vidéo un bon courage a vous pour la suite 😍👍👍👍
At lest you got your workshop cleared out
3:40 need to get an angled plough type thing to push to silage up to save all that forward and reversing
Or a brush & shovel. Lol, not much manual labour on some farms..
Could have made something from the scrap.. 😁
Phil the is a bolt u can put on scaper and it stop tripping
The bro is out any time there is back up needed fair dues to the big man , putting the shoulder to the wheel again on this vid
Get out there and give him hand Shane
@@laytonphillips6667 would no bother . The boys have no end of work to be done . Trouble is now we can’t go near any mans yard in present crisis . Any word from JWB Layton ? I’ve seen no vids from the big man lately ?
@@ghostrider7688 jason fastrac has put one up but nothing from the legend.
@@laytonphillips6667 must be a busy time . Take care mate 👍🏻
@@ghostrider7688 leightonphi2019 sc I sometimes put farming pics on there
Get a few cats for the starlings, keep them a little hungry. Would suggest a rescue as they often have feral cats that they can't rehome as pets but are great ratters. Come spayed too.
We have feral cats on the farm as is
Yr sister definitely good at tractor driving and revising with fed on.... that silage bucket looks like the 80s game pacman eatting dots lol
Maybe the cattle wouldnt be filthy if they had a bit of straw to lay on instead of slurry
They are on slats
Let it never be said you take it easy anyway Phil, busy day for New Year's Eve!!
Yer making a lot of work for yerselfs
Hope yer paying Jessica well. She's a mighty worker. So funny directing bro. Is it me or has bro shot up recently
hope the new year brings lots of good things to u phil maybe new machinery
Ido it is the best thing ever so handy
A line of electric wire across the barrier stops them jumping out
Is it allowed in Ireland?
Greetings from Germany
@@christianelbracht2830 you can do anything here so long as you are not caught ..............
Great 👍 video farmer 👩🌾 Phil keep the family safe 👍👍👩🌾👩🌾🏴🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧😷🚜🚜
Can you do a summary of grades when you sell cattle....also maybe a figure on purchase vs sale price ...best and worst and breeds??
Make a weight for the scrapers wont trip as easy then on the side of the middle part of the scraper
Good video, like to see the cattle work
on my family farm we removed the skraepers because we put a new shed up
Just wondering where you got the Closamectin from Phil? 😉😂😂
Great video as usual. Ye must out pipin slurry now.... 💪
Phil sister will be a loss if she heads off. She is a grate back up. How many wagons to you use in a day. Late watching late as usual. But always enjoy watching. Hope new year is good to you and yours 👍
11:54 I had to laugh lol
did putting the bugs in the slurry make it any easier to agitate than before ....?
The bugs prevent the crust from building up as much so should make it easier yes, would be hard to notice the difference tbh as it was probably agitated last a year ago
A little bit easier but the shed wasn’t fully agitated as the cattle poo is like glue
U should put brushes on each of the beams
Even though I’m a foul mouthed farmer like yourself I still find it funny to see it on RUclips
Great video Farmer Phil 👍🏻
Good video even tho i didnt watch it yer
Get a green laser light of the internet. Worked a treat for us
why is there a bull lose in the shed
is there some sort of cheese clothe type material or lightweight bird netting (like they use for berry bushes) that can be hung to keep the birds at bay? still gives ventilation but no birds allowed?
It works until the cattle get a hold of it and chew it up😂
@@FARMERPHIL3690 pesky buggers. lol
Great video Phil , Auto scrapers are a nightmare , Don’t tell me just ask me 😂
Is that a battery cut off on the front of the red Massey?
it is yes
Great video hope your all OK im from wales
New staw blower
Well
Can't wait for the maize
Where about a in Ireland are u from because we can sort out the starlings for u
You could put the bird kite up higher but I don't know
great video! love it.
Great video Phil
do u need a worker sir??im planning on going to ireland next month..if u need ill go there
Can’t beat the hill climb racing
time to take up hawking 🤣🤣 Send bro out to fly the hawk and drone ha. Any one local to you that does it might want to fly the birds for free?
Happy new year to u to lad......hope u and d family have a good 2021. At least beef prices is better than last year. Maybe u might put a ring on Liv's ginger this year because she's definitely a keeper and not a goal keeper!! U done well for urself there
Did I see Hill climb racing?😂
Maybe🙈
When’s the next workshop vid
Why do ye have a wealing in the passageway for one of the cattle shedsu
He was an escapee for the night
nice vid phil
hello from america!
Fire blank cartridges and it scares them