Farmer Keith
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- North Cumbria
Don’t be afraid to cut the legs off if you find one concreted in, they’ll probably be rotten anyways and it’s not a big job welding new bits of pipe in, it was a frequent event in our old parlour.
Don’t be afraid to cut the legs off if you find one concreted in, they’ll probably be rotten anyways and it’s not a big job welding new bits of pipe in, it was a frequent event in our old parlour.
This! Fairly recently I scrapped a super little Miele 6-6 abreast, (it had been a demo parlour for them, Royal Show, Dairy Event etc,) auto washer, the lot , as no interest in it. Landlords specifically excluded our successor tenants from milking!Best way is cut them off and slot into a bigger galv tube.
Best of luck , Its great to see some one still starting into milk in a small way . Abreast parlours are great for small herds you can give individual attention to cows and are quite fast. Dont let me put you off Holstiens but having had that T shirt which is now gathering dust !!! British friesian holstien with a sprinkling of jersey produce higher solids are tougher last longer and make more money for you in my experience. Depends on your milk contract of course . Please keep us posted on your progress .I can get a contract so long as I'm producing a minimum of 1000 litres every other day. Want to have pedigree holsteins doing 9000 litres/lactation. So at 18 milking (3-4 dry) 9000/305 = 29.5 x 2 = 58 × 18 = 1044 litres. This would be bare minimum numbers and would hopefully be a few more
Like throw out a rotary and do a walk through conversion.....Don't waste your time milking in an abreast it's too slow. Put a very cheap swing over parlour in. If it only takes two sides at first, milking will be very quick and give you time to earn money elsewhere. There's no point spending 3 hours a day milking 30 cows for next to no profit.
£500!Just wondering how much people think they are worth? Theres one coming up for auction fairly local to me at the end of of the month but not sure how much they are worth? It's a 6 abreast parlour. Looking to milk my own cows in the future (within the next 5 years but ideally asap) not bothered by numbers and would rather start small (about 20ish cows calving/year) and grow to 50 when money and land allows hence why a little abreast parlour would suit. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Don't waste your time milking in an abreast it's too slow. Put a very cheap swing over parlour in. If it only takes two sides at first, milking will be very quick and give you time to earn money elsewhere. There's no point spending 3 hours a day milking 30 cows for next to no profit.
Ive always found heat detecting and inseminating in an abreast parlour far easier whilst im milking .
Milk crate, two if you're short.do you need a box to stand on phillip when inseminating in a step-up abreast ? I will ask you again soon- only 18 more days before we will need your expertise, ( he really is good)
That’s what he carries the yellow pages with him fordo you need a box to stand on phillip when inseminating in a step-up abreast ? I will ask you again soon- only 18 more days before we will need your expertise, ( he really is good)
Selling stock in your neck of the woods...TB??
Selling stock in your neck of the woods...TB??
@Rossymons do you think some good Friesians should be imported into Helston
Completely agree, I would house all year round including all youngstock which obviously inflates costs but would be covered because I shouldn't have any issues with disease plus the milkers would produce more as they're being fed tr13