Old milking parlours for small herds

Sid · Mar 26, 2021

kfpben said:
I bloody love this thread...keep looking at the old abreast parlour, last used in about 1968 and thinking hmmmmm we could have a go!

Main drawback I can see with a small herd is the difficulty of ever having time off. At least with beef & sheep it’s a bit more flexible.
I would really miss not being able to play cricket on a Sunday afternoon.
Big dairies with multiple staff can be more flexible.

Local spring calving guy here used to milk 13 times a week.
Only once on a Sunday.

BELOWAVERAGE · Mar 26, 2021

Sid said:
Local spring calving guy here used to milk 13 times a week.
Only once on a Sunday.

Did he used to write in the FW can't remember his name.

Sid · Mar 26, 2021

BELOWAVERAGE said:
Did he used to write in the FW can't remember his name.

Don't think so

jendan · Mar 26, 2021

kfpben said:
I bloody love this thread...keep looking at the old abreast parlour, last used in about 1968 and thinking hmmmmm we could have a go!

Main drawback I can see with a small herd is the difficulty of ever having time off. At least with beef & sheep it’s a bit more flexible.
I would really miss not being able to play cricket on a Sunday afternoon.
Big dairies with multiple staff can be more flexible.

You can still play........just milk when you get back home.I did plenty when i was young and daft.

Whitewalker · Mar 26, 2021

BELOWAVERAGE said:
Did he used to write in the FW can't remember his name.

Yes can’t recall his name either

farmboy · Mar 26, 2021

Toby something?? Organic guy I recall

Sid · Mar 26, 2021

farmboy said:
Toby something?? Organic guy I recall

Yeah he does as well....can't think of his name either atm

farmboy · Mar 26, 2021

Sid said:
Yeah he does as well....can't think of his name either atm

Used to write in FW or FG. Dropped Sunday afternoons, milked late Sunday morning and early Monday morning if I remember correctly

LTH · Mar 26, 2021

kfpben said:
I bloody love this thread...keep looking at the old abreast parlour, last used in about 1968 and thinking hmmmmm we could have a go!

Main drawback I can see with a small herd is the difficulty of ever having time off. At least with beef & sheep it’s a bit more flexible.
I would really miss not being able to play cricket on a Sunday afternoon.
Big dairies with multiple staff can be more flexible.

Hard to get someone to milk cows in a shippon,

lady muck · Mar 26, 2021

We have a gobby 16 year old daughter relief who spends as much time making tik Tok videos as she does milking but will milk 40 odd cows for £5 although she is trying for £10. Son milks 200 elsewhere

jendan · Mar 26, 2021

lady muck said:
We have a gobby 16 year old daughter relief who spends as much time making tik Tok videos as she does milking but will milk 40 odd cows for £5 although she is trying for £10. Son milks 200 elsewhere

£5 ?...............I thought Yorkshire folk were tight.............

lady muck · Mar 26, 2021

jendan said:
£5 ?...............I thought Yorkshire folk were tight.............

16 year olds with a liking for dragon soup don’t need much money

BELOWAVERAGE · Mar 26, 2021

farmboy said:
Toby something?? Organic guy I recall

Anstell ? or some thing similar.

Bald n Grumpy · Mar 26, 2021

lady muck said:
16 year olds with a liking for dragon soup don’t need much money

Do you use fresh dragons for the soup?
Niche marketing, probably better than milk

farmboy · Mar 26, 2021

BELOWAVERAGE said:
Anstell ? or some thing similar.

Yeah that sounds right

som farmer · Mar 26, 2021

Bald n Grumpy said:
Do you use fresh dragons for the soup?
Niche marketing, probably better than milk

how do you stop it being to firey.

jendan · Mar 26, 2021

lady muck said:
16 year olds with a liking for dragon soup don’t need much money

I had to look that up,and it seems dangerous stuff,or could be to 16 year olds. An 8% alcoholic,caffeine,vodca drink sold in cans...................

lady muck · Mar 26, 2021

jendan said:
I had to look that up,and it seems dangerous stuff,or could be to 16 year olds. An 8% alcoholic,caffeine,vodca drink sold in cans...................

yes at £2.99 £5 only buys 1 can

lady muck · Mar 26, 2021

jendan said:
I had to look that up,and it seems dangerous stuff,or could be to 16 year olds. An 8% alcoholic,caffeine,vodca drink sold in cans...................

it wouldnt be my choice of drinks for a 16 year old either. Let’s just say she doesn’t stay out late and i pick her up. Lockdown has been great for keeping wild teenagers in the house

JP1 · Mar 26, 2021

lady muck said:
We have a gobby 16 year old daughter relief who spends as much time making tik Tok videos as she does milking but will milk 40 odd cows for £5 although she is trying for £10. Son milks 200 elsewhere

you think it's genetic? And don't blame the Father LOL

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