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Cows 'n grass · Dec 10, 2018

Durry cows said:
Hi

cracking quality how many litres and what are you feeding to get it?

Bugger all really as they're all stale now. Averaged 10.5 sold litres / cow for the month.

Feeding approx

3kg DM grazing
3 kg DM silage
3 kg PKE
3 kg Cake

Only feeding the PKE to stretch precious silage stocks. I've never fed it before and hope not to need it again too soon .

Durry cows · Dec 10, 2018

Cows 'n grass said:
Bugger all really as they're all stale now. Averaged 10.5 sold litres / cow for the month.

Feeding approx

3kg DM grazing
3 kg DM silage
3 kg PKE
3 kg Cake

Only feeding the PKE to stretch precious silage stocks. I've never fed it before and hope not to need it again too soon .

10.5 still good at the milk price, makes people on liquid contract shed a tear!

watcher72 · Dec 10, 2018

Cows 'n grass said:
Bugger all really as they're all stale now. Averaged 10.5 sold litres / cow for the month.

Feeding approx

3kg DM grazing
3 kg DM silage
3 kg PKE
3 kg Cake

Only feeding the PKE to stretch precious silage stocks. I've never fed it before and hope not to need it again too soon .

So your feeding 11.16 kg DM per day?

3% of body weight is DM intake. So weigh 372 kg?

Or am I missing something ?

Beef farmer · Dec 10, 2018

watcher72 said:
So your feeding 11.16 kg DM per day?

3% of body weight is DM intake. So weigh 372 kg?

Or am I missing something ?

How heavy would you put his cows?

watcher72 · Dec 10, 2018

Beef farmer said:
How heavy would you put his cows?

I've no idea seemed small even for jersey crosses. I would have said a jersey cross is 425-450

Beef farmer · Dec 10, 2018

Pure jersey.

Cows 'n grass · Dec 10, 2018

watcher72 said:
So your feeding 11.16 kg DM per day?

3% of body weight is DM intake. So weigh 372 kg?

Or am I missing something ?

I did say approx.

A bucket of PKE can probably vary between 4 and 600 kg depending on whose doing it.

I guess bales at 260 kgDM but again they'll be hugely variable.

I don't think you're far off with the weight though, smallish pure jerseys at 380- 400 kg.

watcher72 · Dec 10, 2018

Cows 'n grass said:
I did say approx.

A bucket of PKE can probably vary between 4 and 600 kg depending on whose doing it.

I guess bales at 260 kgDM but again they'll be hugely variable.

I don't think you're far off with the weight though, smallish pure jerseys at 380- 400 kg.

I wish more people would use approx when quoting silage analysis as well. It's a best guess average not an exact analysis.

Iogijones · Dec 10, 2018

Cows 'n grass said:
Arla November 18

7.05
4.56

48.55ppl

November 17 was nearly identical quality and 47.8ppl

U beat me this time!
6.59 f
4.37 p

46.74ppl

coomoo · Dec 10, 2018

4.45 bf 3.51 pro 33.48ppl @ 28kg/cow

jimmer · Dec 10, 2018

4.34
3.31
29.84

kiwi pom · Dec 10, 2018

Scholsey said:
The polish guys are fine, just a couple of guys from somerset who seem to struggle, got a name and shame board now for drivers who dont put the tank to wash/open the sample tap/stop the robots at all, my personal favourite is when they somehow manage to put the tank to wash during collection despite the screen making that difficult to do. They seem to pay a bit more attention when they notice their name on the board.

Fonterra only had a small number of robot sheds when I picked milk up but it was always set up the same to avoid cock ups. One button to divert milk to a holding tank button 2 to open the outlet valve- wouldn't work if number one wasn't done first- and a wash button to push when you're finished.
Any more than that you're asking for trouble.
Fonterra provide the vats though so its easier to keep everything the same.

happycows · Dec 10, 2018

kiwi pom said:
Fonterra only had a small number of robot sheds when I picked milk up but it was always set up the same to avoid cock ups. One button to divert milk to a holding tank button 2 to open the outlet valve- wouldn't work if number one wasn't done first- and a wash button to push when you're finished.
Any more than that you're asking for trouble.
Fonterra provide the vats though so its easier to keep everything the same.

Exactly same as mine........ instructions on the wall and buttons numbered 1/2/3.
They still manage to fudge it up now and again.

it's not over · Dec 11, 2018

I wouldn't be leaving an important job like washing or setting up the milktank to the tanker driver

Scholsey · Dec 11, 2018

zsnotdead said:
I wouldn't be leaving an important job like washing or setting up the milktank to the tanker driver

do you back the lorry up and put the hose on as well?

More to life · Dec 11, 2018

Scholsey said:
do you back the lorry up and put the hose on as well?

Must be fun on night time collection

it's not over · Dec 11, 2018

Scholsey said:
do you back the lorry up and put the hose on as well?

That's his job but I'm certainly more than capable

Tanker driver · Dec 11, 2018

zsnotdead said:
I wouldn't be leaving an important job like washing or setting up the milktank to the tanker driver

Why

Scholsey · Dec 11, 2018

Tanker driver said:
Why

supercow · Dec 11, 2018

Sit back relax and watch the evenings entertainment commence

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