Milking goats?
relief staff wages?
- Thread starter glow worm
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Princess Pooper
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- Location
- East Mids
Ours charges £15/hr or a minimum £45 per milking. The latter is annoying when we only really have her for the odd session when we are only milking about 40 cows in summer, but I fully understand why she does it.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
So, I've just put an advert on Facebook for a relief milker paying £40 a milking for a MAXIMUM of 2 hours work (have stated that if it takes longer I'll pay more)
And am receiving a lot of stick for it, I've had 6 applicants so far so obviously can't be that bad
Someone is saying I need to pay £50 an hour
Others saying I should still pay £20 an hour but for 3-4 hours work instead of 2 and then only ask them to come in 4 times a week instead of 6
Bit pee'd off tbh as I thought £20 an hour minimum was a decent wage!?
And am receiving a lot of stick for it, I've had 6 applicants so far so obviously can't be that bad
Someone is saying I need to pay £50 an hour
Others saying I should still pay £20 an hour but for 3-4 hours work instead of 2 and then only ask them to come in 4 times a week instead of 6
Bit pee'd off tbh as I thought £20 an hour minimum was a decent wage!?
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Should also add that if you work hard, cows behave and aren't too far from the yard that could easily turn to over £25 an hour
Cows 'n grass
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- Location
- Modbury, South Devon
If you've had 6 applications then ignore the others.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
That was my thought but I wouldn't want anyone to yhink I'm trying to take the p*ss
Are people really paying £50 an hour?!?!?
Are people really paying £50 an hour?!?!?
Take no notice of them , how many of the key board warriers have come forward ,
chap near here ,was after a releif corn cart driver one weekend , as his lad was going to a wedding ,
he offered a chap who is maintaince man at a factory near by , £18 an hour minimum of ten hours and fed , guy turned round and said he would not get out of bed for that
, dopey twit would have been 180 up for his day off , no helping some ,
home you find the "right " person
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
Just ignore them. Not one of them will have your best interests in mind, nor will they know their ass from a hole in the ground.
It's easy to poke holes when you're miles away and your keyboard is your tractor. Work with the 6 you've got and if 2 really impress you then have both of them! I've never heard any farmer say "damn, too many good relief staff!"
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
You can either mellow or do it yourself. It’s more fun to have help I find.
I don’t know if I’ve mellowed these past six years, but I’m a lot easier to work with.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Thanks everyone thought I was going nuts!
Been told Its cheeky and insulting to only offer £40
Pointed out as well, there's room for progression as we move forward. £40 would be starting wage.
Hoping to find someone fairly local who it would fit in well with their other commitments (whether that be another job/family etc)
Starting to regret posting it tbh. I genuinely don't know anyone being paid more than £15 an hour for relief milking. I know someone who put his rate up to £16 and got fired from all 3 of their jobs (1 out lizard direction, 1 penzance direction and 1 towards truro)
Been told Its cheeky and insulting to only offer £40
Pointed out as well, there's room for progression as we move forward. £40 would be starting wage.
Hoping to find someone fairly local who it would fit in well with their other commitments (whether that be another job/family etc)
Starting to regret posting it tbh. I genuinely don't know anyone being paid more than £15 an hour for relief milking. I know someone who put his rate up to £16 and got fired from all 3 of their jobs (1 out lizard direction, 1 penzance direction and 1 towards truro)
No!
They won’t be farming long if they do,ok as a one off,would be £250/ milking for me.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Needs to be £20 hour but including say 30 mins paid as well at that rate for travel.
Ie £50 milking @2 hours for the work + 30 mins travelling time.
No one can afford to pay £50 hour.
May be worth you talking to a few beef or sheep farmers son's and daughters in your local area, may work well for them doing a bit of relief milking with their current own workload.
Pay £20/hr extra half hour here and there for the inevitable’s is on you, job done.
Barmyfarmer
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Better to not put rates on the advert, just put the basics and let them message you for further information
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
wish I never bloody bothered now 
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Sounds good for someone that can work it into their schedule, which is of course the tricky bit especially afternoons.
How many milking's a week? Thinking out loud minimum wage for 18-20 year olds is less than 7 quid, could you find a youngster to take on full time and train up? You'd potentially get more work for your money.
You probably couldn't get them that cheap I know but worth thinking about if you plan to use relief staff a lot.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Advertised for 6 milkings a week £40/milking
Lots of potential for progression
I don't do a lot of shouting at people, normally inanimate objects for some reason
Cake and biscuits on tap
Good Bluetooth speaker
Wellies, overalls, waterproofs provided, looking into shirts and jumpers with the herd name on as well
Willing for milking time to be changed to suit whoever wants the job so that it can work into their schedule
Maximum 2 hours work any extra and I'll pay more
Once they've been here a year that'll go up and then reviewed annually (if cow numbers increased then it would also increase)
Would love a youngster here like me who's keen to train up and have as my right hand man going forward, looking further ahead and I've got fairly big plans (not going to say anything at this point) so to have someone I can rely on who knows how I like things done would be invaluable
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
