All things Dairy

[Ducati899]

and the weather bods changed from dry, to warm and damp, that will help a bit. Those cold winds were a sod.

currently lashing it down here

 

[Tim G]

currently lashing it down here

Send some my way please.

 

[Rossymons]

Speaking of scratch cards, one of my guys came out with a decent idea I thought worth sharing.

They give the relief milker a quid for each marked off cow she spots in the afternoons. He wanders out at the end to write down the numbers ready for me in the morning and puts the money in their hand there and then.

Doesn't cost the earth and gets the whole team involved.

 

[Jdunn55]

Speaking of scratch cards, one of my guys came out with a decent idea I thought worth sharing.

They give the relief milker a quid for each marked off cow she spots in the afternoons. He wanders out at the end to write down the numbers ready for me in the morning and puts the money in their hand there and then.

Doesn't cost the earth and gets the whole team involved.

As long as they don't start using the pound coins to scratch the cards off

I'll happily put that into practice, problem is I'll take pound coins from one of my pockets and transfer it to the other

 

[Tim G]

Speaking of scratch cards, one of my guys came out with a decent idea I thought worth sharing.

They give the relief milker a quid for each marked off cow she spots in the afternoons. He wanders out at the end to write down the numbers ready for me in the morning and puts the money in their hand there and then.

Doesn't cost the earth and gets the whole team involved.

I don't understand, he pays the relief to spot them but then goes and checks them anyway to get the numbers?

 

[Jdunn55]

I don't understand, he pays the relief to spot them but then goes and checks them anyway to get the numbers?

I think he means they wander out to the relief who tells him the numbers for Ross in the morning, not wanders around the cows

 

[Tim G]

I think he means they wander out to the relief who tells him the numbers for Ross in the morning, not wanders around the cows

Yeah, that would make more sense!

 

[Dead Rabbits]

If I had a relief milker I trusted to spot heats, I would gladly give them my job

 

[pappuller]

currently lashing it down here

some folks are likeable, some less so

 

[Rossymons]

If I had a relief milker I trusted to spot heats, I would gladly give them my job

That's sort of what he's trying to achieve. He's got someone who's showing a bit of enthusiasm for the job and this is simple way of starting their training.

I think he means they wander out to the relief who tells him the numbers for Ross in the morning, not wanders around the cows

Correct, he's not walking around the cows trying to find them. He just gives the list to me and carries on with what he was doing.

 

[Martyn]

@Beef farmer thanks for the sidewalls contact, hopefully will help cut back on wastage.

 

[Martyn]

Please no one buy these awful things, they break upon your hands and at five years old are a waste of money,time, manufacturers said they don't break up but plenty of PM on here confirm I'm not the only one! All handled by myself, so can't blame staff/handler ect

 

[Jdunn55]

Finally done, clingfilm, black sheet, net and then straw/hay on top!

 

[Beef farmer]

 

[som farmer]

Finally done, clingfilm, black sheet, net and then straw/hay on top!

all strawed down, ready for a nice warm bed, for your cows !
nice sight though.

 

[Beef farmer]

Finally done, clingfilm, black sheet, net and then straw/hay on top!

Won't you need to put 2nd cut on top?

 

[Jdunn55]

Won't you need to put 2nd cut on top?

No, second cut is going in front, will need to put maize on top though, but thats not for a few months yet!

 

[Beef farmer]

So how do you get the bales?

 

[Jdunn55]

So how do you get the bales?

Telehandler boom out, grab what you can reach, roll net up, roll sheet, roll clingfilm, grab next couple of rows of bales, repeat.

 

[In the pit]

Cows top, in calf heifers middle & calves at the bottom