All things Dairy

[white_stuffed]

Since our new parlour install we're still buying our dairy chemicals from delaval dealer. We'd like to shop around but we're not sure what the equivalent product would be - it's Cidmax, acid, the red barrel) and Ultraclean (the blue barrel, alkali) in 205 litre drums - any ideas, please?

 

[som farmer]

Since our new parlour install we're still buying our dairy chemicals from delaval dealer. We'd like to shop around but we're not sure what the equivalent product would be - it's Cidmax, acid, the red barrel) and Ultraclean (the blue barrel, alkali) in 205 litre drums - any ideas, please?

when comparing prices, just make sure concentrates are the same strength.

but any ag merchant will have alternative brands.

 

[vantage]

Since our new parlour install we're still buying our dairy chemicals from delaval dealer. We'd like to shop around but we're not sure what the equivalent product would be - it's Cidmax, acid, the red barrel) and Ultraclean (the blue barrel, alkali) in 205 litre drums - any ideas, please?

Have you got hard or soft water? It makes a big difference to what you can use. We’ve got soft water, use a pipeline cleaner from Downland and their acid, not that it’s particularly needed, our old parlour managed 25 years without.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Calves flying along

 

[sidjon]

Since our new parlour install we're still buying our dairy chemicals from delaval dealer. We'd like to shop around but we're not sure what the equivalent product would be - it's Cidmax, acid, the red barrel) and Ultraclean (the blue barrel, alkali) in 205 litre drums - any ideas, please?

Which switched from the over priced Delaval stuff to Vanorinse from Evans Vanodine for Alkali and just changed to Muti acid from them too after being on kilco milkstone remover for a while, dropped the delaval 12 years ago now on a 25/50 with hardware.

 

[white_stuffed]

Have you got hard or soft water? It makes a big difference to what you can use. We’ve got soft water, use a pipeline cleaner from Downland and their acid, not that it’s particularly needed, our old parlour managed 25 years without.

We're soft water

 

[Jdunn55]

Before

during

after!

 

[JES]

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It would be very interesting to see the same pictures taken again in a months time. The cows look in great condition in first picture

 

[Bert Jansch]

Couldn’t find this one earlier. He’d managed to completely cover himself in straw (or mum had done it probably). I had a bit of a panic until I tripped over him.

 

[Bert Jansch]

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Very jealous. Mine would be up to their armpits…. And they’re not short legged cows, mostly.

 

[Jdunn55]

It would be very interesting to see the same pictures taken again in a months time. The cows look in great condition in first picture

Remind me in a month.

Thankyou, skinnest one is peach who's the one to the left of the red cow in the front. Everyone else is pretty much a 2.5+ BCS which I'm happy with.

 

[Jdunn55]

Very jealous. Mine would be up to their armpits…. And they’re not short legged cows, mostly.

It isn't all fun and games, I won't show the gateway...

Nor my indoor swimming pools

 

[Bert Jansch]

It isn't all fun and games, I won't show the gateway...

Nor my indoor swimming pools

Cows are looking well though

 

[som farmer]

It isn't all fun and games, I won't show the gateway...

Nor my indoor swimming pools

we are a dry farm, most of the time anyway.

we couldn't turn cattle out, simply to wet, nor can we spread slurry/muck anywhere, just leave deep ruts. Reduced to tipping trailor loads of slurry, where it wont cause any damage. And its a case of having to get it out.

old saying around here, febuary fill dyke. We have had 3ins this month so far, and it won't drain away, ground saturated. No doubt july august and september, will be no rain/drought.

 

[evierogers]

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Thanks so much!

 

[pappuller]

Some of @Bald Rick s old jiz

 

[Bert Jansch]

Some of @Bald Rick s old jiz

That’s wandered a long way out of its range!
Feed bin looks excited to see it.

 

[Wesley]

Some of @Bald Rick s old jiz

Programmed it in the wrong language or did it veer off because it thought it saw some sheep? I deliberately refrained from making comment about his jiz. What you two get up to in your own time is nobody else's business

 

[pappuller]

That’s wandered a long way out of its range!
Feed bin looks excited to see it.

Wonder if it's heading back to the sacred isle

 

[Bert Jansch]

Wonder if it's heading back to the sacred isle

Might be a spy