All things Dairy

[York]

View attachment 592426 View attachment 592424 A brand new never used single 16 mobile milking parlor. If I can get it bought right.......

is there a 2nd to get as well? looks not on this side of the pond, though.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

The pictures are of just the parlor part where the cows stand. There are two other trailers that go with it. One has the tank, water and wash vat. The other has generator, vacuum pump and compressor. It is the result of some poor planning by people with too much money. I'd have to get it really cheap to make it work.

 

[happycows]

Should I see if it will work and buy a bulk tank? Sat since foot and mouth but only 8months use for the boxes/acrs
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Have 30+ heifers to calve down in the spring.
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try the one on the far left first. if yields well the rest will be just fine....

 

[pine_guy]

try the one on the far left first. if yields well the rest will be just fine....

Don't think I'd want to drink the milky fluid he produces

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Looks similar to last nights grass paddock.

Quite wet here last night and the temporary tracks are breaking down fast, but the cows have at least 6 weeks of good grazing in front of them... I can see it getting quite messy.

I think I will be setting up my little feed pad and start feeding bales if its still shite tomorrow though.

Are you still on 100% grazed forage at the moment?

 

[Agrispeed]

Are you still on 100% grazed forage at the moment?

Yes, seems to be ok. Grazing a mix of higher, higher fibre covers and some fairly lush stuff at the moment.

 

[lazy farmer]

2 ton dribbled out the bucket.

Too be honest although we’ve had a lot of days with rain,we’ve not really had huge amounts of it,and this is the Blackmore vale...the home of grass,it’s been a great growing year here

month or so to go here................................... in the blackmore vale

 

[Ducati899]

month or so to go here................................... in the blackmore vale

you've got lovely runways…… i mean concrete tracks

 

[Dragon]

View attachment 592724 View attachment 592722 The pictures are of just the parlor part where the cows stand. There are two other trailers that go with it. One has the tank, water and wash vat. The other has generator, vacuum pump and compressor. It is the result of some poor planning by people with too much money. I'd have to get it really cheap to make it work.

Do have some land lined up?
How feasible is it. There is a few farms doing it here. But wouldn't be for a easy life. Possibly with your drier climate it could work well. iirc your climate goes from one extreme to the other through the seasons!!

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Do have some land lined up?
How feasible is it. There is a few farms doing it here. But wouldn't be for a easy life. Possibly with your drier climate it could work well. iirc your climate goes from one extreme to the other through the seasons!!

Possibly have some land lined up. It can't be used as a mobile parlor, as the ones over there are. Our rules won't let you do that. I would have to pour a slab and keep it stationary.

It's feasible, but it may take me a year or more to get it going. There is no doubt it won't be a pleasant existence, it's for the young and hungry. It comes down to how cheap I get it bought, keep in mind someone paid over $ 300,000 for it.

 

[Beef farmer]

Keep landing it in.

 

[farmboy]

Contented cows this evening

 

[farmboy]

Bloody cow got my finger between it’s leg and the bar milking yesterday

 

[Beef farmer]

Good gang going for it tonight. Next Saturday is the day girls.

 

[More to life]

Good gang going for it tonight. Next Saturday is the day girls.View attachment 593152

Just for reference that's the 5th August start give or take a few months

 

[Beef farmer]

Just for reference that's the 5th August start give or take a few months

Haven't you got any pheasants to shoot at.

Depends on how many may calvers @Cows 'n grass tries to slip on the load of autumns he preparing for me.

 

[Friesianfan]

Good gang going for it tonight. Next Saturday is the day girls.View attachment 593152

Nice wide passageway

 

[Headless chicken]

Haven't you got any pheasants to shoot at.

Depends on how many may calvers @Cows 'n grass tries to slip on the load of autumns he preparing for me.

He's not Irish so probably none

 

[Beef farmer]

Nice wide passageway

It's Not, they are small cows. It's 10'6"

 

[More to life]

Haven't you got any pheasants to shoot at.

Depends on how many may calvers @Cows 'n grass tries to slip on the load of autumns he preparing for me.

Have you finished yet ?