Day on dairy farm,

[holywell farmer]

in winter do have more time to tend to the cows ?

 

[lazy farmer]

We spend 4-5 hrs a day on 350 animals at the mo ( 1 person)

 

[holywell farmer]

We spend 4-5 hrs a day on 350 animals at the mo ( 1 person)

Do find there is more time to foot trim, vaccinations ?

 

[lazy farmer]

Do find there is more time to foot trim, vaccinations ?

Yeap next week when we start back we will run all cows through the race 20 at a time for I b r booster and the vaccination for scours( sorry forget what it’s called).
Following day I will teat seal all the r2s it will take me all day but as we are shut down it matters not
We foot trim in December as we are winding down. So it’s still quite easy to do 30 a day as milking takes very little time then.
But any follow ups are trimmed In January.
One thing that’s makes life much easier is that we run the herd in one group. Much less hassle.

 

[Will Blackburn]

We're at 19 hours for 300 milkers and 200 followers, 3 of us. Just the essentials.

 

[Fergieman]

Its depends, winter time all stock inside so more work feeding bedding etc, but no field work so plenty time to do livestock work. Summer time all stock outside so less time to feed and no bedding but alot more field work. I would say we are quieter during November - February, March & April can be busy with stock still inside and field work to be done. Try and do all the rountine vaccinations, blood testing, freeze branding etc done during November - February.

 

[Agrispeed]

Worst of both worlds here, stock inside at night so having to take them food and take it away again once its been through them, and out during the day, as are the youngstock so have to move 2 or 3 fences a day.

I try and increase the daily workload instead of having one off busy days, especially in the spring. Cut it down to the bare minimum at weekends though.

 

[holywell farmer]

Its depends, winter time all stock inside so more work feeding bedding etc, but no field work so plenty time to do livestock work. Summer time all stock outside so less time to feed and no bedding but alot more field work. I would say we are quieter during November - February, March & April can be busy with stock still inside and field work to be done. Try and do all the rountine vaccinations, blood testing, freeze branding etc done during November - February.

And catch up on milking parlour maintenance

 

[Bald Rick]

Housed herd, no difference no matter what the season. Monday’s and fridays are footbathing and tuesdays feet, thursdays vet
Otherwise same routine every day regarding feeding from babies to cows

 

[Fergieman]

And catch up on milking parlour maintenance

I don't let that slip, try and keep at it as we go along. Liners are changed at 2500 milkings and there is a counter to tell us how many they have done. Its amazing that the front machine usually does about 200 - 250 more milkings than the one at the rear.