Low fpd

Kiss

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Location
North west
Surely you would need to disconnect both of those not just turn them off? If the plate cooler is leaking water it wouldnt matter if its switched off as it would still be leaking water if you see what I mean?

Water doesn’t run through the plate cooler unless you turn it on

I’d speak to your dairy about doing this first as milk could take longer to cool, it’s really not about fighting them and having a bad attitude they will work with you as much as they can as long as you have the right attitude towards them!
 

In the pit

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembrokeshire
We've got a switch to turn cluster flush on ,so leave it off it doesn't work
Plate cooler runs milk through it one way and water the other,so all I do is keep water tap closed and no water through plate cooler ,same as last 3 farms I worked on
 

Jdunn55

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Water doesn’t run through the plate cooler unless you turn it on

I’d speak to your dairy about doing this first as milk could take longer to cool, it’s really not about fighting them and having a bad attitude they will work with you as much as they can as long as you have the right attitude towards them!
I shouldnt have to worry about cooling as I'm only milking 55 so not much milk and the bulk tank will cope with that. I dont want to fight with them either and am not going to start shouting and swearing at them as like you have said that'll get me no where. Just want to explain what I've found and see what they do with that information. I'll leave the plate cooler off after tonight's collection then
 

Jdunn55

Member
We've got a switch to turn cluster flush on ,so leave it off it doesn't work
Plate cooler runs milk through it one way and water the other,so all I do is keep water tap closed and no water through plate cooler ,same as last 3 farms I worked on
I'll try it then and see what happens. Just dont want to upset my cell count and bactoscan as they're about the only things I'm doing right :(
 

In the pit

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembrokeshire
I left my plate cooler of for one days milking ,had a high bacto cause the milk was cooling all day but fpd on one tank was 507 and 518 on others
Cows were in same field for the 2 days
 

In the pit

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Pembrokeshire
Trouble is if I switch it off and my cell counts go up in a months time they'll be shouting at me for that

Feel like everything I do is wrong at the moment!
Couple of milking won't make much of a difference
Can you switch everything off give Nml a ring and get them to test on that day for you
I had bacto issues so rang nml and they did a bacto breakdown on next milk sample for me
 

Jdunn55

Member
Have you asked @Friesianfan for any advice? ( I beleive he was the last tennant) Did he have similar issues?

If the cows have plenty water in the field, walking them in and milking them before they have access to water again is not a welfare issue so I would stop repeating that one.
Yes, and he had the same issues and tried all sorts last year.

According to red tractor all animals must have constant access to water so restricting it would null and void my farm assurance and milk contract so I will not be doing that unless my milk buyer is happy to sign a waiver stating I've got permission and under no circumstances will lose my contract due to me restricting water access
 

Spudley

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
Our cell count is not quite as good as when we have all flushes going, for sure, but it's still within the top band. It's a compromise. This job is full of compromises, you can let it get to you or you can enjoy the challenge.
 
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