Milking Bail During Parlour Renovation

Has anyone ever milked through a bail while enlarging/replacing there parlor? Is it a big hassle? We would have to milk about 150 or so through it if the other half of the herd were dry at that time of year.
 

Verney_R

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We’ve just made our 16:16 to a 20:20 and re newed everything, been bit of a ball ache at times, only milked one sided for two milkings, missed one milking for concrete to set but we’re autumn block calving so we’re only milking 50 cows at that time and they were close to drying off. We contemplated a bail but were recommended not too, as long as you have a second person to help you, you will be fine! We’re now milking 170 and the last or the work is going on. Depends what your Parlour chaps are like! If they understand cows and milking cows then you will be fine! That’s where we were lucky [emoji256]
 

Fergieman

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
I helped someone for a month to milk in a portable parlour, lorry chassis with the pit in the middle, proper herringbone, apart from the cows needing to go up the ramps it was far more enjoyable than the new parlour they put in

Chap near Wooler has one to hire I think

I think you are both talking about the same one. I can send the phone number of the man who hires it if you are interested.
 

kill

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Livestock Farmer
Location
South West
Any one recently used a milking bail. Having some MAJOR delays re my robots and it's maybe possible to find a bail to get the cows I am buying here quicker as they have no winter accommodation where they are currently and ground conditions and feed supplies would favour a quicker move to mine. Would 3 months be a ball ache? Can put inside hopefully on clean concrete.
 

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