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Milking sitting down !
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<blockquote data-quote="Princess Pooper" data-source="post: 3344540" data-attributes="member: 971"><p>Cows aren't too bad about going up steps it's down they don't like. We used to use a gate to channel the heifers up the step, some a bit problematic but you just need patience. Unlike the one in the video, we fed in parlour so once you've got them up on the first occasion they remember pretty quick they got some feed and will do it again. Remember you're mainly small herds so not thousands of heifers either, if you don't have more than 2 or 3 first timers in a milking it makes the job easier. We would milk the heifer completely alone the first few times so you can keep an eye on her and also so she is not wandering around the parlour sticking her head under the others and upsetting them while she works out where to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Princess Pooper, post: 3344540, member: 971"] Cows aren't too bad about going up steps it's down they don't like. We used to use a gate to channel the heifers up the step, some a bit problematic but you just need patience. Unlike the one in the video, we fed in parlour so once you've got them up on the first occasion they remember pretty quick they got some feed and will do it again. Remember you're mainly small herds so not thousands of heifers either, if you don't have more than 2 or 3 first timers in a milking it makes the job easier. We would milk the heifer completely alone the first few times so you can keep an eye on her and also so she is not wandering around the parlour sticking her head under the others and upsetting them while she works out where to go. [/QUOTE]
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