New dairy setup in Denmark

[Serup]

A picture from yesterday evening. About 20 minuttes after the first cow entered the shed.

 

[JP1]

Still one of my favourite threads

Keep posting, please !

 

[Wiking]

I agree with @JP1 very interesting to follow your progress Serup.
Looks like the cows enjoy the new building aswell?

 

[Durt Burd]

@Serup How is the building and milking parlour working out?

 

[Serup]

Hi

Firstly, i'm sorry to just abandon the thread like this. We've been quite busy since we started.

It's working fine. I have 370 cows now, milking about 330. Daily yield is about 35 kg ecm, up from 29 when we started.
Udder health is much improved with sand, and the sand is not giving much more trouble than anticipated. It's very hard on the scraping system, but other than that it's fine.

I will take some pictures soon.

 

[Milkcow365]

Hi

Firstly, i'm sorry to just abandon the thread like this. We've been quite busy since we started.

It's working fine. I have 370 cows now, milking about 330. Daily yield is about 35 kg ecm, up from 29 when we started.
Udder health is much improved with sand, and the sand is not giving much more trouble than anticipated. It's very hard on the scraping system, but other than that it's fine.

I will take some pictures soon.

Looking forward to seeing them!

 

[Gerbert]

I concur. Also some photo's from your old cowshed would be interesting!

 

[ollie989898]

The kinds of buildings built in Denmark and some European countries will blow your mind, I've got some great photos from visits years ago.

 

[RushesToo]

@Serup glad to have you back!

 

[Serup]

A few pictures from how it looks today.
First ones from silo area, shed for concentrates and straw bedded area for milkers.

 

[Serup]

Here one from back end of collecting yard behind parlour
One from silage pit.
A few from between the buildings where cows walk to milking.
One of sand pit
A few of scraper system and cubicle area

 

[Serup]

 

[Serup]

Sorry there is no pictures from parlour today. I had strict instructions that my daughter wasn't dressed to get dirty, and she like to get involved when she get close to the cows....

 

[BDBed]

First time viewing this thread and it's been amazing! Great to see some else planning a future in agriculture. I hope everything goes well for you!!!

 

[Tullyvernon]

Fantastic setup!! Look forward to more photos

 

[holywell farmer]

Here one from back end of collecting yard behind parlour
One from silage pit.
A few from between the buildings where cows walk to milking.
One of sand pit
A few of scraper system and cubicle area

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Looks a great farm

 

[Serup]

At it again

One more silo, 24x50 meters with 3m wall, so now all silage is at home on firm ground

Also building a shed for drycows where all calves will be born. Hopefully finished before christmas.

 

[Old apprentice]

That is some investment.

 

[Gerbert]

That's a fair drive from here. Bosch beton?
Don't they make those things in Denmark?

 

[Serup]

That is some investment.

We have new rules from 2024 where we need more space and single boxes for calving cows. And i can get all drycows home again, after 1,5 years with more cows by moving the drycows off farm. I won't do that again.

That's a fair drive from here. Bosch beton?
Don't they make those things in Denmark?

It's not bosch, it was last time though. I don't remember the name, but they are from Holland. It's a Dutch builder, living here, who make it and he buy a lot from Holland. He say it's cheaper.
The other guys who gave quotes, with elements from here, where significantly more money.