One cow milking machine.

[shumungus]

Question for the assembled dairy men from a suckler man. One cow Milker for emptying out hefted cows, any use? Do's and don'ts? Where to buy?
TIA.

 

[Exfarmer]

Can we all come and watch

 

[milkloss]

We use an old dump bucket with a cluster on it. The old vacuum pump just about drives it.

its amazing how some old beef cows will out up with it!

 

[Jdunn55]

Can we all come and watch

I check 90% of my sucklers once calved (including heifers) to make sure users are ok (mastitis, blind quarters etc), dont tar us all with the same brush! Mostly continental crosses but a few ped limos as well. A now retired vet told us that ours were the nicest cows hes ever handled and were quieter than most dairy herds! It's all in the time put in and how they are handled. Only reason dairy cows are quiet is because they're milked twice a day!

 

[Exfarmer]

I check 90% of my sucklers once calved (including heifers) to make sure users are ok (mastitis, blind quarters etc), dont tar us all with the same brush! Mostly continental crosses but a few ped limos as well. A now retired vet told us that ours were the nicest cows hes ever handled and were quieter than most dairy herds! It's all in the time put in and how they are handled. Only reason dairy cows are quiet is because they're milked twice a day!

I did not mean any offence, I used to milk 150 cows at one time Through a herringbone, and occasionally would need to milk one in a box for some reason. We had a vaccum line fitted for the purpose. It could get a little exciting sometimes, even with cows which had been machine milked for years and never put a foot wrong In the parlour.

 

[Jdunn55]

I did not mean any offence, I used to milk 150 cows at one time Through a herringbone, and occasionally would need to milk one in a box for some reason. We had a vaccum line fitted for the purpose. It could get a little exciting sometimes, even with cows which had been machine milked for years and never put a foot wrong In the parlour.

Sorry shouldnt have jumped to conclusions, I get tired of hearing the phrase 'wild limos' usually from dairy men who have to tie 2 gates on top of each other to worm heifers...

 

[shumungus]

Can we all come and watch

Cows 95% AngusX, good docility wouldn't keep a sharp one, life's too short.

 

[nails]

Question for the assembled dairy men from a suckler man. One cow Milker for emptying out hefted cows, any use? Do's and don'ts? Where to buy?
TIA.

How many do you have to do? Can you not hand milk them?

 

[shumungus]

How many do you have to do? Can you not hand milk them?

The number varies, never usually that many but when your in below an aged blueXfriesian cow that can produce enough for four calves initially and you have put an extra calf on her and you are still having to milk her back tits that are about an inch long because of back pressure you start to think there must be an easier way.

 

[The Grinch]

We kept our herringbone parlour from when we were milking. Think nothing of milking a new calved suckler that’s got too much milk, handy for saving colostrum too. Always amazes me when a cow or heifer is a right stroppy bast#rd only to get her in the parlour and she stands as quiet as a mouse. If only we could breed a cow that gives a little milk when calved and then increases gradually as the calf gets bigger, would make life easier ?

 

[Fergieman]

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