Unconventional milking times

[Dead Rabbits]

Growing up we milked 2:30 and 2. It was a long day but the cows were in the 11500 liter range. I think you do have to have a decent interval length at the higher yields.

at the current place we milked 2 and 2 for my first 18 months here. The herd sizes somewhat dictated that. Then went to 3 am and 2. Now we milk 4:30 am and 2 pm. It changes throughout the year depending on herd size and stage of lactation.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Rumor has it that somewhere locally has apparently dropped back from 3x milking to milking every 10 hours.

4am
2pm
Midnight
10am
8pm
6am
4pm
2am
Midday
10 pm
8am
6pm
4 am

It looks like it could be hard to organise staff for.

 

[Beef farmer]

Rumor has it that somewhere locally has apparently dropped back from 3x milking to milking every 10 hours.

4am
2pm
Midnight
10am
8pm
6am
4pm
2am
Midday
10 pm
8am
6pm
4 am

It looks like it could be hard to organise staff for.

Sounds absolutely horrific

 

[kiwi pom]

Rumor has it that somewhere locally has apparently dropped back from 3x milking to milking every 10 hours.

4am
2pm
Midnight
10am
8pm
6am
4pm
2am
Midday
10 pm
8am
6pm
4 am

It looks like it could be hard to organise staff for.

Bloody hell, I thought every 16 hours was confusing.
Why do people keep thinking up ways to make the job more complicated?

 

[Sparkymark]

Rumor has it that somewhere locally has apparently dropped back from 3x milking to milking every 10 hours.

4am
2pm
Midnight
10am
8pm
6am
4pm
2am
Midday
10 pm
8am
6pm
4 am

It looks like it could be hard to organise staff for.

Just.....why?
Surely it’s easier to milk 3x than find staff to milk at midnight every 3rd day.

 

[thewalrus]

Always thought 12 hour splits, if doing all the milking yourself would be heavy going especially if feeding calves after, pushing in silage and Milking in a smallish Parlour

 

[yin ewe]

Just.....why?
Surely it’s easier to milk 3x than find staff to milk at midnight every 3rd day.

I heard years ago that 10hrs was the optimum time to milk a cow in terms of production, not sure how much truth is in it. Would need plenty of reliable staff to keep it going.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Sounds absolutely horrific

Bloody hell, I thought every 16 hours was confusing.
Why do people keep thinking up ways to make the job more complicated?

Just.....why?
Surely it’s easier to milk 3x than find staff to milk at midnight every 3rd day.

It may just be relief milker rumour. It wouldn't be the first time the truth had been slightly stretched and information is passed from relief to relief.

 

[More to life]

It may just be relief milker rumour. It wouldn't be the first time the truth had been slightly stretched and information is passed from relief to relief.

I hope so because it’s the daftest thing ever.

 

[More to life]

It may just be relief milker rumour. It wouldn't be the first time the truth had been slightly stretched and information is passed from relief to relief.

It’s not you is it?

 

[Farmer Bogass]

0700hrs & 1800hrs here. All done by 2000hrs and in for Prime Time TV, bed at 2300, up at 0600.

 

[oakleaf]

0700hrs & 1800hrs here. All done by 2000hrs and in for Prime Time TV, bed at 2300, up at 0600.

Perfect

 

[multi power]

Perfect

Ok in winter, but in summer the 2 best hours of the day are already gone