Waikato milk meters.

[Homesy]

I could do with !4 waikatos at the right money when Cows'n grass has had his fill.
thanks

 

[Beef farmer]

 

[Cows 'n grass]

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Over priced those ones, the going rate is £40 unless they're nearly new.

We did our first recording in many years tonight just milking on the front 20 units. I quickly remembered why I gave up recording last time. It's a PIA job and was bitterly cold tonight, I reckon it could take a week or two to get feeling back in my fingers and toes. .

 

[Rossymons]

Over priced those ones, the going rate is £40 unless they're nearly new.

We did our first recording in many years tonight just milking on the front 20 units. I quickly remembered why I gave up recording last time. It's a PIA job and was bitterly cold tonight, I reckon it could take a week or two to get feeling back in my fingers and toes. .

I'm guessing you want F+P as well as cell count?

 

[Penmoel]

Over priced those ones, the going rate is £40 unless they're nearly new.
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We paid £50 for ours in a sale

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I'm guessing you want F+P as well as cell count?

I'll be interested long term but this was just a trial run for SCC before starting quarterly testing next year. I don't think they're designed to test 7% fat in sub zero conditions. But the time we finished there were pea sized lumps of butter floating in the metres.

 

[Rossymons]

I'll be interested long term but this was just a trial run for SCC before starting quarterly testing next year. I don't think they're designed to test 7% fat in sub zero conditions. But the time we finished there were pea sized lumps of butter floating in the metres.

We use the ambic samplers for quarterly SCCs and Johnes testing. Simple to use, clean and cheaper than the Waikatos

 

[Happy hillbily]

I paid £40 for mine, and asked for the mounting brackets to come with them, as they are £13 each and another £15 for a pair of u bolts to bolt them to the pipework, so it soon adds up.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

We use the ambic samplers for quarterly SCCs and Johnes testing. Simple to use, clean and cheaper than the Waikatos

I nearly went down that route but I decided that I want to measure yield as well. We have too many cows already so will be culling fairly hard this year and next unless the TB situation improves and I can sell some. Full recording will give me a bit more info to base culling decisions on.

 

[Rossymons]

I nearly went down that route but I decided that I want to measure yield as well. We have too many cows already so will be culling fairly hard this year and next unless the TB situation improves and I can sell some. Full recording will give me a bit more info to base culling decisions on.

Its one of the things I came back from LIC Conference thinking about.

I'd like to think in time that genomic testing will have advanced sufficiently that I can test all the females as calves and stop them entering the herd in the first place

 

[TomB]

Looking for another 5 or 10 here so if you find a big lot of them would split with you?

@Cookie @Lewis @Married 2 The Mob or anyone else, need to get sorted so if you have still got some meters please let me know

 

[Married 2 The Mob]

Six still here, looking for work at a new home .

 

[Married 2 The Mob]

I see you are in Wiltshire @TomB
Coincidentally I am going to be very close tomorrow.
On a tight schedule, but if you were willing to meet me with some coin, I could put them in the boot!

 

[saly123]

Only just come across this thread. I do believe we've some sat in a shed at home not in use in anybody else looking for some. There was 12. Whether all 12 are still there I'd have to check. Obviously I'll be in line after married 2 the mob to sell mine [emoji1303]

 

[TomB]

I see you are in Wiltshire @TomB
Coincidentally I am going to be very close tomorrow.
On a tight schedule, but if you were willing to meet me with some coin, I could put them in the boot!

Sounds like a plan. Let me know where, when , how much etc and I’ll be there. 07855004990 Tom.

 

[Homesy]

I could do with 14 if anyone else has any spare

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Only just come across this thread. I do believe we've some sat in a shed at home not in use in anybody else looking for some. There was 12. Whether all 12 are still there I'd have to check. Obviously I'll be in line after married 2 the mob to sell mine [emoji1303]

Im still looking for another dozen if you still have them?

Anyone else got any gathering dust?

 

[Devon lad]

Im still looking for another dozen if you still have them?

Anyone else got any gathering dust?

Might be worth putting a wanted on pasture for profit or farmers free ads, we just bought another 6 from eBay, but they didn’t have brackets, £35ea delivered

 

[Cuthbert]

We will have some for sale in a few months maybe

 

[saly123]

Im still looking for another dozen if you still have them?

Anyone else got any gathering dust?

I still have ours. Will count then and get a few pics. Won’t be for a day or 2 though.