Posted 9/28/2024 15:55 (#10907799 - in reply to #10907673) Subject: RE: Finally got a professional video of our internal rotary parlor
northeastern Ohio
olivetroad - 9/28/2024 13:10
Hey! That was really interesting - Is that you in the video? What are the blue plastic things in the pockets of the guy in the green shirt? How many total are you milking?
Yes I am the old fart in the yellow Guggisberg cheese hat.
The blue plastic plugs are for plugging a milker inflation on three teat cows so that it doesn't lose vacuum.
Barn will hold 300 but currently only at 165. We have 200 heifers to freshen in the next 2 years, so hopefully we will full in 2 years. Started with 80 cows in 2007 and filled a 150 cow barn in 2 years with all home grown animals, so we should be able to do it again.
My grandfather started milking a dozen cows here in 1945 in a tie stall barn. Expanded to 63 tie stalls with a pipeline in 1968. My father and uncle expanded to 120 freestalls and parlor in 1988. Milked 160 in 2006. Split the herd in 2007. And here we are today.
Finally got a professional video of our internal rotary parlor
