By your posts you seem totally unhappy at dairying.is it just me or what but there is two of us here every day since the end of january and we havent stopped going since,12 hours a day more some days it takes its toll after a bit. ☹️
You need to be a better manager . Do an analysis of what you do every hour of the day and post it up here so we can have a look at it .I know.if only it was that easy mike ..
How many hours do you usally do on a normal day mikeyboy ? And if you have spare time what to you do with it ?
Thats a great piece of usefull info bagenal !
Right good point bog man so here it is
Get up at half 7 we have the breakfast beforehand so usally milking for around half 8 ,milking takes between two and two and a half hours this time of year that's all in now from start to finish washing etc. So that takes us up to 11 o cock we have to wash down yard with tank and tractor every second day then feed calves and check maiden heifers when this is done it usually is around 12 and we have the dinner then around quarter past/half 12. Onto after dinner so bout half 1 i go topping for about 3.5 hours so roughly its 5 when i finish or the same time spplies with any other job , we have the supper then around 5.15/5.30 so its 5.50 somethimes earlier when going out for cows and about half 6.15/6.30 when we start milking so give or take its usually 8.30/9.00 when we finish cows. There can often be a hour again onto this if at bales or silsge slurry etc .
Just reading this out of interest but 3.5 hours of topping daily???Thats a great piece of usefull info bagenal !
Right good point bog man so here it is
Get up at half 7 we have the breakfast beforehand so usally milking for around half 8 ,milking takes between two and two and a half hours this time of year that's all in now from start to finish washing etc. So that takes us up to 11 o cock we have to wash down yard with tank and tractor every second day then feed calves and check maiden heifers when this is done it usually is around 12 and we have the dinner then around quarter past/half 12. Onto after dinner so bout half 1 i go topping for about 3.5 hours so roughly its 5 when i finish or the same time spplies with any other job , we have the supper then around 5.15/5.30 so its 5.50 somethimes earlier when going out for cows and about half 6.15/6.30 when we start milking so give or take its usually 8.30/9.00 when we finish cows. There can often be a hour again onto this if at bales or silsge slurry etc .
Time to get it sorted. Budget in to get a milker in for evenings or mornings and you be the relief for them.is it just me or what but there is two of us here every day since the end of january and we havent stopped going since,12 hours a day more some days it takes its toll after a bit. ☹️
Yes carrig its beyond sickning to be honest .
96 cows 12 units .no hobbies because as you can see i have no time for them ! Yes if i was my friend i would deffinately think i was insane . Well MF 30 that was 3 days last week and 3 this week the topping, but it has to be done .
You see the old falla here is a pure slave he just never stops and expects me to do the same , even when cows are finish at that time he will go off at something else until 10 even half past some nights .