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Automatic calf feeder, advice please?

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  • #92
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Anyone feeding whole milk through the auto feeder. I was thinking about getting the feeder upgraded to take whole milk, but it is going to cost €1500 and I'm also concerned about higher disease risks.
    My plan was to feed 50:50 whole milk:milk replacer.
    So anyone feeding whole milk through them, good job/bad job?
    My plan would be to feed milk replacer to heifers and whole milk to bull/beef calves pre sale. One of the reps I was talking to said there could be an issue with disease like transmission of Johnes from the whole milk as the mixing bowl wouldn't be washed between each feed. Like, a milk fed calf drinks and next in is a replacer fed calf, some of the milk would still be in the bowl/line/teat, if I understood him correctly.

    He also said you have two options with whole milk storage, keeping it in a refrigerated tank and transferring according to what you need with washing out regularly or keeping a small plastic tank uncooled and washing out each day.


  • #93
    locky76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 867 ✭✭✭locky76


    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    Not allowed, time to play hardball.

    Tell me more RTC?
    How do I play this out?


  • #94
    kevinm177
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭kevinm177


    locky76 wrote: »
    I was offered a machine at €8,000 for a cash price and €8,500 for the finance option. I didn't think this was allowed?
    What are my options?


    Does this mean the interest free option is actually 6.25%interest???


  • #95
    Cow Porter
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    Buford T. Justice V wrote: »
    My plan would be to feed milk replacer to heifers and whole milk to bull/beef calves pre sale. One of the reps I was talking to said there could be an issue with disease like transmission of Johnes from the whole milk as the mixing bowl wouldn't be washed between each feed. Like, a milk fed calf drinks and next in is a replacer fed calf, some of the milk would still be in the bowl/line/teat, if I understood him correctly.

    He also said you have two options with whole milk storage, keeping it in a refrigerated tank and transferring according to what you need with washing out regularly or keeping a small plastic tank uncooled and washing out each day.

    the H&L with two mixing bowls can keep whole milk mixed in 1 and CMR in the other. let 1 mixing bowl feed 2 pens and 1 mixing bowl feed other two pens


  • #96
    kevinm177
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    Cow Porter wrote: »
    the H&L with two mixing bowls can keep whole milk mixed in 1 and CMR in the other. let 1 mixing bowl feed 2 pens and 1 mixing bowl feed other two pens

    Just sent you a pm cow porter


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  • #97
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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  • #98
    jfh
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    Well locky, did you purchase?


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