Cow scratching brush

Farmwife1

Hi,
We are looking at getting a motorised cow scratching brush,
The dalaval one is €1500 plus vat and there's another one
called Kurtsan,€1000 plus vat.
I know there's €500 in the difference, but is the Delaval worth the extra money
or is the Kurtsan one just as good.
Any advice would be appreciated.

oxjkqg

Have the standard non brushes here, even they are a good job.
Great reports about the delaval, fine job.
Kurtsan looks good too though, plenty galv and stainless parts.

O'donovan wouldnt be selling if it wasnt a decent product

cjpm

What are the benefits?

Farmwife1

The cows are cleaner, puts a shine on them and happier they say.
Cows could be housed for 3,4 or maybe 5 months, something for them to be at.
The cows are working for you all year so you're giving them something back.
That's my take on it anyway,maybe I'm mad

jus_tin4

Farmwife1 wrote: »

The cows are cleaner, puts a shine on them and happier they say.
Cows could be housed for 3,4 or maybe 5 months, something for them to be at.
The cows are working for you all year so you're giving them something back.
That's my take on it anyway,maybe I'm mad

Not sure i think its worth the €1500 in my opinion for a motorised brush tbh...We have an old style one that just brushes essentially on a metal frame... I think it does the job that its needed... i dont get the point of it needing to be motorised...

Its not as if out in the field that the cow expect a tree to rub its back...and id imagine a good fabricator could make up the steel frame for a few 100 €€....

Just my two cents.. But either way i think its a great think to have for the cows while they are wintered. The cows defo enjoy it here anyways, and as you said, they work all year, so giving them something back is well worth it for a happier and healthier cow.

Farmwife1

jus_tin4 wrote: »

Not sure i think its worth the €1500 in my opinion for a motorised brush tbh...We have an old style one that just brushes essentially on a metal frame... I think it does the job that its needed... i dont get the point of it needing to be motorised...

Its not as if out in the field that the cow expect a tree to rub its back...and id imagine a good fabricator could make up the steel frame for a few 100 €€....

Just my two cents.. But either way i think its a great think to have for the cows while they are wintered. The cows defo enjoy it here anyways, and as you said, they work all year, so giving them something back is well worth it for a happier and healthier cow.

What you're saying makes sence, we're thinking now, to do the job right we'd need 3 so we might just go ahead with a few fixed ones. We have nothing a the moment, so something is better than nothing.

patsy_mccabe

I often use a small hand brush on heifers here. It's a great way of quieten them. They love it, especially around the tail head. Some of them will even follow you around the yard when you stop doing it. You'll end up with very quiet cows and a pleasure to work with around calving etc.

Jb1989

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I often use a small hand brush on heifers here. It's a great way of quieten them. They love it, especially around the tail head. Some of them will even follow you around the yard when you stop doing it. You'll end up with very quiet cows and a pleasure to work with around calving etc.

The curry comb,

Buford T. Justice XIX

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I often use a small hand brush on heifers here. It's a great way of quieten them. They love it, especially around the tail head. Some of them will even follow you around the yard when you stop doing it. You'll end up with very quiet cows and a pleasure to work with around calving etc.

Apparently croissants work as well:D

I'd often scratch the cows tails or rub their back behind the pin bones while driving them out of the cubicles. The only trouble is the queue that starts when a few stop for their scratch before going in milking:rolleyes:

patsy_mccabe

Jb1989 wrote: »

The curry comb,

No. Have a curry comb, but have one of these. Much softer and at €1.50, you can't go wrong. :cool:
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=261811580

gozunda

Not motorised but know someone who uses these with horses

https://www.theequinewarehouse.ie/the-equine-scratcher.ir?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz-iU-b7x5QIViLTtCh3jLAavEAQYASABEgJmUfD_BwE

http://intelligenthorsecare.co.uk/product/scratch-n-all/

Reckon they work for cattle too