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David's going Dairying.

davidk1394

I’ve created a new thread so you can follow my journey into dairy farming. I’ve made the decision to start milking cows by February 2021. The first of the calves arrived today. I’ll post along the way

Here’s a link to my old thread: https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057681402/1/#post101948565

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Buford T. Justice XIX

Sacrolyte wrote: »

Before you paint it white, put on a white shirt for a milking And see how that looks.

What could possibly go wrong?:D

Parlour painted blue here and don't notice any flies over and above any other shed on the farm.

Sacrolyte

Before you paint it white, put on a white shirt for a milking And see how that looks.

valtra2

Well they are all been pained blue around here but sure maybe they are wrong

Sacrolyte

DONT GO WHITE!!!

The Rabbi

Paint it,makes it very easy to clean.Go for white,it will brighten up the place.

Panch18

Are most people putting some paint in the parlour?

We have no paint on the floor or walls or anywhere theree

Mooooo

Don't have issues with flies in the pit really? Would be more in late summer if they were annoying cows the tails would be swinging. I'd still go with white to make everything brighter. Set up a decent volume washer as well

Panch18

Water John wrote: »

Isn't blue light used in fly traps, the ones that fry them.

Yeah the ones that you see in places like a butchers shop are blue - to attract the flies!

Jb1989

Green&Red wrote: »

Googled this cause I thought you were taking the piss

https://paintingco.com/the-best-paint-colors-to-repel-bugs/

Flies

Flies are one of the only bugs that are actively affected by colors. While designing more effective fly traps, researchers from the University of Florida found that flies are attracted to blue tones and repelled by warm tones like yellow. More studies confirmed the correlation between blue lights and fly attraction.

So blue walls will infact draw them in then.

Water John

Isn't blue light used in fly traps, the ones that fry them.

Green&Red

valtra2 wrote: »

Paint your walls blue. Flys dont like blue. Every day is a learning day for me.

Googled this cause I thought you were taking the piss

https://paintingco.com/the-best-paint-colors-to-repel-bugs/

Flies

Flies are one of the only bugs that are actively affected by colors. While designing more effective fly traps, researchers from the University of Florida found that flies are attracted to blue tones and repelled by warm tones like yellow. More studies confirmed the correlation between blue lights and fly attraction.

valtra2

Paint your walls blue. Flys dont like blue. Every day is a learning day for me.

Castlekeeper

I always think parlour mats only gather dirt whearas you'll benefit from a good pair of wellies all day long, but I could be wrong.

Castlekeeper

simx wrote: »

Not sure on difference with quality if any between parlour mats but I’d probably go with blue over black, that but brighter in pit, light will probably reflect off it a little better maybe too?

I've mayo mats in for 20 years and they're perfect.
I ve other heavy duty interlocking ones, they're a tonne weight and not as soft.

Mooooo

Paint the pit walls white, and under the troughs as well if applicable will keep things brighter. On the mats go and look if you can. The rolls are the best job but dear. Got mats off easy fix a good few years ago and they were too soft in that the cows tore them. Other single mats I've gotten have all been similar in bar what O Donovans had but they were 80 quid a mat

simx

Green&Red wrote: »

I’ll stick this in here

I’m looking at cubicle mats, Mayo mats will be €45-50 excl vat for a 22mm mat but there’s a crowd in Monaghan, I don’t have their name, doing a 22mm mat for €43 incl VAT. Anyone have any experience with lower quality mats? Is the big risk that they’ll tear?

Any reason you’d go with blue parlour mat over black? €3 a sheet in the difference

Thanks

Not sure on difference with quality if any between parlour mats but I’d probably go with blue over black, that but brighter in pit, light will probably reflect off it a little better maybe too?

Green&Red

I’ll stick this in here

I’m looking at cubicle mats, Mayo mats will be €45-50 excl vat for a 22mm mat but there’s a crowd in Monaghan, I don’t have their name, doing a 22mm mat for €43 incl VAT. Anyone have any experience with lower quality mats? Is the big risk that they’ll tear?

Any reason you’d go with blue parlour mat over black? €3 a sheet in the difference

Thanks

Water John

Nice ladies, best of luck with them.

davidk1394

These are some of this years calves. Their mainly February and March born and ar 50/50 HO/BR

davidk1394

Farm365 wrote: »

Did you find it hard to get a processor or are they happy to take new entrants?

I went with Glanbia. I had no issues getting a processor. The numbers I aim to milk, access to the place and the fact that a truck passed up and down my road every day helped. I did contact a few others but I decided to stick with who's in the area

Farm365

Did you find it hard to get a processor or are they happy to take new entrants?

patsy_mccabe

Reggie. wrote: »

What sort of stone have ye down there that it catches fire

Flintstone maybe.

Yaba dabba doo ....

davidk1394

Tileman wrote: »

Yea noticed that too. It’s fantastic. Live the old buildings properly looked after as part of a farmyard. It gives it fantastic heritage and a great link/ reminder to the past.

I have a few other old stone buildings that I want to keep and I think add to the yard. Down the line I would to do up one of them to live in

There was a few building that were knocked. The roof's on them had fallen in and they weren't really any use.

Tileman

NcdJd wrote: »

That round roof you have there with the stonewalls is a lovely looking building man.

Yea noticed that too. It’s fantastic. Live the old buildings properly looked after as part of a farmyard. It gives it fantastic heritage and a great link/ reminder to the past.

Say my name

Reggie. wrote: »

What sort of stone have ye down there that it catches fire

He's making biochar.

davidk1394

NcdJd wrote: »

That round roof you have there with the stonewalls is a lovely looking building man.

Yes it is an old hay barn and it was re-roofed 4 years ago. It's used for storing machinery now

Reggie.

davidk1394 wrote: »

I encountered a set back after my last post that I will go into detail later on. Anyway on a lighter note I started digging yesterday at long last

What sort of stone have ye down there that it catches fire

NcdJd

davidk1394 wrote: »

I encountered a set back after my last post that I will go into detail later on. Anyway on a lighter note I started digging yesterday at long last

That round roof you have there with the stonewalls is a lovely looking building man.

davidk1394

I encountered a set back after my last post that I will go into detail later on. Anyway on a lighter note I started digging yesterday at long last

kerryjack

Great tread David for any young lads thinking of doing the same must be scary to see all this money going out and very little coming in, but as the old saying goes you have to spend money to make money. Good luck to you and hope everything goes well and keep us posted.