Relief milking

PLW17 · 28-05-2019 7:28pm #1

Well, Going at relief milking for summer and wondering what rates to chargr for different herd sizes. Have 4 years experience milking cows and different parlours so well prepared. Thanks all.

mahoney_j · 28-05-2019 7:51pm

PLW17 wrote: »

Well, Going at relief milking for summer and wondering what rates to chargr for different herd sizes. Have 4 years experience milking cows and different parlours so well prepared. Thanks all.

30/50 euro per milking seems going rate ,where are u based

PLW17 · 28-05-2019 8:07pm

mahoney_j wrote: »

30/50 euro per milking seems going rate ,where are u based

Thanks, I'm in waterford but can travel

Injuryprone · 28-05-2019 9:32pm

If I was to go relief milking, I'd be charging 40 plus 5 per quarter hour over 2 hours. That's from the time you get out of your car to the time you get back in. The herd size is irrelevant imo, its the time taken to milk that counts.

whelan2 · 28-05-2019 9:40pm

Injuryprone wrote: »

If I was to go relief milking, I'd be charging 40 plus 5 per quarter hour over 2 hours. That's from the time you get out of your car to the time you get back in. The herd size is irrelevant imo, its the time taken to milk that counts.

True, lad that does a few milking for me was telling me he went to a farm a few weeks ago at half 2 and left after half 6 on a Sunday evening. No amount of money could pay you for that.

PLW17 · 28-05-2019 11:12pm

Injuryprone wrote: »

If I was to go relief milking, I'd be charging 40 plus 5 per quarter hour over 2 hours. That's from the time you get out of your car to the time you get back in. The herd size is irrelevant imo, its the time taken to milk that counts.

Thanks for info!

_blaaz · 28-05-2019 11:29pm

Lads labouring are getting 15 to 16 an hour and scaffaldors 18

Unless you have a serious gra for cows/it works well for you timewise with split shifts etc.....kinda hard to justify it

PLW17 · 28-05-2019 11:42pm

_blaaz wrote: »

Lads labouring are getting 15 to 16 an hour and scaffaldors 18

Unless you have a serious gra for cows/it works well for you timewise with split shifts etc.....kinda hard to justify it

Yes I see where you are coming from but this is only a summer thing and I considered construction and have not got courses done for it so will have to stick with cows for the minute

davidk1394 · 29-05-2019 7:49am

PLW17 wrote: »

Thanks for info!

I charge 60 for the first 2 hours and then €20 an hour after that. Myself personally I don’t want to milk herds any bigger than 200 cows on my own. Too many things to watch in a big herd.

Danzy · 29-05-2019 12:23pm

Is it handy to get informal milking work, without going through FRS etc.

anthony500_1 · 29-05-2019 12:25pm

PLW17 wrote:

Yes I see where you are coming from but this is only a summer thing and I considered construction and have not got courses done for it so will have to stick with cows for the minute

Safe pass would cost 110e and manual handling another 50e odd I'd say,

might be the best money you ever spent. If you can get full time work at 15e an hour it would pay better weekly then milking

Jb1989 · 29-05-2019 2:21pm

15 home or minus taxes

Danzy · 29-05-2019 3:12pm

Jb1989 wrote: »

15 home or minus taxes

Is cash in hand an option that many use.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 29-05-2019 8:31pm

Danzy wrote: »

Is cash in hand an option that many use.

All through FRS here. €40 cash for a milking is €60 after tax paid. So same as FRS with insurance cover for inhibitors which you won't get with cash.

Danzy · 29-05-2019 8:49pm

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

All through FRS here. €40 cash for a milking is €60 after tax paid. So same as FRS with insurance cover for inhibitors which you won't get with cash.

I was thinking about being on the receiving end, have several mornings free.

Was thinking about the insurance though.

Dakota Dan · 29-05-2019 8:54pm

anthony500_1 wrote: »

Safe pass would cost 110e and manual handling another 50e odd I'd say,

might be the best money you ever spent. If you can get full time work at 15e an hour it would pay better weekly then milking

So if you could get two herds a day to milk 6 days a week you'd have €600 for 4 hours work a day excluding travel and work on buildings for 8 hours a day for €120 a day, can you explain how it would pay better?

_blaaz · 29-05-2019 9:36pm

Dakota Dan wrote: »

So if you could get two herds a day to milk 6 days a week you'd have €600 for 4 hours work a day excluding travel and work on buildings for 8 hours a day for €120 a day, can you explain how it would pay better?

Its unsocialble hours though at milking to contend with

If your milking two herds....realistically your starting 5am and doing very very well to be finished before 8pm and alot of weekend work aswell

Ya,you'll have few hours off during day...but unless you have serious love for milking cows....it cant compete with labouring on building sites

Any half decent young person to work labouring,could pick themselves up.an apprenticeship.aswell through contacts made etc on site

Sugarbowl · 16-09-2019 9:57pm

What would you pay a friend for milking around 100 cows taking 2.5-3 hrs. Doing everything from bringing them up out of the field to back out again after. It's someone that I know well and we do a bit of back and forth favours year round. It's only been a few odd milkings over the summer. so taking that into consideration what would ye suggest a fair offering?

3 the square · 16-09-2019 9:59pm

50 per milking

Keepgrowing · 16-09-2019 10:24pm

Injuryprone wrote: »

If I was to go relief milking, I'd be charging 40 plus 5 per quarter hour over 2 hours. That's from the time you get out of your car to the time you get back in. The herd size is irrelevant imo, its the time taken to milk that counts.

A farmer has to pay travel expenses, are you for real?

Injuryprone · 17-09-2019 6:02am

Keepgrowing wrote: »

A farmer has to pay travel expenses, are you for real?

?????? Might want to read it again there, chief. This time with your glasses on...

_Brian · 17-09-2019 7:44am

_blaaz wrote: »

Lads labouring are getting 15 to 16 an hour and scaffaldors 18

Unless you have a serious gra for cows/it works well for you timewise with split shifts etc.....kinda hard to justify it

Surely €15/18 hr is about right though. Its what would be considered semi skilled work and in manufacturing that’s paying €15/18 depending on company.

Keepgrowing · 17-09-2019 7:45am

Injuryprone wrote: »

?????? Might want to read it again there, chief. This time with your glasses on...

Oops, I’m loosing it

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