Post by dohne on Aug 22, 2006 3:08:57 GMT -5
Hi there everyone My name is Vanessa and I live in Australia. This is currently what I own cow-wise:
Marge (cow) Jersey
Unnamed (heifer) Jersey
Jezzabell (heifer) Jersey
Freckles (cow) Illawara shorthorn
Veronica (heifer calf) Illawara shorthorn
Maxine (heifer calf) holstienxhereford
Unnamed (heifer calf) holsteinxmurraygrey
Unnamed (heifer calf) holstienxhereford
Unnamed (heifer calf) Angus
Unnamed (heifer calf) holsteinxmurraygrey
Phew ;D I have lots of questions but I'll save most of them for later, what I really need to know is does anyone have any experience with a Dairy Maid milking machine? I've been offered one at what I've been told is a great price (1100AUS) and really want to know if they are any good. The person I'm meant to be buying it off has told me this: It milks a cow in 5-10mins, it is brand new, its low noise, it comes with instructions and a 6 month warranty, its easy to use and normally retails at 2500AUS. I've also been told by the people I'm buying it off that they carry a full range of spare parts and that it can't be used on a goat as the pulse rate is preset for a cow. I also own a British alpine goat so was hoping to get a machine that does both, is it true about the pulse rate? Can it be adjusted? As I can't hand milk very well this is of particular importance! At the moment only one of the cows is in milk and my reluctant mum milks her for me as I take to long . But Freckles is due in about 2 months so I'd really like a milking machine by then, my mother is only generous to a point And I'm planning on putting both the heifers in calf shortly to a dairy bull and want to hand rare any heifers.
Anyway any advice or feedback on either milking machines or cows/calves would be much appreciated!
V.B
Marge (cow) Jersey
Unnamed (heifer) Jersey
Jezzabell (heifer) Jersey
Freckles (cow) Illawara shorthorn
Veronica (heifer calf) Illawara shorthorn
Maxine (heifer calf) holstienxhereford
Unnamed (heifer calf) holsteinxmurraygrey
Unnamed (heifer calf) holstienxhereford
Unnamed (heifer calf) Angus
Unnamed (heifer calf) holsteinxmurraygrey
Phew ;D I have lots of questions but I'll save most of them for later, what I really need to know is does anyone have any experience with a Dairy Maid milking machine? I've been offered one at what I've been told is a great price (1100AUS) and really want to know if they are any good. The person I'm meant to be buying it off has told me this: It milks a cow in 5-10mins, it is brand new, its low noise, it comes with instructions and a 6 month warranty, its easy to use and normally retails at 2500AUS. I've also been told by the people I'm buying it off that they carry a full range of spare parts and that it can't be used on a goat as the pulse rate is preset for a cow. I also own a British alpine goat so was hoping to get a machine that does both, is it true about the pulse rate? Can it be adjusted? As I can't hand milk very well this is of particular importance! At the moment only one of the cows is in milk and my reluctant mum milks her for me as I take to long . But Freckles is due in about 2 months so I'd really like a milking machine by then, my mother is only generous to a point And I'm planning on putting both the heifers in calf shortly to a dairy bull and want to hand rare any heifers.
Anyway any advice or feedback on either milking machines or cows/calves would be much appreciated!
V.B