Monday 28 September 2015

THROUGH MY LENS - Milking of Cows at Glynn Farm, Co. Antrim (Part 6)

I took so much video footage of the milking that I have divided between today and Wednesday’s post.  Below is the milking parlour.  The red necklace tag is on every cow and the computer picks its signals up and works out over a week’s mike yield, what the cow should be fed that day.  The blue band is to remind the workers that the cow is a slow milker and needs more time.  


This is Lauren who is reading Agriculture at
Harper Adams College,Newport, England.








After the cows are milked, this is holding area were they have access to a mixed ration of silage, meal and straw before they go back into the field again.

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I hope you enjoyed this part of the milking process and you will see the rest on Wednesday.  Tomorrow, to fit into Stewart's meme, I will be showing you the birds I found at the farm.

I am linking this post with THROUGH MY LENS.

Thank you for visiting and  also to all you leave comments.

18 comments:

  1. Technology plays a part in all our lives in more ways than we can imagine. I hope I don't have to have a tag one day restricting my food!

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  2. I like that the slow milkers are recognised, and their quirks accepted.
    I also found miling a cow by hand incredibly soothing - though the charm would undoubtedly wear off if I had to do it day after day, cow aftter coe.

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  3. Very interesting to see this whole process and thanks so much for linking in with Through My Lens.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  4. Great video, Margaret! It was very interesting to see the milking. Enjoy your week!

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  5. You mean that milk does not come from cartons? Whatever next!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  6. this was great, that ankle is thinner ankles than mine lol, great video, so cool to see this process...such beautiful girls.

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  7. Hello Margaret, what a process to watch. I have never seen cows being milked in person. Maybe someday. Have a happy day and new week ahead!

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  8. Oh my goodness what a neat thing to get to watch. We used to know people who had a very small dairy herd ... So much work! But they loved it.

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  9. Wonderful photos, and such a fun video you've shared. I always enjoy your first hand videos!

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  10. Dairy farmers sure have become factories. I know an Amish farmer who supports his family of 14 by milking 20 cows by hand.

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  11. Oh come on! Everyone knows milk comes in cartons from the store! :)

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  12. What ever happened to the milkmaid, it was a lot better in those days. Ha Ha Ha. I am joking.

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  13. It's surprising how much work machines can do for us nowadays!

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  14. I first toured a working dairy back in the 1950s, and it was much the same. Thank you for the video. It was interesting to watch the process.

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  15. A very clever system on those tags. Thanks Margaret, very interesting.

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  16. Now I know how it is done with the machines. Lots of work involved.

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  17. Milking has really become high tech, hasn't it? I have a nephew who works on a dairy farm. Very interesting post.

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  18. Kalimera from Greece Margaret. Lots of goats here in Skiathos where their milk is used to make the delicious feta cheese.

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