Hi Everyone,
Well we are back and we have had some good times and some bad.Here is one of the good times. One of the things I do enjoy is milking with a good friend of mine. We have a good chat compare notes and talk about travels, places and good books to read.
It is an older style dairy that is known as a 'walk through'.
This means that the cows walk through the bails. They (the cows) wait to be let in and when they go up to the bails they will be rewarded by having grain waiting for them, while they have there head down eating, you put a chain behind them, this stop
s them wanting to go backwards out of the bail.Now you can place the cups on their udders and milk them. When the milking has finished you remove the cups, open the bails and let them go out Hinse you get the name "walk thr
ough bails."These photos are of a 5 walk through Dairy. Yes it
may be a bit slower then other methods, but the good side to it all is the cows seem to be a lot quieter and I enjoy the tranquility.It is good therapy.
Tip 0f the Week:
When you are stationary, whether it be at a set of lights or intersection or turning into a drive way
you should keep your foot on the brake peddle. If you just sit there with either the hand brake on
or riding the clutch, your brake lights will not light up, and the person behind you will not know
if you are stationary or moving. By the time they realize you are stationary and your brake lights
are not on, it is usually to late for them to stop. After the impact you say to yourself... didn't they
see that I was stopped? The answer is.....NO, without brake lights on, they didn't know
you had stopped.
Cheers till next time
Bazz n Jacqui
