Posted by cjunrau on March 24, 2021 at 10:00:11 from (184.151.246.167):
In Reply to: Coming to a Cross Road posted by Bruce from Can. on March 24, 2021 at 07:03:08:
I didn't read all the comments : but I know the tie stall does not have to be removed. The problem is you need another building where they spend the day in not tied on. My neighbor just built a biotek to house his cows in. he still milks in the tie stall barn and it is as old or older than yours. He feeds his cows outside and in the biotek. just inside on the coldest days. even then the cows will go outside and eat silage when the 2nd cut hay is inside. He has no running water in the barn anymore for each cow as he thought it would freeze up the pipes. He says the barn actually only freezes on the end where the big door is where the cows come in. They seem to produce enough heat the 2 times a day when he milks them that it stays just above freezing. This might be an option for you and your son if you don't want to go to robotic milking. As far as manure when you feed them outside it ends up in a straw pack and you don't need the big manure tank for storage. If I am right you only have to have a place to stock pile it once a year and let it compost an spread the next year. Because you have your manure all inside now, they require the holding tank as it is kinda liquid. once you move the cows out I believe that part of your problem will be alot easier to deal with for less money. You and I know that the changes they want you to do will not make those cows happier or produce better milk.
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