How much concrete went into the dairy shed build?
The problems I’m encountering in my first days of dairy farming 😀😅 never one to run smoothly I’m telling you the problems we have faced early days. So we have just two cows that are proving annoying and causing issues but apart from that they are all settling in just fine, the long awaited answer to how much concrete went into the jersey cow dairy shed build? The cows cause havock and flood a building and they had only been here a few hours!!!
in 2009 i had no experience of farming or the realities that came with it. That soon changed when I met my other half Roy, I had a job as a carer and in every spare moment threw myself into farming. I had only ever driven a Nissan Micra and had experience with horses, I learnt the hard way as nobody had the time to show me and soon after arriving I found myself mothering on calves to three quarter bred limmy cows. We spent every available moment on the farm between our day jobs. Fast forward to 2016 two children later we moved into our very own farm overlooking the northern Pennines, Laitha.
we are in a transitional period at present and will finally be milking cows and making the final switch later this year, after years of planning and implementing infrastructure we will be milking 120 Jersey cows on two Lely robots. This will be a huge change and a steep learning curve
I will be taking you all along for the ride so hit that subscribe button and see you every other day for farming vlogs.
I am overjoyed to be a farmer. I feel so fortunate every day to wake up and do what I love and even better share it with the world and hope it inspires more young people from Preston to spread their wings and think outside the box the world doesn’t need more childcare workers or hairdressers it needs more farmers.
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Never need to apologise or explain. Insulate the milk tank, reducing energy to keep it cool and be a thermal barrier preventing condensation.
hi charlotte, with reference to your cows eating the render, i suggest getting some stainless sheet folded into angle and screwed to wall. when i lived in kendal i used to work for TFM Enginnering at old hutton , 25 mins from you, give them a ring and they can fold you up angle any size to cover your damage, tell them you want some 16 guage stainless folded angle, folded slightly past 90 degrees so it grips the corner better, they can also put the holes in ready to screw to wall, i estimate about £50 each and would last forever( maintenance free) back in the day when the tanker driver 'dipped the tank' which was a ruler in the tank to measure the quantity he was taking, we always filled our house milk jugs after dipping, driver always turned a blind eye for a coffee
May I suggest you get some calcium bottles and flutter valve incase a cow goes down with milk fever after calving.If you see one with signs then give them a bottle under the skin do not wait until they are down and can't get up as then they will need it in the vain.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I have got five in JUST in case
ROY international man of mystery ❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 worth every penny, love ya Roy. 😂❤ I was more worried about your hat falling off than the milk jug falling off Charlotte ❤
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I KNEW you would notice 😅😅😅😅
Jersey cows are now my favourite cow. Can’t believe how friendly they are. 😍
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Ohhh you can pet my cows any day the kettle is always on x
@keithmckenna7447
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm 😃
An absolutely informative and fascinating video, I learnt so much. I already knew that cows will chew pipes from Farmer-P’s channel, they are terrors😱
Great video, been on holiday and trying to catch up with your story. A women's rugby players name for the cow, Marlie Packer who is the captain of the captain of the England women's rugby union team and was born in Yeovil where I do. She is an inspiration for larger sized women of what can be achieved. To make it easier for getting the milk out of the bulk tank you could use a stainless steel ladle with a long handle, just a thought, we used one when I were a lad on the farm.
Great video again Charlotte. Can’t believe how naughty the cows are, eating the tender 😂. Great aviation update the pilots obviously watch your videos 😂
ladies rugby player Maud Muir prop nice name for the cauliflower eared cow. great video lovely looking cows them Jersies.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
MAUD yes yes yes that’s perfect
I love seeing all the happy friendly cows, dry cows, milking cows, calves, bulls it nice to see how well cared for they were before you got them.
@kenmonk8262
Ай бұрын
PS I think you can still get a milk measure with long handle ?
I was born 1952 (yeah I’m old). My grandparents farm was located in Guernsey County Ohio USA. We had Jersey cattle. Watching your video where the cow comes up to inspect your coffee cup made me chuckle. Reminded me as a young boy not yet a teenager walking the herd to the barn for milking and how social, gentle and docile a Jersey cow demeanor truly is. Yes they can be a bit contrary at times but who isn’t.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
They are a joy I’m really enjoying them it’s fun o think because your not wanting to push them around really it’s more about them being free to choose and that suits them 🥰
Interesting vlog. I was a builder and Charlotte, it’s a cubic metre in concrete. But I’m being picky, you’ve both done a tremendous job and your vlogs are very enjoyable. All the best for the future and everything comes to those who wait.
Just a little aside, put in a pair of fans one sucking in an one blowing out and it will reduce the condensation ( depending on the weather of course) most of the time it will be dry and it will seriously reduce the amount of mould that grows also when you do have to wash the walls use an alkaline detergent on them and you will slow up the mould regrowth oh and put the fans as far apart as possible ensuring that the air coming in is fresh from the outside and it doesn’t matter where the humid air goes, it’s just the cheapest solution just plug them in on a timer so that they come on for a few hours in the morning and a few hours in the afternoon it works ok and is a lot cheaper than running a dehumidifier 24 /7 however I noticed that you have a window ( eureka moment) replace the glass with fly screen and it might let enough air in to make a big difference, at least try that first as it is a negligible cost and depending on where your window is with regards to the variables it might just do the trick ( worked for us) we only have to wash the walls every year or two. Regards from Ireland, oh and don’t be in too much of a hurry to spend more money girl, you have just made a huge investment and it would be nice to get some bit of a return before you go ploughing more money into the operation, I would be inclined to get your grazing infrastructure up and running as your next priority as that will drive your profitability and the slurry storage is not just a slurry pit but also a bit of a money pit too. Good night girl.
Hi Charlotte the corner of the walls stainless steel sheet about 300mm wide bent in half to form an angle and screwed to the wall. And its great to see your a happy lass.
Nice to see them settling in Charlotte, you need to get yourself a stainless steel dipping ladle for getting milk out of the tank, the farmer where i use to live got wrong for not using one, as he was just using a plastic jug for filling up his milk bucket for the house, and ours can't beat milk straight from the cow 😋😋
What a beautiful day we've had today here 🥵 lol
ur spot on every cow has personalty off their own cows seem happy lovely sunset
I’m sure you have had loads of comments already but please use the tap on the bulktank where the tanker attaches as it’s a much cleaner way to get milk as you have spent all this time making everything so clean to then lean in the tank in a dirty coat just remeber your now a food producer but in a different way that needs to be pristine clean 😊
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Roy doesn’t want the tank touching and would rather buy his semi skimmed at Aldi 🙈
I love how inquisitive the cows are. I could watch them all day 😂. Great video Charlotte
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
They are! And thank you
Improvements come slowly. You have a fantastic setup but there will always be things to do, to improve and change. Looking forward to seeing it all happen. As for "noises": Go to the settings (cogwheel), then Notifications and turn off all the things you don't want to keep annoying you. You can also tell it to keep quiet during silent hours. Thirty minute videos are just fine.
Just came across your name in a comment on Tom Pemberton’s channel. Love the vid, new subscriber 🫶
Aviation update, 1st aircraft was a Typhoon FGR4 (Built at BAE Warton) just a few miles from where I live right under the the flight approach👌. The second was a Hawk T2 trainer undoubtedly from RAF Valley on Anglesey, they are also regular visitors to Warton. PS: Warton is also the reason that Tom P sometimes cant fly his drone. 🤔.
Another cracking video, I'm amazed at how much you've all achieved and thank you for sharing. Going back over 40 years, our neighbours farmed Jersey and Guernsey cows as well as doing some arable. Small herd, milked with a portable machine and churns left outside the gate for collection. They made their own butter and we could go to them with a jug for milk or cream, all absolutely delicious.
You need a length of solid bar with a hook on the end of it so that you can put your jug on it and reach the milk when theres not much in the tank. Love your videos
@JimWhitaker
Ай бұрын
Clip, not a hook. You will only unhook it.
You need to get that humidity problem fixed asap before mold, rot and corrosion of your wood and wiring go to crap. How many cows is your barn able to handle at full capacity? Do you do AI yourself or will you have someone come in? Please chat with your veterinarian and get calcium boluses, IV calcium and whatever the drink mix is that cows are given right after calving along with whatever medications you may need to have on hand and what is safe to use with milking cows.
Also in Canada 🇨🇦 dipping milk out of the tank is a big nono. Everyone uses the tap at the bottom of the tank .Love you lots 💗.
Aw they’re all showing their characters now. Picasso Wonky Face and Little Ears 😊
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
It’s always the quirky ones 😅
There's some nice trees around your farm iv notice.
Making massive steps forward and am enjoying the journey with you 👍🏻
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Thank you very very much x c
Get one of them small Siromer tractors that Tom has for for scrapping out. Got a second hand one in for just over 4k they are based in Pilling :) you can even get a self build one.
Abi Dow. Is the most amazing winger in the red roses. So fast 🏃♀️. Conversation in officer's mess at RAF Wherever. "I got on the aviation update. Did you see me?" "We all saw you. She keeps missing me!".😂😂
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I WISH they were doing it on purpose😂😂
Yes, please get a fan for the tank room I collect from so many mouldy tank rooms 😢
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Oh no it would be a shame to have it go foisty
I love all the unique coloring of your jerseys!! I also can't wait untill you start sharing all the names of the girls!
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
HA HA HA I WILL I’m going to type them all into the computer so they come up when they go In
When cows start licking walls and floors it usually means there looking for minerals check your feeding enough or the right minerals
Interesting video
Nice one!!!
A very good video Charlotte, the cows look so happy and have settled well.
lol charlotte your a farmers wife you looking good stop putting yourself down yoy and roy have done awesome x
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Thank you your too kind x x x
@user-gj3ul3un2p
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm only telling you the truth
@user-gj3ul3un2p
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm only telling you the truth
See joe seels about his remote control to turn water off 😂👍
How about a dehumidifier as well as insulation?
Great video as always Charlotte I would love to be able to help you get everything you need to make your life easier
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Bless you Ian me too 😂😂😂
good on you keep it up
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Thanks Malcolm :)
Hi Charlotte, I have to say you look amazing and I can see your journey is very expensive. But these things take time to get there.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
Hi Charlotte well done on your new venture,a simple new cheap fix for scraping out the shed,get an old ride on lawnmower take off the deck underneath ,put a blade in front with manual rise and drop,good visibility and fwd n reverse gear,will be the job for a while,cheers Sean irl
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
That’s a BRILLIANT idea
What's going wrong ? You've got us worried now !! I hope all is ok ! I love your girls . Hey , you could raise money for a charity, by getting people to donate to name a calf maybe? Loving it as usual, oh and I thought the same as others, if I had a Lotto win, I'd love to help you some how . 😊
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Ha ha ha that part was a mistake for next time 😂😂😂
Knew a Cooper who worked in Old Bushmills distillery Northern Ireland...they used to inspect the barrels that were there for hundreds of years..told me they used to drop a thimble on a thread into the barrel and have a drink....used to go home pissed
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I love this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You need a few good milk cheques Charlotte. It takes time. Can I suggest you leave the dairy door open a bit for air to circulate. There should be a fly mesh fitted in the door for ventilation. All dairies here in Ireland have them. It's a must for quality assurance
I'd suggest a fan through the wall or window constantly running.
the best milk you can get it strait out of the milk tank
That must be nice to have a concrete floor in the barn, looks really easy when you muck it out with the bobcat. New here, Liked and Subbed my friend.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
THANK YOU honestly that’s very kind of you to give me your time x x x x x x
My husband says not normal. He has been in dairy industry for 35 years.
Good evening Charlotte
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Good evening paddy how are you x x
@paddy294
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm I’m not bad. How are you x
Tank room will need to be ventilated
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I think so as well got a guy on it today
Sweetheart, if I crack the lotto I will get all you need .. if you would accept it .... because you are my favourite person in the whole world... Not forgetting my lovely Oli ❤ Please call the little ears Tracey.. ooohhhh go on luv 😅
@Mark_Something-Ermm-Yeah
Ай бұрын
Ditto❤
@shieldmaidenlovesoli9387
Ай бұрын
@@Mark_Something-Ermm-Yeah she's a great lass... love your comments 😁
@Mark_Something-Ermm-Yeah
Ай бұрын
@@shieldmaidenlovesoli9387she is, she really is, I think the world of all of them. ❤
Dry, close calving cows on straw charlotte need to be clean clean or you will run into mastitis problems, especially e coli in fresh calved cows- e coli in a fresh calver is something to be avoided at all costs. Keep them well bedded, clean and dry. Also, as regards scraping out, cleaning beds off, clean saw dust on, look at getting some sort of swing up n over gates, or a single barrier pole, move the cows out, clean up etc, move the nxt lot, it's only the same as milking cows x2 day and taking them out to a parlour???
Those cows like real characters 😂 get some steel angle for the wall corners
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Oh honestly they must just like the plaster taste
There maybe a bit of salt in the rendering sand. That's why the cow's are licking the wall.
Suggestion for cow names Abbie Ward is native of Cumbria now playing rugby ,in the scrum, so cauliflower ears are possible, at Bristol and as an England International too. We can get Grahams Dairy Jersey Milk down South.
Bloody lovely larl vid lass tar
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
AWWWW THANKS LEE
@leemiller199
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm no probs love em ok be safe you lot
i think your right about allowing some fresh air into your tank room .......either a window or louvre vent perhaps but be warned the nice farm assurance people will get arsey about flies getting in there so you will have to have a fly screen over the window or vent. your slurry situation will be eased when the cows go out to grass.......i'm a big fan of grazed grass.......your cost of production will be a fraction of what it is when there housed all the time but how well a grazing system is going to work with robots i'm not sure. your cows appear to be milking well at mo but they say it takes 17 days for a change of diet to fully affect milk yield .........trying to prop up milk yield with purchased cake isn't going to be very profitable so you will need to make your silage good.......i know you got a lot on to see too but grass is at it's best through april/may so silage making time will be the next thing to think about.......our dairy farming neighbours here in Devon are busy doing there first cut silage this week whilst the weather is good
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Rest assured we have exceptional silage and the feed costs have been slashed since they arrived yesterday the will be out but not yet we want to get used to them for now
The cows definitely need a couple of cow brushes. The jersey cows look well . You can get a proper stainless steel ladel that stays in the tank
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
They have them but they are on recall
greetings from me to my favourite ❤
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Hello there! My fellow Vulcan
@ianwright7056
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm hows my fellow vulcan? 🖖 ive been v busy been a tanker wa#ker
Cold tank and warm air coming in the door/window heating up the parts where the sun shines will all help cause condensation
I'm surprised you haven't moved your bed upstairs in the new cow shed office... 🤔😉
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Me too it’s lovely and warm up there
Yes bed it over dsy
well i wasn’t expecting that behaviour from your cows charlotte! 😮
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
HA HA HA I knowwwwww how rude
@ianwright7056
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm its corrupted my innocent mind
Hi love the channel have a quick question would automatic cow scrappers help
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
They would but half of a rope scraper is half way to a sucker upper
Cows being knocked up and getting a holiday sounds better than the way people do it which is getting knocked up on holiday.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
LOLLLLLL
if u have a lagoon u will more than likely need a cover! downside is clay balls are useless, they block the pumps and spreader! metal silo comes with a tarpaulin cover that lifts and lowers depending upon the level
@ianwright7056
Ай бұрын
reps will claim clay ball used as a lagoon cover don’t block pumps, they often block maseraters
As Phil Collins said , "You can't slurry love " How about an anaerobic digestor / methane gas electricity generator ? Farm supplied free + feed in tariff to the national grid ?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
There’s a farm near us doing that, they have said it’s a little demanding, maybe solar?
Was waiting for you to name them. All you do with stuff you need is do a little bit as you can. Will take your lovely double chins lol
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Ha ha ha I’m getting old Andrew
@andrewwebb2691
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm wait till you hit 70 lol
great video are you sorted with a jersey bull
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
No all IA
Do sheep get cocidious,you'd want to disinfectant shed before calves if so
I'm curious on how you will manage your calves. Are you going for calf hutches outdoors or group housing inside?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Inside in twos as per our milk contract although I mostly disagree with that but it pacifies the public!!!!
Wow can’t believe you left us on a cliff hanger like that. 😮 what was the problem??
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Sorry sorry sorry it got to an hour AGAIN so Roy dropped the manhole cover down the slurry 😀😅😅😅😅 cliffhanger or what
Great content today Charlotte, I think the ladies think the wall render is a bit like a salt lick. Is there a substance that's not poisonous but taste horrible, that you could paint on to put them off licking it ?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Maybe Stockholm tar
@jonathans1955
Ай бұрын
Or 3mm stokbord...lol
KZread bots and account impersonation scams are on the rise sadly. KZread really does need to get a hold of this issue fast or its going to lose content creators to alternative platforms.
Didn't you get a nice pipe with the cooling tank to screw onto the tapping point, so that you can fill your milk jug?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Well I’ve got an update on that 😂😂😂
Real interested to know how you got grant aid for the internals of the shed when there is no slurry storage have you got E A approval as in this area you would get severed a 21 day notice to sort it or stop production !
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
They never asked to be honest at all we already had the shed up with no grant aid at all the cubicles had a grant but they never asked, red tractor audit yesterday showed him what we had and what we intend to do and he was totally fine about it as we have a plan in place
The first jet was quite close,did it scare the cattle?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
No they don’t bat an eyelid to be fair
3rd ?
Views are gorgeous, nearly as good as you 😅😅😅
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Thanks for that especially when I’m feeling rubbish 😅
@patrickosullivan4021
Ай бұрын
@@charlotteashleyfarm Ur welcome 🤗😁
What brand of jersey milk should we now be buying?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Our milk will be going into grahams gold top
First❤
A square cube of concrete....😂😂
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I know I thought that after I’d said it
Do the cows have a favourite cubicle? Or do they just crash whoever they end up?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
I think they do have you know of if not an actual cubicle an area
Your first by 1 second 😂
@nicolapepper4133
Ай бұрын
Sorry Vernon I couldn't resist 🤣
Im not a fan of the robot sucker upper as it sprays wee into the air to breath in, stinks and attracted more flys at the farms ive seen it used at.
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
That’s interesting I’ll go and see one I think
What dit i tell you jersey er looking for troubble 😂
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
They totally are 😂
Well 3rd then lol
They are chewing on those things indicating they ar3 looking for salt and minerals. Need to supplement them.
Scammers are trying to scam on every channel, so annoying
Hi Charlotte, if Sainsburys sell 1 Litre of Grahams for £1:60 then how much do you receive as a producer?
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Is that what it is crazy
who do you guys supply your milk contract I mean
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Grahams dairy’s x
Never been first before 😂😂😂
Can you not put that little ford on the scraper?
Smash the like button
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
Thank you Dave!x
@charlotteashleyfarm call the cow Marlie after Marlie Packer captain of the England womens rugby team #redroses
@charlotteashleyfarm
Ай бұрын
That’s a good idea what a legend
Report it to KZread.Several big people have been hacked by that bunch.And I never take any notice of them😊😊😊😊😊
Telegram is basically the same as WhatsApp, just another company's version of it.