We had a 4 stall Surge system in late 50’s on. Real similar to yours, our Harvestore for high moisture corn was close enough that it was run up above in bins and gave the cows their rations by small electric motors. They got their daily corn while milking, not in the silage in the bunk. Same pull rope method for in and out. Worked well, local schools brought classes thru for field trips. Still miss milking. Great video, thx for the memory trip....
The unappreciated dairy farmer up and at em 7 days a week twice a day 365 days a year. Selling milk for the same price as they did in the sixties. No adjustment for inflation or the massively increased price of farm equipment, feed inputs. To have the desire to do this everyday is all heart....hats off to the American dairy farmer hope you can strive on..
Greetings from Ireland . Absolutely love this parlour. There's something wonderfully innovative, simple + historic about the parlour. Really hope there's a long, long time future in these family , homestead farms in the States + indeed throughout the developed world. Sincerest thanks for putting this online !
At the dairy I grew up in as a teenager, we had six cows on one side of the pit milking all at once while we were getting the six on the other side of the pit ready. Thank you for the memories.
first time ive seen a milking parlor like this, as a dairy farmer myself i find it very interesting to see what others are doing out in the world. thanks for the video!
Great video. I enjoy watching your milking operation and the way you explain everything. Very nice operation and cows are very calm. You guys have done well with them. Keep up the great work so we all can enjoy our milk products!!! Thank you!!
Really enjoyed watching!! Love to see you working in this parlor! So calm and easy going, taking your time milking the ladies! That's one thing I miss about our old barn when we milked fewer than 100 cows, now I have to keep going to get 270 cows through the parlor.. Excited to see more videos!
15:38 “There not as dumb as people think” Love this guy!! He has so much respect for the cows! Keep it up! Got a new sub from me that for sure I support this fully
Great video. Close friend has a similar setup. He has about 150 milkers. Takes a while to get them done. Dairy farmers got my respect. Everyone should see this video. It’s a a lot of work to dunk an Oreo.
That's a nice setup theres nothing wrong with the old way of doing things you don't need computers to milk cows like most modern dairy farms. I'd rather keep it simple less to go wrong. GREAT VIDEO my kids loved it they realy like cows.thanks for the videos
My aunt/uncle had 4 stall DeLaval in the early 60's similar 2 U, simple & efficient. Luv how cows stick the head out 4 more food. I bet U have cows that only want 2 B milked in certain spots. Thanks 4 the tour. 👍😊..
Grew up on a flat barn six cows three strap belt milkers. Then to a double 5 herringbone three times a day. 265 cows milked 6/2/10 were the times took about 6 hrs to milk then clean up and start over. Those days are gone. Enjoy the vids Kip God Bless.
Farming With Kip Siegler Not in my area at the time. All the dairy’s but a handful exist anymore here. There’s a lot of 3k to 10k in my area west of me. New dairy starting East of me 45 minutes outta Minnesota will be miking upwards of 3k I hear. Miss it but just farm now. To many chiefs and not enough Indians in my family and to greedy. Glad that you boys keep things going. Check out Andy at FarmingFixingand Fabricating outta Syracuse New York consider him a friend they milk approximately 1700 family operation great people.👍
They had a modern one of these where I went to collage it milked 12. 6 down each side. Really nice parlour to work in I loved it they used to put about 180 through it. It wasn’t the fastest but it was enjoyable.
I think the parlor is great, your cows look very nice. I used to milk in a six stanchion barn. Milking cows was my favorite job,walk across the back yard and I was at work.
If it works for your operation, then good . Why update and have that debt with the milk prices where they are. What time do you milk the cows every day ? My Uncle used to milk in a 14 cow stantion barn, carry milk to the tank I remember milking cows my self when he got sick years ago in the 80's.
My favorite video yet. I always liked milking over field work. You already answered one question of the paper now what about the steps with no gate were the cows come in? Any come down the steps and join you for milking?
Thank you for sharing the milking cows 🐄. I sure miss my cows quite in 2015 . Tie stall barn was thinking about a parlor before I quit. Easyier on the body as you age . Good luck into the future who knows where the dairy farmer is going
I milk still on a group stable it is a lot of work but for my it is the best feeling ya've when you're between the cows and've Physical contact with them . But I must say if ya've a lot of cows then is your manner of milking much better Greets from a colleague farmer.
most people don't realize how demanding just the milking part of a dairy farm is. Great video of the milking process. You dont just milk the heard and wait till evening to milk again..lots of clean up and maintenance goes into a parlor . Have you ever been on Farming Fixing and Fabrications channel ? he is in upstate NY .has a pretty big operation. How many cows do you guys Milk? You have a nice family operation there!
Hello! Just stumbled across your channel. We’re building a small dairy barn and are actually putting in refurbished Surge side-opener stalls! Haha! We also plan on using NuPulse claws. A single-8 parlor is quite the boot burner! How does your entry door self close? Is there a weight and a pulley? Or is the track inclined? Thanks for sharing!
Good video, thanks. Sometime will you explain how often a tanker comes to empty the milk tank (once a day, every other day, etc.). And, is it a co-op tanker dairy operation?
Making do with what you have is a noble endeavor !!! They don't pay extra for grade A just because it comes from a fancier parlor do they ?Read other comments that they'd quit before they'd milk like that , that'd make more room for you and you could improve if you choose to or you took take a profit and enjoy yourself ! After watching some of your machinery videos it is pretty cool to see where the crop side meets the end use so to speak . We have a farm that has a three stall parlor like this , I never actually milked but we had a guy that did it on shares for a while in early 80's been sitting idle for 30 years ! I sold and delivered a lot of hay to some dairies in southern Wisconsin early 90's always thought it was kind of a romantic life style but a lot of everyday work , for sometimes low pay ! Thanks for the lol inside what your business is really all about !
You are exactly right, dad never upgraded completely because he didn’t know if we were coming back to the farm. When we took over we realized the parlor is more than sufficient! By you seeing other videos and all our big green equipment that’s what payed for it all..the cows and this parlor. Any one that thinks they’re to good for this parlor doesn’t have clue on how farms and life really work. Thanks for commenting!
I was a dairy judge in high school. Indiana .first year i was 4th distriic and won the purdue inventatinal . Second year i was a badass had resson scores state in the highest . Like abadasss. You got sone sexy girls... keep up the good work kippy😊
Grandpa had a big ass bull from Apollo back In the day he went and from Minnesota weighed 2029 at sale amish bought him up in Topeka Indiana. 100 lbs plus cows . Damn I wish I could have kept him on track
Is that a surge auto flow parlor? I work for a GEA surge dealer here in Lancaster PA. Heard about parlors like use have but never seen one in person. Pretty cool!
Greetings from Marlette Michigan!!!Individual stalls right on! We didn't have the cut away in the back of the stall did you guys modify them?We had a electric door opener that got ripped off at times! We also fed dry corn with protein with auger system to an outside bin! Ours was double 4 but we had the orange gates from the seventies! Same thing though! We loved the individual stalls for vaccines or AI or whatever we needed to do!
I see you use IBA products. I use the ICON 10000 pre dip and the Genesis barrier dip for post which is run through a foamer. I have had very good luck with it keeping the cell count down and rarely any flare ups. I think you have a pretty efficient routine for a parlor that old. Nothing wrong with that!
I like the milking set up never seen a parlor like yours , thank you
Thanks, oldy but a goody👍
We had a 4 stall Surge system in late 50’s on. Real similar to yours, our Harvestore for high moisture corn was close enough that it was run up above in bins and gave the cows their rations by small electric motors. They got their daily corn while milking, not in the silage in the bunk. Same pull rope method for in and out. Worked well, local schools brought classes thru for field trips. Still miss milking. Great video, thx for the memory trip....
Thanks for the look at your operation , Kip . Have a great day !
I really like that milking parlor Kip, it's a nice set up everything at hands reach even can grain them
The unappreciated dairy farmer up and at em 7 days a week twice a day 365 days a year. Selling milk for the same price as they did in the sixties. No adjustment for inflation or the massively increased price of farm equipment, feed inputs. To have the desire to do this everyday is all heart....hats off to the American dairy farmer hope you can strive on..
Thanks, lots of truth to all that 👍
It's because they want to control the food supply
Interesting and Informative. It's been many years since I've been in the barn at milking time. Like that the cows are kept up on current events ;-)
Clean barn, clean and happy cows. Good information.
Great parlour ,quiet and calm love it ,When cow craps is that her view on the news .
Yes that’s right lol
Greetings from Ireland .
Absolutely love this parlour.
There's something wonderfully innovative, simple + historic about the parlour.
Really hope there's a long, long time future in these family , homestead farms in the States + indeed throughout the developed world.
Sincerest thanks for putting this online !
Thanks greetings to you👍👍
At the dairy I grew up in as a teenager, we had six cows on one side of the pit milking all at once while we were getting the six on the other side of the pit ready. Thank you for the memories.
Great 👍
Nice to see old setups still at it.
first time ive seen a milking parlor like this, as a dairy farmer myself i find it very interesting to see what others are doing out in the world. thanks for the video!
how long does it take to milk your group of cows?
Thanks for taking us from the field work into the barn to show us your milking operation. Great set up. Cheers
Good looking cows! Love your setup. Thank you for all you do!🙏🏻🐂✝️
Great video very informative my Dad milked till late 90s in stanchions it was hard work but enjoyed every bit of it and learned alot
Parlor tour was a great, very informative. I’m watching the last of 2019 chopping, world class drone footage! Keep up the great work!
Appreciate that, both those videos turned out good 👍thank you
Never seen a straight 8 . Very efficient layout out and advanced for 60s. Thanks for sharing
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing
Great video. I enjoy watching your milking operation and the way you explain everything. Very nice operation and cows are very calm. You guys have done well with them. Keep up the great work so we all can enjoy our milk products!!! Thank you!!
Thank you
Thanks for bringing back soo many memories. I loved the smell of the whole aspect. Good luck with your Angus.
Really enjoyed watching!! Love to see you working in this parlor! So calm and easy going, taking your time milking the ladies! That's one thing I miss about our old barn when we milked fewer than 100 cows, now I have to keep going to get 270 cows through the parlor.. Excited to see more videos!
Thanks brother, good job on your channel. I’m 45 minutes your border sarnia I think
awesome !!! love it, brings back great memories !!!
Thank you , enjoyed your video very much. 👍🏾😀 non farmer. George
Wow it actually makes milking enjoyable. And to think that my grandparents were still milking by hand in the 70s. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
👍👍
15:38
“There not as dumb as people think”
Love this guy!! He has so much respect for the cows! Keep it up! Got a new sub from me that for sure I support this fully
Great video. Close friend has a similar setup. He has about 150 milkers. Takes a while to get them done. Dairy farmers got my respect. Everyone should see this video. It’s a a lot of work to dunk an Oreo.
Thank you sir 👍
This was so cool!! I would love to work at this farm and learn everything about cow farming! Love your videos, keep them coming!
Loved the newspaper comment. That was hilarious!
🤠👍
That's a nice setup theres nothing wrong with the old way of doing things you don't need computers to milk cows like most modern dairy farms. I'd rather keep it simple less to go wrong. GREAT VIDEO my kids loved it they realy like cows.thanks for the videos
We have the same setup surge system 4 stall they work very nice every day we use them here in Paris, Michigan.
Awesome 👍
My aunt/uncle had 4 stall DeLaval in the early 60's similar 2 U, simple & efficient. Luv how cows stick the head out 4 more food. I bet U have cows that only want 2 B milked in certain spots. Thanks 4 the tour. 👍😊..
Exactly right 👍
Grew up on a flat barn six cows three strap belt milkers. Then to a double 5 herringbone three times a day. 265 cows milked 6/2/10 were the times took about 6 hrs to milk then clean up and start over. Those days are gone. Enjoy the vids Kip God Bless.
Wow big farm
Farming With Kip Siegler Not in my area at the time. All the dairy’s but a handful exist anymore here. There’s a lot of 3k to 10k in my area west of me. New dairy starting East of me 45 minutes outta Minnesota will be miking upwards of 3k I hear. Miss it but just farm now. To many chiefs and not enough Indians in my family and to greedy. Glad that you boys keep things going. Check out Andy at FarmingFixingand Fabricating outta Syracuse New York consider him a friend they milk approximately 1700 family operation great people.👍
Yes I’ve chatted with him on Instagram, he’s straight to the point and likes working hard👍
Farming With Kip Siegler Ya he’s a good guy. Works hard but that’s what ya gotta do these days to get ahead.
It's amazing how each cow has their own individual personalities
Yes sir
They had a modern one of these where I went to collage it milked 12. 6 down each side. Really nice parlour to work in I loved it they used to put about 180 through it. It wasn’t the fastest but it was enjoyable.
In Australia we had the old walk through with a high line milk line running above. With this set it’s like the precursor to the GEA robot milkers🤠
Really cool video. Might be am old parlour, but the cows all seem to like it. They seemed really comfortable with your system.
Thanks for working so hard so i can enjoy milk products and cheese.
This is how my parents milked in the 70's-80's. But they had 2 rows of 4, with pit in middle. Same pully system on both sides.
I love how calm your cows are! And for dairy cows they sure are beefy great work 👍🏻
Definitely plump lol👍
I think the parlor is great, your cows look very nice. I used to milk in a six stanchion barn. Milking cows was my favorite job,walk across the back yard and I was at work.
Thank you, yeah it’s nice to be close
As long as it works, you don't have any added cost for the cows to pay for!
Very interesting thank you for sharing
Where I work at a buddy’s dairy down the road we milk 60 head all tie stall and in a old old old bank barn
If your cows don't read the newspaper then they are uninformed, if they do read it then they are misinformed.. haha great videos!!
🤠🤠👍👍
Good looking cows Nice and clean
Love this ! Now I am going to have to pour myself a glass of milk! New friend Ruthie :)
Nice videos good job of showing how we do dairy to public
Thank you👍
I remember a double 4 parlor with a chore boy milking system. With pull rope for each feeder in parlor kinda like your pull rope set up.
Great job. Enjoyed it.
Thank for video take care
nice video
greetings from east frisia
Thank you👍 I love it when people tell where they’re from
Cows a smart as long as they git their little bit of feed they love standing there
If it works for your operation, then good . Why update and have that debt with the milk prices where they are. What time do you milk the cows every day ? My Uncle used to milk in a 14 cow stantion barn, carry milk to the tank I remember milking cows my self when he got sick years ago in the 80's.
Yes sir, milk 5am and 4 in the afternoon is second shift
really enjoy your vid's
Amazing design for 1960s.and still a good design for today.the advantage is you can let out 1cow when milked.
As I recall in the 80s we fed ground corn minerals ,vitamins ,salt
In the parlor
Awesome milking system like you say if it works don't fix it 🚜🚜👍👍🥛
🇺🇸🇺🇸
My favorite video yet. I always liked milking over field work. You already answered one question of the paper now what about the steps with no gate were the cows come in? Any come down the steps and join you for milking?
Yeah they come down very rarely lol
Thank you for sharing the milking cows 🐄. I sure miss my cows quite in 2015 . Tie stall barn was thinking about a parlor before I quit. Easyier on the body as you age . Good luck into the future who knows where the dairy farmer is going
Thank you 😊
Cool setup. Might be old but I'd say it still beats a old tie stall or stanchion setup.
Yes it does👍
Great video
I love old school milk parlors. I love red holstein cows too. Great video too.
Thanks 👍
I've never seen a single side parlor before. Definitely different.
No aircylinders to go bad. Pretty neat old parlor.
Great video!
Some of the older parlors like that had the manure pits below eh. The tank looks like a 1000 gallon the same as ours. Thank you for the video eh.
Thanks
I milk still on a group stable it is a lot of work but for my it is the best feeling ya've when you're between the cows and've Physical contact with them . But I must say if ya've a lot of cows then is your manner of milking much better Greets from a colleague farmer.
Thanks friend 👍
most people don't realize how demanding just the milking part of a dairy farm is. Great video of the milking process. You dont just milk the heard and wait till evening to milk again..lots of clean up and maintenance goes into a parlor . Have you ever been on Farming Fixing and Fabrications channel ? he is in upstate NY .has a pretty big operation. How many cows do you guys Milk? You have a nice family operation there!
That was a very good video!!!!
👍
Hello! Just stumbled across your channel. We’re building a small dairy barn and are actually putting in refurbished Surge side-opener stalls! Haha! We also plan on using NuPulse claws. A single-8 parlor is quite the boot burner! How does your entry door self close? Is there a weight and a pulley? Or is the track inclined? Thanks for sharing!
Hello, cool! Entry door is a heavy Steele door with a puppy and weight to auto shut
Good video, thanks. Sometime will you explain how often a tanker comes to empty the milk tank (once a day, every other day, etc.). And, is it a co-op tanker dairy operation?
Yes sir 👍
love your vids Big Boy
I’ve always been curious about dairy cows. Never had any at our farm
"Kip "Awesome" "Channel " psI Love your "channel : ps.."Love your "Channel" pss "LovE your channel "God Bless " marv
Gets the job done!
I do like those red and white Holsteins.
Making do with what you have is a noble endeavor !!! They don't pay extra for grade A just because it comes from a fancier parlor do they ?Read other comments that they'd quit before they'd milk like that , that'd make more room for you and you could improve if you choose to or you took take a profit and enjoy yourself ! After watching some of your machinery videos it is pretty cool to see where the crop side meets the end use so to speak . We have a farm that has a three stall parlor like this , I never actually milked but we had a guy that did it on shares for a while in early 80's been sitting idle for 30 years ! I sold and delivered a lot of hay to some dairies in southern Wisconsin early 90's always thought it was kind of a romantic life style but a lot of everyday work , for sometimes low pay ! Thanks for the lol inside what your business is really all about !
You are exactly right, dad never upgraded completely because he didn’t know if we were coming back to the farm. When we took over we realized the parlor is more than sufficient! By you seeing other videos and all our big green equipment that’s what payed for it all..the cows and this parlor. Any one that thinks they’re to good for this parlor doesn’t have clue on how farms and life really work. Thanks for commenting!
Well said and thanks for the reply especially the part about the cows and that parlor paying for it all !!!!
Thanks for letting us see what you do how many miles do you do a day I see no chairs and you don't stop walking
Lots of miles yes 👍
oh boy lots of work there just in the parlor alone
I m surprises how clean it is. We have 3+3 milking setup. Shit is everywhere when we are done.
Super job bro i would like to ask you how many lbs is your best cow doing and her breeding
Ever had a cow walk down them stairs? How do they not come down there by you.
Yes once in a while, lots of training 👍🤠
Good job
How do they no walk down the stairs when they come in? How do you train a heifer with this parlor set up?
Very delicately 🤠👍
I was a dairy judge in high school. Indiana .first year i was 4th distriic and won the purdue inventatinal . Second year i was a badass had resson scores state in the highest . Like abadasss.
You got sone sexy girls... keep up the good work kippy😊
They was back in 1984 85
Grandpa had a big ass bull from Apollo back In the day he went and from Minnesota weighed 2029 at sale amish bought him up in Topeka Indiana. 100 lbs plus cows . Damn I wish I could have kept him on track
I am still a badass a judging milk cows.
Very nice keep it up...
Thanks 👍
Is that a surge auto flow parlor? I work for a GEA surge dealer here in Lancaster PA. Heard about parlors like use have but never seen one in person. Pretty cool!
Yeah it is👍 thanks
Would love to learn more about what happens to the milk once it hits the big tank. How long does it stay in there, when and who picks it up etc.....
Yes I need to touch on that👍
You ever feed oats in parlor I visited a farm once they gave scoops of oats.
Nice , I just subscribed
Greetings from Marlette Michigan!!!Individual stalls right on! We didn't have the cut away in the back of the stall did you guys modify them?We had a electric door opener that got ripped off at times! We also fed dry corn with protein with auger system to an outside bin! Ours was double 4 but we had the orange gates from the seventies! Same thing though! We loved the individual stalls for vaccines or AI or whatever we needed to do!
Yes modified, thanks yes work great for that!
What are the newspaper for ?
Sop up the manure
The red and white cows is their milk any different from the black and white cows?Thanks for the video . Very educational
Thank you, the milk is all the same 👍
How can you tell if cow has mastitis? Our open filter would plug if we missed it getting cows ready
Pre strip the cows and we have a sock filter works good👍
I see you use IBA products. I use the ICON 10000 pre dip and the Genesis barrier dip for post which is run through a foamer. I have had very good luck with it keeping the cell count down and rarely any flare ups. I think you have a pretty efficient routine for a parlor that old. Nothing wrong with that!
Thank you, yeah we usually do ok on scc, right around 150,000
Thats a neat set up. So simple. The farm i work at has a similar setup.
Just wondering, Do the cows ever eat the clean newspaper?
Yeah all the time lol👍♥️
Hi 🙂what’s with all the newspaper ?
Great video! How many do you milk in that parlor daily? Thanks!
150 twice a day 👍👍
Why do you have newspaper under their udders?
What is it like for training in 1st calvers
It can get wild lol
@@KipSieglerFarming1 lol👌🤣