Where is Dairyfarmerswife to tell us about the costs of building a new parlour
Here I am! I was actually wondering last week what had happened about the parlour as all had gone quiet. Costs would be well into 6 figures depending on the size etc. At one stage they were talking about upgrading the current parlour which is probably cheaper but harder logistically. Also they were talking about a rapid exit, which means rather than the cows filing out at the front they all walk out in a line, so it depends on the building they are putting it in since more room would be needed at each side of the parlour for that. Ruth talked about not being able to use the new parlour until February so perhaps their plan is to do the work while all the cows are dry in Dec/Jan. That's pretty optimistic given that it is Sept now and most farm building projects over run!
I'm not sure I have explained the parlour thing so here are a couple of videos for the over infested...