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    New milker. Looking for tips and tricks and suggestions.

    I only started in Oct and already I feel like I know a great deal more than some who have been there 5yrs and more. You wouldn't believe the arrogance and snide remarks when I repeat what I was trained to do as they decide to do something else. My favorite was when someone didn't change a pipe...
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    New milker. Looking for tips and tricks and suggestions.

    Yup, my supervisor (Trainer) looks at me like I'm nuts and laughs. But I have realized *after only a few months* that baby talking them and just being GENTLE keeps them calm. I've heard horror stories of past employees punching them, hitting them with the hanging hooks, never ending screaming (I...
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    New milker. Looking for tips and tricks and suggestions.

    *Sigh* List? Different forums have different standards for "curse" words. Personally I think it's foolish but I won't go breaking the rules so long as I have a full understanding of them. I will definitely look up what I can about "Stray Current". As for how I regard them, that can't really be...
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    New milker. Looking for tips and tricks and suggestions.

    I certainly do everything I can to remain calm. I've noticed they can pick up on my MOOD even if I'm not acting it out. I won't lie, right now I regard them as the dumbest animal I've ever worked with. That being said, I've seen them do some remarkably intelligent things. So I'm leaning more...
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    New milker. Looking for tips and tricks and suggestions.

    I recently started a new job milking cows at a local privately owned farm. I started in Oct and my arms have taken a brutal beating. I've tried long sleeve shirts. All they do is get ripped, torn and become a cesspool of bacteria and filth. I'm looking for a way to protect my arms from getting...
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