Hi Paul, There was no way to get animals into the building as it was completely walled in, and access to the tank floor was with small steps, unsuitable for the smallest of animals. The distance from the cubicle to the pit edge was only around two feet so too narrow for cows large enough to be milked, even if they could be squeezed through one of the doors.
@@RustyNailsadventures I think there would have been a metal grille or wooden duckboards over the pit to allow animal waste & water to drain away when the building was hosed down, whilst allowing people & animals to walk over it. Those hoppers would have allowed food pellets to go to each animals place (it looks like food rather than water to me but I could be wrong). Thats my theory anyway.
@@sarahstrong7174 I agree with you and another comment - it looks like early factory farming -- what with the elaborate food dispensers and waste pit, all parked at an angle to maximize space... I wonder what Temple Grandin would think of that design
@@dawnzed2891 I rather think Temple Grandin would not approve of that design, but think it must be for smaller animals than cows & I think she usually designs for cattle.
This must have been a peaceful place when the farm was in operation, it would be impossible to live there now with all that highway noise, it is quite deafening. Very interesting old buildings, thanks for the tour.
The older bricks were wire cut from a big slab of clay whereas the frogged bricks were made in a mold , shame that place is beyond saving,cheers Rusty🍻
@@rwlynch3468 Unless it was someones earlyish attempt at intensive farming & they had something like pigs or calves (for veal) in there kept in position by narrow metal pens & the pit was for all the waste to fall into?
Love seeing those stone walls, beautiful stones. Its a shame the sandstone that had fallen down isn't repurposed. Just too pretty to lay there in the rubble. A metal detector would have driven you bonkers!
It's so sad as that farm looks like it was well maintained at one time. You can imagine the cows warm and dry in the huge barn areas. Keep em coming...wonder what happened to cow number 5?
Wire mangers held hay. Our old barn had mangers made of wood but were no longer in use because the horses were long gone. I have seen something similar to that metal basin here in the USA. The ones I remember were lower and we children called the sheep waterers but I am not sure if that was their intended purpose. I don’t remember any water being in them. I would have loved to see that farm in its heyday. That pit reminds me of the dip “tank” that our farm animals were run through to help keep flies and ticks away. If I remember correctly the farm we lived on had the remnants of a sheep dip. I may be completely mistaken but that was my first thought. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of this dilapidated farm.
I first thought it was a dip tank, but there was no way to get animals into the building being completely walled in, and access to the tank floor was with small steps.
As others have said, milking shed, pit along centre is to allow staff to walk along, and be at a working level to allow easy access to business area of the cows!
There was no way to get animals into the building as it was completely walled in, and access to the tank floor was with small steps, unsuitable for the smallest of animals. The distance from the cubicle to the pit edge was only around two feet so too narrow for cows large enough to be milked, even if they could be squeezed through one of the doors.
That mystery buildin did look a bit small for cows. Could it have been for goats? Could the pit have been originally covered by a metal grid or wooden duckboards, allowing animal waste to drain away when the building was hosed down?
Looks like it was a big operation in its heyday (excuse the pun!). I always feel that there must be considerable amounts of recoverable stone, bricks and slates at these kinds of ruins, but maybe it's just not worth the effort and expense of separating out and transportation.
That first building is a old herringbone milking parlour , the concrete troughs are for the feed when the cows are in milking👍 Shame to see an old farm like this, another interesting video👌
The cattle were fed in the small booths while their feed was dropped by the funnels. The central trench was to collect the maure and had a top with openings at the rear of the cattle to be easily raked in.
Do tires in the UK have a construction date? Here in the US all tires have a 4 digit code such as 0319 which equates to 03=third week of 19=2019, or 4820 the 48th week of 2020. Would be interested to know if the UK has something similar. If so when searching the wilderness of Scotland and you run across some tires look for a date code.
It's a milking parlour and the gizmos held feed pellets that the cows would nibble on whi!st being milked to keep them happy and as stress-free as possible.
Some of those graffiti artists have some talent.. and lots of money to paint a whole farm.....the days of the farmer seems to be numbered and we wonder where our milk and eggs will come from..sad
I like photographing old homes but it seems that no sooner to I take a pic that they come in and tear it down for new housing. last month the old homestead around the corner from 1734 was torn down for a new Wawa. I feel sorry for the fox and the frogs that called it home, and not to forget to mention the 300+ year old trees. I feel sorta sad for em all, they weren't bother'n no one.
Hi Pauline, my first thought it was a dip tank, but there was no way to get animals into the building as it was completely walled in, and access to the tank floor was with small steps, unsuitable for the smallest of animals.
Hi Sue, if you are referring to the small mystery building, my first thought it was a dip tank, but there was no way to get animals into the building being completely walled in, and access to the tank floor was with small steps.
"That little thing there" would have supplied water. Often there was a metal plate in them & when the cow pressed on it it would let water down into the little bowl.
