New slatted shed
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drew
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How big of a shed/ how many cattle/ what type of beef cattle? As in sucklers/weanlings/stores? Has he a rough idea of what he’s thinking of already?
Biggest things, try to maximise head space and storage capacity, go for a 9ft deep tank now even if an 8 will do, it’s not much extra but will leave a lot more in future if we get longer closed periods.
Biggest things, try to maximise head space and storage capacity, go for a 9ft deep tank now even if an 8 will do, it’s not much extra but will leave a lot more in future if we get longer closed periods.
Sorry I meant to put up the drawing from his ag advisor.
He has ten cows. 4 calves. 18 weanlings and 6 stores. He has a two bay already.
Ya good idea about the deeper tank. Something he should definitely do.
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I would extent the tank and make it a 3 bay tank and put in a second mixing point, it's going to cost very little extra and you can still use it as a dry bedded pen.
I would make the creep area 3 or 4 foot wider and use it as a passage in the creep area, I thought you had to do that now anyway if you're getting a grant but maybe he isn't going for a grant
I would make the creep area 3 or 4 foot wider and use it as a passage in the creep area, I thought you had to do that now anyway if you're getting a grant but maybe he isn't going for a grant
How do you use it as a dry bay pen if the slats are there?
drew
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Solid slabs rather than slats and a layer of concrete, or even just slats, a sheet of plastic and concrete. Depending on what you hit when digging the extra bay length may be easier than going deeper if there’s rock