marco
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How big a slatted shed would you need for 150 suckler cows? Has anyone any experience of building one, and a rough price would be helpfull. questions or comments guys.
Spot onMarco . Cubicles don't suit sucklers with calves as you will have injured calves . I do be in a lot of yards and the best I see is slatted tanks as in 25 ft wide slatted area with a lie back.for the calves and rubber on the slats . Leave 3ft of concrete each side of the slats with.no rubber on it this keeps the cows feet right .
Technically you need 300' feed space. But if you are using diet feeder less will do. Cheapest way would be feed fences on outside. 20' deep pens with a creep area inbetween outside pens. Something like 120x60 I'm sure would do. £1000-£1500/cow wouldn't be far away
How long would it take to cover its cost with suckler proffit ?
I wouldnt want to keep 150 cows just to pay the shed off forever, stuff that, 10 years absolute tops or forget it would be my choice.I have a 120 x 52 and its more or less full with 100 cows in without any calves (mine is divided into 4 pens each 30ft wide) with feeding only on the front.
forever! I think farming is a way of life. I always say if a banker looked at a farmers books they would say you have xxx invested, you only make £! and you work as well!!!
for a guy that was going on about dog and stick farming, that sure is a nice new looking massey you have in the slurry tanker thread. If a farmer could build himself a housing system that would save himself between 1 and 2 hours a day over winter that would be worth a bit of a spend. I don't really know what i intend on doing, it will probably be a case of the hardier cows staying on cubicles(dry) and the thin cows and heifers on slats with matts. I don't a lecture, i'd like ideas though. what way are you set up hilly? genuine question, as you have a good few cattle.I wouldnt want to keep 150 cows just to pay the shed off forever, stuff that, 10 years absolute tops or forget it would be my choice.
Tractor was a demo, ended up selling one and buying a 15k secondhand fastarc cost to me 3k, 100 cows on cubiclas built in 1990 100 cows on straw home made shed, 100 stores converted straw shed 40 heifers outside in quarrys.for a guy that was going on about dog and stick farming, that sure is a nice new looking massey you have in the slurry tanker thread. If a farmer could build himself a housing system that would save himself between 1 and 2 hours a day over winter that would be worth a bit of a spend. I don't really know what i intend on doing, it will probably be a case of the hardier cows staying on cubicles(dry) and the thin cows and heifers on slats with matts. I don't a lecture, i'd like ideas though. what way are you set up hilly? genuine question, as you have a good few cattle.
No sell them at year old, dont like finishing and cant make it pay here anyway, enables me to have more cows.Do you finish all your own?
Yes sheds much better investment than machines, they aint went up in price like machines over the years much either.When I was in Clarke's I thought that was some shed they built recently?
Can't recall seeing slats tho.
I'd rather sheds than machinery, considering we're not far off 5-6 month winters, it's a sound investment.
About time you spent it!