Slurry handling at new site

Went from a tower with an electric pump to a lagoon filled with gravity,no way I’d ever go back.

A long narrow lagoon would be my preference,roofing wouldn’t be a problem in the future.

I’m with eulb, not too wide so it can be covered if needs be and I’d definitely make it out of concrete so it can be cleaned out with your own machine rather than getting a contractor
 

letsmakemilk

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Wiltshire UK
Thanks for the input guys. We're on sand at the moment and love it as a bedding, but i do know people doing well on mattress and sawdust/envirobed. Sand is a bugger to handle, but i like the idea of sticking a tower up and being done with it.
Anyone put in a concrete lagoon recently, mind sharing a ballpark cost? Ours went in over 30 years ago so no idea now!

What have people paid/been quoted recently per cubicle price of a concrete kerb filled with sand vs solid concrete platform with decent mattress? Again, 30 odd years since our current ones went in!
 

Kingofgrass

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If it was me a lagoon is best but put a sump in it,or not a level floor in it.this was all ready here when we brought this farm in 93.10breeze blocks deep concrete floor ramp into it.its just sh!t to get the last foot out of it.hate to think how much it would cost to build it now
 

multi power

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Location
pembrokeshire
Hole in ground made of concrete is surely the most idiot proof and long lived??

Whatever you do have a store that you could cover with a cover or roof in future in case the ministry insist on it.

Id have slats each end and autoscrapers. Bed on ground straw. Easy life.

Think about a system that absolutely eliminates any regular labour input as far as possible. You may not be able to find it at all in future.
Why slats AND auto scrapers?
 

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