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Had what I thought was a breach calving in the night, on further investigation it’s ribs abdomen and pelvis all floppy. Had to come out if the side door, the vet also the mrs said certainly schmallenberg☹️.

Bed lengths 8’6” Scrape passage 10’ Cubicle width 3’11” I think the cranked neck rail is definitely worth the little extra, it’s easy to adjust to get them laying in the right position.

I just push it out once a day with the Kramer, seems to work well and there staying clean.

Yes, call in when your passing👍🏻.

Well took the plunge, went for condon engineering flexi cubicles, they were the strongest I managed to find. really happy with them, all cows bar one went in without any problems. The biggest cows are 900+kg.

How did you get on with Ferrari?

I’d have to look back, but I wouldn’t put them in any that haven’t been calved 30 days.

Just over a month on the majority, the best was 6weeks.

Did it for the first time last year, had a few out of pattern due to a bull injury. It worked a treat on most.

Seems to be doing ok, fingers crossed no deformities internally. It’s a bull so will probably go as a store, if not finished.

What’s peoples experience with sucklers in the flexi cubicles? Will they just abuse them and bend them out of the way? Cheers

I ai outside in a pen on some ground that’s away from farm. They get a tinkle of corn a week before we start and they soon come charging in. I turn a teaser bull with a chin ball on to pick up heats, seems to be working well.

I’ve been using Denizes Hamish on my heifers for the last couple of years, popped the odd head out but no big pulls.

I find the maternal end of the sims hard to beat and funnily enough I’ll have some to sell in spring😉.

A few photos out and about this evening.I

How would short discs go on straight in to pp? How many passes would it take in the right conditions to get a bed for re seed.

I think it would be difficult to pre stress them.