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[daveydiesel1]

So i seen a video farmtheoryni did on cow house lighting about increasing light to increase production. Can some1 reccommend standard led bulbs that will give plenty of light, not cost the earth, wont be hard on electric and have alot of years service. Iv a 6 bay shed with a 5 bay feedpassage that has 11 holders

 

[jimmer]

No lights in the fields

If you want to go block calving, turn on your spendthrift mode and the bulls**t detector

 

[jimmer]

I put in 4 small led spot lights in cubicle shed, they get turned on for a few minutes when necessary to clean beds etc then get turned off

 

[daveydiesel1]

Well i wont be in the field all year with them, according to research the brighter the better for 16 hours a day

 

[lazy farmer]

So i seen a video farmtheoryni did on cow house lighting about increasing light to increase production. Can some1 reccommend standard led bulbs that will give plenty of light, not cost the earth, wont be hard on electric and have alot of years service. Iv a 6 bay shed with a 5 bay feedpassage that has 11 holders

You won’t need as many led s and they use a lot less electric.
but like @jimmer we only turn them on when we need to see. (Apart from the calving shed)

 

[daveydiesel1]

So is there any brands that is good

 

[jimmer]

You won’t need as many led s and they use a lot less electric.
but like @jimmer we only turn them on when we need to see. (Apart from the calving shed)

Calving shed light is on a smart plug, can turn it on and off from phone

 

[daveydiesel1]

Calving shed light is on a smart plug, can turn it on and off from phone

My cow shed has 1 of those light sencing things that turns on when dark, i only have a few lights in as thought i was saving electricbut if im sacrificing litres its a false economy

 

[lazy farmer]

Calving shed light is on a smart plug, can turn it on and off from phone

I might be looking at this from a human perspective rather than a cows. But our shed can be a bit chaotic at times to my theory was have 1 light left on over night might be a good thing ?

 

[daveydiesel1]

I might be looking at this from a human perspective rather than a cows. But our shed can be a bit chaotic at times to my theory was have 1 light left on over night might be a good thing ?

Im not sure, apparently if you get good light to them 16 hours a day it increases intake so therefore increases output.

 

[yoki]

Im not sure, apparently if you get good light to them 16 hours a day it increases intake so therefore increases output.

And they end up on the cull lorry one or two years sooner?

They're living creatures you know, not machines!

 

[daveydiesel1]

And they end up on the cull lorry one or two years sooner?

They're living creatures you know, not machines!

Ok so mabe u should say that to the men that never lets them see a field aswel then

 

[yoki]

Ok so mabe u should say that to the men that never lets them see a field aswel then

Absolutely would, and have!

 

[daveydiesel1]

Absolutely would, and have!

Its no different to humans, sleeping for 8 hours. Bright for 16 hours and then duller for 8

 

[Jdunn55]

If you've got 12,000+ litre holsteins in perfect sheds with feed constantly in front of them, auto scrapers etc etc and are looking to add 250-500 litres per cow for little investment then by all means install led lights on timers for 16 hours a day and infrared lights by night

If you haven't got perfect sheds and systems nor 12,000 litre cows then the lights won't add any production to your cows.

You'd be better off with some simple cheap flood lights at each end of the shed and maybe a couple in the middle depending on how big it is for your benefit - not the cows

 

[som farmer]

we have orange sodium light in the cubicles, led in the feeding area, works well, but if the trip goes, or power cut, seems to work just as well without them.

there are firms that specialise in the 'correct' lighting for cattle sheds, it is assumed it is better for the cows. But they managed well enough for a few 1000 years without.

and it relieves us of a bit more of our cash. Don't know if right or wrong, but it seems to feel sensible to us, whether the cows agree or not

 

[som farmer]

If you've got 12,000+ litre holsteins in perfect sheds with feed constantly in front of them, auto scrapers etc etc and are looking to add 250-500 litres per cow for little investment then by all means install led lights on timers for 16 hours a day and infrared lights by night

If you haven't got perfect sheds and systems nor 12,000 litre cows then the lights won't add any production to your cows.

You'd be better off with some simple cheap flood lights at each end of the shed and maybe a couple in the middle depending on how big it is for your benefit - not the cows

you are learning fast

but if anything like the rain we had yesterday/last night, are your cows still out ?

9mm last feb, 75mm so far this feb, or as they say, 'febuary fill dyke', trouble is, the fecking dyke was full, long before feb arrived, this year.

 

[In the pit]

Farm down the road from here spent £30000 on fancy lighting ,haven’t heard if there producing more milk or not . I think it’s another gimmicky thing , which is so hard to say if more light encourages more milk or that the the silage they ate that day produced extra

 

[Wee Willy]

@daveydiesel1 don't listen to all farm theory comes out with. He loves himself and loves the sound of his own voice. Really annoys me the way he talks about "his" farm and what "he" has achieved. It's the father's farm. He hasn't bought an acre. His father and two workers are in the background. He has said he has an agenda with all this TikTok and YouTube stuff. Public office?? Would suit him well.. full of hot air!

 

[daveydiesel1]

@daveydiesel1 don't listen to all farm theory comes out with. He loves himself and loves the sound of his own voice. Really annoys me the way he talks about "his" farm and what "he" has achieved. It's the father's farm. He hasn't bought an acre. His father and two workers are in the background. He has said he has an agenda with all this TikTok and YouTube stuff. Public office?? Would suit him well.. full of hot air!

I totally agree, i hear people talkin about him that he knows his stuff and my response is usually thon boy is a but the light thing made sence