Beef cattle shed ideas

[JohnValiant9540]

Currently looking at putting up a new cattle shed, after some ideas and what you would recommend. Looking for it to hold around 100/150 head. Also cost wise how much money would I save if I was to make all internal gates, feed barriers myself rather than buying off the likes of a local merchant or IAE, etc.
All advise and ideas will be taken on board. Cheers.

 

[Orionn4444]

Would you have slurry handling available?

 

[JohnValiant9540]

Would you have slurry handling available?

Yes we do, looking a bigger tanker as well at the moment as we take pig slurry from a neighbour, always preferred straw for beef cattle though, few mates with skates and they don’t seem to finish as well as they do on straw.

 

[Orionn4444]

Yes we do, looking a bigger tanker as well at the moment as we take pig slurry from a neighbour, always preferred straw for beef cattle though, few mates with skates and they don’t seem to finish as well as they do on straw.

Was meaning for scraping passages at the feed passage. What's your budget? Big difference in shed design depending on how much your willing to spend!

 

[JohnValiant9540]

Was meaning for scraping passages at the feed passage. What's your budget? Big difference in shed design depending on how much your willing to spend!

Well 50,000, 60,000 ish but we are considering making all gates and feed barriers ourselves to save money

 

[daveydiesel1]

Well 50,000, 60,000 ish but we are considering making all gates and feed barriers ourselves to save money

Ul not save that much. Remember the manufacturers will be gettin the steel and galvanisin alot cheaper than u will. Have a look at teemore engineerins range of stuf even for ideas for ur shed as they basicly have everythin

 

[deere 6600]

If you are bedding with straw or whatever make the lying area as big as possible we have a standing passage separate where they eat which we scrape out daily

 

[fermerboy]

Make the gates but go for Jourdain self locking yokes for feed barriers.
You'll thank me when you've tested/vaccinated/wormed/pour on/read ear tags/weaned calves/ treated something or another yourself in a quarter of the time.

 

[JohnValiant9540]

If you are bedding with straw or whatever make the lying area as big as possible we have a standing passage separate where they eat which we scrape out daily

Yes that the sort of idea we had, looking at 100x45 and 4/5 pens ish, aiming for around 100/150 in a shed, then the plan is to look and putting 2 to 3 more cattle sheds up over the next 5/10 years to get up to around 700/800 head

 

[JohnValiant9540]

Make the gates but go for Jourdain self locking yokes for feed barriers.
You'll thank me when you've tested/vaccinated/wormed/pour on/read ear tags/weaned calves/ treated something or another yourself in a quarter of the time.

self locking yokes definitely the way forward! No doubt about that, did some relief milking and they had self locking yokes and time saved doing them sort of jobs is impressive!

 

[T7.wab]

Times 2

 

[jamesy]

Make the gates but go for Jourdain self locking yokes for feed barriers.
You'll thank me when you've tested/vaccinated/wormed/pour on/read ear tags/weaned calves/ treated something or another yourself in a quarter of the time.

Struggle to sleep?!

 

[fermerboy]

Struggle to sleep?!

Yep!

 

[JohnValiant9540]

Times 2

Cheers not seen that yet looks be ideal!

 

[J 1177]

I'm in the process of putting up a 90x45 with cantilever for cattle. (I'm wating for planning to pass). Its going to be split into 3 30x45 pens. Im putting 100x100 box section in the floor then 40x40 box welded in horizontally to devide it I know panels may look smarter but if I'm in the back of the pen iv no escape route if the bulls turn nasty.
The front section will be a gate so I can move pen to pen.
I have thought of crash barrier but the box will look neater.
I don't think it will save much but it should be how I want it.
Think of escape routes I think that's often over looked

 

[Thomas]

Cheers not seen that yet looks be ideal!

The gates, water troughs and feed barriers for this cost about £5600

 

[Wombat]

The gates, water troughs and feed barriers for this cost about £5600

Ooohhh she’s envy that the robinsons one?

 

[Jason PaceWard]

I'd recommend getting in touch with a company called Graham Heath Construction Ltd, I've seen there work and would highly recommend them

 

[M-J-G]

Make the gates but go for Jourdain self locking yokes for feed barriers.
You'll thank me when you've tested/vaccinated/wormed/pour on/read ear tags/weaned calves/ treated something or another yourself in a quarter of the time.

Self lockers are good if it's for bigger cattle or cows, but if smaller cattle are being fed you'll only get 2/3 of the number fed that you potentially could.

 

[M-J-G]

Personally I wouldn't concrete any area that's getting bedded.