Calf shed design
- Thread starter Sparkymark
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Wondered, came across lap boarding when I’ve been googling any experience of it?
dannewhouse
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- huddersfield
compromise, 4" board (or 3") with 1" gap either side of the purlin should be sheltered and airy then? if its a problem can put extra board over some gaps in the future?
seen space boarding with boards over the gap to seal it completely called "weather boarding"
seen space boarding with boards over the gap to seal it completely called "weather boarding"
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
This is the boarding we put on our calf shed as it's the side which gets the most of the bad weather. Works well no rain gets in but still got good ventilation.
That’s looks really good! What size are the boards 150 mm and the horizontal runners what thickness are they? We had mentioned half the width of the board as a gap, good to hear they keep the rain out.
Sparkymark
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I just went with 20mm gap space boarding. No rain come in yet but never had any servere driving rain test it yet.
Sparkymark
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So yesterday we had the feeders installed. Calves were previously on a wydale 5 tit feeder, have taken to it very quickly.
Still getting to grips with the program side of it but im sure ill get the hang of it.
Still getting to grips with the program side of it but im sure ill get the hang of it.
Same as is coming here. What size is the pen? Splitting my stations into two separate pens. Not as many cows as you tho.
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
I'm not sure without measuring it. Always think a calf shed is not easy ventilation wise because you need air flow but not to draughty.
Could I be cheeky and ask you to measure, gap looks 50mm it’s the runner width between horizontals that’s hard to tell. Had a quick play around after milking a lot more impressed with yours than this.
Mouser
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- Location
- near Belfast
Would be better with both boards outside the wall and extra horizontals in between. Stops rain running down inside and soaking into main timbers.
Yeah totally agree first I’d seen it done that way
Sparkymark
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22’ x 45’
I can still split my pen in half as i got the builders to put sockets in the concrete just in case. All the systems i have seen split the calves up but as mine will be at least 10 days old when they go in, they should be strong suckers. I thought i’d try it first as one pen see how they get on.
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Grassman247
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Has anyone any pictures or ideas for draft stoppers on the bottom of doors for calf shed, or do we just put the door low enough and use a gale breaker type thing above the door????
Daniel Larn
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I saw some really good ones that were like a cordura bag filled with sand, there was a metal strip on the deck underneath the door for the bags to run on. Sealed it really well!
I think it was a homemade affair, might have some pictures somewhere.
pine_guy
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Rubber strip!? Cheap and simple, easy to replace
Grassman247
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Any ideas where from and ideal thickness?
pine_guy
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Heavy enough so it hangs down and the mind doesn’t move it, but not to thick that it doesn’t bend easy to open/close the door. Assuming it’s a hundred door and not a sliding one.
Some 5mm rubber would do I think. Old conveyor belt maybe!?
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