Dry cows on straw courts

[Milkcow365]

i currently have a dry cow cubicle shed at another steading about a mile away so all cows need transported to and from when they go dry, this is a bit of a pain as it takes time also sometimes cows calf early in cubicles etc etc,
What I was thinking was buying a speacial offer shed from local shed supplier 100x50 for 20k including panels to eventually put cubicles in it, but for time being just concrete the front 15ft for a scrape pass and then just have a straw bedded pen, I have loads of straw available so for this winter not an issue
Question 1 how many cows would this shed hold?
Question 2 would I get more mastitis in fresh cows?
Any other reasons why not to do it?

 

[TomB]

50-75 cows. The more cows (probably over 50) the more straw you will need and the greater risk of mastitis. Muck it out every couple of weeks and it’ll be fine.

 

[stablegirl]

The aim for dry milking cows is 100 foot of bedded area so 35.

 

[Married 2 The Mob]

50 cows lying in the area you quote would be about 6.5 sq m per cow. - Not a lot of space!
75 cows would be 4.3 sq m per cow
I'm with @stablegirl

 

[bigw]

I don't think you will get much more than 30 i'm afraid. By the time you take off a scrape passage you wont have that much lying area, too many and you just end up with them in a mess especially on wet days.

 

[Milkcow365]

I roughly have 40/60 dry cows at any point, looks like il need a bigger shed,

 

[vantage]

i currently have a dry cow cubicle shed at another steading about a mile away so all cows need transported to and from when they go dry, this is a bit of a pain as it takes time also sometimes cows calf early in cubicles etc etc,
What I was thinking was buying a speacial offer shed from local shed supplier 100x50 for 20k including panels to eventually put cubicles in it, but for time being just concrete the front 15ft for a scrape pass and then just have a straw bedded pen, I have loads of straw available so for this winter not an issue
Question 1 how many cows would this shed hold?
Question 2 would I get more mastitis in fresh cows?
Any other reasons why not to do it?

That's a cheap shed. £2 per square foot. An elephant recently quoted me over. £10 per square foot! Although it did have a small mezzanine floor.

 

[Devon lad]

I roughly have 40/60 dry cows at any point, looks like il need a bigger shed,

Do it, that’s loads of room.

 

[Sparkymark]

Do you house your dry cows 12 months of the year? Are all your other cubicles taken by milkers?

 

[stablegirl]

Its £4/foot isnt it?

Although still cheap including panels.

100 square foot is what you need for a cubicle shed all in per cow, that shed would fit 50 cows in cubicles, ball park your 100' of feed again does 50.

 

[coomoo]

I roughly have 40/60 dry cows at any point, looks like il need a bigger shed,

Plenty room do the same here biggest question is dry cow therapy. Full on here plus sealant no probs at all bar price of straw.