Feed barriers

[tr250]

These are 575mm with 450mm between panel and tube with tube set feed side of the panel a few inches. We also have 500mm which is ok and 600mm but that’s a tad high for anything smaller than cows

 

[M-J-G]

Sit them on j shape concrete trough or similar

You couldn't pay me to have a trough for feeding silage.

 

[mo!]

We have some round topped 600mm panels, eventually we'll get the outside raised up. I'll get a pic tomorrow.

 

[upnortheast]

Just checked - Ours are 600mm internal height & 500mm external

 

[Horn&corn]

Here’s the pictures

1200mm panel cut to 500 and 700
150mm of concrete on the bottom
Big bar as neck rail and another in the cribb to stop them nosing food out
Works well. Probably all headlocks one day for ease

 

[Wilts]

that was well timed... does that barrier side rail work? i can't remember is your trough higher than the cattle side?

 

[Horn&corn]

Steel pipe in the trough works a treat to stop them pushing food out.
700mm panel is on an angle so is about 500mm high. Mixer elevator only just goes over the top.

calf shed due Friday! Probably about the same time as milk buyer announce spring price cuts ?

 

[Pan mixer]

I took a photo of my 20 foot barriers just for you.

500 high panel unbreako, bottom of it at same height as muck passage, brackets welded to barrier to bolt to lifting lugs for the panels.

200mm poured curb on the cattle side to bring it level with the girder edge on the uprights, trough floor 200mm higher than muck passage floor, 1 metre high panel 4 foot away from the barrier to stop the stuff spreading round the yard.

 

[YELROM]

I took a photo of my 20 foot barriers just for you.

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500 high panel unbreako, bottom of it at same height as muck passage, brackets welded to barrier to bolt to lifting lugs for the panels.

200mm poured curb on the cattle side to bring it level with the girder edge on the uprights, trough floor 200mm higher than muck passage floor, 1 metre high panel 4 foot away from the barrier to stop the stuff spreading round the yard.

You bought a concrete panel!!

 

[Beili Bog organics]

I'm hoping by having them specifically made they will be stronger. When I get around to unloading them I will put some pics up of them . They are fairly substantial .

I had mine made with the top bit they put there head through at a angle so they stand on the base put there heads through but they can't push because it's angled towards the silage brilliant not breaking nearly ten years now, the old ones were straight up and they would need repair nearly every year cheers

 

[BrianV]

We have both types & now prefer the reversible ones on the right which can be set at two hights depending on size of cattle by just swinging them over.

 

[willie waver]

serious shed envy here

 

[serf]

And stock too !

 

[Grass And Grain]

We have both types & now prefer the reversible ones on the right which can be set at two hights depending on size of cattle by just swinging them over.


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I like idea of those rotating neck bars.

How you bedding? Straw blower?

 

[BrianV]

I like idea of those rotating neck bars.

How you bedding? Straw blower?

Calves are on blown straw, cows next door on cubicles, the rotating bars make it a lot easier to bed up close to the barrier stopping it from getting sh!ty.

 

[Grass And Grain]

Calves are on blown straw, cows next door on cubicles, the rotating bars make it a lot easier to bed up close to the barrier stopping it from getting sh!ty.

We're blowing straw in from an outside concrete passage. Straw blower drops bits all over, particularly this year's dry broken up winter barley. Then need to clean it up or it washes down the drains. See you keep your passage clean.

I'm thinking of roofing over the feed passage.