I’m needing to get into foot bathing my suckler cows to keep there feet right. Currently my handling pens are away up the yard & race is heading up hill a bit so not handy for a foot bath sitting level. The sheds are the same with cubicles one side then they walk round to feed passage either end where the water troughs are . This is bit is about 7 x 7 raised . I’m thinking a foot bath built into this would be handy for once a week fill with water & stuff. Currently this area gets hand scraped every morning so would still need to be able to clean out so it’s not all sitting with slurry . Would this sort of thing work & how deep should it be ? I was thinking a steel tray made & bolted down or build blocks to hold water but not handy doing that now as cows in. Any ideas welcome
Foot bathing ideas
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ringi
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What about something like https://hoofcaresupplies.co.uk/product/footbath-mat/
Yeah but it would need to be able to be secured down somehow
Do not use steel because whatever you bath with will eat it in no time,you want plastic,stainless or a concrete built bath.
If anyone is after a plastic footbath I’ve two brand new for sale like this.
FB5 Footbath | 700 litre capacity | Paxton Agricultural
The FB5 is a 700 litre livestock footbath that removes damaging material from hooves, helping to prevent a build up of harmful bacteria.
paxtonagri.com
I take it “7x7” is feet?
If so, it might be a bit short as you really need a minimum of each hoof going in to solution twice.
As an alternative, I have seen footbaths constructed around water troughs
Put it in a plastic tray, it won’t move when full of water
Plastic is probably the simplest option, drag it out the way when not in use. But not the ones with big ridges in the bottom.
We’ve made one in a race with 6” blocks cut lengthways & rendered. Rounded the top with mortar so no sharp edges & increased the height slightly. But you need a decent drain & bung to clean it out.
We’ve made one in a race with 6” blocks cut lengthways & rendered. Rounded the top with mortar so no sharp edges & increased the height slightly. But you need a decent drain & bung to clean it out.
Where am I going to get a plastic tray 7 ft x 7ft?Put it in a plastic tray, it won’t move when full of water
A pair of these side by side? With something to fill the small gap left? Or a couple of posts in sockets & a couple gates to narrow it down for one footbath. We paid £256 each for two 12 months ago.
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Cows hate plastic ones. Mine is just a single row of (second hand) 6 inch blocks on their side on a levelish bit of concrete.
You want to aim for 10cm deep and 1 litre solution per cow. Mine is 3m x 2m so holds 600 litres when 10cm deep and we walk 500 and some cows through.
You want to aim for 10cm deep and 1 litre solution per cow. Mine is 3m x 2m so holds 600 litres when 10cm deep and we walk 500 and some cows through.