Lights for beef shed

milkloss

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Depend on when you want to use them really. We use a 70 w metal halide for a 100ft 40ft barn at the narrow end up high. Tried a sodium but was too yellow and bad colour rendition esp for the darker sussex cattle. They're quite good but watch voltage drop as they don't like it and keep switching off and refiring. Also get quite a shadow at the far end but I feel it's a bit much having one at each end for beef cows and the shadow is Not nearly as bad as the old halogen tubes.
 

simon-0116

Member
Location
Sheffield
fitted some 80 w led floods in cattle shed instant light no waiting. flurecents ok but you will need to go enclosed type ip 66 rated for damp environment etc. led not cheap but a 80 w covers a big area. Make sure 3 yrs plus guarantee from a reputable supplier
 
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simon-0116

Member
Location
Sheffield
What size. 10 are pointless. 20 ok for small back garden side of house. 50 small yard 80 for end of grain store etc. but the light just stops at a certain distance if that makes sense
 

Matt

Member
@COWCARE SYSTEMS got a cattle shed used for our suckler cows its 75foot wide, 110 foot long split up as 30ft lying area then a 15ft scrape passage 20ft central feed passage then 15ft scrape then 30ft lying area. what would you suggest to light this up?
 

Matt

Member
@Matt is it a gable building with the ridge running the 110ft direction?
what height do you have at eaves and ridge?
Do you have a light level in mind that you want to achieve?

yes ridge runs down the 110ft lenght. portal frame,
eaves is about 4.5m
ridge would be 7m
decent level, but not need to work in, just for say feeding early morning/bedding down have better lights in a diff shed for calving.
 

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