Petrie cubicle shed

[tinto]

Cant remember if it was on here but some one had put up a cubicle house and tanks built by Petrie any idea who it was or how they got on with it,also what size and how many cubicles.
Thanks Tinto

 

[Forever Fendt]

it is fergiemans building I have had a look at it and it looked a great job with a lot of thought gone in to it

 

[Fergieman]

Yes it is mine.

 

[Fergieman]

 

[Fergieman]

Cant remember if it was on here but some one had put up a cubicle house and tanks built by Petrie any idea who it was or how they got on with it,also what size and how many cubicles.
Thanks Tinto

Your not far away if you want to come & have a look. Ian Petrie has been here twice with people wanting to have a look.

 

[tinto]

Thanks
How long and wide is the shed and how many cows does it house?

 

[Fergieman]

140' by 90' - 136 cubicles.

 

[Case man]

140' by 90' - 136 cubicles.

How many gallons does the tank hold thanks?

 

[Hilly]

Looks fantastic, have you found any problems with it ? dose the slurry run around the slalom or however you spell it ok ?? or do you have to add water ???

 

[Fergieman]

How many gallons does the tank hold thanks?

460,000 gallons

 

[Fergieman]

Looks fantastic, have you found any problems with it ? dose the slurry run around the slalom or however you spell it ok ?? or do you have to add water ???

No added water, the slurry does mix up no problem as long as we remember to do it often enough, once a month is fine. When mixing if there is a crust just keep changing direction of the mixer every 10 mins and it soon breaks up. If I was building it again I wouldn't change anything.

 

[early riser]

Cracking job. Very envious!

Any issues with timid heifers and bullying etc with not having cross over passages on the inner cubicle rows?

What did you use for the brisket board? Seen lots of people use plastic pipes and do it badly - too thin and then cracked badly if neck rail positioning isnt right.Yours looks a good thickness, how many mm?

Thanks

 

[Fergieman]

http://www.deboerhousing.com/cow-comfort.html

The pipes are as supplied from DeBoer. They have been faultless so far.

Havn't seen any issues with bullying and the fresh heifers have taken to lying in cubicles no problem.

 

[TheRanger]

3 rows of cubicles each side and 2 robots incorporated and that would be my ideal shed

 

[Hilly]

3 rows of cubicles each side and 2 robots incorporated and that would be my ideal shed

I saw a robot in action a wee while ago, there bloody amazing !

 

[TheRanger]

I saw a robot in action a wee while ago, there bloody amazing !

Best way to milk cows from the cow point of view and the farmer point of view. Maybe not from the financial point of view.

 

[TheRanger]

Any close ups of the ridge @Fergieman ?

 

[Hilly]

Best way to milk cows from the cow point of view and the farmer point of view. Maybe not from the financial point of view.

The one I saw the farmer said his cows making more milk and he was making more money.

 

[TheRanger]

The one I saw the farmer said his cows making more milk and he was making more money.

Aye, a 10%-15% increase in yield is to be expected from moving from 2x a day to 3x a day. But at a capital cost of over £300k for 2 robots installed (that's if you've already got slurry storage, cubicles, silage storage, milk tank, etc) the sums don't add up, certainly not at current milk prices.

 

[Fergieman]

Any close ups of the ridge @Fergieman ?