polytunnel for 500 ewes

[irish dom]

New sheep accomadation has to have concrete floors to be cross compliant in ireland

That makes a whole lot of sense! Is that just for the grant or is that anything. Only ones i have seen with concrete floors have been hard on straw

 

[rancher]

Is that your place at the roundabout just off the M6?

That's it

 

[rancher]

That makes a whole lot of sense! Is that just for the grant or is that anything. Only ones i have seen with concrete floors have been hard on straw

Since about 2008, concrete floors are necessary in new sheep sheds, we have a shore for washing out that tunnel and it was pointed out as being open in the last inspection and only about litre of effluent per week seeping out

 

[rancher]

looks good. do you mind saying how much it cost?

Polytunnel was €14000, can't remember the concrete but it was 100 cumtrs and there was a yard done outside it and the barriers were 4000

 

[shearerlad]

Pre lambing mucking out

 

[Northern Polytunnels]

Hi just toying with idea of dropping some far away winter awkward hard fenced grass and housing the ewes and feed them the silage that i currently sell.
Getting fed up running up and down the road and trying to find out if it would be as cost effective to have them under my hand. Also hard to get keep that i can keep them on till mid march. End up being turfed off in late february and eat saved grass on lambing paddocks too early.
Spend my winter out scanning ewes and have met some guys doing a good job and making it pay both inside and out. Time is my biggest limitation and feel like travelling is wasted time.
Would be nice to come home and turn on lights and feed. Also might be easier to get someone to feed when i am gone away than getting them to drive and get drowned in the rain.
Mostly mules and lleyns. Will be turned out to lamb for end of march. Discuss!

Roughly we'd say you'd need 1.2 sqm per ewe before lambing. This doesn't include lambing pens, hospital pens, storage areas or feed passage. We have just constructed a 3 bay polytunnel at Askham Bryan College similar to the one you have suggested that you thinking about. Give Nigel a call on 01282 873 132 to discuss your options. He's our resident sheep enthusiast. Or message us your email address and we can forward you some photos.

Kind regards,

Northern Polytunnels