Recommendations for cubicles

[RJ1]

Hello

Just a quick question mainly for spring calvers.

Any recommendation (or ones to avoid) for brand of cubicle for mainly dry cows of 475 to 525kg LW? They will all be head to head and on mattresses.

Thanks

 

[jimmer]

You may be governed by availability

 

[vantage]

Farmtec, Neil Bartholemew. Sells Teemore now, top service and very quick.

 

[Beef farmer]

Similar size cow here. Teemore without doubt

 

[bigw]

Shield agriculture sells teemore and Kraiburg

 

[RJ1]

Similar size cow here. Teemore without doubt

What width have you gone for?

 

[Blue.]

Similar size cow here. Teemore without doubt

Didn’t you once tell me Wilson cubicles we’re better?

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Farmtec, Neil Bartholemew. Sells Teemore now, top service and very quick.

Did he use to work for Bateman? We had our cubicles from Bateman can’t fault them.

 

[Beef farmer]

Didn’t you once tell me Wilson cubicles we’re better?

I've wilsons, I hate them!

 

[Blue.]

I've wilsons, I hate them!

Same here,the last 60 are coming out when I get round to it.

 

[RJ1]

Anyone here used Animal Comfort from near Carmarthen? When I spoke with him a while ago he said he supplied a lot of spring grazers - has a smaller cubicle (but i assume most manufacturers have ones to fit). Any views on quality?

 

[Wee Willy]

I've wilsons, I hate them!

Why?

 

[Beef farmer]

Why?

Not sure, they just don't sit in the shed like teemore ones, they also arnt as stable and are too high. We've got them at the bottom of the posts but still to high up

 

[Cows 'n grass]

I get on fine with the standard iae super comfort.

 

[Wee Willy]

Not sure, they just don't sit in the shed like teemore ones, they also arnt as stable and are too high. We've got them at the bottom of the posts but still to high up

I have Wilson's but if doing it again will probably be Teemore. Always thought Teemore had smaller loop..better suited to the wee Irish cow. Wilson's have big loop= big holstein. Just the way I see it.

 

[jimmer]

Not sure, they just don't sit in the shed like teemore ones, they also arnt as stable and are too high. We've got them at the bottom of the posts but still to high up

Turn them downside up

 

[RJ1]

Thanks to everyone, have a few recommendations to be getting on with.

While we're at it, what mattresses have you all used in these circumstances and got on well with?

 

[Blue.]

Thanks to everyone, have a few recommendations to be getting on with.

While we're at it, what mattresses have you all used in these circumstances and got on well with?

Wilson top cover is the best,hardest wearing and isn't slippy if wet.

 

[RJ1]

Just looking back at this and I think I got my terminology wrong- mats, not mattresses.

Do any spring calvers see a benefit in mattresses over mats? Quite a price difference.