Recommendations for cubicles

RJ1

Member
Location
Wales
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
 

RJ1

Member
Location
Wales
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

Member
Location
Tyrone
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.
 

RJ1

Member
Location
Wales
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.

Member
Livestock Farmer
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

Member
Location
Wales
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.
 

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