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<blockquote data-quote="Lovegoodstock" data-source="post: 3367108" data-attributes="member: 42646"><p>I would be guessing roundhouse a lot dearer, it sure as hell would be comparing to 2.50/3 per sq ft. I would actually think you would need more gates for the roundhouse as its got eight pens split by two 12ft one 8ft, so think that's 18, four water troughs so guess similar, then front feed barriers would be if im right, 30. One thing I forgot to say, the two sheds are exactly same sq ft but roundhouse has exactly double the feed area. Cant say for sure but obviously no sides and open ridge will create air as opposed to sheeted sides or even yorkshire boarding. But in my opinion the circular/octagonal shape aids the moving air which I, and im guessing and experience, not science or fact, that the oblong building wont. Id be quite confident that someone earlier worried about the no sides and wet etc and I said doesn't seem a problem as flows through, would not be the same in a long building even with no sides, as unless a gale behind it, it will have to drop at some point even with no back wall. We have buildings on 3 sites, luckily all fields adjoin and sites coupe of miles apart on road less as crow flies. Bought a very good mobile crush 20 years ago for 3k, still think better than most on market now at 12, did well, still does, but can run all cattle through r/h so much quicker due to width of race, forcing gate, rarely use squeeze. Your pen at end of shed may work well for you, but not me. My equivalent sized shed to r/h is 160ft long, to get cattle from far end to other end where my hypothetical pen is, would be achievable but with lay out more hassle. Mum and dad are Trojans to be fair, but 80 and don't tend to get them to move cattle to pens, until month ago I only had a guy 2 days a week, so site of r/h makes it achievable on my own, and a keenan and jcb and my car to create a barrier!! Oh one thing may be of interest, so I sell stores, say 60 in r/h 12 m o start of winter to be sold in 4 months, 100 8 m o that will be wintered, summered and sold, so im not a fattener, my cattle are not spotless but nor are they filthy, always dry, never had digital dermititus, oh had 11 cull cows in sold in last 2 weeks sheared knees of 2 and belly 1 flank of lame one one side, but id on average use I guess 1 3/4 of those 4 string bales a day for bedding, guess those bales 300k? Clean fronts twice a winter, whole pens once a winter. Clean fronts I would say, 2 mins to move cattle out of pen, 5 mins to open barriers, 4/5 mins to clean behind 4 barriers , be 6 bucketfuls then a minute to shut barriers and let cattle back</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lovegoodstock, post: 3367108, member: 42646"] I would be guessing roundhouse a lot dearer, it sure as hell would be comparing to 2.50/3 per sq ft. I would actually think you would need more gates for the roundhouse as its got eight pens split by two 12ft one 8ft, so think that's 18, four water troughs so guess similar, then front feed barriers would be if im right, 30. One thing I forgot to say, the two sheds are exactly same sq ft but roundhouse has exactly double the feed area. Cant say for sure but obviously no sides and open ridge will create air as opposed to sheeted sides or even yorkshire boarding. But in my opinion the circular/octagonal shape aids the moving air which I, and im guessing and experience, not science or fact, that the oblong building wont. Id be quite confident that someone earlier worried about the no sides and wet etc and I said doesn't seem a problem as flows through, would not be the same in a long building even with no sides, as unless a gale behind it, it will have to drop at some point even with no back wall. We have buildings on 3 sites, luckily all fields adjoin and sites coupe of miles apart on road less as crow flies. Bought a very good mobile crush 20 years ago for 3k, still think better than most on market now at 12, did well, still does, but can run all cattle through r/h so much quicker due to width of race, forcing gate, rarely use squeeze. Your pen at end of shed may work well for you, but not me. My equivalent sized shed to r/h is 160ft long, to get cattle from far end to other end where my hypothetical pen is, would be achievable but with lay out more hassle. Mum and dad are Trojans to be fair, but 80 and don't tend to get them to move cattle to pens, until month ago I only had a guy 2 days a week, so site of r/h makes it achievable on my own, and a keenan and jcb and my car to create a barrier!! Oh one thing may be of interest, so I sell stores, say 60 in r/h 12 m o start of winter to be sold in 4 months, 100 8 m o that will be wintered, summered and sold, so im not a fattener, my cattle are not spotless but nor are they filthy, always dry, never had digital dermititus, oh had 11 cull cows in sold in last 2 weeks sheared knees of 2 and belly 1 flank of lame one one side, but id on average use I guess 1 3/4 of those 4 string bales a day for bedding, guess those bales 300k? Clean fronts twice a winter, whole pens once a winter. Clean fronts I would say, 2 mins to move cattle out of pen, 5 mins to open barriers, 4/5 mins to clean behind 4 barriers , be 6 bucketfuls then a minute to shut barriers and let cattle back [/QUOTE]
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