Sheep shed

[zed12345]

Just wanted to know how many ewes I could house into a 60x25 lean two shed with straight feeding barrier the full length of the shed (ewes approx 80kg)
Thanks

 

[MF135]

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[Ewe2]

100 comfortably, but only half of them would be able to eat at the same time.

 

[ShooTa]

isnt it 1 per 1m2? and 3 per 1m2 in a crush?

 

[zed12345]

Would I be better to only put 70 ewes and add a round feeder into the shed to compensate for less feeding space

 

[Ewe2]

You could do but we just make sure there’s hay or silage in front of the barrier all the time. We feed concentrate in the form of rolls on the floor.

 

[zed12345]

Yes thanks for the reply I was going to feed cake along the front of the barrier and in troughs inside also but I’ll have to reconsider i think as ewes could potentially hurt them selfs all at the barrier

 

[ShooTa]

you should check out the lambing2018 thread - some cracking view into peoples sheds and designs... my personal fav is the waterpipe system.

 

[zed12345]

Cheers lads