sheep slats

[Andyt880]

They seem to have managed the new wire ok. Hay almost gone this morning and very little pulled in onto the mesh.

 

[exmoor dave]

Really like that idea!

We feed all our hay to sheep via mesh, but pinned up on the walls at a angle so the hay drops to the bottom as it's eaten.

You've used the ideal mesh size as well (3" ×3")
We've tried 6x3" - pull too much out and waste it. & 2×2"- can't pull enough out!

 

[new/man]

how do u feed concentrate with the mesh on? still seems to be a lot of hay pulled it. do you brush the slats every day

 

[Andyt880]

how do u feed concentrate with the mesh on? still seems to be a lot of hay pulled it. do you brush the slats every day

I'm not feeding concentrates yet but when I do start to feed them i will hang troughs on the inside of the feeders. They can hang on the top rail with out disturbing the ewes and then set them down to the middle rail at feeding time. Not ideal but much better than trying to keep the mesh clean. I brushed along the feeders every day before the wire went on, haven't touched them since. Any hay you see pulled through in that photo was there from before the wire went on the feeders. With out the wire there would have been a layer of hay completely covering the mesh 2 feet out from the feeder. It's not a perfect set up but it's not bad. This my first year housing sheep and I hadn't much to go on when planing the layout of the pens. I'm a first generation farmer here so everything is a bit of trial and error to see how things work best.

 

[Skirza NCC]

I finally got the wire mesh onto my feeders this evening after a few hold ups. It will be interesting to see if it makes much of a difference.

Nice one Andy, Looks to be doing the trick for you. I think we will try something similar with some of our park sheep next year, will hopefully save the ground and grass if its as wet next back end. Geese have moved in now so it's time for a little sport.

 

[Sheepfog]

hmm, needs a bit of creative thinking i think.

What about unrolling bales of straw underneath? Presuming the slats can be lifted up. Would then technically be FYM?

 

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[Old Tip]

About time, I thought they must have gone bust

 

[NZDan]

I saw slats in the mid 90s for sheep that were out doors, they just set the slats up on really poor ground in a sheltered spot and moved the whole lot to a fresh spot once the muck got up to the slats.

 

[Green farmer]

I saw slats in the mid 90s for sheep that were out doors, they just set the slats up on really poor ground in a sheltered spot and moved the whole lot to a fresh spot once the muck got up to the slats.

The sheep automatically go to their favorite sheltered part of the field in bad weather, so makes sense. Was thinking about something similar the other day, to finish some stores, or a holding area to put sheep selected to go to the factory.

 

[NZDan]

The sheep automatically go to their favorite sheltered part of the field in bad weather, so makes sense. Was thinking about something similar the other day, to finish some stores, or a holding area to put sheep selected to go to the factory.

It was a really good system, just had feed barriers right around and fed silage, a little bit of work in shifting the slates but kept the animals off the grass well.

 

[Sean cuss]

I built this shed last year for housing ewes for lambing al attach a few Photos for any of you who are looking for ideas

 

[Northern territory]

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I like the look of this, how many do you get in and what sized shed.

 

[unlacedgecko]

It was a really good system, just had feed barriers right around and fed silage, a little bit of work in shifting the slates but kept the animals off the grass well.

What were the slats stood on?

 

[NZDan]

What were the slats stood on?

Just on 100mmx50mm timber directly on the ground, once the sh!t built up to the slats they moved the whole lot.

 

[neilo]

Just on 100mmx50mm timber directly on the ground, once the sh!t built up to the slats they moved the whole lot.

Sounds like a very good idea, and a way to massively improve those poor patches over time.

I suspect that, here in the UK, we would need to have a method of collecting the effluent/dirty water produced, and storage of that for several months. Probably rightly so, as there would be considerable potential for pollution if sited in the wrong place.

 

[NZDan]

Sounds like a very good idea, and a way to massively improve those poor patches over time.

I suspect that, here in the UK, we would need to have a method of collecting the effluent/dirty water produced, and storage of that for several months. Probably rightly so, as there would be considerable potential for pollution if sited in the wrong place.

It was in the UK

 

[neilo]

It was in the UK

On a farm that hadn’t had the pleasure of an EA inspection then I suspect?
They got excited about siting of field muck heaps here, in the absence of much else to comment on. Not that there was anything wrong with where I’d sited them, but that didn’t stop them.?

 

[unlacedgecko]

On a farm that hadn’t had the pleasure of an EA inspection then I suspect?
They got excited about siting of field muck heaps here, in the absence of much else to comment on. Not that there was anything wrong with where I’d sited them, but that didn’t stop them.?

I visited several farms in the last 18 months that are outwintering cattle in straw corrals, with nothing special underneath. Apparently the EA don’t mind.

 

[neilo]

I visited several farms in the last 18 months that are outwintering cattle in straw corrals, with nothing special underneath. Apparently the EA don’t mind.

On straw it would become FYM. Sheep muck through slats wouldn't be I expect.