Temporary dairy cow housing

[Winklepicker]

I am currently going though planning to increase capacity, however, the planners are dragging their heels and dont think ill get the shed up for winter.
Thing is i have 50 heifers in calf ready for the expansion and no where to house them if the new shed doesnt go up in time.
Are there any temporary options which will keep farm assurance man happy too?
Dry cows and youngstock are already housed on another farm so i cant make room like that.
Land is clay and when rurns wet it soon turns to a bog so outwintering isnt an option either.

 

[pine_guy]

Outdoor cubicles and then build the shed over them? @Headless chicken is the roofless shed expert on here

 

[Milkcow365]

Containers? But costly if only a stop gap

 

[cattow]

Shipping containers with the side cut out, they’ll look that ugly the planners will be glad of a nice shed

 

[Winklepicker]

Do you have any links for these containers?

 

[Nearly]

I lambed sheep in Lancashire and the farmer hired a marquee for the lambing pens.

You just need the roof and can make the walls out of straw bales?

Portable cubicles with concrete railway sleepers as passageway?
A bit hard on cows feet though?
Lay slats on the floor?

 

[Headless chicken]

Outdoor cubicles and then build the shed over them? @Headless chicken is the roofless shed expert on here

pour the shed abs out the steel legs in ready. Your environmental guys will be so pleased that you want to reduce emissions and dirty water output that it will sail through

 

[jimmer]

I am currently going though planning to increase capacity, however, the planners are dragging their heels and dont think ill get the shed up for winter.
Thing is i have 50 heifers in calf ready for the expansion and no where to house them if the new shed doesnt go up in time.
Are there any temporary options which will keep farm assurance man happy too?
Dry cows and youngstock are already housed on another farm so i cant make room like that.
Land is clay and when rurns wet it soon turns to a bog so outwintering isnt an option either.

Winter is 6 months away, why on earth won't plans and buildings be done by Oct?

 

[Headless chicken]

I am currently going though planning to increase capacity, however, the planners are dragging their heels and dont think ill get the shed up for winter.
Thing is i have 50 heifers in calf ready for the expansion and no where to house them if the new shed doesnt go up in time.
Are there any temporary options which will keep farm assurance man happy too?
Dry cows and youngstock are already housed on another farm so i cant make room like that.
Land is clay and when rurns wet it soon turns to a bog so outwintering isnt an option either.

What barriers and how are they dragging heels etc?

 

[pine_guy]

Do you have any links for these containers?

Old shipping container regenerated into cow cubicles - Agriland.ie

One issue on many dairy farms during the winter time is ensuring adequate cubicles are available for dairy cows.

www.agriland.ie

 

[Winklepicker]

It’s part of a bigger project including new parlour and slurry system, it also includes a new access. My planning advisor has said to do it like this.

 

[Farmer Keith]

What about finding somewhere for the cows to go? Lease them for a year or such like? I think the expression is “you’ve got the cart before the horse”.

 

[pappuller]

It’s part of a bigger project including new parlour and slurry system, it also includes a new access. My planning advisor has said to do it like this.

Which part of the country ?

 

[Jdunn55]

Winter is 6 months away, why on earth won't plans and buildings be done by Oct?

When I ordered my shed, lead times I think were 4 months and I know that's gone up now, and I'm guessing that they dont want to order a shed until they know that it can be put up

 

[Winklepicker]

My preferred shed builders have a 7 month lead time, another reason why I think I won’t be in this winter.
I have booked a build slot though

 

[Horn&corn]

Have a chat to your local councillor if they’re on side. We waited about 6 months Then said it was a welfare issue and went through without comment

 

[Bipper]

The price of heifers at the moment id be tempted to cash them when they calf and then breed the numbers up over the next few years.
Or do 50/50 on that basis, whatever you do will cost money which will be dead once new build is ready.

or leasethem as mentioned.

 

[Stinker]

Put a Polytunnel up. When it blows down put a steel one back up over the top

 

[Rossymons]

My preferred shed builders have a 7 month lead time, another reason why I think I won’t be in this winter.
I have booked a build slot though

7 months seems a bit long?

The price of heifers at the moment id be tempted to cash them when they calf and then breed the numbers up over the next few years.
Or do 50/50 on that basis, whatever you do will cost money which will be dead once new build is ready.

or leasethem as mentioned.

2nd. But I don't know your business so don't know the difficulties of replacing them with similar quality.

Or cull harder to free up the room.