Ventilation tube for calf shed

[dinderleat]

Looking at getting a ventilation tube for the calf shed anyone got any recommendations?

 

[Bald Rick]

Thought you had covid there for a minute .......

 

[idgni]

Suppliers of cutting-edge equipment for Poultry, Mushrooms, Pigs, Horticulture & Packaging.

The JF McKenna Calf Ventilation System provides pneumonia prevention and contributes to overall calf health and performance. Single systems up to 35m long or more. Custom air tube with multiple holes to allow for maximum fresh air supply.

www.jfmckenna.com

 

[dinderleat]

Thought you had covid there for a minute .......

Is that better? ?

 

[HarryB97]

We have two 120 foot Proctor fans in our cattle shed. They run fairly quietly and cost around £1 per day to run. It's hard to say if they help as we have had them in the shed from day one but we probably only get one case of Pneumonia in there per yearif that but we do also vaccinate.

 

[Chimera]

We spent about £3k on vaccines, and lots on AB's in our first year of calving.
For the folllowing year we fitted a £1200 tube and fan from hydor.... no vaccines and little or no AB's......

 

[66Longhorns]

We have had a number of Procter fans installed over the years on different farms I have worked on. They pretty much transform the ventilation in sheds.

 

[newholland]

A mega fan from some one like macro air is the direction to go in.

 

[Suckndiesel]

Made a few ourselves out of non perforated 12” twin wall, bit Agri looking but you notice a fair difference if they’re turned off

 

[Llmmm]

Looking at getting a ventilation tube for the calf shed anyone got any recommendations?

Seen it done with a wooden calf kennel type shed with individual pens it reduced pnuemonia but there was still a problem.just use calf hutches job sorted

 

[Drago]

I bought some layflat tubing (below ) off ebay. Punched holes in it using hole saw @4 & 8 o'clock.
Used high tensile wire threaded through tube and attached at either end of shed. One end Attached to fan the other sealed up.
The setup for a 27m shed cost about £300 plus installation. Pumping clean air into shed reduces ammonia concentration in calf shed. For us this reduced incidence of pneumonia (rough estimate) by 85%

Layflat polythene poly tubing tube *ALL SIZES & QTYS* clear- 500 GAUGE 168M roll

 

[dinderleat]

A mega fan from some one like macro air is the direction to go in.

Only trouble is they won’t bring clean air into the shed.

 

[Headless chicken]

I bought some layflat tubing (below ) off ebay. Punched holes in it using hole saw @4 & 8 o'clock.
Used high tensile wire threaded through tube and attached at either end of shed. One end Attached to fan the other sealed up.
The setup for a 27m shed cost about £300 plus installation. Pumping clean air into shed reduces ammonia concentration in calf shed. For us this reduced incidence of pneumonia (rough estimate) by 85%

Layflat polythene poly tubing tube *ALL SIZES & QTYS* clear- 500 GAUGE 168M roll

where abouts did you source the fan from?

 

[Bourntofarm]

Adobe Acrobat

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[Dman2]

I bought some layflat tubing (below ) off ebay. Punched holes in it using hole saw @4 & 8 o'clock.
Used high tensile wire threaded through tube and attached at either end of shed. One end Attached to fan the other sealed up.
The setup for a 27m shed cost about £300 plus installation. Pumping clean air into shed reduces ammonia concentration in calf shed. For us this reduced incidence of pneumonia (rough estimate) by 85%

Layflat polythene poly tubing tube *ALL SIZES & QTYS* clear- 500 GAUGE 168M roll

What size fan did you use?
And where did you get it from?
Cheers

 

[Drago]

Dalton engineering
I think fan size was 500mm which relates to the size of the square flange rather than diameter of the fan, thinking about I could be wrong

 

[Dman2]

Made a one today
Fan cost £150 includes a speed controller
Bought a roll of plastic tube for another £ 100 ( more than enough to do 3 or 4 tubes )
Took about an hour to punch the holes out

Better than the quote of £1700 and 4 weeks waiting time I got yesterday

 

[Dman2]

Will take some pics tomorrow

 

[Drago]

Made a one today
Fan cost £150 includes a speed controller
Bought a roll of plastic tube for another £ 100 ( more than enough to do 3 or 4 tubes )
Took about an hour to punch the holes out

Better than the quote of £1700 and 4 weeks waiting time I got yesterday

Can you post a link to where you bought the fan from?

 

[Dman2]

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£190 not £150 but still cheap enough
This is the tube

1000g Ultra Heavy Duty Layflat Tubing - Transpack

The ultimate in strength and abrasion resistance. Ideal for packing items where conventional packing may get torn off. Shop heavy duty layflat tubing.

www.transpack.co.uk