CHARGE FOR HOUSING CATTLE

ally k

hello everyone this is my first post on here....great site btw. have new cattle sheds for rent over the winter months and excellent quality mostly new grass silage one is a 6 bay slatted at front and wood chip area at back 16x16.....fella looking to take it at the minute (good customer) problem is dont know how much 2 charge him for it he would be putting in 120 heifers 15 months old and i would do all the silage feeding for him..how much silage would these cattle eat per day not feeding any meal as these are going to grass again and how much per pen for shed rent want it to work for both of us any help greatly appreciated..............:)

wiggy123

i'm paying .60c per head a day,i feed myself...this few years.fella would be a friend...
he was charging others €1.20 per head per day-and he was feeding them...mix of pit silage/straw/maize!
so would be along them lines €1.20 to €1.50 per head per day...
but then again i seen a man advertising down in Cork last year..new shed,etc..think he fed them and all+checked them for you..was looking €4.50 a head per day...whether any1 ever used him or not...
i'd be amazed if they did....

leg wax

wiggy123 wrote: »

i'm paying .60c per head a day,i feed myself...this few years.fella would be a friend...
he was charging others €1.20 per head per day-and he was feeding them...mix of pit silage/straw/maize!
so would be along them lines €1.20 to €1.50 per head per day...
but then again i seen a man advertising down in Cork last year..new shed,etc..think he fed them and all+checked them for you..was looking €4.50 a head per day...whether any1 ever used him or not...
i'd be amazed if they did....

thats probably where they sent the dairy cows from the green field site in kilkenny too last winter :D:D:D:D

blue5000

Yeah 1.30-1.50/hd/day is fair enough if you do the feeding. Be careful who you let in though, you could get some messers not able to pay, then trying to pay you with the cattle etc. or taking cattle out at 3am.

Best to go down the official b&b route where the cattle are transferred into your herd no, and have to go back into his/her herd no before they can be sold. This way you have some protection as the cattle can't be sold while they are in your herd no.

Also owner of the cattle looks after vet,mineral and transport bills. Fairest way is for you to get money up front each month.

alleyb

just wondering what part of the country you are in and it appears like a nice set up ?

paudie2005

ally k wrote: »

hello everyone this is my first post on here....great site btw. have new cattle sheds for rent over the winter months and excellent quality mostly new grass silage one is a 6 bay slatted at front and wood chip area at back 16x16.....fella looking to take it at the minute (good customer) problem is dont know how much 2 charge him for it he would be putting in 120 heifers 15 months old and i would do all the silage feeding for him..how much silage would these cattle eat per day not feeding any meal as these are going to grass again and how much per pen for shed rent want it to work for both of us any help greatly appreciated..............:)

Is there money to be made out of doing this?

Sam Kade

ally k wrote: »

120 heifers 15 months old and i would do all the silage feeding for him..how much silage would these cattle eat per day not feeding any meal as these are going to grass again

Around 1.8%-2% of their body weight in dry matter. The better the quality of silage the higher the intake.

122254867

i am looking for shed to rent in ratoath east meat area if any ony knows of any