sheep slats on concrete floor

supersean1999

hi, was thinking of putting sheep slats off the ground in a hayshed,dont see myself at the moment using it enough to warrant doing a tank, was looking at the o donovan slats, or something similar, just looking for advice , tips before i get started, cleaning out will prob be the most difficult part, is there a standard sq foot per ewe people use when housing,hard to picture how much a ewe will put out of her . and what depth ill need to be off the ground, any advice welcome thanks

reilig

Check out wooden slats before you go spending a lot of money. They'll be easily removed for cleaning out. They'll be cheap, warm and easily handled. Google is your friend. I used to have some pictures of a shed done with it, I'll see if I can dig them out.

supersean1999

reilig wrote: »

Check out wooden slats before you go spending a lot of money. They'll be easily removed for cleaning out. They'll be cheap, warm and easily handled. Google is your friend. I used to have some pictures of a shed done with it, I'll see if I can dig them out.

good stuff thanks, ya iv been doing a lot of google research, but ya cant beat other peoples advice

Highland

Dig a four foot tank under the slats and put an eight foot agitating point outside the shed - that way you never have to lift the slats again - otherwise cleaning out the shed will be the biggest pain you ever had every year. Fill your tank with two feet of water at the start of the winter and you will end up with slurry as opposed to FYM.

I know it will cost a lot more but it will be worth it in the long run. Id go for plastic trapper slat (O'Donovans Eng in Coachford are one supplier) as they will out last timber and the ewes can lamb on them without risk of lambs legs going down the slats.

Just one other point - if your feeding hay or baled silage be prepared to have to clean the slats often otherwise they will become blocked - slats are ideal if feeding precision chop.

starfruit2510

Hi, does any1 know the census dates from 2005 - 2010 that shud b recorded n sheep flock register? My father never bothered to full dem n & now he needs dem.

epfff

starfruit2510 wrote: »

Hi, does any1 know the census dates from 2005 - 2010 that shud b recorded n sheep flock register? My father never bothered to full dem n & now he needs dem.

Have my oen dates
But to the best of my recolectuon their was a window to do it and he would have puy a date on the form when he sent it back

razor8

if he did send them in and has just forgotten you just ring your local dvo office and they will give them to you over the phone

starfruit2510

razor8 wrote: »

if he did send them in and has just forgotten you just ring your local dvo office and they will give them to you over the phone

Cheers! i never thought of dat