Galvanized Mesh Sheep Slatts

AntrimGlens

Neighbour who feeds his hay has lengths of 2" mesh welded to the bottom of the feed barrier and these are dropped to lay on top of the hay the length of the barriers, he can then fold them up when feeding meal. I always had problems with them pulling in silage unless it was precision chopped, best method is to have a 18" concrete stand off where the ewes place their front feet so most of the dropped silage collects here rather than on top of the mesh and then it can be forked out.

Its hard to get it right every way!!

Green farmer

Any updates on how the plastic slats are going for anybody that has them for lambing. ? Wouldn't half mind them now. A lot of work forking straw each day and keeping pens clean

AnFeirmeoir

have them in for the first year and its been good overall. I only raised them9 inches off the floor and they are full now near the feed barrier so i need to scrape them clean ever 3 days or so but i'm nearly finished lambing now. i'll put them higher next year.

They arent as clean is i thought theyd be as the sheep pull in the baled silage. but they are (were) nice and dry. There is practically zero runoff from them. dont ask me how.

Green farmer

Can you subdivide them with lambing pens etc, or would you move the lambs off them afterward ? They'd be something I'd aspire to Over the next year or two. I'd be thinking of putting the up on cavity blocks

AnFeirmeoir

i put them into straw pens when the lamb.