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Simple Polytunnel for lambing

  • 06-11-2015 05:20PM
    #1
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭


    Thinking of getting a cheap polytunnel for lambing circa 30 ewes.

    Do ye think something like this would work:

    http://polytunnelsdirect2u.ie/

    I could strengthen the sides by putting up sheep gates.

    What ye think?


Comments

  • #2
    Cran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,278 ✭✭✭Cran


    Be grand, I have small one beside house here for pedigrees as yard 2 miles away. It's handy out, just make sure and put it on concrete


  • #3
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭arctictree


    Cran wrote: »
    Be grand, I have small one beside house here for pedigrees as yard 2 miles away. It's handy out, just make sure and put it on concrete

    Why the concrete? I was just going to put it in the garden and bed them down with straw. Garden is on a slope with good drainage.


  • #4
    angusangus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭angusangus


    arctictree wrote: »
    Why the concrete? I was just going to put it in the garden and bed them down with straw. Garden is on a slope with good drainage.

    Would definitely keep it off concrete but set the poles in concrete bases about a foot squares two foot deep !the heat inside the house will crack the ground making ideal drainage keeping the straw dry and the light killing any gems
    would love to put one up for rearing calves
    let me know please what price and ate they strong enough in your opinion for calves up to five months old


  • #5
    Cran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,278 ✭✭✭Cran


    arctictree wrote: »
    Why the concrete? I was just going to put it in the garden and bed them down with straw. Garden is on a slope with good drainage.

    Maybe wrong but think all new sheep housing needs to be concreted now


  • #6
    paddysdream
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    Cran wrote: »
    Maybe wrong but think all new sheep housing needs to be concreted now
    Not sure re. pollution regs. but know that in REPS 4 if you had sheep housed for more than 6 weeks then floors needed to be concreted.Left the paperwork needing a "creative" input at times here before last floors were done.


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