Building a yard

390kid

Hello I'm hoping to build a yard at home this year nothing to fancy just something for around 15 young cattle and 30 odd ewes. Just wondering could maybe some of yous on here give us any advice on sizes and what could be the best layout for it? There's an old shed near where I intend to build and I'm not sure to level it or try make use of it with the yard

satstheway

Whatever u do make it alot bigger than u need now. And then leave room for expansion.

Who2

theres a mate of mine put up a 3 bay slatted shed with a twenty foot deep creep area. he has concrete panels between the slats and the creep ad only has the creep gates done in a way so they are closed over easily. he lambs two batches of ewes one starts in late dec january, all lambed in the creep. cows start calving in feb ad then the second batch are lambed at grass. it makes good use of the shed imo.

The part time boy

I be slow to knock the existing shed . You never hear a farmer say his too many sheds . You never be short a shed to put a sick calf in / platet of fees in / keep your plumbing tools in etc .

However I would not build my new yard around the shed as that may be a bad move. As the lads said leave room for expanastion

Dozer1

simple answer on the old shed, can you drive a tractor into it, if yes keep it, if no flatten it to the flipping ground the days of manually hauling crap in and out of small sheds is long gone.

lakill Farm

Dozer1 wrote: »

simple answer on the old shed, can you drive a tractor into it, if yes keep it, if no flatten it to the flipping ground the days of manually hauling crap in and out of small sheds is long gone.

I would disagree. if a low shed , block it up, secure it and use for tools, quad or car trailer, maybe the diesel tank etc.

you cant beat a shed to store stuff away from eyes.

when positioning the new shed make sure you have room to swing a tractor and loader with a bale on it for down the line. and keep your water and power and cat6 ( cameras) and wifi in the ground in a duct and mark with the tape, do it right and you will be able to "T" back into them if building more sheds in time.

390kid

I should have been more clearer on the shed it's 2 old byres and they are dry and do come in useful. If I can il try put up a picture of the layout and what it's like. I've been looking into crash barriers and wondering would they be suitable for sheep

Hard Knocks

lakill Farm wrote: »

I would disagree. if a low shed , block it up, secure it and use for tools, quad or car trailer, maybe the diesel tank etc.

you cant beat a shed to store stuff away from eyes.

when positioning the new shed make sure you have room to swing a tractor and loader with a bale on it for down the line. and keep your water and power and cat6 ( cameras) and wifi in the ground in a duct and mark with the tape, do it right and you will be able to "T" back into them if building more sheds in time.

Would you need both Cat5 & Cat 6?

lakill Farm

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Would you need both Cat5 & Cat 6?

cat 6 is newer type I think

Who2

lakill Farm wrote: »

cat 6 is newer type I think

would an auld arial not cover the same thing.

lakill Farm

Who2 wrote: »

would an auld arial not cover the same thing.

I find wire better than wifi/aerial/router idea. plus wount the trench be open for the water & power 3 services in the one