Slatted shed feed passage

trabpc

Nearly finished 6 span single sided shed. Just wondering what are peoples thoughts on raising feed passage over slats. Seen some 4 to 5" over top of slat. Intend it to hold cattle from 8 months up to 24 months. No cows. Is it easier for animals to feed or does it really matter if passage is same height as top of slat?

Muckit

I thought that is standard? Have a shed up 20years here and that's the way passageway is.

You'd see sheds in UK and europe where they come out again another 2and half foot and rise it another 6" to make a shallow trough

trabpc

Muckit wrote: »

I thought that is standard? Have a shed up 20years here and that's the way passageway is.

You'd see sheds in UK and europe where they come out again another 2and half foot and rise it another 6" to make a shallow trough

So yours is raised higher?

Cavanjack

trabpc wrote: »

Nearly finished 6 span single sided shed. Just wondering what are peoples thoughts on raising feed passage over slats. Seen some 4 to 5" over top of slat. Intend it to hold cattle from 8 months up to 24 months. No cows. Is it easier for animals to feed or does it really matter if passage is same height as top of slat?

Yeah the last shed we built the passage way is around 6" higher than slats. Cattle can prob eat out further because of it.
Off topic but Did You get the TAMs grant on it? Was thinking of something similar here next year.

Who2

Put it in higher. if you dont youll get effluent seep out onto the silage. it might be only a bit but it will still be there. ive one flat and one raised and i far rather the raised one. i lifted it four inches and put a 9 by 3 on top under the barrier rather than 2 no 6 by 3's.

charolais0153

I was reading that as foot for a while....if only people used metric system :O

Muckit

trabpc wrote: »

So yours is raised higher?

Yes raised 5" and 9x3 underneath barrier like who2 said.

Don't bolt timber to barrier. It's easy open barrier then if u have to let cattle in/ out even if some silage there then.

trabpc

Cavanjack wrote: »

Yeah the last shed we built the passage way is around 6" higher than slats. Cattle can prob eat out further because of it.
Off topic but Did You get the TAMs grant on it? Was thinking of something similar here next year.

Yea got the Tams grant @60%

massey woman

ours 18" raised
great job for wild limousins and good for husbandry as your looking down on their backs
can be a bit high if crossing over barrier throwing your leg across the top rail
incentive to keep fit and enter thru the diagonals

orchard farm

Last shed here we raised passage and its a great job,cattle eat feed alot cleaner than old level feed passage plus calves dont jump to lye in passage.the higher the better in my mind

maidhc

My shed, just completed. Cattle gone in yesterday and today.

Bass Reeves

maidhc wrote: »

My shed, just completed. Cattle gone in yesterday and today.

Some of the slavery gone. What size shed and what did it cost. Did you get a grant for it

maidhc

Photo taken last night.

Approx cost before grant about €100k + VAT. You are looking at 88 weanlings up to 2 yrs there. It is a bit short on space given the physical size of the shed as I put in feed troughs internally and an extra wide feed passage.

charolais0153

maidhc wrote: »

Photo taken last night.

Approx cost before grant about €100k + VAT. You are looking at 88 weanlings up to 2 yrs there. It is a bit short on space given the physical size of the shed as I put in feed troughs internally and an extra wide feed passage.

Would you be worried about ventilation?

maidhc

charolais0153 wrote: »

Would you be worried about ventilation?

Agri vent on sides, 1/2' gap at "wall plate" level and top vent. Doors on both ends as well opening to about 23'. The door at the far end is closed in the photo as there was a vicious breeze.

Cattlepen

maidhc wrote: »

Photo taken last night.

Approx cost before grant about €100k + VAT. You are looking at 88 weanlings up to 2 yrs there. It is a bit short on space given the physical size of the shed as I put in feed troughs internally and an extra wide feed passage.

It's a grand job. Best of luck with it

Cavanjack

maidhc wrote: »

Agri vent on sides, 1/2' gap at "wall plate" level and top vent. Doors on both ends as well opening to about 23'. The door at the far end is closed in the photo as there was a vicious breeze.

Fine job and nice stock. What size slats and have You a tank under passage way? What sort of money was the roof?

maidhc

Cavanjack wrote: »

Fine job and nice stock. What size slats and have You a tank under passage way? What sort of money was the roof?

No, two seperate tanks. 16'6" slat. Shed was about 38k inc vat from Dwyer Steel from memory.

Zr105

Passage here is on a slight fall, lower end is probably 2-3” higher than slats, other end a good 6”, keep the weanlings in the side with the higher passage and the 2nd winter cattle in the end with less of a rise and it works perfectly. The opposite side of the passage way is the cows and has opening barriers with probably a 16” sheeted bit under the diagonals, they are stepped as the go the length of the passage ever so slightly but the cows manage it no bother.

Would definitely say keep it a bit higher and even better do as someone above said and either step it slightly about 30” out or else start at about 3” above slats and ramp it up to about 6” above the slats around 30” out it’ll help keep the feed in

Tommyj1

Great looking shed.  What width is the feeding passage?  How do you get the meal into the troughs.  Seems a great idea rather than feading it on top of the silage.

Biscuitus

You will spend most of the Winter with that door closed. Windy lately.