iIs there a name for these shed feeding doors?

Mushy06

Hey Lads,
i'm trying to increase head space for next winter already. Came across these doors on sheds. its exactly what i want to do, just feed beet and ration.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqrGXoHcWGo between 1:50 and 2:15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwLHakG6Wrk

is there a name for these doors or does a fella DIY it? would like to see few more on internet before i start.

Thanks

foxy farmer

I call them shutters. Have them on both sides of a slatted house built back in 95. Builder advised me to put in troughs and he extended the roof out over them. Funnily enough I never used the troughs for feeding.
They were made on site by local welder. Full width of each bay and about 5ft high using 40x40 box. Hinged about1.5ft from top with a drop bolt at both lower corners. I have plywood or aluminium sheet tek screwed to the lower section inside to save the corrugated sheeting.

Mushy06

Thanks a mil Foxy. i wish someone had say the same to my father when he was building shed in '72. i might try get bit of stockboard and make a frame one bay at time. i'll start at the back so nobody can see that one. haha . Thats Project 2018 sorted.

foxy farmer

I'll throw up a few pics tomorrow.

leg wax

have them also in a shed that i am renting used every day.

Zr105

Have them on the back of the shed here, about a 4ft sheet on them with the hinge just above middle. 2 bays are strapped together by welding a length of heavy flat from one frame to the other on the outside of the pillar at the bottom, then on one frame the vertical side bar extends up past the sheets another foot or so and is connected to a pipe running to the front pillar. It means you can throw the meal into the back trough then go round and throw out along the front barrier and open up the shutter so everyone gets there head in at the same time and reduces the bullying and a few lads trying to scoff it all

patsy_mccabe

Neighbour has them here on all his slatted sheds. They are great too in that you can open them up fully during the summer or in very wet, clammy weather to improve ventilation.

farmersfriend

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Neighbour has them here on all his slatted sheds. They are great too in that you can open them up fully during the summer or in very wet, clammy weather to improve ventilation.

we have them too, great job

wrangler

farmersfriend wrote: »

we have them too, great job

I have them too, shed is forty years old so have to renew them.
Shed is only 7ft at the eaves so the shutters are only 4ft high by the length of the bay. going to make them from 40mm box, originals were only 25mm box

PoorFarmer

I have something similar here also. I put the water bowls in them too. Only problem I have is they s*&t more in them than on the floor. I'll put up a few pics of mine tomorrow if I get a chance