charolais0153 wrote: » Plastic slats? Concrete slats are cold anyways,i imagine mesh are too but that timber and plastic are more forgiving and wouldnt get as cold. I don't know what way youre doing it but a spot for ewes and lambs after lambing and single pens also. A spot for bales of straw too. Very handy to have everything you want in a shed without going outside. No point having 24ft walkways and shoving silage down to them . 2 12 fts would be a lot handier amd a passageway beteen them. Means more feef space for ewes when mealing also. Make it plrnty big enough too. Have room for those few extra ewes. A lot handier to have that extra bay now when planning is paid for and shed drawn up and 60% grant. That might be a problem if your nearing the 80k limit but i dont think you will be
roosky wrote: » Ya plastic slats Pens are 15 foot deep with walk through feeders 14 foot wide passage for lambing pens and have another shed right next door for straw and ewes and lambs etc.. Don’t know what you mean by 24ft walkways ?? Ya so I will have room for 160 ewes and I’d say that will enough for me........my big question is am I better with four bay of slats and four of straw to give options or would you go all slats
roosky wrote: » so slats is the way ......i had planned on an 8 foot tank to allow possibly putting cattle in shed in future but if going all slats its very expensive have any of ye used the 4 or 6 foot tanks, 4 foot meant to be very hard to aggitate
Lambman wrote: » In your opinion is silage fed outside till horned ewes enough at this time a year still grass but was gonna throw in a bale till get them used till it wile there's still grass. Ewes will be dosed with minerals every 6 weeks from now till February then ewes will be split at scanning and housed. Trying not till go down the mineral/feed buckets route this year as it was very costly last year...
DJ98 wrote: » What's the best place to get fixed sheep handling equipment? Wanting to put in a handling yard, race, sorting pen, collecting pen etc
Patbadger wrote: » What's the cost of sheep per head grazing.
Green farmer wrote: » How about this crowd up north ? Seems like really good quality stuff.https://youtu.be/D_gUxuCb3gU
razor8 wrote: » have used mostly cormacs and wh jenkinsons in armagh, cant really fault either its all WH REA Engineering penning in balmoral for sheep and pigs and looks very strong stuff, if they were competitive and wouldnt mind trying some of their stuff
DJ98 wrote: » What would you actually be looking at paying for a race? Thanks
Lambman wrote: » What would people's usual % off ewes repeating be? I'm running less than 6% after 2 cycles which I think is very very good? The repeats came after first cycle so % won't rise even if the repeats repeat again on this cycle.
DJ98 wrote: » Is it still possible to join the sheep welfare scheme? Only got my own flocks number this year.
foxirl wrote: » Yes but you'll have to wait for next year's scheme. Joined myself this year in January after getting flock number last year.
DJ98 wrote: » Is your paynent based on the number of sheep you have on the first census?
foxirl wrote: » DJ98 wrote: » Is your paynent based on the number of sheep you have on the first census? Yes, will be based on your census this December.
Siamsa Sessions wrote: » Is there any talk of a new or updated census reference? We’ve added 20+ ewes since the original census and an extra 200 euro would be handy
DJ98 wrote: » What are peoples thoughts of the 5x3 quad sheep trailer, looking for something for outdoor lambing, are they worth the 950 euro they cost?https://www.donedeal.ie/trailers-for-sale/new-5-x-3-quad-lambing-trailer/20253548
