Sheep Photo Thread

orm0nd · 01-12-2014 04:02PM

razor8 wrote: »

Ya didn't spare anything there

Is it slatted, can't really tell from photo

not slatted, majority january lambing here, the plan is when ewes and lambs are let out to pull out the barriers and the use the pens for calving and housing a few calves , presently making up gates and brackets to allow quick change over

other side of the shed joins onto existing shed and will do for any stragglers and the ewe lambs

eire23 wrote: »

Fine setup ormond, was it of cormac ye bought the head rails, Id imagine they will be a good job to stop them pulling in silage?

not cormac,

my son saw them in the uk a couple of years ago and the host farmer was full of praise for them

not much into making them if you have the time,

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 04:22PM

Username John wrote: »

No pic attached.

Figured out how to work it now

AntrimGlens · 01-12-2014 05:32PM

Whats the dimensions gazahayes?

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 05:46PM

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Whats the dimensions gazahayes?

77 foot by 33 foot thinking of putting in 3 foot walls around it to give it an extra bit of height.

Green farmer · 01-12-2014 06:37PM

Are you going block on flat or cavity block walls ?

Edit, just after seeing metal sticking up out of concrete, so are you going to shutter it ?

Username John · 01-12-2014 06:44PM

gazahayes wrote: »

Figured out how to work it now

Jesus, theres a lot of houses close to you Gazza.

rangler1 · 01-12-2014 09:15PM

You're putting it up on walls are you gazza? what height, had a farmer here today looking at my tunnel, he thought 3ft would be better than my 2ft

Cattlepen · 01-12-2014 09:41PM

orm0nd wrote: »

nearly ready for housing just a bit of tidying up on the other side

Hi there. Do you mind me asking where you bought the barriers. They look a good job

Green farmer · 01-12-2014 09:45PM

In fairness, your tunnel is a fine job rangler.

orm0nd · 01-12-2014 10:08PM

Cattlepen wrote: »

Hi there. Do you mind me asking where you bought the barriers. They look a good job

pm sent

rangler1 · 01-12-2014 10:50PM

gazahayes wrote: »

77 foot by 33 foot thinking of putting in 3 foot walls around it to give it an extra bit of height.

You won't be sorry to have the walls to push against when you're cleaning out,
What height will it be

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 11:07PM

rangler1 wrote: »

You won't be sorry to have the walls to push against when you're cleaning out,
What height will it be

Just measured it there will be 5' 6" above the wall to the start of the curve. Have shutters here that the father used to hire out back in the 80's 18" and 2' was gonna use both and make the walls 42" high. It'll give it more scope further down the line.

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 11:11PM

Username John wrote: »

Jesus, theres a lot of houses close to you Gazza.

One on the left is my own, one on the right is the sisters and the neighbours across the road in the middle only talked to them the first time in a couple of months at my wedding Saturday! Just keep passing on the road.

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 11:13PM

Green farmer wrote: »

Are you going block on flat or cavity block walls ?

Edit, just after seeing metal sticking up out of concrete, so are you going to shutter it ?

Have our own shutters just need new snap ties and keys and wedges

rangler1 · 01-12-2014 11:13PM

gazahayes wrote: »

Just measured it there will be 5' 6" above the wall to the start of the curve. Have shutters here that the father used to hire out back in the 80's 18" and 2' was gonna use both and make the walls 42" high. It'll give it more scope further down the line.

What floor are you putting in it,

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 11:16PM

rangler1 wrote: »

What floor are you putting in it,

Was thinking of leaving it clay for now might use it for a bit of veg and that out of season to try and get as much use out of it

rangler1 · 01-12-2014 11:22PM

gazahayes wrote: »

Was thinking of leaving it clay for now might use it for a bit of veg and that out of season to try and get as much use out of it

Was actually reading lately that clay works very well because it gets so dry in a tunnel.....broken stone doesn't work under sheep, I learnt that the hard way in another shed I put up a few years ago, dug it out and put concrete in about five years after

Username John · 01-12-2014 11:31PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Was actually reading lately that clay works very well because it gets so dry in a tunnel.....broken stone doesn't work under sheep, I learnt that the hard way in another shed I put up a few years ago, dug it out and put concrete in about five years after

I have some stone floor in some of the shed, and I find it ok. Why do you say you found out the hard way?

gazahayes · 01-12-2014 11:31PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Was actually reading lately that clay works very well because it gets so dry in a tunnel.....broken stone doesn't work under sheep, I learnt that the hard way in another shed I put up a few years ago, dug it out and put concrete in about five years after

That's good to hear was wondering if anyone has ever used peat as a bedding under sheep. Readily available around here and cattle are very clean and content on it.

rangler1 · 01-12-2014 11:38PM

Username John wrote: »

I have some stone floor in some of the shed, and I find it ok. Why do you say you found out the hard way?

Stones and ****e seemed to get mixed up....turned into a right mess

Green farmer · 01-12-2014 11:42PM

The aul concrete base's are fair clean alright. Nice to be able to scrape it perfectly clean and know what your standing on.

Username John · 01-12-2014 11:56PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Stones and ****e seemed to get mixed up....turned into a right mess

I find the hardcore all right, but I try to put down a good bed of straw when they go in on em first.

greysides · 02-12-2014 09:36AM

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Whats the dimensions gazahayes?

About 46" X 26".

Try Pixresizer. Dead easy to use.

gazahayes · 02-12-2014 10:36AM

greysides wrote: »

About 46" X 26".

Try Pixresizer. Dead easy to use.

Camera is too good on the phone have image resizer just keep forgetting to use it

Connemara Farmer · 05-12-2014 09:50PM

Stock cover finished yesterday. Given it rained most of the day, I was surprised how tight we managed to get the cover.

Green farmer · 05-12-2014 10:13PM

Coming along Con. Your girls won't know their comforts next spring

Connemara Farmer · 05-12-2014 10:23PM

Green farmer wrote: »

Coming along Con. Your girls won't know their comforts next spring

Hopefully! At least now any work I am doing is progress

Netting and guttering next, some more concreting then.

Green farmer · 06-12-2014 12:40PM

Just when you think they couldn't find anything else to get stuck in

rangler1 · 07-12-2014 05:46PM

Start of another year
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sea12 · 07-12-2014 09:34PM

rangler1 wrote: »

Start of another year
2014-12-07 00.51.49.jpg

I presume the ram got to her early rangler. Your hardly starting lambing already.
Good hardy looking lambs by the way

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