graham Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 been getting some pics of camera ,job back in the summer nice bit of concrete round the silage pits to catch effluent run off there is another span gone up since these where taken the tractor with the feeder does not go in the buildings at all all cows are feed on outside of buildings so the driver does not open any gates and does not get any slurry on its wheels so the farm stays cleaner and does not take slurry back to the silage clamps on its wheels seems to work well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 great pics graham, you get to see some great farms and interesting buildings, how bigs the herd at that place then, the cubicle shed is a fair size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 the farm jordan run around 250 cows at the moment but there are cubicles for 400, hundred in each shed but be a couple of years beforw they get to that number ,do get some nice jobs jordan starting at plumpton next to unclefergus tommorow big 350 cow shed gone up there i will get some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 blimey thats a hell of a set up there, well thought out to going by the way they get fed ect, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 it takes up some room doing it that way sean , the aera behind the concrete mixer which is soil in pic has been grass seeded but is just there to look nice the cows all walk to and fro parlour under the span s at bottom of pic , the walls on silage pits have been coated in resin and sealed no air leaks through them and instead of large pits they have gone for smaller ones so they can keep different grades of silage separate .they have thought about the design , look at that sky in last pic would have liked that this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 14, 2010 Author Share Posted November 14, 2010 silage clamps with resin on anti slip in concrete for cows to walk on dirty water lagoons being built with the spoil that has been dug out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Impressive sheds Graham, very smart indeed. Who is in charge of the ride-on screener then? I bet that takes some doing. Why the resin and how is it applied then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 thanks tris the power float belongs to the concrete finishers they had three on the clamp floors synchronised floating the floor was like marble finish ,the smoother the better , the resin was applied with rollers tris ,they trying no side sheets tris it is just a trial been away so have not seen the results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Ah I see, you didn't fancy a quick spin when they had their backs turned then?! interesting with the resin, it will certainly stop any fluid finding its way out of any joints but any scraping with the bucket or a block cutter will ruin it I'd have thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 i would gouge holes in it tris im alright on the tamp but leave that to them , they dont leave it long before they are out on it , i should think you are right tris , it is all a trial i think they spend so much on the sheeting and now they have to get rid of the sheet some ends up in the troughs so manager thought he would try something different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 few pics from plumpton college new cubicles for 351 with slats and slurry storage underneath plus out of parlour feeders the cubicles in this unit are the first in the country made by IAE the cows seem to have a nice lot of room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholsteins Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Wow, now thats made me jealous. I want a new shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 another building up this one is for dry and fresh calved cows around 200 cubicles going in ,feeding on outside of building both sides broken links fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I don't reckon the cows will get in that toilet mind, Graham. They can't work the catches very well. ... Nice size building, how long did it take to put the steels up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakescot Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 fantastic to see all this nice big shiny steel and clean concrete going around...........very different to mine !!!!! you certainly get to see some top spec forward thinking units...... theres a big dairy round here, where I got the cubicles off when they bought the other farm, well they have a massive silage pit.they have 4 or 5 actually but one biggie.my mate helps them with the silage and he says a big percentage of the silage is spoilt, its too big they wanted two loadalls working on it , its earth bank as these are still allowed in scotland they rip the side sheets all to hell I still know farms who dont side sheet sleeper built pits .anyway mu point was on you saying the big farm had gone for smaller pits , well mate says he told them the big pit was too wide and to stick a centre wall in supposing both sides were filled at the same time with one loadall on each side it had to be better but they said no. They have just recently got a new dairy manager he came from way down south somewhere from 2000 cows to come up to sort these guys out and I have heard he has already told them for next year they WILL adapt that big pit into 2 smaller ones........seems to be the way to go .bear in mind Id say they will cut somewhere near 1000 acres of first cut,600 2nd cut and they will still have 400 acres 3rd cut as well as 250 acres wholecrop, so they need a huge clamp area. thank you again graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 have not put anything in here for a few weeks , started putting a parlour in all new and shinney just down the road from unclefergus farm , some of the steelwork the parlour is stallwork for 40x40 but we are only putting milking units on 36 ,the others will be put on later as the herd grows some pics of cow housing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 a few more wish my van was as quick as the RS new calve house with feed store on the end small area ready for concrete which feed silos will sit on and milk silo also this area is cow exit area from parlour it has been concreted now. used the concrete with firbes in so no reinforcement mesh needed as we will core drill holes through it to take the cow handling equipment ,automactic footbaths segregation gates AI race and weigh scales will get some more pics later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 very nice sheds and parlour is coming on well, keeping you busy i bet. what head of cattle does he have??? keep the photos coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 That is great looking barn. Like the feed barrier that is / ( don't now the right word for it.) It looks the cow has a more normal postion to eat. I don't understand why they build this big herringbone parlour? It take some time when all cows are trough. texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 blimey, tris said you had been busy mate, thats a hell of a parlour , amazing when you consider according to the local news wednesday night every day 2 dairy farmers leave the trade ,yet cattle sales and demand have never been higer, prices are good, makes you wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Small farms, Sean. This is the place which will keep dairy going in the UK from now on. Smashing modern sheds, Graham. Do you guys do the planning and the design too or work to plans handed to you from someone else? Looks like a big old place - one like this going up near Pewsey but the name escapes at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 i dont know tris, the bit had the cattle auctions on, and there was a farmer from that way, bought down his whole stock, overnight something like 25 lorrys worth if not more, as exeter was the only place big enough to handle that many cattle in one go, big farm by the sounds of it, not prepared to invest anymore money ,as they were loosing money hand over fist , was an award winning herd to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 some of the units are designed by ourself , some by the parlour manufacturer,this one we put them in contact with a design firm that we have worked with before ,the building firm doing this one have all polish labour that live on site we just doing the parlour and handling system we have been on another job doing the buildings there i will get some pics having a few days off at moment ,we know the farm you are talking about sean they farmed just on outskirts of brighton houses all around more money in houses than cows ,we have a few farms that have given up dairyand take the cows to the buyers far more sure of a sale lot more dairy farms your way than this but still a shame to see end this way many years of work gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholsteins Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Great update pictures, nice to see how it's progressing. I went to see the cubicle sheds in January, wow. Very envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 i dont know tris, the bit had the cattle auctions on, and there was a farmer from that way, bought down his whole stock, overnight something like 25 lorrys worth if not more, as exeter was the only place big enough to handle that many cattle in one go, big farm by the sounds of it, not prepared to invest anymore money ,as they were loosing money hand over fist , was an award winning herd to i heard it was over 800 cows sean , & all done with their own rearers & gene pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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