Breaking it down - We start a compost bedding pack

[@tonymckeage1028]

Interesting I have had a little bit of involvement with compost barns mainly V barns under a PVC roof it seems to be part of the solution, thanks for sharing

[@BRPFan]

I can see where your cows would love that bedding! Very neat, never seen that before! 7810 Deere is a very nice tractor! Looks like you found a nice one! Great video, thanks!

[@investingperson1372]

Great video and glad to have you back making more. What was the reason for the change?

[@thebigsmallfarmer1670]

We are extremely low on straw because of the harsh winter. And with the drought last year, no one has rounds available so more of a necessity move.

[@melanieharrison7465]

Great to see you back.wondering how the cows will like laying on warm bedding on hot days?

[@thebigsmallfarmer1670]

We shall see! It hasn't been too terribly hot yet but we are getting some higher temps this weekend and into next week.

[@arnaudvanherk9729]

How is your cell count and udder health doing? Greetings from a dutchman farming in East Germany

[@thebigsmallfarmer1670]

So far we haven't treat a single case of clinical mastitis since starting the compost pack. Cell count is averaging 115,000

[@Andaman1979999]

I really like that barn setup. I would love to do something like that for my beefers. What is the dimensions of that side of the barn?

[@thebigsmallfarmer1670]

The bedding area is 35ft x165ft, the alley where they stand to eat is 15 x165. That allows roughly 120ft2 per cow

[@rancher4911]

How are u finding it for mastitis compared to straw bedding

[@thebigsmallfarmer1670]

It's been a big improvement so far. This time last year we were treating several cows each month for clinical mastitis. Since we started the compost pack almost 2 months ago I've only treated 1 cow and our SCC is 50,000 lower