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Buffalo IL | I'm guessing 6% slope slope equates out to about .72"per foot fall. It is a little steep but would be fine except for when it is wet or Ice is present. I would not recommend it for cattle as they really like to fall down on wet or icy concrete. I believe the old cargill floors use to use 1/2 per foot and the it aided in the hogs working the manure down the slope. My biggest concern is where the runoff is going. Are you planning a catch basin or settling basin? You really need to identify what you need to do to meet requirements for manure runoff. I hate to see you spend a lot of money for concrete and the money be wasted because you get shut down for runoff issues. If you have an open lot and have 80-100 square ft/animal and get in trouble you will have to build a structure to catch all of the runoff and the precipitation (such as 35" of rainfall per year) the size of these catch basins and/ or lagoons can get quite large and expensive. This is why there is so much interest in deep bedded barns using 40-50suare feet per head. | |
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is 6% slope concrete too much for feeding cattle
