| Item | Specifics | $ p/day | Notes |
| Nutrient | 4.12 | Nutrient sufficient for a 5000 gallon tank costs $33 and is enough for 8 days | |
| Chlorine | .37 | ||
| Cleaning Chlorine | 1.00 | ||
| Power | Irrigation Pump | .57 | 5 starts per day @ 140 seconds per start |
| Air Conditioner & extraction fans | 1.80 | Run on average 5 hours per day | |
| Sump pump and ceiling motor | .25 | ||
| Grain | Schooner Barley @120kg per day | 43.20 |
Grain at $360 p/tonne |
| Daily Operational Costs | $51.31 | The costs stated in this table may vary depending on location, temperature and demographic grain prices and are intended as a guide only. Furthermore, the price stated does not include labour costs. Please refer to the Labour table to consider these costs. | |
| Cost per kilogram of feed | .05 | ($51.31
÷ 960kg)
Cost per day with normal grain prices (not inc labour) = $24.91 (cost per kg = $0.03) |
Please note: Nutrient and grain costs in the 1380 tray shed is approximately 30% greater that stated above.
Electricity to run the air conditioner and fans is approximately the same as stated above.
The production capacity of the 1380 tray shed is between 1440kg and 1500kg (1.4 - 1.5 tonne) per day.
Cost per kg (not including labour) ($75.65 ÷ 1440) = $0.05 cents p/kg.
| 960 tray shed | 2 people | 2 hours a day |
| 1380 tray shed | 2 people | 3 hours a day |
| 960 tray shed | 1800 litres per day |
| 1380 tray shed | 2400 litres per day |
We had sprouted schooner barley produced by The Charles Feed Shed sent to FEEDTEST® in Victoria for analysis and here's what they had to say:
"This is a high quality feed and on the basis of this analysis, would be suitable for feeding to all types of livestock"
-Glenys Downes,
FEEDTEST® Agriculture
A division of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment - Victoria
* It is imperative that a water test be carried out to ascertain the quality of the water, important for plant growth and the efficient operation of the air conditioner.
* The feed produced by the Charles Feed Shed is only one portion of a nutritionally balanced diet and should be used in combination with quality hay for maintenance of healthy animals and with hay and grain when used for fattening stock.
* The general feed to weight ratio is approximately 1kg of green feed per 100kg of body weight per animal.
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