Battle T
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I have had several requests to see what my setup is so here it is
I have 3 12x 16 pens on one side, I can split them if I had to but find that I can safely put two cows in each for a while if they are quiet. I have the south as the in door and north as the out door.
North side is the maternity pen with another 10x 12 on the end, I can also put another pair in the end and move my hay. I try not to use it too much. I can use the alley on the ends as pens in a real weather wreck. I have had 13 pairs in here at once, but that is only one year when we had a 3 day blizzard.
This is the heated area, its just to warm calves up in weather more than -15C. I don't use it a lot but when I need it I really appreciate it. I put a pair in here and turn heat up to 80*F that really gets them going. the other 10 mos of the year it is my farm shop as I remove panels, wash and I also hold my bull sale in here. as well as entertain during hunting season.
The building is 40x 80 with 36x 40 heated and the rest just a shell. It keeps the wind out and it never gets to steamy.
I planned for this for years while calving in a 14x 27 old barn without power. Without this facility I would have likely sold my herd and moved on, but it has worked out well and we use it all the time, not just for cows!
I have 3 12x 16 pens on one side, I can split them if I had to but find that I can safely put two cows in each for a while if they are quiet. I have the south as the in door and north as the out door.
North side is the maternity pen with another 10x 12 on the end, I can also put another pair in the end and move my hay. I try not to use it too much. I can use the alley on the ends as pens in a real weather wreck. I have had 13 pairs in here at once, but that is only one year when we had a 3 day blizzard.
This is the heated area, its just to warm calves up in weather more than -15C. I don't use it a lot but when I need it I really appreciate it. I put a pair in here and turn heat up to 80*F that really gets them going. the other 10 mos of the year it is my farm shop as I remove panels, wash and I also hold my bull sale in here. as well as entertain during hunting season.
The building is 40x 80 with 36x 40 heated and the rest just a shell. It keeps the wind out and it never gets to steamy.
I planned for this for years while calving in a 14x 27 old barn without power. Without this facility I would have likely sold my herd and moved on, but it has worked out well and we use it all the time, not just for cows!
