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Pics of my calving setup

Battle T

Active member
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!
 

Sandhills boy

Well-known member
Real nice, glad you got it like you want. Makes all the difference in the world when a guy can be happy. Old barn makes you appreciate this one just that much more and figure out what you wanted. Nice job have a happy new year! Brent
 

leanin' H

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O.K. that is a dandy calving set up. But let's get to the important stuff. I will require more pictures of the horns on the wall! :D
 

Bar M

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Wow nice set up, how do you like your calving pen. I moved a barn to the other side of the yard and amlooking for a calving pen any thing to look for/ stay away from.
 

RSL

Well-known member
That is a pretty nice setup. It is nice when your building can do double or triple duty. Our calving setup is called May/June, but I bought some purebred heifers that should start the end of February. I guess we will undergo a learning curve calving in winter, tagging and weighing at birth. Maybe I should trailer them your way for a month or so.
My plan for next year is to lock the gates on the bull pen extra tight. :lol:
 

Battle T

Active member
I really like the HiQual maternity pen, lots of options on it for different barn configurations and one person can always get a cow into it and out of it safely. I really like having it attached to another pen so I can leave a cow in there another hour to mother up before moving them.
 

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