Bull pen

[kx-91]

Planning to build a new bull pen for a dairy stock bull to include a serving race and feeding,has anyone any useful designs,dimensions,pictures or good ideas?can't find much online,many thanks

 

[Tarw Coch]

We house our bull in a loose housed pen adjacent to the cubicles, got a small pen big enough to fit two cows in side by side at top end of cubicles, drive cow into pen and shut gate behind her. Them standing in cubicles open sliding gate at front to let her into bull.

To get cow out we have locking yokes at front of pen so with the help of a bit of feed the bull can be yoked so the cow can be fetched out.

We also have a refuge in the bull pen to get behind in case of emergency, hopefully it will never be used.

 

[Headless chicken]

Hang gates high enough so that you can get out from below. Locking yokes a big plus

 

[kx-91]

Was thinking about some kind of refuge too,in all the pictures I've seen the gates only have vertical bars,is this a good idea?

 

[Headless chicken]

I think it's like that so you can get through quickly. Also means nothing for the bull to get his leg stuck on

 

[Multi14]

Bateman will help you. Drop me an email if you're still after help.

[email protected]

 

[multi power]

Was thinking about some kind of refuge too,in all the pictures I've seen the gates only have vertical bars,is this a good idea?

Yes, just make sure you can get between them in a rush

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Our two 1960's designed & built bull pens had a narrow gap in a section of wall corner, wide enough for a man to pass quickly. As children we used to go and talk to the bull through this. The walls themselves were built with 9" hollow blocks each lifted over reo-rods fixed into the concrete. The cavities were filled with concrete, well tamped.
SS

 

[coomoo]

Planning to build a new bull pen for a dairy stock bull to include a serving race and feeding,has anyone any useful designs,dimensions,pictures or good ideas?can't find much online,many thanks

Be good to see some pictures of folks different ones. No bull pens here all ai the now but......

 

[Skater boy]

Got loads of bateman ,bull pens and locking yolks for sale,hardly used