Thinking of converting a slatted shed to accommodate heifer calves on cubicles and mats from weaning to turnout at about 8 months of age. Guessing they'll be 250+kgs at that stage. What cubicle dimensions should be used? They're currently loose housed on straw. Pictures of setups and opinions appreciated.
Calf cubicles
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rusty
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- Buxton Derbyshire
Think ours are at 26" centre's.
Will try and get a photo tomorrow.
Will try and get a photo tomorrow.
Happy at it
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- NI
Got some set on cubicles from moores a few years back. A concrete base 4x2 with cubicle cast in. They worked well for me, as they sat on the existing slats either side of a centre feed passage..with a few pipes on their uprights for a feed rail. They also come in 5x2.5 I think.....
Homesy
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- North West Devon
Mine are 2'6" calves go in at a week and stay until 6-8 months. Some do turn around to start but the bed is on a slope so they soon start lying the correct way. Works a treat and costs next to nothing in sawdust.
Kingofgrass
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Calf cubicles
Has anybody put in cubicles for weaned calves before? We have a small loosebox around 12x18ft which is just causing no end of grief with the calves going backwards and struggling in there. Has a concrete floor that seems to slope into it and the bedding is very hard to keep dry in there. Will be...
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