Calf pens wanted

jamj

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Location
Down
I have some for sale but am too far away!
Sorry.
However I suggest you look at the agri plastic ones on Teemore Engineering website. I have bought some and am really well pleased with them. They are expensive though.
 

The Ruminant

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Hertfordshire
Have you got a shed and so are just looking for dividers? I use old pallets tied together (keep the string out of the way of the calves!)

Alternatively, hay or straw bales will work as dividers for young calves.

If outside, then large hesston straw bales on three side with corrugated sheet on top will also do a job.

No point wasting money.... ;)
 
Have you got a shed and so are just looking for dividers? I use old pallets tied together (keep the string out of the way of the calves!)

Alternatively, hay or straw bales will work as dividers for young calves.

If outside, then large hesston straw bales on three side with corrugated sheet on top will also do a job.

No point wasting money.... ;)

Large Heston straw bales outside :banghead::stop: have you seen the price of straw.

Teemoore calf pens would be cheaper than straw.
 

Tonka

Member
Location
N Yorkshire
Seem to remember that @eulb (who now frequents another place I believe) used IBCs. I have seen them on a local farm which was under TB restriction and ran out of places to put calves.
Pray tell...…..where is he frequenting?
He was a interesting contributor...……...with his location being more North than South to many on here, I was on his wave length.
I'd like to keep up with his commentary.
 

pine_guy

Member
Location
North Cumbria
I’ve been using ibc diy hutches and like them. Calves are very healthy in them. Drainage in the outside pen in wet weather is probably the down side. But mine are on concrete, might be better on stone
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supercow

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Location
Dumfriesshire
I’ve been using ibc diy hutches and like them. Calves are very healthy in them. Drainage in the outside pen in wet weather is probably the down side. But mine are on concrete, might be better on stone View attachment 675364 View attachment 675366
How do u muck them out? Do u take the whole front off? We are needing 2 or 4 spares when we are at peak calving and wondering how to get them in and out and muck them all about. I've just noticed you have the plastic part of the ibc behind the calve?
 

pine_guy

Member
Location
North Cumbria
The fronts are just tide on to the plastic by drilling a few holes.

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The bottoms are cut out for drainage. To muck out, cut the strings, pull the front off, take the calf out. Then if there is too much bedding to move by hand, a bar across the hole in the top and a chain on the loader, lift it up and it all falls out. Take away to wash and clean the bedding up with the loader
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pine_guy

Member
Location
North Cumbria
How did you attach the teats to the spray cans?

They are big softy teats, the pull through type. 20mm hole from memory, drilled in the lid. Main problem with home made feeders are the plastic is too thin and they don’t seal. So you need to make (or probably buy but I’m too tight) 20mm thick washer to go on the front. Think I made them out of IBC off cuts. The tin for the hanger are made from the sign board off the ibc cage. I’ll try and remember to take some photos of the year feeder later.
 

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