Group calf hutches

[YELROM]

Looking at buying some group calf hutches,currently have calftel individual hutches that have been good and must be about 20 years old now
Are all group hutches a similar size
Which ones would you recommend?

 

[Spear]

What size groups you looking at?
We have the calf igloo’s which hold 14

 

[Bald Rick]

Looking at buying some group calf hutches,currently have calftel individual hutches that have been good and must be about 20 years old now
Are all group hutches a similar size
Which ones would you recommend?

We had Calftel group hutches holding 5 comfortably. We also had igloos.

The hutch was a better buy as we found the igloos were awkward to use and we suffered pneumonia in them.
TBH, if you are rearing any sort of number, a bespoke calf building would be a better long term investment seeing as group hutches are £600-700 each (at least) and igloos are north of £1600 each.
Spend £15000 on a proper shed & amortize it over 20 years
Plus fibreglass suffers wind damage. Wind destroyed all our hutches within 4 years despite efforts to stop them blowing away

 

[YELROM]

Would be looking at getting 2 or 3 of the group hutches that hold about 5 or 6, just to easy the pressure on our old stone buildings as we have pulled the cows in to more of an autumn ish block for calving

 

[mixed farm]

Jfc super hutches here. They hold 8. Pretty happy with them.

 

[dinderleat]

https://www.teemoreengineering.com/calf-equipment/group-calf-hutch.php
We have two of these they work really well. Did price up some more but as @Bald Rick said probably more cost affective to put a shed up.

 

[Fergieman]

The beauty of the group hutches against a shed is that you can move the hutches around to give the shed/area a wash and rest. There are no permanent posts or postholes so any shed area can be cleared of hutches and used for something else if need be.

 

[fred.950]

We have got these but try and only put four calves in each hutch as we try and leave them in there after weaning which we find reduces stress and therefore pneumonia. I think they were getting on for £900 including the penning and feeder.

 

[Bald Rick]

https://www.teemoreengineering.com/calf-equipment/group-calf-hutch.php
We have two of these they work really well. Did price up some more but as @Bald Rick said probably more cost affective to put a shed up.

plus you don't get this:

 

[Spear]

plus you don't get this:

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Where was that being stored?
Ours are in a very exposed area not moved an inch so far!!
More concerned the verandas will take off [emoji15]

 

[Bald Rick]

Where was that being stored?
Ours are in a very exposed area not moved an inch so far!!
More concerned the verandas will take off [emoji15]

Tis the wind on the Saint Isle. Takes no prisoners and just shows that you cannot fudge with nature.
Not a fan of the igloos in any case. Too expensive and don't vent as well as a group hutch. And just as prone to being damaged

 

[Cows 'n grass]

plus you don't get this:

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Ouch. I'd better go and see that mine are still where I left them

 

[Coldbrook]

Made my own out of insulated sheets. 4mx8m keep 4 to 5 per pen. Didn't have an open area in the front as it got too wet.

 

[YELROM]

Made my own out of insulated sheets. 4mx8m keep 4 to 5 per pen. Didn't have an open area in the front as it got too wet.

Do you have them set up inside or out side?
Any photos

 

[mixerman]

http://www.enegis.co.uk/products/vig-o-comfort-calf-hutches/#sthash.VNFfuR0X.dpbs

Have a look at these- seriously strong.

 

[mixerman]

 

[Coldbrook]

Out side and I'll post some pictures if someone can explain how it's done.

 

[Coldbrook]

 

[Coldbrook]

 

[coomoo]

Pricing up twin calf hutches and group hutches from Holm and Laue. Anybody using them or advice. Looked at milk taxi £££