Bunk Size

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3MR":3895g0ik said:
I need to buys some new bunks. How many feet does each animal need?
they say calves need 1.5 ft of bunk space.an that cows need 2ft of bunk space.10ft bunk you could feed 12 calves or 10 cows.
 
bigbull338":2f91d95p said:
3MR":2f91d95p said:
I need to buys some new bunks. How many feet does each animal need?
they say calves need 1.5 ft of bunk space.an that cows need 2ft of bunk space.10ft bunk you could feed 12 calves or 10 cows.


maybe my math is bad but If they need 2 ft each then wouldnt a 10ft bunk only allow for 5 cows or 6 calves? Or are you figuring on them using both sides?
 
csutton":1xqcwn4y said:
bigbull338":1xqcwn4y said:
3MR":1xqcwn4y said:
I need to buys some new bunks. How many feet does each animal need?
they say calves need 1.5 ft of bunk space.an that cows need 2ft of bunk space.10ft bunk you could feed 12 calves or 10 cows.


maybe my math is bad but If they need 2 ft each then wouldnt a 10ft bunk only allow for 5 cows or 6 calves? Or are you figuring on them using both sides?
that is using both sides of the trough.
 
Depends on the cow, polled or horned, and for Longhorn cattle it could take 6 foot of bunk space per cow.

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