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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 53535" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>When we built our calving barn, we weren't able to put much money into infrastructure in the the way of pens. However, we found that in the long run it's been to our benefit not to have permanent pens, as we can simply open the big doors on the east side and run the tractor with the bucket right in to clean it.</p><p></p><p>Just before calving time, we set the maternity pen up, and we use steel panels to form individual pens. It leaves a lot of options open to us and has worked well for years. If things ever pick up in the industry, we would like to insulate our barn, but so far we've gotten away without insulation by simply running about twenty to thirty head into it on the nights when it's twenty below or colder. The body heat from the cows seems to keep the building at a reasonable temperature for calving.</p><p></p><p>I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'd consider using panels to form calving pens in your barn. They're handy, portable, and of course, can be used in other locations when you're done calving.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 53535, member: 220"] When we built our calving barn, we weren't able to put much money into infrastructure in the the way of pens. However, we found that in the long run it's been to our benefit not to have permanent pens, as we can simply open the big doors on the east side and run the tractor with the bucket right in to clean it. Just before calving time, we set the maternity pen up, and we use steel panels to form individual pens. It leaves a lot of options open to us and has worked well for years. If things ever pick up in the industry, we would like to insulate our barn, but so far we've gotten away without insulation by simply running about twenty to thirty head into it on the nights when it's twenty below or colder. The body heat from the cows seems to keep the building at a reasonable temperature for calving. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'd consider using panels to form calving pens in your barn. They're handy, portable, and of course, can be used in other locations when you're done calving. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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