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<blockquote data-quote="Dsth" data-source="post: 1620688" data-attributes="member: 38038"><p>I live in Iowa USA and winters can be nasty here also. I really feel sorry for cattle that are outside in bitter cold weather. Larger herds can huddle together to help block the wind and share body heat as a group, but with two cows, that would not work for them. You would need at least a three sided shelter with open side facing South. preferably a four sided shelter with good ventilation to prevent high humidity inside. Keeping them in a tie stall style barn would not be for me since I think cattle are more comfortable when they can move around freely. My advise would be to try and find a suitable farm that custom raises cattle in the winter and bring them back home when the weather warms up. I think that would be more feasible than building a suitable winter housing facility unless you are expanding to a bigger herd later in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dsth, post: 1620688, member: 38038"] I live in Iowa USA and winters can be nasty here also. I really feel sorry for cattle that are outside in bitter cold weather. Larger herds can huddle together to help block the wind and share body heat as a group, but with two cows, that would not work for them. You would need at least a three sided shelter with open side facing South. preferably a four sided shelter with good ventilation to prevent high humidity inside. Keeping them in a tie stall style barn would not be for me since I think cattle are more comfortable when they can move around freely. My advise would be to try and find a suitable farm that custom raises cattle in the winter and bring them back home when the weather warms up. I think that would be more feasible than building a suitable winter housing facility unless you are expanding to a bigger herd later in the future. [/QUOTE]
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