Individual Pen in Cold Housing

Individual Pen in Cold Housing. Individual calf pens, Fig 4, can be used inside a cold housing building. Pens are typically 4x7 and removable. They provide isolation for each calf. Solid partitions between pens and beyond the front of the pen prevent nose-to-nose contact. A hover or cover on the back half of the pen gives the calf additional protection in especially drafty locations.

Pens use building space more efficiently than do calf hutches, although increasing animal density increases ventilation requirements. Place pens on a crushed rock base or concrete floor to provide a base for bedding. Individual pens require the same type of management as calf hutches.