Calf Equipment Guide
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Calf Equipment Guide Calf Nursery • Calf Gates • Calf Shuttle Improve Your Calf Raising Program with a Sturdy Built Calf Nursery calf raisin

Calf Equipment Guide Calf Nursery • Calf Gates • Calf Shuttle Welcome to our Calf Raising Equipment Guide. On the following pages, we feature the Calf Nursery from Sturdy Built, a turnkey solution for raising calves in an ideal environment. The steel structure, the pen arrangement, and the ventilation system have all been designed to enhance the health and well-being of your future dairy cows. See our broad range of galvanized equipment for group housing and robotic calf feeding systems, as well as innovative ventilation systems to increase calf health and comfort year-round. Feel free to...

The Sturdy Built Advantage Why Your Calves will Grow Better in a Sturdy Built Calf Nursery • Steel Frame Purlins Designed to Eliminate Bird Roosts • South-Facing Steel Roof Provides Shade in Summer and Sun in Winter • Smooth, Hard Surface of Steel Frame and Poly Panels Promotes Health “Cuddle Your Calves, Not the Bugs!” Coccidia Oocyst (microscopic view) Bovine Coccidiosis occurs most frequently in calves that are three weeks to six months of age. These bugs commonly cause profuse diarrhea, sapping the animal of much needed nourishment for critical growth and development. Consider this...

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Sturdy Built Calf Nurseries Specifications and Dimensions #2 • 11’ 6” - 12’ Front Height for 10’ Deep Nursery #3 • 3/12 Roof Pitch #4 • 8’ 6” or 10’ 6” Deep #5 • 7’ Minimum Height for Skid Loader Access #6 • 4” x 4” Columns & 4” x 6” Rafters

Safe Feed Storage Area • Bottle Prep Area • Insulated Feed Rooms Feed Room Specs & Features • 6’ insulated double door • 24” x 36” slider windows • R20 foil backed insulation • Poly sheeting on interior walls and on exterior wall in calf pens

Calf Nursery Construction Concrete • Steel Frame • Metal Roof & Siding • Curtains & Calf Gates Optional Open Gutter Keeps your concrete apron dry and cl

Engineered Bolt-Together Structure Purlin Design Eliminates Bird Roost The Calf Nursery is a professionally engineered steel structure set on a concrete base. The main frames and purlins use a simple, bolt-together approach that reduces construction time. • The Calf Nursery does not require footers, but can be set on a floating concrete pad in most localities • Structure is secured with screw-in anchors – this eliminates the need to wet set anchors at concrete pouring Insulation Option for Roofs and Feed Rooms • 26 Gauge painted roof panels (many color options available) • 4” x 4” Columns...

Sturdy Built Calf Gates Gate-in-a-Gate Design • 8', 12', or 16' Lengths • Easy Individual Access Unique Gate-In-A-Gate Design Standard Gate Sizes: 8', 12', or 16' with 2, 3, or 4 pens per gate Unique Calf Gate Design makes calf handling simple and reduces cleanout time • Main frame is constructed of square, galvanized steel tubing • Individual doors within main frame are constructed of square tubing and provide separate access to each pen • Individual calf gates feature two-way latches, allowing doors to swing 180° • Poly panels are removable for group housing • Adjustable bucket racks...

The Best Choice for Your Facility SilNly i£JUl\h Divided Entry Interior Gate Single Entry Interior Gate (For Narrower Pens) #1 • Nipple Bottle Holders #2 • Individual Headlock #3 • Adjustable Height Bucket Rack #4 • Bucket Retainers #5 • Bedding Retainers #6 • Two-Way Latches #7 • Galvanized Hayracks

Calf Gate Options Convenient Upgrades for Feeding and Bedding Nipple Bottle Holder Bucket Retainers Bedding Retainers (View from inside pen) Removable Poly Divider Panels with Stiffener Bars for Additional Reinforcement

Slantbar Gates for Group Pens For Group-Housing Larger Calves Slantbar Specifications • Square tubular frame constructed of durable 1.75” square x 12 gauge galvanized tubing • Divider bars are 1.315” galvanized round tubing • Standard divider bar spacing is 9” for calves Detachable Galvanized or Stainless Feed Troughs 4’ & 6’ Galvanized Hayracks for Grou

Dividers for Group Pens For Group-Housing Larger Calves Divider Gates for Transferring Calves Between Pens Group Pens with Divider Gates and Waterer Group Pens at End of Calf Nursery

Calf Nursery Custom Options More Flexibility on our Trustworthy and Proven Animal Housing Systems Storage Bay at End of Calf Nursery Deeper Transition Pens at End of Calf Nursery Detail Oriented. We customize for your specific needs! Sturdy Built Head-to-Head Enclosed Galvanized Calf Nursery 15 Sturdy Built Galvanized Transition Barn

Sturdy Built offers many confinement options which enhance the success of the robotic calf feeder.

Confinement for Robotic Calf-Feeder Layouts 17 Headlocks - for dehorning in group pens

Confinement for Free Choice Calf-Feeder Layouts Contact us today for assistance in designing your free choice calf-feeder layout.

Calf Gates for Any Building Custom Built to Fit • Floor Mounting Systems Individual Calf Pens • Floor Mount System Raised Height Calf Gates for Easier Access Individual calf pens with headlocks inside wooden building Individual Calf Pens Inside Free Span Building

Extreme Weather Protection for You & Your Calves iijpslyIeJodIM; Arctic Front Curtain Roll up for Sunny Days Arctic Front Curtain Close the Curtain for Stormy Weather

Windbreaker Curtains Provide a Comfortable, Controlled Environment for the Next Generation The Sturdy Built Windbreaker curtain system works well with the conventional Sturdy Built calf nursery design. This curtain rolls down to the top of the calf gates. The tubular wind restraint on each building support post protects and secures the curtain material. This curtain can readily be adjusted to accomodate various weather conditions. Hover Panels The optional Hover Panels offer extra protection for your calves in especially cold or stormy weather. Hover panels from Sturdy Built help shield...