Posted by JMS/.MN on February 10, 2009 at 07:42:00 from (209.237.107.155):
In Reply to: Hard day today posted by JayinNY on February 09, 2009 at 16:58:43:
I built a new barn in 1977- went with the New York tie stall and rubber mats. Tie stall is a single 1 1/4 inch pipe which doubles as the water line. Biggest beginning headache was three weeks of leaking valves because of steel chips in the line (from tapping holes) not flushing out. Half dozen a day was common for awhile. Often wished for a low pressure valve. I used nipples and plastic milker hose down to the cups on the inside of the stall, so a loose bracket would let the cup move without breaking anything. Rather have wet bedding than wet feed- bedding gets changed every day anyway. Barn cleaner was horizontal, going into a manure pump under the floor, so messes weren"t bad. Some neighbors used hydraulic hose instead of plastic. Regarding letting cows loose in a fire- keep a bolt cutter in the barn. Cows will back up when scared, and the chains can be clipped easily- not as fast as uni-lever stanchions, but cow comfort is much better with tie stalls. Cow comfort is an everyday issue, barn fire should be way less than once in a lifetime.
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