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Cows facing the wrong way when lying in cubicles

  • 07-12-2011 10:35am
    #1
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 948 ✭✭✭


    Hello All,

    I am sure this has been discussed before but I am not able to locate a thread. I have a few cows that reverse into the cubicles in the slated shed and lie in them so that they are facing towards the feeding barrier. Not a problem but some cows after getting up on their feet will do a number 2 in the cubicle and to make matters worse they are so inconsiderate they will use a different cubicle every time!! I tried putting a length of 2” agri tube along the cubicles about 1’ from the wall. It didn’t prevent them from backing into the cubicle and that is what I want to do. Some cows have being doing this since they were weanlings so maybe I should work on stopping the weanlings from lying with their head facing towards the feeding barrier and eventually after a few years I will have all the cows lying the correct way in the cubicle. Most of the cows that are doing it at present are getting on in age and may be culled over the next 3-4 yrs.

    Has anyone managed to re-program a cow to lie in the correct position?


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  • #2
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    RobinBanks wrote: »
    I tried putting a length of 2” agri tube along the cubicles about 1’ from the wall. It didn’t prevent them from backing into the cubicle

    The tube is too close to the wall. You should have it out at least 2ft from the wall so that the cow's had has to be put beneath the bar to get her whole body up onto the cubicle. IYKWIM

    ie. The bar should be fitted to the top of your cubicle in such a way that if a cow backs up into the cubicle, her arse should hit it before she gets her front feet onto the cubicle. This way she won't fit onto the cubicle unless she goes up the correct way and ducks her head down under the bar to allow her to bring her rear legs up onto the cubicle.

    Hope that makes sense.


  • #3
    RobinBanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 948 ✭✭✭RobinBanks


    reilig wrote: »
    The tube is too close to the wall. You should have it out at least 2ft from the wall so that the cow's had has to be put beneath the bar to get her whole body up onto the cubicle. IYKWIM

    ie. The bar should be fitted to the top of your cubicle in such a way that if a cow backs up into the cubicle, her arse should hit it before she gets her front feet onto the cubicle. This way she won't fit onto the cubicle unless she goes up the correct way and ducks her head down under the bar to allow her to bring her rear legs up onto the cubicle.

    Hope that makes sense.


    Thanks Reilig. I will try that. The might do the trick


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