Do you guys have any tips for maintaining the cleanliness of the young stock?
Do you guys have any tips for maintaining the cleanliness of the young stock?
One thing that’s helped us a lot with young stock hygiene is keeping the bedding forks and water buckets separate by age group, especially when we’re short-staffed. It sounds simple, but sharing tools between calves and heifers can quietly spread bacteria or viruses even when things look clean. We color-code buckets and pitchforks, and it’s made a noticeable difference in respiratory cases and scours. Easy fix, big payoff!
hey gabe, to be honest i was doing this for a while but it didn't seem efficient. it was taking longer to sort it out by age groups, how did you overcome this?
I also stopped doing it manually and started using colored tags or chalk marks during sorting
I also stopped doing it manually and started using colored tags or chalk marks during sorting