Portable and collapsable modular calf housing system
AssigneePoly Dome Ontario Inc.
InventorDarren VanBuuren
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Abstract
A portable and collapsible modular calf housing system featuring at least one pen comprising a front panel and two side panels and optionally a rear panel forming a pen. The side panels include channels in which the front panel can slide vertically to adjust the height of a feeding pail attached thereto. The channels are disposed on either face of each side panel to enable a front panel from each one of adjacent pens to be joined to form a plurality of interconnected pens.
Claims9
A portable pen unit for use in housing a calf in isolation from a herd, each pen unit comprising a frame having a front and opposing sides combining to define an interior containment area, wherein the side panels include a tongue and groove connector system for easy assembly and disassembly of multiple units as a complex.
A method of housing a calf comprising keeping the calf in a pen that includes means for adjusting the height of the feed pail as the calf grows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.