High quality calving barns can keep your livestock safe
Regardless of when a cattle owner decides to calve—spring or fall—it’s one of the most stressful times of the year.
With so many challenges related to animal welfare, disease management, and safety while pulling a calf, a well-designed calving barn is a smart investment in a cow-calf operation. And to design the best calving barn, it’s important to define the goals for the facility.
“Most people think about needing a calving barn when it’s too late and they’re in a tense environment in the middle of calving season,” said Linda Young-Vap, co-founder of Vap Construction, Atwood, Kansas. “But with advance planning, a custom calving barn can help ease your anxiety and make the season easier on everyone.”
Vap Construction dedicates time to sitting down with their customers to determine the unique needs of their operation. Taking climate, topography, operation size, and location into account, the construction team comes up with a plan to build the type of calving barn their customer needs, with all the functionality that is useful for their business.
From there, the team works hard to construct the building in a timely manner, to ensure it’s ready for use at the proper time for the client.
“Vap Construction’s barns use up to 25% more lumber than many of our competitors to ensure strength and durability of the building,” Vap says. “We understand that quality and construction time matters in what can mean gain or loss for these ranchers. When inquiring, talk to our staff about scheduling your build around times that make sense for you, depending on your calving season.”
Vap Construction, Inc. was founded by Jeff and Linda Young-Vap more than 25 years ago. The company expanded into post frame and steel frame buildings and is now well-known across their four-state territory for putting up the highest quality buildings available on the market. Their team also offers insulation, overhead doors, concrete, general construction, guttering, roofing, and more.
For more information, go to their social media site or www.vapconstruction.com.
