Easy to Treat Calves
“We’re really liking our new hutch pens. The gates make for easy in and out to check on or treat calves. The head holes with the hook on buckets (on the outside of the pen) make watering and cleaning buckets easy.”
All size breeds
0-60 housing days
For group housing
Raise indoors
Indoor Pens
Calf Pen 16 | 44 Maternity
4,5' Pen – 1,37 m
Calf-Tel's 4.5' indoor maternity calf pen delivers reliable, compact housing for the preweaning period without the space or cost of full-size pens. Just 4.5 feet in length and completely modular, this free-standing indoor pen provides flexibility for short-term calf housing while maintaining optimal health conditions. With customizable ventilation options (standard back panels or premium AirMax for superior airflow control) and heavy-duty pen dividers, you get individual calf management in a space-efficient design that reduces infrastructure costs and maximizes barn utilization.
“We’re really liking our new hutch pens. The gates make for easy in and out to check on or treat calves.”
Product details
Calf Hutches for every need and budget
Driven by your goals.
Regardless of the size of your operation, Calf-Tel's calf igloos can help you improve work efficiency, calf health, and the overall profitability of your agricultural business. Our calf igloos and the ECS system are the perfect solution for your operation.
Easy to clean
Superior Durability
Opacity for UV Protection
Superior Ventilation
Less Stress. Lower Risk
Adjustable side panels allow natural visual and touch contact between calves, reducing stress while the easy-clean design keeps disease risk low.
Main Features
L-Rods
Rugged and easy to use for fast assembly and take-down.
Standard Pen Divider (optional)
Heavy-duty and easy to install, comes standard with all Pen kits. The pen divider separates the calf pens and prevents contact between calves.
Ventilation
Heavy-duty and easy to install, comes standard with all Pen kits. The pen divider separates the calf pens and prevents contact between calves.
6-Way Front Door
Maximum versatility for a custom setup, no matter the space.
XL Handle
Designed for efficient and quick work when feeding, spreading bedding, or rearranging the pens
XL Handle
Heavy-duty and easy to install, comes standard with all Pen kits. The pen divider separates the calf pens and prevents contact between calves.
Standard Back Panel
Offers greater versatility and precision to ensure optimal calf health. Its adjustable design adapts to calves of different sizes and ages, supporting consistent, targeted care across the herd.
Optional Adjustable Ventilation
Windows on the pen sides lets you find the perfect balance between airflow and heat retention.
AirMax Back Panel
Helps create an ideal microenvironment to optimize calf health. AirMax Back panel comes with a cover for additional air flow regulation.
Optional feed partition
Offers greater versatility and precision to ensure optimal calf health. Its adjustable design adapts to calves of different sizes and ages, supporting consistent, targeted care across the herd.
Specifications
Every dimension built to outlast the farm it stands on
Pen Front
24 lbs.
11 kg
Pen Rückwand – Standard
19 lbs.
9 kg
Pen Rückwand – AirMax
21 lbs.
10 kg
4.5′ Seitenwand *
26 lbs.
12 kg
Karton mit Ausrüstung für Pen Front **
11 lbs.
5 kg
Width
4′
122 cm
Lenght Available
4.5′
135 cm
Pen Rückwand – AirMax
3.75′
114 cm
* L-Rods in den Pen Seitenwänden enthalten
** Der Komponentensatz enthält: Griff (und Beschläge), zwei Eimerhalter, zwei Eimer und eine Verlängerung der Seitenwand.
Feeding Station
Site Layouts
Four ways to lay out your site
Maximizes pen density per site, ideal for larger herds or space-constrained layouts. Not compatible with the AirMax back, which requires side-by-side (single-row) installation only.
Maximizes pen density per site, ideal for larger herds or space-constrained layouts. Not compatible with the AirMax back, which requires side-by-side (single-row) installation only.
Material & Manufacturing
Calf-Tel College – Manufacturing Process
Heavy gauge thermoforming is the process our plastic is put through. Making Calf-Tel hutches lightweight but durable and built to last – 10 Year Limited Warranty.
The biggest advantage of a Calf-Tel calf hutch lies in our manufacturing process. We use a thermoforming process with High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE). This creates a much stronger molecular bond than fiberglass or standard molded plastics. As a result, Calf-Tel hutches are incredibly durable, lightweight, and completely non-porous. Unlike fiberglass or wood, which can develop micro-cracks where harmful bacteria hide, our HDPE is completely impermeable to pathogens and fertilizer acids, making biosecurity and cleaning simple.
The Calf-Tel Mammoth is designed specifically to continue a calf's successful transition from individual to group rearing. It is the largest calf housing unit we produce, offering 9 square meters of usable space in the hutch alone.
Absolutely. Calf-Tel housing solutions are designed with the calf's welfare and the dairy farmer's compliance in mind. Our modular Indoor Pen Systems (like the Combo) are available in customizable lengths, allowing you to easily meet regional square-meter requirements.
Because of the thermoformed high molecular weight polyethylene, our hutches do not crack or degrade under extreme farm conditions. While we offer a 10-year warranty, it is common to see Calf-Tel hutches easily lasting 25 years or more on dairy farms across Europe.
The Mammoth easily accommodates groups of post-weaned calves. When paired with our modular Group Yard systems, the 8|16 yard comfortably houses 4 to 7 calves, while the larger 12|16 yard holds up to 8 calves. This makes it an ideal solution for European dairy farmers looking to optimize social development and solid feed intake.
Our modular indoor pen system is designed for ultimate flexibility and hygiene. The solid side and rear panels prevent nose-to-nose contact to reduce disease transmission between individual pens, while still allowing visual and auditory social contact. When you are ready to transition to paired or group housing, the panels are easily removable, allowing you to combine calves without moving them to a new environment. This drastically reduces weaning stress.
No. Our extruded polyethylene is completely opaque and impenetrable to UV light. This blocks the sun's radiation, preventing the "greenhouse effect" common in translucent fiberglass hutches. Combined with built-in ridge vents and adjustable rear and/or side openings, Calf-Tel hutches keep calves cooler in the summer and dry during harsh winters.
Yes. Respiratory health is critical in group calf rearing. The Mammoth features streamlined ventilation ports, additional ventilation on the rear bottom doors, and an open front to ensure continuous airflow without creating cold drafts at the calf level.
Yes. The impact-resistant plastic panels are non-porous and incredibly easy to pressure wash. The modular interlocking design means pens can be quickly broken down, sanitized, and reassembled, saving significant labor time between calf cycles.
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