by: Martin Smith
Cattle barn blueprints, though not exactly plentiful, are available on the internet. Doing a search for “cattle barn blueprint” should bring up several sites where you can view and/or print out and/or order blueprints for cattle barns. Low cost blueprints are available for cattle barns. You just need to do a little digging.
There are blueprints for both basic cattle barns as well as for much more elaborate layouts. Some blueprints allow for a number of optional add-ons. Blueprints for additions to existing cattle barns are also available. One of the larger cattle barns found was 36x60. This one has a twelve foot wide center aisle with four cattle stalls on each side. There are also two maternity stalls at the back of the barn, elevated calf pens, covered cattle feeders, a storage room, and an irrigation pump shed. The whole barn is climate controlled. Optional features include cattle stocks, salt and mineral box for cattle, variable width cattle holding chute and head gates, cattle squeeze, loading chute, fence line cattle feeder, continuous flow watering trough, bunker style fallout shelter for beef cattle, cubed hay storage, cow kennels, gestation tie stall, rest stall, veal calf stall, calf warming box, etc.
Blueprints for cattle barns can also be found on the internet by doing a search for “dairy barn blueprints”. Once you’ve decided on the layout and optional features you’ll need for your cattle barn, you can then begin discussing and going over the blueprints with builders. Shop around to get a price that will fit your budget.