De Pere, WI
This custom heifer operation is made of an expandable heifer facility for 1000 heifers. The business
has a strong customer base and is situated in an area with a good infrastructure for dairy. In the vicinity
there are larger dairies as well as larger cash cropping operations so a favorable location for a custom
heifer grower. The farm on 18 acres is listed for $745,000
Heifer barns:
- 334 self locking stanchion free stall with mats. Built in 1999 406x42 with exercise lots for each
of the 5 pens. 3 row drive by feeding, automatic alley scraper with gravity flow pit to a 2.5 million gallon
lagoon. Curtains front and back. Office with a sink, water heater, and toilet. Scale and foot bath on east
end. Accommodates 350 breading age heifers.
- 38x100 hoop barn built in 2008. 28x100 bedded resting area and 10' feed alley and bunk. Accommodates
110 4-6 month old heifers.
- 72x20 Virginia counter slope barn accommodates 72, 1 year old heifers.
- 34x140 100 free stall confinement barn. Self cleaning floor with piston pump, belt feeder, and
conveyor. For ages 3 months - 10 months.
- Older dairy barn constructed to fit 150 head of variety of ages: bedded area for 40-50 3-4 month
olds, bedded area for special care animals (approximately 30), and self lockers for 80 head of pre-breeding
age. This area also has a dirt exercise lot and drive by feeding.
- There is also an outside lot for 90 heifers with drive by feeding.
Calf accommodation:
- 101 calf hutches
- 3 12x16 super-hutches holding 12 weaned calves each
Feed storage:
- 2 concrete feed bunks; 50x160 and 100x160
Machine shed:
Total farm accommodates 1000 head and is at maximum capacity now.
House:
- Living room with gas fireplace added in 1999
- Kitchen and dining room
- 5 bedrooms, basement and attached garage
- Large screened porch and deck - pool
- Baseboard hot water heat, septic, well
Home is older and in need of remodel but comfortable.
The roofs of two older barns need to be replaced.
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