Timed to your groups
Every group, or once a year.
ServicesBeef, veal & calf barns
Beef, veal and calf barn washing, pen by pen.
We wash beef, veal and calf barns at your farm: ceilings and walls, pens and gates, feed bunks, calving pens, calf hutches and handling areas, from the top down. Our rig brings hot and cold water pressure washers and hoses, and we hook up to your water. Disinfecting, when you want it, is a Health Canada DIN product at the label rate and contact time.
Ceilings to feed bunks
Pens, gates, hutches and alleys.
Between groups
All in, all out, where you can.
Hot or cold water
Our washers, your hydrant.
Windsor to Kingston
Lake Erie to Georgian Bay.
01 · When to book
Between groups, on your schedule.
Tell us when the barn empties and when the next cattle go in. We’ll get back to you to agree a day and a price.
Any time
Every group
Veal and calf rooms, all in, all outYour quote gives the time
The federal veal code advises all-in, all-out groups where possible, so rooms can be cleaned and disinfected, and leaving cleaned pens empty for a few days (5 days, for example).
Between calves
Calf hutches and calf pensYour quote gives the time
You clear out the bedding; we wash. Stand the hutches where the water drains away and they can dry before the next calf.
When a pen empties
Feedlot and heifer pensYour quote gives the time
Pen by pen as groups ship, or the whole barn when it’s empty.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Heated veal and calf rooms between groupsYour quote gives the time
Keep the heat on through the wash and the drying. Cold barns and outdoor hutches are best left for days above freezing.
Spring
Mar–May
Calving pens once calving wraps upYour quote gives the time
Many Ontario herds calve in or near the barn early in the year, and calving areas get dirtier as the season goes on, as the federal beef code notes.
Summer
Jun–Aug
Cow barns with the herd out on grassYour quote gives the time
An empty barn and warm weather: the quickest drying of the year, and time for the barn to sit empty before cattle come back in.
Fall
Sep–Nov
Barns and calving pens before cattle come inYour quote gives the time
The federal beef code advises keeping calving areas free of cattle until just before calving, so wash them while they’re empty.
02 · What we wash
Every pen, top to bottom.
Tell us which barns, pens and hutches. We wash top to bottom, so nothing drips onto clean pens.
- Cow-calf, feedlot, heifer, veal and calf barns
- Ceilings, trusses and purlins, from the top down
- Walls, partitions and pen dividers
- Gates, head gates and feed barriers
- Feed bunks and feed alleys
- Water bowls and troughs
- Floors and alleys, once the pack is out
- Calving and treatment pens
- Calf hutches and individual calf pens
- Veal stalls and group pens
- Handling areas: alleys, chutes and the squeeze
- Fans, curtains and inlets, with the fan motors covered first
- Disinfecting after the wash: a Health Canada product with a DIN, at the label rate and contact time; your vet’s choice, or one we agree with you
You do
Before we arrive
- Tell us what’s in the barn: cow-calf, feedlot, heifers, veal or calves, and how many pens or hutches.
- Move the cattle out of the section we’re washing, and agree with us where they’ll be.
- Clean out the pack and bedding down to the floor before we arrive.
- Shut the feed and water lines where we’ll spray, and lift out buckets, bottles and loose feed.
- Lock out the fans in that section, and cover controllers, panels, outlets and fan motors.
- Line up hutches and loose calf pens where the rig can reach them and the water can drain.
- In winter, keep the barn heat on through the wash and the drying.
- Show us the hydrant or tap, where the wash water drains, and where the rig can park.
- If your vet sets a disinfectant, tell us the product, rate and contact time.
We do
On wash day
- Bring the rig: hot and cold water pressure washers and hoses. We hook up to your water.
- Wash from the ceiling down: trusses and fans, walls, pens and gates, feed bunks and water bowls, then floors and alleys.
- Wash calf hutches inside and out, and calf pens panel by panel.
- Use soap or disinfectant only where it’s needed, matched to your farm’s specs. Animal-safe products only.
- Check the washed barn before we disinfect; walk it with us if you like.
- Disinfect the clean, drained surfaces at the label rate and contact time: your vet’s product, or one we agree with you.
- Pencil in the next wash when you make it a repeat booking.
03 · References
Talk to a beef farm near you.
Most farmers hear about us from a neighbour. Tell us your county and your beef or calf barn, and we’ll ask a beef customer nearby if they’re happy to take your call. No sales pitch from us.
- Tell us your county and your beef or calf barn.
- We ask a beef customer nearby if they’re happy to talk.
- You get their name and number.
04 · Pricing
A price before we book.
Every beef or calf barn is different, so we price yours after a few questions or photos. These are the things that change the price:
- Barn type: cow-calf, feedlot, heifer, veal or calf barn
- How many pens, stalls or hutches
- Ceiling height, and open trusses or a steel liner
- Build-up, and whether the pack is cleaned out
- Gates, feed barriers and handling areas to work around
- Disinfecting, and whose product
- Water on site: hydrant flow and how far the hoses have to reach
- Drying time and heat in winter
05 · Questions
Straight answers.
Something else on your mind? Call or text — you’ll talk to the crew, not a call centre.
How often should a veal or calf barn be washed?
Between groups. The federal veal code (NFACC, 2017) advises all-in, all-out groups where possible, so rooms can be cleaned and disinfected, and leaving cleaned pens empty for a few days, 5 days for example. Make it a repeat booking and we’ll pencil in each wash.
When should I wash a cow-calf barn?
While it’s empty: when the herd goes out to grass, or before calving. Many Ontario herds calve in or near the barn early in the year, and the federal beef code (NFACC, 2013) advises keeping calving areas free of cattle until just before calving. Short notice? Call or text: if we have room, we’ll come.
Do I need to supply the water?
Yes. Our rig carries hot and cold water pressure washers and hoses, not water. We hook up to your hydrant or tap. If your well is slow or also waters the cattle, tell us when you book.
Hot water or cold?
Both: our washers run hot or cold, whichever the job needs. Hot water is quicker on grease and caked-on dirt; cold water does for dust and rinsing. Soap or disinfectant goes on only where it’s needed: animal-safe, matched to your farm’s specs.
Do you disinfect, and with what?
Yes, after the wash, because disinfectant doesn’t work on dirt. We use a Health Canada-registered product (look for the DIN) at the label rate and contact time: your vet’s choice, or a product we agree with you.
Do you wash calf hutches?
Yes, inside and out, between calves. Clear out the bedding first and line the hutches up where the rig can reach them and the water can drain. Moving them to fresh ground is your call; the veal code suggests at least twice a year.
Do you clean out the manure pack?
No, we wash. Clean out the pack and bedding down to the floor first, with your own crew or equipment, and we wash what’s left back to clean surfaces.
Can you wash beef and calf barns in winter?
Heated veal and calf rooms, yes: keep the barn heat on through the wash and the drying. Cold barns and outdoor hutches are best left for days above freezing, so the water drains and the barn can dry.
Do you wash bison barns?
Yes, and barns for other cattle too. Tell us how your barn and handling system are set up, and how the animals will be kept out of the section we’re washing.
How do you price a beef or calf barn?
By the job: barn type and size, how many pens or hutches, ceiling height and build-up, and whether you want it disinfected. A few phone photos help us quote.
06 · More services
While the rig is in your yard.
Freestall · Tie-stall · Robot barns
Dairy barns
Ceilings and liners, fans, chimneys and head gates, washed panel by panel for your annual barn wash.
Hog trailers · Triple-decks
Livestock trailers
Every deck and the ramp washed from the top deck down at your wash bay, between loads.
Tractors · Skid steers · Combines
Farm equipment
Hot or cold water and degreaser where needed — mud, grease and manure off, ready for the shed, the shop or the sale.
- Book a mobile wash
Anything else?
If it’s on the farm and needs washing, ask.
We’ll tell you straight if it’s a job for us.
Ready when you are