Clean and dry
What the codes of practice ask for.
ServicesSheep & goat barns
Sheep and goat barn washing, pen by pen.
We wash sheep barns, lambing and kidding pens and dairy goat barns at your farm: ceilings and walls, pens and gates, feeders, waterers and fans, with hot and cold water pressure washers hooked up to your water. Canada's sheep Code of Practice asks for pen dividers to be kept clean, and for water bowls, troughs and ventilating fans to be cleaned regularly.
Pens to ceilings
Feeders, waterers, fans, walls.
Between groups
After lambing or kidding.
Hot or cold water
Our washers, your hydrant.
Windsor to Kingston
Lake Erie to Georgian Bay.
01 · When to book
Between groups, or once a year.
Pick the season that suits your flock or herd, or call when the pens empty. We’ll get back to you to agree a day and a price.
Any time
Every lambing or kidding group
Lambing and kidding pens (jugs)Your quote gives the time
Accelerated flocks lamb 3–5 times a year (OMAFA), so pens empty all year round. Bedding out first; the pens need to dry before fresh bedding goes in.
Once a year
The whole barn, ceilings downYour quote gives the time
Ceilings, walls, fans, pens, feeders and waterers in one visit, in the season your flock or herd is out or lightest.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Warm, closed barns, between groupsYour quote gives the time
Only barns that stay above freezing inside. Plan ventilation so the barn dries before the next group goes in.
Spring
Mar–May
Lambing and kidding pens, once the group is throughYour quote gives the time
Pens empty in turn as ewes and does move out with their young. Curtain-sided barns: wait until nights stay above freezing.
Summer
Jun–Aug
The whole barn, with the flock out on grassYour quote gives the time
Spring-lambing flocks lamb in April or May to make the most of the grass, as OMAFA describes it, so the barn can stand empty. Warm weather dries it fastest.
Fall
Sep–Oct
The whole barn, before the flock comes inYour quote gives the time
Nights start freezing in October. Curtain-sided barns are best done by mid-October.
02 · What we wash
The whole barn, or just the pens.
Tell us what you want done. We wash top to bottom, so the dirt from above never lands on clean pens.
- Sheep barns and dairy goat barns
- Lambing and kidding pens (jugs)
- Ceilings, liners and walls, from the top down
- Pens, pen dividers and gates
- Feeders, hay racks and troughs
- Water bowls and troughs
- Fans, shrouds and guards, with the motors covered first
- Curtains and sidewall inlets
- Concrete floors and alleys, once the bedding is out
- Goat milking parlours, outside surfaces only: walls, floors, stands and the outside of the milking units
- Disinfecting after the wash, when you want it: 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 on your list: lambing or kidding pens, the whole barn, or the parlour’s outside surfaces.
- Move the flock or herd out of the section being washed, and agree the order with us around milking or feeding.
- Clean the bedding pack out down to the floor. We wash; we don’t muck out.
- Take out heat lamps, lamb and kid warming boxes, and anything that has to stay dry.
- Empty the feeders and shut off or drain the waterers in the spray zone.
- Shut the milk-room door, and cover panels, outlets, controllers and fan motors. Lock out the fans in the section being washed.
- Show us a hydrant or tap, and where the wash water drains. If your well is slow or also waters the animals, tell us when you book.
- 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: ceilings and walls, fans and inlets, then pens and gates, feeders and waterers, then the floor.
- Work pen by pen or section by section, in the order we agreed with you.
- Wash the outside surfaces of goat milking parlours: walls, floors, stands and the outside of the milking units. We don’t wash the milking system’s internal components.
- Use soap or disinfectant only where it's needed, matched to your farm's specs. Animal-safe products only.
- Disinfect the clean, drained pens at the label rate and contact time, when you want it: your vet’s product, or one we agree with you.
- Walk the barn with you before we pack up.
03 · References
Talk to a sheep or goat farm near you.
Most farmers hear about us from a neighbour. Tell us your county and your sheep or goat barn, and we’ll ask a sheep or goat customer nearby if they’re happy to take your call. No sales pitch from us.
- Tell us your county and your sheep or goat barn.
- We ask a sheep or goat customer nearby if they’re happy to talk.
- You get their name and number.
04 · Pricing
A price before we book.
Every sheep or goat barn is different, so we price yours after a few questions or photos. These are the things that change the price:
- Barn size, and how many pens
- Lambing or kidding pens only, or the whole barn
- Ceiling and wall area, and ceiling height
- Build-up, and whether the bedding is cleaned out
- Feeders, waterers and gates to work around
- How many fans
- Extras: goat milking parlour outside surfaces, disinfecting and whose product
- Water supply at the barn
05 · Questions
Straight answers.
Something else on your mind? Call or text — you’ll talk to the crew, not a call centre.
When should I book a sheep or goat barn wash?
When the pens or the barn empty. Lambing and kidding pens go between groups; the whole barn goes once a year, often in summer with the flock out on grass or in the fall before it comes in. Short notice? Call or text: if we have room, we'll come.
Do you wash lambing and kidding pens?
Yes. Lambing pens, kidding pens and jugs, pen dividers and gates, washed between groups once the bedding is out. Tell us how many pens and when they empty.
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 animals, tell us when you book.
Do you clean out the bedding?
No. We wash; we don’t muck out. Clean the bedding pack out down to the floor first, and we wash what’s left from the ceiling down.
Do you wash goat milking parlours?
We wash the outside surfaces of goat milking parlours: walls, floors, stands and the outside of the milking units. We don’t wash the milking system’s internal components; those stay with your own wash routine.
Do you clean feeders, waterers and fans?
Yes, as part of the barn wash. Canada's sheep Code of Practice (2013) asks for water bowls and troughs and ventilating fans to be cleaned regularly, and the goat code (2022) asks for feeders to be cleaned when they're soiled. Fan motors and controllers get covered first.
Do you disinfect, and with what?
Yes, after the wash, when you want it, 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.
Hot water or cold? Soap, or just water?
Both: our washers run hot or cold. 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.
How long does a sheep or goat barn take?
It depends on the barn: how many pens, the build-up and what’s in the scope. Tell us about yours and your quote gives the time.
How do you price a sheep or goat barn?
By the job: barn size and pen count, ceiling height and build-up, whether the bedding is out, and how many fans, feeders and waterers. 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