Pressure wash hutches/pens (am)

Things needed: pressure washer, alkaline detergent,

1. Remove all the bedding and organic material from the calf pen/hutches

2. Thoroughly wet the calf pens/hutches with water, starting at the highest and ending with the lowest point of the calf pen

3. Apply an alkaline detergent (pH 11 to 12) to the calf pens/hutches using either a hand held foamer or a bucket and brush

4. Go from low to high and apply the foam evenly to all the surfaces of the calf pen/hutch

5. Soak 10 to 15 minutes

6. Rinse with water, going from high to low

7. Apply a foaming acid (pH 3 to 4) using either a hand held foamer

8. Go from low to high and apply the foam evenly to all the surfaces of the calf pen

9. Soak 10 to 15 minutes

10. Rinse with water, going from high to low

11. Allow pens to dry

12. Disinfect with a disinfectant, going from the highest point to the lowest point of the calf pen

Clean hutch pad (am)

- Scrape bedding away

- Load into tractor wheel loader bucket

- Dump bedding into compost pile