Portable and collapsable modular calf housing system

Abstract

A portable and collapsable modular calf housing system featuring at leasl one pen comprising a front panel and two side panels and optionally a rear wall panel forming a pen The side panels include channels in which the front panel can slide vertically to adjust the height of a feed pail attached thereto The channels are disposed on either face of each side panel to enable a front panel from each one of adjacent pens to be joined to form a plurality of interconnected pens.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable pen unit for use in housing a calf in isolation from a herd, each pen unit comprising a frame having a front and opposing sides combining to define an interior containment area, wherein the side panels include a tongue and groove connector system for easy assembly and disassembly of multiple units as a complex. 
     
     
         2 . The pen unit of  claim 1  further comprising a rear wall, wherein the unit has an open floor to be free standing. 
     
     
         3 . The pen unit of  claim 1  further comprising a floor wherein said unit is adapted to be mounted to a wall. 
     
     
         4 . The pen unit of  claim 1 , wherein the pen has at least one feed pail integrated into the front panel and wherein said front panel can be moved vertically to adjust the height of the feed pail as the calf grows. 
     
     
         5 . The pen unit of  claim 4  wherein said front panel slides vertically within channels on each side panel. 
     
     
         6 . The pen unit of  claim 5  wherein the front panel is secure in position through a bolt/aperture system. 
     
     
         7 . The pen unit of  claim 6  wherein the front panel includes at least 3 apertures. 
     
     
         8 . A kit for the assembly of a pen as defined in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         9 . A method of housing a calf comprising keeping the calf in a pen that includes means for adjusting the height of the feed pail as the calf grows.