Dual Chamber Waterbed Mattresses

Great Features

Offer superior cow comfort
Use less bedding
Stay drier
Keep cows cleaner
Lower your somatic cell count
Do not pack

Dual Chamber Waterbed Mattress

Mattress with Brisket Locator Option

The dual chamber allows the cows pressure points (Knees, Hocks, and Udder) to float. Floating pressure points prevent skin abrasion and hock swelling.

Beds remain a constant temperature throughout the year. In the winter the cows drive heat into the rubber and water which both retain heat well. The concrete beneath the bed is 40-45 degrees. The concrete does not pull the heat from the waterbed.

In the summer, 100 degree days and body heat from the cows drive heat into the Waterbed. Again the concrete is 40-45 degrees and tends to pull the heat away from the waterbed thus providing a cool surface for the cow.

Testimonial

Tauscher Farms

The Tauscher brothers, Al, Greg, and Mark installed 200 waterbeds for their milking herd in 2001. In 2003 they remodeled a dry cow barn and installed 70 waterbeds. In 2007 they finished installing 60 waterbeds throughout their entire dairy. They now have a total of 330 waterbeds.

Production Statistics

Tolling herd average: 27,548 lb., December 2006
Average milk per cow on an annual basis 85 lb.

Waterbed Experience

One hour after the cows return from the parlor they have eaten and they are all laying down. Our nutritionist is the dey to our herds production. Our waterbeds provide the comfort to get the most from our feeding efforts. Our cows are all laying down one hour after milking.
-Al Tauscher, March 2007.

Bedding Required

Three simi loads per year at a cost of $1600 per load, $4800 total to bed 300 stalls per year.