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Wind Protection Curtains: Flexible Weather Protection

Protect your herd from dangerous drafts and annoying insects. Discover flexible solutions for an optimal barn climate in every season of the year.

Wind Protection Curtains: Draft-Free and Healthy All Year Round

An open loose housing barn offers cattle plenty of fresh air, but it also has disadvantages on stormy or freezing days. Cold drafts are one of the main triggers for respiratory diseases and pneumonia in the herd. A flexible strip curtain reliably blocks the wind, insulates the barn against the cold, and still allows the animals to go outside or to the feed barrier easily at any time.

The Benefits of Flexible Strip Curtains

A well-thought-out curtain made of soft plastic not only protects against bad weather but also brings other benefits:

  • Cold Protection in Winter: The overlapping strips keep the heat generated by the animals' bodies in the barn and consistently repel icy wind.
  • Insect Protection in Summer: Special strips keep annoying flies and horseflies away, ensuring more peace in the herd.
  • High Light Transmission: Transparent plastic ensures that sufficient daylight enters the building and the barn is not darkened.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much must the strips overlap?
For optimal protection against drafts, the individual PVC strips should overlap by at least five to ten centimetres, depending on the wind load and hanging height. This way, they only open when an animal passes through and immediately close tightly again.

Can the strips drag on the floor?
No, the strips should end about two to four centimetres above the floor. If they drag in the dirt, they wear out faster, freeze to the damp floor in winter, or the cattle accidentally step on them and tear them off.

Durable Barriers Against Wind and Weather

A draft-free barn is the best prevention against respiratory diseases in your cattle. A classic transparent PVC curtain is suitable for gates and open fronts, letting a lot of light into the barn. For quick setup, we offer a practical PVC strip curtain set or a complete swing door foil set. When it gets warmer, a special PVC fly strip curtain effectively keeps annoying insects out. Installation is extremely easy: you either attach the strips rigidly to a robust stainless steel hook strip or use a stainless steel pendulum plate that smoothly yields to every movement of the cow. If flexibility is required, a sliding mounting system for PVC strip curtains is the right choice. This can be individually adapted to your barn openings with a matching extension set, sturdy rolling carriages, and a roller brake set. If a strip gets damaged after years of use, simply replace it with inexpensive replacement strips.