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Most times the ramp is lowered onto a bar to support the ramp.

Starting to see some of these pop up in local auction sales. I would assume they are Hutterite made. Look good enough but I’d like the ramp to be treated. Not positive but I believe the ramp is adjustable to allow for ground loading.

2 7/8” pipe would work just fine as well.

I don’t think there is a wrong answer. Just make sure basic obedience is instilled from the get go and you’ll get along with either one.

We just have ours built so you can ground load by opening a gate at the bottom of the chute and backing in on an angle. The open trailer door then blocks access to the ramp. No separate load out required, just make the alley panel that joins the ramp into a gate.

Chickens gain about 1lb for every pound of feed. That’s pretty good. Second only to fish that are about 1:1.2 or so. Many times more efficient than a beef animal.

So then is it fair to say chickens aren’t inefficient feeders passing undigested protein through their system but instead form nitrogen which the cows turn into protein? I’ve been doing some internet searching trying to learn how an animal as feed efficient as a chicken can have manure so...

I would have thought a creature that can convert a pound and a half of feed into a pound of bird would be considered pretty feed efficient.

Yes. Enbridge comes to mind right off the start (about 7% I think). BNS is another one.

Read this book the other day. I picture it a taking place pretty much right on @gcreekrch place. Have you read it Gcreek?

I might be inclined to buy dividend paying stocks that pay over 5%. They are out there, and there is the chance the stocks will also appreciate nicely over the next few years.

This yearling bull was delivered yesterday and should be the last one for the year barring any disasters.

Got it. So in your world the calipers have grown taller over the rotors and the rotors have not changed. What colour is the sky there?