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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1378307" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>The alley to the chute is branched off of a long wider alley where I will load and unload. When I am working a large group, the long load out alley will stage a bunch of cows that will move down the wide alley to a circular tub type area that feeds them into the chute. I generally work cows by myself so I prefer a shorter alley where I don't have so much walking. My plan is to have two in the chute and three or four in the tub before reloading from the staging area. </p><p></p><p>I have another place that has an alley going into the chute that is about 80' long with vertical sides. I walk myself to death when working cows and small calves are even worse. One gets turned around and I either have to climb over or run them all the way back out the end. Its a pain when only doctoring one cow and she enters the chute and goes all the way to the squeeze. I have to hustle down to shut the backgate before she starts backing up. </p><p></p><p>I haven't started construction yet, just laying it out and thinking through it. The short alley will have sloping sides.</p><p></p><p> The place I bought has a massive roof only structure and this will be under less than half of it it with sorting pens that will be partially under this roof and partially outside. It will also be used when fence line weaning to give the calves some shade. The other half is used as a hay barn. </p><p></p><p>Everything I have read about alleys with sloping sides says to use 16" at the bottom and 28" (or 30") at he top but they don't ever tell you at what height the 28" should be at. I big barreled pregnant cow is widest at only 3' or so off the ground. Any suggestions on this? </p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1378307, member: 5381"] The alley to the chute is branched off of a long wider alley where I will load and unload. When I am working a large group, the long load out alley will stage a bunch of cows that will move down the wide alley to a circular tub type area that feeds them into the chute. I generally work cows by myself so I prefer a shorter alley where I don't have so much walking. My plan is to have two in the chute and three or four in the tub before reloading from the staging area. I have another place that has an alley going into the chute that is about 80' long with vertical sides. I walk myself to death when working cows and small calves are even worse. One gets turned around and I either have to climb over or run them all the way back out the end. Its a pain when only doctoring one cow and she enters the chute and goes all the way to the squeeze. I have to hustle down to shut the backgate before she starts backing up. I haven't started construction yet, just laying it out and thinking through it. The short alley will have sloping sides. The place I bought has a massive roof only structure and this will be under less than half of it it with sorting pens that will be partially under this roof and partially outside. It will also be used when fence line weaning to give the calves some shade. The other half is used as a hay barn. Everything I have read about alleys with sloping sides says to use 16" at the bottom and 28" (or 30") at he top but they don't ever tell you at what height the 28" should be at. I big barreled pregnant cow is widest at only 3' or so off the ground. Any suggestions on this? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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