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<blockquote data-quote="gberry" data-source="post: 1040357" data-attributes="member: 3325"><p>It's hard to make suggestions because the drawing is not really to scale and it's unclear where the problem is. It looks like the cattle are expected to enter a single width alley through the side of the barn and immediately make a left hand turn. If that's the case, they are going to balk at that every time. If I was trying to force them through that situation, I would replace the 8 foot gate with a 14 footer and hang a second 14 footer just above (in this drawing) the opening in the barn. For sorting, I would simply push these 2 gates against the wall. Once the cows were sorted, I would close the existing 14' gate you have drawn on the picture now. Then I would open the 14' gate (that replaced the 8') against this gate. I would use the new 14' gate to sort off a few head at a time to run through the chute. The 2 new 14' gates could be used to create a longer alley leading through your existing opening. I doubt this makes much sense. An actual picture of your setup or a scaled drawing would help us make better suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gberry, post: 1040357, member: 3325"] It's hard to make suggestions because the drawing is not really to scale and it's unclear where the problem is. It looks like the cattle are expected to enter a single width alley through the side of the barn and immediately make a left hand turn. If that's the case, they are going to balk at that every time. If I was trying to force them through that situation, I would replace the 8 foot gate with a 14 footer and hang a second 14 footer just above (in this drawing) the opening in the barn. For sorting, I would simply push these 2 gates against the wall. Once the cows were sorted, I would close the existing 14' gate you have drawn on the picture now. Then I would open the 14' gate (that replaced the 8') against this gate. I would use the new 14' gate to sort off a few head at a time to run through the chute. The 2 new 14' gates could be used to create a longer alley leading through your existing opening. I doubt this makes much sense. An actual picture of your setup or a scaled drawing would help us make better suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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