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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1783450" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>Here's a quick drawing for a simple 40-cow capacity Holding Pen, with Bud Box and lane, using the 24' Freestanding Panels, like I described in my previous post. Kind of a minimum of what would be required to function and "flow" very well, IMO. All portable. That third gate in the holding pen wouldn't be "essential"..., but it definitely would make loading from the Holding Pen into the Bud Box more efficient. With our bigger herd (so a larger Holding Pen), we usually just set one or more 24' panels there, at about the angle that I drew the gate in (to have a kind of a narrower alleyway where one man can follow them up and have them a little more contained leading up to the Bud Box). The man then only has to "block" about a 12' width when encouraging the animals forward toward the Bud Box. The beauty of this kind of set-up is that it IS flexible... you can change it in any way you want so it works for you. Bud Boxes work GREAT though if you understand cattle and know how one is supposed to function... I'd never trade that design for a tub. And this SIZE of Bud Box is just right (12' x 24'), regardless of herd size.</p><p></p><p>Wouldn't need the guard rails attached to the lane panels of course, and it would work just fine that way for cows... but mounting them on two panels wouldn't prevent you from using them anywhere "just as panels" for a temporary corral... and it would make the lane work much better for calves and yearlings. Of course, THIS design would allow you to put the panels closer together too, ... "adjustable width"... but if your calves and cows aren't sorted, and are running through as one "herd" together, that's not all that practical (that's most commonly the case for our operation). Just add more panels to the Holding Pen as needed as your herd size increases.</p><p></p><p>Way less complicated and costly than what I built, with pretty much the same "flow" and functionality. Might even wish that this was the route I pursued in the first place???!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]25053[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1783450, member: 39018"] Here's a quick drawing for a simple 40-cow capacity Holding Pen, with Bud Box and lane, using the 24' Freestanding Panels, like I described in my previous post. Kind of a minimum of what would be required to function and "flow" very well, IMO. All portable. That third gate in the holding pen wouldn't be "essential"..., but it definitely would make loading from the Holding Pen into the Bud Box more efficient. With our bigger herd (so a larger Holding Pen), we usually just set one or more 24' panels there, at about the angle that I drew the gate in (to have a kind of a narrower alleyway where one man can follow them up and have them a little more contained leading up to the Bud Box). The man then only has to "block" about a 12' width when encouraging the animals forward toward the Bud Box. The beauty of this kind of set-up is that it IS flexible... you can change it in any way you want so it works for you. Bud Boxes work GREAT though if you understand cattle and know how one is supposed to function... I'd never trade that design for a tub. And this SIZE of Bud Box is just right (12' x 24'), regardless of herd size. Wouldn't need the guard rails attached to the lane panels of course, and it would work just fine that way for cows... but mounting them on two panels wouldn't prevent you from using them anywhere "just as panels" for a temporary corral... and it would make the lane work much better for calves and yearlings. Of course, THIS design would allow you to put the panels closer together too, ... "adjustable width"... but if your calves and cows aren't sorted, and are running through as one "herd" together, that's not all that practical (that's most commonly the case for our operation). Just add more panels to the Holding Pen as needed as your herd size increases. Way less complicated and costly than what I built, with pretty much the same "flow" and functionality. Might even wish that this was the route I pursued in the first place???!!! :) [ATTACH type="full" alt="1673973333777.png"]25053[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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