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<blockquote data-quote="john250" data-source="post: 410301" data-attributes="member: 4406"><p>How long have you been there? If a ditch or draw has eaten down to the bedrock it has been out of its banks at some point or other. I don't think I'd parallel any ditch or creek with an alleyway, much less build directly in the ditch. They all flood at some point. Also, clean water regs would frown. </p><p></p><p>Your funnel needs to be as wide as you can make it and empty the cattle into a very secure pen large enough for your herd. Some sort of sweep gate to get them in the alley. The 28-30" wide alley only needs to be a couple cows long, but it needs to be oak (bolted) or steel. </p><p></p><p>Don't count on the cows going anywhere single file. Not until they have first tried going three wide and then two wide. If they haven't widened out your chute after that they <em>may</em> consent to go single file. </p><p></p><p>Good point about driving cattle from above--but I'd put a runner board on my alley. If the ditch is 3 feet deep but 6 feet across at the top, they'll jump right out of there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="john250, post: 410301, member: 4406"] How long have you been there? If a ditch or draw has eaten down to the bedrock it has been out of its banks at some point or other. I don't think I'd parallel any ditch or creek with an alleyway, much less build directly in the ditch. They all flood at some point. Also, clean water regs would frown. Your funnel needs to be as wide as you can make it and empty the cattle into a very secure pen large enough for your herd. Some sort of sweep gate to get them in the alley. The 28-30" wide alley only needs to be a couple cows long, but it needs to be oak (bolted) or steel. Don't count on the cows going anywhere single file. Not until they have first tried going three wide and then two wide. If they haven't widened out your chute after that they [i]may[/i] consent to go single file. Good point about driving cattle from above--but I'd put a runner board on my alley. If the ditch is 3 feet deep but 6 feet across at the top, they'll jump right out of there. [/QUOTE]
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