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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1168348" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>I put fabric under the pea gravel. Don't use big gravel. They will move better if the gravel is not hurting their feet.</p><p></p><p>BTW: I did not like that Tarter Chute. I sold it and replaced it with a Priefert SO4.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i60.tinypic.com/ifbzwm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i60.tinypic.com/et7jo4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i57.tinypic.com/folumt.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i60.tinypic.com/eg4yzb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i60.tinypic.com/14sf8xx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>A crowding pen is very useful. With the sides boarded and a roof at one end, it is ideal for putting a cow up that needs special attention. The roof gives them shade and is absolutely necessary in the intense heat of summer. I have a cow waiting to calf that can walk in and out from under the roof of the crowding pen. She can go out into the holding area and get grass. Then she can come into the crowding pen and get out of the sun. I have been under there myself, it is quite cool. Here is a cow that calved in March. She and her calf are under the roof part of the holding pen. The walls protect the calf from fridgid winds. The other advantage is that a cow that is held in the crowding pen, can be easily moved into the sweep and then chuted.</p><p><img src="http://i61.tinypic.com/2hs6v6h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1168348, member: 17767"] I put fabric under the pea gravel. Don't use big gravel. They will move better if the gravel is not hurting their feet. BTW: I did not like that Tarter Chute. I sold it and replaced it with a Priefert SO4. [img]http://i60.tinypic.com/ifbzwm.jpg[/img] [img]http://i60.tinypic.com/et7jo4.jpg[/img] [img]http://i57.tinypic.com/folumt.jpg[/img] [img]http://i60.tinypic.com/eg4yzb.jpg[/img] [img]http://i60.tinypic.com/14sf8xx.jpg[/img] A crowding pen is very useful. With the sides boarded and a roof at one end, it is ideal for putting a cow up that needs special attention. The roof gives them shade and is absolutely necessary in the intense heat of summer. I have a cow waiting to calf that can walk in and out from under the roof of the crowding pen. She can go out into the holding area and get grass. Then she can come into the crowding pen and get out of the sun. I have been under there myself, it is quite cool. Here is a cow that calved in March. She and her calf are under the roof part of the holding pen. The walls protect the calf from fridgid winds. The other advantage is that a cow that is held in the crowding pen, can be easily moved into the sweep and then chuted. [img]http://i61.tinypic.com/2hs6v6h.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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