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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 888762" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>Luckylegs, why couldn't you make the 12' gate going into the crowding area (before the crowd gate) swing on the opposite hinge, like having the hinge on the feed storage corner instead of the pig pen corner. Especially since if you would want to move the cows from the working pen right beside the pig pen straight into the crowding pen. Also, do you get any cows turning around in any of the corners of the crowding pen? It almost looks like you might, which might get you thinking of putting in a diagonal fence in those corners to prevent this. </p><p></p><p>I agree with Backhoe about moving your hay storage area to an area where only have one gate to go through (or even, better NO gates). </p><p></p><p>The future catch pen looks pretty big to be considered a catch pen, unless you are planning on breaking it up into several holding pens. I wouldn't move it up the proposed 24', but a bit further up, more like right up to the head-gate. From there you can break it up into several pens. With only 20 cows to work with you don't need such a large hold/catch pen, just one that's large enough that you can work them on foot without them easily getting away on you. And also break up your hold pens so you can sort your cows and calves at weaning, having a system that's easy to work with and isn't so complicated it gets confusing for both you and the cows. </p><p></p><p>And, to solve the problem about them baulking when going into the darkened shed is to have lighting above that illuminates the doorway for them a bit better, or eliminate some walls to lighten up the area a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 888762, member: 3739"] Luckylegs, why couldn't you make the 12' gate going into the crowding area (before the crowd gate) swing on the opposite hinge, like having the hinge on the feed storage corner instead of the pig pen corner. Especially since if you would want to move the cows from the working pen right beside the pig pen straight into the crowding pen. Also, do you get any cows turning around in any of the corners of the crowding pen? It almost looks like you might, which might get you thinking of putting in a diagonal fence in those corners to prevent this. I agree with Backhoe about moving your hay storage area to an area where only have one gate to go through (or even, better NO gates). The future catch pen looks pretty big to be considered a catch pen, unless you are planning on breaking it up into several holding pens. I wouldn't move it up the proposed 24', but a bit further up, more like right up to the head-gate. From there you can break it up into several pens. With only 20 cows to work with you don't need such a large hold/catch pen, just one that's large enough that you can work them on foot without them easily getting away on you. And also break up your hold pens so you can sort your cows and calves at weaning, having a system that's easy to work with and isn't so complicated it gets confusing for both you and the cows. And, to solve the problem about them baulking when going into the darkened shed is to have lighting above that illuminates the doorway for them a bit better, or eliminate some walls to lighten up the area a bit. [/QUOTE]
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