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<blockquote data-quote="TREY-L" data-source="post: 424737" data-attributes="member: 6073"><p>Crowder, </p><p>That is a nice looking pen. I actually have one similar to it, not as good as yours. Mine hasn't got the telephone pole post, just some much smaller ceder post @ 7' tall with the panels 6" off the ground and 2" x 6" boards nailed up above the panels all the way around. It is probobly 25+ years old, as it was on the property when I bought it. It is just a large rectangle divided in the middle, with an alley way on one side of one of the halves which leads up to my head catch, when I let them out of the head catch they are released back into the half of the rectangle that doesn't contain the alley way. It's a simple design and I really like it, especially if you miss one. I had to tear down my old alley way last year, (old sawmill lumber), and replaced it with real heavy duty 2" bull panels. I was working a cow back in the spring that didn't want any part of that headcatch, so I decided to just try to work her in the alley way. The cow jumped straight up and rolled over the 6' top rail on that bull panel, <strong>almost crushing me in the process</strong>. Didn't hurt her a bit, she landed on her feet and just walked off. They never cease to amaze me! Oh, by the by, I had just finished giving that cow her last shot, luckily, so she did get worked. ;-) </p><p> Trey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TREY-L, post: 424737, member: 6073"] Crowder, That is a nice looking pen. I actually have one similar to it, not as good as yours. Mine hasn't got the telephone pole post, just some much smaller ceder post @ 7' tall with the panels 6" off the ground and 2" x 6" boards nailed up above the panels all the way around. It is probobly 25+ years old, as it was on the property when I bought it. It is just a large rectangle divided in the middle, with an alley way on one side of one of the halves which leads up to my head catch, when I let them out of the head catch they are released back into the half of the rectangle that doesn't contain the alley way. It's a simple design and I really like it, especially if you miss one. I had to tear down my old alley way last year, (old sawmill lumber), and replaced it with real heavy duty 2" bull panels. I was working a cow back in the spring that didn't want any part of that headcatch, so I decided to just try to work her in the alley way. The cow jumped straight up and rolled over the 6' top rail on that bull panel, [b]almost crushing me in the process[/b]. Didn't hurt her a bit, she landed on her feet and just walked off. They never cease to amaze me! Oh, by the by, I had just finished giving that cow her last shot, luckily, so she did get worked. ;-) Trey [/QUOTE]
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