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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 681958" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>I believe I would go with 20 feet wide, since that will give you enough room for the cows to comfortably go by you without turning back. 40' long is not long enough for a sizable herd, and you want to plan your infrastructure for future growth. Our sorting alleys consisted of 2 side by side alleys that were roughly 20' wide, and were accessible from any pen. The main alley was roughly 100 yards long, had 3 gates to divide it into smaller pens, and had 3 more gates(2 opened in one direction, the 3rd opened in the opposite direction) that led into another, shorter(roughly 40-50 yards) alley. The shorter alley had a gate to divide it into 2 seperate pens. There were also gates at each end of the longer alley that lead into 2 different pens, another alley, and another gate that led into a 3rd pen. A 4th pen was accessible through opening/closing other gates. The sweep tub and chute was accessible through the second, shorter alley.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 681958, member: 539"] I believe I would go with 20 feet wide, since that will give you enough room for the cows to comfortably go by you without turning back. 40' long is not long enough for a sizable herd, and you want to plan your infrastructure for future growth. Our sorting alleys consisted of 2 side by side alleys that were roughly 20' wide, and were accessible from any pen. The main alley was roughly 100 yards long, had 3 gates to divide it into smaller pens, and had 3 more gates(2 opened in one direction, the 3rd opened in the opposite direction) that led into another, shorter(roughly 40-50 yards) alley. The shorter alley had a gate to divide it into 2 seperate pens. There were also gates at each end of the longer alley that lead into 2 different pens, another alley, and another gate that led into a 3rd pen. A 4th pen was accessible through opening/closing other gates. The sweep tub and chute was accessible through the second, shorter alley. [/QUOTE]
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