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<blockquote data-quote="shadyhollownj" data-source="post: 725954" data-attributes="member: 9320"><p>Ok I was in this situation 2 years ago when I bought my farm. I actually bought a headgate from tractor supply for 600 bucks. I used two heavy 6 foot gates on the sides so I could get access to the cows in the chute. I mounted the headgate and gates on the side to 6x6s and used dimensions reccomended on college websites for home made chute building. To mount the gates I only used the fence bolts on the top so I could swing the botton of the gate in to make more of a v chute depending on cows or calves. I ai my cows with this chute and it works fine. I made a simple door on the side to get access from behind and used 16 foot of 2x 8 walls for the rest of the chute. Its homemade and only cost me about 1300 bucks for 24 feet of chute and a headgate. By the way I only run 20 head so if I was a big cattle guy I might reconsider a priefert for 4000. As far as mineral forget it and use a block or loose in a trough. Definetly get a good round bale feeder the cheap ones under 300 last a week with a bull. If you want pics pm me and Ill go out and take some. Im only a beginner but dont go out and spend a fortune on equipment. I learned the hard way on some stuff. Oh yeah and go to farm dispersal auctions you can find some great stuff for cheap even headgates and panels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shadyhollownj, post: 725954, member: 9320"] Ok I was in this situation 2 years ago when I bought my farm. I actually bought a headgate from tractor supply for 600 bucks. I used two heavy 6 foot gates on the sides so I could get access to the cows in the chute. I mounted the headgate and gates on the side to 6x6s and used dimensions reccomended on college websites for home made chute building. To mount the gates I only used the fence bolts on the top so I could swing the botton of the gate in to make more of a v chute depending on cows or calves. I ai my cows with this chute and it works fine. I made a simple door on the side to get access from behind and used 16 foot of 2x 8 walls for the rest of the chute. Its homemade and only cost me about 1300 bucks for 24 feet of chute and a headgate. By the way I only run 20 head so if I was a big cattle guy I might reconsider a priefert for 4000. As far as mineral forget it and use a block or loose in a trough. Definetly get a good round bale feeder the cheap ones under 300 last a week with a bull. If you want pics pm me and Ill go out and take some. Im only a beginner but dont go out and spend a fortune on equipment. I learned the hard way on some stuff. Oh yeah and go to farm dispersal auctions you can find some great stuff for cheap even headgates and panels. [/QUOTE]
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