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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 463644" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>For just a few head, this is a pretty well thought out deal. I agree that you can't have too many gates but then again each gate is an added expense and you aren't going to be working a bunch of cattle so you need to watch your costs.</p><p></p><p>Question I have is why would a cow want to go in here. For shade - yes, some range cubes - sometimes. I would also suggest - if possible - to put your water tank under the lean-to. This way the cows will create regular movement into the pen. You can also hang a back rub at gate 1 for bug control. If you want to work them, just shut the gate and come back a few hours later and they will be waiting on you and file in. From there, it seems simple enough to cut one or two out of here with gate #2.</p><p></p><p>You don't illustrate, but what is the width of the gates. I would suggest 10 foot so as to allow a tractor to go inside the pen area if the need arises.</p><p></p><p>Will you be building it totally out of wood? If so, and you need some ideas fot some heavy home-made hinges I'll be glad to furnish you some pics of some really nice hinges I make for gates. They are cheap and strong.</p><p></p><p>One last suggestion would be to double up on the posts in the chute and put some stringers across the top so as to tie the posts together to prevent the girls from bending the posts out. Simple board between the two posts works fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 463644, member: 4362"] For just a few head, this is a pretty well thought out deal. I agree that you can't have too many gates but then again each gate is an added expense and you aren't going to be working a bunch of cattle so you need to watch your costs. Question I have is why would a cow want to go in here. For shade - yes, some range cubes - sometimes. I would also suggest - if possible - to put your water tank under the lean-to. This way the cows will create regular movement into the pen. You can also hang a back rub at gate 1 for bug control. If you want to work them, just shut the gate and come back a few hours later and they will be waiting on you and file in. From there, it seems simple enough to cut one or two out of here with gate #2. You don't illustrate, but what is the width of the gates. I would suggest 10 foot so as to allow a tractor to go inside the pen area if the need arises. Will you be building it totally out of wood? If so, and you need some ideas fot some heavy home-made hinges I'll be glad to furnish you some pics of some really nice hinges I make for gates. They are cheap and strong. One last suggestion would be to double up on the posts in the chute and put some stringers across the top so as to tie the posts together to prevent the girls from bending the posts out. Simple board between the two posts works fine. [/QUOTE]
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