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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 8203"><p>Phil--I don't think it's just Mississippi, definitely<br>a problem here in Maryland. A lot of guys use two gates<br>and a rope!<p>: Number of cows and calves? 100 cows, 97 calves, 26 heifers<p>: Do you have a large catch pen or lot? Yes, capable of 200 head<p>: Do you have a crowding pen that can withstand heavy use?<br>Wide alley way is board, treated 2 by 6's with post on 4 foot<br>centers, funnels to a barrel. <p><br>: Do you have a working alley? after barrel there is steel alley,<br>3 sections, with can't backs. <p>: Head gate only?<p>: Squeeze chute and head gate? Yep and palpatation cage.<p>: Scales? Yep, Trutest, set up just after the barrel, that way<br>one person can be worming, or doing rate of gain calculations<br>before the cattle are at the head chute. That way vet isn't standing<br>there waiting while I decide whether they become a<br>steer or not, or in the case of bulls whether they are<br>even semen tested of not.<p>: Would you rate your set up as good, bad or needs <br>: improvement? Could use some improvement--particular<br>some of the gates could be heavier. Could use a sorting<br>area immediately after the head gate, instead of two<br>choices that I have now, out and loading chute to the<br>trailer.<p>: Is your set up better than or worse than your cattlemen<br>: friend's set up? Definitely better than most.<p>: Can you catchem when you wantem? Yep<p>: Can you catchem by yourself or do you have to have a <br>: family reunion to work cattle? Well I can get them all<br>the way into the chute by myself but especially with<br>the cows that have been here a while I need one other<br>person to make them put their head in the head gate.<p></p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=7 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sales@cornerfarm.com">sales@cornerfarm.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 8203"] Phil--I don't think it's just Mississippi, definitely<br>a problem here in Maryland. A lot of guys use two gates<br>and a rope!<p>: Number of cows and calves? 100 cows, 97 calves, 26 heifers<p>: Do you have a large catch pen or lot? Yes, capable of 200 head<p>: Do you have a crowding pen that can withstand heavy use?<br>Wide alley way is board, treated 2 by 6's with post on 4 foot<br>centers, funnels to a barrel. <p><br>: Do you have a working alley? after barrel there is steel alley,<br>3 sections, with can't backs. <p>: Head gate only?<p>: Squeeze chute and head gate? Yep and palpatation cage.<p>: Scales? Yep, Trutest, set up just after the barrel, that way<br>one person can be worming, or doing rate of gain calculations<br>before the cattle are at the head chute. That way vet isn't standing<br>there waiting while I decide whether they become a<br>steer or not, or in the case of bulls whether they are<br>even semen tested of not.<p>: Would you rate your set up as good, bad or needs <br>: improvement? Could use some improvement--particular<br>some of the gates could be heavier. Could use a sorting<br>area immediately after the head gate, instead of two<br>choices that I have now, out and loading chute to the<br>trailer.<p>: Is your set up better than or worse than your cattlemen<br>: friend's set up? Definitely better than most.<p>: Can you catchem when you wantem? Yep<p>: Can you catchem by yourself or do you have to have a <br>: family reunion to work cattle? Well I can get them all<br>the way into the chute by myself but especially with<br>the cows that have been here a while I need one other<br>person to make them put their head in the head gate.<p> <br> <br><hr size=7 width=75%><p> [email=sales@cornerfarm.com]sales@cornerfarm.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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