Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
Water won’t pool around the posts, we’ve sloped the concrete so the water runs all one way then put a drain in to catch it
Cattle handling project
- Thread starter Northeastfarmer
- Start date
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- Buxton, Derbyshire
Currently feeding out to the sucklers, only got a few days worth left. Been very useful since grass growth has slowed due to the dry weather.
Sorry meant where will you put your silage when you use the pit for handling. Have you moved to bales?
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
Ah right, sorry. We haven't made clamp silage for 10yrs or more, at 48' the face was simply too wide to stay fresh for feeding 50 sucklers. Was ok for 90 milk cows plus followers.
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
Started marking out over the weekend
Top tip- use sheep marker to mark post holes, it rubs out easily when you bodge up your measurements
Top tip- use sheep marker to mark post holes, it rubs out easily when you bodge up your measurements
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- Welshman living in Nottinghamshire
Absolute boss job, top man. That actually made me "ohh"
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- Buxton, Derbyshire
Sorry for the lack of posts, we've been waiting of the roof going on. Hopefully they'll be done by next week.
Young cattle can't get turned in it ?
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
Small calves probably can, but the idea is to keep cattle flowing....I bought the curved race and it’s a standard size...it has to be wide enough to get the cows through...you can’t have everything
Danllan
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- Sir Gar / Carms
You need one of those American 'squeeze' races.
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
I don’t...it’s taken 2 years to make an erect this one...it’s good enough for what we need...I’m not altering it nowYou need one of those American 'squeeze' races.
Danllan
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- Sir Gar / Carms
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- Gods country (England)
Looking good [emoji41] I’ve got serious cattle handling system envy now
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
They don't have to be American either:You need one of those American 'squeeze' races.
Morris (this link sold via Teemore)
https://www.teemoreengineering.com/crushes-handling/morris-variable-width-clipping-crush.php
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
Danllan
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- Sir Gar / Carms
I did, but it was a bit tongue-in-cheek. I have no idea if there are 'squeeze races', but it sounds the sort of thing an American might claim - probably a Texan. It sounds plausible, like prescription windscreens...
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
MEP engineering make one, I was interested in it for our set up but it's a portable one whereas we were wanting a fixed system. Also if you were to run cows and calves through it you'd still need it on its widest setting and risk calves turning round, unless you sorted the calves from the cows before you started.I did, but it was a bit tongue-in-cheek. I have no idea if there are 'squeeze races', but it sounds the sort of thing an American might claim - probably a Texan. It sounds plausible, like prescription windscreens...
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
I’ve always had the idea of a adjustable width race. I can think off a couple of ways to do it, but if I told you I would loose my sales edge when I market themI did, but it was a bit tongue-in-cheek. I have no idea if there are 'squeeze races', but it sounds the sort of thing an American might claim - probably a Texan. It sounds plausible, like prescription windscreens...
Danllan
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- Sir Gar / Carms
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Probably better than trying to sort them in the race