Calving gate location

[jerseycowsman]

My calving gate for the grant scheme has finally arrived, a Ritchie one. Anyone got any pictures of where you have put yours and pics of it in action?
In a rush now as have to it paid, installed and claimed for by next week!
TIA

 

[Rossymons]

get it installed and take a picture with a cow in.

When they've paid out worry about the exact perfect location then.

 

[More to life]

I'd put in the calving shed

 

[nonemouse]

My calving gate for the grant scheme has finally arrived, a Ritchie one. Anyone got any pictures of where you have put yours and pics of it in action?
In a rush now as have to it paid, installed and claimed for by next week!
TIA

I got the ritchie one last year, its still not in the 'right' position because Ive been building new dry cow accommodation, I just took some photos of it stood attached to some hurdles from my cattle handling pen, to get the claim in.

 

[Farmer 83563]

Good investment. Some photos on here https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/calving-gate.197270/page-3

 

[milkloss]

Does anyone use a calving gate against a wall? I'm thinking the yoke is bolted to the wall where it can pivot and then a pin to the ground on the other side (so it can be folded against the wall). This way the gate could be swung either way depending on requirements And folded flat when not needed.

 

[pappuller]

My calving gate for the grant scheme has finally arrived, a Ritchie one. Anyone got any pictures of where you have put yours and pics of it in action?
In a rush now as have to it paid, installed and claimed for by next week!
TIA

Out of interest how much is the Ritchie one ? One sold at a farm sale yesterday for £350 i think

 

[michael N123]

Whatever you do make sure you can get to the left hand Side of the cow

 

[honeyend]

I have my gate in the middle wall of a barn at one end, so it can be used either side and also there is another gate on the barn end side for access.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Out of interest how much is the Ritchie one ? One sold at a farm sale yesterday for £350 i think

Be some discount off, then with grant off be less

 

[Wishful Thinker]

Serves 2 pens or is folded back to make one big pen. Chain in wall to hold small gate to keep cow in tight If working on her

 

[Dave6170]

Thats mine there if you can make it out. Swing it round and chain it to the gate against the wall

 

[Princess Pooper]

We bought a calving gate last year, which fortunately we've not had to use yet, cows have been calved free standing as we always have done, if they've needed help.

Our problem is we are short on space, so the IAE gate is in our calving yard, attached to the wall, like #11 above, but it does not form a separate pen and over the course of the winter the bedding builds up, we are never able to muck it out.

The bottom rail of the side section (which has the hinged gate set in it to bring round against the side of the cow) would therefore get buried in the straw, so we set 2 sets of hinges, one low, one higher, but that base rail can swing round unless the height of the straw is exactly right.

Thought of having an adjustable drop down 'leg' different heights (like the leg for a livestock trailer when not in use) to stabilise it - has anyone else done this?

 

[jerseycowsman]

I'd put in the calving shed

Smart arse!

 

[jerseycowsman]

Out of interest how much is the Ritchie one ? One sold at a farm sale yesterday for £350 i think

Over £500

 

[frederick]

Teemore do this gate which is has the headlock braced against the wall rather than fixed to the floor.

2 in 1 Calving Gate - Teemore Engineering - Livestock Housing Specialists

The telescopic 2 in 1 calving gate is ideal for dividing 2 calving pens and can be coupled with the Jourdain head locking yoke leaving it accessible from both sides. 2 in 1 calving gate can be paired with any of the 5 bar ends.

www.teemoreengineering.com