DIY 3-way draft

[Man_in_black]

Weaning a few tomorrow. Needing to do a 3 way split (ewes - fat lambs- replacement ewe lambs). I only have a standard 2 way gate. Is there any way I can temporarily modify it or the race to avoid putting the lambs back through twice?

Due to logistics I want the ewes to run straight out yard into field, which I know will make it even harder to get lambs to go back in shed to go through race when they've just watched mammy gallop through the gate behind me!

Diolch

 

[spin cycle]

cut ewes out first......then run lambs thru again splitting fats/replacements

 

[Hill Ground]

Can you replace one race panel with a short hurdle and a little gate which will then act as a shedding gate when opened into the race? (If that makes sense)

Then you can do one bunch out the side and 2 lots out the end like normal.

You will need to be an octopus or have her to operate it though!!!

 

[Jerry]

cut ewes out first......then run lambs thru again splitting fats/replacements

id probably do the opposite if you can’t 3 way draft.

cut out fats / replacements first so ewes run better for last run thru.

 

[Ryan774-80]

Weaning a few tomorrow. Needing to do a 3 way split (ewes - fat lambs- replacement ewe lambs). I only have a standard 2 way gate. Is there any way I can temporarily modify it or the race to avoid putting the lambs back through twice?

Due to logistics I want the ewes to run straight out yard into field, which I know will make it even harder to get lambs to go back in shed to go through race when they've just watched mammy gallop through the gate behind me!

Diolch

Gate before the drafter?

 

[spin cycle]

id probably do the opposite if you can’t 3 way draft.

cut out fats / replacements first so ewes run better for last run thru.

and that is why you are a pro and i a hopeless amateur

 

[Jerry]

I have one of these in race after scales. Works well.

https://iae.co.uk/product-agriculture/fully-sheeted-sheep-shedding-hurdles/

 

[Man_in_black]

I have one of these in race after scales. Works well.

https://iae.co.uk/product-agriculture/fully-sheeted-sheep-shedding-hurdles/

Yeah that'd be ideal.
I might revert to unpinning one race panel and pull fats out that way...

My initial thought was to try pull them out of shed before they enter race, but think it'll turn into a wrestling match and the odds are stacked against me !

 

[Man_in_black]

Gate before the drafter?

Within the race?

 

[Man_in_black]

I have one of these in race after scales. Works well.

https://iae.co.uk/product-agriculture/fully-sheeted-sheep-shedding-hurdles/

Do they form part of the race Jerry?

 

[Jerry]

Do they form part of the race Jerry?

yes. Scales. Than that gate. Then 10 foot of race made up with sheeted hurdles.

it’s only two way drafting but I can weigh, split out fats and potential replacements and let rest run thru if needed.

If just weaning I run the lot thru and draft of lambs.

currently designing a new static handling set up and if I can there will be a three way drafting gate included

 

[Ryan774-80]

Within the race?

yes. like so providing you can modify the race easy.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Am I the only one who finds it a full time task to shed 2 ways, and not forget half way through, which way I'm supposed to be drafting? The little one can get quite abrupt when his old dad starts making a mess of it. Unfortunately his trichromatic deficiency makes it hard for him to differentiate any markings so he always tells me to draft while he brings them up.

 

[BAF]

Run them all through the race. Shed out the replacements and run the ewes and fats back round. Shed out the fat from the ewes job done.

 

[Man_in_black]

went with the unpin the race method. Worked fine enough, couple of lambs I had to reverse.

Cheers for all the replies

 

[Blue.]

Am I the only one who finds it a full time task to shed 2 ways, and not forget half way through, which way I'm supposed to be drafting? The little one can get quite abrupt when his old dad starts making a mess of it. Unfortunately his trichromatic deficiency makes it hard for him to differentiate any markings so he always tells me to draft while he brings them up.

You need a combi clamp then you can put a stop to proceedings at any time,3 way drafting is easy with them.