Hurdles for lambing pens

[Jim75]

Just bought 70 pin type/ galvanised 5ft for £23. Could've had 4-6ft at that price.
Also bought 90 4ft ungalvanised/ pin type for £12.50/gate. Personally don't think wood is worth bothering with in terms of disease

 

[Gator]

Never had any problems with wood, just need a good clean and disinfecting when finished.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Never had any problems with wood, just need a good clean and disinfecting when finished.

There's a joke in there somewhere..

 

[Gator]

There's a joke in there somewhere..

I know but I resisted, I'm a good boy

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I know but I resisted, I'm a good boy

I couldn't resist

 

[Gator]

I couldn't resist

You BAD BOY

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You BAD BOY

 

[Series 1]

Are they llanwenog @Series 1 ?

Correct.
All registered.
Started with 10 broker's 3 years ago and will be lambing 32 this year.
13 now and 19 in March.

 

[Bury the Trash]

In after some new hurdles to make lambing pens up with. Would like 5ft so they fit in the Polytunnel better, preferably wooden but can be metal.
I want new ones, don't have time to make my own before poeple start suggesting ideas. Lol!!
Basically any ideas where I can get some????

Still got some 5 and 6'wooden ones around - never had a lamb get out of them as in some of the metal ones we have had .
They do need baler cord - but i suppose metal pins could be included in the design
ours are old now tho and have lasted well but they were pre cca banning so didn't rot.

V diamond braced were most durable as some of the single diagonal braced did not support all the rails if some 'shorthouse' twit climbed over them by treading on the bottom rail and bust it .....

 

[Series 1]

Very tidy looking. Although I suspect I'd need heavier wood for my hill ewes unless I wanted £45 worth of kindling!

Luckily the ewes are fairly quiet.

I did experimented a bit with some different designs.
If I ever need to make some more i would make them the same as the one's on left, around the straw bale.
The extra upright and two diagonal braces are a lot stronger than the single diagonal.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Ok off topic but whats thee.. most docile breed ?

 

[Man_in_black]

Correct.
All registered.
Started with 10 broker's 3 years ago and will be lambing 32 this year.
13 now and 19 in March.

When I first moved to England place I worked had small flock of them (30 odd). Was a special needs school with smallholding. They were very docile/calm/forgiving with students.

I always quite liked them as mothers & decent twin %. Shame about wooly head!!

 

[idgni]

These are old individual calf pens re sheeted with corriboard, as per earlier post.

Got fed up with buckets getting broke and tipped over, made thes from 20l drum and simple angle bracket

 

[exmoor dave]

These are old individual calf pens re sheeted with corriboard, as per earlier post.

Got fed up with buckets getting broke and tipped over, made thes from 20l drum and simple angle bracket

That set up would be ideal for putting drinkers in, one per two pens

 

[idgni]

That set up would be ideal for putting drinkers in, one per two pens

Had drinkers before in the pens, but didn't like them as they keep getting afterbitrth, sh1t etc in them.
and had to get in to the pen to clean, with the bucket on front gate just take off and throw out