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<blockquote data-quote="Longlowdog" data-source="post: 2228314" data-attributes="member: 395"><p>My wee Beltex have 6x6 purely because I hate to see ewes standing on lambs when they turn round or when they are trying to get to feed or water and the price difference between gate sizes did not justify buying smaller ones. I see plenty of large ewes with twins in Solway 5x5 pens and 4'6''x 6' steel pens at work and there are no problems one could actually level at the pen size.How long you may keep the ewes confined and personal preference will probably make more difference than measurable factors.</p><p> If you buy gates with fixed hoops on one end you will be unable to make a line of pens where all the gates interlock. Gates with lugs and pins are far easier. I saw a company where each end was made with lugs at slightly differing heights within a two inch range so the gates remained level on a concrete surface, that was a feature I liked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longlowdog, post: 2228314, member: 395"] My wee Beltex have 6x6 purely because I hate to see ewes standing on lambs when they turn round or when they are trying to get to feed or water and the price difference between gate sizes did not justify buying smaller ones. I see plenty of large ewes with twins in Solway 5x5 pens and 4'6''x 6' steel pens at work and there are no problems one could actually level at the pen size.How long you may keep the ewes confined and personal preference will probably make more difference than measurable factors. If you buy gates with fixed hoops on one end you will be unable to make a line of pens where all the gates interlock. Gates with lugs and pins are far easier. I saw a company where each end was made with lugs at slightly differing heights within a two inch range so the gates remained level on a concrete surface, that was a feature I liked. [/QUOTE]
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