Wild cattle coral

[tepapa]

I have a coral to build for wild cattle. Think limo but worse.
From your livestock experience what height would be the minimum requirement and spacing between rails.
To be built out of timber.

 

[cheviot53]

Friend had them go over a 6ft post & crash barrier .mine was 7ft and nothing over . The gaps between barriers are only just big enough to get your toes in so you can climb up quickly if needed

 

[Hesstondriver]

its as much line of sight , if they can see over the top more inclined to jump !

 

[haymaker80]

its as much line of sight , if they can see over the top more inclined to jump !

This. I'd say 7ft, they won't bother trying.

 

[haymaker80]

I have a coral to build for wild cattle. Think limo but worse.
From your livestock experience what height would be the minimum requirement and spacing between rails.
To be built out of timber.

Out of interest, when you say wild cattle do you mean wild as in feral or wild as in flighty farmed cattle? Remember watching a program from nz years ago of them having an annual roundup of escaped/feral cattle from scrubland. Sure the stockyards they were gathering them into had cattle hurdles tied to the fences to add extra height, looked as if they could have been 8ft high.

 

[tepapa]

Out of interest, when you say wild cattle do you mean wild as in feral or wild as in flighty farmed cattle? Remember watching a program from nz years ago of them having an annual roundup of escaped/feral cattle from scrubland. Sure the stockyards they were gathering them into had cattle hurdles tied to the fences to add extra height, looked as if they could have been 8ft high.

Wild as in feral but flighty with it. They aren't the biggest cattle but wouldn't out them past jumping

 

[tepapa]

Friend had them go over a 6ft post & crash barrier .mine was 7ft and nothing over . The gaps between barriers are only just big enough to get your toes in so you can climb up quickly if needed

We can go to 7' high but thinking of 8" gaps between the 6"rails .

 

[John Chance]

Maybe think about close spaced vertical barriers on strong beams; no toe holds to launch off.

 

[primmiemoo]

Think as per deer? Use light and dark to keep them calm. Curves might be better than straight lines, too.

Had a nervy Lim x (about 400kg) clear 6' like a stag last year. He had a line of sight, so he used it.

 

[JP1]

I have a coral to build for wild cattle. Think limo but worse.
From your livestock experience what height would be the minimum requirement and spacing between rails.
To be built out of timber.

Welsh Black?

Anything over 6ft should be OK

Make sure you tie a plastic drum on a rope at a height you can use as a vaulting escape for yourself

 

[tepapa]

Welsh Black?

Anything over 6ft should be OK

Make sure you tie a plastic drum on a rope at a height you can use as a vaulting escape for yourself

We'll leave some pop holes in the rails but ive left my template grandin at home so I can't check for the right size gap.that's me finished for the day then.

 

[pycoed]

I have a coral to build for wild cattle. Think limo but worse.
From your livestock experience what height would be the minimum requirement and spacing between rails.
To be built out of timber.

This should do it?

 

[clod hopper]

The last place I worked in the UK there cattle yards had vertical gaps in the rails so you can escape if you have to!
When we were interviewing for new staff we'd pass through deliberately and anyone who wasn't able to get through we'd not consider employing (we never told them that). Don't think I can get through myself now

 

[Al R]

I remember seeing a video on YouTube a few years ago of a huge cattle setup in Italy somewhere where 5-6 teenagers were tackling a calf to tag it. The others were stood above on huge walls opening doors and drafting cows and calves from above, walls must’ve been 10ft+

 

[serf]

.243

 

[willie waver]

i had a cow with a phobia of vets, if a vet came in the yard she'd go mental even if he/she was in a completely different shed. one time she was penned in the corner of the yard when the vet walked past, watched her climbing a ten foot concrete wall to try and get away. managed to get her front feet on the top of the wall before falling back on her arse tb tests were fun....

 

[tepapa]

Temple grandin suggests 18" gaps for handler gates but that's with a gate as well. What size gap should I leave without a gate?

I could put a third post between the two fence posts set off the line a little which would give two exits holes but also close the width of the main gap. (if you understand me)

 

[tepapa]

Current design. At 7' high

 

[onthehoof]

Maybe not your problem but my first thought is if they're as wild as you say how will you get them anywhere near the corral in the first place

 

[M-J-G]

This should do it?

They fairly like to follow the feed bag