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Cattle Chute -prevent backing?

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hayray

01-03-2007 05:37:33




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What kind of ideas do you guys have on constructin an anti-backing up device for cattle in a plank and post constructed chute? Already just use 2 x 6s but just would like a better system. Meaning I want to line several up at a time in there and keep them in there while they are waiting their turn.




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kyhayman

01-03-2007 17:57:48




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 Re: Cattle Chute -prevent backing? in reply to hayray, 01-03-2007 05:37:33  
The alley leading up to my chute holds 6-8 momma cows. They cant turn. Head gate is a Universal Co-Op with a palp cage. The door on the palp cage opens back to close the front of the alley off.

My alley has 6x6 square posts down each side on 10' centers with a 2x8 half way between the posts. I use 5" fence posts behind the last cow in. Then stair step the posts up as they move up. Similar to the system my vet uses.

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NE IA Dave

01-03-2007 15:36:26




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 Re: Cattle Chute -prevent backing? in reply to hayray, 01-03-2007 05:37:33  
Last year while helping a friend with cattle panels with oak frames we used pipe shoved behind them. We observed if it was in the correct position the cattle would duck under it by themselves. So theis year he built a new chute / runway and we used cross bars from old tractor chains in a solid oak chute. Simply drilled a 2" hole on each side--run the end of the cross bar through and droped a chunk of rebar through it, thus in the event one tips over backwards you can release the critter. I do not know what we could have done cheaper. The chain will bow upwards, but bows down and catches them under the tail area if they try to back up. This worked real well for calves and cows without adjustment. NE IA Dave

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Sid

01-03-2007 06:04:11




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 Re: Cattle Chute -prevent backing? in reply to hayray, 01-03-2007 05:37:33  
A onw way flap that hangs down a little way and catches there tailhead area and keep them from backing up.



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Ron in Nebr

01-03-2007 11:27:40




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 Re: Cattle Chute -prevent backing? in reply to Sid, 01-03-2007 06:04:11  
Yep, that's what's on our Pearson chutes. Basically a pivoting gate that hangs down in the alleyway, with a chain on it that holds it up at an angle so the cattle can go under it forwards but not back up. The chain can be adjusted for different size animals from weaned calves up to bulls. We've run several thousand head through there per year for the last 17 years and it works good.

On our old wooden chutes, we just shoved a fence post in the slats behind 'em.

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