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What size opening for a creep gate?

  • 08-01-2014 9:48pm
    #1
    locky76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 867 ✭✭✭


    I'm modifying two existing gates in a shed between the slats and the creep area.
    What size opening should I leave for the creep, I'll set it up so that it can be reduced as required...
    The calves will be 5/6 months old when they go into the shed and 9/10 months old when they come out.


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  • #2
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    We have a heifer struggling to get through at the min. I measured it the other day and if I recall correctly it's 22". We have a bar that slots into the middle to keep the calves off the cows except when we let em in and out to suck.


  • #3
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    I was thinking about 26" but I'm not sure . Would it be handy to have adjustable bars for different ages and bulls and heifers going through on different years ?


  • #4
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    moy83 wrote: »
    I was thinking about 26" but I'm not sure . Would it be handy to have adjustable bars for different ages and bulls and heifers going through on different years ?

    Problem with big is cows might think about going through & get caught.


  • #5
    locky76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 867 ✭✭✭locky76


    so maybe 26" wide with the facility to make it narrower, what height should it be also?


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