Longrope
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Probably not out of the question but the pens make it easier. Also with a skidsteer you can move the pen around or take it out of the way if needed. We have a Daniels double alley that's portable and fits in our barn so when it's time to A.I. or PG we can work our herd but move it and put up a calving pen for calving season. Get double use from the barn and most of it's portable so we can move to different parts of the ranch if needed. Headcatches with two gates work just as slick, if not slicker, but aren't generally portable. Just my thought's anyway. Between the ranch I'm on and the other ranch east of here portable works good for us. Both have barns, corrals, working facilities and the whole nine yards but sometimes something comes up and it just works to work the cattle where they are. But as far as calving goes we stick as close as we can to the barn, as far as heifers go, and the older cows have the wide open to calve in, although the barn is available for them too if needed. But when calving the cows on 600 acres they generally do it on their own or they are out of the program. In that kind of enviroment the rope, horse and cowboy come out and play a little game of tag.4Diamond said:
