DH built me pens! Check these out! *pic heavy
Feb 24, 2018 11:28:47 GMT -5
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Post by christybell on Feb 24, 2018 11:28:47 GMT -5
I really needed kidding pens in my new barn. I showed DH what I was thinking by searching online. I wanted 6x6 pens, like the ones at livestock shows, but easier to use and lighter. I also really pushed safety on him and he ran with it! This is what I got
Here's the stall with Minerva as my model. She's a pretty big yearling. The center panel is stationary and the the front is a swinging gate.
DH made smooth hinges so there would be nothing that sticks out when the gate is off to catch the goats. On the inside is a short piece of steel tube that the L bolt slides into. These gates are so light I was worried about the goats lifting them off so we put a nut on the end of the bolt to hold them on.
The stationary panel has a flat bracket that keeps it from moving and a foot on the front to stabilize it and help prevent any warping of the gate when the goats stand on it.
Here's the latch. I wasn't sure when DH was telling me about it but now that it's on I really like it. You push the button (like Minerva's trying to do) and pull. There will be a weld that makes it part of the gate and it slides through a hole on the center panel to latch.
I lined up my barn camera and now I wait for the goats to kid! There is another gate that goes on the other side to make two kidding pens and the camera should get a good view of them both! I think there are enough pics for anyone that wants to make their own to have an idea of what we (DH) did. I love how light weight these are and that they slide on and off the hinges so easily. It's a simple pen that one person can easily set up alone. I will be putting some hangers high on the wall so I can store them in easy reach when I don't need them. They weigh about 25/30 pounds per panel.
Without time and labor these two panels cost us about $35 in stuff. They are made from 1" steel tube, at $11 per 30' stick, a hog panel at $18, and a few bolts and nuts at $1 each, plus some extra steel for the hinges and gate edges that came from our scrap pile but there was enough bits from the steel tubing to make them. I added about a dollar for each to just make a rounded price We did paint them with an enamel paint that would add $7 per panel but I left that out as it's pretty optional and could be done done cheaper.
Here's the stall with Minerva as my model. She's a pretty big yearling. The center panel is stationary and the the front is a swinging gate.
DH made smooth hinges so there would be nothing that sticks out when the gate is off to catch the goats. On the inside is a short piece of steel tube that the L bolt slides into. These gates are so light I was worried about the goats lifting them off so we put a nut on the end of the bolt to hold them on.
The stationary panel has a flat bracket that keeps it from moving and a foot on the front to stabilize it and help prevent any warping of the gate when the goats stand on it.
Here's the latch. I wasn't sure when DH was telling me about it but now that it's on I really like it. You push the button (like Minerva's trying to do) and pull. There will be a weld that makes it part of the gate and it slides through a hole on the center panel to latch.
I lined up my barn camera and now I wait for the goats to kid! There is another gate that goes on the other side to make two kidding pens and the camera should get a good view of them both! I think there are enough pics for anyone that wants to make their own to have an idea of what we (DH) did. I love how light weight these are and that they slide on and off the hinges so easily. It's a simple pen that one person can easily set up alone. I will be putting some hangers high on the wall so I can store them in easy reach when I don't need them. They weigh about 25/30 pounds per panel.
Without time and labor these two panels cost us about $35 in stuff. They are made from 1" steel tube, at $11 per 30' stick, a hog panel at $18, and a few bolts and nuts at $1 each, plus some extra steel for the hinges and gate edges that came from our scrap pile but there was enough bits from the steel tubing to make them. I added about a dollar for each to just make a rounded price We did paint them with an enamel paint that would add $7 per panel but I left that out as it's pretty optional and could be done done cheaper.