Sheep Hurdles: Firm Pens Put Up Without Any Tools at All
Slot in, hook up, done. Galvanised sheep panels in 1.37, 1.83 and 2.75 metres, with a gate, a lamb creep or a roof cover if needed.
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Kerbl Roof Cover Set for Plug-In Sheep & Goat Panels, 2.75 x 2.75 m
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Sheep Hurdles: Pens That Stand in Minutes
Sometimes you do not need a fence but a wall. For sorting, for treating, for separating ewes and lambs. That is exactly what sheep hurdles are made for: galvanised panels that slot into one another without tools and stand straight away. We stock them in lengths of 1.37, 1.83 and 2.75 metres at a height of 0.92 metres, each in a pack of four.
Sizes, assembly and how you combine them
The short panels at 1.37 metres are handy and suit narrow races and small pens. The middle length of 1.83 metres is the all rounder, and at 2.75 metres you cover the most ground for the same number of panels. Because everything comes in packs of four, a pen can be put together in any size and rebuilt later. The material is galvanised and therefore keeps its shape outdoors as well. Where you want to close a pen off further, the 92 centimetre extra bar helps, hot dip galvanised and quickly hooked in. Putting them up and taking them down needs neither screws nor tools, which counts above all when a pen only stands for a few days.
Catching, handling and the lamb creep
For treatment a fixed catching and handling pen pays off. Panels with a gate come in 1.83 and 2.75 metres, so you can let animals in without opening the whole pen. The version with a lamb creep is the second important variant: the lambs go through the opening into an area of their own and eat their concentrate in peace while the ewes stay outside. If the pen stands out on the pasture for longer, add a roof cover or a field shelter at 2.75 by 2.75 metres so the animals have shade and cover from the weather.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need tools to put them up?
No. The panels slot into one another and hold by their own weight, so you can put them up and take them down on your own.
Which length should I take?
1.37 metres for narrow races and small pens, 1.83 metres as the all rounder, 2.75 metres to enclose a lot of space with few parts.
What is the lamb creep good for?
It lets only the lambs into an area of their own. There they eat concentrate undisturbed while the ewes stay outside.
Putting Panels, Gates and Creeps Together Sensibly
Think first about what the pen is for. If it is a fixed pen in the shed, the panels at 1.83 or 2.75 metres get you there fastest, because you enclose a lot of space with few parts. For narrow races and small sections the 1.37 metre panels are the better choice. All versions are 0.92 metres high, galvanised and supplied in packs of four, so you can extend a pen piece by piece. As soon as you handle, trim feet or vaccinate regularly, a panel with a gate pays for itself, because you let single animals in without opening the whole pen. If lambs are getting extra feed, take the version with a lamb creep. The extra bar closes off any gaps, and for areas without a shed there are roof covers and a field shelter at 2.75 by 2.75 metres.