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Cattle Handling System
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Corrals, alleys, and squeeze chute for safe sorting, treatment, and loading.
Scope of work
- Layout design for your herd size and flow direction
- Crowding tub and working alley
- Squeeze chute selection and mounting
- Load-out chute and trailer access
- Footing, grade, and drainage so the pens stay usable in spring
- Safety and flow review before first use
How this works in Alberta
Good handling is safety for you and less stress for the cattle. Layout matters more than steel: a curved alley, a solid crowding tub, and dry footing make sorting and treating faster for every year after.
Site the handling area on well-drained ground with truck and trailer access that does not cross a yard or a creek. Pens built in a low corner turn to mud every April, and a good chute does not fix a bad site.
Design for the herd you will have in ten years, not the one you have now. Cow-calf, backgrounding, and bull handling each want a slightly different layout, and a portable or modular system can bridge an expansion.
There is no dedicated Alberta capital program for chutes and corrals that we can point you to. Check the current Sustainable CAP program list and your Environmental Farm Plan for anything that fits.
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Common questions
What does a cattle handling system include?
Working pens, a crowding tub, an alley, a squeeze chute, and a loading chute, plus the footing and drainage under them.
Is there funding for handling equipment?
Not reliably. Programs change, so confirm through the Sustainable CAP page and your delivery agency before you buy.