Getting up a down cow in the chute

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

TC - you are amazing.

 

[Twisted]

Same here.

Seen my granddad put them in a headlock and squeeze their nostrils together to shut their air off. Worked slick as turtle wax. I tried it on a cow stuck in the mud and she threw me in the mud behind her.

 

[Lucky_P]

That will work for most that are just being ornery/obstinate - but if they are truly physically unable to get up - fracture, nerve damage, hypocalcemia, starvation, etc. ... it's just torture. But... I'd personally rather have a few moments of distress trying to get my breath than being hit repeatedly with a hotshot.

 

[crossbreed]

Saw this earlier today and looks like a brilliant idea. He uses OB sleeves but says you can use a plastic bag. Anyone ever tried it?

I haven't tried it, but I have watched that and I keep a bag in the barn just for that occasion