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I like the calves about #300-400 where they have a decent nut sack hanging and they can be worked down the chute and in the squeeze like every thing else. Put that xl bander on them and let them role.

If that cow can't get her calf to that size with out my intervention she's gone one way or another.
 
bird dog said:
Thats not what I meant Dave. I list the cows by number and the calves by number. Both have short description. Its not used much until you get down to the few stragglers.
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You said that in a note book you write down the cows number and a description of the calf. Nothing about the calf's number. I tag the new calf with its mother's number. I don't care about any other information. But it is critical that we get them paired up when moving to summer pasture. Not that it is impossible to pair up without the numbers matching but that takes a lot more time. I have spent some hours sitting in a corral with 100 cows and 100 calves carefully studying them to pair them up.
 
Brute 23 said:
I like the calves about #300-400 where they have a decent nut sack hanging and they can be worked down the chute and in the squeeze like every thing else. Put that xl bander on them and let them role.

If that cow can't get her calf to that size with out my intervention she's gone one way or another.
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When my calves are 300-400 lbs they are in 10,000 acres of brush and swamp :ROFLMAO:
 
Brute 23 said:
I like the calves about #300-400 where they have a decent nut sack hanging and they can be worked down the chute and in the squeeze like every thing else. Put that xl bander on them and let them role.

If that cow can't get her calf to that size with out my intervention she's gone one way or another.
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We just banded some last week that fit that size description with an XL bander.
I kind of like banding bigger calves like that cause our head gate works better for that size than with smaller calves.
 
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Ky hills said:
We just banded some last week that fit that size description with an XL bander.
I kind of like banding bigger calves like that cause our head gate works better for that size than with smaller calves.
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I agree.

Birddog got me on it doing it in our SO4 priefert, also (I think), and it's sooo easy. I would rather fish a big sack in the XL bander than have to get out the small bander. When they hang like that they just slide right in that XL. Any one can do it and it's easy to be sure you have 2.

We do the first round of shots, banding, tagging and matching, all at once when the majority are 3-5 months.
 
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When my calves are 300-400 lbs they are in 10,000 acres of brush and swamp :ROFLMAO:
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When mine are born they are buried in the brush with mommas that dont play that so I guess that's why we do what we do.

El Diabla don't give a **** about any one's tagging system. 🤣 She was telling me I was close enough just taking that pic. There is no atv, cage, or panels that will save you either.

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It is crazy though. Our cattle won't pen if they are about to calve or have small calves. You don't have to worry about babies getting stomped. They know what the pens are and will not go near the with new borns. They hide the calves even from the herd in a lot of cases when being fed and things like that. It's not unusual for a cow to hide a calf for a week or two.

I don't fight nature. What ever they do works so I don't mess with it.
 
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Brute 23 said:
Birddog got me on it doing it in our SO4 priefert, also (I think), and it's sooo easy. I would rather fish a big sack in the XL bander than have to get out the small bander. When they hang like that they just slide right in that XL. Any one can do it and it's easy to be sure you have 2.

We do the first round of shots, banding, tagging and matching, all at once when the majority are 3-5 months.
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Our For-Most chute and head gate is aptly named, it might be for most, but not great for small calves.
Yeah I prefer banding after they get some size and have dropped down. I've banded them soon after birth and it just seems more difficult and takes me longer.
I also believe the calves grow better as bulls.
Last week we tagged, banded and did the first round of shots for fall calves, Next round in two weeks we'll wean the oldest calves.
 
I have the Priefert S04 squeeze, too, plus the Priefert calf table. Ive never took the time to hook up the table, but I have the set up for it. Im thinking once a year, slide it in front of the squeeze, work calves, move it. I know that seems like a lot of extra, but I have many reasons that kind of push me to this.
 
I move the bottom of the S04 in so that when I squeeze it is pretty much straight up with their body, not a V lifting like with a cow. I catch their head, but don't actually want to squeeze squeezing their hips or body, just run it up agaisnt them so they feel it. It makes it a lot easier. I will even grab that leg closest to me and slide it out some times so their legs are opened up a little more, if needed. Usually some one holds the tail and applies a little pressure, if needed. A lot of those big calves just stand there.

The SO4 will hold a #150 calf no problem. I just don't like trying to fool with banding them that small if I don't have to.

The only down side is getting on your knees, on the bottom panel that folds down, imo. I'm 6'3 so the smaller the calf the lower I have to get down vs just being able to do it off feel on a big calf.

We have recruited some young hep now for banding that gets up and down a lot faster than me. 😄
 
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Dusty Britches said:
I have the Priefert S04 squeeze, too, plus the Priefert calf table. Ive never took the time to hook up the table, but I have the set up for it. Im thinking once a year, slide it in front of the squeeze, work calves, move it. I know that seems like a lot of extra, but I have many reasons that kind of push me to this.
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I have a calf table. We end up having half a dozen late calves. Just stick the table out in front of the chute to work those calves. By the time we have worked those few calves B says this was enough to remind me why I hate calf tables. With those we just guess on the ear tag numbers. At that point matching up doesn't really matter because they are all going to summer pasture on the same trailer.
 
We don’t tag until at least two weeks after they are born. We have a bad coyote issue. I want a cow that will protect her calf the first two weeks. If they aren’t protective they don’t stay. We still have a Brangus influence in our cows. They are very protective for around two weeks. Then they bring the calf up and I can tag them.
 
I've got cows that will let me tag their calves and scratch their heads, but will also chase off a coyote, wolf, or big cat. It's possible to have a protective cow that also recognizes people and isn't dangerous.
 
chevytaHOE5674 said:
I've got cows that will let me tag their calves and scratch their heads, but will also chase off a coyote, wolf, or big cat. It's possible to have a protective cow that also recognizes people and isn't dangerous.
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I used to think I was safe around my cows, too. Many years ago, a pack of stray dogs changed the cows. And last year, I had a cow decide not to allow me to come close to her baby. She came up open this year and went down the road. This year, a 6 year momma decided to not let me tag that calf. 3 days later she was a gentle lamb.

Getting injured is very expensive in lost time and medical care.
 
We spend a lot of time around the cattle and make them go through the pens for cubes so our cows are all dog gentle. That said we don't pet them. When they have calves though, the first 2 days many will look at you and groan/moan which means lets wait a while so we comply. Just not worth the risk of getting hurt over something that can wait.
 

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