Almost got me.

[kenny thomas]

In the past there have been several posts about being careful around newborn calves when the cow is protective. I calve a lot of cows and agreed with most posts but did not comment because I had never had but one cow back me down.
Well, a remeinder to all and especially to beginners. Watch them.
Bought some cows yesterday and knew one was close to calving. She was a pet and kept going into the loadout area so I loaded her anyway and brought her home last night after dark. This morning she had a calf and as always I went into the lot to work it. She had other ideas. She let me get hands on the calf and then she charged me and if it had not been wet so she did not have good footing she would have got me. I never back down but it took only a second to see she was not going to stop. She is still in the lot and will stay there until she calms down. Only thing is I have a few more in the same lot that I need to sell on Monday.
Ain't cows fun!

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

I kinda like them kinda cows. Ain't nothing pressing me that i can't wait a few days to work a new calf.

 

[kenny thomas]

What made me so mad is I wanted to leave her until she calved but every time I opened the door she ran in to get feed. You could pet her.
Maybe that's it she wanted petted today and I did not give her enough attention. :lol: She sure was close enough to pet but my legs would just not stand still.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

Maybe she just figured you needed a little exercise.

 

[Angus Cowman]

I have one( maybe 2) that I have to use a little extra imagination when tagging her calf

106 will freight train ya and it isn't bluff and she won't back down I have had her get her head inside the truck before
this yr I thought man she is acting pretty calm wrong before I could get out of the truck she was there pawing and bellering so I smacked her and she backed off
but when I would even think about approaching here she would come got about 6ft from her calf with the truck had Laurie get on the back of the truck and I hooked the calf handed Laurie the hook and I got on back and drug the calf up on the truck and tagged it and then let it go
the whole time I had the calf on the truck momma was trying to climb up with us

but the calf is tagged and all is well
any other time this cow is great it is just when ya mess with her calf the first month
most of them I can keep em back while L tags the calf but not #106

 

[1982vett]

I think I could remember the calf without a tag belongs to 106........ :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Angus Cowman]

I think I could remember the calf without a tag belongs to 106........ :lol: :lol: :lol:

yeah but # 206 is the same way and no they aren't related :lol: :lol:

 

[bigbull338]

just because your young an fleet of foot.it isnt safe to tag calves out in the pasture.just this year i heard of a guy almost getting killed tagging a cows calf.that cow tore him up bigtime.i think he was in the hospital for a week or so.

 

[Angus Cowman]

just because your young an fleet of foot.it isnt safe to tag calves out in the pasture.just this year i heard of a guy almost getting killed tagging a cows calf.that cow tore him up bigtime.i think he was in the hospital for a week or so.

where ya gonna tag em then??????????

 

[1982vett]

just because your young an fleet of foot.it isnt safe to tag calves out in the pasture.just this year i heard of a guy almost getting killed tagging a cows calf.that cow tore him up bigtime.i think he was in the hospital for a week or so.

where ya gonna tag em then??????????

Tag mine when I run em thru the cowlot (couple times a year)...but that is just me.

 

[KNERSIE]

I have a calf that is now 10 days old still without an eartag, his dam narrowly missed me last year and after my encounter with a mad poll hereford cow in October last year I decided that the calf won't drop dead if he hasn't got a tag in when still wet. I only have 3 that you need to be careful with, the problem is you never know when one decides she is alo going to be that way. I had to run away from a first calver this year, first time I ever see a first calver get so overprotective.

 

[SRBeef]

Same as vette here. I tag March calves in May when running the herd through the chute for spring workup, shots pour and cutting the bull calves.

Tagging a new born in the pasture just is not worth the risk, especially if I am by myself. We WANT good maternal/protective cows. Even the normally gentlest cow changes in the hours or days after calving. jmho.

Jim

 

[Angus Cowman]

Tag mine when I run em thru the cowlot (couple times a year)...but that is just me.

might be ok if I was running 20-30hd and but try grouping and mating 150-200 Black calves to there correct momma in a month or so

it is just part of the job sometimes ya have to get a little resourceful to get the job done

 

[SRBeef]

a friend has a cage like device that attaches to a four wheeler. It catches the calf and provides some safety while tagging. looks like a neat design and useful for his larger herd. Jim

 

[Suzie Q]

I am another one who does not tag in the paddock. I go down and take photos of Mum and bub. I often see them drinking off their mother so no who is whose calf. The calf gets tagged the next time the herd is run through the yard.

 

[Angus Cowman]

I am another one who does not tag in the paddock. I go down and take photos of Mum and bub. I often see them drinking off their mother so no who is whose calf. The calf gets tagged the next time the herd is run through the yard.

try doing that with a single breed herd and let me know how that works for ya :cowboy:

 

[KNERSIE]

I am another one who does not tag in the paddock. I go down and take photos of Mum and bub. I often see them drinking off their mother so no who is whose calf. The calf gets tagged the next time the herd is run through the yard.

try doing that with a single breed herd and let me know how that works for ya :cowboy:

Won't work for me either, I keep them close till they've calved and after that off to the veld they go.

 

[kenny thomas]

Went to check on them this morning and she had brought the calf into the barn and she was outside. She acted as if nothing had happened.
Heifer calf so I did not need to band it anyway. Sure would have been bad if I had really gotten hurt trying to band a heifer calf.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

A little cage on the side of a 4wheeler wouldn't be much good around here. Always wondered what was going to keep a cow from turning the 4wheeler cage and all upside down. Have had a few i don't think would lost much time making a mess out of a 4wheeler.

 

[TexasBred]

I am another one who does not tag in the paddock. I go down and take photos of Mum and bub. I often see them drinking off their mother so no who is whose calf. The calf gets tagged the next time the herd is run through the yard.

try doing that with a single breed herd and let me know how that works for ya :cowboy:

I was always taught to "learn your cattle". They lose eartags. Have always tried to do this even with a dairy full of holsteins. Not necessarily easy but not impossible either and they are kept in smaller pastures than some of you guys utilize so I probably see them a lot more often.....but they're all different.