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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1829093" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>[USER=39373]@MurraysMutts[/USER] , [USER=25884]@farmerjan[/USER] ...y'all just been trying to rattle my cage about how hard it is to graft a calf,. Last night Scott called and said dairy dude wanted him to come get the calf this morning .,that he and his wife had an emergency and was leaving town when they finished milking at 6:30 AM. Told Scott he could bring just $450 because of the inconvenience. So Scott and Zeke went over there this morning, and got the calf. Put it in a tow sack with its head out and laid it in back of the truck. Scott said the man didn't let her nurse this morning on purpose, so it would be hungry when it got Mattie's place. When they got there it was bawling its head off. Zeke carried it to the gate and Scott let him in to carry it to the panels they had set up this morning. He said Gail came from back of the pasture at a dead run, bawling her head off, running off and leaving Apple Brown Betty to try to catch up. He said she slid to a stop like a reining horse, and started sniffing and licking on the calf. Calf took about 20 seconds to find her udder, and Gail just let her suck while she turned her head and licked its butt. When ABB caught up, she latched on to the other side, and they both had a good breakfast! And that was it! Easy as can be! They fed Gail a little feed, and when she was done, she walked back to the back of the pasture with both her babies right behind her, and Zeke walking beside her. Scott said he decided right then that even Bill Gates or Warren Buffet didn't have enough money to buy Gail, and when the times comes...she will have a spot in our dog and horse graveyard! Oh and this new <em>heifer</em>? Zeke has named <em>her</em> Red Rocket!! That boy is a damned sight!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1829093, member: 40587"] [USER=39373]@MurraysMutts[/USER] , [USER=25884]@farmerjan[/USER] ...y'all just been trying to rattle my cage about how hard it is to graft a calf,. Last night Scott called and said dairy dude wanted him to come get the calf this morning .,that he and his wife had an emergency and was leaving town when they finished milking at 6:30 AM. Told Scott he could bring just $450 because of the inconvenience. So Scott and Zeke went over there this morning, and got the calf. Put it in a tow sack with its head out and laid it in back of the truck. Scott said the man didn't let her nurse this morning on purpose, so it would be hungry when it got Mattie's place. When they got there it was bawling its head off. Zeke carried it to the gate and Scott let him in to carry it to the panels they had set up this morning. He said Gail came from back of the pasture at a dead run, bawling her head off, running off and leaving Apple Brown Betty to try to catch up. He said she slid to a stop like a reining horse, and started sniffing and licking on the calf. Calf took about 20 seconds to find her udder, and Gail just let her suck while she turned her head and licked its butt. When ABB caught up, she latched on to the other side, and they both had a good breakfast! And that was it! Easy as can be! They fed Gail a little feed, and when she was done, she walked back to the back of the pasture with both her babies right behind her, and Zeke walking beside her. Scott said he decided right then that even Bill Gates or Warren Buffet didn't have enough money to buy Gail, and when the times comes...she will have a spot in our dog and horse graveyard! Oh and this new [I]heifer[/I]? Zeke has named [I]her[/I] Red Rocket!! That boy is a damned sight! [/QUOTE]
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