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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1811383" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Yes, definitely, I see your point and agree. It's what we do and and have been doing. We understand that doing things right for our animals is the best way. Old friend used to say you can't cut corners and you can't starve a profit out of em. He's right, but yet the general public thinks we all neglect and mistreat, fill full of antibiotics and whatever other nonsense that they think. </p><p>We do most work ourselves, but do get a vet to palpate and work through them in the barn through the chute once a year. </p><p>It's been several years since, 10-12 at least since I've had a vet out to pull a calf in the field. Usually we can get them to the barn, but like that time back then sometimes just can't get them up. Had bought some bred registered Angus heifers, kind of wild, no way of me getting her up by myself. Vet came and darted her. When she slowed down he got a rope around her and secured her to a fence post to pull the calf. </p><p>I remember my dad telling a story that happened probably 45-50 years ago, that he called the local vet to come out and work some 400 lb calves they'd bought. Vet told him he would on one condition that he could bring his chute.</p><p>They didn't like the homemade chute that he had back then.</p><p>I've had 2 squeeze chutes over the last 35 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1811383, member: 24816"] Yes, definitely, I see your point and agree. It’s what we do and and have been doing. We understand that doing things right for our animals is the best way. Old friend used to say you can’t cut corners and you can’t starve a profit out of em. He’s right, but yet the general public thinks we all neglect and mistreat, fill full of antibiotics and whatever other nonsense that they think. We do most work ourselves, but do get a vet to palpate and work through them in the barn through the chute once a year. It’s been several years since, 10-12 at least since I’ve had a vet out to pull a calf in the field. Usually we can get them to the barn, but like that time back then sometimes just can’t get them up. Had bought some bred registered Angus heifers, kind of wild, no way of me getting her up by myself. Vet came and darted her. When she slowed down he got a rope around her and secured her to a fence post to pull the calf. I remember my dad telling a story that happened probably 45-50 years ago, that he called the local vet to come out and work some 400 lb calves they’d bought. Vet told him he would on one condition that he could bring his chute. They didn’t like the homemade chute that he had back then. I’ve had 2 squeeze chutes over the last 35 years. [/QUOTE]
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