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<blockquote data-quote="SBMF 2015" data-source="post: 1694747" data-attributes="member: 39695"><p>I hauled four "heavy" bred cows for a guy. He bought them off the farm from some one he thought he could trust. Sight unseen. So I go to pick them up. The sellers farm hand is there, not the seller. So here's the picture; no owner, no buyer just two guys stuck in the middle. I looked over the gate and I thought one of them was going to launch into orbit. Head up ears up on the hunt. Two of the cows were pretty alright. The forth was three legged lame. </p><p>I called the buyer; " one will kill you,and one is on three legs. What do you want me to do? " His response was that the seller said the lame cows always does that before she calves,and the head hunter will settle down when she gets home. Go ahead and load them. As far as that wild cow knew she was home! </p><p>I hauled them to a lot that I have because the new owner was going on vacation for a week and they were "heavy" bred. </p><p> I got along fine for a week. The new owner came home and was beside himself about what to do with the two problem cows. That was a Sunday night, I told him the mrkt cattle sale was on Tue. We loaded them on Monday night and he hauled them to the sale. The lame cow fell coming off the trailer at the sale and never stood up again. </p><p>The two cows that he kept out of the four are okay, but paying for four to get two is a hard lesson to learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBMF 2015, post: 1694747, member: 39695"] I hauled four "heavy" bred cows for a guy. He bought them off the farm from some one he thought he could trust. Sight unseen. So I go to pick them up. The sellers farm hand is there, not the seller. So here's the picture; no owner, no buyer just two guys stuck in the middle. I looked over the gate and I thought one of them was going to launch into orbit. Head up ears up on the hunt. Two of the cows were pretty alright. The forth was three legged lame. I called the buyer; " one will kill you,and one is on three legs. What do you want me to do? " His response was that the seller said the lame cows always does that before she calves,and the head hunter will settle down when she gets home. Go ahead and load them. As far as that wild cow knew she was home! I hauled them to a lot that I have because the new owner was going on vacation for a week and they were "heavy" bred. I got along fine for a week. The new owner came home and was beside himself about what to do with the two problem cows. That was a Sunday night, I told him the mrkt cattle sale was on Tue. We loaded them on Monday night and he hauled them to the sale. The lame cow fell coming off the trailer at the sale and never stood up again. The two cows that he kept out of the four are okay, but paying for four to get two is a hard lesson to learn. [/QUOTE]
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