uplandnut
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Being new to the industry I am constantly learning and finding things I never thought would be an issue are an issue. A gentleman I bought hay from this year said he has a "cage" made that hooks into his quick tach on his loader for calving season. He drives up to the calf sets it over top of the calf and then he is able to get into the "cage" and do ear tagging and banding, also has a basket on one end so he can carry a calf back to the barn if he needs to. I had not had this problem this last spring with the bred cows I had bought, but since have bought more and can see the possibility for real bodily damage if momma gets pissed off about somebody harassing her calf. This all leads to my question which is what do you guys and gals do for a little piece of mind when handling newborn calves? Thanks in advance Josh