Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Trucks, Tractors & Machinery
calf handling "cage"
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 1293834" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>i bought one of those calf hooks a few years ago and it was the best money I ever spent....I can snag a hind leg pretty easily and if the calf ball he and mama are still ten feet away and she has time to look him over....then I reel him in and tie and tag and weigh...</p><p></p><p>I used to select against real aggressive cows at calving but coyotes have gotten so bad that I now like a cow who is a little tough. </p><p></p><p>I don't fool with them at all until at least 12 hours after birth...rule of thumb is if I find one in the morning I will tag in the afternoon or vice versa...gives them time to bond and mother up...wait more than 24 hours calves can be tough to catch.</p><p></p><p>having said all that ...as I get older and slower I never take my eye off mama....lately I use my tractor with a loader to tag calves and weight them off the loader bucket....gives me a place to get away from a cow that decides to go protective. have never had to crawl under it but gives me a sense of security. When I was younger I was rolled several times by tough cows..and nearly hurt bad one time....I could not take that today....my safety is the most important item on the tagging list...</p><p></p><p>I feel the need to tag today mostly because my few cows are in a herd with three owners and I want to make sure there is no discussion of whos calf is whos.... I had a cow this year who lost her calf and immediately claimed another calf....that calf was nursing two cows and until I pulled my cow for breeding it was the fastest growing calf in the herd....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 1293834, member: 6543"] i bought one of those calf hooks a few years ago and it was the best money I ever spent....I can snag a hind leg pretty easily and if the calf ball he and mama are still ten feet away and she has time to look him over....then I reel him in and tie and tag and weigh... I used to select against real aggressive cows at calving but coyotes have gotten so bad that I now like a cow who is a little tough. I don't fool with them at all until at least 12 hours after birth...rule of thumb is if I find one in the morning I will tag in the afternoon or vice versa...gives them time to bond and mother up...wait more than 24 hours calves can be tough to catch. having said all that ...as I get older and slower I never take my eye off mama....lately I use my tractor with a loader to tag calves and weight them off the loader bucket....gives me a place to get away from a cow that decides to go protective. have never had to crawl under it but gives me a sense of security. When I was younger I was rolled several times by tough cows..and nearly hurt bad one time....I could not take that today....my safety is the most important item on the tagging list... I feel the need to tag today mostly because my few cows are in a herd with three owners and I want to make sure there is no discussion of whos calf is whos.... I had a cow this year who lost her calf and immediately claimed another calf....that calf was nursing two cows and until I pulled my cow for breeding it was the fastest growing calf in the herd.... [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Trucks, Tractors & Machinery
calf handling "cage"
Top