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<blockquote data-quote="JMJ Farms" data-source="post: 1294108" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>I called it the wrong thing. Google Kalf Katch. It's a handheld pole with a shepherds hook. Not mounted to anything. The reason I don't walk up to newborns and do my business is bc I have to work full time to afford to be in the cow/calf business. Lol. So I usually find the calves when they are several hours to possibly a day old and they usually won't lie there and let me grab them if mamas ten feet away mooing at them. It works really good. My son who's only nine can hold the pole after I catch the calf if he's with me. And he's a little fellow. He's safe. I'm safe. Worth every penny. I used to have to run them down and sometimes that leaves you too far from the truck and way to vulnerable. Try to hold calf, tag, band, and keep mama off at the same time! There's an adrenaline rush. If I have a cow that's real protective and I can't catch her baby alone I just wait till the next time I get them in the lot. I used to think I had to tag every newborn immediately. But it's not pretty safe it ain't worth getting run over or worse. If I'm in the ICU then none of them are getting tagged! Lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMJ Farms, post: 1294108, member: 24583"] I called it the wrong thing. Google Kalf Katch. It's a handheld pole with a shepherds hook. Not mounted to anything. The reason I don't walk up to newborns and do my business is bc I have to work full time to afford to be in the cow/calf business. Lol. So I usually find the calves when they are several hours to possibly a day old and they usually won't lie there and let me grab them if mamas ten feet away mooing at them. It works really good. My son who's only nine can hold the pole after I catch the calf if he's with me. And he's a little fellow. He's safe. I'm safe. Worth every penny. I used to have to run them down and sometimes that leaves you too far from the truck and way to vulnerable. Try to hold calf, tag, band, and keep mama off at the same time! There's an adrenaline rush. If I have a cow that's real protective and I can't catch her baby alone I just wait till the next time I get them in the lot. I used to think I had to tag every newborn immediately. But it's not pretty safe it ain't worth getting run over or worse. If I'm in the ICU then none of them are getting tagged! Lol [/QUOTE]
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