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<blockquote data-quote="PRCattleCo" data-source="post: 1569125" data-attributes="member: 26886"><p>I can tell you this, I have cowboy'd all over the country and it doesn't come down to the facilities. I comes down to knowing how to do without. Granted, I do everything I need to from the back of a horse and use the tools I have on my saddle with the help of one other cowboy. I don't need fancy head chutes, corrals, or even a pen. A horse, saddle bags with meds/syringes/needles and a rope doctoring in wide open spaces.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I know that there are many folks out there that do not have the capability to do it this way or the skills needed to do it as such.</p><p></p><p>I have seen head chutes made from 2x4's, bolts and a pulley system at the end of a narrow alley so you can pull the head catch with a rope while pushing them up. Growing up, we had two hospital pens made of such contraptions. It comes down to looking what you have around you and using it.</p><p></p><p>In northeast New Mexico, we vaccinated/branded calves in an old adobe walled corral. One opening, the walls were high enough nothing would jump out....a couple portable corral panels. A cowboy would ride in after we sorted the cows away from the calves, rope the back legs of the calf, drag it to the fire, your brand, cut bulls, vaccinate, and let it loose to go to the other side of the pen.</p><p></p><p>At our two yards, we have fences made of hedge posts, and poles. Each pole has a single 10" spike driven through each end with a washer into the post. The poles are simple young trees about 3-6 inches in diameter. Have to use what is available.</p><p></p><p>You don't need the newest, latest fancy equipment. Just need a way to get the cattle where you need them, way to work them without additional unnecessary stress, and be cost effective.</p><p></p><p>Those fella's day working are being prima donna's and need to get back to their roots and the basics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PRCattleCo, post: 1569125, member: 26886"] I can tell you this, I have cowboy'd all over the country and it doesn't come down to the facilities. I comes down to knowing how to do without. Granted, I do everything I need to from the back of a horse and use the tools I have on my saddle with the help of one other cowboy. I don't need fancy head chutes, corrals, or even a pen. A horse, saddle bags with meds/syringes/needles and a rope doctoring in wide open spaces. Unfortunately, I know that there are many folks out there that do not have the capability to do it this way or the skills needed to do it as such. I have seen head chutes made from 2x4's, bolts and a pulley system at the end of a narrow alley so you can pull the head catch with a rope while pushing them up. Growing up, we had two hospital pens made of such contraptions. It comes down to looking what you have around you and using it. In northeast New Mexico, we vaccinated/branded calves in an old adobe walled corral. One opening, the walls were high enough nothing would jump out....a couple portable corral panels. A cowboy would ride in after we sorted the cows away from the calves, rope the back legs of the calf, drag it to the fire, your brand, cut bulls, vaccinate, and let it loose to go to the other side of the pen. At our two yards, we have fences made of hedge posts, and poles. Each pole has a single 10" spike driven through each end with a washer into the post. The poles are simple young trees about 3-6 inches in diameter. Have to use what is available. You don't need the newest, latest fancy equipment. Just need a way to get the cattle where you need them, way to work them without additional unnecessary stress, and be cost effective. Those fella's day working are being prima donna's and need to get back to their roots and the basics. [/QUOTE]
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