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That is like the puller we always use and we brought ours back from The Netherlands quite a few years ago ;although we can use chains on it, but prefer the rope type.I like the fact that you can have different pressure on each leg being seperate ratchets it is easier on the cow.I think some dairy supply companies carry it like De Lavelle.
 
Of course I have a calf puller!!! Its a yachting pulley setup so can be attached to the calving chains at the cow end and to anything else at the other end. It has a brake which can be released at the flick of a wrist so that the tension can be let off in a moment. Has enough pulling power for one person to put enough pull on to get any calf thats going to come out the back route.
also handy for dislocated hips...and it fits in a bucket !
 
I just tie the calves feet to the back of the chute and let the cow out.

"Self-Puller" Wink
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So, what do you do when you can't get the cow up into the chute, what is she goes down in the chute, what is the calfs feet slip out of the chain/rope? Just curious since I've had a couple I could not get up, one of which was down for a day afterward.
 
I know the marigns are thin in the cattle industry but buy a puller, simply tying the calf's feet to a chute and lettting the cow go that is a wreck waiting to happen.
HD This puller i have you can use chains but in a really hard pull foot damage of the calf can occur. So i use the ropes. when custom calving cows owner's don't like broken or sore feet.
The best thing is a easy calving bull but always have a good puller as you never know what could happen.
 
skcatlman I would like to see a pic of the jack your telling us about.If you can please post a pic. Thank's


rattler
 
You can look at my picture in the photo gallery. I just finally got the picture posted. I would answer any questions on it, i have never seen another but am going to check out De Laval web site. Someone posted seeing that type puller.
 
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starrman":3dgk7tac said:
I'm new at this. I am currently going through my first calving season. So far so good (7 out of 7, 6 heifers and 1 bull calf). We have a come-along, but I would be interested in a calf puller. Which is the best one to get?
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We have a Dr Franks puller. It is a pretty good one. There are some out that pull each leg independantly, and I think those ones would be worth looking at.
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We like ours but what I like better is acalving ease bull.Haven't touched a cow calving in years except for one mistake in allowing a calf to try to have a calf.
 
Me too!
I never owned a calf puller. But, decided it would be "safer" to have one available so I bought one. It sat it the box for maybe 5 years. Finally, needed something stronger, and we unpacked it and put it together (not hard). Still couldn't get it out - called vet - he agreed small head, small feet??? - vet went further into the cavity - calf was a "water bellie" calf. Vet cut head off, reached inside calf and cut open the stomach, releasing all the fluid. Then just hand pulled the calf out.
 
We have one, a castoff from an old friend. Last time i had occasion to use it was 2017.

When in veterinary practice, we had Wilman calf pullers. I really liked ours; had the shortest model, and had a local machine shop fabricate an 18" 'extension' that you could pop in if you needed extra length, for those 1980s-era elephants.
http://www.hawkermfg.com/calfpuller/
 
I had a home made puller. It had a hand crank winch. The winch handle slipped out of my slimy hand, the dog didn't catch, And the handle spun around and broke my thumb. I bought one from Valley Vet. I think it is Dr. Franks. That was about 13 years ago. I think I have used the new one 4 times. Mostly it collects dust in the barn.
 
Yes have a calf puller on hand. Out of the two that @simme posted..... the second one. It has a dual action 'ratchet', which means you can release pressure, if needed, without repositioning the whole apparatus.
You can breed for lower birth weights, do everything possible right to ensure a problem free calving for a cow, regardless, you can't get away from emergency situations which are out of our control. Birth defects, mal-presentations etc. Better be prepared instead of having the 'should have, could have' thought AFTER you lost one because of problems which could have been averted with a puller.
 
skcatlman said:
You can look at my picture in the photo gallery. I just finally got the picture posted. I would answer any questions on it, i have never seen another but am going to check out De Laval web site. Someone posted seeing that type puller.
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Could you please post the picture here? I've tried to find the picture of your puller in media, but had no luck finding it. Curious how it looks like.
 
If you have a puller you then need to think about where you are going to use it. In a chute or alleyway is not ideal, if they go down as they usually will being restricted by the sides and posts will have you putting a lot of pressure from a not ideal angle and the result is often rupturing the uterine artery. I remember @Bright Raven having one of his Simmentals bleed out after using one in a restricted area a few years back.
Tied up to a substantial post or stocks where you can remove the sides to give unlimited access to continue the pull in the natural downward manner towards the hocks rather than straight out the back in restricted circumstances.
I like the Dr Franks, you can use the rod for a bit of extra leverage in the downward direction when you have the room as I am sure most brands will be similar.

Ken
 

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