denoginnizer
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Besides putting it in the shoot what are some other ways to give 300lb calf a shot? When are they to big to catch by hand?
denoginnizer":2cmwp06w said:Besides putting it in the shoot what are some other ways to give 300lb calf a shot? When are they to big to catch by hand?
Wewild":2cmwp06w said:If you can't get her up....
-rope her from the back of a truck.. tie a knot in such a way that the slip knot will stop on it before choking the cow
-tie her off to the ball
-with another rope walk up behind her and tie off back legs and put her on the ground
-pull calf
Procedure requires 2 people and the vehicle can suffer damage though I've never had it happen.
If for some reason you can't tie her off to ball just let her go and run over rope with tire. Sometimes this is safer. Use a good length of rope say 20'.
As above, also.....Wewild":33ceuk9t said:From an earlier post.
Wewild":33ceuk9t said:If you can't get her up....
-rope her from the back of a truck..
-tie her off to the ball
-with another rope walk up behind her and tie off back legs and put her on the ground
-pull calf
Procedure requires 2 people
Change pull calf to give shot.
They are too big to catch by hand when you can't handle them.denoginnizer":bd3vyqfu said:Besides putting it in the shoot what are some other ways to give 300lb calf a shot? When are they to big to catch by hand?
Beefy":3n477ngt said:you can throw a 300 lber, little girls from Texas do it all the time. Get you two good ol boys, one to grab the tail, one to throw him and sit on his neck, and somebody to give the shot.
denoginnizer":mgbwfswk said:Besides putting it in the shoot what are some other ways to give 300lb calf a shot? When are they to big to catch by hand?
sidney411":1rk5g7kd said:I agree! I don't want anyone else watching when I do someting dumb! :lol: I will also say that roping the calf from horseback would be your best bet *IF* you can't get them into a pen/chute setup. And, yes, we have thrown larger calves then 300 lbs. It takes 3 of us to doctor one that size. Head end, Heel end (by far the most dangerous end!) and head doctorer (me) :lol: