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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 523737" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>The first thing I would do is put more cows and calves in with him. Feed them grain in the pen each day and it wont be long until he starts going in with them. When you try to load him, load other animals with him, this will keep him from going crazy. I have had much wilder animals calm down with grain and be around the farm for many, many years. If you are getting within 20 feet, he is alot more calm than most calves that age that are on their own. You cant expect to keep a 6 month old limousin cross in a pen by himself without him going crazy. I would consider putting other calves with him in the pen and feed them grain every day and he will calm down.</p><p>As far as tranquilizers go, do not get him excited. Shoot him with a dart that has 1/2 cc per hundred pounds of Rom-pum or Xylazine, by another name. Shoot from 50 feet, so he isnt scared. That much will cause him to go to sleep, or almost sleep and you can load him easy. If I liked the calf, I would try calming him down with other gentle animals before I slaughtered him.</p><p> Best of luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 523737, member: 1150"] The first thing I would do is put more cows and calves in with him. Feed them grain in the pen each day and it wont be long until he starts going in with them. When you try to load him, load other animals with him, this will keep him from going crazy. I have had much wilder animals calm down with grain and be around the farm for many, many years. If you are getting within 20 feet, he is alot more calm than most calves that age that are on their own. You cant expect to keep a 6 month old limousin cross in a pen by himself without him going crazy. I would consider putting other calves with him in the pen and feed them grain every day and he will calm down. As far as tranquilizers go, do not get him excited. Shoot him with a dart that has 1/2 cc per hundred pounds of Rom-pum or Xylazine, by another name. Shoot from 50 feet, so he isnt scared. That much will cause him to go to sleep, or almost sleep and you can load him easy. If I liked the calf, I would try calming him down with other gentle animals before I slaughtered him. Best of luck [/QUOTE]
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